21 Jan 2022 09:42:04
Paul McStay was my favourite player at a young age. I then had pleasure of meeting him when I was mascot age 7.
Roy Aitken was captain and I was tinged with dissapointment until he served me a glass of coke and Cesear told me Paul McStay would be captain that day. Game finished 1-1 v Motherwell.
I cannot recall the full team but Paul Elliot made his debut and Tommy Burns played.
21 Jan 2022 10:06:45
Keezo,
It would’ve been extra special when Paul McStay scored our equaliser that day,
Motherwell were our bogey team from about 1989 until the mid 1990s when Tommy McLean was the Motherwell manager.
A high percentage of the Motherwell players back then were actually Celtic fans but it didn’t make it any easier to beat them.
21 Jan 2022 10:50:30
I had a look at our results against Motherwell from February 1989 until September 1995 and Celtic only won 5 times from 30 games against Motherwell.
Celtic won 5,drawn 15 times and Motherwell won 10 games.
After Celtic knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup for a 3rd year in a row, we played Motherwell in the 1991 Semi-Finals.
I remember being gutted when Celtic lost 4-2 in a replay and Motherwell went on to win the Scottish Cup that year. ( it’s the only time I’ve been under the cover at the Old Rangers end of the ground )
Celtic actually went into that Semi-Final with only ONE victory against Motherwell in our previous 10 meetings but it was still highlighted as a Major shock by the media.
21 Jan 2022 11:03:35
Keezo1, would that have been about 1987? Think you must have been the mascot at my very first game. We travelled with St. Peter's no.1 CSC Belfast, my dad was a member. Always remember the crowds heading up to the stadium.