Celtic F. C.
Full name	The Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s)	"The Bhoys" "The Hoops" "The Celts" "The Tic"
Founded	1888
Ground	Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity 60,832)
	John Reid
	Gordon Strachan
League	Scottish Premier League
2007-08	Scottish Premier League, 1st
Home colours 　 Away colours

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club managed by Gordon Strachan and is based in Glasgow, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Dr John Reid (born 8 May 1947 is a British Politician who was formerly the Home Secretary and also filled several other cabinet positions including This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL The 2007-08 Scottish Premier League season was the tenth season of the Scottish Premier League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL Celtic are the football champions of Scotland, having completed a hat-trick of titles on 22 May 2008, the final day of the 2007-08 season. The 2007-08 Scottish Premier League season was the tenth season of the Scottish Premier League.

The full name of the club is The Celtic Football Club. Until 1994, the club's full name was The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd, whilst outside of Scotland they are often referred to as Glasgow Celtic. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Unlike the Celtic language which is pronounced Kel-tick the name of the football club is pronounced Sell-tick. Celtic play home games at Celtic Park (commonly referred to as Parkhead) which has a capacity of 60,832, making it the largest football stadium in Scotland. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. In 2006-07, Celtic Park attracted an average attendance of 57,543,^[1] Together with their rivals, Rangers, they form the Old Firm which is one of the most famous and most fierce rivalries in sport. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The term Old Firm refers to the rivalry between the Scottish football teams Celtic and Rangers, both based in Glasgow A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes Celtic has traditionally been linked with its founding roots which originate from the Irish immigrant community in Glasgow. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom

In 1967, Celtic became the first northern European team to win the European Champions Cup, which had previously been the preserve of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish clubs. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Managed by Jock Stein, Celtic won every competition that they entered that season: the Scottish League Championship, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup, the European Cup and the Glasgow Cup. John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 &ndash 10 September 1985 was one of the most notable managers in British football history The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs The Glasgow Cup was a knockout football tournament open to teams from Glasgow Scotland. Because of this amazing feat, Celtic Football Club became the first team to win a Continental Quadruple. The Quadruple is a term used unofficially in football that refers to a club winning their country's top-tier league and the two most highly regarded domestic cup competitions

Celtic are the only club ever to win the trophy with a team composed entirely of home-grown talent. ;^[2][3] as all of the players in the side were Scottish, and all were born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park. Celtic again reached the European Cup final in 1970, only to be beaten by Feyenoord in extra time. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. In 2003 Martin O'Neill led the team to the UEFA Cup final in Seville where they lost 3-2 to F.C. Porto after extra time. Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Close to 80,000 Celtic supporters travelled to Seville for the final, believed by UEFA to be the largest foreign travelling support in history at the time. ^{[4] [5]}

The club's traditional playing colours are green and white hooped shirts and white shorts with white socks.

Celtic have an estimated fan base of nine million, across the world including, one million in North America. ^[6]

Contents 1 Formation and history 2 Celtic and the media 3 Old Firm and sectarianism 4 Recent seasons 4.1 2004-05 4.2 2005-06 4.3 2006-07 4.4 2007-08 5 Records 6 Major honours 7 Minor honours 8 Individual 9 Managers 10 Players 10.1 Current squad 10.2 2007-08 transfers 10.3 Reserve and youth squads 11 Non-playing staff 11.1 Boardroom 11.2 Management 11.3 Sponsors 12 Notable former players 13 Greatest ever team 14 See also 15 References 16 External links

Formation and history

Main article: History of Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club was formally constituted at a meeting in St. Celtic Football Club has a long and illustrious history having always competed in the highest level of Football in Scotland, currently the Scottish Premier League Mary's Church hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow, by an Irish Marist brother named Brother Walfrid originally from Ballymote in County Sligo on 6 November 1887. Calton is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The name Calton is derived from the Gaelic "coillduin" which means "wood on the hill" The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary a Roman Catholic Marian Society, are a Catholic Religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people Brother Walfrid ( May 18, 1840 - April 17 1915) is the religious name of Andrew Kerins an Irish Marist Brother and Ballymote ( is a growing market town in south County Sligo, Ireland. County Sligo ( is a county in the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The purpose stated in the official club records as "being to alleviate poverty in Glasgow's East End parishes".

