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title: "Celtic: Fans reminisce over historic league victory"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2020-05-22T16:10:35Z"
modified: "2020-05-22T16:10:35Z"
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# Celtic: Fans reminisce over historic league victory

**Thursday (21st May) was a day in which a lot has happened throughout Celtic’s history, and a lot of the fan base are reminiscing after the club posted about what happened on that very day back in 1979.**

It was a great day as the Hoops managed to win the league, but they did it in great fashion as they won the final match of the season 4-2 with ten men, and to make it even sweeter for the side, it was against Old Firm rivals Rangers, via [Celtic FC.](https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1263487004039405569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1263487004039405569&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.footballtransfertavern.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D299531%26action%3Dedit)

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The game has been dubbed ‘Ten men won the league’ by supporters and at the time of the sending off early in the second half, they were down by one goal, per [thecelticwiki](https://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1979-05-21%3A+Celtic+4-2+Rangers%2C+Premier+Division). It was a tense day as the title was still up for grabs so it was truly a remarkable and dramatic way to win the trophy.

Clearly fans feel the same as they flooding to the post to talk about the match:

Here is what fans had to say following the tweet:

> 🔟 men won the league [#OnThisDay](https://x.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) in 1⃣9⃣7⃣9⃣! 🏆 [#CelticFC](https://x.com/hashtag/CelticFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 🍀⚪️ [pic.twitter.com/wB8KNYbx0V](https://t.co/wB8KNYbx0V)
>
> — Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) [May 21, 2020](https://x.com/CelticFC/status/1263487004039405569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What a game what a night!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☘️🇮🇪
>
> — Andy bhoy (@Andybho27665205) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/Andybho27665205/status/1263499891730526209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> My favourite ever Celtic memory. Was right in line in the Celtic end when Murdo’s rocket exploded in McCloy’s top left hand corner. Absolute scenes!! ⚽⚽⚽⚽💚🍀🏆
>
> — Beagle Barmy (@neilmacadee) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/neilmacadee/status/1263497368445562881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Great Night 👏
>
> — Tom Heffernan (@TomHeffernan19) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/TomHeffernan19/status/1263559909603446784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Being in the celtic end as a 10 year old that night, it wasn’t for a few years yet that I fully grasped what it really meant. 💚🍀🇮🇪 [https://t.co/Oeg9GrcjpB](https://t.co/Oeg9GrcjpB)
>
> — Owen (@JustABhoy) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/JustABhoy/status/1263487960781029376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> 10 men won the league tra la la , la la 🍀
>
> — Thomas Love (@ThomasL56070931) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/ThomasL56070931/status/1263506220238942208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> There was a bus and rail strike that night, but, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. If my memory is correct, the hoops HAD to win that night. The tension and excitement was unreal. 10 men won the league! 🍀
>
> — Tamthetim (@Tamthetim2) [May 21, 2020](https://twitter.com/Tamthetim2/status/1263501774582943747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Celtic fans, was this one of the best ways to win the league? Comment below!***