1977–78 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1977–78 football season

Celtic
1977–78 season
Manager	Jock Stein
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	5th
Scottish Cup	4th Round
Scottish League Cup	Finalists
European Cup	2nd round
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

During the 1977–78 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Dundee United	36	16	8	12	42	32	+10	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Hibernian	36	15	7	14	51	43	+8	37	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Celtic	36	15	6	15	63	54	+9	36
6	Motherwell	36	13	7	16	45	52	−7	33
7	Partick Thistle	36	14	5	17	52	62	−10	33

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

Matches

Celtic v Dundee United

13 August 1977 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,159

Ayr United v Celtic

20 August 1977 Premier League	Ayr United	2 – 1	Celtic	Ayr
15:00				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 14,553

Celtic v Motherwell

27 August 1977 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,095

Rangers v Celtic

10 September 1977 Premier League	Rangers	3 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 50,820

Aberdeen v Celtic

17 September 1977 Premier League	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 26,830

Celtic v Clydebank

24 September 1977 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,983

Celtic v Hibernian

1 October 1977 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,791

Partick Thistle v Celtic

8 October 1977 Premier League	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 19,629

Celtic v St Mirren

15 October 1977 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,722

Dundee United v Celtic

22 October 1977 Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 17,198

Celtic v Ayr United

29 October 1977 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,202

Motherwell v Celtic

5 November 1977 Premier League	Motherwell	2 – 3	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 16,547

Celtic v Rangers

12 November 1977 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,359

Celtic v Aberdeen

19 November 1977 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,224

Celtic v Partick Thistle

10 December 1977 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,420

St Mirren v Celtic

17 December 1977 Premier League	St Mirren	3 – 3	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,580

Celtic v Dundee United

24 December 1978 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,246

Ayr United v Celtic

31 December 1977 Premier League	Ayr United	2 – 1	Celtic	Ayr
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 12,238

Celtic v Motherwell

2 January 1978 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,284

Rangers v Celtic

7 January 1978 Premier League	Rangers	3 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 54,421

Aberdeen v Celtic

14 January 1978 Premier League	Aberdeen	2 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,643

Celtic v St Mirren

25 February 1978 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,785

Dundee United v Celtic

4 March 1978 Premier League	Dundee United	0 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 14,161

Celtic v Ayr United

11 March 1978 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,164

Motherwell v Celtic

22 March 1978 Premier League	Motherwell	2 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,613

Celtic v Rangers

25 March 1978 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,805

Partick Thistle v Celtic

29 March 1978 Premier League	Partick Thistle	0 – 4	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 12,291

Celtic v Aberdeen

1 April 1978 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,159

Celtic v Hibernian

5 April 1978 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,224

Clydebank v Celtic

8 April 1978 Premier League	Clydebank	3 – 2	Celtic	Clydebank
15:00 BST				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 7,305

Hibernian v Celtic

12 April 1978 Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 BST				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 10,902

Hibernian v Celtic

15 April 1978 Premier League	Hibernian	4 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,262

Celtic v Clydebank

17 April 1978 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 2	Clydebank	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,021

Celtic v Partick Thistle

22 April 1978 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,870

Clydebank v Celtic

26 April 1978 Premier League	Clydebank	1 – 1	Celtic	Clydebank
19:30 BST				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 4,000

St Mirren v Celtic

29 April 1978 Premier League	St Mirren	3 – 1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,441

Scottish Cup

Celtic v Dundee

6 February 1978 Third round	Celtic	7 - 1	Dundee	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,000

Celtic v Kilmarnock

27 February 1978 Fourth round	Celtic	1 - 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

Kilmarnock v Celtic

6 March 1978 Fourth round replay	Kilmarnock	1 - 0	Celtic	Kilmarnock
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,137

Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Motherwell

31 August 1977 Second round 1st leg	Celtic	0 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,913

Motherwell v Celtic

3 September 1977 Second round 2nd leg	Motherwell	2 - 4 (2 – 4 agg.)	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 20,494

Stirling Albion v Celtic

5 October 1977 Third round 1st leg	Stirling Albion	1 - 2	Celtic	Stirling
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Annfield Stadium Attendance: 8,536

Celtic v Stirling Albion

26 October 1977 Third round 2nd leg	Celtic	1 - 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Stirling Albion	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,326

St Mirren v Celtic

9 November 1977 Quarter-final 1st leg	St Mirren	1 - 3	Celtic	Paisley
19:30 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 18,101

Celtic v St Mirren

16 November 1977 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 0 (5 – 1 agg.)	St Mirren	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,962

Hearts v Celtic

1 March 1978 Semi-final	Hearts	0 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 18,940

Rangers v Celtic

18 March 1978 Final	Rangers	2 - 1 (aet)	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 60,268

European Cup

Celtic

Jeunesse d'Esch

14 September 1977 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	5 - 0	Jeunesse d'Esch	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,000

Jeunesse d'Esch

Celtic

28 September 1977 1st round 2nd leg	Jeunesse d'Esch	1 - 6 (1 – 11 agg.)	Celtic	Esch-sur-Alzette
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Stade de la Frontière Attendance: 3,580

Celtic

Wacker Innsbruck

19 October 1977 2nd round 1st leg	Celtic	2 - 1	Wacker Innsbruck	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

Wacker Innsbruck

Celtic

2 November 1977 2nd round 2nd leg	Wacker Innsbruck	3 - 0 (4 – 2 agg.)	Celtic	Innsbruck
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 18,000

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Premier Division	Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Clydebank Dundee United Hibernian Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Arbroath Dundee Dumbarton East Fife Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Queen of the South St. Johnstone Stirling Albion
Second Division	Albion Rovers Berwick Rangers Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic East Stirlingshire Falkirk Forfar Athletic Meadowbank Thistle Raith Rovers Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stranraer