1954–55 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1954–55 season
Manager	Jimmy McGrory
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Division A	2nd
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Group stage

During the 1954–55 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division A.

Competitions

Scottish Division A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Aberdeen (C)	30	24	1	5	73	26	+47	49
2	Celtic	30	19	8	3	76	37	+39	46
3	Rangers	30	19	3	8	67	33	+34	41
4	Hearts	30	16	7	7	74	45	+29	39
5	Hibernian	30	15	4	11	64	54	+10	34	Invitation for the European Cup first round

Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Matches

11 September 1954 Division A	Clyde	2–2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 30,000

18 September 1954 Division A	Celtic	2–0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,000

25 September 1954 Division A	Raith Rovers	1–3	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
15:00				Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 16,000

2 October 1954 Division A	Celtic	6–3	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

9 October 1954 Division A	Aberdeen	0–2	Celtic	Aberdeen
14:45 BST				Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 38,000

16 October 1954 Division A	Celtic	1–1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,000

30 October 1954 Division A	Celtic	3–1	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

6 November 1954 Division A	St Mirren	1–1	Celtic	Paisley
14:45 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 35,000

13 November 1954 Division A	Celtic	7–0	Stirling Albion	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

20 November 1954 Division A	Partick Thistle	4–2	Celtic	Glasgow
14:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 33,000

27 November 1954 Division A	Motherwell	2–2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 20,000

4 December 1954 Division A	Celtic	2–2	East Fife	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,500

11 December 1954 Division A	Hibernian	0–5	Celtic	Edinburgh
14:15 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 33,000

18 December 1954 Division A	Celtic	4–1	Dundee	Glasgow
14:15 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000

25 December 1954 Division A	Celtic	2–2	Clyde	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,000

1 January 1955 Division A	Rangers	4–1	Celtic	Glasgow
14:15 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 63,000

3 January 1955 Division A	Celtic	4–1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

8 January 1955 Division A	Kilmarnock	1–2	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 24,518

22 January 1955 Division A	Queen of the South	0–2	Celtic	Dumfries
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 12,500

29 January 1955 Division A	Celtic	2–0	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,300

12 February 1955 Division A	Falkirk	1–1	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 20,223

26 February 1955 Division A	Celtic	5–2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,000

9 March 1955 Division A	Stirling Albion	2–3	Celtic	Stirling
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Annfield Attendance: 6,000

12 March 1955 Division A	Celtic	0–0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,000

19 March 1955 Division A	Celtic	1–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000

30 March 1955 Division A	East Fife	3–4	Celtic	Methil
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 8,000

2 April 1955 Division A	Celtic	1–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,000

9 April 1955 Division A	Dundee	0–1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 23,000

16 April 1955 Division A	Celtic	2–1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,000

30 April 1955 Division A	Hearts	0–3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 22,000

Scottish Cup

5 February 1955 Fifth round	Alloa Athletic	2–4	Celtic	Alloa
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 14,567

19 February 1955 Sixth Round	Kilmarnock	1–1	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 32,887

23 February 1955 Sixth Round replay	Celtic	1–0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,000

5 March 1955 Seventh Round	Celtic	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,000

26 March 1955 Semi-final	Airdrieonians	2–2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 88,526

4 April 1955 Semi-final replay	Airdrieonians	0–2	Celtic	Glasgow
16:15 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 71,351

23 April 1955 Final	Clyde	1–1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 106,283

27 April 1955 Final replay	Clyde	1–0	Celtic	Glasgow
18:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 68,801

Scottish League Cup

14 August 1954 Group 8	Celtic	3–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,000

18 August 1954 Group 8	Dundee	3–1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 28,000

21 August 1954 Group 8	Celtic	1–2	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,000

28 August 1954 Group 8	Falkirk	2–2	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 18,000

1 September 1954 Group 8	Celtic	0–1	Dundee	Glasgow
18:45 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

4 September 1955 Group 8	Heart of Midlothian	3–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 32,000

Celtic F.C. seasons
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List of unbeaten football club seasons

1954–55 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Division A Division B Division C Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division A	Aberdeen Celtic Clyde Dundee East Fife Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Rangers Raith Rovers St. Mirren Stirling Albion
Division B	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Morton Queen's Park St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Third Lanark
Other	Dumbarton

Competitions

Scottish Division A

League table

Matches

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

References