During the 1953–54 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in Scottish Division A.
| 1953–54 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Jimmy McGrory |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish Division A | 1st |
| Scottish Cup | Winners |
| Scottish League Cup | Group stage |
Results
editScottish Division A
edit| 5 September 1953 Division A | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 12 September 1953 Division A | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000 |
| 19 September 1953 Division A | Rangers | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 59,000 |
| 26 September 1953 Division A | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,000 |
| 10 October 1953 Division A | Celtic | 3 - 0 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow |
| 14:45 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 17 October 1953 Division A | Queen of the South | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Dumfries |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 24 October 1953 Division A | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 7 November 1953 Division A | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,000 |
| 14 November 1953 Division A | East Fife | 4 – 1 | Celtic | Methil |
| 14:30 GMT | Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 21 November 1953 Division A | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Airdrieonains | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 28 November 1953 Division A | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,000 |
| 5 December 1953 Division A | Stirling Albion | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Stirling |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Annfield Attendance: 18,000 |
| 12 December 1953 Division A | Celtic | 4 – 0 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 26 December 1953 Division A | Clyde | 1 – 7 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 21,500 |
| 1 January 1954 Division A | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| 14:15 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 65,000 |
| 2 January 1954 Division A | Aberdeen | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 14:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 28,000 |
| 9 January 1954 Division A | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000 |
| 16 January 1954 Division A | Raith Rovers | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 13,000 |
| 23 January 1954 Division A | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,000 |
| 6 February 1954 Division A | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 47,519 |
| 20 February 1954 Division A | Celtic | 5 – 1 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,000 |
| 6 March 1954 Division A | Celtic | 4 – 1 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 17 March 1954 Division A | Airdrieonians | 0 – 6 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 13,000 |
| 20 March 1954 Division A | Partick Thistle | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 36,000 |
| 29 March 1954 Division A | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 7 April 1954 Division A | St Mirren | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Paisley |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 18,000 |
| 14 April 1954 Division A | Falkirk | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 17 April 1954 Division A | Hibernian | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 45,000 |
| 26 April 1954 Division A | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000 |
Scottish Cup
edit| 17 February 1954 Second round | Falkirk | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 27 February 1954 Third round | Stirling Albion | 3 - 4 | Celtic | Stirling |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Annfield Attendance: 25,750 |
| 13 March 1954 Fourth round | Hamilton Academical | 1 - 2 | Celtic | Hamilton |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 27 March 1954 Semi-final | Motherwell | 2 - 2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 102,444 |
| 5 April 1954 Semi-final replay | Motherwell | 1 - 3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| 16:15 GMT | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 92,639 |
| 24 April 1954 Final | Celtic | 2 - 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Alec Young  50' (o.g.)Sean Fallon 64' |
Celtic Report | Paddy Buckley 51' |
Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 130,060 Referee: Charlie Faultless |
Scottish League Cup
edit| 12 August 1953 Group 8 | East Fife | 1 - 1 | Celtic | Dundee |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Bayview Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 15 August 1953 Group 8 | Airdrieonians | 2 - 1 | Celtic | Airdrie |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 22,000 |
| 22 August 1953 Group 8 | Aberdeen | 5 - 2 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Pittodire Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 26 August 1953 Group 8 | Celtic | 0 - 1 | East Fife | Glasgow |
| 18:45 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 29 August 1953 Group 8 | Celtic | 2 - 0 | Airdrieonians | Glasgow |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000 |