List of Celtic F.C. players
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Celtic Football Club (/ˈsɛltɪk/) is a Scottish professional football club based in Parkhead, Glasgow. The club was founded in 1887 and played their first match in May 1888, a friendly match against Rangers.[1] The club played their first competitive match in September 1888, when they entered the first round of the 1888–89 Scottish Cup.[2] Since playing their first competitive match, more than 200 players have made at least 100 appearances (including substitute appearances); those players are listed here. Other players who have made fewer appearances are also included where they are regarded as having played a significant role for the club, with the reason for their inclusion indicated in the Notes column.
Celtic's record appearance-maker is Billy McNeill, who made a total of 790 appearances in major competitions over an 18-year playing career. Alec McNair holds the record at Celtic for most league appearances, and is also the oldest player to have competed for the club. Jimmy McGrory is the club's top goalscorer with 472 goals in major competitions. He is also the record goalscorer in British football, with a total of 550 goals in competitive first class matches. Henrik Larsson has more appearances for Celtic than any other player from outwith the British Isles. He is also the club's third highest goalscorer of all time, behind McGrory and Bobby Lennox, with 242 goals in all competitions. Jimmy Johnstone, part of Celtic's European Cup winning Lisbon Lions team alongside McNeill and Lennox, was voted by Celtic supporters in 2002 as the club's greatest ever player.
James Kelly was the club's first ever captain, playing in the club's inaugural game against Rangers in 1888. He later served as a director and then as chairman. He effectively founded the Kelly dynasty of directors at Celtic, who by and large controlled the club until 1994.[3][4][5] Other club captains also went on to important roles at Celtic after the end of their playing careers, with Jimmy McStay, Jimmy McGrory, Jock Stein, Billy McNeill, Davie Hay and Neil Lennon all going on to manage the side.[6][7][8] Scott Brown, who played 620 games for the club and was captain throughout the 2010s,[9][10] is also the Celtic player to have captained the Scotland international team the most times.[11] Paul McStay, who captained Celtic during the 1990s, has won the most caps for Scotland whilst at Celtic with 76 appearances,[12] whilst Pat Bonner of the Republic of Ireland has made the most appearances for his country whilst a Celtic player (80 caps).[12]
Notable players
Players are listed according to the date they first signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for competitive first-team matches in Scottish League,[note 1][13] Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and European Competition only; minor competitions (i.e. the Glasgow Cup) and wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances are included.
For a full list of all Celtic players with Wikipedia articles see Category:Celtic F.C. players. For player appearance records see Celtic F.C. records.
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James Kelly played in Celtic's inaugural match against Rangers in 1888 and was the club's first captain. He later served as a director and a brief spell as chairman.
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Jimmy Quinn scored a hat trick in Celtic's win over Rangers in the 1904 Scottish Cup Final, and went on to become one of the club's most prolific goalscorers.
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John Thomson played over 200 games for Celtic prior to his death at 22 years old following an on-field head injury
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Roy Aitken made 672 appearances for Celtic in major competitions. He also captained the club to a league and cup double in their centenary year of 1988.
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Scott Brown made 620 appearances for Celtic and captained the team for over a decade.
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Henrik Larsson has more appearances for Celtic than any other overseas player. He is also the club's third highest goalscorer of all time.
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Jimmy McGrory is the record goalscorer in British football, with a total of 550 goals in competitive first class matches.
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Jimmy Johnstone was voted by Celtic supporters in 2002 as the club's greatest ever player.
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In 2001, Stiliyan Petrov became the first foreign winner of the SPFA Young Player of the Year award.
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Shunsuke Nakamura scored the goal in 2006 that clinched the team's progression to the knockout stages of the Champions League for the first time.
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Fraser Forster set a new Scottish record in 2014 when he went 1256 minutes without conceding a goal in league matches.
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Tom Rogic scored the winner in the 2017 Scottish Cup Final, securing the treble for Celtic, and seeing the club go undefeated in domestic competitions for the season.
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Kieran Tierney, one of the most successful players developed by Celtic's youth academy during the 2010s, and sold to Arsenal in 2019 for £25 million, a record fee for a Scottish player.
