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Celtic was founded in 1888 by the Marist Brother Walfrid as a way to raise funds to help impoverished members of Glasgow's Irish community, winning their first league title in 1893.
Under their first manager, Willie Maley, the Bhoys won 30 major trophies in 43 years. Celtic played Aberdeen in the 1937 Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park, Glasgow in front of a crowd of 146,433 (sometimes counted as 147,365), a record for the largest attendance for a European club match. Two years later, Celtic defeated Everton 1-0 at Ibrox for the Empire Exhibition Trophy.
Former player Jimmy McStay was manager of the club during the war years of 1940- 1945. There was no official competitve league football during these years and McStay was seen as something of an interim manger during these troubled times.
Ex-player and captain Jimmy McGrory became Celtic's manager in 1945. Under McGrory, Celtic defeated Arsenal, Manchester United and HibernianHibernian Football Club is one of two main Edinburgh football clubs (the other being Heart of Midlothian). They are currently managed by Tony Mowbray. The club was founded in 1875, and play at the Easter Road ground in Leith, Edinburgh. They were the firs to win the Coronation Cup, a tournament held in May 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II.
On October 10, 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t, Celtic produced one of the more famous scorelines in football when they defeated Rangers 7-1 in the Scottish League Cup final played at Hampden Park, retaining the trophy they won for the first time the previous year.
Jock SteinJock Stein (1922 1985) was one of the most notable managers in British football history. Born in Burnbank (South Lanarkshire), Scotland, Stein saw football as his escape from the Lanarkshire coal mines. He started out as a player with lowly Albion Rovers succeeded McGrory in 19651965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his " Great Society" during his State of the Union address. January 14 Prime Ministers of N. A former player and team captain, Stein gained most of his fame as Celtic's manager, and is acknowledged as one of the greatest football managers of all time. He managed Celtic to its nine straight Scottish League wins from 1966 to 1974—a Scottish record, which has, to this date, never been beaten (although it was equalled by the Rangers team of the 1996-97 season). 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio was to be Celtic's best ever year. Celtic won every competition it entered: the Scottish League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Glasgow Cup, and the Bhoys became the first non-Latin side to win the European Cup. The " Lisbon Lions", managed by Jock Stein and captained by Billy McNeill, defeated Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon, Portugal.Celtic reached the European Cup Final again in 1970 but were beaten 2-1 by Feyenoord in the San Siro Stadium, Milan.
In 1994, expatriate businessman and Fergus McCann took control of the club, ousting the family dynasties which controlled the club since its foundation. To alleviate the club's financial strain, Celtic was reconstituted as a public limited company, resulting in one of the most successful share flotations in British history. The club netted £14 million towards the refinancing of the club.
Although the fans of both Old Firm clubs have a reputation for sectarianism, Celtic and eternal rival Rangers were radically different in one key respect. Fairly early in its history, Celtic decided to sign non-Catholic players, and has frequently had a substantial number of non-Catholics on its roster. On the other hand, Rangers would not sign a Catholic player between World War II and 1989, when they signed ex-Celtic Mo Johnston. Indeed, the dictum in the West of Scotland (frequently attributed to Jock Stein) was that, given the choice between a Catholic and a Protestant player of equal skill, Celtic would sign the latter as they knew that Rangers would not then sign the Catholic player. Today, the playing rosters of both Old Firm sides are multinational, multiracial, and represent both sides of the sectarian divide.