1995–96 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1995–96 season
Manager	Tommy Burns
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Pierre van Hooijdonk (26)
Away colours	Third colours
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

During the 1995–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Season summary

Celtic lost only once in the league all season, but also drew eleven games and so they finished in second, four points off champions Rangers. As a result, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Celtic had poor form in the cup competitions, being knocked out by Rangers in both domestic cups and being knocked out by eventual cup winners Paris Saint-Germain in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	Stewart Kerr
—	GK	SCO	Gordon Marshall
—	DF	SCO	Tom Boyd
—	DF	SCO	Stuart Gray
—	DF	SCO	John Hughes
—	DF	SCO	Malky Mackay
—	DF	SCO	Tosh McKinlay
—	DF	SCO	Jackie McNamara
—	DF	ALB	Rudi Vata
—	MF	SCO	Simon Donnelly
—	MF	SCO	Peter Grant


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Brian McLaughlin
—	MF	SCO	Paul McStay
—	MF	SCO	Phil O'Donnell
—	MF	SCO	Brian O'Neil
—	MF	DEN	Morten Wieghorst
—	FW	SCO	John Collins
—	FW	SCO	Willie Falconer
—	FW	SCO	Chris Hay
—	FW	SCO	Andy Walker
—	FW	GER	Andreas Thom
—	FW	NED	Pierre van Hooijdonk

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SCO	Jamie McQuilken (to Dundee United)

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Andreas Thom	Bayer Leverkusen	4 August 1995	£2.2 million
John Hughes	Falkirk	7 August 1995	£380,000 (tribunal)
Jackie McNamara	Dunfermline Athletic	4 October 1995	£650,000
Morten Wieghorst	Dundee	8 December 1995	£600,000 (£500,000 plus Barry Smith)
Jorge Cadete	Sporting Lisbon	30 March 1996	Free

Players out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Charlie Nicholas	Clyde	11 August 1995	Free
Paul Byrne	Southend United	25 August 1995	£80,000
Tony Mowbray	Ipswich Town	3 October 1995	£300,000
Jamie McQuilken	Dundee United	4 November 1995	£150,000
Barry Smith	Dundee	8 December 1995	£100,000
Mark McNally	Southend United	8 December 1995	£50,000
Willie Falconer	Motherwell	16 January 1996	£200,000
Andy Walker	Sheffield United	23 February 1996	£500,000
Jim Slavin	Partick Thistle	15 March 1996	£35,000
John O'Neill	Bournemouth	29 March 1996	Free
Mike Galloway		31 May 1996	Retired
Lee Martin		31 May 1996	Free
Rudi Vata		31 May 1996	Free

Results

Scottish Premier Division

Aug 1995

19/08 Ayr United League Cup 15:00 A 3-0 Stats

26/08 Raith Rovers Premier Division 15:00 A 1-0 Stats

31/08 Raith Rovers League Cup 15:00 H 2-1 Stats

Sep 1995

10/09 Aberdeen Premier Division 15:00 A 3-2 Stats

14/09 Dinamo Batumi ECWC 15:00 A 3-2 Stats

16/09 Motherwell Premier Division 15:00 H 1-1 Stats

19/09 Rangers League Cup 15:00 H 0-1 Stats

23/09 Heart of Midlothian Premier Division 15:00 A 4-0 Stats

28/09 Dinamo Batumi ECWC 15:00 H 4-0 Stats

30/09 Rangers Premier Division 15:00 H 0-2 Stats

Oct 1995

04/10 Falkirk Premier Division 15:00 A 1-0 Stats

07/10 Partick Thistle Premier Division 15:00 H 2-1 Stats

14/10 Hibernian Premier Division 15:00 H 2-2 Stats

19/10 Paris St Germain ECWC 15:00 A 0-1 Stats

21/10 Kilmarnock Premier Division 15:00 A 0-0 Stats

28/10 Aberdeen Premier Division 15:00 H 2-0 Stats

Nov 1995

02/11 Paris St Germain ECWC 15:00 H 0-3 Stats

04/11 Motherwell Premier Division 15:00 A 2-0 Stats

08/11 Raith Rovers Premier Division 15:00 H 0-0 Stats

11/11 Partick Thistle Premier Division 15:00 A 2-1 Stats

19/11 Rangers Premier Division 15:00 A 3-3 Stats

25/11 Heart of Midlothian Premier Division 15:00 H 3-1 Stats

Dec 1995

02/12 Kilmarnock Premier Division 15:00 H 4-2 Stats

09/12 Hibernian Premier Division 15:00 A 4-0 Stats

16/12 Falkirk Premier Division 15:00 H 1-0 Stats

Jan 1996

03/01 Rangers Premier Division 15:00 H 0-0 Stats

06/01 Motherwell Premier Division 15:00 H 1-0 Stats

09/01 Raith Rovers Premier Division 15:00 A 3-1 Stats

14/01 Aberdeen Premier Division 15:00 A 2-1 Stats

17/01 Heart of Midlothian Premier Division 15:00 A 2-1 Stats

20/01 Kilmarnock Premier Division 15:00 A 0-0 Stats

28/01 Whitehill Welfare Scottish Cup 15:00 A 3-0 Stats

Feb 1996

03/02 Hibernian Premier Division 15:00 H 2-1 Stats

10/02 Falkirk Premier Division 15:00 A 0-0 Stats

17/02 Raith Rovers Scottish Cup 15:00 H 2-0 Stats

24/02 Partick Thistle Premier Division 15:00 H 4-0 Stats

Mar 1996

02/03 Heart of Midlothian Premier Division 15:00 H 4-0 Stats

10/03 Dundee United Scottish Cup 15:00 H 2-1 Stats

17/03 Rangers Premier Division 15:00 A 1-1 Stats

23/03 Motherwell Premier Division 15:00 A 0-0 Stats

Apr 1996

01/04 Aberdeen Premier Division 15:00 H 5-0 Stats

07/04 Rangers Scottish Cup 15:00 A 1-2 Stats

10/04 Kilmarnock Premier Division 15:00 H 1-1 Stats

14/04 Hibernian Premier Division 15:00 A 2-1 Stats

20/04 Falkirk Premier Division 15:00 H 4-0 Stats

27/04 Partick Thistle Premier Division 15:00 A 4-2 Stats

May 1996

04/05 Raith Rovers Premier Division 15:00 H 4-1 Stats

Scottish Cup

Third round

28 Janaury 1996	Whitehill Welfare	0 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 36,333

Fourth round

17 February 1996	Celtic	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,333

Quarter-final

10 March 1996	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
	Pierre Van Hooijdonk Pierre Van Hooijdonk		Pierre Van Hooijdonk	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,333

Semi-final

7 April 1996	Rangers	2 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
	Brian Laudrup Ally McCoist		Pierre Van Hooijdonk	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 36,333

Scottish League Cup

Second round

19 August 1995	Ayr United	0 – 3	Celtic	Ayr
		[ Report]		Stadium: Somerset Park

Third round

31 August 1995	Celtic	2 – 1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
		[ Report]		Stadium: Celtic Park

Quarter-final

19 September 1995	Celtic	0 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
		[ Report]		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Cup Winners' Cup

First round

14 September 1995 (1995-09-14)	Dinamo Batumi	2–3	Celtic	Tsentral Stadium, Batumi
18:00	Machutadze 8' Tugushi 62'	Report	Thom 21', 86' Boyd 40'	Attendance: 15,200^[1] Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

28 September 1995 (1995-09-28)	Celtic	4–0	Dinamo Batumi	Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45	Thom 18', 21' Donnelly 47' Walker 89'	Report		Attendance: 31,969^[2] Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)

Second round

19 October 1995 (1995-10-19)	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Celtic	Parc des Princes, Paris
20:30	Djorkaeff 76'	Report		Attendance: 30,010^[3] Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

2 November 1995 (1995-11-02)	Celtic	0–3	Paris Saint-Germain	Celtic Park, Glasgow
19:45		Report	Loko 36', 42' Nouma 68'	Attendance: 34,822^[4] Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

References

^ "Dinamo Batumi vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ "Celtic FC vs Dinamo Batumi". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^ "Celtic FC vs Paris Saint-Germain". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

[1] "Dinamo Batumi vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

[2] "Celtic FC vs Dinamo Batumi". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.

[3] "Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

[4] "Celtic FC vs Paris Saint-Germain". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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