Andy Walker had two stints at Celtic, his first the most successful of the two as he played his part in the club’s celebrated double-winning centenary season, scoring 32 goals for the club in his maiden campaign.

Walker enjoyed a productive partnership with Frank McAvennie that season after being signed by Billy McNeill from Motherwell.

But as Celtic entered into the dark days of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Walker fell victim to the lack of ambition that was endemic at the club at that time.

He left for Bolton before returning for a second spell at Celtic just as Lou Macari’s regime ended and Fergus McCann’s started.

Rangers 2 Celtic 2

October 1987

Ibrox Stadium

Scorers: McCoist, Gough, Walker, Butcher (OG)

This was my first taste of playing for Celtic at Ibrox in the fixture and it has to go down as the original shame game. But for me it was a game that had it all for me – scoring at Ibrox for Celtic and right at the Celtic end where I had family and friends in amongst them all – I am one of 11 children so there were always a few in there.

And then going from the amazing high of leading 2-0 to finishing the game feeling as though we had lost it.

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In truth, it was a pretty poisonous afternoon in many ways.

It was the game where Terry Butcher, Frank McAvennie and Chris Woods were all sent off and Graham Roberts took over the goalie gloves and proceeded to start a wind-up of his own as conducted the Rangers choir.

It was a crazy afternoon but for me to score a goal and then set one up – it was my pass that put Peter Grant through to put us 2-0 up – felt remarkable, especially celebrating right in front of the Celtic support.

But with our ten men against their nine, Ally McCoist pulled one back with a header and then Richard Gough scored with the last kick of the ball to make it 2-2.

Ibrox went nuts, as you can imagine.

Walking off the pitch it felt like we had thrown it away but it still remains a day that really stands out because of the carnage that went on all around it.

Rangers had a really strong team with guys like Woods and Butcher and Ray Wilkins, guys who were the spine of the England team at the time.

They never beat us that season which was something that I think we were all proud of.

Celtic 1 Airdrie 0

Scottish Cup Final 1995

Hampden

Scorer: Van Hooijdonk

I didn’t play in this game so you might find it strange that it should be one of my favourite memories from my time at Celtic. But what makes this so special for me as someone who played for the club and who supported the club was to see what it meant to Paul McStay and Tommy Burns.

There is a moment at the final whistle when they embraced and we all knew what that result meant to them and what the Cup meant to us as a club.

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It had been so long – not since the 1989 Scottish Cup final had Celtic won any silverware – and, of course, the Raith Rovers defeat on penalties in the League Cup had been the season before. So to watch Paul and Tommy endure the heartbreak and disappointment of that result and then see them celebrate that day in the sunshine at Hampden is an image, a special image, for me and is unquestionably one of my favourite days at Celtic.

Their embrace at the final whistle epitomised so much and to see it was a special moment. Paul’s delight that afternoon was just reward for one of the really outstanding players of his generation, and it was just a lovely moment to see him get his chance to be a winning Celtic captain and for Tommy, too, to go his hands on the Cup.

Paul gave his career to Celtic and waited a long time to lift a trophy in front of the support and in many ways while that afternoon was so important to the club, much of that day felt like it belonged to Paul. My time at the club was coming to an end but that was the start of Celtic moving into a different era with Tommy’s team playing some wonderful football.

Celtic 2 Borussia Dortmund 1

August 1987

Celtic Park

Scorers: Walker, Whyte, Mill

This Uefa Cup game was the first time I had any taste of European football and I have to say that it was just a real thrill to play at that level, despite the fact that we went out of the game in the second leg when they beat us 2-0 over there.

I scored our first in the opening minutes of the tie but back at that time, there was a real naivety about how we played. It was about going forward all the time and although we put Dortmund –with Murdo MacLeod in there just a few months after he had left Celtic – under pressure and could have scored more, they got a goal back which completely changed the complexion of the tie.

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Derek Whyte scored one at the death but we went over there and lost 2-0 and our brief foray into European football was over for the season.

But I do remember that the atmosphere at Celtic Park that night against Dortmund was remarkable.

I am sure in the current era at the club that the players get a tremendous lift walking out of the tunnel on the Champions League nights and they are games that I love being at, but it is true about what they say about the old Jungle; it really did put a yard of pace on you when you were running in front of it with the support that came out of it.