Everything from Delight to Disaster in the Story of Celtic Debuts
Everything from Delight to Disaster in the Story of Celtic Debuts Last season saw the return to Scottish football of former Celt Victor Wanyama, who joined Neil Lennon at Dunfermline. To say the least, he had a disastrous debut for the Fifers, being sent off for handball as his team lost… Match referee Iain Snedden tells Victor Wanyama to leave the field of play after being red carded Ayr United v Dunfermline, Scottishl Championship, Somerset Park, Ayr, 29 March 2025. Photo Garry McHarg, Shutterstock Over the years, many Celtic players have had memorable debuts.
Sometimes this is for positive reasons, but other times these moments are best forgotten… When it comes to disastrous debuts in the Hoops, there are no shortage of examples. For some of these players, the debut was an event from which they never recovered. Others went on to earn forgiveness.
Willie Garner, Celtic Fc 1981. Perhaps the most infamous Celtic debut came in 1981. Willie Garner was a defender who was recruited from Aberdeen in July of that year.
Garner made his Celtic bow versus St Mirren in the League Cup in August. The Celts went on to lose 3-1 in this match, which is one reason for it to be a poor debut. However, the main problem for Garner was that he scored two own-goals as part of this!
In the end, he played very few games for the club, and moved on a year later. However, despite this, Garner was a Celtic fan and still says he loved getting the chance to pull on the Hoops. Frank Munro, Celtic FC.
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