| 1937–38 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Tom White |
| Manager | Willie Maley |
| Stadium | Celtic Park |
| Scottish First Division | 1st |
| Scottish Cup | 3rd Round |
| Empire Exhibition Trophy | Winners |
| Highest home attendance | 83,500 |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 |
| Average home league attendance | 14,737 |
During the 1937–38 Scottish football season,Celtic competed in theScottish First Division.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 114 | 42 | +72 | 61 |
| 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 50 | +40 | 58 |
| 3 | Rangers | 38 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 75 | 49 | +26 | 49 |
| 4 | Falkirk | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 52 | +30 | 47 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 78 | 69 | +9 | 44 |
| 14 August 1937Division A | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Celtic | Dumfries |
| Stadium:Palmerston Park Attendance: 18,700 |
| 18 August 1937Division A | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Celtic | Hamilton |
| Stadium:Douglas Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 21 August 1937Division A | Celtic | 4–0 | Morton | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 25 August 1937Division A | Celtic | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 28 August 1937Division A | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
| Stadium:Rugby Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 4 September 1937Division A | Celtic | 4–2 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 11 September 1937Division A | Rangers | 3–1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Ibrox Park Attendance: 80,000 |
| 15 September 1937Division A | Morton | 2–3 | Celtic | Greenock |
| Stadium:Cappielow Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 18 September 1937Division A | Celtic | 2–1 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 35,000 |
| 25 September 1937Division A | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
| Stadium:Pittodrie Park Attendance: 27,000 |
| 2 October 1937Division A | Celtic | 3–1 | Clyde | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 9 October 1937Division A | Arbroath | 2–0 | Celtic | Arbroath |
| Stadium:Gayfield Park Attendance: 9,000 |
| 16 October 1937Division A | Celtic | 4–3 | Queen's Park | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 23 October 1937Division A | Celtic | 6–0 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 6 November 1937Division A | Celtic | 6–0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 13 November 1937Division A | Third Lanark | 1–1 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Cathkin Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 20 November 1937Division A | Ayr United | 1–1 | Celtic | Ayr |
| Stadium:Somerset Park Attendance: 11,000 |
| 27 November 1937Division A | Celtic | 2–0 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 4 December 1937Division A | Motherwell | 1–2 | Celtic | Motherwell |
| Stadium:Fir Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 18 December 1937Division A | Hibernian | 0–3 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium:Easter Road Attendance: 20,000 |
| 25 December 1937Division A | Celtic | 8–0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 1 January 1938Division A | Celtic | 3–0 | Rangers | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 83,500 |
| 3 January 1938Division A | Queen's Park | 0–3 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Hampden Park Attendance: 20,821 |
| 8 January 1938Division A | Hearts | 2–4 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
| Stadium:Tynecastle Park Attendance: 44,300 |
| 15 January 1938Division A | Celtic | 5–2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 29 January 1938Division A | Clyde | 1–6 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 15,000 |
| 5 February 1938Division A | Celtic | 4–0 | Arbroath | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 7,500 |
| 19 February 1938Division A | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Celtic | Perth |
| Stadium:Muirton Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 26 February 1938Division A | Celtic | 5–1 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 12 March 1938Division A | Partick Thistle | 1–6 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Firhill Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 19 March 1938Division A | Celtic | 1–1 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 26 March 1938Division A | Celtic | 1–1 | Falkirk | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000 |
| 2 April 1938Division A | Falkirk | 3–0 | Celtic | Falkirk |
| Stadium:Brockville Park Attendance: 9,000 |
| 9 April 1938Division A | Celtic | 4–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 16 April 1938Division A | Dundee | 2–3 | Celtic | Dundee |
| Stadium:Dens Park Attendance: 21,000 |
| 18 April 1938Division A | Celtic | 3–0 | Dundee | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 23 April 1938Division A | St Mirren | 1–3 | Celtic | Paisley |
| Stadium:St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 15,000 |
| 30 April 1938Division A | Celtic | 3–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 22 January 1938First round | Third Lanark | 1–2 | Celtic | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Cathkin Park Attendance: 45,335 |
| 12 February 1938Second round | Celtic | 5–0 | Nithsdale Wanderers | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 6,200 |
| 5 March 1938Third round | Celtic | 1–2 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
| Stadium:Celtic Park Attendance: 39,389 |
| 25 May 1938Quarter-finals | Celtic | 0–0 | Sunderland | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium:Ibrox Park Attendance: 55,000 Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow) |
| 26 May 1938Quarter-finals replay | Celtic | 3–1 | Sunderland | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Stadium:Ibrox Park Attendance: 20,296 Referee: M. C. Hutton (Glasgow) |
| 3 June 1938Semi-finals | Celtic | 1–0 | Hearts | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Crum | Report | Stadium:Ibrox Park Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Dr AW Barton (England) |
| 10 June 1938Final | Celtic | 1–0 (a.e.t) | Everton | Glasgow |
| 19:00 BST | Crum | Report | Stadium:Ibrox Park Attendance: 82,000 Referee: T. Thomson (England) |