1984–85 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1984–85 season
Chairman	Desmond White
Manager	Davie Hay
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Winners
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-finalists
European Cup Winners' Cup	2nd round
Highest home attendance	48,824
Lowest home attendance	6,514
Average home league attendance	20,830
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

During the 1984–85 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions edit

Scottish Premier Division edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Aberdeen (C)	36	27	5	4	89	26	+63	59	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	36	22	8	6	77	30	+47	52	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Dundee United	36	20	7	9	67	33	+34	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Rangers	36	13	12	11	47	38	+9	38
5	St Mirren	36	17	4	15	51	56	−5	38

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches edit

11 August 1984 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,415

18 August 1984 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,905

25 August 1984 Premier League	Rangers	0 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,906

1 September 1984 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 0	Morton	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,123

8 September 1984 Premier League	Dumbarton	1 – 1	Celtic	Dumbarton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 8,416

15 September 1984 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,411

22 September 1984 Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 12,791

29 September 1984 Premier League	Dundee	2 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 13,761

6 October 1984 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,468

13 October 1984 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,863

20 October 1984 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,758

3 November 1984 Premier League	Morton	2 – 1	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 10,053

10 November 1984 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,791

17 November 1984 Premier League	Hearts	1 – 5	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 20,117

24 November 1984 Premier League	Celtic	7 – 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,418

1 December 1984 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,887

8 December 1984 Premier League	Aberdeen	4 – 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,175

15 December 1984 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 8,753

22 December 1984 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,716

29 December 1984 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 2	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,894

1 January 1985 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,735

2 February 1985 Premier League	St Mirren	0 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 13,894

9 February 1985 Premier League	Dundee	2 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 12,087

19 February 1985 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 0	Morton	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,197

23 February 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,824

2 March 1985 Premier League	Dundee United	0 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,493

16 March 1985 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,820

20 March 1985 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,522

23 March 1985 Premier League	Morton	2 – 7	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 7,326

3 April 1985 Premier League	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Celtic	Dumbarton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 6,043

6 April 1985 Premier League	Hearts	0 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 14,883

20 April 1985 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,746

27 April 1985 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,653

1 May 1985 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,079

4 May 1985 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,815

11 May 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,514

Scottish Cup edit

30 January 1985 Third round	Hamilton Academical	1 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

16 February 1985 Fourth round	Celtic	6 - 0	Inverness Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,937

9 March 1985 Fifth round	Dundee	1 - 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 21,301

13 March 1985 Fifth round replay	Celtic	2 - 1	Dundee	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,390

13 April 1985 Semi-final	Motherwell	1 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 29,935

17 April 1985 Semi-final replay	Celtic	3 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 25,876

18 May 1985 Final	Celtic	2 - 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 59,256

Scottish League Cup edit

22 August 1984 Second round	Dunfermline Athletic	2 - 3	Celtic	Dunfermline
19:30 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 8,656

29 August 1984 Third round	Airdrieonians	0 - 4	Celtic	Airdrie
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 11,411

5 September 1984 Quarter Finals	Dundee United	2 - 1	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 21,182

European Cup Winners' Cup edit

19 September 1984 1st round 1st leg	KAA Gent	1 - 0	Celtic	Ghent
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Jules Ottenstadion Attendance: 22,500

3 October 1984 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	3 - 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	KAA Gent	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,749

24 October 1984 2nd round 1st leg	Rapid Vienna	3 - 1	Celtic	Vienna
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Gerhard Hanappi Stadium Attendance: 15,700

7 November 1984 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	3 - 0 (4 – 3 agg.)	Rapid Vienna	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,813

12 December 1984 2nd round 2nd leg (rearranged)	Celtic	0 - 1 (1 – 4 agg.)	Rapid Vienna	Manchester
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,150

Staff edit

Board of Directors^[1]
Position	Name
Chairman	Desmond White
Vice-Chairman	Thomas Devlin
Secretary	Desmond White
Directors	James Farrell Kevin Kelly Jack McGinn Chris White

Football Staff^[2]
Position	Name
Manager	David Hay
Assistant Manager	Frank Connor
Coach	Bobby Lennox
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan

Transfers edit

Transfers In^[3]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
May 1984	Alan McInally	Ayr United F.C.	£95,000
October 1984	Mo Johnston	Watford F.C.	£400,000
November 1984	Pierce O'Leary	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	£50,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£445,000

Transfers Out
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
May 1984	Jim McInally	Nottingham Forest F.C.	£40,000
May 1984	Brian Whitakker	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	£25,000
October 1984	John Halpin	Carlisle United F.C.	Free Transfer
November 1984	Jim Melrose	Manchester City F.C.	£40,000
April 1984	Mark Reid	Charlton Athletic F.C.	£40,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£105,000

References edit

^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[1] "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[2] "Coaching and Backroom Staff - Previous - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[3] "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

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