2009–10 Celtic F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Celtic.
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| Chairman | John Reid | |||
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| Manager | Tony Mowbray (July-March) Neil Lennon (March-May) caretaker |
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| Ground | Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,837) |
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| Scottish Premier League | 2nd | |||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| Europa League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Robbie Keane (12) All: Robbie Keane (16) |
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[edit] Overview
Celtic started their 2009-10 campaign by playing in the Wembley Cup, as a build up for the Champions League. Their first competitive game of the season was at Parkhead on 29 July where they were beaten 1-0 by Dynamo Moscow in the 1st leg of the Champions League third-qualifying round for best placed teams. However, in the return leg at Dynamo Stadium on 5 August, Celtic won 2-0 (2-1 on aggregate) thanks to a 44th minute goal by Scott McDonald and a late injury-time strike from Georgios Samaras, giving Celtic a first away win in Europe since their 1-0 win over MTK Hungaria at Stadium Puskás Ferenc in 2003. The win took Celtic through to the Champions League play-off round and were drawn against Arsenal. Celtic kicked off their Scottish Premier League campaign with a 3-1 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium.
After 30 games of the season, Tony Mowbray was sacked following Celtic's 4-0 loss to St. Mirren. Neil Lennon was then appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season; his first match in charge was a 3-1 victory over Kilmarnock on 27 March. After his first win, Lennon went on to win another seven games in a row, but was unable to lead Celtic to a win in the semi-final against Ross County, who beat Celtic 2-0. This was Lennon's only defeat during his tenure as interim manager.[1] At the end of the season, Lennon was seen as favorite to succeed Tony Mowbray as the next Celtic manager on a permanent basis.[2]
[edit] Results and Fixtures
Fixtures and results for Celtic FC Season 2009/10.[3]
NOTE: scores are written Celtic first
[edit] Friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Celtic scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| 12 July 2009 | Suncorp Stadium | 3–0 | TC | Killen (2), Mizuno | BBC Sport | |
| 22 July 2009 | Cardiff City Stadium | 0–0 | F | BBC Sport | ||
| 24 July 2009 | Wembley | 5–0 | WC | Donati, McDonald (2), Maloney, Killen | Telegraph | |
| 26 July 2009 | Wembley | 2–0 | WC | Killen, Samaras | STV Sport | |
| 1 August 2009 | Celtic Park | 1–2 | F | Crosas | Mail Online | |
| 8 August 2009 | City of Manchester Stadium | 1–2 | F | Killen | Goal.com | |
| 3 September 2009 | BMO Field | 1–3 | F | McGowan | HeraldScotland | |
| 9 September 2009 | Turner's Cross | 1–0 | F | McCourt | Scotsman.com | |
| 13 October 2009 | Solitude | 0–3 | F | BBC Sport | ||
| 28 April 2010 | Celtic Park | 1–2 | F | Samaras | Telegraph | |
| 18 May 2010 | Millerntor-Stadion | 2–0 | F | McCourt, Rasmussen | BBC Sport |
[edit] Scottish Premier League
Win Draw Loss
[edit] UEFA Champions League
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Celtic scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| 29 July 2009 | 3QRL1 | Celtic Park | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| 5 August 2009 | 3QRL2 | Arena Khimki | 2–0 | McDonald, Samaras | BBC Sport | |
| 18 August 2009 | 4QRL1 | Celtic Park | 0–2 | BBC Sport | ||
| 26 August 2009 | 4QRL2 | Emirates Stadium | 1–3 | Donati | BBC Sport |
[edit] UEFA Europa League
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Celtic scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| 17 September 2009 | Group C | Bloomfield Stadium | 1–2 | Samaras | BBC Sport | |
| 1 October 2009 | Group C | Celtic Park | 1–1 | McDonald | BBC Sport | |
| 22 October 2009 | Group C | Celtic Park | 0–1 | BBC Sport | ||
| 5 November 2009 | Group C | HSH Nordbank Arena | 0–0 | BBC Sport | ||
| 2 December 2009 | Group C | Celtic Park | 2–0 | Samaras, Robson | BBC Sport | |
| 17 December 2009 | Group C | Ernst-Happel-Stadion | 3–3 | Fortuné (2), McGowan | BBC Sport |
[edit] Scottish League Cup
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Celtic scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| 23 September 2009 | SLC R3 | Falkirk Stadium | Falkirk | 4–0 | McDonald (2), Killen, McCourt | BBC Sport |
| 28 October 2009 | SLC QF | Celtic Park | Hearts | 0–1 | BBC Sport |
[edit] Scottish Cup
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Round | Venue | Opponents | Score | Celtic scorers | Match Report(s) |
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| 19 January 2010 | SC R4 | Cappielow Park | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | McGinn | BBC Sport |
| 7 February 2010 | SC R5 | East End Park | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–2 | Kamara, Rasmussen, Woods (o.g.), Keane (pen.) | BBC Sport |
