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Celtic
Celtic crest
Full nameThe Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s)The Bhoys, the Hoops, the Celts
Founded1888
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow
Scotland
Capacity60,837
ChairmanJohn Reid
ManagerNeil Lennon
LeagueScottish Premier League
2009–10Scottish Premier League, 2nd
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]

Formation and history

Main article: History of Celtic F.C.

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".[citation needed] 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.

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.

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

Main article: Celtic F.C. season 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

Main article: Celtic F.C. season 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

Main article: Celtic F.C. season 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

Main article: 2010-11 Celtic F.C. season

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 were knocked out of European football altogether in August, after they lost their Europa League qualifying match against FC Utrecht 4–2 on aggregate.[41] Celtic won their first three games in the 2010–11 SPL season, scoring 6 goals without conceding any.

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.[42]

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.[43]

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

Main article: Sectarianism in Glasgow

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.[44][45] 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.[46] 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.[47]

Records

  • The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 147,365 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains an all-time world record gate for national cup final[48]
  • The 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[48]
  • Celtic currently hold the 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)[49][50]
  • Celtic hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), from 2001 to 2004[51][52]
  • Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers on 1 January 1938.[53][54] A 3–0 victory for Celtic[55]
  • Most capped current player: 50, Cha Du-Ri
  • Most capped player (Scotland): 102, Kenny Dalglish
  • Record appearances: Billy McNeill, 790 from 1957–1975
  • 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)
  • Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 468 (1922/23 – 1937/38)
  • 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
  • First British club to reach the final of the European Cup
  • Only Scottish, and first British team to win the European Cup
  • The highest score in a domestic British cup final: Celtic 7–1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957[56]
  • 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[57][54]
  • Earliest SPL Championship won. Twice won with 6 games remaining, against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004[58] and Hearts on 5 April 2006[59][60]
  • First weekly club publication in the UK, The Celtic View
  • Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 8–1 against Dunfermline Athletic, February 2006 and 7–0 against St Mirren on 28 February 2009[61]
  • 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[62][63]
  • Most expensive export from Scottish football, Aiden McGeady to Spartak Moscow, August 2010[64]
  • First European club to sign a player from the Indian sub-continent[65]
  • Appeared in 14 consecutive League Cup finals, from season 1964/65 to 1977/78 inclusive,[66] a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition[67]

National honours

Trophy case at Celtic Park

Minor honours

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

Special honours

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

Main article: List of Celtic F.C. 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

Current squad

First team squad

As of 27 August 2010[68][69]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Germany GER Andreas Hinkel
3 DF Honduras HON Emilio Izaguirre
4 MF Mexico MEX Efraín Juárez
5 DF Sweden SWE Daniel Majstorović
6 DF Netherlands NED Jos Hooiveld
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown
9 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras
10 FW Template:Country data ROI Anthony Stokes
11 DF South Korea KOR Cha Du-Ri
12 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson
13 FW Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney
14 MF Northern Ireland NIR Niall McGinn
15 DF Czech Republic CZE Milan Mišůn
16 MF Wales WAL Joe Ledley
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Spain ESP Marc Crosas
18 MF South Korea KOR Ki Sung-Yueng
20 MF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy McCourt
21 DF Scotland SCO Charlie Mulgrew
22 DF Netherlands NED Glenn Loovens
24 GK Poland POL Łukasz Załuska
25 DF Norway NOR Thomas Rogne
26 GK England ENG Fraser Forster (on loan from Newcastle United)
27 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Daryl Murphy
30 MF Scotland SCO Paul Slane
33 MF Israel ISR Biram Kayal
47 GK United States USA Dominic Cervi
49 FW Scotland SCO James Forrest
54 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Conroy
88 FW England ENG Gary Hooper

