1979–80 Celtic F.C. season
| 1979–80 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Billy McNeil |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish Premier Division | 2nd |
| Scottish Cup | Finalists |
| Scottish League Cup | Quarter-Finalists |
| European Cup | Quarter-Finalists |
| Drybrough Cup | Finalists |
During the 1979–80 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.
Season summary
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Results
Scottish Premier Division
| 11 August 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,841 |
| 18 August 1979 Premier League | Rangers | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 29,767 |
| 25 August 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,584 |
| 8 September 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,959 |
| 15 September 1979 Premier League | Hibernian | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 19,086 |
| 22 September 1979 Premier League | Aberdeen | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,256 |
| 29 September 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 5 – 1 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,788 |
| 6 October 1979 Premier League | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 23,816 |
| 13 October 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,483 |
| 20 October 1979 Premier League | Morton | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Greenock |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 19,448 |
| 27 October 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,952 |
| 3 November 1979 Premier League | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 16,918 |
| 10 November 1979 Premier League | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 18,630 |
| 17 November 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,511 |
| 1 December 1979 Premier League | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 20,360 |
| 15 December 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,849 |
| 22 December 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,025 |
| 29 December 1979 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 33,843 |
| 5 January 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,822 |
| 12 January 1980 Premier League | Hibernian | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 21,932 |
| 19 January 1980 Premier League | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,231 |
| 9 February 1980 Premier League | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 15,868 |
| 23 February 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,371 |
| 1 March 1980 Premier League | Morton | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Greenock |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 17,078 |
| 12 March 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 2 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,985 |
| 15 March 1980 Premier League | Kilmarnock | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,965 |
| 29 March 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,926 |
| 2 April 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,668 |
| 5 April 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,980 |
| 8 April 1980 Premier League | Dundee United | 3 – 0 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 14,616 |
| 16 April 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,695 |
| 19 April 1980 Premier League | Dundee | 5 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 14,633 |
| 23 April 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 1 – 3 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,877 |
| 26 April 1980 Premier League | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,487 |
| 30 April 1980 Premier League | Dundee | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 10,200 |
| 3 May 1980 Premier League | St Mirren | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 20,270 |
Scottish Cup
| 26 January 1980 Third Round | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 16 February 1980 Fourth Round | Celtic | 1 - 1 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,000 |
| 20 February 1980 Fourth Round Replay | St Mirren | 2 - 3 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 27,166 |
| 8 March 1980 Fifth Round | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000 |
| 12 April 1980 Semi-Final | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 33,445 |
Scottish League Cup
| 29 August 1979 Second round 1st Leg | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 8,583 |
| 1 September 1979 Second round 2nd Leg | Celtic | 4 - 1 (6 – 2 agg.) | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,090 |
| 26 September 1979 Third round 1st Leg | Stirling Albion | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Stirling |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Annfield Stadium Attendance: 7,592 |
| 10 October 1979 Third round 2nd Leg | Celtic | 2 - 0 (4 – 1 agg.) | Stirling Albion | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,924 |
| 31 October 1979 Quarter-Final 1st Leg | Aberdeen | 3 - 2 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,972 |
| 24 November 1979 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg | Celtic | 0 - 1 (2 – 4 agg.) | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,768 |
European Cup
| 19 September 1979 1st Round 1st Leg | Partizani Tirana  | 1 - 0 | Celtic | Tirana |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 19,000 |
| 24 October 1979 1st Round 2nd Leg | Celtic | 4 - 1 (4 – 2 agg.) | Partizani Tirana | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,000 |
| 19 September 1979 2nd Round 1st Leg | Celtic | 3 - 2 |  Dundalk | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,000 |
| 3 October 1979 2nd Round 2nd Leg | Dundalk | 0 - 0 (2 – 3 agg.) | Celtic | Dundalk |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Oriel Park Attendance: 16,300 |
| 5 March 1980 Quarter-Final 1st Leg | Celtic | 2 - 0 |  Real Madrid | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 67,000 |
| 19 March 1980 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg | Real Madrid | 3 - 0 (2 – 3 agg.) | Celtic | Madrid |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 110,000 |
Drybrough Cup
| 30 July 1979 First Round | Celtic | 5 - 0 | Clydebank | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 1 August 1979 Semi-Final | Celtic | 3 - 2 (aet) | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,000 |
| 4 August 1979 Final | Celtic | 1 - 3 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 40,609 |