| 13 March 2010 | SC QF | Rugby Park | Kilmarnock | 3–0 | Keane (3) | BBC Sport |
| 10 April 2010 | SC SF | Hampden Park | Ross County | 0–2 | BBC Sport |
[edit] Player statistics
NOTE: Friendly matches not included
As of 31 May 2010
| Shirt No. | Player | Apps (Subs) | Goals | YC |
RC |
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| 1 | 37 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 41 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 15 (4) | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 12 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 43 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 17 (2) | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 25 (3) | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | 28 (17) | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 (12) | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 8 (16) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 9 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 2 (3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 (10) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 11 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 29 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 16 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 11 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 18 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 48 (2) | 7 | 5 | 1 | |
| 47 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | 19 (4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | 0 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 6 (7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 53 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 3 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Departing players
| Shirt No. | Player | Apps (Subs) | Goals | YC |
RC |
Notes |
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| 5 | 25 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Left club 13 January 2010 | |
| 7 | 24 (6) | 14 | 0 | 0 | Left club 1 February 2010 | |
| 11 | 23 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | Left club 29 January 2010 | |
| 16 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Left club 13 January 2010 | |
| 18 | 6 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | Left club 30 August 2009 | |
| 19 | 13 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | Left club 13 January 2010 | |
| 21 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | Left club 30 January 2010 | |
| 33 | 4 (6) | 2 | 1 | 0 | Left club 13 January 2010 |
[edit] Top scorers
| P | Player | SPL | League Cup | Scottish Cup | UEFA CL | UEFA EL | Total |
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| 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[5] | 12 | |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] UEFA Europa League squad
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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[edit] Transfers
[edit] In
| Date | Player | From | Fee | Source |
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| 1 June 2009 | Bosman | [7] | ||
| 8 July 2009 | £3.8 million | [8] | ||
| 16 July 2009 | Loan | [9] | ||
| 24 July 2009 | £1.5 million | [10] | ||
| 8 August 2009 | Undisclosed | [11] | ||
| 15 August 2009 | Undisclosed | [12] | ||
| 25 September 2009 | Bosman | [13] | ||
| 1 January 2010 | £2.1 million | [14][15] | ||
| 11 January 2010 | £2 million | [16][17] | ||
| 20 January 2010 | Bosman | [18] | ||
| 26 January 2010 | Undisclosed | [19] | ||
| 1 February 2010 | Loan | [20] | ||
| 1 February 2010 | Undisclosed | [20] | ||
| 1 February 2010 | Loan | [20] | ||
| 1 February 2010 | Loan | [21] |
[edit] Out
[edit] References
- ^ Neil Lennon pleased with Celtic record BBC Sport, 7 May 2010
- ^ Celtic want Neil Lennon as team manager BBC Sport, 28 May 2010
- ^ Celtic fixtures 2009/10 Celtic FC
- ^ Robbie Keane Sky Sports
- ^ Europa League: Rapid Vienna v Celtic live text commentary STV Sport, 17 December 2009
- ^ Celtic - Europa League squad UEFA
- ^ "Celtic confirm deal for Zaluska". BBC Sport. 23 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7788077.stm.
- ^ "Celtic close in on Marc-Antoine Fortune". Telegraph. 7 July 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/scottishpremier/celtic/5770919/Celtic-close-in-on-Marc-Antoine-Fortune.html.
- ^ "Mowbray welcomes N'Guemo signing". BBC Sport. 17 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8145839.stm.
- ^ "Celtic snare Fox". Telegraph. 24 July 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5451775,00.html.
- ^ "Celtic secure defender Thompson". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8191375.stm.
- ^ "Celtic sign Alloa striker Spence". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8203038.stm.
- ^ "Celtic complete capture of Zheng". BBC Sport. 25 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8271371.stm.
- ^ "Ki to make Celtic move in January". BBC Sport. 28 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8219721.stm.