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Denmark DEN Morten Rasmussen (on loan to Mainz)[70]
23 FW England ENG Ben Hutchinson (on loan to Lincoln City)[71]
36 MF Ireland EIR Graham Carey (on loan to Huddersfield Town)
38 DF England ENG Josh Thompson (on loan to Rochdale)
48 DF Ireland EIR Darren O'Dea (on loan to Ipswich Town)[72]
55 FW Scotland SCO Paul McGowan (on loan to St Mirren)
— DF Scotland SCO 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[73]
Non-Executive Director Brian Wilson
Commercial Director Adrian Filby
Director of International Developments Jason Hughes

Management

Position Name
Manager Neil Lennon[74]
Assistant Manager Johan Mjällby[75]
First Team Coach Alan Thompson,[76] Garry Parker[75]
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[77]
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:[78]

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:[79]

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

Greatest ever Celtic team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team by supporters in 2002:[82]

See also

References

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  4. ^ Celtic fans 'Europe's best' BBC Sport, 28 August 2003
  5. ^ Finalists relishing Hampden visit BBC Sport, 4 May 2007
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  45. ^ Murray sends sectarianism warning BBC Sport, 27 July 2006
  46. ^ Bigotry puzzle for Old Firm BBC News, 11 October 2001
  47. ^ Celtic seek end to 'IRA chants' BBC News, 17 September 2002
  48. ^ a b Hampden Park Scottish Football Association
  49. ^ Football Records Footballer Media
  50. ^ The Longest Domestic Unbeaten Streaks Ever The Best Eleven, 20 July 2008
  51. ^ Celtic 1 Aberdeen 2 Sporting Life, 21 April 2004
  52. ^ Dons see off confident Celtic The Journal, 21 April 2004 (archived)
  53. ^ Celtic Motherwell FC
  54. ^ a b 81 fascinating football facts - all from the Wee Red Book Evening Times, 3 July 2009
  55. ^ Empire Exhibition Cup 1938 Celtic Programmes Online
  56. ^ Celtic vs Rangers - Old Firm's enduring appeal FIFA.com
  57. ^ O'Neill tells hat-trick hero Burch: You're not moving Daily Record, 25 August 2000 (archived)
  58. ^ Celtic win SPL title BBC Sport, 18 April 2004
  59. ^ Celtic 1-0 Hearts BBC Sport, 5 April 2006
  60. ^ The BBC team BBC Press Office, 27 April 2006
  61. ^ Records Scottish Premier League
  62. ^ Scott Brown signs for Celtic Celtic FC, 16 May 2007
  63. ^ Brown completes switch to Celtic BBC Sport, 16 May 2007
  64. ^ "Aiden McGeady completes record move to Spartak Moscow". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010.
  65. ^ Barefooted Indian who left Calcutta to join Celtic The Scotsman, 13 December 2008
  66. ^ SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - HISTORY 188 Football, 18 May 2009
  67. ^ GLASGOW CELTIC 1978/79 Celtic Programmes Online, 23 December 2009
  68. ^ "First Team". Celtic FC. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  69. ^ Celtic Home Shirt 2010/12 Celtic Superstore
  70. ^ Rasmussen leaves Celtic to become Mainz man STV Sport, 19 August 2010
  71. ^ Celtic striker Ben Hutchinson joins Lincoln City BBC Sport, 18 August 2010
  72. ^ Darren joins on loan Ipswich Town FC, 17 August 2010
  73. ^ Amazon becomes its own best-seller Telegraph, 30 July 2007
  74. ^ Celtic appoint Neil Lennon as manager Celtic FC, 9 June 2010
  75. ^ a b Mjallby, Thompson and Parker team up with Lennon Celtic FC, 1 July 2010
  76. ^ Alan Thompson confirmed as first-team coach Celtic FC, 17 June 2010
  77. ^ Celtic appoint a new Club Doctor Celtic FC, 30 December 2009
  78. ^ Celtic's Sponsors Celtic FC
  79. ^ The Scottish Football Museum: Hall of Fame
  80. ^ a b c d Eight more Scots greats enter Hall of Fame The Scotsman, 16 November 2009
  81. ^ Johnston nets Hall of Fame place BBC Sport, 29 October 2009
  82. ^ Jinky best-ever Celtic player BBC Sport
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