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Celtic was founded as a charity for poor Irish immigrants in Glasgow by Brother Walfrid, a Marist Brother originally from County Sligo, Ireland. [71] Consequently, Celtic is strongly associated with Scotland's Irish Catholic community [72] [73] and have a significant number of supporters in Ireland and among members of the Irish diaspora elsewhere.
[66] [67] Celtic Supporters Association general secretary Eddie Toner said, "The Fair Play Award is a fantastic tribute to the Celtic supporters who represented the club in Europe so magnificently last season. Celtic supporters have travelled in large numbers throughout Europe over many years and they have rightly earned an excellent reputation ...
Celtic had already issued a warning to the group after safety breaches in August 2013, and following the incident at Fir Park, Celtic issued "precautionary" suspensions to 128 supporters. 250 season-ticket holders in the group's adopted section of the Celtic Park, section 111, were moved to other parts of the ground, or given the option of a ...
Celtic, Rangers, Motherwell and Aberdeen fans are among supporters to assess their team's priorities in the January window. Scottish Premiership: Celtic, Rangers, Motherwell, Aberdeen fans among ...
Celtic entered the final as holders, having beaten Partick Thistle after a replay in the previous year's final. Rangers were the reigning league champions. The match was the 12th League Cup final, and the first contested by the Old Firm. It was held at a sunny Hampden Park in Glasgow, at 2.45pm on the afternoon of 19 October 1957.
Celtic chairman Desmond White said that Thomson was the best 'keeper he had ever seen, and described him as having "the ability to rise in the air high above the opposition. It was this almost ballet-like ability and agility which, in his tremendous displays, endeared him to the hearts of all Celtic supporters." [5]
Jay Beatty (born 23 December 2003) [1] is a supporter and the unofficial mascot of Celtic Football Club. He received attention thanks to Celtic player Giorgios Samaras and was an ambassador, in 2016, for the Celtic F.C. Foundation charity. He become known as a superfan and received support and recognition from other football clubs and their fans.
This was the second final between the clubs in the calendar year, after the 2024 Scottish Cup final in May which brought the previous domestic season to a close.. Celtic went into the final as favourites owing to their position of dominance in Scottish football over the preceding dozen years since the events of 2012 involving Rangers, and in recent seasons (they had won seven of the nine ...