Key
GK | Goalkeeper | DF | Defender | MF | Midfielder | FW | Forward | * | Player currently contracted at Celtic[14] |
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Appearances correct as of match played 16 October 2023
Name | Nationality | Position | Club career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
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James Kelly | ![]() |
DF | 1888–1897 | 143 | 4 | |
Neil McCallum | ![]() |
MF | 1888–1890 1891–1892 |
34 | 19 | [note 2][16] |
Willie Maley | ![]() |
DF | 1888–1897 | 100 | 4 | |
Johnny Madden | ![]() |
FW | 1889–1897 | 121 | 49 | |
Jerry Reynolds | ![]() |
DF | 1889–1895 | 102 | 0 | |
John Campbell | ![]() |
FW | 1890–1895 1897–1903 |
221 | 123 | |
Dan Doyle | ![]() |
DF | 1891–1898 | 137 | 6 | |
Sandy McMahon | ![]() |
FW | 1891–1903 | 217 | 171 | |
Daniel McArthur | ![]() |
GK | 1892–1902 | 124 | 0 | |
James Blessington | ![]() |
FW | 1892–1898 | 102 | 38 | |
Barney Battles, Sr. | ![]() |
DF | 1895–1897 1898–1905 |
135 | 6 | |
Peter Somers | ![]() |
FW | 1897–1910 | 220 | 62 | |
Willie Orr | ![]() |
DF | 1897–1907 | 212 | 25 | |
Willie Loney | ![]() |
DF | 1900–1913 | 303 | 30 | |
Jimmy Quinn | ![]() |
FW | 1900–1917 | 332 | 217 | |
Davie Hamilton | ![]() |
FW | 1902–1912 | 260 | 61 | |
Jimmy McMenemy | ![]() |
FW | 1902–1920 | 516 | 169 | |
Davey Adams | ![]() |
GK | 1902–1912 | 291 | 0 | |
Donald McLeod | ![]() |
DF | 1902–1908 | 153 | 0 | |
James Young | ![]() |
MF | 1903–1917 | 443 | 15 | |
Alex Bennett | ![]() |
FW | 1903–1908 | 151 | 53 | |
Jimmy Hay | ![]() |
DF | 1903–1911 | 257 | 19 | |
Alec McNair | ![]() |
DF | 1904–1925 | 641 | 8 | [note 3][17][18] |
Peter Johnstone | ![]() |
DF | 1908–1916 | 233 | 19 | |
Joe Dodds | ![]() |
DF | 1908–1920 1921–1922 |
385 | 29 | |
Andrew McAtee | ![]() |
FW | 1910–1924 | 439 | 72 | |
Patsy Gallacher | ![]() |
FW | 1911–1925 | 464 | 195 | |
John Browning | ![]() |
FW | 1911–1919 | 216 | 66 | |
Willie McStay | ![]() |
DF | 1912–1929 | 446 | 39 | |
Jimmy McColl | ![]() |
FW | 1912–1924 | 169 | 126 | |
Joe Cassidy | ![]() |
FW | 1912–1924 | 203 | 105 | |
Charlie Shaw | ![]() |
GK | 1913–1925 | 446 | 0 | |
John McMaster | ![]() |
DF | 1913–1923 | 217 | 6 | |
Adam McLean | ![]() |
FW | 1917–1928 | 408 | 138 | |
William Cringan | ![]() |
MF | 1917–1923 | 214 | 9 | |
Tommy McInally | ![]() |
FW | 1919–1922 1925–1928 |
213 | 127 | |
John Gilchrist | ![]() |
MF | 1919–1923 | 134 | 6 | |
John McFarlane | ![]() |
DF | 1920–1929 | 304 | 14 | |
Paddy Connolly | ![]() |
FW | 1921–1933 | 299 | 47 | |
Jimmy McStay | ![]() |
DF | 1921–1934 | 472 | 8 | |
Hugh Hilley | ![]() |
DF | 1921–1930 | 207 | 0 | |
James McGrory | ![]() |
FW | 1922–1937 | 445 | 472 | [note 4][19] |
Alec Thomson | ![]() |
FW | 1922–1934 | 451 | 99 | |
Peter Wilson | ![]() |
MF | 1923–1934 | 395 | 15 | |
Peter Shevlin | ![]() |
GK | 1924–1927 | 103 | 0 | |
John Thomson | ![]() |
GK | 1926–1931 | 188 | 0 | |
Peter McGonagle | ![]() |
DF | 1926–1936 | 324 | 8 | |
Chic Geatons | ![]() |
MF | 1927–1941 | 345 | 15 | |
Charlie Napier | ![]() |
FW | 1928–1935 | 200 | 95 | |
Peter Scarff | ![]() |
FW | 1928–1933 | 112 | 55 | |
Willie Hughes | ![]() |
MF | 1929–1936 | 104 | 13 | |
John Morrison | ![]() |
MF | 1929–1941 | 182 | 1 | |
Bertie Thomson | ![]() |
FW | 1929–1933 | 131 | 31 | |
Billy Cook | ![]() |
DF | 1930–1932 | 109 | 0 | |
Joe Kennaway | ![]() |
GK | 1931–1939 | 263 | 0 | |
Malky MacDonald | ![]() |
MF | 1932–1945 | 145 | 37 | |
Bobby Hogg | ![]() |
DF | 1932–1948 | 328 | 0 | [note 5][20] |
Johnny Crum | ![]() |
FW | 1932–1942 | 210 | 89 | |
Jimmy Delaney | ![]() |
FW | 1933–1946 | 305 | 70 | |
Stephen Grant | ![]() |
FW | 1933–1937 | 123 | 50 | |
Willie Buchan | ![]() |
FW | 1933–1937 | 134 | 60 | |
Frank Murphy | ![]() |
FW | 1933–1945 | 161 | 48 | |
George Paterson | ![]() |
DF | 1933–1946 | 195 | 12 | |
Willie Lyon | ![]() |
DF | 1935–1940 | 163 | 17 | |
Willie Miller | ![]() |
GK | 1940–1950 | 123 | 0 | |
Pat McAuley | ![]() |
MF | 1940–1950 | 109 | 5 | |
Roy Milne | ![]() |
DF | 1940–1952 | 133 | 0 | |
John McPhail | ![]() |
FW | 1941–1956 | 204 | 87 | |
Jim Mallan | ![]() |
DF | 1942–1953 | 117 | 0 | |
Bobby Evans | ![]() |
MF | 1944–1960 | 535 | 10 | |
Joe Baillie | ![]() |
DF | 1945–1954 | 151 | 1 | |
John Bonnar | ![]() |
GK | 1948–1958 | 180 | 0 | |
Charlie Tully | ![]() |
FW | 1948–1959 | 319 | 47 | |
Jock Weir | ![]() |
MF | 1948–1952 | 106 | 38 | |
Mike Haughney | ![]() |
DF | 1949–1957 | 233 | 46 | |
Bobby Collins | ![]() |
MF | 1949–1958 | 320 | 120 | |
Bertie Peacock | ![]() |
MF | 1949–1961 | 453 | 51 | |
Willie Fernie | ![]() |
MF | 1949–1958 1960–1961 |
317 | 74 | |
Jimmy Walsh | ![]() |
DF | 1949–1956 | 145 | 58 | |
Sean Fallon | ![]() |
DF | 1950–1958 | 254 | 14 | |
Jock Stein | ![]() |
DF | 1951–1956 | 148 | 2 | |
Neil Mochan | ![]() |
FW | 1953–1960 | 268 | 107 | |
Eric Smith | ![]() |
MF | 1953–1960 | 130 | 20 | |
Dick Beattie | ![]() |
GK | 1954–1959 | 114 | 0 | |
Bertie Auld | ![]() |
FW MF |
1955–1961 1965–1971 |
257 | 78 | |
Duncan MacKay | ![]() |
DF | 1955–1964 | 232 | 7 | |
Jim Kennedy | ![]() |
DF | 1955–1965 | 242 | 2 | |
Billy McPhail | ![]() |
FW | 1956–1958 | 33 | 13 | [note 6][21] |
Sammy Wilson | ![]() |
FW | 1957–1959 | 70 | 46 | [note 7][22] |
Pat Crerand | ![]() |
MF | 1957–1963 | 120 | 5 | |
Bobby Carroll | ![]() |
FW | 1957–1963 | 78 | 27 | [note 8][23] |
John Divers | ![]() |
FW | 1957–1966 | 232 | 103 | |
Billy McNeill | ![]() |
DF | 1957–1975 | 790 | 34 | |
Frank Haffey | ![]() |
GK | 1958–1964 | 201 | 0 | |
Stevie Chalmers | ![]() |
FW | 1958–1971 | 405 | 231 | |
John Clark | ![]() |
DF | 1958–1971 | 320 | 3 | |
Charlie Gallagher | ![]() |
FW | 1958–1968 | 171 | 32 | [note 9][24] |
Bobby Murdoch | ![]() |
MF | 1959–1973 | 485 | 102 | |
John Fallon | ![]() |
GK | 1959–1971 | 184 | 0 | |
John Hughes | ![]() |
FW | 1960–1971 | 416 | 189 | |
Bobby Lennox | ![]() |
FW | 1961–1978 1979–1980 |
587 | 273 | |
Tommy Gemmell | ![]() |
