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2007–08 Celtic F.C. season

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Celtic
2007–08 season
ChairmanBrian Quinn, John Reid
ManagerGordon Strachan
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McDonald (25)

All:
Scott McDonald (31)
The last Old Firm clash of the season resulted in 3–2 victory for Celtic.

Celtic started the 2007–08 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup. The team accepted an invitation to take part in the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game for 2007, as part of a pre-season tour of the United States, Switzerland and England. On 9 October, Celtic opened their new training facilities at Lennoxtown.

Domestic campaign

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Celtic started the season with a scoreless draw at Celtic Park against Kilmarnock. They then won their next five league matches scoring 12 goals in six consecutive matches and topped the league for most of the first half of the season. At the end of 2007 Celtic were still on top of the SPL standings. The Old Firm derby on 2 January 2008 and a match against Motherwell were postponed due to the death of former Celtic player and Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, who died on 29 December. During the break in fixtures, the team slipped to second place behind Rangers. Celtic kept in close touch with Rangers until the 2nd Old Firm derby on 31 March 2008 at Ibrox. In contrast to the first Old Firm game at Ibrox in September, in which Rangers coasted to a 3–0 win, this was a close game which finished 1–0 to Rangers, courtesy of a Kevin Thomson goal just before half-time. This put Rangers seven points clear at the top of the SPL. Celtic suffered another set-back when they lost their next game at home to Motherwell by the same scoreline. With their closest rivals seven points ahead, and with a game in hand, coupled with the success Rangers were enjoying in all competitions, many fans began to doubt Gordon Strachan, a doubt which was clearly expressed throughout Celtic Park during the game against Motherwell, when Strachan decided to take off Scott McDonald, the club's leading goalscorer for Georgios Samaras in the final 15 minutes.

However a dramatic, and seemingly unlikely, turnaround in fortunes began on 16 April, when the third Old Firm clash took place in Celtic Park. This was a highly charged affair from the kick-off, with a re-invigorated Celtic dominating the opening proceedings and making their dominance count when Shunsuke Nakamura scored a spectacular goal from around 35 yards, which later ended up as Celtic's 'Goal of the Season', on the 20-minute mark. Rangers hit back in the second half when Nacho Novo equalised but Celtic got a chance to retake the lead when Nakamura's curling shot was illegally handled off the line by Carlos Cuéllar, who was sent off. However, McDonald's penalty was struck poorly and Allan McGregor, despite having an injured ankle, was able to save it. Celtic pushed in vain for a winner against 10 men but it seemed like Rangers would get the draw they played for, and which would all but seem to secure them the title. However, in the third minute of injury time, a quick throw in led to ball being played outside the box to Samaras who knocked it down to Gary Caldwell. Caldwell hit a diagonal ball into the box where McDonald squared the ball for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to nod the ball home inside the six-yard box past Neil Alexander, who replaced the injured McGregor. However spectacular Nakamura's first half goal was, Vennegoor of Hesselink's proved to be a hugely pivotal moment in the title race. There were jubilant scenes around all the Celtic fans. McDonald was visibly emotional after the final whistle. 2–1 was the final score and even with the small confrontations after the final whistle between the players, Celtic showed that they were not giving up their title without a fight.

On 27 April, the fourth and final Old Firm clash was played at Celtic Park. Picking up from 11 days earlier, the game exploded into life with a fourth-minute strike from McDonald. The goal was later shown by TV replays to have been offside, however Celtic were not going to let this good fortune pass them by. Rangers equalised in the 17th minute with a David Weir header from a corner kick and Celtic's set-piece weakness was exploited again less than 15 minutes later when Daniel Cousin scored from another corner kick. Shortly before half time though, Aiden McGeady found Scott McDonald just inside the Rangers box. He turned Christian Dailly and struck a looping shot past Neil Alexander to make it 2–2. The second half saw both teams have plenty of chances and Celtic were given a penalty after Kirk Broadfoot brought down McDonald. Barry Robson took the responsibility and duly delivered by driving the ball past Alexander. It remained 3–2 and Celtic went five points clear in the SPL, however due to fixture congestion, Rangers had played three matches fewer.

Celtic's chances of winning the title improved over the following weeks when Rangers drew consecutive games against Hibernian and Motherwell. Going into the last day of the league season, the clubs were tied on points although Celtic had a superior goal difference. Celtic travelled to Tannadice Park to play Dundee United, knowing that victory would give them the title while Rangers travelled to Pittodrie to play Aberdeen, needing Celtic to fail to win against Dundee United to have any chance at all. The game at Tannadice was a tense affair with chances for both sides. During the second half, Celtic supporters had found out that Aberdeen had taken the lead against Rangers and shortly after that, Vennegoor of Hesselink connected with a corner to give Celtic the lead that would secure the title. Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager ever to win three league titles in a row. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Tommy Burns, former player and manager, who had died earlier that week. Victory in the league also secured Celtic automatic entry to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in season 2008/09.

The club were less successful in the season's domestic cup competitions. They exited the Scottish League Cup at the quarter-final stage, after suffering a 2–0 defeat to Hearts. They lost at the same stage of the Scottish Cup, losing to Aberdeen in a replay.

UEFA Champions League campaign

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Celtic was drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow in the third round of qualifying for the Champions League. The first leg was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the venue for this year's Champions League final, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with Paul Hartley scoring his first goal for the club after joining from Heart of Midlothian eight months prior. In the return leg, Celtic emerged victorious after a 1–1 draw, with Scott McDonald scoring his first goal for the club. The game ended in a penalty shootout, with Artur Boruc saving twice.

Celtic were drawn alongside Milan, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League group stages. Celtic lost the first group match, away to Shakhtar in Ukraine, 2–0, but they rebounded with a 2–1 win over defending champions Milan at Celtic Park, leaving them in second in the group after two matches. Following McDonald's match-winning goal, Celtic fan Robert McHendry ran onto the pitch and tapped Milan goalkeeper Dida on the face as he ran past his goal; Dida initially gave chase, then fell to the pitch and was stretchered off. McHendry later surrendered to police and was banned for life from Parkhead, and Dida received a two-game suspension for breaching UEFA's policy of "principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship", which was reduced to one match on appeal. Celtic were found guilty of "lack of organisation and improper conduct of supporters" and were issued a £25,000 fine, half of which was suspended for two years.[1]

The third match day saw Celtic drop to bottom in the game against Benfica. Celtic lost 1–0 with the goal coming in the 86th minute. Next up, Celtic again faced Benfica, this time at home. They won this 1–0 with a goal from Aiden McGeady before half-time. In the next game at Celtic Park, they came back from 1–0 down against Shakhtar Donetsk to win 2–1 thanks to a winner from Massimo Donati with the last kick of the game, which moved them up to second in the group, guaranteeing post-Christmas European football, and leaving them needing one point from the last game in Milan to be sure of qualifying for the round of 16. Despite losing 1–0 in Milan, Celtic qualified as Benfica won 2–1 in Donetsk. In the knockout stage, Celtic drew Barcelona, where Celtic lost both the first leg at home (3–2) and the second leg and the second leg (1–0) away at Camp Nou.

