Celtic Greatest Games: Fifty Fantastic Matches to Savour

Celtic Greatest Games: Fifty Fantastic Matches to Savour

by David Potter (Author)

Synopsis

From the thousands of matches ever played by Celtic, stretching from the club's very first match in 1898 across more than 120 years to the SPL era, here are 50 of the club's most glorious, epochal and thrilling games of all! Expertly presented in evocative historical context, and described incident-by-incident in atmospheric detail, Celtic's Greatest Games offers a terrace ticket back in time, taking in an Edwardian Cup Final hat-trick, the 7-1 hammering of Rangers in 1957, the night that 'Ten Men Won the League in 1979, and many more recent triumphs. An irresistible cast list of club legends - Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy McGrory and Billy McNeill, Sandy McMahon, Jimmy Quinn and Henrik Larsson - springs to life in a thrilling selection of Cup crackers, hard-fought derbies and glorious European nights. In all, a journey through the highlights of Bhoys history which is guaranteed to make any fan's heart swell with pride.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 208
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
Published: 12 Feb 2010

ISBN 10: 1848182031
ISBN 13: 9781848182035

Author Bio
David Potter has written over 20 books on football and cricket, centred mostly around his greatest sporting love, Celtic FC. He has penned acclaimed biographies of Willie Maley, Jimmy Quinn, Jimmy Delaney, Bobby Murdoch, Patsy Gallacher and Tommy McInally, and recently co-authored The Encyclopaedia of Scottish Football with Phil H Jones.