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Celtic F.C.

Celtic
Celtic crest
Full name The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s) The Bhoys, The Hoops, The Celts
Founded 1888
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow
Scotland
(Capacity: 60,832)
Chairman John Reid
Manager Neil Lennon
League Scottish Premier League
2009–10 Scottish Premier League, 2nd

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours
Current season

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 League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the 2007/08 season, the Scottish Cup 34 times and the Scottish League Cup 14 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.

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 for the occasion.[3][4][5] Celtic fans received awards from UEFA and FIFA for their behaviour at the match.[3][6][7][8] In April 2003 the club was estimated to have a fan base of nine million people, including one million in North America.[9]

History

Formation

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, the spelling of 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 Glasgow at the time, most probably in reference to the local, sectarian, youth gangs prevalent in Glasgow 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. 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

Main article: Lisbon Lions

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.

2003

Celtic qualified for the 2003 UEFA Cup Final by beating clubs including Blackburn Rovers, Celta Vigo, Stuttgart and Liverpool. Around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled to watch the Final, which was played in Seville.[6][7] Celtic lost the match 3–2 to FC Porto after extra time. The Celtic fans were presented with Fair Play Awards from both FIFA and UEFA "for their extraordinarily loyal and sporting behaviour".

Current season

Celtic began the 2010-11 pre-season by signing Cardiff City midfielder Joe Ledley[14] and defenders Charlie Mulgrew[15] and Cha Du-Ri on free transfers,[16] while Daryl Murphy[17] and Efraín Juárez signed for undisclosed fees.[18] Former club captain Stephen McManus left for Middlesbrough for a fee of £1.5 million,[19] and goalkeeper Artur Boruc left for Fiorentina.[20]

In July Celtic were drawn in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League against Portuguese side Braga.[21] Celtic lost the first leg of the tie 3-0 away from home.[22] Celtic won the return leg 2-1, but went out of the Champions League 4-2 on aggregate.[23] Celtic were knocked out of European football altogether in August, after they lost their Europa League qualifying match against FC Utrecht 4–2 on aggregate.[24]

Celtic won their first eight league games of the SPL season,[25] before losing to Rangers, who also had a 100% record, 3-1.[25] Celtic started November beating Aberdeen 9-0 in an SPL record victory.[26] They then lost to Hearts[27] and drew at home against Dundee United[28] and Inverness Caledonian Thistle,[29] with a victory over St Mirren the only consolation.[30] The Inverness match was notable because it was officiated by Luxembourg referee Alain Hamer,[29] who had stepped in because of the Scottish football referee strike.[31] Celtic began 2011 by beating Rangers 2-0 at Ibrox,[32] and by 2 February, were top of the table, five points clear of their Glasgow rivals.[33]

In the League Cup, Celtic beat Inverness 6-0[34] and St Johnstone 3-2[35] before beating Aberdeen in the semi-final.[36] In the Scottish Cup, Celtic entered in the fourth round, beating Third Division team Berwick Rangers 2-0,[37] and drawing 2-2 with Rangers in the fifth round.[38]

Old Firm rivalry and sectarianism

Celtic's traditional rivals are Rangers; collectively, the two clubs are known as the Old Firm. The two have dominated Scottish football's history; between them, they have won the Scottish league championship 95 times since its inception in 1890 - all other clubs combined have won 19 championships. The two clubs are also by far the most supported in Scotland, with Celtic having the third highest home attendance in the UK.[39] Celtic have a historic association with the people of Ireland and Scots of Irish descent, who are both mainly Catholic. Traditionally fans of rivals Rangers came from Scottish or Northern Ireland Protestant backgrounds and support British Unionism.

The clubs have attracted the support of opposing factions in the political difficulties of Northern Ireland, which intensified the rivalry in Scotland.[40] Anti-sectarian charityNil by Mouth notes that some supporters use songs, chants and banners on match days to express abuse or support towards the Protestant or Catholic faiths and proclaim support for Northern Irish based terrorist groups such as the IRA and UVF.[41] A study in 2008 by the University of Strathclyde found that the Old Firm rivalry was "strongly linked to the conflict in Northern Ireland".[40]

There have been nearly 400 Old Firm matches played as of 2011. The games have been described as having an "atmosphere of hatred, religious tension and intimidation which continues to lead to violence in communities across Scotland."[41] The rivalry has fuelled many assaults and even deaths on Old Firm Derby days. Admissions to hospital emergency rooms have been reported to increase ninefold over normal levels[42] and journalist Franklin Foer noted that in the period from 1996 to 2003, eight deaths in Glasgow were directly linked to Old Firm matches, and hundreds of assaults.[42][43] Rangers fans' singing of the Famine song has also caused controversy.[44][45][46][47]

Both sets of fans fought an on-pitch battle in the aftermath of Celtic's 1–0 victory in the 1980 Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.[48] There was serious fan disorder during an Old Firm match played in May 1999 at Celtic Park; missiles were thrown by Celtic fans, including one which struck referee Hugh Dallas, who needed medical treatment, and a small number of fans invaded the pitch.[49] In 2008, a Celtic fan was convicted of a religiously aggravated breach of the peace for wearing a t-shirt with the slogan "dirty horrible huns".[50]

Both clubs have taken measures to reduce sectarianism.[40] 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".[51]

Supporters

In 2003 Celtic were estimated to have a fan base of nine million people, including one million in the USA and Canada.[9] There are over 160 Celtic Supporters Clubs in over 20 countries around the world.[52]

In the 2010-11 season, Celtic have had the highest average home attendance of any Scottish club. Among European clubs, only one Italian club, two Spanish clubs, four German clubs and four in England's Premier League regularly attract more fans for their home games.[53]

In 2003, an estimated 80,000 Celtic supporters, many without match tickets, travelled to Seville in Spain for the UEFA Cup Final,[3][4][5] The club's fans subsequently received awards from UEFA and FIFA for their behaviour at the match.[3][8]

Political activism

Some groups of Celtic fans have made political protests at games. This has often been through chanting and singing in support of Irish republicanism or the IRA.[54][55] In 2008 and 2010, there were protests by small groups of fans over the team wearing the poppy symbol for Remembrance Day, as it is a divisive symbol in Ireland.[56][57] Celtic have expressed disapproval of these protests, saying they are damaging to the image of the club and its fans, and that they will ban those involved.[54][59]

Celtic media

In 1965 Celtic began publishing The Celtic View, the oldest club magazine in football.[60]

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.[61]

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.

Current squad

First team squad

As of 18 February 2011[62]

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
7 Sweden MF Freddie Ljungberg
8 Scotland MF Scott Brown (captain)
9 Greece FW Georgios Samaras
10 Republic of Ireland FW Anthony Stokes
11 South Korea DF Cha Du-Ri
12 Scotland DF Mark Wilson
13 Scotland FW Shaun Maloney
14 Northern Ireland MF Niall McGinn
15 Scotland MF Kris Commons
16 Wales MF Joe Ledley
No. Position Player
18 South Korea MF Ki Sung-Yueng
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
33 Israel MF Beram Kayal
36 Republic of Ireland MF Graham Carey
45 Scotland DF Lewis Toshney
47 United States GK Dominic Cervi
49 Scotland FW James Forrest
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
6 Netherlands DF Jos Hooiveld (on loan to F.C. Copenhagen)[63]
19 Denmark FW Morten Rasmussen (on loan to AaB Aalborg)[64]
23 England FW Ben Hutchinson (on loan to Lincoln City)[65]
31 Republic of Ireland MF Richie Towell (on loan to Hibernian)[66]
No. Position Player
38 England DF Josh Thompson (on loan to Rochdale)
48 Republic of Ireland DF Darren O'Dea (on loan to Ipswich Town)[67]
55 Scotland FW Paul McGowan (on loan to St Mirren)

Reserve and youth squads

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[68] Name
Chairman John Reid
Chief Executive Peter Lawwell
Financial Director Eric J. Riley
Senior Independent Director Tom Allison
Independent Non-Executive Director Dermot Desmond
Independent Non-Executive Director Brian Duffy
Independent Non-Executive Director Ian Livingston
Independent Non-Executive Director Brian Wilson
Company Secretary Robert Howat
Commercial Director Adrian Filby[69]
Director of International Development Jason Hughes[70]

Management

Position Name
Manager Neil Lennon[71]
Assistant Manager Johan Mjällby[72]
First Team Coach Alan Thompson,[73] Garry Parker[72]
Reserve Team Coach Danny McGrain
Head of Youth and Academy Chris McCart
Head of Intermediate Academy John McLaughlin
Under 19 Coach Stephen Frail
Under 17 Coach Miodrag Krivokapić
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Club Doctor David Pugh[74]
Head of Sports Science Kenny McMillan
Physiotherapist Graham Parsons
Kit Controller John Clark
Football Development Manager John Park

Honours

Major honours

[75]

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
1970 (runners-up)
2003 (runners-up)

Minor and special honours

  • Glasgow Cup: 30 (Contested by under 18 youth teams from 2008)
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
  • Dubai Gold Cup: 1
1989
2009
2010
  • Jock Stein Friendship Cup: 2
2008, 2009
1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010
  • Under 18 Scottish Premier League: 2
2000, 2003
  • Under 19 Scottish Premier League: 4
2004, 2005, 2006, 2010
  • Under 21 Scottish Premier League: 3
2002, 2003, 2004
  • Reserve Scottish Premier League: 8
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1967
1970
2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)
  • UEFA Fair Play Award:
1

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

Managers

Name Scottish League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup European Cup Total
Willie Maley 1897–1940 Scotland 16 14 — — 30
Jimmy McStay 1940–1945 Scotland 0 0 — — 0
Jimmy McGrory 1945–1965 Scotland 1 2 2 — 5
Jock Stein 1965–1978 Scotland 10 8 6 1 25
Billy McNeill 1978–1983 Scotland 3 1 1 0 5
David Hay 1983–1987 Scotland 1 1 0 0 2
Billy McNeill 1987–1991 Scotland 1 2 0 0 3
Liam Brady 1991–1993 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 0 0
Lou Macari 1993–1994 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Burns 1994–1997 Scotland 0 1 0 0 1
Wim Jansen 1997–1998 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 2
Jozef Vengloš 1998–1999 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0
John Barnes 1999–2000 England 0 0 0 0 0
Kenny Dalglish 2000 Scotland 0 0 1 0 1
Martin O'Neill 2000–2005 Northern Ireland 3 3 1 0 7
Gordon Strachan 2005–2009 Scotland 3 1 2 0 6
Tony Mowbray 2009–2010 England 0 0 0 0 0
Neil Lennon 2010– Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0

Records

Records held by Celtic

  • The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 147,365 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains a world record gate for a national cup final[76]
  • Highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v Leeds United in the European Cup semi-final, 15 April 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 136,505[76]
  • Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers on 1 January 1938.[77][78] A 3–0 victory for Celtic[79]
  • 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 on the penultimate day of the season)[80][81]
  • SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), from 2001 to 2004[82][83]
  • 14 consecutive League Cup final appearances, from season 1964/65 to 1977/78 inclusive,[84] a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition[85]
  • Most goals scored in one Scottish top-flight league match by one player: 8 goals by Jimmy McGrory against Dunfermline in 9–0 win on 14 January 1928
  • Highest score in a domestic British cup final: Celtic 7–1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957[86]
  • Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football – Mark Burchill vs Jeunesse Esch in 2000; 3 minutes (between 12th minute and 15th minute), a record at the time[78][87]
  • Earliest SPL Championship won. Twice won with 6 games remaining, against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004[88] and Hearts on 5 April 2006[89][90]
  • Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 9–0 against Aberdeen, 6 November 2010[91]
  • 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[92]
  • Most expensive export from Scottish football, Aiden McGeady to Spartak Moscow, August 2010[93]
  • First weekly club publication in the UK, The Celtic View
  • First European club to sign a player from the Indian sub-continent[94]
  • First British club to reach the final of the European Cup, and the only Scottish, and first British team to win the European Cup

Individual records

  • Record appearances: Billy McNeill, 790 from 1957–1975
  • Most capped player: 102, Kenny Dalglish
  • Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 468 (1922/23 – 1937/38)
  • Most goals in a season (all competitions): Jimmy McGrory, 59 (1926/27) (49 League/10 Scottish Cup)
  • Most goals in a season (league only): Jimmy McGrory, 50 (1935/36)
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

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

Greatest ever team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team by supporters in 2002:[95]

Scotland Football Hall of Fame

So far 18 Celtic players and managers have entered the Scottish Football Hall of Fame:[96]

Scotland 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:

Other notable former players

As of January 2011, Celtic are sponsored by:[99]

See also

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  72. ^ Alan Thompson back at Celtic as first team coach BBC Sport, 17 June 2010
  73. ^ Tony Mowbray not fazed by rivals' form as he plots winning start to 2010 for Celtic The Scotsman, 1 January 2010
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  75. ^ a b Hampden Park Scottish Football Association
  76. ^ Celtic Motherwell FC
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  88. ^ Celtic 1-0 Hearts BBC Sport, 5 April 2006
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  90. ^ Records Scottish Premier League
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  94. ^ Jinky best-ever Celtic player BBC Sport, 9 September 2002
  95. ^ Hall of Fame Scottish Football Museum
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  97. ^ Johnston nets Hall of Fame place BBC Sport, 29 October 2009
  98. ^ Sponsors Celtic FC

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