1971–72 Celtic F.C. season
| 1971–72 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jock Stein |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish Division One | 1st |
| Scottish Cup | Winners |
| Scottish League Cup | Finalists |
| European Cup | Semi-finalists |
| Drybrough Cup | Finalists |
During the 1971–72 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.
Results
[edit]Scottish Division One
[edit]| 4 September 1971 Division One | Celtic | 9 – 1 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,998 |
| 11 September 1971 Division One | Rangers | 2 – 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 70,088 |
| 18 September 1971 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Morton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,293 |
| 25 September 1971 Division One | Airdrieonians | 0 – 5 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 17,238 |
| 2 October 1971 Division One | Celtic | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,573 |
| 9 October 1971 Division One | Hibernian | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 40,671 |
| 16 October 1971 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,460 |
| 27 October 1971 Division One | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,173 |
| 30 October 1971 Division One | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Ayr |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 15,390 |
| 6 November 1971 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 62,236 |
| 13 November 1971 Division One | Dundee United | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 18,187 |
| 20 November 1971 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,733 |
| 27 November 1971 Division One | Partick Thistle | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 33,185 |
| 4 December 1971 Division One | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,824 |
| 11 December 1971 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,253 |
| 18 December 1971 Division One | Motherwell | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 15,848 |
| 25 December 1971 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Heart of Midlothian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,880 |
| 1 January 1972 Division One | Clyde | 0 – 7 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 15,842 |
| 3 January 1972 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 66,751 |
| 8 January 1972 Division One | Morton | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Greenock |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 14,579 |
| 15 January 1972 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,016 |
| 22 January 1972 Division One | St Johnstone | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Perth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 14,239 |
| 29 January 1972 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,168 |
| 19 February 1972 Division One | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,384 |
| 4 March 1972 Division One | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,159 |
| 11 March 1972 Division One | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 33,695 |
| 25 March 1972 Division One | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 13,145 |
| 1 April 1972 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,757 |
| 8 April 1972 Division One | Kilmarnock | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 12,620 |
| 15 April 1972 Division One | East Fife | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Methil |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 12,086 |
| 22 April 1972 Division One | Celtic | 5 – 2 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,573 |
| 25 April 1972 Division One | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,036 |
| 29 April 1972 Division One | Hearts | 4 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 10,124 |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 5 February 1972 Third round | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,212 |
| 26 February 1972 Fourth round | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,500 |
| 18 March 1972 Fifth round | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,500 |
| 27 March 1972 Fifth round replay | Heart of Midlothian | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 40,029 |
| 12 April 1972 Semi-final | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 48,307 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 18 August 1971 Group 8 | Morton | 0 - 1 | Celtic | Greenock |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 16,231 |
| 21 August 1971 Group 8 | Ayr United | 0 - 3 | Celtic | Ayr |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 17,699 |
| 30 August 1971 Group 8 | Celtic | 4 - 1 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,358 |
| 8 September 1971 Quarter-final 1st leg | Clydebank | 0 - 5 | Celtic | Clydebank |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 10,600 |
| 22 September 1971 Quarter-final 2nd leg | Celtic | 6 - 2 (11 – 2 agg.) | Clydebank | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,045 |
| 6 October 1971 Semi-final | St Mirren | 0 - 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 29,488 |
| 23 October 1971 Final | Partick Thistle | 4 - 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 62,736 |
European Cup
[edit]| 15 September 1971 1st round 1st leg | B1903 Copenhagen  | 1 - 2 |  Celtic | Copenhagen |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Idrætsparken Attendance: 6,600 |
| 29 September 1971 1st round 2nd leg | Celtic | 3 - 0 (4 – 2 agg.) | B1903 Copenhagen | Glasgow |
| 19:30 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,000 |
| 20 October 1971 2nd round 1st leg | Celtic | 5 - 0 |  Sliema Wanderers | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,000 |
| 3 November 1971 2nd round 2nd leg | Sliema Wanderers | 1 - 2 (1 – 7 agg.) | Celtic | Gżira |
| 14:00 GMT | Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 10,416 |
| 8 March 1972 Quarter-final 1st leg | Ujpesti Dozsa  | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Budapest |
| 16:00 GMT | Stadium: Megyeri úti stadion Attendance: 25,064 |
| 22 March 1972 Quarter-final 2nd leg | Celtic | 1 - 1 (3 – 2 agg.) | Ujpesti Dozsa | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 70,559 |
| 5 April 1972 Semi-final 1st leg | Inter Milan  | 0 - 0 | Celtic | Milan |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 85,000 |
| 19 April 1972 Semi-final 2nd leg | Celtic | 0 - 0 (0 – 0 (4 – 5 pen.) agg.) | Inter Milan | Glasgow |
| 20:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 73,724 |
Drybrough Cup
[edit]| 31 July 1971 First round | Celtic | 5 – 2 | Dumbarton | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 4 August 1971 Semi-final | Celtic | 4 – 2 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 7 August 1971 Final | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 28,000 |