Celtic 2 Dundee 0 – 22nd September 2012

Following a disappointing midweek draw with Benfica in the opening game of the Champions League group stage, it was back to SPL duty, and a game against Dundee at Celtic Park. Celtic struggled to break down the visitors for much of the 1st half – thanks to a combination of ex-Celtic Rab Douglas in the…

Celtic 2 Hibs 2 – 1st September 2012

Three days after securing their place in the Champions League group stage with a 2-0 win over Helsingborgs, it was back to league duty for Neil Lennon’s side – a top of the table clash with Hibs. Mikael Lustig gave Celtic the early lead, volleying home from a corner at the near post – his…

Inverness CT 2 Celtic 4 – 25th August 2012

Celtic followed up a fine midweek European win against Helsingborgs in Sweden with another trip to the highlands, this time to face Inverness. It was a far more comfortable performance than the previous week’s game against Ross County. Victor Wanyama opened the scoring early on with a powerful backpost header – he’d score another of…

Ross County 1 Celtic 1 – 18th August 2012

This was the first ever league meeting between Celtic and Ross County, and Neil Lennon’s side were lucky to come away with a draw. It took a last kick of the ball equalizer from Kris Commons to rescue a point, and cancel out Richard Brittain’s stunning free kick. That free kick is well worth a…

Aberdeen 1 Celtic 3 – 5th September 1981

Having opened the league campaign with a 5-2 win over Airdrie, Celtic then travelled to Aberdeen to take on a strong Dons side. An early penalty gave from future Celtic manager Gordon Strachan gave Aberdeen a 2nd minute lead. But Celtic fought back well, and equalised just 6 minutes later – another future Celtic manager,…