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'''The Celtic Football Club''' are a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Association football|football]] club based in the east end of [[Glasgow]], which currently plays in the [[Scottish Premier League]]. Celtic are the champions of [[Scotland]], having completed a hat-trick of titles on 22 May 2008, the final day of the [[Scottish Premier League 2007-08|2007&ndash;08 season]]. Since its formation in 1888, Celtic have won the Scottish crown on 42 occasions and the [[Scottish Cup]] 34 times (a record), and are the only Scottish team to have won Europe's premier football competition, the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], in [[European Cup 1966&ndash;67|1967]].


Celtic's home stadium is [[Celtic Park]] (commonly referred to as [[Parkhead]] after the area of Glasgow in which it is situated) which has a capacity of 60,832, making it the largest football stadium in Scotland. Together with their Glasgow rivals, [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], they form the [[Old Firm]] which is one of the most famous and most fierce [[rivalries in sport]]. The club's traditional playing colours are green and white hooped shirts with white shorts and white socks.


In [[1966&ndash;67 in Scottish football|1966&ndash;67 season]], Celtic became the first British team to win the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] (since renamed the UEFA Champions League), and are one of only two clubs ever to win the competition with a team composed entirely of home-grown talent (along with [[FC Steaua Bucureşti]] of Romania in 1986).<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0045/print.shtml BBC - A Sporting Nation - Celtic win European Cup 1967<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/05/20/celtic_history/ SI.com - Soccer - Celtic immersed in history before UEFA Cup final - Tuesday 20 May 2003 07:20 PM<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. All of the players, subsequently known as the [[Lisbon Lions]], were born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park. Celtic won every competition that they entered that season: the [[1966&ndash;67 in Scottish football|Scottish League Championship]], the [[Scottish Cup 1966-67|Scottish Cup]], the [[Scottish League Cup]], the European Cup and the [[Glasgow Cup]], to become the first, and so far only, team to win the [[the Quadruple|Quadruple]]. Celtic also reached the [[1970 European Cup Final]], but were beaten by [[Feyenoord]] in [[extra time]].


In 2003 Celtic reached the [[2003 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup final]], where they lost 3&ndash;2 to [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]] in extra time. Approximately 80,000 Celtic supporters travelled to [[Seville]] for this game, the largest foreign travelling support in history at the time. The fans also received awards from [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]] for their behaviour throughout the tournament.<ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/gallery/0,8561,972767,00.html Celtic in Seville: Observer Sport Monthly index | | The Observer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=98023&cc=5739 ESPNsoccernet - Report: Celtic vs FC Porto - UEFA Cup<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=90249.html Celebrating Celtic pride in the heart of Andalusia</ref> Celtic have an estimated fan base of nine million, including one million in North America.<ref name="fanbase">{{cite web |
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== Name ==
In 1994 the full name of The club was changed to ''The Celtic Football Club'', having previously been ''The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd''. Within Britain and Ireland the club is generally referred to simply as ''Celtic'', though it is sometimes incorrectly called ''Glasgow Celtic'' and, usually by non-English speakers, ''Celtic Glasgow''.


==Formation and history==
{{main|History of Celtic F.C.}}
'''Celtic Football Club''' were formally founded at a meeting in St. Mary's Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), [[Calton, Glasgow|Calton]], Glasgow, by [[Brother Walfrid]], an Irish [[Marist Brothers|Marist]] brother, on 6 November 1887. The purpose stated in the official club records as "being to alleviate poverty in Glasgow's East End parishes".


3-0, to the champions, 3-0, to the champions, 3-0, to the champions, WOO HOO!!
Walfrid's move to establish the club as a means of fund raising for his charity, '''The Poor Children's Dinner Table''', was largely inspired by the example of [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population thirteen years earlier in [[Edinburgh]]. Walfrid's own suggestion of the name 'Celtic' (pronounced ''Seltik''), was intended to reflect the club's Irish and Scottish roots, and was adopted at the same meeting.


glory glory man united.
On 28 May 1888, Celtic played their first official match against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] and won 5&ndash;2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter". Celtic had 8 'guest' players from [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] playing that day. The club's first ever goal was scored by Neil McCallum in this match. During these formative years, Celtic played in a white shirt with a green collar and a red Celtic cross on the breast, then switched to green and white vertical stripes around 1890. They made the switch to their iconic green-and-white hoops in 1903.


