Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter

Where the exciting young teams created by Billy McNeill and David Hay captured our hearts as they challenged for honours against the toughest of opposition at home and abroad.

 Led by inspirational captains, Danny McGrain, Roy Aitken then Paul McStay, we enjoyed so many iconic triumphs as Celtic supporters that decade.

Who can forget those late comebacks to win the Scottish Cup against all odds, with unbelievable strikes from Davie Provan and Frank McGarvey in 1985 then Frank McAvennie’s Centenary double three years later.

Or thrilling last-day title victories, none more so than the Miracle of Love Street in May 1986.

Glorious European nights against Ajax and Sporting Lisbon, and of course, this is Celtic, so there will always be a Partizan Belgrade thrown into the mix.

The fairytale club indeed, but with a few twists in the plot.

 In his last work before his untimely death, legendary author and historian David Potter takes the reader step by step on that fascinating journey, recalling in his own inimitable way the triumphs, tragedies and characters involved in that unique chapter of our incredible Celtic story.

 David is now very much part of that story, and in May 2024 he was posthumously honoured with the club’s Special Recognition Award, for ‘bringing something exceptional to the Celtic table.’

 He was indeed a truly exceptional man, and it is a fitting legacy of work he leaves us.

David Potter’s final Celtic book, Celtic in the Eighties is published on The Celtic Star Books on Friday 5 September 2025. NOW SOLD OUT! 

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