1960–61 Celtic F.C. season
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| 1960–61 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jimmy McGrory |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish Division One | 4th |
| Scottish Cup | Finalists |
| Scottish League Cup | Group stage |
During the 1960–61 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.
Celtic advanced to the Scottish Cup final, where they lost to Dunfermline Athletic.[1] They also advanced to the Glasgow Cup final, where they lost to Partick Thistle.[2]
Results
[edit]Scottish Division One
[edit]| 24 August 1960 Division One | Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 23,745 |
| 10 September 1960 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 5 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,000 |
| 17 September 1960 Division One | Third Lanark | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 24 September 1960 Division One | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 1 October 1960 Division One | Airdrieonians | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 15,500 |
| 8 October 1960 Division One | Celtic | 4 – 2 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,000 |
| 15 October 1960 Division One | Hibernian | 0 – 6 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 28,000 |
| 22 October 1960 Division One | Clyde | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 23,500 |
| 29 October 1960 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 5 November 1960 Division One | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 13,000 |
| 12 November 1960 Division One | Celtic | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 19 November 1960 Division One | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 26 November 1960 Division One | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Perth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 15,600 |
| 10 December 1960 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 17 December 1960 Division One | Hearts | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 24,000 |
| 24 December 1960 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,500 |
| 26 December 1960 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,000 |
| 31 December 1960 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,000 |
| 2 January 1961 Division One | Rangers | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 79,000 |
| 7 January 1961 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 3 | Third Lanark | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 14 January 1961 Division One | Aberdeen | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 21 January 1961 Division One | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,000 |
| 4 February 1961 Division One | St Mirren | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 23,000 |
| 18 February 1961 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,000 |
| 27 February 1961 Division One | Celtic | 6 – 1 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 4 March 1961 Division One | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Ayr |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 15,500 |
| 18 March 1961 Division One | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 26,000 |
| 20 March 1961 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 25 March 1961 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 5 April 1961 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 10 April 1961 Division One | Dundee United | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 29 April 1961 Division One | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 2 May 1961 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 3 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 28 January 1961 First round | Falkirk | 1 - 3 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 18,500 |
| 11 February 1961 Second round | Celtic | 6 - 0 | Montrose | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,000 |
| 25 February 1961 Third round | Raith Rovers | 1 - 4 | Celtic | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 19,359 |
| 11 March 1961 Fourth round | Celtic | 1 - 1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,000 |
| 15 March 1961 Fourth round replay | Hibernian | 0 - 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 39,243 |
| 1 April 1961 Semi-final | Airdrieonians | 0 - 4 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 72,612 |
| 22 April 1961 Final | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 - 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 113,618 |
| 26 April 1961 Final replay | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 - 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 18:15 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 87,866 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 13 August 1960 Group 8 | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Third Lanark | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 17 August 1960 Group 8 | Partick Thistle | 1 - 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 27 August 1960 Group 8 | Third Lanark | 1 - 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 31,000 |
| 31 August 1960 Group 8 | Celtic | 1 - 2 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,000 |
| 3 September 1960 Group 8 | Celtic | 1 - 2 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,000 |
Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup
[edit]| 13 August 1960 Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup | Sedan  | 3 - 0 |  Celtic | Sedan |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Stade Émile Albeau Attendance: 3,000 |
| 18 October 1960 Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup | Celtic | 3 - 3 | Sedan | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,000 |
Glasgow Cup
[edit]| 15 August 1960 1st round | Celtic | 4 - 2 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,000 |
| 29 August 1960 Semi-final | Third Lanark | 1 - 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:15 BST | Stadium: Cathkin Park |
| 7 September 1960 Semi-final replay | Celtic | 3 - 1 | Third Lanark | Glasgow |
| 19:15 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park |
| 26 September 1960 Final | Celtic | 0 - 2 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,000 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Dunfermline Tops Celtic In Scottish Cup". Montreal Star. 27 April 1961. p. 64. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Celts Flounder To Cup Defeat". Daily Record. 27 September 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.