I AM THE EGG. WE ARE THE SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY.
==Celtic and the media==
[[Image:TheCelticViewIssue1.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[The Celtic View]], the oldest football club magazine in the United Kingdom.]]


In 1965 Celtic began publishing ''[[The Celtic View]]'', the oldest club magazine in football <ref>[http://www.celticfc.net/media/celticView.aspx Celtic View]</ref>.


In 2004 Celtic launched its own digital TV channel [[Celtic TV]] available in the UK through [[Setanta Sports]] on satellite and cable platforms. Since 2002 Celtic's Internet TV channel, [[Channel67]] (previously known as Celtic Replay), has broadcast Celtic's own content worldwide, offers live match coverage to subscribers outside the UK, and now provides 3 online channels.


==Old Firm and sectarianism==
{{see also|Sectarianism in Glasgow}}
Celtic have a historic association with the people of [[Ireland]] and Scots of Irish extraction, who are both predominantly [[Catholic]]. Fans of rivals Rangers tended to come from Scottish [[Protestant]] backgrounds and were supporters of [[British Unionism]]. As a result both clubs became linked to the opposing factions in the political difficulties of Northern Ireland, which intensified the rivalry in Scotland.


In recent times both clubs have taken measures to combat sectarianism. Working alongside the [[Scottish Parliament]], church groups and community organisations, the Old Firm has clamped down on sectarian songs, inflammatory flag-waving, and troublesome supporters, using increased levels of policing and [[surveillance]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/5236284.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Celtic | Quinn warns on offensive chants<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5222454.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rangers | Murray sends sectarianism warning<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1996, for instance, Celtic launched their ''Bhoys Against Bigotry'' campaign, later followed by ''Youth Against Bigotry'' to "educate the young on having ... respect for all aspects of the community - all races, all colours, all creeds", according to then chief executive Ian McLeod.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1593970.stm BBC News | SCOTLAND | Bigotry puzzle for Old Firm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Recent seasons==
=== 2005&ndash;06 ===
{{main|Celtic F.C. season 2005-06}}
Celtic began the 2005&ndash;06 season with a new manager: [[Gordon Strachan]], the former [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]], [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] midfielder took over from [[Martin O'Neill]]. [[Garry Pendrey]] was appointed as Strachan's assistant manager.


Before his first game, he was already being criticized by the press for signing unknown players such as Japanese midfielder [[Shunsuke Nakamura]] from relegation battlers [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]] of [[Serie A]] and [[Poland|Polish]] goalkeeper [[Artur Boruc]] from [[Legia Warsaw]]. In Celtic's first competitive game under Strachan, they lost 5&ndash;0 in a [[UEFA Champions League]] qualifier to Slovakian minnows [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Bratislava]]. Strachan was under more pressure after the first SPL game of the season after his side lost a 3&ndash;1 lead away to [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] and only escaped with a point after grabbing a late equaliser in a 4&ndash;4 draw. The shoots of recovery started to grow with a 4&ndash;0 win in the home leg of the Champions League tie with Artmedia and although Celtic lost 3&ndash;1 to Rangers in the first Glasgow derby of the season, the team went on a 13 game unbeaten run, winning 12 of those games before losing to [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]].


Celtic showed their Championship credentials on New Year's Day 2006, after staging a late comeback to beat [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] 3&ndash;2 in a top-of-the-table clash at [[Tynecastle]] thanks to two late goals from centre-half [[Stephen McManus]].


After signing [[Roy Keane]] from [[Manchester United]] in January 2006, Celtic lost to [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] 2&ndash;1 in the [[Scottish Cup 2005-06#Third round|Scottish Cup Third Round]]. Their impressive league form continued however and on 19 February 2006 Celtic set a new scoring record for the SPL, an 8&ndash;1 victory at [[East End Park]] against Dunfermline, where [[Poland|Polish]] striker [[Maciej Żurawski]] scored 4 goals and assisted in 2 others.


On 19 March 2006, [[Gordon Strachan]] won his first trophy for Celtic with a 3&ndash;0 win over Dunfermline in [[2006 Scottish League Cup Final|the final]] of the [[Scottish League Cup]].


On 5 April, Celtic clinched their 40th league title thanks to a goal from [[John Hartson]] in a 1&ndash;0 win against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] at Celtic Park. The title was Celtic's fourth in six years. This feat was achieved with six games remaining until the end of the season and before the [[Scottish Premier League#Competition format|SPL split]]. The Bhoys lifted the SPL trophy on Easter Sunday 2006 at home to Hibernian, after a 1&ndash;1 draw.


In April 2006, Celtic's reserve and Under-19 teams also won their championships, completing a clean sweep of Scotland's league competitions. Celtic's reserve team had won their league 5 years in a row and the Under-19s had won their league 4 years in a row.


=== 2006&ndash;07 ===
{{main|Celtic F.C. season 2006-07}}
Such was the good form of Celtic and the lack of a clear rival in the early stages of the [[Scottish Premier League 2006-07|2006&ndash;07 season]], that bookmakers [[Paddy Power]] paid out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on [[November 4|4th November]], 2006, only 13 games into the season.<ref> [http://www.bookmakersreview.com/c/News/05-11-2006_Paddy_Power_pays_out_on_Scottish_Premier_League_title/ Paddy Power pays out on Scottish Premier League title]</ref> By mid-November Celtic were 15 points clear of their nearest challengers.


Having qualified automatically for the group stage of the [[UEFA Champions League 2006&ndash;07|Champions League]], Celtic were drawn with [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[F.C. Copenhagen]], and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Although Celtic lost their 3 away games, a 100% record at home earned them qualification to the knockout stage for the first time since the format was altered in 1993. Their opponents in the last 16 were [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]. After both legs of the tie ended 0&ndash;0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time by [[Kaká]].


During the January 2007 [[transfer window]] Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart's]] players [[Steven Pressley]] and [[Paul Hartley]], full-back [[Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé]] from [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] on loan and goalkeeper [[Mark Brown (footballer)|Mark Brown]] from [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]].


On [[April 22|22nd April]], 2007 Celtic won their 41st league championship, and second in a row. The title was won by an injury-time free-kick from [[Shunsuke Nakamura]] in a 2&ndash;1 victory against Kilmarnock.<ref>Colin Moffat, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6574335.stm Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic], BBC Sport, 22 April 2007</ref> The result left Celtic 13 points clear of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] with four matches remaining. They finished the season 12 points above Rangers.


On [[26 May|26th May]] 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after [[2007 Scottish Cup Final|beating Dunfermline 1&ndash;0]]. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.


===2007-08===
{{main|Celtic F.C. season 2007-08}}
[[Image:Oldfirmclash.JPG|thumb|300|left|Last Old Firm clash of the season results in 3:2 victory for Celtic.]]

Celtic bolstered their side for the 2007&ndash;08 season, signing [[Scott Brown (Scottish footballer)|Scott Brown]], [[Chris Killen]], [[Scott McDonald]] and [[Massimo Donati]]. Skipper [[Neil Lennon]] left for [[Nottingham Forest]] after seven years with the club, with [[Stephen McManus]] taking over the club captaincy.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/6744827.stm Forest win race to capture Lennon], BBC Sport, 12 June 2007</ref> However Lennon returned to the club later in the season as a coach.

{{wikinews|UEFA Champions League 2007&ndash;08: Celtic 1-1 Spartak Moscow}}
Celtic were drawn against Russian side [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in the third round of qualifying for the [[UEFA Champions League 2007&ndash;08|2007&ndash;08 Champions League]]. The tie ended in a [[penalty shootout]], with [[Artur Boruc]] saving twice to ensure Celtic's passage to the next round. This was Celtic's first European [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty shootout]] victory.{{Fact|date=April 2008}} They competed against [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]] in the group stages, who they beat 2&ndash;1, 1&ndash;0, and 2&ndash;1 respectively at home, but losing all their away matches. They finished second in their group, ensuring qualification to the knockout stage for the second year in succession. Celtic were drawn against [[FC Barcelona]] in the last 16 of the Champions League. The first leg, played at Celtic Park, saw them defeated 3&ndash;2, after being ahead 1&ndash;0 and 2&ndash;1. In the second leg Barcelona grabbed an early goal through [[Xavi Hernández|Xavi]] and held on for a 1&ndash;0 win on the night and 4&ndash;2 win overall.

The club's first signing of the winter transfer window was [[Andreas Hinkel]]. They followed up by signing Japanese youngster [[Koki Mizuno]], [[Barry Robson]] from [[Dundee Utd]] as well as young striker [[Ben Hutchinson]] from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].

Although leading for the early part of the season, Celtic found themselves 7 points behind [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] having played a game more with only seven weeks of the season left, because of this the manager was badly criticised and there was speculation that he might be sacked or resign. However, the club made a remarkable comeback, winning their last 7 games, including two victories over rivals Rangers at [[Celtic Park]] 2&ndash;1 and 3&ndash;2, and won the league on [[May 22|22nd May]] 2008, the last day of the season with a 1&ndash;0 win over [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. Meanwhile [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] lost to [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] at [[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie]]. The victory was dedicated to the memory of [[Tommy Burns (footballer)|Tommy Burns]], former player and manager, who had died the previous Thursday. The result also meant [[Gordon Strachan]] became only the third Celtic manager to win three consecutive league championships.

== Records ==
* The Scottish Cup final win against [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 (sometimes listed as 147,365) at [[Hampden Park]] in Glasgow, which remains a record for a club match in European football
* Celtic currently hold the UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from 13 November 1915 until 21 April 1917 - a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] on the penultimate day of the season)
* Celtic also hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), spanning from 2001 to 2004 (this run was ended by a 2&ndash;1 defeat to Aberdeen on 21 April 2004), and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season (25 matches)
* Record victory: 11&ndash;0, against Dundee on 26 October 1895
* Record defeat: 0&ndash;8 against Motherwell on 30 April 1937
* Record home defeat: 0&ndash;5 against Hearts on 14 September 1895
* Record post war home defeat 1&ndash;5 against Aberdeen on 2 January 1947
* Record European victory 9&ndash;0 KPV Kokkola (Finland), on 16 September 1970 (European Champions Cup)
* Record European defeat: 0&ndash;5 against [[FC Artmedia Petržalka|Artmedia Bratislava]] on 27 July 2005
* Record victory against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]: 7&ndash;1 1957 Scottish league cup final (the biggest win for either side in an old firm match)
* Complete record v Rangers P-371 W-133 D-91 L-147 F-508 A-529
* Record points earned in a season: 72 (Premier Division, 1987&ndash;88, 2 points for a win); 103 (Scottish Premier League, 2001&ndash;02, 3 points for a win), also the SPL points tally record
* Record home [[Scottish football attendance records|attendance]]: 92,000 against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] on 1 January 1938. A 3&ndash;0 victory for Celtic
* Most capped player: 80, [[Pat Bonner]]: [[Republic of Ireland]].
* Most capped player (Scotland): 76, [[Paul McStay]]
* Record appearances: [[Billy McNeill]], 790 from 1957&ndash;1975
* Most goals in a season (all competitions): [[Henrik Larsson]], 53 (2000&ndash;01)
* Most goals in a season (league only): Jimmy McGrory, 50 (1935&ndash;36)
* Record scorer: [[Jimmy McGrory]], 468 (1922&ndash;23 - 1937&ndash;38)
* Most goals scored in one Scottish top-flight league match by one player: 8 goals by Jimmy McGrory against Dunfermline in 9&ndash;0 win on 14 January 1928
* First British club to reach the final of the European Cup
* First Scottish, British and Northern Europe team to win the European Cup
* Only club in history to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown players (all born and bred within a 30 mile radius of the stadium)
* Hold the record for the highest score in a domestic cup final: Celtic 7&ndash;1 Rangers, [[Hampden in the sun|Scottish League Cup Final 1957]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonestarceltic.com/7_1.php |title=1957 Celtic in Seventh Heaven |accessdate=2007-06-11 |author=Lone Star Celtic Supporters Club |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=n.d. |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref>
* Hold the record for the highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] in the [[European Cup 1969&ndash;70#Semi finals|European Cup semi-final]], 15 April 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 136,505
*Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - [[Mark Burchill]] vs [[Jeunesse Esch]], [[Luxembourg]] in 2000, a record at the time.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64562738.html O'neil tells hat-trick hero Burch: You're not moving]</ref>

* Earliest SPL Championship won. Won with 6 games to go against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004 and Hearts on 5 April 2006
* First weekly club publication in the UK, ''The Celtic View''.
* Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 8&ndash;1 against Dunfermline Athletic, February 2006
* First stadium in the UK to stage motorcycle speedway racing on 28 April 1928.
* Celtic and Hibernian hold the record for the biggest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs. Celtic bought Scott Brown from Hibernian on 16 May 2007 for £4.4m<ref>[http://celticfc.net/news/stories/news_160507114940.aspx Scott Brown signs for Celtic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6661737.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Celtic | Brown completes switch to Celtic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* First club in the world to win their domestic league in their centenary season (1987&ndash;88)
* Appeared in 14 consecutive league cup finals, from season 1964&ndash;65 to 1977&ndash;78 inclusive, a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition
* Won the league cup a record 5 times in succession, from season 1965&ndash;66 to 1969&ndash;70 inclusive

==National honours==
[[Image:Celtic FC trophy case.JPG|thumb|right|Trophy case at [[Celtic Park]]]]
* {{sport honours|[[List of Scottish football champions|Scottish League Championships]]|42|1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, [[Scottish Premier League 2000-01|2001]], [[Scottish Premier League 2001-02|2002]], [[Scottish Premier League 2003-04|2004]], [[Scottish Premier League 2005-06|2006]], [[Scottish Premier League 2006-07|2007]], [[Scottish Premier League 2007-08|2008]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish Cup]]|34 (record)|1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, [[Scottish Cup 1910&ndash;11|1911]], [[Scottish Cup 1911-12|1912]], [[Scottish Cup 1913-14|1914]], [[Scottish Cup 1922-23|1923]], [[Scottish Cup 1924-25|1925]], [[Scottish Cup 1926-27|1927]], [[Scottish Cup 1930-31|1931]], [[Scottish Cup 1932-33|1933]], [[Scottish Cup 1936-37|1937]], [[Scottish Cup 1950-51|1951]], [[Scottish Cup 1953-54|1954]], [[Scottish Cup 1964-65|1965]], [[Scottish Cup 1966-67|1967]], [[Scottish Cup 1968-69|1969]], [[Scottish Cup 1970-71|1971]], [[Scottish Cup 1971-72|1972]], [[Scottish Cup 1973-74|1974]], [[Scottish Cup 1974-75|1975]], [[Scottish Cup 1976-77|1977]], [[Scottish Cup 1979-80|1980]], [[Scottish Cup 1984-85|1985]], [[Scottish Cup 1987-88|1988]], [[Scottish Cup 1988-89|1989]], [[Scottish Cup 1994-95|1995]], [[Scottish Cup 2000-01|2001]], [[Scottish Cup 2003-04|2004]], [[Scottish Cup 2004-05|2005]], [[Scottish Cup 2006-07|2007]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish League Cup]]|13| 1956&ndash;57,[[Scottish League Cup 1957-58|1957&ndash;58]], 1965&ndash;66, 1966&ndash;67, 1967&ndash;68, 1968&ndash;69, 1969&ndash;70, 1974&ndash;75, 1982&ndash;83, [[1997-98_in_Scottish_football|1997&ndash;98]], [[Scottish League Cup 1999-00|1999&ndash;2000]], [[Scottish League Cup 2000-01|2000&ndash;01]] [[Scottish League Cup 2005-06|2005&ndash;06]]}}

==International club honours==
*{{sport honours|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]|1|[[European Cup 1966&ndash;67|1966&ndash;67]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] runners-up|1|[[European Cup 1969&ndash;70|1969&ndash;70]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[UEFA Cup]] runners-up|1|[[UEFA Cup 2002&ndash;03|2002&ndash;03]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|FIFA World Club Cup/Intercontinental Cup]] runners-up|1|1967}}

==Minor honours==
*{{sport honours|[[Glasgow Cup]]|29|1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975*, 1982, }}
*{{sport honours|[[British League Cup]]|1|1902}}
*{{sport honours|[[Ferencvaros Vase]]|1|1914}}
*{{sport honours|[[Navy and Army War Fund Shield]]|1|1918}}
*{{sport honours|[[Empire Exhibition Trophy]]|1|1938}}
*{{sport honours|[[Victory In Europe Cup]]|1|1945}}
*{{sport honours|[[Saint Mungo Cup]]|1|1951}}
*{{sport honours|[[Coronation Cup (football)|Coronation Cup]]|1|1953}}
*{{sport honours|[[Alfredo di Stefano Trophy]]|1|1967}}
*{{sport honours|[[CNE Cup of Champions]]|1|1968}}
*{{sport honours|[[France Football European Team of the Year]]|1|1970}}
*{{sport honours|[[Drybrough Cup]]|1|1974}}
*{{sport honours|[[World of Soccer Cup]]|1|1977}}
*{{sport honours|[[Feyenoord Tournament]]|1|1981}}
*{{sport honours|[[Scottish Youth Cup]]|9|1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006}}
*{{sport honours|Under 18 Scottish Premier League|2|2000, 2003}}
*{{sport honours|Under 19 Scottish Premier League|3|2004, 2005, 2006}}
*{{sport honours|Under 21 Scottish Premier League|3|2002, 2003, 2004}}
*{{sport honours|Reserve Scottish Premier League|4|2005, 2006, 2007, 2008}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki><small> 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2&ndash;2 draw</small>

==Special honours==

*{{sport honours|[[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award]]|1|1967}}
*{{sport honours|[[France Football European Team of the Year]]|1|1970}}
*{{sport honours|[[Polar Bear Trophy (football)|Polar Bear Trophy]]|1|1975}}
*{{sport honours|[[Real Madrid Silver Cabin]]|1|1979}}
*{{sport honours|[[FIFA Fair Play Award]]|1|2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)}}

==Individual==
:''All players are from Scotland unless otherwise stated.''
{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" align="right" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Top Goalscorers'''
|-
!class="unsortable"|#
!class="unsortable"|Name
!class="unsortable"|Career
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[James McGrory]]
|1922&ndash;1937
|522
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Bobby Lennox]]
|1961&ndash;1978<br>1979-1980
|273
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Henrik Larsson]] {{flagicon|Sweden}}
|1997&ndash;2004
|242
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Stevie Chalmers]]
|1958&ndash;1971
|231
|-
|5
|align="left"|[[Jimmy Quinn (Scottish footballer)|Jimmy Quinn]]
|1900&ndash;1917
|217
|-
|6
|align="left"|[[Patsy Gallacher]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}
|1911&ndash;1926
|192
|-
|7
|align="left"|[[John 'Yogi' Hughes|John Hughes]]
|1960&ndash;1971
|189
|-
|8
|align="left"|[[Sandy McMahon]]
|1891&ndash;1903
|171
|-
|9
|align="left"|[[Jimmy McMenemy]]
|1902&ndash;1920
|168
|-
|10
|align="left"|[[Kenny Dalglish]]
|1969&ndash;1977
|167
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|+'''Most Appearances'''
|-
!class="unsortable"|#
!class="unsortable"|Name
!class="unsortable"|Career
!Apps
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Billy McNeill]]
|1957&ndash;1975
|790
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Paul McStay]]
|1981&ndash;1997
|678
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Roy Aitken]]
|1976&ndash;1990
|669
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Danny McGrain]]
|1970&ndash;1987
|661
|-
|5
|align="left"|[[Pat Bonner]] {{flagicon|Ireland}}
|1978&ndash;1995
|642
|-
|6
|align="left"|[[Bobby Lennox]]
|1961&ndash;1978<br>1979&ndash;1980
|587
|-
|7
|align="left"|[[Bobby Evans]]
|1944&ndash;1960
|548
|-
|8
|align="left"|[[Jimmy Johnstone]]
|1962&ndash;1975
|515
|-
|9
|align="left"|[[Jimmy McMenemy]]
|1902&ndash;1920
|515
|-
|10
|align="left"|[[Tommy Burns (footballer)|Tommy Burns]]
|1975&ndash;1989
|504
|}

==Managers==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Name
![[Scottish League]]
![[Scottish Cup]]
![[Scottish League Cup]]
![[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]
!Total
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Willie|Maley}} 1897&ndash;1940
||16||14||&mdash;||&mdash;||30
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Jimmy|McStay}} 1940&ndash;1945
||0||0||&mdash;||&mdash;||0
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Jimmy|McGrory}} 1945&ndash;1965
||1||2||2||&mdash;||5
|-
|align=left|{{sortname|Jock|Stein}} 1965&ndash;1978
|align=left|{{sortname|Jock|Stein}} 1965&ndash;1978
||10||8||6||1||25
||10||8||6||1||25

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3-0, to the champions, 3-0, to the champions, 3-0, to the champions, WOO HOO!!

glory glory man united.

I AM THE EGG. WE ARE THE SELF PRESERVATION SOCIETY.









|align=left|Jock Stein 1965–1978 ||10||8||6||1||25 |- |align=left|Billy McNeill 1978–1983, 1987–1991 ||4||3||1||0||8 |- |align=left|David Hay 1983–1987 ||1||1||0||0||2 |- |align=left|Liam Brady 1991–1993 ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|Lou Macari 1993–1994 ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|Tommy Burns 1994–1997 ||0||1||0||0||1 |- |align=left|Wim Jansen 1997–1998 ||1||0||1||0||2 |- |align=left|Jozef Vengloš 1998–1999 ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|John Barnes 1999–2000 ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|Kenny Dalglish 2000 ||0||0||1||0||1 |- |align=left|Martin O'Neill 2000–2005 ||3||3||1||0||7 |- |align=left|Gordon Strachan 2005–present ||3||1||1||0||5 |}

Players

As of 22 August 2008.[1]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Artur Boruc
2 DF Germany GER Andreas Hinkel
3 DF England ENG Lee Naylor
4 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus (Captain)
5 DF Scotland SCO Gary Caldwell
6 DF Guinea GUI Bobo Baldé
7 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown
9 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras
10 FW Netherlands NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (Vice-Captain)
11 MF Scotland SCO Paul Hartley
12 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson
13 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney
17 MF Spain ESP Marc Crosas
18 MF Italy ITA Massimo Donati
19 MF Scotland SCO Barry Robson
20 MF Northern Ireland NIR Pat McCourt
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Scotland SCO Mark Brown
22 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens
23 FW England ENG Ben Hutchinson
24 DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé
25 MF Japan JPN Shunsuke Nakamura
26 FW Ireland EIR Cillian Sheridan
29 MF Japan JPN Koki Mizuno
33 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Killen
42 FW Scotland SCO Michael McGlinchey
46 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady
48 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren O'Dea
51 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Riley
52 DF Scotland SCO Paul Caddis
53 MF Scotland SCO Simon Ferry
54 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Conroy
55 FW Scotland SCO Paul McGowan
62 GK Scotland SCO Scott Fox

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW Scotland SCO Rocco Quinn (On loan to Livingston)
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy (On loan to Norwich City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
49 DF Scotland SCO Scott Cuthbert (on loan to St. Mirren)

Reserve and youth squads

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
50 MF Italy ITA Luca Santonocito (Reserve)
56 MF Scotland SCO Mark Millar (Reserve)
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Lafferty (Reserve)
-- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Laurence Gaughan (Reserve)
-- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Richie Towell (Reserve)
-- DF Scotland SCO Jason Marr (Reserve)
-- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Carey (Reserve)
-- MF Scotland SCO Charles Grant (Reserve)
-- MF Scotland SCO Ross Hepburn (Reserve)
-- FW Scotland SCO Kevin Cawley (Reserve)
-- GK Italy ITA Daniele Giordano (Youth)
-- GK Scotland SCO Ryan Marshall (Youth)
-- GK Scotland SCO Connor Fairley (Youth)
-- GK Scotland SCO Andrew Kennedy (Youth)
-- GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson (Youth)
-- DF England ENG Matty Hughes (Youth)
-- DF Romania ROU Marian Pop (Youth)
-- DF Scotland SCO Lewis Toshney (Youth)
-- DF Scotland SCO Carlo Monti (Youth)
-- DF Scotland SCO Declan Gallacher (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- DF Scotland SCO Grant Gallacher (Youth)
-- DF Scotland SCO Ryan Strachan (Youth)
-- DF Scotland SCO Grant Mossom (Youth)
-- DF Scotland SCO John Young (Youth)
-- DF Northern Ireland NIR Paul George (Youth)
-- MF Romania ROU Richard Filaret (Youth)
-- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen McDonnell (Youth)
-- MF Bulgaria BUL Tomislav Pavlov (Youth)
-- MF Scotland SCO Michael Graham (Youth)
-- MF Scotland SCO Jordan Lowdon (Youth)
-- MF Scotland SCO Haydon Cochrane (Youth)
-- MF Scotland SCO Sean Fitzharris (Youth)
-- MF Scotland SCO Michael Tidser (Youth)
-- MF Scotland SCO Joe Bradley (Youth)
-- FW Scotland SCO Eric Foley (Youth)
-- FW Scotland SCO James Forrest (Youth)
-- FW Scotland SCO James Keatings (Youth)
-- FW Northern Ireland NIR Declan Bunting (Youth)
-- FW Scotland SCO Callum McGregor (Youth)

2008–09 transfers

Click here for a list of Celtic transfers in season 2008–09.

Non-playing staff

Board of Directors

Position Name
Chairman Dr John Reid
Chief Executive Peter Lawwell
Director of Finance Eric J. Riley
Non-Executive Director Ian Livingston
Non-Executive Director Dermot Desmond
Non-Executive Director Eric Hagman
Non-Executive Director Thomas E. Allison
Non-Executive Director Brian McBride[2]
Non-Executive Director Brian Wilson
Commercial Director Adrian Filby
Director of International Developments Jason Hughes

Management

Position Name
Manager Gordon Strachan OBE
Assistant Manager Garry Pendrey
First Team Coach Neil Lennon
Reserve Team Coach Willie McStay
Reserve Assistant Team Coach Danny McGrain
Head of Youth Development Chris McCart
Youth Team Coach John McLaughlan
Under 17's Coach Joe McBride
Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth
Goalkeeping Coach Chris Hannah
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Club Doctor Derek McCormack
Head of Sports Science Gregory Dupont
Physiotherapist Graham Parsons
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Kit Controller John Clark
Football Development Manager John Park
Chief Scout Ray Clarke
Scout Tommy O'Neill

Sponsors

Notable former players

See List of Celtic F.C. players for players with over 100 appearances, List of Celtic F.C. international footballers and Category:Celtic FC players.

Scotland Football Hall of Fame

So far 7 Celtic players have entered the Scotland Football Hall of Fame:

Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

In the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame 5 Celtic players have been selected, they are:

Greatest ever team

Greatest ever Celtic team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team by supporters in 2002.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "First Team". Celtic FC. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  2. ^ Profile of McBride
  3. ^ BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Celtic | Jinky best-ever Celtic player
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