1947–48 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1947–48 season
Manager	Jimmy McGrory
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Division A	12th
Scottish Cup	Semi-final
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

During the 1947–48 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division A.

Results[edit]

Scottish Division A[edit]

13 August 1947 Division A	Airdrieonians	3 – 2	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 20,000

27 August 1947 Division A	Celtic	4 - 0	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

20 September 1947 Division A	Rangers	2 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 50,000

27 September 1947 Division A	Celtic	0 - 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

4 October 1947 Division A	Aberdeen	2 – 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
				Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 25,000

11 October 1947 Division A	Celtic	3 - 2	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000

18 October 1947 Division A	Clyde	2 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 20,000

25 October 1947 Division A	Celtic	4 - 3	Queen of the South	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

8 November 1947 Division A	Celtic	0 – 3	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000

15 November 1947 Division A	Partick Thistle	3 – 5	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 32,000

22 November 1947 Division A	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 20,000

6 December 1947 Division A	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

13 December 1947 Division A	Hibernian	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 38,000

20 December 1947 Division A	Celtic	0 – 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

25 December 1947 Division A	Celtic	4 – 2	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

27 December 1947 Division A	Queen's Park	3 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 17,922

2 January 1948 Division A	Celtic	0 – 4	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,000

3 January 1948 Division A	Hearts	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 36,729

10 January 1948 Division A	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

17 January 1948 Division A	Morton	4 – 0	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 12,000

24 January 1948 Division A	Celtic	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

31 January 1948 Division A	Celtic	0 – 0	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000

14 February 1948 Division A	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Celtic	Dumfries
				Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 13,500

28 February 1948 Division A	Falkirk	0 – 1	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 20,000

13 March 1949 Division A	Celtic	0 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000

20 March 1948 Division A	Motherwell	0 – 3	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 20,000

29 March 1948 Division A	Third Lanark	5 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 25,000

3 April 1949 Division A	Celtic	2 – 4	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000

10 April 1948 Division A	Celtic	1 – 3	Third Lanark	Glasgow
15:00 BST				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

17 April 1948 Division A	Dundee	2 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 31,000

Scottish Cup[edit]

7 February 1948 Second round	Celtic	3 - 0	Cowdenbeath	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,931

21 February 1948 Third round	Celtic	1 - 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,231

6 March 1948 Fourth round	Celtic	4 - 0	Montrose	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 39,077

27 March 1948 Semi-final	Celtic	0 - 1	Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 80,000

Scottish League Cup[edit]

9 August 1947 Group 8	Rangers	2 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 80,000

16 August 1947 Group 8	Celtic	1 - 1	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000

23 August 1947 Group 8	Celtic	3 - 1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

30 August 1947 Group 8	Celtic	2 - 0	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,000

6 September 1947 Group 8	Dundeee	4 - 1	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 35,000

13 September 1947 Group 8	Third Lanark	3 - 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 21,044

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Domestic leagues	Football League Division A Division B Division C Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division A	Aberdeen Airdrieonians Celtic Clyde Dundee Falkirk Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Rangers Queen of the South Queen's Park St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division B	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Leith Athletic Hamilton Academical Kilmarnock Raith Rovers St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

1947–48 Celtic F.C. season

Results[edit]

Scottish Division A[edit]

Scottish Cup[edit]

Scottish League Cup[edit]

References[edit]

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