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. who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population thirteen years earlier in Edinburgh. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Walfrid's own suggestion of the name 'Celtic' (pronounced Seltik), was intended to reflect the club's Irish and Scottish roots, and was adopted at the same meeting.

On 28 May 1888, Celtic played their first official match against Rangers Reserve team and win 5-2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter". Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Celtic had 8 'guest' players from Hibernian playing that day.

Celtic and the media

Celtic have always attempted to engage directly with the fans and bypass the traditional media outlets as a method of communicating accurate information to the outside world about the inner workings of the club.

In 1965 Celtic began publishing The Celtic View, the UK's first ever regular football club newspaper. The Celtic View is the official weekly magazine of Celtic Football Club in Glasgow, Scotland.

In 2004 Celtic launched its own digital TV channel Celtic TV available in the UK through Setanta Sports on satellite and cable platforms. Celtic TV is the official television channel of '''Celtic Football Club'''. Setanta Sports (sɛˈtantə is a sports broadcaster based in Ireland, operating 12 channels in 24 countries 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. Channel67 is the Internet television channel of '''Celtic Football Club'''.

Old Firm and sectarianism

See also: Sectarianism in Glasgow

Celtic have a historic association with the peoples of Ireland and Scots of Irish extraction, who are both predominantly Catholic. Sectarianism in Glasgow takes the form of religious and political sectarian rivalry between Roman Catholics and Protestants. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Fans of rivals Rangers tended to come from Protestant backgrounds and were supporters of British Unionism. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. British unionism or Unionism is a belief in the continued Political union between the Constituent countries of the United Kingdom, brought about As a result both clubs became linked to the opposing factions in the 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. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Surveillance is the monitoring of Behavior. Systems surveillance is the process of monitoring the behavior of people objects or processes within systems for conformity ^[7][8] In 1996, for instance, Celtic launched their Bhoys Against Bigotry campaign, later followed by Youth Against Bigotry to "educate the young on having . A bigot is a person who is intolerant of opinions lifestyles or identities differing from his or her own and bigotry is the corresponding state of mind . . respect for all aspects of the community - all races, all colours, all creeds", according to then chief executive Ian McLeod. ^[9]

Recent seasons

2004-05

Further information: Celtic F.C. season 2004-05

Following a race for the SPL title, with Rangers closely following, the club extended their lead at the top of the SPL table to two points as they lined up for the final game of the season, with a win at Motherwell F.C. required to seal the title. Celtic started season 2004-05 looking to win the Scottish Premier League trophy and retain the Scottish FA Cup. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. With two minutes remaining on the clock, Celtic were leading 1-0; a result which would have handed them the league.

However, Motherwell's Scott McDonald (now playing for Celtic) netted two last-minute goals. Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional football Rangers defeated Hibernian 1-0 at Easter Road, thereby winning the league championship title. Earlier in the season Celtic recorded a record seventh straight win over city rivals Rangers.

Celtic ended the season one week later with a 1-0 win over Dundee United F.C. in the Scottish Cup Final, which was marked by fans as Martin O'Neill's final match as manager. Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain

On 25 May 2005, O'Neill announced he would resign as manager of Celtic at the end of 2004-05 season along with first team coach Steve Walford and assistant manager John Robertson. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen James "Steve" Walford (born 5 January 1958 in Highgate, England) is an English former footballer turned John Neilson Robertson (born 20 January, 1953 in Uddingston) is a former Scottish footballer. It was widely reported that O'Neill decided to take time out of football in order to care for his ailing wife Geraldine, who was ill with lymphoma [1]. Lymphoma a type of Neoplasm that originates in Lymphocytes (a type of White blood cell in the vertebrate Immune system) He is currently manager of Aston Villa F.C.

