Blogs

Young Celts face toughest test on route to Hampden

|
Image for Young Celts face toughest test on route to Hampden

Celtic will face Inverness Caley Thistle or Hamilton Accies away from home in the last 16 of the SFA Youth Cup.

In keeping with the chaotic nature of under age football the competition has been switched from an u-20 event to u-18s.

On Friday night Celtic beat Spartans 5-0 in the third round but the next round will be a much harder proposal.

Accies won the u-17 title last season and are currently involved in the u-19 UEFA Youth League where they trail Danish champions Midtjylland 2-0 from the first leg. In the previous round Accies beat Basle on penalties after a 2-2 draw.

Celtic went out of last season’s tournament at the semi-final stage away to Hibs.

Elsewhere the bulk of Celtic’s reserve side is away on international duty with Scotland up against Wales, San Marino and Sweden in the u-19 European Championship qualifiers.

Ryan Mullen, Robbie Deas, Stephen Welsh, Daniel Church, Kerr McInroy and Jack Aitchison are all involved with most of them having been involved at u-19 level last season.

Videocelts Extension Button

Share this article

Joe McHugh has been Video Celts since 2010, every day covering events in and around Scotland's most successful club.
When a six year stretch at the Sunday Mirror came to an end it was clear that the future was digital, print had ran its race.
Smart phones and social media created a new landscape, Video Celts has certainly made an impact with Joe described as having an unhealthy obsession by Peter Lawwell at the 2024 Celtic AGM. A priceless endorsement, cheers big man.
There are issues breaking around the clock, no two days are the same more than 50 years on from his first match Joe is enjoying every success for Scotland's Most Successful Club.