Celtic F.C.

Celtic F.C.
Celtic crest
Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bhoys (official), the Hoops, the Celts
Founded 1888
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow
Scotland
(Capacity: 60,837)
Chairman John Reid
Manager Neil Lennon
League Scottish Premier League
2009–10 Scottish Premier League, 2nd
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season

The Celtic Football Club (pronounced /ˈsɛltɪk/) (LSE: CCP) is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the 2007/08 season, and the Scottish Cup 34 times. Celtic's home stadium is Celtic Park, the biggest football stadium in Scotland, with a capacity of 60,832. Together with their Glasgow rivals, Rangers, they form the Old Firm, one of the most famous and fierce rivalries in sport. The club's traditional playing colours are green and white hooped shirts with white shorts and white socks.

In 1967, Celtic became the first British team, and only Scottish team, to win the European Cup:[1][2] the players, subsequently known as the Lisbon Lions, were all born within a 30-mile radius of Parkhead. Celtic won every competition they entered that season: the Scottish League Championship, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup and the Glasgow Cup. Celtic also reached the 1970 European Cup Final, but were beaten by Feyenoord 2–1.

In 2003 Celtic reached the UEFA Cup Final, where they lost 3–2 to FC Porto. An estimated 80,000 Celtic supporters travelled to Seville,[3][4][5] despite many lacking match tickets.[3] Celtic fans received awards from UEFA and FIFA for their behaviour at the match.[3][6][7][8] In April 2008 the club was estimated to have a fan base of nine million people, including one million in North America.[9]

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Formation and history

Celtic were formally founded in St. Mary's Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow, by Brother Walfrid, an Irish Marist brother, on 6 November 1887. Brother 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 who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population thirteen years earlier in Edinburgh, with 7 of Celtic's first eleven players signing from Hibs. Walfrid's own suggestion of the name Celtic was intended to reflect the club's Irish and Scottish origins, and was adopted at the same meeting.

The club's official nickname is "The Bhoys", which denotes an Irish pronunciation,[10] in reflection of the club's heritage. The club's first tangible bit of evidence for their nickname is a postcard from the earliest years of the 20th century, which refers to the Celtic team of the time as "the bould bhoys" (sic), while the team were already known as the "Bold Boys" soon after the club was founded.[11] The term "Boys" was used for most football teams of Glascow at the time, most probably in reference to the local, sectarian, youth gangs prevalent in Glascow at the time, the (Catholic, Irish) Timalloys [12] and the (Protestant, Loyalist) Billyboys.[13]

On 28 May 1888, Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5–2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter". During their 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 green and white hoops in 1903.

1967 was Celtic's most successful ever year. The club won every competition they entered: the Scottish League, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the Glasgow Cup, and the European Cup. Managed by Jock Stein, and captained by Billy McNeill, the club defeated Inter Milan 2–1 in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 May 1967. Celtic thus became the first British team, and the first from outside Spain, Portugal and Italy to win the competition. They remain the only Scottish team to have reached the final. The winning players subsequently became known as the 'Lisbon Lions'. The East Stand at Celtic Park is dedicated to the Lisbon Lions, and the West Stand to Jock Stein. Celtic reached the European Cup Final again in 1970, but were beaten 2–1 by Feyenoord at the San Siro in Milan.

Stein managed Celtic to nine straight Scottish League wins from 1966 to 1974, establishing a world record which was not equalled until 1997.

In 2003, Celtic reached the final of the UEFA Cup, and around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to watch the game in Seville in Spain.[6][7] Celtic lost the match 3–2 to FC Porto after extra time. The Celtic fans were awarded prestigious Fair Play Awards from both FIFA and UEFA "for their extraordinarily loyal and sporting behaviour".

See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons

Recent seasons

2007–08

Last Old Firm clash of the season results in 3–2 victory for Celtic

Celtic bolstered their side for the 2007/08 season, signing 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.[14] However Lennon returned to the club later in the season as a coach.

Celtic were drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow in the third round of qualifying for the 2007/08 Champions League. The tie ended in a penalty shootout, with Artur Boruc saving two spot-kicks to ensure Celtic's passage to the next round. This was Celtic's first European penalty shootout victory.[15] They competed against AC Milan, Benfica and Shahktar Donetsk in the group stages, who they beat 2–1, 1–0 and 2–1 respectively at home, but lost 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 3–2, after being ahead 1–0 and 2–1. Barcelona grabbed an early goal through Xavi in the second leg and held on for a 1–0 win on the night and 4–2 on aggregate.

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 United as well as young striker Ben Hutchinson from Middlesbrough and Georgios Samaras on loan from Manchester City, who signed permanently at the end of the season.

Although leading for the early part of the season, Celtic found themselves eight points behind Rangers with only seven weeks of the season left. However, they made a remarkable comeback, winning all of their last seven games, including 2–1 and 3–2 victories over Rangers. Celtic won the league with a 1–0 win over Dundee United on 22 May 2008, the last day of the season. Meanwhile, Rangers lost 2-0 to Aberdeen at Pittodrie. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Celtic's coach Tommy Burns, who had died the previous Thursday. The result also meant Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager to win three consecutive League Championships, the others being Willie Maley and the legendary Jock Stein.

2008–09

Celtic signed winger Paddy McCourt from Derry City, and Greek international striker Georgios Samaras, who had spent the second half of the 2007-08 season on loan, signed on a permanent basis. Celtic also added the signings of Marc Crosas from Barcelona, Glenn Loovens from Cardiff City and the return of Shaun Maloney from Aston Villa before the closure of the summer transfer window.

As SPL Champions, Celtic gained automatic entry to the UEFA Champions League, but after being drawn with Manchester United, Villarreal, and Aalborg, they finished fourth in their group.

As the new year of 2009 rolled in, The Hoops found themselves 7 points clear of their Glasgow rivals, just days after they had beat them 1–0 at Ibrox thanks to a second half strike from Scott McDonald. So far, they had proved formidable at home, the only defeat at Celtic Park being a 4–2 reversal to Rangers in August.

In the January transfer window, Celtic signed winger Niall McGinn from Derry City, left back Milan Mišůn from FK Příbram, and midfielder Willo Flood from Cardiff while also agreeing a deal to sign Dundee United goalkeeper Łukasz Załuska on 1 June 2009.

Celtic won the League Cup Final against Rangers at Hampden Park on 15 March 2009, in extra-time, goals coming from defender Darren O'Dea, and a late penalty from Aiden McGeady. This victory marked the end of a 20 year gap since Celtic last defeated Rangers in a domestic cup final. That occasion was the Scottish Cup Final on 20 May 1989.

After a poor run of form in 2009, which saw them record only two away wins during the rest of their league campaign, they saw that seven-point lead slip to just one point in early May. Although Celtic still looked favourites to retain the Championship, this league lead disappeared completely after a 1–0 loss to Rangers on 9 May.

On the final day of the season, Celtic failed in their quest for a fourth successive title, with Rangers defeating Dundee United 3–0 at Tannadice to win the Championship and Celtic playing out a 0–0 draw with Hearts. The following day, manager Gordon Strachan resigned from the club and was replaced by former Celtic player Tony Mowbray, who had been manager of West Brom, a few weeks later.

2009–10

In the summer transfer window, Celtic signed Marc-Antoine Fortuné for around £3.8million along with AS Nancy team mate Landry N'Guemo who arrived on a season-long loan, Danny Fox from Coventry City for an undisclosed fee and Josh Thompson from Stockport County. Shunsuke Nakamura and Paul Hartley left the club to join RCD Espanyol and Bristol City respectively. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Bobo Baldé also left the club as their contracts had not been renewed. Celtic won their first game, and the Translink Cup, 3–0 against Brisbane Roar in Australia under Tony Mowbray. On 26 July, they added their second piece of silverware, lifting the Wembley Cup, after beating Egyptian and African Champions Al-Ahly 5–0 and Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 while fielding a side full of reserve players, to top the group.

In the third round of qualifying for the Champions League, Celtic faced Dynamo Moscow at Celtic Park on 29 July, losing 1–0, but won 2–0 in the second leg in Moscow. Celtic lost 0–2 at home against Arsenal in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League play-off, with Arsenal becoming the first English team in 26 years to beat Celtic at Celtic Park. Arsenal won the second leg on 26 August 3–1. The loss meant that Celtic entered the group stage of the inaugural UEFA Europa League, and were drawn in Group C alongside SV Hamburg, Hapoel Tel Aviv and old European Cup Winners Cup rivals Rapid Vienna. Celtic finished third in the group with six points and failed to reach the knockout stages.

In the January transfer window Celtic added to their squad by signing Ki Sung-Yong from FC Seoul,[16] Jos Hooiveld from AIK Solna,[17] Norwegian teenager Thomas Rogne from Stabæk[18] and Morten Rasmussen from Brøndby.[19] On transfer deadline day Celtic added defender Edson Braafheid and strikers Diomansy Kamara[20] and Robbie Keane[21] to their squad on loan until the end of the season.

Defender Gary Caldwell was sold to Wigan Athletic,[22] Danny Fox moved on to Burnley,[23] while Barry Robson, Willo Flood, Chris Killen,[24] Stephen McManus[25] and Scott McDonald[26] joined former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan at Middlesbrough.

After a 4–0 defeat to St Mirren on 24 March, Mowbray was sacked as Celtic manager with Neil Lennon taking over on a temporary basis.[27]

Lennon had a successful spell in temporary charge, winning all eight league games[28] as Celtic finished the season in second position in the SPL, 6 points behind champions Rangers.[29]

In the Scottish League Cup Celtic beat Falkirk 4–0 at home before losing 1–0 to Hearts in the quarter-final. Celtic started their Scottish Cup campaign with a 1–0 win away to Morton before beating Dunfermline Athletic 4–2 and Kilmarnock 3–0. Celtic were beaten 2-0 in the semi-final by Ross County, their only loss during Lennon's interim period as manager.[30]

2010–11

Celtic began the 2010-11 pre-season by signing defenders Charlie Mulgrew,[31] Cha Du-Ri[32] and Cardiff City midfielder Joe Ledley on free transfers,[33] while Daryl Murphy[34] and Efraín Juárez signed for undisclosed fees.[35] Former club captain Stephen McManus left for Middlesbrough for a fee of £1.5 million,[36] and goalkeeper Artur Boruc left for Fiorentina.[37] In July Celtic were drawn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Portuguese side Braga.[38] Celtic lost the first leg of this tie 3-0 away from home.[39] Celtic won the return leg 2-1, but went out of the Champions League 4-2 on aggregate.[40]

Celtic media

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.[41]

In 2004 Celtic launched its own digital TV channel Celtic TV available in the UK through Setanta Sports on satellite and cable platforms. Due to the collapse of Setanta in the UK in June 2009, Celtic TV is no longer broadcasting, although the club are hoping to find a new broadcast partner.[42]

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

Celtic have a historic association with the people of Ireland and Scots of Irish extraction, who are both mainly Catholic. Traditionally fans of rivals Rangers came from Scottish or Northern Ireland Protestant backgrounds and were supporters of British Unionism. As a result both clubs attracted the support of 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.[43][44] In 1996 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.[45] In 2002 McLeod then wrote to all season ticket holders concerning chants at the clubs matches after chanting by some Celtic fans during a minute's silence for the victims of the 11 September terrorist attacks.[46]

Records

National honours

Trophy case at Celtic Park
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, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
1956–57, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09
1967

Minor honours

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, 2008
1902
1914
1918
1938
1945
1951
1953
1967
1968
1970
1974
2009
1977
1981
1989
2009
2010
2008, 2009
1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010
2000, 2003
2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
2002, 2003, 2004
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

* 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2–2 draw

Special honours

1
1
1
1
2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)
1

Individual

All players are from Scotland unless otherwise stated.
Top Goalscorers
Rank Name Career Goals
1 Jimmy McGrory 1922–1937 550
2 Bobby Lennox 1961–1978
1979–1980		 273
3 Henrik Larsson Sweden 1997–2004 242
4 Stevie Chalmers 1958–1971 231
5 Jimmy Quinn 1900–1917 217
6 Patsy Gallacher Republic of Ireland 1911–1926 192
7 John Hughes 1960–1971 189
8 Sandy McMahon 1891–1903 171
9 Jimmy McMenemy 1902–1920 168
10 Kenny Dalglish 1969–1977 167
Top League Goalscorers
Rank Name Career Goals
1 Jimmy McGrory 1922–1937 397
2 Jimmy Quinn 1900–1917 187
3 Patsy Gallacher Republic of Ireland 1911–1926 186
4 Henrik Larsson Sweden 1997–2004 174
6 Bobby Lennox 1961–1978
1979–1980		 167
6 Stevie Chalmers 1958–1971 159
7 Jimmy McMenemy 1902–1920 144
8 Sandy McMahon 1891–1903 130
9 Adam McLean 1917–1928 128
10 John Hughes 1960–1971 115
Most Appearances
Rank Name Career Apps
1 Billy McNeill 1957–1975 790
2 Paul McStay 1981–1997 678
3 Roy Aitken 1976–1990 669
4 Danny McGrain 1970–1987 661
5 Packie Bonner Republic of Ireland 1978–1995 642
6 Bobby Lennox 1961–1978
1979–1980		 587
7 Bobby Evans 1944–1960 548
8 Jimmy Johnstone 1962–1975 515
9 Jimmy McMenemy 1902–1920 515
10 Tommy Burns 1975–1989 504

Managers

Name Scottish League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup European Cup Total
Maley, WillieWillie Maley 1897–1940 Scotland 16 14 — — 30
McStay, JimmyJimmy McStay 1940–1945 Scotland 0 0 — — 0
McGrory, JimmyJimmy McGrory 1945–1965 Scotland 1 2 2 — 5
Stein, JockJock Stein 1965–1978 Scotland 10 8 6 1 25
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill 1978–1983 Scotland 3 1 1 0 5
Hay, DavidDavid Hay 1983–1987 Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill 1987–1991 Scotland 1 2 0 0 3
Brady, LiamLiam Brady 1991–1993 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0
Macari, LouLou Macari 1993–1994 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0
Burns, TommyTommy Burns 1994–1997 Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Jansen, WimWim Jansen 1997–1998 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 2
Vengloš, JozefJozef Vengloš 1998–1999 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0
Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes 1999–2000 England 0 0 0 0 0
Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish 2000 Scotland 0 0 1 0 1
O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill 2000–2005 Northern Ireland 3 3 1 0 7
Strachan, GordonGordon Strachan 2005–2009 Scotland 3 1 2 0 6
Mowbray, TonyTony Mowbray 2009–2010 England 0 0 0 0 0
Lennon, NeilNeil Lennon 2010– Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0

Current squad

First team squad

As of 24 August 2010[67][68]

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

No. Position Player
2 Germany DF Andreas Hinkel
3 Honduras DF Emilio Izaguirre
4 Mexico MF Efraín Juárez
5 Sweden DF Daniel Majstorović
6 Netherlands DF Jos Hooiveld
8 Scotland MF Scott Brown
9 Greece FW Georgios Samaras
10 France FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné
11 South Korea DF Cha Du-Ri
12 Scotland DF Mark Wilson
13 Scotland FW Shaun Maloney
14 Northern Ireland MF Niall McGinn
15 Czech Republic DF Milan Mišůn
16 Wales MF Joe Ledley
17 Spain MF Marc Crosas
No. Position Player
18 South Korea MF Ki Sung-Yong
20 Northern Ireland MF Paddy McCourt
21 Scotland DF Charlie Mulgrew
22 Netherlands DF Glenn Loovens
24 Poland GK Łukasz Załuska
25 Norway DF Thomas Rogne
26 England GK Fraser Forster (on loan from Newcastle United)
27 Republic of Ireland FW Daryl Murphy
30 Scotland MF Paul Slane
33 Israel MF Biram Kayal
47 United States GK Dominic Cervi
49 Scotland FW James Forrest
54 Scotland MF Ryan Conroy
88 England FW Gary Hooper

Players out on loan

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

No. Position Player
19 Denmark FW Morten Rasmussen (on loan to Mainz)[69]
23 England FW Ben Hutchinson (on loan to Lincoln City)[70]
36 Republic of Ireland MF Graham Carey (on loan to Huddersfield Town)
38 England DF Josh Thompson (on loan to Rochdale)
48 Republic of Ireland DF Darren O'Dea (on loan to Ipswich Town)[71]
55 Scotland FW Paul McGowan (on loan to St Mirren)
Scotland DF Jason Marr (on loan to Falkirk)

Reserve team and youth squad

For Celtic's reserve and youth squads, see Celtic F.C. Reserve and Youth squads

2010/11 transfers

Click here for a list of Celtic transfers in season 2010/11

Non-playing staff

Board of Directors

Position Name
Chairman 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[72]
Non-Executive Director Brian Wilson
Commercial Director Adrian Filby
Director of International Developments Jason Hughes

Management

Position Name
Manager Neil Lennon[73]
Assistant Manager Johan Mjällby[74]
First Team Coach Alan Thompson,[75] Garry Parker[74]
Reserve Team Coach Danny McGrain
Reserve Team Assistant Coach Vacant
Head of Youth and Academy Chris McCart
Head of Intermediate Academy John McLaughlan
Under 19 Coach Stephen Frail
Under 17 Coach Miodrag Krivokapić
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Goalkeeping Coach
Club Doctor David Pugh[76]
Head of Sports Science
Physiotherapist Graham Parsons
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist
Kit Controller John Clark
Football Development Manager John Park
Chief Scout

Sponsors

As of June 2010, Celtic are sponsored by:[77]

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 18 Celtic players and managers have entered the Scottish Football Hall of Fame:[78]

Scotland National Football Team Roll Of Honour

The Scotland national football team roll of honour recognises players who have gained 50 or more international caps for Scotland. Inductees to have played for Celtic are:

Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

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

Greatest ever team

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SIMPSON
McNEILL
MURDOCH
GEMMELL
McGRAIN
JOHNSTONE
AULD
McSTAY
LENNOX
Greatest ever Celtic team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team by supporters in 2002:[81]

See also

References

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  73. ↑ Celtic appoint Neil Lennon as manager Celtic FC, 9 June 2010
  74. ↑ 74.0 74.1 Mjallby, Thompson and Parker team up with Lennon Celtic FC, 1 July 2010
  75. ↑ Alan Thompson confirmed as first-team coach Celtic FC, 17 June 2010
  76. ↑ Celtic appoint a new Club Doctor Celtic FC, 30 December 2009
  77. ↑ Celtic's Sponsors Celtic FC
  78. ↑ The Scottish Football Museum: Hall of Fame
  79. ↑ 79.0 79.1 79.2 79.3 Eight more Scots greats enter Hall of Fame The Scotsman, 16 November 2009
  80. ↑ Johnston nets Hall of Fame place BBC Sport, 29 October 2009
  81. ↑ Jinky best-ever Celtic player BBC Sport

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