1969–70 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic

1969–70 season
Manager	Jock Stein
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Division One	1st
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Winners
European Cup	Finalists

During the 1969–70 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division One. They won the League for the fifth season in a row. They also won the League Cup for the fifth time in a row, something that has never been achieved again as of 2025.

Celtic had one of their most successful European campaigns as they reached the European Cup final for the second time, only to lose 2-1 to Dutch champions Feyenoord. The final was played at the San Siro in Milan, coincidentally the home of Internazionale, the team Celtic had beaten in Lisbon in the 1967 final. Celtic had to go through Swiss champions FC Basel, Portuguese champions Benfica, Italian champions Fiorentina and English champions Leeds United to reach the final.

Wim Jansen, who would manage Celtic decades later in 1997-98 to win a League and League Cup double and deny Rangers their tenth league title in a row, was part of the Feyenoord eleven that defeated Celtic in the final.

Squad

Source:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	John Fallon
—	GK	SCO	Ronnie Simpson
—	GK	SCO	Evan Williams
—	DF	SCO	Jim Craig
—	DF	SCO	Tommy Gemmell
—	DF	SCO	Davie Cattanach
—	DF	SCO	Billy McNeill
—	DF	SCO	Jim Brogan
—	DF	SCO	Jimmy Quinn
—	DF	IRL	Jackie Clarke
—	MF	SCO	Bobby Murdoch
—	MF	SCO	David Hay
—	MF	SCO	John Clark

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	George Connelly
—	MF	SCO	Lou Macari
—	MF	SCO	Tommy Callaghan
—	MF	SCO	Bertie Auld
—	MF	SCO	Vic Davidson
—	MF	IRL	Charlie Gallacher
—	FW	SCO	Jimmy Johnstone
—	FW	SCO	Stevie Chalmers
—	FW	SCO	Willie Wallace
—	FW	SCO	Bobby Lennox
—	FW	SCO	Harry Hood
—	FW	SCO	John Yogi Hughes
—	FW	SCO	Kenny Dalglish

Results

Scottish Division One

Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Division One

Celtic v St Johnstone

30 August 1969 Division One	Celtic	2 – 2	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,926

Kilmarnock v Celtic

3 September 1969 Division One	Kilmarnock	2 – 4	Celtic	Kilmarnock
19:30				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 23,821

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

6 September 1969 Division One	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 23,366

Celtic v Hibernian

13 September 1969 Division One	Celtic	1 – 2	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,706

Rangers v Celtic

20 September 1969 Division One	Rangers	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 84,140

Celtic v Clyde

27 September 1969 Division One	Celtic	2 – 1	Clyde	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,377

Celtic v Raith Rovers

4 October 1969 Division One	Celtic	7 – 1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,933

Airdrieonians v Celtic

11 October 1969 Division One	Airdrieonians	0 – 2	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 BST				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 17,244

Aberdeen v Celtic

29 October 1969 Division One	Aberdeen	2 – 3	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 BST				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 23,912

Ayr United v Celtic

1 November 1969 Division One	Ayr United	2 – 4	Celtic	Ayr
15:00 BST				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 18,825

