1938–39 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1938–39 football season

Celtic
1938–39 season
Manager	Willie Maley
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	4th Round
← 1937–38 1939–40 →

During the 1938–39 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.

Results

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Division One Celtic v Kilmarnock

13 August 1938 Division One	Celtic	9 - 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

20 August 1938 Division One	Hamilton Academical	0 - 1	Celtic	Hamilton
				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 15,000

Kilmarnock v Celtic

24 August 1938 Division One	Kilmarnock	0 – 0	Celtic	Kilmarnock
				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 20,000

Celtic v Aberdeen

27 August 1938 Division One	Celtic	1 - 2	Aberdeen	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000

Hearts v Celtic

3 September 1938 Division One	Hearts	1 – 5	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 49,905

Celtic v Rangers

10 September 1938 Division One	Celtic	6 - 2	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 74,500

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

14 September 1938 Division One	Celtic	1 - 2	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

Clyde v Celtic

17 September 1938 Division One	Clyde	1 - 4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 30,000

Celtic v Raith Rovers

24 September 1938 Division One	Celtic	6 - 1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

Albion Rovers v Celtic

1 October 1938 Division One	Albion Rovers	1 - 8	Celtic	Coatbridge
				Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 10,000

Celtic v Queen of the South

8 October 1938 Division One	Celtic	5 - 1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

Partick Thistle v Celtic

22 October 1938 Division One	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 25,000

Celtic v Third Lanark

29 October 1938 Division One	Celtic	6 - 1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v Ayr United

5 November 1938 Division One	Celtic	3 - 3	Ayr United	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

Falkirk v Celtic

12 November 1938 Division One	Falkirk	1 - 1	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v Motherwell

19 November 1938 Division One	Celtic	1 - 3	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

Arbroath v Celtic

26 November 1938 Division One	Arbroath	0 – 2	Celtic	Arbroath
				Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 5,000

Celtic v Hibernian

3 December 1938 Division One	Celtic	5 – 4	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

St Johnstone v Celtic

10 December 1938 Division One	St Johnstone	1 – 1	Celtic	Perth
				Stadium: Muirton Park Attendance: 12,000

Celtic v St Mirren

17 December 1938 Division One	Celtic	3 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Aberdeen v Celtic

24 December 1938 Division One	Aberdeen	3 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
				Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 23,000

Celtic v Hearts

31 December 1938 Division One	Celtic	2 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,466

Rangers v Celtic

2 January 1939 Division One	Rangers	2 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 118,567

Celtic v Queen's Park

3 January 1939 Division One	Celtic	0 – 1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

Raith Rovers v Celtic

7 January 1939 Division One	Raith Rovers	4 – 0	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
				Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 15,000

Celtic v Albion Rovers

25 January 1939 Division One	Celtic	4 – 1	Albion Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

Queen of the South v Celtic

28 January 1939 Division One	Queen of the South	1 – 1	Celtic	Dumfries
				Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 11,000

Celtic v Clyde

11 February 1939 Division One	Celtic	3 – 1	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v Partick Thistle

25 February 1939 Division One	Celtic	3 – 1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

Third Lanark v Celtic

8 March 1939 Division One	Third Lanark	0 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 10,000

Ayr United v Celtic

11 March 1939 Division One	Ayr United	1 – 4	Celtic	Ayr
				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v Falkirk

18 March 1939 Division One	Celtic	1 – 2	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

Celtic v Arbroath

1 April 1939 Division One	Celtic	2 – 0	Arbroath	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000

Motherwell v Celtic

5 April 1939 Division One	Motherwell	2 – 3	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,000

Hibernian v Celtic

8 April 1939 Division One	Hibernian	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,000

Queen's Park v Celtic

10 April 1939 Division One	Queen's Park	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 17,026

Celtic v St Johnstone

22 April 1939 Division One	Celtic	1 – 1	St Johnstone	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

St Mirren v Celtic

29 April 1939 Division One	St Mirren	2 – 1	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1938–39 Scottish Cup Burntisland Shipyard v Celtic

21 January 1939 First round	Burntisland Shipyard	3 – 8	Celtic	Burntisland
				Stadium: Kirkton Park Attendance: 1,427

Montrose v Celtic

4 February 1939 Second round	Montrose	1 – 7	Celtic	Montrose
				Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 6,389

Hearts v Celtic

18 February 1939 Third round	Hearts	2 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 50,498

Celtic v Hearts

22 February 1939 Third round replay	Celtic	2 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 80,840

Motherwell v Celtic

4 March 1939 Fourth round	Motherwell	3 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 31,000

References

v t e Celtic F.C. seasons
1888–89 1889–90
1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
List of unbeaten football club seasons

v t e 1938–39 in Scottish football
« 1937–38 1939–40 »
Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Aberdeen Albion Rovers Arbroath Ayr United Celtic Clyde Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Queen of the South Queen's Park Raith Rovers Rangers St. Johnstone St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Airdrieonians Alloa Athletic Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife East Stirlingshire Edinburgh City Forfar Athletic King's Park Leith Athletic Montrose Morton St Bernard's Stenhousemuir

Categories: