1943–44 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1944–45 season
Manager	Jimmy McStay
Stadium	Celtic Park
Southern League	2nd
Southern League Cup	Group stage

During the 1943–44 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Southern Football League.

Competitions

Southern Football League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers (C)	30	23	4	3	90	27	+63	50
2	Celtic	30	18	7	5	71	43	+28	43
3	Hibernian	30	17	4	9	72	54	+18	38
4	Heart of Midlothian	30	14	7	9	67	50	+17	35
5	Dumbarton	30	13	6	11	54	58	−4	32

Source: The Celtic Wiki – Southern Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

14 August 1943 Southern League	Clyde	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium

21 August 1943 Southern League	Celtic	2–1	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

4 September 1943 Southern League	Celtic	1–4	Dumbarton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

11 September 1943 Southern League	Rangers	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park

18 September 1943 Southern League	Celtic	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

25 September 1943 Southern League	Hearts	0–0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park

2 October 1943 Southern League	Celtic	3–2	Albion Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

9 October 1943 Southern League	Celtic	4–5	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

16 October 1943 Southern League	Airdrieonians	1–3	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park

23 October 1943 Southern League	Celtic	3–2	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

30 October 1945 Southern League	Hibernian	2–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road

6 November 1943 Southern League	Celtic	2–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

13 November 1943 Southern League	Celtic	5–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

20 November 1943 Southern League	Third Lanark	3–4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park

27 November 1943 Southern League	Celtic	4–0	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

4 December 1943 Southern League	Morton	1–1	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park

11 December 1943 Southern League	Celtic	2–0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

18 December 1943 Southern League	Dumbarton	1–1	Celtic	Dumbarton
				Stadium: Boghead Park

25 December 1943 Southern League	Hamilton Academical	3–3	Celtic	Hamilton
				Stadium: Douglas Park

1 January 1944 Southern League	Celtic	1–3	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

3 January 1944 Southern League	Celtic	4–0	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

8 January 1944 Southern League	Celtic	4–0	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

15 January 1944 Southern League	Albion Rovers	2–1	Celtic	Coatbridge
				Stadium: Cliftonhill

22 January 1944 Southern League	Partick Thistle	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park

29 January 1944 Southern League	Celtic	3–1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

5 February 1944 Southern League	Falkirk	3–2	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park

12 February 1944 Southern League	Celtic	2–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

19 February 1944 Southern League	Motherwell	1–2	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park

26 February 1944 Southern League	St Mirren	2–2	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street

10 April 1944 Southern League	Queen's Park	1–4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park

Southern League Cup

4 March 1944 Group	Celtic	8–1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

11 March 1944 Group	Falkirk	1–3	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park

18 March 1944 Group	Partick Thistle	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park

25 March 1944 Group	Hamilton Academical	0–3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Douglas Park

1 April 1944 Group	Celtic	3–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

8 April 1944 Group	Celtic	6–0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park

29 April 1944 Semi-final	Celtic	2–4	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 87,000

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1943–44 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Southern League North Eastern League
Domestic cups	Summer Cup Southern League Cup North Eastern League Cup Glasgow Cup ('43, '44) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results
Club seasons
Southern League	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen's Park Rangers St. Mirren Third Lanark
North Eastern League	Aberdeen Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Falkirk 'A' Heart of Midlothian 'A' Raith Rovers Rangers 'A'

Competitions

Southern Football League

League table

Matches

Southern League Cup

References