Celtic v Hearts

8 November 1969 Division One	Celtic	0 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,683

Motherwell v Celtic

15 November 1969 Division One	Motherwell	1 – 2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 20,882

Morton v Celtic

29 November 1969 Division One	Morton	0 – 3	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 16,365

Celtic v St Mirren

1 December 1969 Division One	Celtic	2 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,095

Celtic v Dundee

6 December 1969 Division One	Celtic	1 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,835

St Johnstone v Celtic

13 December 1969 Division One	St Johnstone	1 – 4	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 14,625

Celtic v Dundee United

17 December 1969 Division One	Celtic	7 – 2	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,916

Celtic v Kilmarnock

20 December 1969 Division One	Celtic	3 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,459

Celtic v Partick Thistle

27 December 1969 Division One	Celtic	8 – 1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,087

Clyde v Celtic

1 January 1970 Division One	Clyde	0 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 21,609

Celtic v Rangers

3 January 1970 Division One	Celtic	0 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 72,265

Hibernian v Celtic

17 January 1970 Division One	Hibernian	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,839

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

31 January 1970 Division One	Celtic	3 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,188

Partick Thistle v Celtic

16 February 1970 Division One	Partick Thistle	1 – 5	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 17,129

Raith Rovers v Celtic

25 February 1970 Division One	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 8,724

Celtic v Airdrieonians

28 February 1970 Division One	Celtic	4 – 2	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,706

Dundee United v Celtic

7 March 1970 Division One	Dundee United	0 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 19,532

Celtic v Morton

10 March 1970 Division One	Celtic	4 – 0	Morton	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,120

Celtic v Ayr United

21 March 1970 Division One	Celtic	3 – 0	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,055

Celtic v Aberdeen

25 March 1970 Division One	Celtic	1 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,751

Hearts v Celtic

28 March 1970 Division One	Hearts	0 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 27,690

Celtic v Motherwell

4 April 1970 Division One	Celtic	6 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,073

Dundee v Celtic

6 April 1970 Division One	Dundee	1 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 BST				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 11,900

St Mirren v Celtic

18 April 1970 Division One	St Mirren	2 – 3	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 18,365

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Scottish Cup

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

24 January 1970 First round	Celtic	2 - 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,000

Celtic v Dundee United

7 February 1970 Second round	Celtic	4 - 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,000

Celtic v Rangers

21 February 1970 Third round	Celtic	3 - 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 75,000

Celtic v Dundee

14 March 1970 Semi-final	Celtic	2 - 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 64,519

Celtic v Aberdeen

11 April 1970 Final	Celtic	1 - 3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 108,244

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Airdrieonians

9 August 1969 Group 8	Celtic	6 - 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,638

Rangers v Celtic

13 August 1969 Group 8	Rangers	2 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 71,645

Celtic v Raith Rovers

16 August 1969 Group 8	Celtic	5 - 0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,436

Celtic v Rangers

20 August 1969 Group 8	Celtic	1 - 0	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 69,184

Airdireonians v Celtic

23 August 1969 Group 8	Airdireonians	0 - 3	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 21,347

Raith Rovers v Celtic

27 August 1969 Group 8	Raith Rovers	2 - 5	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 17,133

Aberdeen v Celtic

10 September 1969 Quarter-final 1st leg	Aberdeen	0 - 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 31,684

Celtic v Aberdeen

24 September 1969 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 1 (2 – 1 agg.)	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,140

Ayr United v Celtic

8 October 1969 Semi-final	Ayr United	3 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 35,037

Ayr United v Celtic

13 October 1969 Semi-final replay	Ayr United	1 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 47,821

St Johnstone v Celtic

25 October 1969 Final	St Johnstone	0 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 73,067

European Cup

Main article: 1969–70 European Cup

FC Basel v Celtic

17 September 1969 1st round 1st leg	FC Basel	0 - 0	Celtic	Basel
19:00 GMT				Stadium: St. Jakob Stadium Attendance: 37,587

Celtic v FC Basel

1 October 1969 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	FC Basel	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,976

Celtic v Benfica

12 November 1969 2nd round 1st leg	Celtic	3 - 0	Benfica	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 74,894

Benfica v Celtic

25 November 1969 2nd round 2nd leg	Benfica	3 - 0 (3 – 3 agg.)	Celtic	Lisbon
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 29,601

Celtic v Fiorentina

4 March 1970 Quarter-final 1st leg	Celtic	3 - 0	Fiorentina	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 77,240

Fiorentina v Celtic

18 March 1970 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Fiorentina	1 - 0 (1 – 3 agg.)	Celtic	Florence
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 35,544

Leeds United v Celtic

1 April 1970 Semi-final 1st leg	Leeds United	0 - 1	Celtic	Leeds
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 45,505

Celtic v Leeds United

15 April 1970 Semi-final 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 1 (3 – 1 agg.)	Leeds United	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 136,505

Feyenoord v Celtic

6 May 1970 Final	Feyenoord	2 - 1	Celtic	Milan
19:30 GMT				Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,505

Glasgow Cup

Celtic v Clyde

15 October 1969 Semi-final	Celtic	4 - 1	Clyde	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,000

Rangers v Celtic

10 August 1970 Final	Rangers	1 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 58,144

See also

• Nine in a row