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'{{Infobox Football club |image = [[Image:Celtic FC.png|180px|Celtic crest]] |current = Celtic F.C. season 2008–09| |fullname = Celtic Football Club |nickname = ''The Bhoys'' (official)<br>''The Celts''<br>''The Hoops''<br> |founded = 1888 |ground = [[Celtic Park]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] |capacity = 60,837 |chairman = {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Reid (politician)|John Reid]] |manager = |league = [[Scottish Premier League]] |season = [[2008–09 in Scottish football|2008&ndash;09]] |position = Scottish Premier League, 2nd |pattern_la1 = _celtic0809h |pattern_b1 = _celtic0809h |pattern_ra1 = _celtic0809h |pattern_sh1 = |pattern_so1 = |leftarm1 = FFFFFF |body1 = FFFFFF |rightarm1 = FFFFFF |shorts1 = FFFFFF |socks1 = FFFFFF |pattern_la2 = |pattern_b2 = |pattern_ra2 =| |leftarm2 = ffcc00 |body2 = ffcc00 |rightarm2 = ffcc00 |shorts2 = 008000 |socks2 = ffcc00 |pattern_la3 = |pattern_b3 = _celticinternational |pattern_ra3 = |pattern_sh3 = _celticinternational |pattern_so3 = _celticinternational| |leftarm3 = ffffff |body3 = ffffff |rightarm3 = ffffff |shorts3 = 006014 |socks3 = ffffff | firstgame = | largestwin = | worstdefeat = | topscorer = | fansgroup = | honours = }} '''The Celtic Football Club''' is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Association football|football]] club based in the [[Parkhead]] area of [[Glasgow]], which currently plays in the [[Scottish Premier League]]. Since the club's formation in 1888, Celtic have won the Scottish championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the [[Scottish Premier League 2007-08|2007/08 season]], and the [[Scottish Cup]] 34 times. They won the European Cup in 1967, beating [[Internazionale]] in the final. 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 F.C.|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 [[1966-67 in Scottish football|1967]], Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup and with a team composed entirely of home-grown players.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0045/print.shtml BBC - A Sporting Nation - Celtic win European Cup 1967<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/05/20/celtic_history/ SI.com - Soccer - Celtic immersed in history before UEFA Cup final - Tuesday 20 May 2003 07:20 PM<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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 [[1966–67 in Scottish football|Scottish League Championship]], the [[Scottish Cup 1966-67|Scottish Cup]], the [[Scottish League Cup]], the [[European Cup]] and the [[Glasgow Cup]], the only team to achieve this. Celtic also reached the [[1970 European Cup Final]], but were beaten by [[Feyenoord]]. In 2003 Celtic reached the [[2003 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup final]], where they lost 3&ndash;2 to [[F.C. Porto|FC Porto]]. Over 80,000 Celtic supporters travelled to Seville, despite many lacking match tickets. Celtic fans received awards from [[UEFA]] and [[FIFA]] for their behaviour throughout the tournament.<ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/gallery/0,8561,972767,00.html Celtic in Seville: Observer Sport Monthly index | | The Observer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=98023&cc=5739 ESPNsoccernet - Report: Celtic vs FC Porto - UEFA Cup<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=90249.html Celebrating Celtic pride in the heart of Andalusia</ref> As of April 2008 the club was estimated to have a fan base of nine million people, including one million in North America.<ref name="fanbase">{{cite web | url=http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/medialeisure/Celtic--to-launch-credit.2445213.jp| title=Celtic to launch credit card for US fans| work=scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com | accessdate=2008-04-11 }}</ref> ==Formation and history== {{main|History of Celtic F.C.}} Celtic were formally founded in St. Mary's Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), [[Calton, Glasgow|Calton]], Glasgow, by [[Brother Walfrid]], an Irish [[Marist Brothers|Marist]] brother, on 6 November 1888. 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 F.C.|Hibernian]] who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population thirteen years earlier in [[Edinburgh]]. 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. On 28 May 1888, Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5&ndash;2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter". Celtic had 8 guest players from Hibernian playing that day. The club's first ever goal was scored by Neil McCallum in this match. During these 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 iconic green-and-white hoops in 1903. ==Recent seasons== === 2006-07 === {{main|Celtic F.C. season 2006-07}} Such was the good form of Celtic and the lack of a clear rival in the early stages of the [[Scottish Premier League 2006-07|2006/07 season]], that bookmakers [[Paddy Power]] paid out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on 4 November 2006, only 13 games into the season.