1972–73 Celtic F.C. season

April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1972–73 Jock Stein Celtic Park Scottish Division One 1st Scottish Cup Finalists Scottish League Cup Finalists European Cup 2nd round Drybrough Cup Finalists 1971–72 1973–74 During the 1972–73 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One. Celtic were league champions for the 8th time in a row, a record at the time, by just one point, achieving their 28th Scottish league and 58th major honour. This was the only season in their nine-in-a-row run in which Celtic failed to achieve any other major domestic honour; in the other eight seasons they would achieve either the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, or both. They lost the Scottish Cup Final 2-3 to Rangers and the League Cup final 1-2 to Hibernian. In the European Cup, they were eliminated 2-4 on aggregate by Hungarian champions Ujpesti Dozsa in the second round, having previously beaten Norwegian champions Rosenborg BK 5-2 on aggregate. Squad Source:Statistics 1972-73 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1972-73/ The Celtic Wiki 20 February 2025 SCO GK Evan Williams SCO GK Denis Connaghan SCO GK Ally Hunter SCO GK Neil Carr SCO DF Billy McNeill SCO DF Jim Brogan SCO DF Jimmy Quinn SCO DF Danny McGrain SCO DF Andy Lynch SCO DF Pat McCluskey SCO MF Bobby Murdoch SCO MF David Hay SCO MF George Connelly SCO MF Lou Macari SCO MF Tommy Callaghan SCO MF Vic Davidson SCO MF Brian McLaughlin SCO MF Billy Mitchell SCO FW Jimmy Johnstone SCO FW Bobby Lennox SCO FW Harry Hood SCO FW Kenny Dalglish SCO FW Dixie Deans SCO FW Paul Wilson ENG FW Steve Hancock Competitions Scottish Division One 1972–73 Scottish Division One League table CEL Matches Division One 2 September 1972 19:00 Celtic 6–2 Kilmarnock Hampden Park Glasgow 11,661 W Division One 9 September 1972 15:00 Morton 0–2 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 11,723 W Division One 16 September 1972 12:00 Celtic 3–1 Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 50,316 W Division One 23 September 1972 15:00 Dundee 2–0 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 18,226 L Division One 30 September 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 1–0 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 28,863 W Division One 7 October 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 1–1 Airdrieonians Celtic Park Glasgow 20,262 D Division One 14 October 1972 15:00 BST Partick Thistle 0–4 Celtic Firhill Park Glasgow 26,415 W Division One 21 October 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 3–0 East Fife Celtic Park Glasgow 18,918 W Division One 28 October 1972 15:00 BST Aberdeen 2–3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 32,524 W Division One 4 November 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 3–1 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 30,892 W Division One 11 November 1972 15:00 GMT Motherwell 0–5 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 12,439 W Division One 18 November 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–2 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park Glasgow 27,451 W Division One 25 November 1972 15:00 GMT Falkirk 2–3 Celtic Brockville Park Falkirk 12,579 W Division One 2 December 1972 15:00 GMT Dumbarton 1–6 Celtic Boghead Park Dumbarton 14,488 W Division One 16 December 1972 15:00 GMT Arbroath 1–2 Celtic Gayfield Park Arbroath 5,481 W Division One 23 December 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 42,343 D Division One 6 January 1973 15:00 GMT Rangers 2–1 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 67,580 L Division One 13 January 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 25,977 W Division One 20 January 1973 15:00 GMT Ayr United 1–3 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 11,382 W Division One 27 January 1973 15:00 GMT Airdrieonians 2–1 Celtic Broomfield Park Airdrie 15,589 L Division One 7 February 1973 19:30 GMT Kilmarnock 0–4 Celtic Rugby Park Kilmarnock 11,185 W Division One 10 February 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Partick Thistle Celtic Park Glasgow 31,415 D Division One 17 February 1973 15:00 GMT East Fife 2–2 Celtic Bayview Park Methil 11,577 D Division One 28 February 1973 19:30 GMT Celtic 4–0 St Johnstone Celtic Park Glasgow 