1979–80 Celtic F.C. season

April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1979–80 Billy McNeill Desmond White Celtic Park Scottish Premier Division 2nd Scottish Cup Winners Scottish League Cup Quarter-finalists European Cup Quarter-finalists Drybrough Cup Finalists George McCluskey 10 George McCluskey & Johnny Doyle 15 53,952 16,695 28,499 1978–79 1980–81 During the 1979–80 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division. Squad Source:Statistics 1979-80 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1979-80/ The Celtic Wiki 15 March 2025Celtic Team Line-Up 1979-80 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/celtic-team-line-up-1979-80/ The Celtic Wiki 15 March 2025 ENG GK Peter Latchford IRL GK Packie Bonner SCO DF Danny McGrain SCO DF Andy Lynch SCO DF Roddie MacDonald SCO DF Roy Aitken ISL DF Jóhannes Eðvaldsson SCO DF Alan Sneddon SCO DF Tom McAdam SCO DF Jim Duffy SCO MF Tommy Burns SCO MF Jim Casey SCO MF John Weir SCO MF Johnny Doyle SCO MF Vic Davidson SCO MF Mike Conroy SCO MF Peter Mackie SCO MF Dom Sullivan SCO MF John Halpin SCO MF Gordon Greenfield SCO MF John Buckley SCO MF Danny Crainie SCO MF Jim Feeney SCO MF Paul McStay SCO MF Murdo MacLeod SCO FW George McCluskey SCO FW Bobby Lennox SCO FW David Provan SCO FW Frank McGarvey SCO FW Charlie Nicholas Competitions Scottish Premier Division 1979–80 Scottish Premier Division League table CEL Matches Premier League 11 August 1979 15:00 Celtic 3–2 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 24,841 W Premier League 18 August 1979 15:00 Rangers 2–2 Reynolds Jim 20 August 1979 Rangers failed to learn their lesson https://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19790820&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-10-06 The Glasgow Herald 19 Google News Archive Celtic MacDonald 49Russell 54 Sneddon 84McAdam 87 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 29,767 Ian Foote D Premier League 25 August 1979 15:00 Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 24,584 W Premier League 8 September 1979 15:00 Celtic 2–2 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 25,959 D Premier League 15 September 1979 15:00 BST Hibernian 1–3 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 19,086 W Premier League 22 September 1979 15:00 BST Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 22,256 W Premier League 29 September 1979 15:00 BST Celtic 5–1 St Mirren Celtic Park Glasgow 27,788 W Premier League 6 October 1979 15:00 BST Partick Thistle 0–0 Celtic Firhill Park Glasgow 23,816 D Premier League 13 October 1979 15:00 BST Celtic 3–0 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 23,483 W Premier League 20 October 1979 15:00 BST Morton 1–0 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 19,448 L Premier League 27 October 1979 15:00 BST Celtic 1–0 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 53,952 W Premier League 3 November 1979 15:00 GMT Kilmarnock 2–0 Celtic Rugby Park Kilmarnock 16,918 L Premier League 10 November 1979 15:00 GMT Dundee United 0–1 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 18,630 W Premier League 17 November 1979 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–0 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 23,511 W Premier League 1 December 1979 15:00 GMT St Mirren 2–1 Celtic St Mirren Park, Love Street Paisley 20,360 L Premier League 15 December 1979 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–1 Partick Thistle Celtic Park Glasgow 17,849 W Premier League 22 December 1979 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–1 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 26,025 W Premier League 29 December 1979 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Rangers Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 33,843 D Premier League 5 January 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 23,822 W Premier League 12 January 1980 15:00 GMT Hibernian 1–1 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 21,932 D Premier League 19 January 1980 15:00 GMT Aberdeen 0–0 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 22,231 D Premier League 9 February 1980 15:00 GMT Partick Thistle 1–1 Celtic Firhill Park Glasgow 15,868 D Premier League 23 February 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–2 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 21,371 D Premier League 1 March 1980 15:00 GMT Morton 0–1 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 17,078 W Premier League 12 March 1980 19:30 GMT Celtic 2–2 St Mirren Celtic Park Glasgow 28,985 D Premier League 15 March 1980 15:00 GMT Kilmarnock 1–1 Celtic Rugby Park Kilmarnock 14,965 D Premier League 29 March 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–0 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 20,926 W Premier League 2 April 1980 19:30 GMT Celtic 1–0 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 49,668 W Premier League 5 April 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–2 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 12,980 L Premier League 8 April 1980 19:30 BST Dundee United 3–0 