DF | 1961–1971 | 421 | 66 | |
Ian Young | ![]() |
DF | 1961–1968 | 137 | 3 | |
Jimmy Johnstone | ![]() |
FW | 1962–1975 | 515 | 130 | [note 10][25] |
Jim Brogan | ![]() |
DF | 1962–1975 | 213 | 6 | |
Ronnie Simpson | ![]() |
GK | 1964–1970 | 189 | 0 | |
Jim Craig | ![]() |
DF | 1965–1972 | 231 | 6 | |
Joe McBride | ![]() |
FW | 1965–1968 | 94 | 87 | [note 11][26][27][28] |
Willie Wallace | ![]() |
FW | 1966–1971 | 234 | 135 | |
George Connelly | ![]() |
DF/MF | 1966–1976 | 254 | 13 | |
Harry Hood | ![]() |
FW | 1968–1976 | 312 | 123 | |
Tommy Callaghan | ![]() |
MF | 1968–1976 | 284 | 33 | |
Evan Williams | ![]() |
GK | 1969–1974 | 148 | 0 | |
Davie Hay | ![]() |
MF/DF | 1968–1974 | 230 | 12 | |
Kenny Dalglish | ![]() |
FW | 1969–1977 | 322 | 167 | |
Pat McCluskey | ![]() |
MF | 1969–1977 | 189 | 12 | |
Paul Wilson | ![]() |
MF | 1970–1978 | 214 | 52 | |
Danny McGrain | ![]() |
DF | 1970–1987 | 663 | 7 | |
Lou Macari | ![]() |
MF | 1970–1973 | 102 | 56 | |
Dixie Deans | ![]() |
FW | 1971–1976 | 184 | 132 | |
Roddie MacDonald | ![]() |
DF | 1972–1981 | 254 | 33 | |
Andy Lynch | ![]() |
DF | 1973–1980 | 187 | 25 | |
Steve Murray | ![]() |
MF | 1973–1976 | 100 | 21 | |
George McCluskey | ![]() |
FW | 1974–1983 | 204 | 78 | |
Ronnie Glavin | ![]() |
MF | 1974–1979 | 101 | 35 | |
Jóhannes Eðvaldsson | ![]() |
DF | 1975–1980 | 188 | 36 | |
Peter Latchford | ![]() |
GK | 1975–1987 | 272 | 0 | |
Tommy Burns | ![]() |
MF | 1975–1989 | 501 | 83 | |
Johnny Doyle | ![]() |
FW | 1976–1981 | 179 | 36 | |
Roy Aitken | ![]() |
DF/MF | 1976–1990 | 672 | 48 | [note 12][29] |
Alfie Conn, Jr. | ![]() |
MF | 1976–1979 | 37 | 8 | [note 13][30][31] |
Tom McAdam | ![]() |
DF | 1977–1986 | 354 | 48 | |
Mark Reid | ![]() |
DF | 1977–1985 | 177 | 12 | |
Packie Bonner | ![]() |
GK | 1978–1997 | 642 | 0 | [note 14][32][33] |
Murdo MacLeod | ![]() |
MF | 1978–1987 | 395 | 82 | |
David Provan | ![]() |
FW | 1978–1987 | 303 | 43 | |
Dom Sullivan | ![]() |
MF | 1979–1983 | 113 | 15 | |
Charlie Nicholas | ![]() |
FW | 1979–1983 1990–1995 |
250 | 125 | |
Frank McGarvey | ![]() |
FW | 1980–1985 | 245 | 113 | |
Paul McStay | ![]() |
MF | 1981–1997 | 678 | 72 | |
Peter Grant | ![]() |
MF | 1982–1997 | 470 | 20 | |
Brian McClair | ![]() |
FW | 1983–1987 | 198 | 122 | |
Mo Johnston | ![]() |
FW | 1984–1987 | 127 | 71 | |
Derek Whyte | ![]() |
DF | 1985–1992 | 276 | 8 | |
Mark McGhee | ![]() |
FW | 1985–1989 | 113 | 34 | |
Anton Rogan | ![]() |
DF | 1986–1991 | 166 | 5 | |
Gerry Creaney | ![]() |
FW | 1987–1994 | 144 | 53 | |
Andy Walker | ![]() |
FW | 1987–1992 1994–1996 |
189 | 67 | |
Chris Morris | ![]() |
DF | 1987–1992 | 160 | 8 | |
Frank McAvennie | ![]() |
FW | 1987–1989 1992–1994 |
106 | 50 | |
Joe Miller | ![]() |
FW | 1987–1993 | 152 | 28 | |
Mark McNally | ![]() |
DF | 1987–1995 | 152 | 4 | |
Tommy Coyne | ![]() |
FW | 1989–1993 | 105 | 43 | |
Paul Elliott | ![]() |
DF | 1989–1991 | 66 | 5 | [note 15][34] |
Dariusz Dziekanowski | ![]() |