17,403 W Division One 3 March 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 37,102 W Division One 6 March 1973 19:30 GMT Celtic 1–0 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 22,118 W Division One 10 March 1973 15:00 GMT Dundee United 2–2 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 17,761 D Division One 24 March 1973 15:00 GMT Hearts 0–2 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 21,630 W Division One 31 March 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–0 Falkirk Celtic Park Glasgow 17,842 W Division One 3 April 1973 19:30 GMT Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 21,344 W Division One 14 April 1973 15:00 BST St Johnstone 1–3 Celtic Muirton Park Perth 14,278 W Division One 18 April 1973 19:30 BST Celtic 5–0 Dumbarton Celtic Park Glasgow 26,616 W Division One 21 April 1973 15:00 BST Celtic 4–0 Arbroath Celtic Park Glasgow 26,780 W Division One 28 April 1973 19:30 BST Hibernian 0–3 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 45,443 W Scottish Cup 1972–73 Scottish Cup Third round 3 February 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 East Fife Celtic Park Glasgow 25,000 W Fourth round 24 February 1973 15:00 GMT Motherwell 0–4 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 24,764 W Fifth round 17 March 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 40,032 D Fifth round replay 21 March 1973 19:30 GMT Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 33,465 W Semi-final 7 April 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–0 Dundee Hampden Park Glasgow 53,428 D Semi-final replay 11 April 1973 19:30 GMT Celtic 3–0 (aet) Dundee Hampden Park Glasgow 47,409 W Final 5 May 1973 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–3 Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 122,714 L Scottish League Cup 1972–73 Scottish League Cup Group 8 12 August 1972 15:00 GMT Stirling Albion 0–3 Celtic Annfield Stirling 10,565 W Group 8 16 August 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic 1–1 East Fife Celtic Park Glasgow 14,379 D Group 8 19 August 1972 15:00 GMT Arbroath 0–5 Celtic Gayfield Park Arbroath 8,834 W Group 8 23 August 1972 19:30 GMT East Fife 2–3 Celtic Bayview Park Methil 9,152 W Group 8 26 August 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–0 Stirling Albion Celtic Park Glasgow 16,019 W Group 8 28 August 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic 3–3 Arbroath Hampden Park Glasgow 4,914 D Second round 1st leg 20 September 1972 17:30 GMT Stranraer 1–2 Celtic Stair Park Stranraer 5,260 W Second round 2nd leg 4 October 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic 5–2 7–3 Stranraer Celtic Park Glasgow 7,483 W Quarter-final 1st leg 11 October 1972 19:30 GMT Dundee 1–0 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 4,492 L Quarter-final 2nd leg 1 November 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic 3–2 3–3 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 36,416 W Quarter-final replay 20 November 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic 4–1 Dundee Hampden Park Glasgow 21,938 W Semi-final 27 November 1972 19:30 GMT Aberdeen 2–3 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 39,582 W Final 9 December 1972 15:00 GMT Hibernian 2–1 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 71,696 L European Cup 1972–73 European Cup 1st round 1st leg 13 September 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic SCO 2–1 NOR Rosenborg BK Hampden Park Glasgow 18,703 W 1st round 2nd leg 27 September 1972 20:00 GMT Rosenborg BK NOR 1–3 2–5 SCO Celtic Lerkendal Stadion Trondheim 16,153 W 2nd round 1st leg 25 October 1972 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 2–1 HUN Ujpesti Dozsa Celtic Park Glasgow 51,515 W 2nd round 2nd leg 8 November 1972 16:00 GMT Ujpesti Dozsa HUN 3–0 4–2 SCO Celtic Megyeri úti Stadium Újpest 13,012 L Drybrough Cup First round 29 July 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 2–1 Dumbarton Celtic Park Glasgow 28,000 W Semi-final 2 August 1972 19:30 BST Celtic 3–2 (aet) Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 40,000 W Final 5 August 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 3–5 (aet) Hibernian Hampden Park Glasgow 49,462 L See also Nine in a row References Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic