Celtic demolish 40-year-old record with 24th consecutive league win

MARTIN O'NEILL'S record-breaking stars destroyed Morton's 40-year Scottish league winning feat with their 24th consecutive Bank of Scotland Premier League victory at Firhill yesterday.

Celtic demolish 40-year-old record with 24th consecutive league win
Mon, 23 Feb, 2004 - 00:00
Chris Roberts

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Chris Sutton and Stanislav Varga both celebrated with doubles as Celtic stretched their run to an incredible 24 games to beat the Greenock side's milestone in 1963/64 and maintain their 13-point lead over Rangers in the championship race.

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