1962–63 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1962–63 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One.

Celtic

1962–63 season
Manager	Jimmy McGrory
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Division One	4th
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	First round
← 1961–62 1963–64 →

Celtic reached the Scottish Cup final, where they were defeated by Rangers.^[1] The club also reached the final of the Glasgow Cup, where they lost to Third Lanark.^[2]

Results

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Division One

Falkirk v Celtic

22 August 1962 Division One	Falkirk	1 – 3	Celtic	Falkirk
19:30 GMT	Hamilton	Report	Jackson 11' Bryne 19' Hughes 59'	Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 6,165 Referee: John Gordon

Celtic v Rangers

8 September 1962 Division One	Celtic	0 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00		Report	Henderson	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 71,116 Referee: J Stewart

Clyde v Celtic

15 September 1962 Division One	Clyde	1 – 3	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00	Currie	Report	Divers 10' Divers 13' Chalmers 17'	Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 20,071 Referee: A Crossman

Celtic v Aberdeen

22 September 1962 Division One	Celtic	1 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Hughes 49'	Report	Cooke 10' Cummings 18'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,403 Referee: W.L Fyffe

Raith Rovers v Celtic

29 September 1962 Division One	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
15:00 BST		Report	Murdoch 30' McNeill 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 9,099 Referee: W.J Allan

Celtic v Kilmarnock

6 October 1962 Division One	Celtic	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Carroll 47'	Report	Kerr 55'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,407 Referee: A.F.J Webster

Motherwell v Celtic

13 October 1962 Division One	Motherwell	0 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST		Report	Gallagher 59' Carroll 69'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,386 Referee: D.W Spiers

Celtic v Dundee United

20 October 1962 Division One	Celtic	1 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Chalmers 35'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,246 Referee: W.J Mullen

Airdrieonians v Celtic

27 October 1962 Division One	Airdrieonians	1 – 6	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 BST			Divers 41' Craig 63' Chalmers 65' Craig 66' Divers 74' Gallagher 88'	Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 9,836

St Mirren v Celtic

3 November 1962 Division One	St Mirren	0 – 7	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 BST			Chalmers 22' Divers 29' Chalmers 45' MacKay 56' Chalmers 65' Price 80' Gallagher 89'	Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 24,222

Celtic v Queen of the South

10 November 1962 Division One	Celtic	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,775

Dundee v Celtic

17 November 1962 Division One	Dundee	0 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,951

Celtic v Partick Thistle

24 November 1962 Division One	Celtic	0 – 2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,966

Hibernian v Celtic

1 December 1962 Division One	Hibernian	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT			Murdoch 75'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,748

Celtic v Hearts

8 December 1962 Division One	Celtic	2 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Hughes 5' Price 42'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,803

Third Lanark v Celtic

15 December 1962 Division One	Third Lanark	2 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 14,603

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

26 December 1962 Division One	Celtic	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	OG 9' Hughes 61'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,233

Celtic v Falkirk

29 December 1962 Division One	Celtic	2 – 1	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Hughes 43' Hughes 53'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,998

Rangers v Celtic

1 January 1963 Division One	Rangers	4 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 76,147

Aberdeen v Celtic

5 January 1963 Division One	Aberdeen	1 – 5	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT			Hughes 14' Craig 18' Craig 29' Hughes 33' Hughes 82'	Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 15,370

Celtic v Airdrieonians

2 March 1963 Division One	Celtic	3 – 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Divers 13' Divers 61' OG 62'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,097

Celtic v St Mirren

9 March 1963 Division One	Celtic	1 – 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Murdoch 25'			Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,239

Queen of the South v Celtic

16 March 1963 Division One	Queen of the South	2 – 5	Celtic	Dumfries
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 7,429

Celtic v Raith Rovers

19 March 1963 Division One	Celtic	4 – 1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,974

Celtic v Dundee

23 March 1963 Division One	Celtic	4 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,710

Kilmarnock v Celtic

27 March 1963 Division One	Kilmarnock	6 – 0	Celtic	Kilmarnock
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 16,002

Partick Thistle v Celtic

2 April 1963 Division One	Partick Thistle	1 – 5	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 16,649

Celtic v Hibernian

6 April 1963 Division One	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,608

Celtic v Third Lanark

20 April 1963 Division One	Celtic	2 – 1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,926

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

27 April 1963 Division One	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT			Divers 21'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 10,059

Hearts v Celtic

29 April 1963 Division One	Hearts	4 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 9,673

Celtic v Clyde

6 May 1963 Division One	Celtic	2 – 0	Clyde	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,743

Dundee United v Celtic

11 May 1963 Division One	Dundee United	3 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 12,656

Celtic v Motherwell

13 May 1963 Division One	Celtic	6 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,692

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish Cup

Falkirk v Celtic

28 January 1963 First round	Falkirk	0 - 2	Celtic	Falkirk
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 13,500

Celtic v Hearts

6 March 1963 Second round	Celtic	3 - 1	Hearts	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,000

Celtic v Gala Fairydean

13 March 1963 Third round	Celtic	6 - 0	Gala Fairydean	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000

St Mirren v Celtic

30 March 1963 Fourth round	St Mirren	0 - 1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 35,644

Raith Rovers v Celtic

13 April 1963 Semi-final	Raith Rovers	2 - 5	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 35,681

Rangers v Celtic

4 May 1963 Final	Rangers	1 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 129,527

Rangers v Celtic

15 May 1963 Final replay	Rangers	3 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 120,263

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Hearts

11 August 1962 Group 8	Celtic	3 - 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,868

Dundee v Celtic

15 August 1962 Group 8	Dundee	1 - 0	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 19,807

Celtic v Dundee United

18 August 1962 Group 8	Celtic	4 - 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,383

Hearts v Celtic

25 August 1962 Group 8	Hearts	3 - 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 31,296

Celtic v Dundee

29 August 1962 Group 8	Celtic	3 - 0	Dundee	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,3165

Dundee United v Celtic

1 September 1962 Group 8	Dundee United	0 - 0	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 20,327

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Main article: 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Valencia v Celtic

26 September 1962 1st round 1st leg	Valencia	4 - 2	Celtic	Valencia
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 25,000

Celtic v Valencia

24 October 1962 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 2 (4 – 6 agg.)	Valencia	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,000

Glasgow Cup

Rangers v Celtic

15 October 1962 1st round	Rangers	2 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 50,000

Celtic v Rangers

21 November 1962 1st round replay	Celtic	3 - 2	Rangers	Glasgow
14:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,000

Partick Thistle v Celtic

3 December 1962 Semi-final	Partick Thistle	1 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 28,500

Celtic v Third Lanark

8 April 1963 Final	Celtic	1 - 2	Third Lanark	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Hampden Park

References

1. "Celtic lost it all up front". Daily Record. 16 May 1963. p. 19. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. McPhail, John (9 April 1963). "Wee Joe is Big Hero for Thirds". Daily Record. p. 18. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Video clip of the Scottish Cup final by Pathé News