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[]

Scottish Premier Division[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	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) Champion

Matches[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

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.

[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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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) 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
Club seasons
Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Rangers
First Division	Clydebank
Second Division