1955–56 Celtic F.C. season
| 1955–56 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jimmy McGrory |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish Division One | 5th |
| Scottish Cup | Finalists |
| Scottish League Cup | Group stage |
During the 1955–56 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.
Results
[edit]Scottish Division One
[edit]| 10 September 1955 Division One | Falkirk | 3–1 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 17 September 1955 Division One | Celtic | 3–0 | Stirling Albion | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 24 September 1955 Division One | Rangers | 0–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 47,000 |
| 1 October 1955 Division One | Celtic | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 8 October 1955 Division One | Hearts | 2–1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 14:45 BST | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 31,000 |
| 15 October 1955 Division One | Celtic | 2–2 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 22 October 1955 Division One | Clyde | 1–3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 14:30 BST | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 28,000 |
| 29 October 1955 Division One | Celtic | 4–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 5 November 1955 Division One | Celtic | 0–0 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 14:45 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,000 |
| 12 November 1955 Division One | Dundee | 1–2 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 19 November 1955 Division One | Celtic | 3–0 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 14:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,000 |
| 26 November 1955 Division One | Airdrieonians | 1–2 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 17,500 |
| 3 December 1955 Division One | Stirling Albion | 0–3 | Celtic | Stirling |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Annfield Attendance: 11,000 |
| 10 December 1955 Division One | Celtic | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 17 December 1955 Division One | Celtic | 5–1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,500 |
| 24 December 1955 Division One | Hibernian | 2–3 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 32,000 |
| 31 December 1955 Division One | Queen of the South | 1–3 | Celtic | Dumfries |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 12,500 |
| 2 January 1956 Division One | Celtic | 0–1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 14:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,000 |
| 7 January 1956 Division One | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 38,000 |
| 21 January 1956 Division One | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Celtic | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 28 January 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1–1 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 39,000 |
| 11 February 1956 Division One | Motherwell | 2–2 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 25 February 1956 Division One | Celtic | 4–1 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000 |
| 7 March 1956 Division One | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Celtic | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 10 March 1956 Division One | East Fife | 3–0 | Celtic | Methil |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 17 March 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1–0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,000 |
| 28 March 1956 Division One | St Mirren | 0–2 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 16:00 GMT | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 10,000 |
| 31 March 1956 Division One | Celtic | 3–1 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 10 April 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 17:45 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 13 April 1956 Division One | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 13,000 |
| 23 April 1956 Division One | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 25 April 1956 Division One | Celtic | 0–3 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,500 |
| 28 April 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1–3 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,000 |
| 30 April 1957 Division One | Celtic | 1–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 4 February 1956 Fifth round | Morton | 0–2 | Celtic | Greenock |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 17,000 |
| 18 February 1956 Sixth Round | Ayr United | 0–3 | Celtic | Ayr |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 24,000 |
| 3 March 1956 Seventh Round | Celtic | 2–1 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,000 |
| 24 March 1956 Semi-final | Clyde | 1–2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 64,904 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 13 August 1955 Group 8 | Celtic | 4–2 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,000 |
| 17 August 1955 Group 8 | Queen of the South | 0–2 | Celtic | Dumfries |
| 19:00 GMT | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 3 September 1955 Group 8 | Falkirk | 1–1 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 17,000 |