1970–71 Celtic F.C. season

April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1970–71 Jock Stein Celtic Park Scottish Division One 1st Scottish Cup Winners Scottish League Cup Finalists European Cup Quarter-finalists 1969–70 1971–72 During the 1970–71 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One. Celtic won the league to equal their 1905-1910 run of six-in-a-row, which was a Scottish record at the time. They also won the Scottish Cup for the 21st time, their fourth in seven seasons. Squad Source:Statistics 1970-71 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1970-71/ The Celtic Wiki 20 February 2025 SCO GK John Fallon SCO GK Evan Williams SCO DF Jim Craig SCO DF Tommy Gemmell SCO DF Davie Cattanach SCO DF Billy McNeill SCO DF Jim Brogan SCO DF Jimmy Quinn SCO DF Danny McGrain SCO MF Bobby Murdoch SCO MF David Hay SCO MF John Clark SCO MF George Connelly SCO MF Lou Macari SCO MF Tommy Callaghan SCO MF Bertie Auld SCO MF Vic Davidson SCO FW Jimmy Johnstone SCO FW Stevie Chalmers SCO FW Willie Wallace SCO FW Bobby Lennox SCO FW Harry Hood SCO FW John Yogi Hughes SCO FW Kenny Dalglish ENG FW Steve Hancock Competitions Scottish Division One 1970–71 Scottish Division One League table CEL Matches Division One 29 August 1970 15:00 Celtic 2–0 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 32,274 W Division One 5 September 1970 15:00 Clyde 0–5 Celtic Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 15,446 W Division One 12 September 1970 15:00 Celtic 2–0 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 70,656 W Division One 19 September 1970 15:00 Hibernian 2–0 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 36,423 L Division One 26 September 1970 15:00 BST Celtic 3–0 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 25,665 W Division One 3 October 1970 15:00 BST Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Celtic East End Park Dunfermline 15,409 W Division One 10 October 1970 15:00 BST Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone Celtic Park Glasgow 35,542 W Division One 17 October 1970 15:00 BST Airdrieonians 1–3 Celtic Broomfield Park Airdrie 18,158 W Division One 28 October 1970 19:30 BST Celtic 3–2 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 16,795 W Division One 31 October 1970 15:00 BST Motherwell 0–5 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 13,007 W Division One 7 November 1970 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–0 Cowdenbeath Celtic Park Glasgow 20,537 W Division One 14 November 1970 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 24,410 W Division One 21 November 1970 15:00 GMT Falkirk 0–0 Celtic Brockville Park Falkirk 16,950 D Division One 28 November 1970 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–0 St. Mirren Celtic Park Glasgow 22,362 W Division One 5 December 1970 15:00 GMT Dundee United 1–2 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 16,434 W Division One 12 December 1970 14:50 GMT Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 60,956 L Division One 19 December 1970 15:00 GMT Ayr United 1–2 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 12,975 W Division One 26 December 1970 15:00 GMT Morton 0–3 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 14,293 W Division One 2 January 1971 15:00 GMT Rangers 1–1 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 80,453 D Division One 9 January 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 25,797 W Division One 16 January 1971 15:00 GMT Dundee 1–8 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 20,169 W Division One 30 January 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park Glasgow 22,722 W Division One 6 February 1971 15:00 GMT St Johnstone 3–2 Celtic Muirton Park Perth 14,809 L Division One 20 February 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 Airdrieonians Celtic Park Glasgow 24,623 W Division One 27 February 1971 15:00 GMT Heart of Midlothian 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 23,464 D Division One 13 March 1971 15:00 GMT Cowdenbeath 1–5 Celtic Central Park Cowdenbeath 8,331 W Division One 20 March 1971 15:00 GMT Kilmarnock 1–4 Celtic Rugby Park Kilmarnock 17,075 W Division One 27 March 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–0 Falkirk Celtic Park Glasgow 19,438 W Division One 10 April 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 28,894 D Division One 12 April 1971 19:30 GMT Celtic 3–0 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 20,765 W Division One 17 April 1971 15:00 BST Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 36,000 D Division One 27 April 1971 19:30 BST St Mirren 2–2 Celtic St Mirren Park, Love Street Paisley 14,546 D Division One 29 April 1971 19:30 BST Celtic 2–0 Ayr United Hampden Park Glasgow 20,738 W Division One 1 May 1971 15:00 BST Celtic 6–1 Clyde Celtic Park Glasgow 31,822 W Scottish Cup 1970–71 Scottish Cup Third round 23 January 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–1 Queen of the South Celtic Park Glasgow 25,900 W Fourth round 13 February 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park Glasgow 37,000 D Fourth round replay 17 February 1971 19:45 GMT Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Celtic East End Park Dunfermline 22,728 W Fifth round 6 March 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 7–1 Raith Rovers Celtic Park Glasgow 32,000 W Semi-final 3 April 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–3 Airdrieonians Hampden Park Glasgow 39,408 D Semi-final replay 7 April 1971 19:45 GMT Celtic 2–0 Airdrieonians Hampden Park Glasgow 47,186 W Final 8 May 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 120,027 D Final replay 12 May 1971 19:30 GMT Celtic 2–1 Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 103,297 W Scottish League Cup 1971–72 Scottish League Cup Group 8 8 August 1970 15:00 GMT Hearts 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 30,849 W Group 8 12 August 1970 19:30 GMT Celtic 5–3 Clyde Celtic Park Glasgow 23,468 W Group 8 15 August 1970 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–2 Dunde United Celtic Park Glasgow 37,622 D Group 8 19 August 1970 19:30 GMT Clyde 0–2 Celtic Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 15,112 W Group 8 22 August 1970 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–2 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 38,643 W Group 8 26 August 1970 19:30 GMT Dundee United 2–2 Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow 11,539 D Quarter-final 1st leg 9 September 1970 19:30 GMT Dundee 2–2 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 20,933 D Quarter-final 2nd leg 23 September 1970 19:30 GMT Celtic 5–1 7–3 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 38,151 W Semi-final 7 October 1970 19:30 GMT Dumbarton 0–0 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 25,846 D Semi-final 12 October 1970 19:30 GMT Dumbarton 3–4 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 32,666 W Final 24 October 1970 15:00 GMT Rangers 1–0 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 106,263 L European Cup 1970–71 European Cup 1st round 1st leg 16 September 1970 19:45 GMT Celtic SCO 9–0 FIN KPV Kokkolan Palloveikot Celtic Park Glasgow 39,744 W 1st round 2nd leg 30 September 1970 14:00 GMT KPV Kokkolan Palloveikot FIN 0–5 0–14 SCO Celtic Kokkolan Keskuskenttä Kokkola 5,096 W 2nd round 1st leg 21 October 1970 16:00 GMT Waterford IRE 0–7 SCO Celtic Lansdowne Road Dublin 41,486 W 2nd round 2nd leg 4 November 1970 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 3–2 10–2 IRE Waterford Celtic Park Glasgow 16,160 W Quarter-final 1st leg 10 March 1971 19:15 GMT Ajax F.C. NED 3–0 SCO Celtic Olympisch Stadion Amsterdam 54,862 L Quarter-final 2nd leg 24 March 1971 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 1–0 1–3 NED Ajax F.C. Hampden Park Glasgow 85,744 W Glasgow Cup 1st round 30 March 1971 19:30 BST Partick Thistle 3–4 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 12,000 W Semi-final 6 May 1971 19:30 BST Clyde 2–1 Celtic Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 3,500 L See also Nine in a row References Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic