1956–57 Celtic F.C. season
| 1956–57 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jimmy McGrory |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish Division One | 5th |
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final |
| Scottish League Cup | Winners |
During the 1956–57 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.
Results
[edit]Scottish Division One
[edit]| 8 September 1956 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000 |
| 22 September 1956 Division One | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,000 |
| 29 September 1956 Division One | Motherwell | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 21,000 |
| 13 October 1956 Division One | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 20 October 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| 14:45 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 3 November 1956 Division One | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 24,000 |
| 10 November 1956 Division One | Celtic | 4 – 0 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 14:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,000 |
| 17 November 1956 Division One | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Ayr |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 24 November 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 14:15 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 1 December 1956 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,000 |
| 8 December 1956 Division One | St Mirren | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 21,500 |
| 15 December 1956 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,000 |
| 22 December 1956 Division One | Airdrieonians | 3 – 7 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 29 December 1956 Division One | Hibernian | 3 – 3 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 31,000 |
| 1 January 1957 Division One | Rangers | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 14:00 GMT | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 60,000 |
| 2 January 1957 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 5 January 1957 Division One | Queen's Park | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 22,674 |
| 12 January 1957 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 14:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,000 |
| 19 January 1957 Division One | Queen of the South | 4 – 3 | Celtic | Dumfries |
| 14:45 GMT | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 11,000 |
| 26 January 1957 Division One | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 9 February 1957 Division One | Raith Rovers | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 23 February 1957 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 16:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,000 |
| 6 March 1957 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 9 March 1957 Division One | East Fife | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Methil |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 9,000 |
| 16 March 1957 Division One | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 30 March 1957 Division One | Hearts | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 10 April 1957 Division One | Partick Thistle | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:15 GMT | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 13 April 1957 Division One | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 17 April 1957 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 3 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 20 April 1957 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 22 April 1957 Division One | Aberdeen | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 26 April 1957 Division One | Kilmarnock | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 19:15 BST | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,917 |
| 27 April 1957 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 29 April 1957 Division One | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 2 February 1957 Fifth round | Airdrieonians | 0 - 5 | Celtic | Forres |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 16 February 1957 Sixth Round | Celtic | 4 - 4 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,000 |
| 20 February 1957 Sixith Round replay | Rangers | 0 - 2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 88,000 |
| 2 March 1957 Seventh Round | Celtic | 2 - 1 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,000 |
| 23 March 1957 Semi-final | Kilmarnock | 1 - 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 109,055 |
| 27 March 1957 Semi-final replay | Kilmarnock | 3 - 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 16:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 76,637 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 11 August 1956 Group 8 | Aberdeen | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 35,000 |
| 18 August 1956 Group 8 | Celtic | 2 - 1 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000 |
| 25 August 1956 Group 8 | Celtic | 3 - 2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,000 |
| 1 September 1956 Group 8 | East Fife | 0 - 1 | Celtic | Methil |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 16,535 |
| 12 September 1956 Quarter-final 1st leg | Celtic | 6 - 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 18:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 15 September 1956 Quarter-final 2nd leg | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 - 3 | Celtic | Dunfermline |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 6 October 1956 Semi-final | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 36,648 |
| 27 October 1956 Final | Celtic | 0 - 0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,975 |
| 31 October 1956 Final replay | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 31,051 |