<ref> [http://www.bookmakersreview.com/c/News/05-11-2006_Paddy_Power_pays_out_on_Scottish_Premier_League_title/ Paddy Power pays out on Scottish Premier League title]</ref> By mid-November Celtic were 11 points clear of their nearest challengers. Having qualified automatically for the group stage of the [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|Champions League]], Celtic were drawn with [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[F.C. Copenhagen|FC Copenhagen]], and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Although Celtic lost their 3 away games, a 100% record at home earned them qualification to the knockout stage for the first time since the group format was introduced in 1992/93. Their opponents in the last 16 were [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]]. After both legs of the tie ended 0&ndash;0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time by [[Kaká]]. During the January 2007 [[transfer window]] Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] players [[Steven Pressley]] and [[Paul Hartley]], full-back [[Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé]] from [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] on loan and goalkeeper [[Mark Brown (footballer)|Mark Brown]] from [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]]. On 22 April 2007 Celtic won their second consecutive league championship, and 41st overall. The title was secured by an injury-time free-kick from [[Shunsuke Nakamura]] in a 2&ndash;1 victory against Kilmarnock.<ref>Colin Moffat, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6574335.stm Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic], BBC Sport, 22 April 2007</ref> The result left Celtic 13 points clear of [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] with four matches remaining. They finished the season 12 points above Rangers. On 26 May 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after [[2007 Scottish Cup Final|beating Dunfermline 1&ndash;0]]. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute. ===2007-08=== {{main|Celtic F.C. season 2007-08}} [[Image:Oldfirmclash.JPG|thumb|300|left|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 (Scottish footballer)|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.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/6744827.stm Forest win race to capture Lennon], BBC Sport, 12 June 2007</ref> However Lennon returned to the club later in the season as a coach. {{wikinews|UEFA Champions League 2007-08: Celtic 1-1 Spartak Moscow}} Celtic were drawn against Russian side [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in the third round of qualifying for the [[UEFA Champions League 2007-08|2007/08 Champions League]]. The tie ended in a [[penalty shootout]], with [[Artur Boruc]] saving twice to ensure Celtic's passage to the next round. This was Celtic's first European penalty shootout victory.<ref>{{cite news | title = Celtic Ousts Spartak Moscow 4-3 In Penalty Shootout | publisher = WSN | date = [[2007-08-27]] | url = http://www.wsn.com/2007/08/27/football/news/champions-league/celtic-ousts-spartak-moscow-4-3-in-penalty-shootout/ | accessdate = 2009-03-10 }}</ref> They competed against AC Milan, [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] and [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk]] in the group stages, who they beat 2&ndash;1, 1&ndash;0, and 2&ndash;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&ndash;2, after being ahead 1&ndash;0 and 2&ndash;1. In the second leg Barcelona grabbed an early goal through [[Xavi Hernández|Xavi]] and held on for a 1&ndash;0 win on the night and 4&ndash;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 Utd as well as young striker [[Ben Hutchinson]] from [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and also Greek striker [[Georgios Samaras]] on loan from Manchester City. Although leading for the early part of the season, Celtic found themselves 7 points behind Rangers having played a game more with only seven weeks of the season left. However, the club made a remarkable comeback, winning their last 7 games, including two victories over rivals Rangers at Celtic park 2&ndash;1 and 3&ndash;2, and won the league on 22 May 2008, the last day of the season with a 1&ndash;0 win over [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. Meanwhile Rangers lost to Aberdeen at [[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie]]. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Celtic's coach [[Tommy Burns (footballer)|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. ===2008-09=== {{main|Celtic F.C. season 2008-09}} Celtic signed winger [[Patrick McCourt|Pat McCourt]] from [[Derry City F.C.|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]], [[Glenn Loovens]] and the return of [[Shaun Maloney]] from [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] before the closure of the summer transfer window. As SPL Champions, Celtic gained automatic entry to the [[UEFA Champions League 2008-09|UEFA Champions League]], but after being drawn with [[Manchester United]], [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]], and [[AaB Football|AaB Aalborg]], they finished fourth in their group. In the January transfer window, Celtic signed winger [[Niall McGinn]] from Derry City, left back [[Milan Mišůn]] from [[1. FK Příbram|FK Příbram]], and midfielder [[Willo Flood]] from [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff]] while also agreeing a deal to sign Dundee United goalkeeper [[Łukasz Załuska]] on 1 June 2009. Celtic won the [[Scottish League Cup 2008-09|League Cup Final]] against Rangers at [[Hampden Park]] on 15 March 2009. 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 [[1989 Scottish Cup Final|20 May 1989]]. 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. ==Celtic media== [[Image:TheCelticViewIssue1.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[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 <ref>[http://www.celticfc.net/media/celticView.aspx Celtic View]</ref>. In 2004 Celtic launched its own digital TV channel [[Celtic TV]] available in the UK through [[Setanta Sports]] on satellite and cable platforms. 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|Sectarianism in Glasgow}} Celtic have a historic association with the people of Ireland and Scots of Irish extraction, who are both predominantly [[Catholic]]. Fans of rivals Rangers tended to come from Scottish [[Protestant]] backgrounds and were supporters of [[British Unionism]]. As a result both clubs attracted the support of opposing factions in the [[The Troubles|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]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/5236284.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Celtic | Quinn warns on offensive chants<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5222454.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Rangers | Murray sends sectarianism warning<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1593970.stm BBC News | SCOTLAND | Bigotry puzzle for Old Firm<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> For example, the club acted swiftly when it banned a supporter who was pictured waving a pro [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|IRA]] banner at an Old Firm match at Ibrox Park on 9 May 2009. <ref>http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article2424066.ece</ref> == Records == {{improvereferences|section|date=June 2009}} * The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains a record for a club match in European football * 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 F.C.|Kilmarnock]] on the penultimate day of the season) * Celtic hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), spanning from 2001 to 2004 * Record home [[Scottish football attendance records|attendance]]: 92,000 against Rangers on 1 January 1938. A 3&ndash;0 victory for Celtic * Most capped current player: 83, [[Shunsuke Nakamura]] * Most capped player (Scotland): 102, [[Kenny Dalglish]] * Record appearances: [[Billy McNeill]], 790 from 1957&ndash;1975 * Most goals in a season (all competitions): [[Jimmy McGrory]], 59 (1926/1927) (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 Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]] in 9&ndash;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 cup final: Celtic 7&ndash;1 Rangers, [[Hampden in the sun|Scottish League Cup Final 1957]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonestarceltic.com/7_1.php |title=1957 Celtic in Seventh Heaven |accessdate=2007-06-11 |author=Lone Star Celtic Supporters Club |authorlink= |coauthors= |date=n.d. |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</ref> * The highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v [[Leeds United A.F.C.|Leeds United]] in the [[European Cup 1969&ndash;70#Semi finals|European Cup semi-final]], 15 April 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 136,505 *Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - [[Mark Burchill]] vs [[Jeunesse Esch]] in 2000, a record at the time.