[Seton Airlie - Pics]

Seton Montgomery Airlie was a Carmyle-born was a fine centre-forward whose Celtic career was severley disrupted by the more serious matter of World War Two.

Originally signed by the Bhoys on provisional terms in May 1939 he was farmed out to St Anthony's before joining Celtic full-time in January 1942. He made a massive impact on his debut on January 17th when he fired home a long range drive to secure Celtic a 2-1 victory over Hibernian. However just a couple of months later he was called up by the army and, when not on military duty, would spend the next four years playing as a guest player for a host of English clubs.

By the time he was demobbed and back at Parkhead the best years of Airlie as a footballer were behind him. He was certainly not a spent force but he did cut a more jaded figure than the one Celtic fans had remembered. He eventually departed Parkhead in July 1947 for FC Cannes.