Results

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Scottish Premier League

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5 August 2007 SPL Celtic 0–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Craig Thomson
11 August 2007 SPL Falkirk 1–4 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
Higdon 5' BBC Sport Milne 30' (o.g.)
Miller 76'
Nakamura 79'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 81'
Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Dougie McDonald
19 August 2007 SPL Aberdeen 1–3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Brewster 24' BBC Sport Donati 61'
Miller 85', 90+2'
Attendance: 16,232
Referee: Charlie Richmond
25 August 2007 SPL Celtic 5–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Berra 9' (o.g.)
Donati 22'
Brown 61'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 63' (pen.)
Nakamura 79'
BBC Sport Attendance: 57,300
Referee: Iain Brines
2 September 2007 SPL St Mirren 1–5 Celtic Love Street
Miranda 75' BBC Sport Brown 22'
McDonald 25'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 53'
Miranda 56' (o.g.)
McManus 74'
Attendance: 7,840
Referee: Kenny Clark
15 September 2007 SPL Celtic 5–0 Inverness CT Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 15', 59'
Donati 41'
Nakamura 56'
McGuire 70' (o.g.)
BBC Sport Attendance: 56,020
Referee: Craig Thomson
23 September 2007 SPL Hibernian 3–2 Celtic Easter Road
Fletcher 5'
Gathuessi 41'
Shiels 87'
BBC Sport McGeady 26'
Caldwell 66'
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Alan Freeland
29 September 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
McDonald 7', 67', 72' BBC Sport Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Dougie McDonald
7 October 2007 SPL Gretna 1–2 Celtic Fir Park
Yantorno 37' BBC Sport Killen 86'
McDonald 90+2'
Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Brian Winter
20 October 2007 SPL Rangers 3–0 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Novo 38', 78' (pen.)
Ferguson 55'
BBC Sport Attendance: 50,428
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 October 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
McDonald 42', 59', 88' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 57,633
Referee: Stuart Dougal
3 November 2007 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic Rugby Park
Wright 55' BBC Sport McDonald 34', 36' Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 November 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 14'
McGeady 27'
McDonald 49'
BBC Sport Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Mike McCurry
1 December 2007 SPL Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Velička 90+1' (pen.) BBC Sport McDonald 73' Attendance: 16,454
Referee: Kenny Clark
8 December 2007 SPL Celtic 1–1 St Mirren Celtic Park
Riordan 85' BBC Sport McGinn 75' Attendance: 55,747
Referee: Charlie Richmond
11 December 2007 SPL Celtic 4–0 Falkirk Celtic Park
McDonald 9' (pen.)
McGeady 41', 67', 82'
BBC Sport Attendance: 54,291
Referee: Dougie McDonald
16 December 2007 SPL Inverness CT 3–2 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Rankin 42' (pen.)
Proctor 57'
Cowie 61'
BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink 24', 26' Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Alan Freeland
22 December 2007 SPL Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Celtic Park
Jarošík 78' BBC Sport Murphy 21' Attendance: 58,016
Referee: Mike McCurry
29 December 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Gretna Celtic Park
McDonald 35'
Brown 49'
McGeady 90+3'
BBC Sport Attendance: 57,171
Referee: David Somers
19 January 2008 SPL Celtic 1–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Corrigan 64' (o.g.) BBC Sport Attendance: 56,618
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 January 2008 SPL Falkirk 0–1 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
BBC Sport McDonald 45+1' Attendance: 6,803
Referee: John Underhill
10 February 2008 SPL Aberdeen 1–5 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Miller 62' BBC Sport Nakamura 17'
McGeady 34'
McDonald 44' (pen.), 48'
Robson 74'
Attendance: 14,651
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 February 2008 SPL Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 14'
McDonald 51'
Hinkel 76'
BBC Sport Attendance: 56,738
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 February 2008 SPL St Mirren 0–1 Celtic Love Street
BBC Sport Nakamura 87' Attendance: 7,213
Referee: Eddie Smith
27 February 2008 SPL Celtic 2–1 Inverness CT Celtic Park
McDonald 45+1'
Samaras 61'
BBC Sport Niculae 70' Attendance: 56,787
Referee: Willie Collum
1 March 2008 SPL Hibernian 0–2 Celtic Easter Road
BBC Sport Naylor 63'
Samaras 74'
Attendance: 15,735
Referee: Iain Brines
12 March 2008 SPL Celtic 0–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mike McCurry
29 March 2008 SPL Rangers 1–0 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Thomson 45+2' BBC Sport Attendance: 50,325
Referee: Stuart Dougal
5 April 2008 SPL Celtic 0–1 Motherwell Celtic Park
BBC Sport Lappin 33' Attendance: 58,624
Referee: Calum Murray
13 April 2008 SPL Motherwell 1–4 Celtic Fir Park
McManus 24' (o.g.) BBC Sport McManus 17'
McDonald 30'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 43', 57'
Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Alan Freeland
16 April 2008 SPL Celtic 2–1 Rangers Celtic Park
Nakamura 20'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 90+3'
BBC Sport Novo 55' Attendance: 58,964
Referee: Kenny Clark
19 April 2008 SPL Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Samaras 56' BBC Sport Attendance: 55,766
Referee: Iain Brines
27 April 2008 SPL Celtic 3–2 Rangers Celtic Park
McDonald 4', 43'
Robson 70' (pen.)
BBC Sport Weir 17'
Cousin 29'
Attendance: 58,662
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 May 2008 SPL Motherwell 1–2 Celtic Fir Park
Porter 60' BBC Sport McDonald 62'
Samaras 79'
Attendance: 9,158
Referee: Steve Conroy
11 May 2008 SPL Celtic 2–0 Hibernian Celtic Park
McManus 36'
McDonald 87'
BBC Sport Attendance: 55,058
Referee: Dougie McDonald

UEFA Champions League

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3 October 2007 Group stage Celtic Scotland 2–1 Italy A.C. Milan Celtic Park
McManus 62'
McDonald 90+1'
BBC Sport Kaká 68' (pen.) Attendance: 58,642
Referee: Markus Merk
24 October 2007 Group stage Benfica Portugal 1–0 Scotland Celtic Estádio da Luz
Cardozo 87' BBC Sport Attendance: 38,512
Referee: Massimo Busacca
6 November 2007 Group stage Celtic Scotland 1–0 Portugal Benfica Celtic Park
McGeady 45+1' BBC Sport Attendance: 58,691
Referee: Martin Hansson
28 November 2007 Group stage Celtic Scotland 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Celtic Park
Jarošík 45+1'
Donati 90+2'
BBC Sport Brandão 4' Attendance: 59,396
Referee: Bertrand Layec
4 December 2007 Group stage A.C. Milan Italy 1–0 Scotland Celtic San Siro
Inzaghi 70' BBC Sport Attendance: 38,409
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
20 February 2008 Knockout Round Celtic Scotland 2–3 Spain Barcelona Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 16'
Robson 38'
BBC Sport Messi 18', 79'
Henry 52'
Attendance: 56,395
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt
4 March 2008 Knockout Round Barcelona Spain 1–0 Scotland Celtic Camp Nou
Xavi 3' BBC Sport Attendance: 75,326
Referee: Pieter Vink

*Celtic won the match 4–3 on penalties

Scottish League Cup

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26 September 2007 Third round Dundee 1–2 Celtic Dens Park
K. McDonald 71' BBC Sport McDonald 27'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 60'
Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Iain Brines
31 October 2007 Quarter-final Celtic 0–2 Hearts Celtic Park
BBC Sport Velicka 77', 86' Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Cup

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2 February 2008 Fifth round Kilmarnock 1–5 Celtic Rugby Park
Hamill 66' BBC Sport McDonald 22', 67'
Caldwell 52'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 58'
Samaras 85'
Attendance: 6,491
Referee: Iain Brines
18 March 2008 Quarter-final RP Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park
BBC Sport Mackie 69' Attendance: 33,506
Referee: Charlie Richmond

Player statistics

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Appearances and goals

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List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland POL Artur Boruc 45 0 30 0 4 0 2 0 9 0
2 DF Germany GER Andreas Hinkel 19 1 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Lee Naylor 47 1 33 1 3 0 2 0 9 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Adam Virgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Gary Caldwell 51 2 35 1 4 1 2 0 9+1 0
6 DF Guinea GUI Dianbobo Balde 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Poland POL Maciej Żurawski 8 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 48 3 31+3 3 3 0 2 0 9 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Miller 2 3 1+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Greece GRE Georgios Samaras (from January) 21 6 5+11 5 0+3 1 0 0 0+2 0
10 FW Netherlands NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 46 20 31+1 15 4 3 2 1 7+1 1
11 MF Scotland SCO Paul Hartley 39 1 23+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 9 1
12 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson 16 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
14 FW Scotland SCO Derek Riordan 11 1 2+6 1 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Scotland SCO Steven Pressley 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
18 MF Italy ITA Massimo Donati 41 4 22+3 3 3+1 0 2 0 7+3 1
19 MF Scotland SCO Barry Robson 16 3 9+6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Jarošík 13 2 6+2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
21 GK Scotland SCO Mark Brown 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW England ENG Ben Hutchinson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Japan JPN Shunsuke Nakamura 36 7 24+2 6 4 1 0 0 5+1 0
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Australia AUS Scott McDonald 52 31 35+1 25 4 3 2 1 8+2 2
29 MF Japan JPN Koki Mizuno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW New Zealand NZL Chris Killen 27 1 2+18 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+4 0
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy 14 0 5+2 0 0 0 2 0 4+1 0
44 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus 53 5 37 4 4 0 2 0 10 1
45 MF Republic of Ireland IRL James O'Brien 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady 51 8 35+1 7 4 0 1 0 8+2 1
47 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren O'Dea 10 0 3+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
52 DF Scotland SCO Paul Caddis 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
54 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Conroy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF Scotland SCO Paul McGowan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MF Iceland ISL Teddy Bjarnason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 28 5 5 84 26 +58 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 84 33 +51 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Motherwell 38 18 6 14 50 46 +4 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 8 15 50 58 −8 53
5 Dundee United 38 14 10 14 53 47 +6 52
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager Gary Pendrey
First Team Coach Tommy Burns
Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment John Park
Physiotherapist Graeme Parsons
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Derek McCormack
Head of Sports Science Greg Dupont

Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source: [citation needed]

Transfers

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In

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Player From Fee
Australia Scott McDonald Scotland Motherwell £700,000[2]
Bulgaria Tomislav Pavlov Bulgaria CSKA Sofia Free
Scotland Scott Brown Scotland Hibernian £4.4 million[3]
New Zealand Chris Killen Scotland Hibernian Free
Italy Massimo Donati Italy AC Milan £2.5 million
Republic of Ireland Laurence Gaughan England Liverpool Free
Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé France Rennes Free
Italy Luca Santonocito Italy Inter Milan Free [4]
Germany Andreas Hinkel Spain Sevilla £1.9 million [5]
Japan Koki Mizuno Japan JEF United Ichihara Chiba £300,000 [6]
England Ben Hutchinson England Middlesbrough £500,000[7]
Greece Georgios Samaras England Manchester City Loan [8]
Scotland Barry Robson Scotland Dundee United £1.2 million[9]

Out

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Player To Fee
Northern Ireland Neil Lennon England Nottingham Forest Free
England Alan Thompson England Leeds United Free
Iceland Kjartan Finnbogason Iceland Åtvidabergs Loan
Scotland Craig Beattie England West Bromwich Albion £1.25 million [10]
Scotland David Marshall England Norwich City £1 million[11]
Scotland Andrew Traub Scotland Clyde Free [12]
Scotland Adam Virgo England Colchester United Loan [13]
Scotland Gary Irvine Scotland St Johnstone Undisclosed[14]
Scotland Dean Richardson Republic of Ireland Bohemians Undisclosed
Denmark Thomas Gravesen England Everton Loan [15]
Scotland Kenny Miller England Derby County £3 million [16]
Scotland Michael Gardyne Scotland Greenock Morton Undisclosed [17]
Scotland Paul Lawson Scotland Ross County Undisclosed
Scotland Craig Reid Scotland Stirling Albion Loan
Scotland Rocco Quinn Scotland St Johnstone Loan
Republic of Ireland Mark Nolan Republic of Ireland Bohemian Free
Scotland Scott Fox Scotland Ayr United Loan [18]
Iceland Teddy Bjarnason Norway Lyn Oslo £300,000 [19]
Scotland Craig Reid Scotland Queen of the South Undisclosed [20]
Republic of Ireland James O'Brien Scotland Dundee United Loan [21]
Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara £750,000 [22]
Poland Maciej Żurawski Greece Larissa £500,000 [23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dida banned, Celtic fined, UEFA.com, 12 October 2007
  2. ^ "Celtic complete McDonald capture". 30 March 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Brown completes switch to Celtic". 16 May 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ Celtic sign teenager from Inter, BBC News, 28 August 2007
  5. ^ Celtic complete signing of Hinkel, BBC News, 4 January 2008
  6. ^ Japanese star Koki Mizuno signs for Celtic Archived 1 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 29 January 2008
  7. ^ Hutchinson joins the Champions tonight Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 January 2008
  8. ^ Celtic seal loan deal for Geoggios Samaras Archived 1 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Celtic FC, 29 January 2008
  9. ^ Barry Robson signs for Celtic Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 January 2008
  10. ^ West Brom complete Beattie deal, BBC News, 3 July 2007
  11. ^ Marshall completes Norwich move, BBC News, 4 July 2007
  12. ^ Clyde's Hendry snaps up quartet, BBC News, 2 August 2007
  13. ^ Virgo seals Colchester loan move, BBC News, 17 August 2007
  14. ^ Gary Irvine leaves Celtic Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC
  15. ^ Everton re-sign Gravesen on loan, BBC News, 30 August 2007
  16. ^ Jewell demands fair Miller price, BBC News, 6 March 2008
  17. ^ Celtic transfer latest Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 August 2007
  18. ^ Ayr Utd take keeper Fox on loan, BBC, 15 January 2008
  19. ^ Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 15 January 2008
  20. ^ Reid joins Queens from Celtic, BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2008
  21. ^ Celtic complete capture of Robson, BBC Sport, 31 January 2008
  22. ^ Jarosik makes Russian return, Sky Sports, 31 January 2008
  23. ^ Maciej Zurawski leaves Celtic Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 1 February 2008