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Celtic
2015–16 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerRonny Deila
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,447)
Scottish Premiership1st
Scottish League CupSemi-final
Scottish CupSemi-final
Champions LeaguePlay-off round
Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Leigh Griffiths (31)
All: Leigh Griffiths (40)
Highest home attendance52,412
(vs. Malmö, 19 August 2015, UEFA Champions League Play-off round)
Lowest home attendance13,591
(vs. Raith Rovers, 25 September 2015, Scottish League Cup)
Average home league attendance44,849

The 2015–16 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Europa League, having been eliminated in the play-off round of the Champions League.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

1 July 2015 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Netherlands FC Den Bosch Paisley, Scotland
Mackay-Steven 3'
Pantophlet 25' (o.g.)		 Celtic Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 July 2015 Friendly Celtic Scotland 3 – 5 Czech Republic Dukla Prague Paisley, Scotland
Griffiths 28' (pen.)
Mackay-Steven 43'
van Dijk 83'		 Celtic Report Hanousek 13', 36', 50' (pen.)
Mareš 60'
Přikryl 85'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: John Beaton
10 July 2015 Friendly Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Spain Real Sociedad Paisley, Scotland
Mackay-Steven 68' Celtic Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Referee: Bobby Madden
18 July 2015 Friendly Eibar Spain 1 – 4 Scotland Celtic Eibar, Spain
Arruabarrena 68' (pen.) Celtic Report Ambrose 49'
Griffiths 59' (pen.), 74', 89'		 Stadium: Ipurua
25 July 2015 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 France Rennes Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 12'
Mackay-Steven 22'		 Celtic Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Steve McLean

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership
1 August 2015 Matchday 1 Celtic 2 – 0 Ross County Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 4' (pen.)
Johansen 34'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,197
Referee: Willie Collum
9 August 2015 Matchday 2 Partick Thistle 0 – 2 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogić 28'
Commons 63'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,088
Referee: John Beaton
12 August 2015 Matchday 3 Kilmarnock 2 – 2 Celtic Kilmarnock, Scotland
Magennis 44'
Higginbotham 88' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 3'
Bitton 55'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,090
Referee: Crawford Allan
15 August 2015 Matchday 4 Celtic 4 – 2 Inverness CT Glasgow, Scotland
Lustig 8'
Griffiths 12'
Armstrong 55', 67'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie 70'
Lopez 77'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,727
Referee: Craig Thomson
22 August 2015 Matchday 5 Dundee United 1 – 3 Celtic Dundee, Scotland
Erskine 45' (pen.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 17'
Durnan 44' (o.g.)
McGregor 74'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,605
Referee: Willie Collum
29 August 2015 Matchday 6 Celtic 3 – 1 St Johnstone Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 18'
Rogić 45+1'
Mulgrew 67'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Boyata 11' (o.g.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,507
Referee: John Beaton
12 September 2015 Matchday 7 Aberdeen 2 – 1 Celtic Aberdeen, Scotland
Rooney 56' (pen.)
Quinn 86'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 35' (pen.) Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,385
Referee: Craig Thomson
20 September 2015 Matchday 8 Celtic 6 – 0 Dundee Glasgow, Scotland
Rogic 14'
Griffiths 16'
Izaguirre 54', 61'
Brown 87'
Ciftci 87'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,558
Referee: Steven McLean
26 September 2015 Matchday 9 Celtic 0 – 0 Hearts Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,297
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 October 2015 Matchday 10 Hamilton Academical 1 – 2 Celtic Hamilton, Scotland
Kurtaj 4' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Boyata 26'
Griffiths 31'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,910
Referee: Steven McLean
17 October 2015 Matchday 11 Motherwell 0 – 1 Celtic Motherwell, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ciftci 15' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,888
Referee: Alan Muir
25 October 2015 Matchday 12 Celtic 5 – 0 Dundee United Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 23'
Boyata 40'
Commons 45+1' (pen.), 53'
Kuhl 89' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,718
Referee: Craig Thomson
31 October 2015 Matchday 13 Celtic 3 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 44', 53' (pen.)
Forrest 60'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rooney 89' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,161
Referee: Willie Collum
8 November 2015 Matchday 14 Ross County 1 – 4 Celtic Dingwall, Scotland
Dingwall 59' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogić 38'
Griffiths 54', 56'
Bitton 75'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 November 2015 Matchday 15 Celtic 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,770
Referee: Bobby Madden
29 November 2015 Matchday 16 Inverness CT 1 – 3 Celtic Inverness, Scotland
Storey 39' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 McGregor 7'
Griffiths 59'
Devine 85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 5,976
Referee: Willie Collum
13 December 2015 Matchday 18 St Johnstone 0 – 3 Celtic Perth, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ciftci 35', 67'
Boyata 49'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,418
Referee: Crawford Allan
19 December 2015 Matchday 19 Celtic 1 – 2 Motherwell Glasgow, Scotland
Bitton 49' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Moult 53', 59' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,603
Referee: Bobby Madden
27 December 2015 Matchday 20 Hearts 2 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
Nicholson 45+1'
Sow 90'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Bitton 42'
Rogić 70'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,844
Referee: Steven McLean
2 January 2016 Matchday 22 Celtic 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 90' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,067
Referee: Stephen Finnie
15 January 2016 Matchday 23 Dundee United 1 – 4 Celtic Dundee, Scotland
Murray 31' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 21', 48'
Šimunović 27'
Commons 56'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,848
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 January 2016 Matchday 17 Celtic 8 – 1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow, Scotland
Lustig 4'
Bitton 9'
Rogić 10'
Griffiths 22', 34', 54'
Forrest 53'
McGregor 89'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Brophy 73' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,659
Referee: Willie Collum
23 January 2016 Matchday 24 Celtic 3 – 1 St Johnstone Glasgow, Scotland
Mackay-Steven 9', 55'
Armstrong 43'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 MacLean 12' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,948
Referee: Kevin Clancy
3 February 2016 Matchday 25 Aberdeen 2 – 1 Celtic Aberdeen, Scotland
Hayes 31'
Church 37'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 90+3' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,003
Referee: Steven McLean
13 February 2016 Matchday 26 Celtic 2 – 0 Ross County Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 45+1'
Boyata 57'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,560
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 February 2016 Matchday 27 Celtic 3 – 0 Inverness CT Glasgow, Scotland
Mackay-Steven 54'
Griffiths 59', 90+3'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,600
Referee: Don Robertson
26 February 2016 Matchday 28 Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Celtic Hamilton, Scotland
Brophy 73' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 35' (pen.) Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Craig Thomson
2 March 2016 Matchday 29 Celtic 0 – 0 Dundee Glasgow, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 41,451
Referee: John Beaton
12 March 2016 Matchday 30 Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
Welsh 85' (pen.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 45'
McGregor 54'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Stephen Finnie
19 March 2016 Matchday 31 Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Rogić 90' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 6,867
Referee: Alan Muir
2 April 2016 Matchday 32 Celtic 3 – 1 Hearts Glasgow, Scotland
Mackay-Steven 15'
Roberts 35', 49'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Walker 5' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,009
Referee: Bobby Madden
5 April 2016 Matchday 21 Dundee 0 – 0 Celtic Dundee, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 9,566
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 April 2016 Matchday 33 Motherwell 1 – 2 Celtic Motherwell, Scotland
McDonald 60' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 44', 75' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 9,123
Referee: Willie Collum
24 April 2016 Matchday 34 Celtic 1 – 1 Ross County Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 23' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Murdoch 64' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 41,396
Referee: Don Robertson
30 April 2016 Matchday 35 Hearts 1 – 3 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
Dauda 57' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Kazim-Richards 17'
Roberts 66'
Griffiths 85'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 16,527
Referee: Alan Muir
8 May 2016 Matchday 36 Celtic 3 – 2 Aberdeen Glasgow, Scotland
Roberts 7', 20'
Lustig 49'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 McGinn 57'
Considine 64'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,877
Referee: Bobby Madden
11 May 2016 Matchday 37 St Johnstone 2 – 1 Celtic Perth, Scotland
MacLean 56'
Cummins 77'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 53' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,959
Referee: Willie Collum
15 May 2016 Matchday 38 Celtic 7 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow, Scotland
Tierney 21'
Rogić 26'
Lustig 28'
Armstrong 50'
Roberts 54'
Christie 59'
Aitchison 77'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,050
Referee: Euan Anderson

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

15 July 2015 Second Qualifying Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Iceland Stjarnan Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata 44'
Johansen 56'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,185
Referee: Daniel Siebert
22 July 2015 Second Qualifying Stjarnan Iceland 1 – 4
(1 – 6 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Garðabær, Iceland
Finsen 7' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Bitton 32'
Mulgrew 49'
Griffiths 88'
Johansen 90+3'		 Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Third qualifying round