<ref>[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-64562738.html O'Neill tells hat-trick hero Burch: You're not moving]</ref> * Earliest SPL Championship won. Twice won with 6 games remaining, against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004 and Hearts on 5 April 2006 * First weekly club publication in the UK, ''The Celtic View'' * Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 8&ndash;1 against Dunfermline Athletic, February 2006 and 7-0 against [[St Mirren]] on 28 February 2009 * 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<ref>[http://celticfc.net/news/stories/news_160507114940.aspx Scott Brown signs for Celtic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6661737.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Celtic | Brown completes switch to Celtic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * First European club to sign a player from the Indian sub-continent * Appeared in 14 consecutive League Cup finals, from season 1964/65 to 1977/78 inclusive, a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition ==National honours== [[Image:Celtic FC trophy case.JPG|thumb|right|Trophy case at [[Celtic Park]]]] * {{sport honours|[[List of Scottish football champions|Scottish League Championships]]|42|1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, [[1953-54 in Scottish football|1954]], [[1965-66 in Scottish football|1966]], [[1966-67 in Scottish football|1967]], [[1967-68 in Scottish football|1968]], [[1968-69 in Scottish football|1969]], [[1969-70 in Scottish football|1970]], [[1970-71 in Scottish football|1971]], [[1971-72 in Scottish football|1972]], [[1972-73 in Scottish football|1973]], [[1973-74 in Scottish football|1974]], [[1976-77 in Scottish football|1977]], [[1978-79 in Scottish football|1979]], [[1980-81 in Scottish football|1981]], [[1981-82 in Scottish football|1982]], [[1985-86 in Scottish football|1986]], [[1987-88 in Scottish football|1988]], [[1997-98 in Scottish football|1998]], [[Scottish Premier League 2000-01|2001]], [[Scottish Premier League 2001-02|2002]], [[Scottish Premier League 2003-04|2004]], [[Scottish Premier League 2005-06|2006]], [[Scottish Premier League 2006-07|2007]], [[Scottish Premier League 2007-08|2008]]}} *{{sport honours|[[Scottish Cup]]|34| 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, [[Scottish Cup 1910-11|1911]], [[Scottish Cup 1911-12|1912]], [[Scottish Cup 1913-14|1914]], [[Scottish Cup 1922-23|1923]], [[Scottish Cup 1924-25|1925]], [[Scottish Cup 1926-27|1927]], [[Scottish Cup 1930-31|1931]], [[Scottish Cup 1932-33|1933]], [[Scottish Cup 1936-37|1937]], [[Scottish Cup 1950-51|1951]], [[Scottish Cup 1953-54|1954]], [[Scottish Cup 1964-65|1965]], [[Scottish Cup 1966-67|1967]], [[Scottish Cup 1968-69|1969]], [[Scottish Cup 1970-71|1971]], [[Scottish Cup 1971-72|1972]], [[Scottish Cup 1973-74|1974]], [[Scottish Cup 1974-75|1975]], [[Scottish Cup 1976-77|1977]], [[Scottish Cup 1979-80|1980]], [[Scottish Cup 1984-85|1985]], [[Scottish Cup 1987-88|1988]], [[Scottish Cup 1988-89|1989]], [[Scottish Cup 1994-95|1995]], [[Scottish Cup 2000-01|2001]], [[Scottish Cup 2003-04|2004]], [[Scottish Cup 2004-05|2005]], [[Scottish Cup 2006-07|2007]]}} *{{sport honours|[[Scottish League Cup]]|14| [[1956-57 in Scottish football|1956-57]],[[Scottish League Cup 1957-58|1957-58]], [[1965-66 in Scottish football|1965-66]], [[1966-67 in Scottish football|1966-67]], [[1967-68 in Scottish football|1967-68]], [[1968-69 in Scottish football|1968-69]], [[1969-70 in Scottish football|1969-70]], [[1974-75 in Scottish football|1974-75]], [[1982-83 in Scottish football|1982-83]], [[1997-98 in Scottish football|1997-98]], [[Scottish League Cup 1999-00|1999-2000]], [[Scottish League Cup 2000-01|2000-01]], [[Scottish League Cup 2005-06|2005-06]], [[Scottish League Cup 2008-09|2008-09]]}} ==International club honours== *{{sport honours|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]|1|[[European Cup 1966-67|1967]]}} ==Minor honours== *{{sport honours|[[Glasgow Cup]]|30|1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975*, 1982, 2008}} *{{sport honours|[[British League Cup]]|1|1902}} *{{sport honours|[[Ferencvaros Vase]]|1|1914}} *{{sport honours|[[Navy and Army War Fund Shield]]|1|1918}} *{{sport honours|[[Empire Exhibition Trophy]]|1|1938}} *{{sport honours|[[Victory In Europe Cup]]|1|1945}} *{{sport honours|[[Saint Mungo Cup]]|1|1951}} *{{sport honours|[[Coronation Cup (football)|Coronation Cup]]|1|1953}} *{{sport honours|[[Alfredo di Stefano Trophy]]|1|1967}} *{{sport honours|[[CNE Cup of Champions]]|1|1968}} *{{sport honours|[[France Football European Team of the Year]]|1|1970}} *{{sport honours|[[Drybrough Cup]]|1|1974}} *{{sport honours|[[World of Soccer Cup]]|1|1977}} *{{sport honours|[[Feyenoord Tournament]]|1|1981}} *{{sport honours|Dubai Gold Cup|1|1989}} *{{sport honours|[[Scottish Youth Cup]]|9|1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006}} *{{sport honours|Under 18 Scottish Premier League|2|2000, 2003}} *{{sport honours|Under 19 Scottish Premier League|3|2004, 2005, 2006}} *{{sport honours|Under 21 Scottish Premier League|3|2002, 2003, 2004}} *{{sport honours|Reserve Scottish Premier League|8|2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009}} <nowiki>*</nowiki><small> 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2&ndash;2 draw</small> ===Ferencvaros Vase=== The '''Ferencvaros Vase''' (also known as '''The Budapest Cup''')<ref>[http://kerrydalestreet.com/page/Budapest+Cup Budapest Cup - Kerrydale Street<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> is a [[football (soccer)|football]] trophy won by Celtic on a European tour in 1914. Celtic arrived in [[Budapest]] and played [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in what evolved into a bad tempered affair. [[Ferencvárosi TC]] had agreed to award a trophy to the winner but the match ended in a draw and both teams refused to play extra time. A replay couldn't be organised in Budapest as Celtic were travelling back to [[Glasgow]]. After winning the [[coin toss]] to play the game at home, Burnley played host to Celtic. The visitors won 2-0 and part of the gate money was sent to the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] Charity Fund, however Celtic were not presented with the trophy, which had been sold to raise funds for the war effort. Seventy four years later, in 1988, Celtic were celebrating their [[centenary]] and Ferencváros remembered they owed the club a trophy. In the absence of the original trophy they brought a decorative white porcelain vase, fashioned in the traditional shape of a football cup, to Glasgow. It was presented at Celtic's centenary championship winning match against [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] in April 1988. ===Victory In Europe Cup=== The '''Victory In Europe Cup''' was a one-off [[football (soccer)|football]] tournament won by Celtic on 9 May 1945. To celebrate [[Victory in Europe Day]] in 1945, the [[Glasgow]] Charity Cup committee presented the Victory in Europe Cup to be awarded to the winners of a charity cup final. [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] were invited to participate but declined as they had a forthcoming cup tie against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]]. This allowed [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]] to step in and play Celtic. The game was well contested in front of a large crowd and Celtic won only by the margin of a corner kick after the teams could not be separated by goals. The winning Celtic team was:Miller, Hogg, P. McDonald, Lynch, Mallan, [[John McPhail|McPhail]], Paton, M. McDonald, Gallacher, Evans and McLaughlin. After this win Celtic were to endure one of the worst periods in their history only avoiding relegation on the last day of the season in the 1947/48 campaign. ==Special honours== *{{sport honours|[[BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award]]|1|1967}} *{{sport honours|[[France Football European Team of the Year]]|1|1970}} *{{sport honours|[[Polar Bear Trophy (football)|Polar Bear Trophy]]|1|1975}} *{{sport honours|[[Real Madrid Silver Cabin]]|1|1979}} *{{sport honours|[[FIFA Fair Play Award]]|1|2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)}} ==Individual== :''All players are from Scotland unless otherwise stated.'' {|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" align="left" style="text-align: center;" |+'''Top Goalscorers''' |- !class="unsortable"|Rank !class="unsortable"|Name !class="unsortable"|Career !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|[[James McGrory]] |1922&ndash;1937 |522 |- |2 |align="left"|[[Bobby Lennox]] |1961&ndash;1978<br>1979-1980 |273 |- |3 |align="left"|[[Henrik Larsson]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} |1997&ndash;2004 |242 |- |4 |align="left"|[[Stevie Chalmers]] |1958&ndash;1971 |231 |- |5 |align="left"|[[Jimmy Quinn (Scottish footballer)|Jimmy Quinn]] |1900&ndash;1917 |217 |- |6 |align="left"|[[Patsy Gallacher]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} |1911&ndash;1926 |192 |- |7 |align="left"|[[John 'Yogi' Hughes|John Hughes]] |1960&ndash;1971 |189 |- |8 |align="left"|[[Sandy McMahon]] |1891&ndash;1903 |171 |- |9 |align="left"|[[Jimmy McMenemy]] |1902&ndash;1920 |168 |- |10 |align="left"|[[Kenny Dalglish]] |1969&ndash;1977 |167 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" align="center" style="text-align: center;" |+'''Top League Goalscorers''' |- !class="unsortable"|Rank !class="unsortable"|Name !class="unsortable"|Career !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|[[James McGrory]] |1922&ndash;1937 |397 |- |2 |align="left"|[[Jimmy Quinn (Scottish footballer)|Jimmy Quinn]] |1900&ndash;1917 |187 |- |3 |align="left"|[[Patsy Gallacher]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} |1911&ndash;1926 |186 |- |4 |align="left"|[[Henrik Larsson]] {{flagicon|Sweden}} |1997&ndash;2004 |174 |- |5 |align="left"|[[Bobby Lennox]] |1961&ndash;1978<br>1979&ndash;1980 |167 |- |6 |align="left"|[[Stevie Chalmers]] |1958&ndash;1971 |159 |- |7 |align="left"|[[Jimmy McMenemy]] |1902&ndash;1920 |144 |- |8 |align="left"|[[Sandy McMahon]] |1891&ndash;1903 |130 |- |9 |align="left"|[[Adam McLean (footballer)|Adam McLean]] |1917&ndash;1928 |128 |- |10 |align="left"|[[John 'Yogi' Hughes|John Hughes]] |1960&ndash;1971 |115 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;" |+'''Most Appearances''' |- !class="unsortable"|Rank !class="unsortable"|Name !class="unsortable"|Career !Apps |- |1 |align="left"|[[Billy McNeill]] |1957&ndash;1975 |790 |- |2 |align="left"|[[Paul McStay]] |1981&ndash;1997 |678 |- |3 |align="left"|[[Roy Aitken]] |1976&ndash;1990 |669 |- |4 |align="left"|[[Danny McGrain]] |1970&ndash;1987 |661 |- |5 |align="left"|[[Packie Bonner]] {{flagicon|Ireland}} |1978&ndash;1995 |642 |- |6 |align="left"|[[Bobby Lennox]] |1961&ndash;1978<br>1979&ndash;1980 |587 |- |7 |align="left"|[[Bobby Evans]] |1944&ndash;1960 |548 |- |8 |align="left"|[[Jimmy Johnstone]] |1962&ndash;1975 |515 |- |9 |align="left"|[[Jimmy McMenemy]] |1902&ndash;1920 |515 |- |10 |align="left"|[[Tommy Burns (footballer)|Tommy Burns]] |1975&ndash;1989 |504 |} ==Managers== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" |- !Name ![[Scottish League]] ![[Scottish Cup]] ![[Scottish League Cup]] ![[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] !Total |- |align=left|{{sortname|Willie|Maley}} 1897&ndash;1940 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||16||14||&mdash;||&mdash;||30 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Jimmy|McStay}} 1940&ndash;1945 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||0||0||&mdash;||&mdash;||0 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Jimmy|McGrory}} 1945&ndash;1965 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||1||2||2||&mdash;||5 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Jock|Stein}} 1965&ndash;1978 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||10||8||6||1||25 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Billy|McNeill}} 1978&ndash;1983 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||3||1||1||0||5 |- |align=left|{{sortname|David|Hay}} 1983&ndash;1987 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||1||1||0||0||2 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Billy|McNeill}} 1987&ndash;1991 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||1||2||0||0||3 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Nat=IRE|Liam|Brady}} 1991&ndash;1993 {{flagicon|Ireland}} ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Lou|Macari}} 1993&ndash;1994 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Tommy|Burns|Tommy Burns (footballer)}} 1994&ndash;1997 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||0||1||0||0||1 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Wim|Jansen}} 1997&ndash;1998 {{flagicon|Netherlands}} ||1||0||1||0||2 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Jozef|Vengloš}} 1998&ndash;1999 {{flagicon|Slovakia}} ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|{{sortname|John|Barnes|John Barnes (footballer)}} 1999&ndash;2000 {{flagicon|England}} ||0||0||0||0||0 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Kenny|Dalglish}} 2000 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||0||0||1||0||1 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Martin|O'Neill}} 2000&ndash;2005 {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} ||3||3||1||0||7 |- |align=left|{{sortname|Gordon|Strachan}} 2005&ndash;2009 {{flagicon|Scotland}} ||3||1||2||0||6 |} ==Players== :''As of 1 June 2009.'' === Current squad === {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=[[Artur Boruc]]}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=GER|pos=DF|name=[[Andreas Hinkel]]}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Lee Naylor (footballer)|Lee Naylor]]}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Stephen McManus]]|other=[[Captain (football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Gary Caldwell]]}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=AUS|pos=FW|name=[[Scott McDonald]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Scott Brown (Scottish footballer)|Scott Brown]]}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=GRE|pos=FW|name=[[Georgios Samaras]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink]]|other=[[Captain (football)|vice-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Paul Hartley]]|other=[[Captain (football)|vice-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Mark Wilson (Scottish footballer)|Mark Wilson]]}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Shaun Maloney]]}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[Niall McGinn]]}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=CZE|pos=DF|name=[[Milan Mišůn]]}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=[[Willo Flood]]}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Marc Crosas]]}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=ITA|pos=MF|name=[[Massimo Donati]]}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Barry Robson]]}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=NIR|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick McCourt|Paddy McCourt]]}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=[[Mark Brown (footballer born 1981)|Mark Brown]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=NED|pos=DF|name=[[Glenn Loovens]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=[[Ben Hutchinson]]}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Shunsuke Nakamura ]]}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=IRE|pos=FW|name=[[Cillian Sheridan]]}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=[[Łukasz Załuska]]}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=JPN|pos=MF|name=[[Koki Mizuno]]}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=NZL|pos=FW|name=[[Chris Killen]]}} {{Fs player|no=41|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[John Kennedy (Scottish footballer)|John Kennedy]]}} {{Fs player|no=46|nat=IRE|pos=MF|name=[[Aiden McGeady]]}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=USA|pos=GK|name=[[Dominic Cervi]]}} {{Fs player|no=48|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=[[Darren O'Dea]]}} {{Fs player|no=49|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Scott Cuthbert]]}} {{Fs player|no=51|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Nicky Riley}} {{Fs player|no=52|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=[[Paul Caddis]]}} {{Fs player|no=53|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Simon Ferry}} {{Fs player|no=54|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=[[Ryan Conroy]]}} {{Fs player|no=55|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=[[Paul McGowan (footballer)|Paul McGowan]]}} {{Fs player|no=56|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Mark Millar}} {{Fs player|no=62|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Scott Fox}} {{Fs end}} <!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Do NOT add new players before their signing is 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Any unconfirmed and unsourced signing will be -- removed at sight! -- Thanks in advance -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> ===Players out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=—|nat=IRE|pos=MF|name=[[Graham Carey]]|other=at [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]]}} {{fs end}} ===Reserve team and youth squad=== For Celtic's reserve and youth squads, see [[Celtic F.C. Reserve and Youth squads|here]]. ===2008/09 transfers=== :''Click here for a list of [[Celtic F.C. season 2008-09#transfers|Celtic transfers in season 2008/09]]'' ==Non-playing staff== ===Board of Directors=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name |- |Chairman || [[John Reid (politician)|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 (Director)|Brian McBride]]<ref> [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/07/30/ccprof130.xml Profile of McBride]</ref> |- |Non-Executive Director || [[Brian Wilson (politician)|Brian Wilson]] |- |Commercial Director || Adrian Filby |- |Director of International Developments || Jason Hughes |- |} ===Management=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Position !! Name |- |Manager || [[Vacant]] |- |Assistant Manager || [[Vacant]] |- |First Team Coach || [[Neil Lennon]] |- |Reserve Team Coach || [[Willie McStay]] |- |Reserve Assistant Team Coach || [[Danny McGrain]] |- |Head of Youth Development || John McLaughlan |- |Youth Team Coach || [[Chris McCart]] |- |Under 19's Coach || [[Stephen Frail]] |- |Under 17's Coach || [[Miodrag Krivokapić (footballer)|Miodrag Krivokapić]] |- |Goalkeeping Coach || [[Vacant]] |- |Goalkeeping Coach || Chris Hannah |- |Goalkeeping Coach || [[Stevie Woods]] |- |Club Doctor || Derek McCormack |- |Head of Sports Science || Gregory Dupont |- |Physiotherapist || Graham Parsons |- |Physiotherapist || Gavin McCarthy |- |Kit Controller || [[John Clark (footballer)|John Clark]] |- |Football Development Manager || John Park |- |Chief Scout || [[Vacant]] |- |Scout || [[Tommy O'Neill]] |} ==Sponsors== *[[Carling]] *[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] *[[NTL Ireland]] *[[T-Mobile]] *[[Thomas Cook]] *Phoenix Car Company *[[MBNA]] *[[The Big Issue]] *[[Sanyo]] *[[BT Group|BT]] *Scottish Leader ([[whisky]]) *Soccer Savings *Celtic Village *Seat Exchange ==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 F.C. players|Category:Celtic FC players]] *[[William Angus|William Angus VC]] - A [[World War I]] hero who was awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] *[[Neil Clarke]] - First foreigner (outside UK & Republic of Ireland) to play for Celtic *[[Mohammed Salim (footballer)|Mohammed Salim]] - First Asian player to play in Europe *[[John Thomson (footballer)|John Thomson]] - Died in a collision while playing against Rangers *[[Gil Heron]] - Jamaican footballer, an early black player in British football and father of noted poet and musician [[Gil Scott-Heron]] ===Scotland Football Hall of Fame=== So far 13 Celtic players and managers have entered the [[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]]:<ref>http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/scottish_football.cfm?curpageid=688</ref> *[[Kenny Dalglish]] [[MBE]] *[[Bobby Evans]] *[[Tommy Gemmell]] *[[Jimmy Johnstone]] *[[Henrik Larsson]] *[[Bobby Lennox]] *[[Danny McGrain]] *[[Jimmy McGrory]] *[[Billy McNeill]] *[[Bobby Murdoch]] *[[Jock Stein]] [[CBE]] *[[Gordon Strachan]] *[[John Thomson (footballer)|John Thomson]] ===Scottish Sports Hall of Fame=== In the [[Scottish Sports Hall of Fame]] 5 Celtic players have been selected, they are: *[[Kenny Dalglish]] [[MBE]] *[[Jimmy Johnstone]] *[[Jimmy McGrory]] *[[Billy McNeill]] [[MBE]] *[[Jock Stein]] [[CBE]] ==Greatest ever team== <table style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; width: 180px; border: #99B3FF solid 1px"> <tr><td><div style="position: relative;"> [[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|165px]] {{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Ronnie Simpson|'''SIMPSON'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Billy McNeill|'''McNEILL'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.33|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Bobby Murdoch|'''MURDOCH'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.37|y=0.20|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Tommy Gemmell|'''GEMMELL'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.04|y=0.20|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Danny McGrain|'''McGRAIN'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.02|y=0.46|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Jimmy Johnstone|'''JOHNSTONE'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.33|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Bertie Auld|'''AULD'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.22|y=0.37|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Paul McStay|'''McSTAY'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Henrik Larsson|'''LARSSON'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.29|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Kenny Dalglish|'''DALGLISH'''<br/>]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.37|y=0.46|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Bobby Lennox|'''LENNOX'''<br/>]]</font>}} </div></td></tr> <tr><td><small>Greatest ever Celtic team</small></td></tr> </table> The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team by supporters in 2002.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/2245965.stm BBC SPORT | Football | Teams | Celtic | Jinky best-ever Celtic player<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ronnie Simpson]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Danny McGrain]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy Gemmell]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Murdoch]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Paul McStay]] [[MBE]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Billy McNeill]] [[MBE]], - Voted Celtic's greatest ever Captain *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bertie Auld]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jimmy Johnstone]] - Voted Celtic's greatest ever player *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Lennox]] [[MBE]] *{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Kenny Dalglish]] [[MBE]] *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Henrik Larsson]] [[MBE]] - Voted Celtic's greatest ever foreign player ==See also== * [[Sport in Scotland]] * [[Football in Scotland]] * [[Richest football clubs]] * [[The Bhoys from Seville]] * [[List of Celtic F.C. players|List of Celtic FC players]] * [[Lennoxtown training ground]] * [[Celtic F.C. 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