1971–72 Celtic F.C. season

April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1971–72 Jock Stein Celtic Park Scottish Division One 1st Scottish Cup Winners Scottish League Cup Finalists European Cup Semi-finalists Drybrough Cup Finalists 1970–71 1972–73 During the 1971–72 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One. Celtic won the Scottish League for the seventh time in a row, a record at the time. They also successfully retained the Scottish Cup. This was the seventh season in a row in which Celtic won at least two of the three major domestic honours in Scotland (League, Cup and League Cup), a record that has not been broken or equalled as of 2025. Squad Source:Statistics 1971-72 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1971-72/ The Celtic Wiki 20 February 2025 SCO GK Evan Williams ENG GK Gordon Marshall SCO GK Denis Connaghan SCO DF Jim Craig SCO DF Tommy Gemmell 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 George Connelly SCO MF Lou Macari SCO MF Tommy Callaghan SCO MF Vic Davidson SCO MF Brian McLaughlin SCO FW Jimmy Johnstone SCO FW Willie Wallace SCO FW Bobby Lennox SCO FW Harry Hood SCO FW John Yogi Hughes SCO FW Kenny Dalglish SCO FW Dixie Deans SCO FW Paul Wilson ENG FW Steve Hancock Competitions Scottish Division One 1971–72 Scottish Division One League table CEL Matches Division One 4 September 1971 15:00 Celtic 9–1 Clyde Celtic Park Glasgow 27,998 W Division One 11 September 1971 15:00 Rangers 2–3 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 70,088 W Division One 18 September 1971 15:00 Celtic 3–1 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 33,293 W Division One 25 September 1971 15:00 Airdrieonians 0–5 Celtic Broomfield Park Airdrie 17,238 W Division One 2 October 1971 15:00 BST Celtic 0–1 St Johnstone Celtic Park Glasgow 37,573 L Division One 9 October 1971 15:00 BST Hibernian 0–1 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 40,671 W Division One 16 October 1971 15:00 BST Celtic 3–1 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 31,460 W Division One 27 October 1971 19:30 BST Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow 13,173 W Division One 30 October 1971 15:00 BST Ayr United 0–1 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 15,390 W Division One 6 November 1971 15:00 BST Celtic 1–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 62,236 D Division One 13 November 1971 15:00 GMT Dundee United 1–5 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 18,187 W Division One 20 November 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Falkirk Celtic Park Glasgow 23,733 W Division One 27 November 1971 15:00 GMT Partick Thistle 1–5 Celtic Firhill Park Glasgow 33,185 W Division One 4 December 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–1 Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 26,824 W Division One 11 December 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 East Fife Celtic Park Glasgow 21,253 W Division One 18 December 1971 15:00 GMT Motherwell 1–5 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 15,848 W Division One 25 December 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–2 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park Glasgow 32,880 W Division One 1 January 1972 15:00 GMT Clyde 0–7 Celtic Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 15,842 W Division One 3 January 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 66,751 W Division One 8 January 1972 15:00 GMT Morton 1–1 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 14,579 D Division One 15 January 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Airdrieonians Celtic Park Glasgow 26,016 W Division One 22 January 1972 15:00 GMT St Johnstone 0–3 Celtic Muirton Park Perth 14,239 W Division One 29 January 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 37,168 W Division One 19 February 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park Glasgow 24,384 W Division One 4 March 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 22,159 W Division One 11 March 1972 15:00 GMT Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 33,695 D Division One 25 March 1972 15:00 GMT Falkirk 0–1 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 13,145 W Division One 1 April 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–1 Partick Thistle Celtic Park Glasgow 27,757 W Division One 8 April 1972 15:00 GMT Kilmarnock 1–3 Celtic Rugby Park Kilmarnock 12,620 W Division One 15 April 1972 15:00 GMT East Fife 0–3 Celtic Bayview Park Methil 12,086 W Division One 22 April 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 5–2 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 18,573 W Division One 25 April 1972 15:00 BST Celtic 3–0 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 11,036 W Division One 29 April 1972 15:00 BST Hearts 4–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 10,124 L Division One 1 May 1972 19:30 BST Dundee 1–1 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 10,755 D Scottish Cup 1971–72 Scottish Cup Third round 5 February 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–0 Albion Rovers Celtic Park Glasgow 20,212 W Fourth round 26 February 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–0 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 47,500 W Fifth round 18 March 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park Glasgow 47,500 D Fifth round replay 27 March 1972 19:45 GMT Heart of Midlothian 0–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 40,029 W Semi-final 12 April 1972 19:30 GMT Celtic 3–1 Kilmarnock Hampden Park Glasgow 48,307 W Final 6 May 1972 15:00 GMT Celtic 6–1 Hibernian Hampden Park Glasgow 106,909 W Scottish League Cup 1971–72 Scottish League Cup Group 8 14 August 1971 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Rangers Ibrox Park Glasgow 72,264 W Group 8 18 August 1971 19:30 GMT Morton 0–1 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 16,231 W Group 8 21 August 1971 15:00 GMT Ayr United 0–3 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 17,699 W Group 8 25 August 1971 19:30 GMT Celtic 0–1 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 26,947 L Group 8 28 August 1971 15:00 GMT Rangers 0–3 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 73,995 W Group 8 30 August 1971 19:30 GMT Celtic 4–1 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 15,358 W Quarter-final 1st leg 8 September 1971 19:30 GMT Clydebank 0–5 Celtic Kilbowie Park Clydebank 10,600 W Quarter-final 2nd leg 22 September 1971 19:30 GMT Celtic 6–2 11 – 2 Clydebank Celtic Park Glasgow 15,045 W Semi-final 6 October 1971 19:30 GMT St Mirren 0–3 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 29,488 W Final 23 October 1971 15:00 GMT Partick Thistle 4–1 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 62,736 L European Cup 1971–72 European Cup 1st round 1st leg 15 September 1971 20:00 GMT B1903 Copenhagen DEN 2–1 SCO Celtic Idrætsparken Copenhagen 6,600 L 1st round 2nd leg 29 September 1971 19:30 GMT Celtic SCO 3–0 4–2 DEN B1903 Copenhagen Celtic Park Glasgow 53,000 W 2nd round 1st leg 20 October 1971 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 5–0 MLT Sliema Wanderers Celtic Park Glasgow 29,000 W 2nd round 2nd leg 3 November 1971 14:00 GMT Sliema Wanderers MLT 1–2 1–7 SCO Celtic Empire Stadium Gżira 10,416 W Quarter-final 1st leg 8 March 1972 16:00 GMT Ujpesti Dozsa HUN 1–2 SCO Celtic Megyeri úti stadion Budapest 25,064 W Quarter-final 2nd leg 22 March 1972 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 1–1 3–2 HUN Ujpesti Dozsa Celtic Park Glasgow 70,559 D Semi-final 1st leg 5 April 1972 20:00 GMT Inter Milan ITA 0–0 SCO Celtic San Siro Milan 85,000 D Semi-final 2nd leg 19 April 1972 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 0–0 0–0 4–5 ITA Inter Milan Celtic Park Glasgow 73,724 L Drybrough Cup 1971 Drybrough Cup First round 31 July 1971 15:00 BST Celtic 5–2 Dumbarton Celtic Park Glasgow 22,000 W Semi-final 4 August 1971 19:30 BST Celtic 4–2 St Johnstone Firhill Park Glasgow 30,000 W Final 7 August 1971 15:00 BST Aberdeen 2–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 28,000 L See also Nine in a row References Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic