2008–09 Celtic F.C. season

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The 2008–09 season was the 120th season of competitive football by Celtic.

Celtic
2008–09 season
Chairman John Reid
Manager Gordon Strachan
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,837)
Scottish Premier League 2nd
Scottish Cup Quarter-finals
Scottish League Cup Winners
Champions League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
All:
Scott McDonald (19)
Home colours
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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[edit] Overview

Celtic went into the 2008–09 season defending their Scottish Premier League title, which they won for the third consecutive time in 2007–08.

They also entered the UEFA Champions League directly at the group stage, as well as taking part in the two domestic cup competitions, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

To prepare for the Season, Celtic took part in two Pre-Season Tournaments; the Algarve Challenge Cup in Faro, Portugal, where they finished bottom, having faced Middlesbrough and Cardiff City, and the Feyenoord Jubilee Tournament in Rotterdam, where they finished second, having faced Tottenham Hotspur and host club Feyenoord.

[edit] The campaign

[edit] League campaign

The Championship flag was unfurled before Celtic's first League game, against St. Mirren at Celtic Park on 10 August by Rosemary Burns, the widow of former Celtic player Tommy Burns, who had died of skin cancer at the end of season 2007–08. Celtic won the game 1–0, through a Barry Robson penalty, getting their Campaign off to a winning start.

Celtic finished second in the SPL table at the end of the season, eventually finishing four points behind champions Rangers. This was despite at one point having built up a seven-point lead over Rangers. This lead was squandered though, Celtic dropping points to Dundee United, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Motherwell, Rangers themselves, and on two occasions to both Hibernian and Hearts.

One day after the final league game of the season, a 0–0 draw with Hearts at Celtic Park, it was announced that Gordon Strachan would leave as manager of Celtic with immediate effect. This brought to an end Strachan's four-year spell as manager, during which he guided the club to three SPL titles, one Scottish Cup and two Scottish League Cups. He also guided the club twice into the last 16 of the Champions League, losing out to A.C. Milan and Barcelona respectively.

[edit] European campaign

Celtic, as Scottish champions, qualified directly for the UEFA Champions League, where they were the sole Scottish side as Rangers were knocked out in the second qualifying round by FBK Kaunas, meaning Celtic received all the TV money allocated to Scotland.

Celtic were in Pot 3 for the group stage draw, which took place in Monaco on 28 August. They were drawn with Manchester United, Villarreal and Aalborg. The first game, a home tie against Aalborg, finished in a goalless draw. The next game, away to Villarreal ended in a 1–0 defeat, which was followed by a 3–0 defeat away to Manchester United. Next up, at home, Celtic drew 1–1 with Manchester United, with Scott McDonald putting Celtic in the lead in the 13th minute, only for Ryan Giggs to equalise for Manchester United in the 84th minute. A disappointing 2–1 defeat to Aalborg in Denmark saw Celtic's European aspirations end, despite having taken the lead through Barry Robson. Nonetheless, Celtic rallied to end their campaign on a high with a 2–0 victory over Villarreal at Celtic Park.

[edit] Domestic cups

Celtic entered the Scottish League Cup at the third round proper (the last 16 stage) and the Scottish Cup at the fourth round proper (the Round of 32). The club beat Livingston 4–0 in the third round of the League Cup on 23 September, and travelled to Kilmarnock on 28 October, beating them 3–1 and qualifying for the semi-finals, where they faced Dundee United at Hampden Park on 28 January. After a 0–0 draw in extra time, Celtic won a penalty shoot-out 11-10 to set up a final against Rangers on 15 March. The teaam won the 2009 Scottish League Cup Final 2–0 aet at Hampden, with Darren O'Dea and Aiden McGeady getting the goals.

The fourth round of the Scottish Cup took place on 10 January, with Celtic beating Dundee at Celtic Park. In the fifth round, Celtic hosted Queen's Park on 7 February, beating them 2-1. In the quarter-finals, Celtic lost 1–0 at St Mirren on 7 March.

[edit] Fixtures and results

Fixtures and results for Celtic FC for Season 2008/09.[1]

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first, fixture list is liable to change for TV reasons.

      Win      Draw      Loss

Date Venue Opponents Score Competition Celtic scorers Match Report(s)
18 July 2008 St. Mary's England Southampton 2–0 F Killen, Robson (pen) Celtic F.C.
19 July 2008 Craven Cottage England Fulham 1–3 F Robson Celtic F.C.
22 July 2008 Estádio Algarve England Middlesbrough 1–1 ACC Vennegoor of Hesselink Celtic F.C.
24 July 2008 Estádio Algarve Wales Cardiff City 0–1 ACC Celtic F.C.
26 July 2008 Estádio do Dragão Portugal FC Porto 1–0 F Vennegoor of Hesselink Celtic F.C.
1 August 2008 Feijenoord Stadion England Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 FJT Celtic F.C.
3 August 2008 Feijenoord Stadion Netherlands Feyenoord 3–1 FJT Samaras, Vennegoor of Hesselink (2) Celtic F.C.
6 August 2008 Celtic Park England Manchester City 1–1 F McGowan Celtic F.C.
10 August 2008 Celtic Park St. Mirren 1–0 SPL Robson (pen) BBC Sport
17 August 2008 Tannadice Dundee United 1–1 SPL Hartley BBC Sport
23 August 2008 Celtic Park Falkirk 3–0 SPL McManus, Samaras (2) BBC Sport
31 August 2008 Celtic Park Rangers 2–4 SPL Samaras, Nakamura BBC Sport
13 September 2008 Fir Park Motherwell 4–2 SPL Maloney, Samaras (2), McDonald BBC Sport
17 September 2008 Celtic Park Denmark Aalborg 0–0 UCL BBC Sport
21 September 2008 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 3–1 SPL Maloney, Samaras (2, 1 pen) BBC Sport
23 September 2008 Celtic Park Livingston 4–0 SLC Loovens, Samaras (2, 1 pen), Brown BBC Sport
27 September 2008 Celtic Park Aberdeen 3–2 SPL Vennegoor of Hesselink (2), McDonald BBC Sport
30 September 2008 El Madrigal Spain Villarreal 0–1 UCL BBC Sport
4 October 2008 Celtic Park Hamilton Academical 4–0 SPL Nakamura, Samaras, McDonald, McGeady BBC Sport
18 October 2008 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 2–1 SPL Brown, Loovens BBC Sport
21 October 2008 Old Trafford England Manchester United 0–3 UCL BBC Sport
25 October 2008 Celtic Park Hibernian 4–2 SPL McManus, Sheridan, Loovens, Brown BBC Sport
29 October 2008 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 3–1 SLC McDonald, Nakamura, McGeady BBC Sport
2 November 2008 Tynecastle Hearts 2–0 SPL Maloney, Caldwell BBC Sport
5 November 2008 Celtic Park England Manchester United 1–1 UCL McDonald BBC Sport
8 November 2008 Celtic Park Motherwell 2–0 SPL Hartley, McDonald BBC Sport
12 November 2008 Celtic Park Kilmarnock 3–0 SPL Sheridan (2), Nakamura BBC Sport
16 November 2008 New Douglas Park Hamilton Academical 2–1 SPL Nakamura (pen), Hartley BBC Sport
22 November 2008 St. Mirren Park St. Mirren 3–1 SPL Samaras, Nakamura, Sheridan BBC Sport
25 November 2008 Energi Nord Arena Denmark Aalborg 1–2 UCL Robson BBC Sport
29 November 2008 Celtic Park Inverness CT 1–0 SPL Maloney BBC Sport
7 December 2008 Easter Road Hibernian 0–2 SPL BBC Sport
10 December 2008 Celtic Park Spain Villarreal 2–0 UCL Maloney, McGeady BBC Sport
13 December 2008 Celtic Park Hearts 1–1 SPL McManus BBC Sport
21 December 2008 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 3–0 SPL Samaras, Mizuno, McDonald BBC Sport
27 December 2008 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 1–0 SPL McDonald BBC Sport
3 January 2009 Celtic Park Dundee United 2–2 SPL Samaras (2) BBC Sport
10 January 2009 Celtic Park Dundee 2–1 SC Brown, McGeady BBC Sport
18 January 2009 Pittodrie Aberdeen 2–4 SPL Brown, McDonald BBC Sport
24 January 2009 Celtic Park Hibernian 3–1 SPL McDonald (2), McManus BBC Sport
28 January 2009 Hampden Park Dundee United 0–0 aet,
11–10 on pens		 SLC BBC Sport
1 February 2009 Caledonian Stadium Inverness CT 0–0 SPL BBC Sport
7 February 2009 Celtic Park Queen's Park 2–1 SC Caldwell, McDonald BBC Sport
15 February 2009 Celtic Park Rangers 0–0 SPL BBC Sport
22 February 2009 Fir Park Motherwell 1–1 SPL McDonald BBC Sport
28 February 2009 Celtic Park St. Mirren 7–0 SPL Nakamura (3), Brown (2), Crosas, Potter (og) BBC Sport
4 March 2009 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 2–1 SPL McDonald (2) BBC Sport
7 March 2009 St. Mirren Park St Mirren 0–1 SC BBC Sport
15 March 2009 Hampden Park Rangers 2–0 SLC O'Dea, McGeady (pen) BBC Sport
22 March 2009 Tannadice Dundee United 2–2 SPL McDonald, Naylor BBC Sport
4 April 2009 Celtic Park Hamilton Academical 4–0 SPL Samaras (2), McGeady, Vennegoor of Hesselink BBC Sport
8 April 2009 Celtic Park Falkirk 4–0 SPL Caldwell, Vennegoor of Hesselink, McGeady, O'Dea BBC Sport
11 April 2009 Tynecastle Hearts 1–1 SPL Vennegoor of Hesselink BBC Sport
18 April 2009 Celtic Park Aberdeen 2–0 SPL Vennegoor of Hesselink, McDonald BBC Sport
2 May 2009 Pittodrie Aberdeen 3–1 SPL Considine (og), McDonald (2) BBC Sport
9 May 2009 Ibrox Stadium Rangers 0–1 SPL BBC Sport
12 May 2009 Celtic Park Dundee Utd 2–1 SPL Loovens, Samaras BBC Sport
17 May 2009 Easter Road Hibernian 0–0 SPL BBC Sport
24 May 2009 Celtic Park Hearts 0–0 SPL BBC Sport

[edit] Player statistics

NOTE: Friendly matches not included

Shirt No. Player Apps (Subs) Goals YC Yellow card.svg RC Red card.svg
1 Poland Artur Boruc 47 0 4 0
2 Germany Andreas Hinkel 42 0 1 0
3 England Lee Naylor 26 (4) 1 2 0
4 Scotland Stephen McManus 41 4 6 0
5 Scotland Gary Caldwell 47 3 5 1
6 Guinea Bobo Balde 0 0 0 0
7 Australia Scott McDonald 44 (3) 19 7 0
8 Scotland Scott Brown 47 (1) 7 9 0
9 Greece Georgios Samaras 24 (17) 17 3 0
10 Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 19 (13) 6 3 1
11 Scotland Paul Hartley 26 (7) 3 6 0
12 Scotland Mark Wilson 21 (4) 0 1 0
13 Scotland Shaun Maloney 20 (10) 5 1 0
14 Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 0 0 0 0
15 Czech Republic Milan Mišůn 0 0 0 0
16 Republic of Ireland Willo Flood 2 (3) 0 0 0
17 Spain Marc Crosas 18 (4) 1 1 0
18 Italy Massimo Donati 4 (4) 0 0 0
19 Scotland Barry Robson 17 (7) 2 4 0
20 Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt 0 (5) 0 0 0
21 Scotland Mark Brown 4 0 0 0
22 Netherlands Glenn Loovens 19 (4) 4 3 0
23 England Ben Hutchinson 0 (4) 0 0 0
24 Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 0 0 0 0
25 Japan Shunsuke Nakamura 40 (2) 9 1 0
26 Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 7 (9) 4 0 0
29 Japan Koki Mizuno 2 (7) 1 1 0
33 New Zealand Chris Killen 0 (1) 0 0 0
41 Scotland John Kennedy 0 0 0 0
42 New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 0 0 0 0
46 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 31 (9) 7 5 0
48 Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea 11 (5) 2 3 0
52 Scotland Paul Caddis 2 (5) 0 0 0
54 Scotland Ryan Conroy 0 (1) 0 0 0
55 Scotland Paul McGowan 0 (1) 0 1 0

