Celtic on this Day – The second half fightback that kick-started two decades of domination
Celtic on this Day in 2011 were 3-0 down at the interval. The second half would be the beginning of an incredible period of domination the like of which has never been seen before in Scottish football
Three goals in seven minutes rescued a point for Celtic at Rugby Park in a memorable 3-3 draw with Kilmarnock On This Day 13 years ago. Neil Lennon’s side had started the league campaign dismally. Heading into the encounter versus Kenny Sheils Killie, the Hoops trailed rivals Rangers by 10 points.
Dropping points in four of their first 10 matches, which included defeats at Ibrox, Tynecastle and an embarrassing 1-0 loss at home to St Johnstone, Lennon was under huge pressure as he took his side to Rugby Park.
The season went from bad to worse after a mortifying first-half display. Goals from Dean Sheils, Paul Heffernan James Fowler meant that Kilmarnock took an astonishing 3-0 lead heading into half-time.
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