1940–41 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1940–41 season
Manager	Jimmy McStay
Stadium	Celtic Park
Southern League	5th
Summer Cup	First Round
Southern League Cup	Semi-Finalists
	← 1939–40 1941–42 →

During the 1940–41 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Southern Football League.

Results

Southern Football League

10 August 1940 Southern League	Celtic	2 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

17 August 1940 Southern League	Morton	2 – 0	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park

24 August 1940 Southern League	Celtic	2 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

31 August 1940 Southern League	Albion Rovers	1 – 3	Celtic	Coatbridge
				Stadium: Cliftonhill

7 September 1940 Southern League	Celtic	0 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

14 September 1940 Southern League	Queen's Park	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

21 September 1940 Southern League	Celtic	1 – 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

5 October 1940 Southern League	Airdrieonians	1 - 0	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park

12 October 1940 Southern League	Celtic	2 – 2	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

19 October 1940 Southern League	Motherwell	5 - 1	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park

26 October 1940 Southern League	Celtic	0 – 4	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

9 November 1940 Southern League	Celtic	0 - 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

16 November 1940 Southern League	Third Lanark	1 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park

23 November 1940 Southern League	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Celtic	Hamilton
				Stadium: Douglas Park

30 November 1940 Southern League	Celtic	2 - 0	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

7 December 1940 Southern League	Hearts	2 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park

14 December 1940 Southern League	Celtic	2 – 0	Albion Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

21 December 1940 Southern League	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Celtic	Dumbarton
				Stadium: Boghead Park

28 December 1940 Southern League	Celtic	5 – 1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

1 January 1941 Southern League	Rangers	2 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park

4 January 1941 Southern League	Clyde	1 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium

11 January 1941 Southern League	Celtic	2 - 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

18 January 1941 Southern League	Falkirk	0 – 1	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park

25 January 1941 Southern League	Celtic	4 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

1 February 1941 Southern League	Hibernian	2 - 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road

8 February 1941 Southern League	Celtic	5 - 3	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

15 February 1941 Southern League	St Mirren	1 – 0	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street

22 February 1941 Southern League	Celtic	4 - 3	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

12 April 1941 Southern League	Celtic	1 - 1	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

26 April 1941 Southern League	Partick Thistle	3 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park

Summer Cup

7 June 1941 First Round First Leg	Celtic	3 – 5	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

14 June 1941 First Round Second Leg	Hibernian	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road

Southern League Cup

1 March 1941 Group	Airdrieonians	1 - 2	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park

8 March 1941 Group	Celtic	3 - 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

15 March 1941 Group	Celtic	2 - 4	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

22 March 1941 Group	Celtic	3 - 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

29 March 1941 Group	Motherwell	4 - 2	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park

5 April 1941 Group	Partick Thistle	0 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park

19 April 1941 Semi-Final	Hearts	2 - 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park

References

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