1984–85 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1984–85 football 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

Scottish Premier Division

League table

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

Hibernian v Celtic

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

Celtic v Dundee United

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

Rangers v Celtic

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

Celtic v Morton

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

Dumbarton v Celtic

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

Celtic v Hearts

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

St Mirren v Celtic

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

Dundee v Celtic

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

Celtic v Aberdeen

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

Celtic v Hibernian

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

Dundee United v Celtic

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

Morton v Celtic

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

Celtic v Dumbarton

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

Hearts v Celtic

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

Celtic v St Mirren

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

Celtic v Dundee

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

Aberdeen v Celtic

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

Hibernian v Celtic

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

Celtic v Rangers

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

Celtic v Dundee United

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

Rangers v Celtic

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

St Mirren v Celtic

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

Dundee v Celtic

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

Celtic v Morton

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

Celtic v Aberdeen

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

Dundee United v Celtic

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

Celtic v Hibernian

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

Celtic v Hearts

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

Morton v Celtic

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

Dumbarton v Celtic

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

Hearts v Celtic

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

Celtic v St Mirren

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

Aberdeen v Celtic

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

Celtic v Rangers

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

Celtic v Dundee

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

Celtic v Dumbarton

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

Scottish Cup

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

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

Celtic v Inverness Thistle

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

Dundee v Celtic

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

Celtic v Dundee

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

Motherwell v Celtic

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

Celtic v Motherwell

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

Celtic v Dundee United

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

Scottish League Cup

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

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

Airdrieonians v Celtic

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

Dundee United v Celtic

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

European Cup Winners' Cup

KAA Gent

Celtic

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

Celtic

KAA Gent

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

Rapid Vienna

Celtic

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

Celtic

Rapid Vienna

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

Celtic

Rapid Vienna

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

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

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

^ "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.

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1986 World Cup qualifying (Group 7) Rous Cup
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Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Ayr United Brechin City Clyde Clydebank East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Meadowbank Thistle Motherwell Partick Thistle St. Johnstone
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