FW | 1989–1992 | 49 | 10 | [note 16][35] |
Mike Galloway | ![]() |
MF/DF | 1989–1996 | 175 | 10 | |
Dariusz Wdowczyk | ![]() |
DF | 1989–1994 | 147 | 6 | |
John Collins | ![]() |
MF | 1990–1996 | 229 | 48 | |
Brian O'Neil | ![]() |
DF/MF | 1991–1997 | 121 | 8 | |
Gordon Marshall | ![]() |
GK | 1991–1998 | 112 | 0 | |
Tom Boyd | ![]() |
DF | 1992–2003 | 364 | 2 | |
Simon Donnelly | ![]() |
FW | 1993–1999 | 181 | 42 | |
Phil O'Donnell | ![]() |
MF | 1994–1999 | 114 | 20 | |
Tosh McKinlay | ![]() |
DF | 1994–1999 | 124 | 0 | |
Pierre van Hooijdonk | ![]() |
FW | 1995–1997 | 84 | 52 | [note 17][27][36] |
Andreas Thom | ![]() |
FW | 1995–1998 | 101 | 27 | [note 18][37] |
Morten Wieghorst | ![]() |
MF | 1995–2002 | 105 | 14 | |
Jackie McNamara | ![]() |
DF | 1995–2005 | 358 | 15 | |
Jorge Cadete | ![]() |
FW | 1996–1997 | 48 | 38 | [note 19][27] |
Alan Stubbs | ![]() |
DF | 1996–2001 | 127 | 4 | |
Paolo Di Canio | ![]() |
FW | 1996–1997 | 37 | 15 | [note 20][38] |
Craig Burley | ![]() |
MF | 1997–1999 | 93 | 26 | [note 21][39] |
Henrik Larsson | ![]() |
FW | 1997–2004 | 315 | 242 | |
Stéphane Mahé | ![]() |
DF | 1997–2001 | 109 | 5 | |
Jonathan Gould | ![]() |
GK | 1997–2003 | 158 | 0 | |
Paul Lambert | ![]() |
MF | 1997–2006 | 275 | 19 | |
Mark Burchill | ![]() |
FW | 1998–2001 | 50 | 20 | [note 22][40] |
Johan Mjällby | ![]() |
DF | 1998–2004 | 198 | 15 | |
Ľubomír Moravčík | ![]() |
MF | 1998–2002 | 129 | 35 | |
Mark Viduka | ![]() |
FW | 1998–2000 | 46 | 35 | [note 23][41] |
Stiliyan Petrov | ![]() |
MF | 1999–2006 | 311 | 64 | [note 24][42] |
Shaun Maloney | ![]() |
FW | 1999–2007 2008–2011 |
216 | 52 | |
Chris Sutton | ![]() |
FW | 2000–2006 | 199 | 86 | [note 25][43][44] |
Joos Valgaeren | ![]() |
DF | 2000–2005 | 178 | 10 | |
Alan Thompson | ![]() |
MF | 2000–2007 | 227 | 51 | [note 26][45] |
Didier Agathe | ![]() |
MF/DF | 2000–2006 | 183 | 11 | |
Robert Douglas | ![]() |
GK | 2000–2005 | 172 | 0 | |
Neil Lennon | ![]() |
MF | 2000–2007 | 304 | 3 | |
Dianbobo Baldé | ![]() |
DF | 2001–2009 | 234 | 16 | |
John Hartson | ![]() |
FW | 2001–2006 | 201 | 110 | |
Stephen McManus | ![]() |
DF | 2003–2010 | 203 | 20 | |
Stanislav Varga | ![]() |
DF | 2003–2006 | 116 | 14 | |
Aiden McGeady | ![]() |
MF | 2004–2010 | 252 | 37 | |
Artur Boruc | ![]() |
GK | 2005–2010 | 221 | 0 | |
Shunsuke Nakamura | ![]() |
MF | 2005–2009 | 165 | 33 | |
Mark Wilson | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2012 | 131 | 3 | |
Gary Caldwell | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2010 | 151 | 6 | |
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | ![]() |
FW | 2006–2009 | 108 | 44 | |
Lee Naylor | ![]() |
DF | 2006–2010 | 142 | 3 | |
Scott Brown | ![]() |
MF | 2007-2021 | 620 | 46 | |
Scott McDonald | ![]() |
FW | 2007–2010 | 127 | 64 | |
Andreas Hinkel | ![]() |
DF | 2008–2011 | 103 | 1 | |
Georgios Samaras | ![]() |
FW | 2008–2014 | 248 | 74 | |
James Forrest* | ![]() |
FW | 2010– | 487 | 104 | |
Charlie Mulgrew | ![]() |
DF/MF | 2010–2016 | 208 | 29 | |
Fraser Forster | ![]() |
GK | 2010–2014 2019–2020 |
236 | 0 | |
Joe Ledley | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2014 | 157 | 30 | |
Beram Kayal | ![]() |
MF | 2010–2015 | 132 | 3 | |
Gary Hooper | ![]() |
FW | 2010–2014 | 138 | 82 | |
Anthony Stokes | ![]() |
FW | 2010–2016 | 192 | 77 | |
Emilio Izaguirre | ![]() |
DF | 2010–2017 2018–2019 |
271 | 5 | |
Kris Commons | ![]() |
MF | 2011–2017 | 227 | 91 | |
Adam Matthews | ![]() |
DF | 2011–2015 | 148 | 5 | |
Victor Wanyama | ![]() |
MF | 2011–2013 | 91 | 13 | [note 27][46][47] |
Mikael Lustig | ![]() |
DF | 2011–2019 | 276 | 21 | |
Efe Ambrose | ![]() |
DF | 2012–2017 | 169 | 6 | |
Tom Rogic | ![]() |
MF | 2013–2022 | 272 | 46 | [note 28][48] |
Virgil van Dijk | ![]() |
DF | 2013–2015 | 114 | 15 | |
Nir Bitton | ![]() |
MF | 2013–2022 | 271 | 15 | |
Callum McGregor* | ![]() |
MF | 2013– | 471 | 64 | |
Stefan Johansen | ![]() |
MF | 2014–2016 | 114 | 19 | [note 29][49] |
Leigh Griffiths | ![]() |
FW | 2014-2022 | 261 | 123 | |
Craig Gordon | ![]() |
GK | 2014–2020 | 242 | 0 | |
Kieran Tierney | ![]() |
DF | 2014–2019 | 170 | 8 | |
Stuart Armstrong | ![]() |
MF | 2015–2018 | 145 | 28 | |
Anthony Ralston* | ![]() |
DF | 2015–present | 100 | 7 | |
Dedryck Boyata | ![]() |
DF | 2015–2019 | 135 | 14 | |
Jozo Šimunović | ![]() |
DF | 2015–2020 | 126 | 5 | |
Ryan Christie | ![]() |
MF | 2015–2021 | 142 | 41 | |
Kristoffer Ajer | ![]() |
DF | 2016–2021 | 177 | 7 | |
Moussa Dembélé | ![]() |
FW | 2016–2018 | 94 | 51 | [note 30][50][51] |
Scott Sinclair | ![]() |
FW | 2016–2020 | 167 | 62 | [note 31][52] |
Olivier Ntcham | ![]() |
MF | 2017–2021 | 146 | 24 | |
Odsonne Édouard | ![]() |
FW | 2017–2021 | 168 | 85 | |
Greg Taylor* | ![]() |
DF | 2019–present | 152 | 6 | |
David Turnbull | ![]() |
MF | 2020–2024 | 106 | 23 | |
Liel Abada | ![]() |
MF | 2021–2024 | 113 | 29 | |
Kyogo Furuhashi* | ![]() |
FW | 2021–present | 137 | 73 | |
Carl Starfelt | ![]() |
DF | 2021–2023 | 87 | 3 | |
Joe Hart* | ![]() |
GK | 2021–present | 156 | 0 | |
Jota | ![]() |
FW | 2021–2023 | 83 | 28 | |
Cameron Carter-Vickers* | ![]() |
DF | 2021–present | 114 | 5 | |
Daizen Maeda* | ![]() |
FW | 2022–present | 103 | 24 | |
Reo Hatate* | ![]() |
MF | 2022–present | 79 | 15 | |
Matt O'Riley* | ![]() |
MF | 2022–present | 120 | 22 |
Club captains
Name | Nationality | From – To | Scottish League |
Scottish Cup |
Scottish League Cup |
European Cup |
Total honours |
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James Kelly | ![]() |
1888–1897 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Dan Doyle | ![]() |
1897–1899 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Sandy McMahon | ![]() |
1899–1903 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Willie Orr | ![]() |
1903–1906 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
Jimmy Hay | ![]() |
1906–1911 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
Jim Young | ![]() |