2005-06

Further information: Celtic F.C. season 2005-06

With a new season starting, Celtic also had a new manager: Gordon Strachan, the former Scotland, Aberdeen and Manchester United midfielder took over from Martin O'Neill. This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain Garry Pendrey was appointed as Strachan's assistant manager. Garry James Sidney Pendrey (born 9 February, 1949) is an English former professional Association footballer who currently works in football management

Before his first game, he was already getting criticized by the press for signing unknown players such as Japanese midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura from relegation battlers Reggina Calcio of Serie A and Polish goalkeeper Artur Boruc from Legia Warsaw. Shunsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with Shinsuke Nakamura, the Japanese Professional wrestler / MMA fighter is a Japanese Not to be confused with AC Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Artur Boruc ( pron ˈartur ˈbɔruts born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player Legia Warszawa ( pron ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava Leg-ya Var-sha-va) is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw In Celtic's first competitive game under Strachan, they lost 5-0 in a UEFA Champions League qualifier to Slovakian minnows Artmedia Bratislava. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club FC Artmedia Petržalka, also known as FC Artmedia Bratislava, is a Slovak football club from the Petržalka district of the capital Bratislava After this game, many expected Strachan to be sacked before the end of the season. Strachan was under more pressure after the first SPL game of the season after his side lost a 3-1 lead away to Motherwell and only escaped with a point after grabbing a late equaliser in a 4-4 draw. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club is a Scottish football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The shoots of recovery started to grow with a 4-0 win in the home leg of the Champions League tie with Artmedia and although Celtic lost 3-1 to Rangers in the first Glasgow derby of the season, the team went on a 13 game unbeaten run, winning 12 of those games before losing to Dunfermline. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline

Celtic showed their Champaionship potential on New Year's Day 2006, after staging a late comeback to beat rivals Hearts 3-2 in a top-of-the-table clash at Tynecastle thanks to two late goals from centre-half Stephen McManus. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Tynecastle Stadium is a football stadium situated in Edinburgh, Scotland. Stephen "Mick" McManus (born 10 September 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish international footballer who plays in

After signing Roy Keane from Manchester United, in January 2006, Celtic lost to Clyde FC 2-1 in the Scottish Cup. Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland Their impressive league form continued however and on 19th February Celtic set created a new scoring record for the SPL, an 8-1 victory at East End Park against Dunfermline in February 2006, where Maciej Żurawski scored 4 goals and assisted in 2 others. East End Park is a football Stadium situated in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. Maciej Żurawski ( pron ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski born September 12 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a Striker who currently

On 19th March 2006, Gordon Strachan won his first trophy at Celtic with a 3-0 win over Dunfermline in the final of the CIS Cup. This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs

On 5 April 2006 Celtic clinched their 40th title thanks to a goal from John Hartson in a 1-0 win against Hearts at Celtic Park. John Hartson (born 5 April 1975 in Swansea) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a Striker. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish The title was Celtic's fourth title in six years. This feat was achieved with six games remaining until the end of the season and before the SPL split. The Bhoys lifted the SPL trophy on Easter Sunday 2006 at home to Hibernian, after a 1-1 draw.

In April 2006, Celtic's reserve and Under-19 teams also won their championships, completing a clean sweep of Scotland's league competitions. Celtic's reserve team had won their league 5 years in a row and the Under-19s had won their league 4 years in a row.

2006-07

Further information: 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 2006/07 season, that bookmakers Paddy Power took the unprecedented step of paying out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on November 4, 2006, only 13 games into the season. Celtic started season 2006-07 looking to retain the Scottish Premier League trophy and the Scottish League Cup. Paddy Power is Ireland’s largest Bookmaker. Offline it conducts business through a chain of licensed betting offices and by operating Ireland's largest telephone betting service Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. By mid-November Celtic were 15 points clear of their nearest challengers.

On November 21, Celtic defeated Manchester United 1-0 at home earning them qualification to the knockout stage of the last 16 teams for the first time since the format was altered in 1993, drawing AC Milan. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy After both legs of the tie ended 0-0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time by Kaka.

During the January 2007 transfer window Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former Hearts players Steven Pressley and Paul Hartley, full-back Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé from Rennes on loan and goalkeeper Mark Brown from Inverness Caledonian Thistle. In Association football, the transfer window is the period during the year in which a Football team can transfer players either in or out of their playing Steven John Pressley (born October 11 1973 in Elgin, Moray) is a Scottish international footballer, currently Paul James Hartley (born 19 October 1976, in Hamilton) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Celtic in the Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé (born September 27 1978 in Paris) is a French -born Cameroonian football player currently playing Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness.