29 July 2015 Third Qualifying Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ Glasgow, Scotland
Boyata 82' BBC Sport
Celtic Sport		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 43,011
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
5 August 2015 Third Qualifying Qarabağ Azerbaijan 0 – 0
(0 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Baku, Azerbaijan
BBC Sport
Celtic Sport		 Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson

Play-Off Round

19 August 2015 Play-Off Round Celtic Scotland 3 – 2 Sweden Malmö Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 3', 61'
Bitton 10'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Berget 52', 90+5' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,412
Referee: Felix Brych
25 August 2015 Play-Off Round Malmö Sweden 2 – 0
(4 – 3 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Malmö, Sweden
Rosenberg 23'
Boyata 54' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Swedbank Stadion
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Milorad Mažić

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOL FEN AJX CEL
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase — 0–2 1–1 3–1
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–3 — 1–0 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 1–1 0–0 — 2–2
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 −4 3 1–2 2–2 1–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
17 September 2015 Group A Ajax Netherlands 2 – 2 Scotland Celtic Amsterdam, Netherlands
Fischer 24'
Schone 84'		 BBC Report
Celtic Report		 Bitton 8'
Lustig 42'		 Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 47,455
Referee: Luca Banti
1 October 2015 Group A Celtic Scotland 2 – 2 Turkey Fenerbahçe Glasgow, Scotland
Griffiths 28'
Commons 32'		 BBC Report
Celtic Report		 Fernandão 43', 48' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,455
Referee: Kenn Hansen
22 October 2015 Group A Molde Norway 3 – 1 Scotland Celtic Molde, Norway
Kamara 11'
Forren 18'
Elyounoussi 56'		 BBC Report
Celtic Report		 Commons 55' Stadium: Aker Stadion
Attendance: 9,166
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov
5 November 2015 Group A Celtic Scotland 1 – 2 Norway Molde Glasgow, Scotland
Commons 26' BBC Report
Celtic Report		 Elyounoussi 21'
D. Hestad 37'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,071
Referee: Slavko Vinčić
26 November 2015 Group A Celtic Scotland 1 – 2 Netherlands Ajax Glasgow, Scotland
McGregor 4' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Milik 22'
Černý 88'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,118
Referee: Felix Zwayer
10 December 2015 Group A Fenerbahçe Turkey 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Istanbul, Turkey
Marković 39' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Commons 75' Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 35,372
Referee: Serge Gumienny

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
23 September 2015 Third round Celtic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Glasgow, Scotland
Commons 32'
Johansen 87'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 13,591
Referee: John McKendrick
28 October 2015 Quarter-finals Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
Sutchuin 90+4' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths 71'
Rogić 82'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,598
Referee: John Beaton
31 January 2016 Semi-finals Ross County 3 – 1 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
Woods 15' (pen.)
Quinn 48'
Schalk 63'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Mackay-Steven 1' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 22,130
Referee: Craig Thomson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup
10 January 2016 Fourth-round Stranraer 0 – 3 Celtic Stranraer, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: Scotland Andrew Dallas
7 February 2016 Fifth-round East Kilbride 0 – 2 Celtic Airdrie, Scotland
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 7,767
Referee: Scotland George Salmond
6 March 2016 Quarter-finals Celtic 3 – 0 Greenock Morton Glasgow, Scotland
 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 14,858
Referee: Scotland Willie Collum
17 April 2016 Semi-finals Rangers 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)		 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
 BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,069
Referee: Craig Thomson
Penalties

Player statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

No. Nat Positions Total League Europe League Cup Scottish Cup
Players Apps Goals Mins Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Scotland GK Craig Gordon 52 0 4710 35 0 12 0 3 0 2 0
26 Belgium GK Logan Bailly 5 0 450 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
38 Italy GK Leo Fasan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 England DF Tyler Blackett 8 0 456 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
3 Honduras DF Emilio Izaguirre 24 2 1937 16 2 7 0 1 0 0 0
4 Nigeria DF Efe Ambrose 31 0 2021 21 0 6 0 2 0 2 0
5 Croatia DF Jozo Šimunović 17 1 1392 11 1 4 0 1 0 1 0
20 Belgium DF Dedryck Boyata 42 6 3561 26 4 12 2 2 0 2 0
21 Scotland DF Charlie Mulgrew 20 2 1392 13 1 4 1 0 0 3 0
22 Switzerland DF Saidy Janko 13 0 778 10 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
23 Sweden DF Mikael Lustig 44 5 3915 30 4 9 2 2 0 3 0
28 Denmark DF Erik Sviatchenko 18 1 1581 14 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
34 Republic of Ireland DF Eoghan O'Connell 1 0 90 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 Scotland DF Stuart Findlay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 England DF Darnell Fisher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 Scotland DF Anthony Ralston 1 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 Scotland DF Calum Waters 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
63 Scotland DF Kieran Tierney 33 1 2830 23 1 4 0 2 0 4 0
Midfielders
6 Israel MF Nir Bitton 46 8 3851 30 5 11 3 2 0 3 0
8 Scotland MF Scott Brown 36 1 3144 22 1 9 0 2 0 3 0
14 Scotland MF Stuart Armstrong 39 4 2238 25 4 11 0 2 0 1 0
15 Scotland MF Kris Commons 33 9 1944 21 4 8 4 2 1 2 0
16 Scotland MF Gary Mackay-Steven 37 6 2295 25 4 7 0 2 1 3 1
17 Scotland MF Ryan Christie 6 1 229 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 Australia MF Tom Rogić 38 10 2155 29 8 5 0 2 1 2 1
19 Scotland MF Scott Allan 16 0 517 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
25 Norway MF Stefan Johansen 40 4 3313 23 1 11 2 3 1 3 0
27 England MF Patrick Roberts 13 6 992 11 6 0 0 0 0 2 0
42 Scotland MF Callum McGregor 33 6 2061 26 4 2 1 2 0 3 1
49 Scotland MF James Forrest 31 2 1808 17 2 10 0 3 0 1 0
52 Scotland MF Joe Thomson 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 Scotland MF Liam Henderson 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
64 Scotland MF Aidan Nesbitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 Turkey FW Nadir Çiftçi 22 4 1047 11 4 9 0 2 0 0 0
9 Scotland FW Leigh Griffiths 51 40 3982 34 31 11 4 2 1 4 4
10 Republic of Ireland FW Anthony Stokes 2 0 106 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
12 Serbia FW Stefan Šćepović 1 0 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Turkey FW Colin Kazim-Richards 13 2 623 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
24 England FW Carlton Cole 5 1 148 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
99 Scotland FW Jack Aitchison 1 1 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 15 May 2016

Goalscorers

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 31 4 1 4 40
2 18 MF Australia Tom Rogić 8 1 1 0 10
3 15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 4 0 1 4 9
4 6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 5 0 0 3 8
5 20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 4 0 0 2 6
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 4 1 0 1 6
16 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 4 1 1 0 6
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 6 0 0 0 6
6 23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 4 0 0 1 5
7 25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 1 0 1 2 4
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 4 0 0 0 4
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 4 0 0 0 4
8 21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 1 0 0 1 2
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 0 0 0 2
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 0 0 0 2
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 1 1 0 0 2
9 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1 0 0 0 1
24 FW England Carlton Cole 0 1 0 0 1
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 0 0 1
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 0 1 0 0 1
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 0 0 0 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 1 0 0 0 1
99 FW Scotland Jack Aitchison 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
Total 93 10 5 18 126

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Europe:[1]

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name League League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 5 2 1 7 15
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 6 1 1 1 1 8 1 1
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 6 1 1 8
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 3 1 3 7
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 4 2 6
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 5 1 6
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 4 1 1 2 6 2
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 3 1 5 1
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 1 1 3 4 1
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 3 3
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 3 3
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 1 1 2
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 2
21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 2 2
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 1 2
5 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 2 2
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 1 1 2
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 2
18 MF Australia Tom Rogić 2 2
15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 1 1
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 1 1
16 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 1 1
34 DF Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 1 1
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 1 1

Last updated: 11 May 2016
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 −16 50
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWLWDWWWWWDWWWLDDWWWLWWDDWWWWDWWLW
Position21222122221111111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Competition overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 1 August 2015 15 May 2016 Matchday 1 Winners 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 068.42
Scottish Cup 10 January 2016 17 May 2016 4th Round Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 075.00
Scottish League Cup 23 September 2015 31 January 2016 2nd round Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67
Champions League 15 July 2015 25 August 2015 2nd round Play-off round 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 066.67
Europa League 17 September 2015 10 December 2015 Group stage Group stage 6 0 3 3 8 12 −4 000.00
Total 57 35 12 10 126 54 +72 061.40

Source: Competitions

League results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 26 8 4 93 31  +62 86 14 4 1 55 12  +43 12 4 3 38 19  +19

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Ronny Deila
Assistant coach John Collins
First Team Coach John Kennedy
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Performance Bård Ove Homstøl
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Football Development Manager John Park
First Team Consultant Jim McGuinness
Scouting John Park
David Moss
Sjaak van den Helder
Michael Murphy
John McGlynn
Head of sport and medicine Grete Mellingen Homstøl
Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapists
Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Jonny Gordon
Head of Sports Science Ian Coll
Sports Scientists Andy Guard
John Currie
First Team Nutritionist Kenn Hallstensen
Head of Professional Academy Tommy McIntyre
Head of Youth Recruitment Willie McStay
Academy Welfare & Operations Manager Brian Meehan
Under 20s Coach Stephen Frail to September 2015
Davie McGovern
U17's Manager Tommy McIntyre
U17's Coach Miodrag Krivokapić
George McCluskey

Last updated: 5 July 2015
Source: Celtic Wiki

Transfers

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 24 EU England Manchester City Transfer Summer 2019 £1.5 million [3]
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 19 EU England Manchester United Transfer Summer 2019 Free [4]
26 GK Belgium Logan Bailly 29 EU Belgium OH Leuven Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Fee [5]
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 23 EU Scotland Dundee United Transfer Summer 2019 £1.5 million [6]
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 23 EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer 2019 £275,000 [7]
2 DF England Tyler Blackett 21 EU England Manchester United Loan Summer 2016 Loan [8]
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 20 EU Scotland Inverness CT Transfer Summer 2019 £500,000 [9]
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 21 EU Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Transfer Summer 2020 £5 million [10]
24 FW England Carlton Cole 32 EU Unattached Transfer 2017 Free [11]
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 24 EU Denmark FC Midtjylland Transfer Winter 2020 £1.5 million [12]
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 18 EU England Manchester City Loan Winter 2017 Loan [13]
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 29 EU Netherlands Feyenoord Transfer Winter 2018 Free [14]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
43 DF Scotland Joe Chalmers 21 EU Scotland Motherwell End of contract Summer Free [15]
24 GK Poland Łukasz Załuska 33 EU Germany SV Darmstadt 98 End of contract Summer Free [16]
20 FW Finland Teemu Pukki 25 EU Denmark Brøndby IF Transfer Summer £500,000 [17]
31 MF Scotland John Herron 21 EU England Blackpool Transfer Summer Free [18]
19 FW Iceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson 22 EU Iceland KR Transfer Summer Free [19]
2 DF Wales Adam Matthews 23 EU England Sunderland Transfer Summer £2 million [20]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 19 EU Scotland St Mirren Loan Summer Loan [21]
29 MF Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 20 EU Scotland Alloa Loan Summer Loan
32 MF Scotland Connor McManus 19 EU Scotland Alloa Loan Summer Loan
59 DF Scotland Calum Waters 19 EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan [22]
35 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 19 EU Scotland Kilmarnock Loan Summer Loan [23]
17 FW Guinea-Bissau Amido Balde 24 Non-EU France FC Metz Contract Terminated Summer Free [24]
54 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 19 EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan
36 MF Australia Jackson Irvine 22 Non-EU Scotland Ross County Transfer Summer Undisclosed [25]
46 MF Scotland Dylan McGeouch 22 EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer Swap Deal [26]
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 19 EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Summer Loan [7]
41 DF England Darnell Fisher 21 EU Scotland St Johnstone Loan Summer Loan [27]
12 FW Serbia Stefan Šćepović 25 Non-EU Spain Getafe Loan Summer Loan [28]
5 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 24 EU England Southampton Transfer Summer £11.5 million [29]
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 20 EU England Oldham Athletic Loan Summer Loan [30]
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 20 EU Scotland Inverness CT Loan Summer Loan [9]
10 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 27 EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Winter Loan [31]
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 23 EU Turkey Eskişehirspor Loan Winter Loan [32]
48 DF Scotland Jack Breslin 18 EU Scotland Annan Athletic Loan Winter Loan [33]
64 MF Scotland Aidan Nesbitt 18 EU Scotland Partick Thistle Loan Winter Loan [34]
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 20 EU Republic of Ireland Cork City Loan Winter Loan [35]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 19 EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Winter Loan [36]
11 MF Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 29 EU Free agent Contract Terminated Free

Total income: Increase £14 million

Total expenditure: Decrease £8.275 million

Total profit/loss: Increase £5.725 million

See also

References

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