1974–75 Celtic F.C. season

November 2024 April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1974–75 Jock Stein Celtic Park Scottish Division One 3rd Scottish Cup Winners Scottish League Cup Winners European Cup 1st round Drybrough Cup Winners 1973–74 1975–76 During the 1974–75 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One. After winning the Scottish League an unprecedented nine times in a row, Celtic dropped to third place as they finished eleven points behind champions Rangers. Nevertheless, it was a successful season for the club as it won two major honours: the Scottish Cup after defeating Airdrieonians 3-1 in the final, and the Scottish League Cup after they beat Hibernian 6-3.https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald-glasgow-celtic-west-ham/158347853/ Glasgow Celtic, West Ham take soccer cups Calgary Herald 3 May 1975 3 November 2024 3 Newspapers.com Their European Cup campaign was cut short as they were eliminated in the first round by Greek champions Olympiacos, 1-3 on aggregate. This was the final season as a player and captain for Billy McNeill, who would later go on to manage Celtic in two separate spells between 1978 and 1991. Squad Source:Statistics 1974-75 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1973-74/ The Celtic Wiki 20 February 2025 SCO GK Denis Connaghan SCO GK Ally Hunter ENG GK Peter Latchford SCO GK Graham Barclay SCO DF Billy McNeill (c) SCO DF Jim Brogan SCO DF Jimmy Quinn SCO DF Danny McGrain SCO DF Andy Lynch SCO DF Pat McCluskey SCO DF Frank Welsh SCO DF Roddie MacDonald SCO DF Jackie McNamara Sr. SCO MF George Connelly SCO MF Lou Macari SCO MF Tommy Callaghan SCO MF Vic Davidson SCO MF Brian McLaughlin SCO MF Tommy Burns SCO MF Steve Murray SCO MF Ronnie Glavin SCO FW Jimmy Johnstone SCO FW Bobby Lennox SCO FW Harry Hood SCO FW Kenny Dalglish SCO FW Dixie Deans SCO FW Paul Wilson SCO FW Andy Ritchie Competitions Scottish Division One 1974–75 Scottish Division One League table CEL Matches Division One 31 August 1974 15:00 Celtic 5–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 26,482 W Division One 7 September 1974 15:00 Clyde 2–4 Celtic Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 12,685 W Division One 14 September 1974 15:00 Celtic 1–2 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 65,887 L Division One 21 September 1974 15:00 Motherwell 1–2 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 13,113 W Division One 28 September 1974 15:00 BST Celtic 5–3 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 18,785 W Division One 5 October 1974 15:00 BST Dumbarton 1–3 Celtic Boghead Park Dumbarton 11,808 W Division One 12 October 1974 15:00 BST Celtic 1–0 Arbroath Celtic Park Glasgow 14,959 W Division One 19 October 1974 15:00 BST Celtic 5–0 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 37,605 W Division One 2 November 1974 15:00 BST Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 28,353 W Division One 6 November 1974 19:30 BST Partick Thistle 1–2 Celtic Firhill Park Glasgow 15,510 W Division One 9 November 1974 15:00 BST Dundee United 0–0 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 15,821 D Division One 16 November 1974 15:00 BST Celtic 6–0 Airdrieonians Celtic Park Glasgow 25,222 W Division One 23 November 1974 15:00 GMT Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 21,878 D Division One 30 November 1974 15:00 GMT Morton 0–1 Celtic Cappielow Park Greenock 11,367 W Division One 7 December 1974 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park Glasgow 18,423 W Division One 14 December 1974 15:00 GMT Dundee 0–6 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 14,901 W Division One 21 December 1974 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–1 St Johnstone Celtic Park Glasgow 19,226 W Division One 28 December 1974 15:00 GMT Kilmarnock 0–1 Celtic Rugby Park Kilmarnock 17,464 W Division One 1 January 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–1 Clyde Celtic Park Glasgow 18,615 W Division One 4 January 1975 15:00 GMT Rangers 3–0 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 70,638 L Division One 11 January 