[edit] Top scorers

P Player Position SPL League Cup Scottish Cup UEFA Champions League Total
1 Australia Scott McDonald Forward 16 1 1 1 19
2 Greece Georgios Samaras Forward 15 2 0 0 17
3 Japan Shunsuke Nakamura Midfielder 8 1 0 0 9
4 Scotland Scott Brown Midfielder 5 1 1 0 7
4 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady Midfielder 3 2 1 1 7
5 Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Forward 6 0 0 0 6
6 Scotland Shaun Maloney Midfielder 4 0 0 1 5
7 Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan Forward 4 0 0 0 4
7 Scotland Stephen McManus Defender 4 0 0 0 4
7 Netherlands Glenn Loovens Defender 3 1 0 0 4
8 Scotland Paul Hartley Midfielder 3 0 0 0 3
8 Scotland Gary Caldwell Defender 2 0 1 0 3
9 Scotland Barry Robson Midfielder 1 0 0 1 2
9 Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea Defender 1 1 0 0 2

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Date Player From Fee Source
19 June 2008 Northern Ireland McCourt, PaddyPaddy McCourt Republic of Ireland Derry City 08Undisclosed [2]
15 July 2008 Greece Samaras, GeorgiosGeorgios Samaras England Manchester City 08Undisclosed [3]
15 July 2008 England Matty Hughes England Rochdale 08Undisclosed [4]
10 August 2008 Spain Crosas, MarcMarc Crosas Spain Barcelona 08 £415,000 [5]
16 August 2008 Netherlands Loovens, GlennGlenn Loovens Wales Cardiff City 08 £2,500,000 [6]
22 August 2008 Scotland Maloney, ShaunShaun Maloney England Aston Villa 08Undisclosed [7]
16 December 2008 Northern Ireland McGinn, NiallNiall McGinn Republic of Ireland Derry City 08Undisclosed [8]
23 December 2008 Poland Załuska, ŁukaszŁukasz Załuska (Pre-contract) Scotland Dundee United 08Free Transfer [9]
23 December 2008 Czech Republic Mišůn, MilanMilan Mišůn Czech Republic FK Příbram 08Undisclosed [10]
30 January 2009 Republic of Ireland Flood, WilloWillo Flood Wales Cardiff City 08Undisclosed [11]
2 February 2009 Czech Republic Filip Twardzik Germany Hertha Berlin 08Undisclosed [12]
2 February 2009 Czech Republic Patrik Twardzik Germany Hertha Berlin 08Undisclosed [12]

[edit] Out

Date Player To Fee Source
17 June 2008 Northern Ireland McGovern, MichaelMichael McGovern Scotland Dundee Utd 08Free Transfer [13]
30 June 2008 Scotland Virgo, AdamAdam Virgo England Brighton & Hove Albion 08 Free Transfer [14]
1 July 2008 Republic of Ireland O'Carroll, DiarmuidDiarmuid O'Carroll England Morecambe 08Free Transfer [15]
27 July 2008 Scotland Kennedy, JohnJohn Kennedy England Norwich City 08 Loan [16]
7 August 2008 Scotland Quinn, RoccoRocco Quinn Scotland Livingston 08 Loan [17]
8 August 2008 Republic of Ireland O'Brien, JimJim O'Brien Scotland Motherwell 08 Undisclosed [18]
14 August 2008 Scotland Cuthbert, ScottScott Cuthbert Scotland St Mirren 08 Loan [19]
18 August 2008 Denmark Gravesen, ThomasThomas Gravesen 08Retired [20]
21 August 2008 Netherlands Sno, EvanderEvander Sno Netherlands Ajax 08£1,250,000 [21][22]
1 September 2008 Scotland Pressley, StevenSteven Pressley Denmark Randers FC 08Free [23][24]
1 September 2008 Scotland Riordan, DerekDerek Riordan Scotland Hibernian 08Undisclosed [25]
7 January 2009 Scotland McGowan, PaulPaul McGowan Scotland Hamilton Accies 08Loan [26]
31 January 2009 New Zealand Killen, ChrisChris Killen England Norwich City 08Loan [27]
2 February 2009 Scotland Caddis, PaulPaul Caddis Scotland Dundee United 08Loan [28]
2 February 2009 Scotland Quinn, RoccoRocco Quinn Scotland Hamilton Academical 08Free [29]
2 February 2009 Republic of Ireland Sheridan, CillianCillian Sheridan Scotland Motherwell 08Loan [30]


[edit] References

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