- ^ "Ki clinches four-year Celtic deal". BBC Sport. 13 December 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8410693.stm.
- ^ "Jos the job". The Scottish Sun. 11 January 2010. http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/2802390/Jos-the-job.html.
- ^ "Celtic sign centre-half Hooiveld". BBC Sport. 11 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8450116.stm.
- ^ "Celtic sign former Stabaek defender Thomas Rogne". BBC Sport. 20 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8469270.stm.
- ^ "Morten Rasmussen completes move to Celtic from Brondby". 26 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8476229.stm.
- ^ a b c "Celtic sign Fulham's Kamara, Braafheid and Well's Slane". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8490897.stm.
- ^ "Tottenham striker Robbie Keane joins Celtic". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8492185.stm.
- ^ "Espanyol seal deal for Nakamura". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8101864.stm.
- ^ "Hartley and Dutchman leave Celtic". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8130915.stm.
- ^ "Bobo Balde: gone, but unlikely to be forgotten". STV Sport. 3 July 2009. http://sport.stv.tv/football/105987-bobo-balde-gone-but-unlikely-to-be-forgotten/.
- ^ Baldé zu Valenciennes transfermarkt.de
- ^ "Perrier-Doumbe in Strach blast". Sky Sports. 25 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5401106,00.html.
- ^ Doumbe pens Toulouse deal, Skysports.com, Retrieved 30 October 2009
- ^ "Hartley seals Robins switch". Sky Sports. 7 July 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5417657,00.html.
- ^ "Robins sign Celtic defender". Sky Sports. 13 July 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5430363,00.html.
- ^ "Town announce Cuthbert capture". Swindon Town FC. 13 July 2009. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1719591,00.html.
- ^ "Pilgrims snap up Sheridan". Sky Sports. 13 August 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11787_5489362,00.html.
- ^ a b "Town agree Loan Moves". Swindon Town FC. 27 August 2009. http://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10341~1770344,00.html.
- ^ "Bari secure Donati transfer deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8225760.stm.
- ^ "Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati to return to Italy with Bari". London: The Guardian. 28 August 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/aug/28/massimo-donati-celtic-bari.
- ^ "Celtic's O'Dea on loan at Reading". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8230864.stm.
- ^ "Celtic's Mark Brown heading for Kilmarnock". STV Sport. 1 September 2009. http://sport.stv.tv/football/119938-celtics-mark-brown-heads-for-kilmarnock/.
- ^ "Celtic's Kennedy forced to retire". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8359464.stm. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
- ^ McLaughlin, Chris (13 January 2010). "Caldwell joins Wigan from Celtic". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8454362.stm.
- ^ a b c "Middlesbrough sign Celtic's Robson, Flood and Killen". BBC Sport. 13 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/middlesbrough/8447259.stm.
- ^ "Conroy Loan Completed". Partick Thistle FC. 14 January 2010. http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2009-2010/january_2010/conroy_loan_completed.
- ^ "St Johnstone take Celtic's Cillian Sheridan on loan". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/st_johnstone/8460155.stm.
- ^ "Stephen McManus joins Middlesbrough on loan from Celtic". BBC Sport. 29 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8482838.stm.
- ^ "Celtic defender Danny Fox agrees Burnley deal". BBC News. 29 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/8485230.stm.
- ^ "Fantastic Fox joins Clarets". Sky Sports. 29 January 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11708_5893820,00.html.
- ^ "Yet another new signing". Queen of the South FC. 29 January 2010. http://www.qosfc.com/HeadlineNews/ViewFullStory/tabid/151/selectmoduleid/498/ArticleID/1024/reftab/36/Default.aspx.
- ^ "Mark Brown Signs". Hibernian FC. 30 January 2010. http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/20100130/-mark-brown-signs-_2262950_1949981.
- ^ "Buddies capture Carey". Sky Sports. 1 February 2010. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11781_5909303,00.html.
- ^ "Middlesbrough and Celtic agree a deal for McDonald". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8486278.stm.
- ^ "Ben joins the Dee". Dundee FC. 1 February 2010. http://www.dundeefc.co.uk/news_detail.asp?ID=3093.
- ^ "Accies News - Signing and Departure". Hamilton Academical FC. 18 February 2010. http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=948:accies-news-signing-and-departure&catid=44:news&Itemid=140.
[edit] External links
- Celtic FC
- Celtic FC season 2009-10 ESPN Soccernet
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