In fact, it wasn't too long ago that football was played on Christmas Day in Scotland. ‌While those two games remain the last fixtures on Christmas Day, it had already been five years since there was a full card. And December 25, 1971 was the last time Rangers and Celtic played on Christmas Day. ‌And he also has the distinction of being the last Rangers players to score on Christmas Day. He is Celtic's final Christmas Day scorer, although Jim Brown's late consolation goal means the honour of being the last person to score against Celtic on Christmas Day belongs to him.

Source: Express December 22, 2025 15:20 UTC