Here we have some pics from the Glory days of yesteryear, yesterday and the present.
Without a doubt our
most prestigious and glorious day came one sunny day
in May
1967. Jock Stein This was
Celtic's Golden Age, when they feared no one and took
victory and glory for granted. Recently however
things haven't been so rosey, and the record of
winning 2 trophies in 6 years between '89-'95 speaks
for itself.
The man
upon who Stein built his team Billy McNeil"King Billy", an
inspirational captain and one of the truly great
Celtic men of all time. Stein,
Johnstone, McNeil and the rest of the Lisbon Lions
went on to
win every trophy available to them in season '66-'67
and dominated Scottish football.
But last season with some new faces and a
new coach, things looked to be back on track. A
new Whereas Stein's team
was homegrown, Celtic now have a cosmopolitan side
with such stars as Alan
Stubbs, Morten
Weighorst and fan-favourite Enrico
"Rico" Annoni.But homegrown talent such as Scottish
internationalists Craig Burley,
Tommy Boyd and Player's
Player of the Year Jackie
McNamarra can still be found wearing the
hoops.team played
exciting, attractive football winning both the League Cup and League
And as the team has undergone a transformation, so has Celtic Park. Gone now is the most famous terracing in Britain, affectionately known as THE JUNGLE to be replaced with something majestic and worthy of the name PARADISE