1980–81 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1980–81 football season

Celtic
1980–81 season
Chairman	Desmond White
Manager	Billy McNeil
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	1st
Scottish Cup	Semi-final
Scottish League Cup	Semi-final
European Cup	1st round
Drybrough Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank McGarvey 23 All: Frank McGarvey 29
Highest home attendance	54,862
Lowest home attendance	11,856
Average home league attendance	22,836^[1]
← 1979–80 1981–82 →

During the 1980–81 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
1	Celtic (C)	36	26	4	6	84	37	+47	56	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	19	11	6	61	26	+35	49	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Rangers	36	16	12	8	60	32	+28	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
4	St Mirren	36	18	8	10	56	47	+9	44
5	Dundee United	36	17	9	10	66	42	+24	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

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

Matches

Celtic v Morton

9 August 1980 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Morton	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,058

Kilmarnock v Celtic

16 August 1980 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0 – 3	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 13,810

Celtic v Rangers

23 August 1980 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,682

Celtic v Partick Thistle

6 September 1980 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,003

Hearts v Celtic

13 September 1980 Premier League	Hearts	0 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 BST				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,169

Celtic v Airdrieonians

20 September 1980 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,393

Aberdeen v Celtic

27 September 1980 Premier League	Aberdeen	2 – 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,522

Celtic v Dundee United

4 October 1980 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,571

St Mirren v Celtic

11 October 1980 Premier League	St Mirren	0 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 18,443

Morton v Celtic

18 October 1980 Premier League	Morton	2 – 3	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 14,233

Celtic v Kilmarnock

25 October 1980 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,537

Rangers v Celtic

1 November 1980 Premier League	Rangers	3 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 32,206

Celtic v Aberdeen

8 November 1980 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,060

Airdrieonians v Celtic

15 November 1980 Premier League	Airdrieonians	1 – 4	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 12,550

Celtic v St Mirren

22 November 1980 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,839

Dundee United v Celtic

29 November 1980 Premier League	Dundee United	0 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 13,080

Partick Thistle v Celtic

6 December 1980 Premier League	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 12,513

Celtic v Hearts

13 December 1980 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,070

Celtic v Airdrieonians

20 December 1980 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,856

Aberdeen v Celtic

27 December 1980 Premier League	Aberdeen	4 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,089

Kilmarnock v Celtic

1 January 1981 Premier League	Kilmarnock	1 – 2	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 7,625

Celtic v Morton

3 January 1981 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Morton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,190

Celtic v Dundee United

10 January 1981 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,132

Hearts v Celtic

31 January 1981 Premier League	Hearts	0 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 14,596

Celtic v Rangers

21 February 1981 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 53,336

Morton v Celtic

28 February 1981 Premier League	Morton	0 – 3	Celtic	Greenock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 12,776

Celtic v St Mirren

14 March 1981 Premier League	Celtic	7 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,204

Celtic v Partick Thistle

18 March 1981 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,353

Airdrieonians v Celtic

21 March 1981 Premier League	Airdrieonians	1 – 3	Celtic	Airdrie
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 12,980

Celtic v Aberdeen

28 March 1981 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,491

Celtic v Hearts

1 April 1981 Premier League	Celtic	6 – 0	Hearts	Glasgow
19:30 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,228

Partick Thistle v Celtic

5 April 1981 Premier League	Partick Thistle	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 17,224

Rangers v Celtic

18 April 1981 Premier League	Rangers	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 30,562

Dundee United v Celtic

22 April 1981 Premier League	Dundee United	2 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 BST				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 15,349

Celtic v Kilmarnock

25 April 1981 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	Kilmarnock
15:00 BST				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 23,050

St Mirren v Celtic

2 May 1981 Premier League	St Mirren	3 – 1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 BST				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 14,806

Scottish Cup

Berwick Rangers v Celtic

24 January 1981 Third round	Berwick Rangers	0–2	Celtic	Berwick
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Shielfield Park Attendance: 9,676

Celtic v Stirling Albion

14 February 1981 Fourth round	Celtic	3–0	Stirling Albion	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,200

Celtic v East Stirlingshire

8 March 1981 Fifth round	Celtic	2–0	East Stirlingshire	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,500

Celtic v Dundee United

11 April 1981 Semi-final	Celtic	0–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 40,390

Celtic v Dundee United

15 April 1981 Semi-final replay	Celtic	2–3	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 32,328

Scottish League Cup

Stirling Albion v Celtic

27 August 1980 Second round 1st leg	Stirling Albion	1–0	Celtic	Stirling
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Annfield Stadium Attendance: 5,622

Celtic v Stirling Albion

30 August 1980 Second round 2nd leg	Celtic	6–1 (6–2 agg.)	Stirling Albion	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,654

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

22 September 1980 Third round 1st leg	Hamilton Academical	1–3	Celtic	Hamilton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 7,474

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

24 September 1980 Third round 2nd leg	Celtic	4–1 (6–2 agg.)	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,212

Partick Thistle v Celtic

8 October 1980 Quarter-final 1st leg	Partick Thistle	0–1	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 13,097

Celtic v Partick Thistle

20 October 1980 Quarter-final 2nd leg	Celtic	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,053

Dundee United v Celtic

12 November 1980 Semi-final 1st leg	Dundee United	1–1	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 14,517

Celtic v Dundee United

19 November 1980 Semi-final 2nd leg	Celtic	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,700

European Cup Winners' Cup

Celtic

Diosgyori VTK

20 August 1980 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	6–0	Diosgyori VTK	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000

Diosgyori VTK

Celtic

3 September 1980 1st round 2nd leg	Diosgyori VTK	2–1 (2–7 agg.)	Celtic	Miskolc
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Diósgyőri Stadion Attendance: 8,000

Celtic

FC Politehnica Timișoara

17 September 1980 1st round 1st leg	Celtic	2–1	FC Politehnica Timișoara	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,000

FC Politehnica Timișoara

Celtic

1 October 1980 1st round 2nd leg	FC Politehnica Timișoara	1–0 (2–2 agg.)	Celtic	Timișoara
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu Attendance: 50,000

Drybrough Cup

Celtic v Ayr United

26 July 1980 First round	Celtic	0–1	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000

Glasgow Cup

Celtic v Queen's Park

10 October 1980 Semi-final	Celtic	2–0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000

Partick Thistle v Celtic

29 April 1981 Final	Partick Thistle	1–0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 5,000

Club Staff

Board of Directors^[2]
Position	Name
Chairman	Desmond White
Secretary	Desmond White
Directors	Thomas Devlin James Farrell Kevin Kelly

Football Staff^[3]
Position	Name
Manager	Billy McNeill
Assistant manager	John Clark
Reserve Team Manager	Bobby Lennox
Reserve Coach	Jimmy Lumsden
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan

Transfers

Transfers Out^[4]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
June 1980	Vic Davidson	Phoenix Inferno	Free Transfer
November 1980	Jim Casey (footballer)	Phoenix Inferno	Free Transfer
January 1981	Alan Sneddon	Hibernian F.C.	£60,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£60,000

References

^ "Average Celtic Home League Attendances". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Celtic Board – Past – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff – Previous – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers – Players Out – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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