On April 22, 2007 Celtic won their 41st league championship, and second in a row. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The title was won by an injury-time free-kick from Shunsuke Nakamura in a 2-1 victory against Kilmarnock, after Jan Vennegoor Of Hesselink had the Hoops in front, before Colin Nish equalized for Kilmarnock just after half-time. Shunsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with Shinsuke Nakamura, the Japanese Professional wrestler / MMA fighter is a Japanese ^[10] The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They then finished the season 12 points above Rangers.

On 26 May 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after beating Dunfermline 1-0. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.

2007-08

Further information: Celtic F.C. season 2007-08

Celtic bolstered their side for the 2007-08 season, signing Scott Brown, Chris Killen, Scott McDonald and Massimo Donati. Scott Brown (born June 25 1985 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish international footballer, currently Christopher John "Chris" Killen (born October 8, 1981 in Wellington) is a New Zealand international football player currently Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional football Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981 in Sedegliano, Italy) is an Italian football Midfielder currently contracted Skipper Neil Lennon left for Nottingham Forest after seven years with the club, with Stephen McManus taking over the club captaincy. Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Stephen "Mick" McManus (born 10 September 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish international footballer who plays in ^[11] However Lennon returned to the club later in the season as a coach.

Celtic was drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow in the third round of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League 2007-08. FC Spartak Moscow (Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва is a football club from Moscow, Russia. The tie ended in a penalty shootout, with Artur Boruc saving twice to ensure Celtic's passage to the next round. Artur Boruc ( pron ˈartur ˈbɔruts born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player This was Celtic's first European penalty shootout victory. They competed against A. C. Milan, S.L. Benfica and FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stages, going unbeaten at home but losing all their away matches. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. They finished second in their group, ensuring qualification to the knockout stage for the second year in successions. Celtic were drawn against FC Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan The first leg, played at Celtic Park, saw them defeated 3-2. In the second leg Barcelona grabbed an early goal through Xavi and held on for a 1-0 win on the night and 4-2 win overall. Xavier Hernández Creus (born January 25

The club's first signing of the winter transfer window was Andreas Hinkel. Andreas Hinkel (born March 26, 1982 in Backnang) is a German footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club They followed up with signing Japanese youngster Koki Mizuno, Greek international striker Georgios Samaras(on loan from Manchester City), Barry Robson from Dundee Utd as well as young striker Ben Hutchinson from Middlesbrough. is a Japanese footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Celtic. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Georgios Samaras (Γιώργος Σαμαράς born 21 February 1985 in Heraklion) is a Greek footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Barry Robson (born 7 November 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. Benjamin Lloyd P "Ben" Hutchinson (born 27 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Celtic. Middlesbrough ( IPA ( Received pronunciation) is a Town in the Tees Valley sub-region of the North East of England

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, because of this the manager was badly criticised and there was speculation that he might be sacked or go. However, the club made a remarkable comeback, including two victories over rivals Rangers at Celtic Park 2-1 and 3-2, and won the league on 22nd May 2008, the last day of the season with 1-0 win over Dundee United. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. Meanwhile Rangers lost to Aberdeen at Pittodrie. Pittodrie Stadium is a football Stadium situated in the Scottish City of Aberdeen. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Tommy Burns, former player and manager, who had died the previous Thursday. Tommy Burns might refer to Tommy Burns (footballer Tommy Burns (boxer E The result also meant Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager to win three consecutive league championships.