1911–1917 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
Alec McNair | ![]() |
1917–1920 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
Willie Cringan | ![]() |
1920–1923 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Charlie Shaw | ![]() |
1923–1925 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Willie McStay | ![]() |
1925–1929 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Jimmy McStay | ![]() |
1929–1934 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Bobby Hogg | ![]() |
1934–1935 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
Willie Lyon | ![]() |
1935–1939 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
John McPhail | ![]() |
1948–1952 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 |
Sean Fallon | ![]() |
1952–1953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Jock Stein | ![]() |
1953–1955 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 |
Bobby Evans | ![]() |
1955–1957 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bertie Peacock | ![]() |
1957–1961 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Duncan Mackay | ![]() |
1961–1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy McNeill | ![]() |
1963–1975 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 |
Kenny Dalglish | ![]() |
1975–1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Danny McGrain | ![]() |
1977–1987 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Roy Aitken | ![]() |
1987–1990 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Paul McStay | ![]() |
1990–1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tom Boyd | ![]() |
1997–2002 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Paul Lambert | ![]() |
2002–2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jackie McNamara | ![]() |
2004–2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Neil Lennon | ![]() |
2005–2007 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Stephen McManus | ![]() |
2007–2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scott Brown | ![]() |
2010–2021 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
Callum McGregor | ![]() |
2021– | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Footnotes
Citations/ sources for each note are included in the "Notable players" section above:
- ^ FitbaStats lists the 1905 league play-off outwith League statistics. This match has been added to the appearance and goal statistics in this list for the players who took part.
- ^ Neil McCallum scored Celtic's first ever goal, opening the scoring in their 5–2 friendly win over Rangers in May 1888.
- ^ Alec McNair made the most appearances for Celtic in the league, playing in 583 games. He is also the oldest player to have ever played for the club, playing against Queens Park in 1925 at the age of 41.
- ^ Jimmy McGrory is the club's top goalscorer with 472 goals in major competitions. He is also the record goalscorer in British football, with a total of 550 goals in competitive first class matches.
- ^ Bobby Hogg is noted for making a total of 575 appearances for Celtic, but a large number of these games were unofficial league and cup fixtures during World War II.
- ^ Billy McPhail scored a hat-trick in Celtic's 7–1 win over Rangers in the 1957 Scottish League Cup Final.
- ^ Sammy Wilson scored the opening goal in Celtic's 7–1 Scottish League Cup Final win over Rangers in 1957.
- ^ Bobby Carroll is Celtic's first ever goal-scorer in official European competition, scoring twice in a 4–2 defeat away against Valencia in 1962.
- ^ In 1967 Charlie Gallagher became the first Scottish-born footballer to be capped by the Republic of Ireland.
- ^ In 2002, Jimmy Johnstone was one of 11 players voted by Celtic supporters as being the "greatest" Celtic team. Johnstone was also voted Celtic's greatest-ever player.
- ^ During season 1966–67, Joe McBride scored 36 goals before Christmas. He was then injured in a game against Aberdeen and did not play again that season. Despite this, he still finished as the top goalscorer in Scotland that season in all competitions (Stevie Chalmers eventually finished the season with more league goals). McBride also has the third best goalscoring average for a player at the club with more than 10 appearances (0.92 goals per game; 89 goals in 97 games, including minor competitions).
- ^ Roy Aitken made 672 appearances for Celtic in major competitions during his 14 years at Celtic Park. He also captained the club to a league and cup double in their centenary year of 1988.
- ^ Alfie Conn became the first post-war footballer to play for both Rangers and Celtic. He was also the first player to ever win Scottish Cup medals with both Old Firm clubs.
- ^ Pat Bonner has made the most appearances of any goalkeeper for Celtic. He is also the player to have won the most caps playing for his country (80, Republic of Ireland) whilst at Celtic.
- ^ Paul Elliott was voted Scottish PFA Player of the Year in 1991.
- ^ Dariusz Dziekanowski is Celtic's record goalscorer in a single European match, scoring four goals in a 5–4 win over Partizan Belgrade in 1989.
- ^ Pierre van Hooijdonk scored Celtic's goal in their 1–0 1995 Scottish Cup Final win over Airdrie, the club's first trophy in six years. He was also the top goalscorer in Scotland the following season, 1995–96.
- ^ Andreas Thom's £2.2 million transfer fee in July 1995 made him Celtic's record signing at the time.
- ^ Jorge Cadete was the top goal-scorer in Scotland for season 1996–97.
- ^ Paolo Di Canio was voted PFA Scotland Player of the Year in 1997.
- ^ Craig Burley was voted Scottish Football Writers Player of the Year in 1998.
- ^ Mark Burchill scored the fastest ever hat-trick in European competition on 24 August 2000 in a 7–0 win over Jeunesse d'Esch in a UEFA Cup qualifying round tie.
- ^ Mark Viduka was voted PFA Scotland Player of the Year in 2000.
- ^ In 2001, Stiliyan Petrov became the first foreign winner of the SPFA Young Player of the Year award.
- ^ In the summer of 2000 Chris Sutton became Celtic's record signing, with a transfer fee of £6 million paid to Chelsea.
- ^ In 2004 Alan Thompson became the first footballer to be capped by England whilst contracted at Celtic.
- ^ Victor Wanyama was voted the SPL Young Player of the Year in season 2012–13. He was then sold to Southampton in July 2013 for £12.5 million, at the time a record transfer fee received by a Scottish Club.
- ^ Tom Rogic scored the winning goal in Celtic's 2–1 win over Aberdeen in the 2017 Scottish Cup Final, securing the club's fourth domestic treble.
- ^ Stefan Johansen was voted PFA Scotland Player of the Year in 2015.
- ^ Moussa Dembélé was a Scottish record transfer sale at the time, having been sold to Lyon in August 2018 for €22 million (about £19.7 million).
- ^ Scott Sinclair was voted PFA Scotland Player of the Year in 2017.
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External links
- A full list of former Celtic players can be found at: Celtic – FitbaStats – Player List
- More detailed biographies on players can be found at: The Celtic Wiki: All time A to Z of Celtic players