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–3 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 25,188 L Division One 18 January 1975 15:00 GMT Ayr United 1–5 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 14,288 W Division One 8 February 1975 15:00 GMT Arbroath 2–2 Celtic Gayfield Park Arbroath 7,512 D Division One 11 February 1975 19:30 GMT Celtic 2–2 Dumbarton Celtic Park Glasgow 13,838 D Division One 22 February 1975 15:00 GMT Hibernian 2–1 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 29,354 L Division One 1 March 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–2 Partick Thistle Celtic Park Glasgow 20,572 W Division One 12 March 1975 19:30 GMT Aberdeen 3–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 16,374 L Division One 15 March 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–1 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 18,711 L Division One 22 March 1975 15:00 GMT Airdrieonians 1–0 Celtic Broomfield Park Airdrie 9,688 L Division One 29 March 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 20,143 W Division One 5 April 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 1–1 Morton Celtic Park Glasgow 11,816 D Division One 12 April 1975 15:00 BST Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Celtic East End Park Dunfermline 7,563 W Division One 19 April 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 1–2 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 12,355 L Division One 26 April 1975 15:00 BST St Johnstone 2–1 Celtic Muirton Park Perth 8,967 L Scottish Cup 1974–75 Scottish Cup Third round 25 January 1975 15:00 GMT Hibernian 0–2 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 36,321 W Fourth round 15 February 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 Clydebank Celtic Park Glasgow 21,000 W Fifth round 8 March 1975 15:00 GMT Dumbarton 1–2 Celtic Boghead Park Dumbarton 16,000 W Semi-final 2 April 1975 19:30 GMT Celtic 1–0 Dundee Hampden Park Glasgow 40,629 W Final 3 May 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–1 Airdrieonians Hampden Park Glasgow 75,257 W Scottish League Cup 1974–75 Scottish League Cup Group 4 10 August 1974 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 25,651 W Group 4 14 August 1974 19:30 GMT Ayr United 3–2 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 7,766 L Group 4 17 August 1974 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 24,324 W Group 4 21 August 1974 19:30 GMT Celtic 5–2 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 15,577 W Group 4 24 August 1974 15:00 GMT Dundee United 0–1 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 15,308 W Group 4 28 August 1974 19:30 GMT Motherwell 2–2 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 8,747 D Quarter-final 1st leg 11 September 1974 19:30 GMT Celtic 2–0 Hamilton Academical Celtic Park Glasgow 9,351 W Quarter-final 2nd leg 25 September 1974 19:30 GMT Hamilton Academical 2–4 2–6 Celtic Douglas Park Hamilton 9,773 W Semi-final 9 October 1974 19:30 GMT Airdrieonians 0–1 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 19,332 W Final 26 October 1974 15:00 GMT Hibernian 3–6 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 53,838 W European Cup 1974–75 European Cup 1st round 2nd leg 18 September 1974 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 1–1 GRE Olympiacos Piraeus Celtic Park Glasgow 36,828 D 1st round 1st leg 2 October 1974 19:00 GMT Olympiacos Piraeus GRE 2–0 3–1 SCO Celtic Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus 41,000 L Drybrough Cup First round 27 July 1974 15:00 BST Airdrieonians 2–4 Celtic Broomfield Park Airdrie 15,000 W Semi-final 31 July 1974 19:30 BST Dundee 1–2 (aet) Celtic Dens Park Dundee 14,354 W Final 3 August 1974 15:00 BST Celtic 2–2 (aet) Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 57,558 W Glasgow Cup Semi-final 19 March 1975 19:30 BST Celtic 1–0 Partick Thistle Celtic Park Glasgow 7,000 W Final 10 May 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 2–2 Rangers Hampden Park Glasgow 70,494 D Replay not played See also Nine in a row References Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic