1948

Matches: Year by Year | Pictures: Year by Year

Celtic Games Played:- 1948
Other Match Pages:- 1947 | 1949
Decade of Matches:- 1941-1950
Picture Pages:- 1947-48 | 1948-49
League Tables:- 1947-48 | 1948-49
Date Competition Home Team Score Score Away Team Report Pictures Notes
JAN                
2nd League Division A Celtic 0
4
Rangers Report Pictures  
3rd League Division A Heart of Midlothian 1
0
Celtic Report Pictures  
10th League Division A Celtic 1
0
Aberdeen Report Pictures  
17th League Division A Morton 4
0
Celtic Report Pictures  
24th League Division A Celtic 1
2
Partick Thistle Report Pictures  
31st League Division A Celtic 0
0
Clyde Report Pictures McAuley sent off.
FEB                
7th Scottish Cup Celtic 3
0
Cowdenbeath Report Pictures  
14th League Division A Queen of the South 2
0
Celtic Report Pictures  
21st Scottish Cup Celtic 1
0
Motherwell Report Pictures 17th February. Celtic sign Jock Weir from Blackburn Rovers for £7000.
28th League Division A Falkirk 0
1
Celtic Report Pictures  
MAR               1st March. Celtic announce all first team and staff to become full time
6th Scottish Cup Celtic 4
0
Montrose Report Pictures  
13th League Division A Celtic 0
0
St Mirren Report Pictures  
20th League Division A Motherwell 0
3
Celtic Report Pictures  
27th Scottish Cup Morton 1
0
Celtic Report Pictures 1-0 aet (112 minutes)
29th League Division A Third Lanark 5
1
Celtic Report Pictures  
APR                
03 League Division A Celtic 2
4
Hibernian Report Pictures  
10 League Division A Celtic 1
3
Third Lanark Report Pictures  
17 League Division A Dundee 2
3
Celtic Report Pictures Celtic win to safeguard ourselves from relegation!!
MAY
4 Glasgow Charity Cup Celtic
1
0
Third Lanark
Report Pictures
8 Glasgow Charity Cup Rangers
2
0
Celtic
Report Pictures Cup Final
                 

At the end of the 1947-48 season the following players were released: Tommy McDonald, Frank Walsh (who had only signed this season from Third Lanark and Kilmarnock), Joe Rae, George Hazzlett, Rab Quinn, Joe McLaughlin and Bernie Cannon.

          On the 20th June Celtic signed Charlie Tully from Belfast Celtic for a fee between £8000 and £9000.

Jimmy Hogan arrived as coach before the start of the 1948-49 season and began to implement a better physical regime and training schedule.

  Season Review            
  League Table 1947-48           22nd May Rolando Ugolini leaves for Middlesbrough
  Statistics 1947-48            
  Scottish Cup 1947-48           26th July Tommy Docherty is signed by Celtic
  League Cup 1947-48            
               
               
               
  Celtic Team Line-Up 1948-49

1948-49: The rules were changed to make obstruction an offence, penalised by an indirect free kick. Rangers(!) win the first treble.
           
John McPhail appointed captain
Date Competition Home Team Score Score Away Team Report Pictures Notes
AUG                
14th League Division A Celtic
0
0
Morton
Report Pictures  
18th League Division A Aberdeen 1
0
Celtic Report Pictures  
21st League Division A Celtic 0
1
Rangers Report Pictures  
28th League Division A Heart of Midlothian 1
2
Celtic Report Pictures Celtic sign Bobby Collins from Pollok
SEP                
1st League Division A Celtic 2
2
Queen of the South Report Pictures  
4th League Division A Albion Rovers 3
3
Celtic Report Pictures  
11
League Cup
Celtic
1
0
Hibernian
Report
Pictures
Preliminary Round Group 1
18th League Cup Clyde 0
2
Celtic Report Pictures Preliminary Round Group 1
25th League Cup Celtic 3
1
Rangers Report Pictures Preliminary Round Group 1
27th
Glasgow Cup (Final)
Celtic
3
1
Third Lanark
Report
Pictures
First Trophy won by the club since the War.
OCT               30th September; Tommy Bogan transferred to Preston North End
2nd League Cup Hibernian 4
2
Celtic Report Pictures Preliminary Round Group 1
9th League Cup Celtic 3
6
Clyde Report Pictures Preliminary Round Group 1; John McGrory’s debut
16th League Cup Rangers 2
1
Celtic Report Pictures Preliminary Round Group 1; Celtic sign Alex Rollo
23rd League Division A Celtic 0
1
Dundee Report Pictures  
30th League Division A Hibernian 1
2
Celtic Report Pictures 26th October; Leslie Johnston is signed for £12000 from Clyde
NOV                
6th League Division A Clyde 0
4
Celtic Report Pictures  
13th League Division A Celtic 0
1
East Fife Report Pictures  
20th League Division A Third Lanark 3
2
Celtic Report Pictures 19th November; Bobby Hogg released on a free transfer.
27th League Division A Celtic 4
4
Falkirk Report Pictures  
DEC                
4th League Division A Partick Thistle 1
2
Celtic Report Pictures  
11th League Division A St Mirren 1
1
Celtic Report Pictures  
18th League Division A Celtic 3
2
Motherwell Report Pictures  
25th League Division A Celtic 3
0
Aberdeen Report Pictures