| Nickname(s) | The Bhoys | ||
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| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Ground | Celtic Training Centre, Lennoxtown | ||
| Head Coach | Danny McGrain | ||
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| Full name | Celtic Football Club Under 19s | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bhoys | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Ground | Barrowfield Training Ground Barrowfield Glasgow (Capacity: N/A) |
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| Head Coach | Stephen Frail | ||
| League | Scottish Premier Under 19 League | ||
| 2010–11 | Scottish Premier Under-19 League, 1st | ||
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As well as the Celtic first team, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the club also have reserve and under-19 sides.
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Celtic Reserves are the reserve team of Celtic. The team mainly consists of Under-19 players at the club and fringe first team players. Some of the first team also play when they are recovering from injury.
They were members of the Scottish Premier Reserve League from its foundation in the 1998–99 season until the league ceased after the 2008–09 season. The side won the Reserve League eight times in the eleven seasons the league operated. They played their home games at Excelsior Stadium, normally the home of Airdrie United.
Kenny McDowall was head coach until January 2007 when he left Celtic to join rivals Rangers as first team coach. Willie McStay then held the position until 2009, when he took a manager's job in Hungary. Neil Lennon managed the team for a season before being appointed Celtic first team manager in June 2010. The reserves' current head coach is Danny McGrain . After the abolition of the reserve league, the celtic development squad continue by playing a host of friendly matches against similar squads from Scotland and England.
The Celtic Under-19 Team competes in the Scottish Premier under-19 League.
The under-19s play their home matches at former Celtic training ground Barrowfield, but games are also occasionally played at Lennoxtown training ground.
The Under-19s head coach is Stephen Frail and his assistant is Miodrag Krivokapić who is also the head coach of the under 17s. The under-19s had been previously coached by Willie McStay.
The side have won the Scottish Premier Youth League three times, first in 2003/04 and 2005/06. Celtic also won the revived Glasgow Cup in August 2008 beating rivals Rangers 3–1 in the final with goals from James Keatings, Richie Towell and James Forrest which cancelled out the Rangers opener through Kyle Hutton.
Celtic will be the first and only Scottish participant in the forth coming Youth Champions League, being drawn in a group with Barcelona, Manchester City and Marseille.
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Danny McGrain |
| Under 19 Coach | Stephen Frail |
| Under 19 Assistant Coach | Hugh McGovern |
| Under 17 Coach | Miodrag Krivokapić |
| Under 17 Team Assistant Coach | George McCluskey |
| Sports Scientist | Ian Coll |
| Physiotherapist | Niam Mohammed |
| Football Development Manager | John Park |
| Head of Youth and Academy | Chris McCart |
| Head of Intermediate Academy | John McLaughlan |
| Academy Operations Manager | Brian Meehan |
Following the SPL's decision to abolish the reserve league,[1] Celtic's "reserve team" now just play in organised friendlies during the football season. Celtic no longer have an established reserve side, and the youths and players not involved with the first team compete in these organised friendlies.
| Friendly | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Firhill Stadium | 16 July 2011 | |||
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Spence 20' | Report: Celtic FC |
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| Friendly | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Celtic | 6 September 2011 | ||||
| F. Twardzik | Report: Celtic FC |
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| Friendly | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Rangers | Lennoxtown training centre | 24 October 2011 | |||
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| Friendly | Celtic | 2 – 1 | St. Johnstone | Lennoxtown training centre | 9 Novemberr 2011 | |||
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[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players in Bold have senior international caps
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