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 14,616 L Premier League 16 April 1980 19:30 BST Celtic 2–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 16,695 W Premier League 19 April 1980 15:00 BST Dundee 5–1 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 14,633 L Premier League 23 April 1980 19:30 BST Celtic 1–3 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 46,877 L Premier League 26 April 1980 15:00 BST Celtic 2–1 Partick Thistle Celtic Park Glasgow 18,487 W Premier League 30 April 1980 19:30 BST Dundee 0–2 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 10,200 W Premier League 3 May 1980 15:00 BST St Mirren 0–0 Celtic St Mirren Park, Love Street Paisley 20,270 D Scottish Cup 1979–80 Scottish Cup Third round 26 January 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Raith Rovers Celtic Park Glasgow 18,000 W Fourth round 16 February 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 St Mirren Celtic Park Glasgow 32,000 D Fourth round replay 20 February 1980 19:30 GMT St Mirren 2–3 Celtic St Mirren Park, Love Street Paisley 27,166 W Fifth round 8 March 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 35,000 W Semi-final 12 April 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–0 Hibernian Hampden Park Glasgow 33,445 W Final 10 May 1980 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 y Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 70,314 W Scottish League Cup 1979–80 Scottish League Cup Second round 1st leg 29 August 1979 19:30 GMT Falkirk 1–2 Celtic Brockville Park Falkirk 8,583 W Second round 2nd leg 1 September 1979 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 6–2 Falkirk Celtic Park Glasgow 16,090 W Third round 1st leg 26 September 1979 19:30 GMT Stirling Albion 1–2 Celtic Annfield Stadium Stirling 7,592 W Third round 2nd leg 10 October 1979 19:30 GMT Celtic 2–0 4–1 Stirling Albion Celtic Park Glasgow 8,924 W Quarter-final 1st leg 31 October 1979 19:30 GMT Aberdeen 3–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 20,972 L Quarter-final 2nd leg 24 November 1979 19:30 GMT Celtic 0–1 2–4 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 37,768 L European Cup 1979–80 European Cup 1st round 1st leg 19 September 1979 20:00 GMT Partizani Tirana ALB 1946 1–0 SCO Celtic Selman Stërmasi Stadium Tirana 19,000 L 1st round 2nd leg 24 October 1979 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 4–1 4–2 ALB 1946 Partizani Tirana Celtic Park Glasgow 51,000 W 2nd round 1st leg 19 September 1979 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 3–2 IRE Dundalk Celtic Park Glasgow 33,000 W 2nd round 2nd leg 3 October 1979 20:00 GMT Dundalk IRE 0–0 2–3 SCO Celtic Oriel Park Dundalk 16,300 D Quarter-final 1st leg 5 March 1980 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 2–0 Spain 1977 Real Madrid Celtic Park Glasgow 67,000 W Quarter-final 2nd leg 19 March 1980 20:00 GMT Real Madrid Spain 1977 3–0 2–3 SCO Celtic Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Madrid 110,000 L Drybrough Cup First round 30 July 1979 15:00 BST Celtic 5–0 Clydebank Celtic Park Glasgow 18,000 W Semi-final 1 August 1979 15:00 BST Celtic 3–2 y Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 21,000 W Final 4 August 1979 15:00 BST Celtic 1–3 Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 40,609 L Glasgow Cup Quarter-final 14 August 1979 15:00 BST Queens Park 1–3 Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow 7,000 W Semi-final 22 August 1979 19:30 BST Celtic 3–0 Clyde Celtic Park Glasgow 7,000 W Club Staff +Board of Directorshttp://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Celtic+Board+-+Past Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki www.thecelticwiki.com 2019-09-05PositionNameChairmanDesmond WhiteSecretaryDesmond WhiteDirectorsThomas Devlin James Farrell Kevin Kelly +Football Staffhttp://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Coaching+and+Backroom+Staff+-+Previous Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki www.thecelticwiki.com 2019-09-05PositionNameManagerBilly McNeillAssistiant ManagerJohn ClarkReserve Team ManagerFrank ConnorReserve CoachJimmy LumsdenPhysioBrian ScottTrainerNeil MochanMassuerJimmy Steele Transfers +Transfers In http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Transfers+-+Players+In Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki www.thecelticwiki.com 2019-09-05DateNameFromTransfer FeeOctober 1979SCO Dom SullivanSCO Aberdeen£80,000March 1980SCO Frank McGarveyENG Liverpool£250,000Total Transfer Fees£330,000 +Transfer Outhttp://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Transfers+-+Players+Out Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki www.thecelticwiki.com 2019-09-05DateNameToTransfer FeeJune 1979SCO Ronnie GlavinENG Barnsley£50,000June 1979SCO John McCluskeyRetiredReleasedJuly 1979SCO Brian CoyneENG Shrewsbury TownFreeNovember 1979SCO Peter MackieSCO Dundee£35,000December 1979SCO Joe FilippiSCO ClydeFree TransferFebruary 1980Iceland Jóhannes EðvaldssonUSA Tulsa RoughnecksFree TransferApril 1980SCO Andy LynchUSA Philadelphia FuryFree TransferTotal Transfer Fees£85,000 References Category:Celtic F.C. seasons