MURDO MacLeod spent almost a decade at Celtic as a player and then returned to the club in a coaching capacity to stop Rangers winning 10-in-a-row. The midfielder won five league titles, two Scottish Cups and one League Cup during his time at Celtic and his goal against Rangers in the ten-men-won-the league game in 1979 was voted by the Hoops fans as the greatest ever goal against the Ibrox side in a 2000 poll. It is a goal firmly weaved into the folklore of the club and inevitably ranks as one of MacLeod’s favourites. MacLeod scored 81 goals for Celtic.

Celtic 4 Rangers 2, May 1979/Rangers 4 Celtic 4, March 1986

This has to be my favourite game that I ever played for Celtic. It just had it all. Beating your biggest rivals on your own patch is always a fantastic occasion but with so much at stake and so much tension before this game, it was just very special to go out and win the title in such dramatic circumstances. Even long before kick-off there was a fabulous atmosphere in the ground; Rangers were chasing back-to-back trebles under John Greig and while this was our last game of the season, I recall that they still had a game in hand to play. It had been a dreadful winter that year meaning that most of the January and February games had been called off, ensuring a massive fixture pile-up. As it was, we knew of we won the game we would win the title. We went into the break a goal down after Alex McDonald had scored to give Rangers the lead and then we went down to ten men right after the re-start when Johnny Doyle was sent off for a kick at McDonald. Even then, though, we kept pushing forward and Roy Aitken got us back in it. George McCluskey put us in front, Bobby Russell levelled it and as the clock ticked, we knew we had to push everything forward. We went for it. We absolutely bombarded their goal with chance after chance, but always conscious of the fact that time was running out. I think there was only seven minutes left when we finally got in front. George McCluskey’s cross caused havoc and I think it was put into the net by Colin Jackson. Rangers tried to come back at us but my goal with just about the last kick of the ball sealed it for us. I just remember making the perfect connection and letting fly – and then the pandemonium when it hit the back of the net. The title was ours and Celtic Park went berserk. It was an amazing game, a really special 90 minutes. Of course, there are no TV highlights of it anywhere to this day but it was an epic game and one that I am proud to have played a part in. Another special game against Rangers was the 4-4 game in 1986. I scored the last goal and it was one of those very rare occasions when both sets of fans went home feeling relatively content. It was a pretty epic 90 minutes in driving rain and a ferocious wind, but definitely one for the scrapbook.

Celtic 1 Juventus 0, September 1981

Juventus had a really top team – I think if memory serves me correctly that they formed much of the side who went on to win the World Cup for Italy in 1982. Players such as Claudio Gentile, Liam Brady and Roberto Bettega had a fantastic reputation and it was a really tie for us.

So much chat was around Brady coming to Celtic and the fact he was bringing a bus load of family from Ireland to Glasgow but we always knew that if were to get anything from the game that we had to be on top of our game.

Danny McGrain had been ill but came back for what was a bruising game. The Italians were a bit more streetwise than us at the time and I do think that we were denied what we felt was a good penalty shout in the latter stages of the game.

My goal gave us a 1-0 win in Glasgow and it is one of my favourites, I think. Roy Aitken had had a shot from the edge of the box deflected and I struck the ball into the top corner. It was a cracking net with Celtic Park absolutely rocking.

However, we went over there and lost the game 2-0 in what was a pretty intimidating atmosphere. Danny missed the return leg with Davie Moyes coming in to deputise.

I remember walking up a really long, makeshift tunnel to head onto the park and all their fans were banging on. They really came at us and Packie Bonner, just coming into the team then, pulled off some really good saves but we went out 2-1 on aggregate.

St Mirren 0 Celtic 5

Another dramatic title win on the last day of the season. I didn’t score in this one, but it was just as sweet as I don’t think anyone really believed that we were capable of going out and doing it, apart from ourselves. We knew that no matter what we did it might not be enough but we were professional and we went out and just blew St Mirren away. It was a performance worthy of champions and the quality of the goals that day were exceptional. I remember pickinbg up the papers and see everyone saying Hearts were never going to be caught. Even the Celtic fans didn't have that much faith. But the gaffer, Davie Hay, kept telling us we could do it and we knew we were good enough. I did an interview with a journalist with months still to go and at a point when we were well behind Hearts, although they had played a few more games. I told him the league would go down to the last game and we would win it on goal difference. That is the God's honest truth. We were confident. Hearts were not a side that won leagues and we all believed that gave us a psychological advantage. If we had been up against Aberdeen or Dundee United, who were always challenging at the time, it could have been different. My missus was the only wife at Love Street because I'm not sure anyone else really thought it was going to happen for us. With seven minutes to go, the place exploded. We heard Kidd had scored and for a moment we were confused because none of us knew whether it was Albert or Walter. Thankfully it was Albert - and then he got a second. It was one of the best feelings I experienced in football. To come back from the dead and win the league was just brilliant.