Records

• The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen F.C. 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. Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F
• 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. on the last day of the season). Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
• Celtic also hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), spanning from 2001 to 2004 (this run was ended by a 2-1 defeat to Aberdeen on 21 April 2004), and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season (25 matches). Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
• Record victory: 11-0, against Dundee in 1895.
• Record defeat: 0-8 against Motherwell in 1937.
• Record home defeat: 0-7 against Dumbarton F.C. in 1892. Dumbarton Football Club is a football club from Scotland. They come from the town of Dumbarton in West Dunbartonshire and play their home games
• Record post war home defeat 1-5 Aberdeen 1948.
• Record European victory 9-0 KPV Kokkola (Finland), 1970.
• Record European defeat: 0-5 against FC Artmedia Bratislava on 27 July 2005. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Record victory against Rangers: 7-1 1957 Scottish league cup final.
• Complete record v Rangers P371 W133 D91 L147 F508 A529
• Record points earned in a season: 72 (Premier Division, 1987/88, 2 points for a win); 103 (Scottish Premier League, 2001/02, 3 points for a win), also the SPL points tally record.
• Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers in 1938. This article lists Scottish football attendance records under the categories listed below A 3-0 victory for Celtic.
• Most capped player: 102, Kenny Dalglish: Scotland. Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
• Record appearances: Billy McNeill, 790 from 1957 - 1975. William "Billy" McNeill MBE DUniv (born 2 March, 1940) is a former Scottish footballer and manager
• Most goals in a season: Henrik Larsson, 53. Henrik Edward Larsson, MBE (ˈhɛnrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn born September 20 1971 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish footballer,
• Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 468 (plus 13 whilst on loan at Clydebank). James Edward "Jimmy" McGrory (b 26 April 1904, Garngad, Glasgow - d
• First British club to reach the final of the European Cup.
• First Scottish, British and northern European team to win the European Cup.
• Only club in history to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown players (born within a 30 mile radius of the stadium)
• Hold the record for the highest score in a domestic cup final: Celtic 7 - 1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957^[12]
• Hold the record for the highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v Leeds United in the European Cup semi-final 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Hampden in the sun is a phrase used to describe the 1957 Scottish League Cup final at Hampden Park, in which Celtic beat rivals Rangers in a Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football Official attendance 136,505.
• Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - Mark Burchill vs Jeunesse Esch, Luxembourg in 2000. Mark James Burchill (born 18 August, 1980) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for the League Two side Jeunesse Esch (full name AS la Jeunesse d'Esch) is a football club, based in Esch-sur-Alzette, in south-western Luxembourg Luxembourg (Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small Landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by
• Earliest SPL Championship won. Won with 6 games to go against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004 and Hearts on 5 April 2006. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
• First weekly club publication in the UK, The Celtic View.
• Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 8-1 against Dunfermline, February 2006.
• First stadium in the UK to stage motorcycle speedway racing on 28 April 1928. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 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. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 4m. ^[13][14]

Major honours

• European Cup: 1
  

1966-67

• Scottish Premier League: 42
  

1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008

• Scottish Cup: 34 (record)
  

1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007

• Scottish League Cup: 13
  

1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006

Minor honours

• European Cup runners-up: 1
  

1969-70

• UEFA Cup runners-up: 1
  

2002-03

• FIFA World Club Cup/Intercontinental Cup runners-up: 1
  

1967

• Glasgow Cup: 28
  

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

• Glasgow Merchants and Charity Cup: 27

• British league Cup: 1
  

1902[2]

• Empire Exhibition Trophy: 1
  

1938

• Saint Mungo Cup: 1
  

1951

• Coronation Cup: 1
  

1953

• Scottish Youth Cup: 9
  

1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006

• Under 18 Scottish Premier League: 2
  

2000, 2003

• Under 19 Scottish Premier League: 3
  

2004, 2005, 2006

• Under 21 Scottish Premier League: 3
  

2002, 2003, 2004

• Reserve Scottish Premier League: 3
  

2005, 2006, 2007

* 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2-2 draw

Individual

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Top Goalscorers

#	Name	Career	Goals
1	James McGrory	1922-1937	472
2	Bobby Lennox	1961-1978 1979-1980	273
3	Henrik Larsson	1997-2004	242
4	Stevie Chalmers	1958-1971	231
5	Jimmy Quinn	1900-1917	217
6	Patsy Gallacher	1911-1926	192
7	John Hughes	1960-1971	189
8	Sandy McMahon	1891-1903	171
9	Jimmy McMenemy	1902-1920	168
10	Kenny Dalglish	1969-1977	167

Most Appearances

#	Name	Career	Apps
1	Billy McNeill	1957-1975	790
2	Paul McStay	1981-1997	678
3	Roy Aitken	1976-1990	669
4	Danny McGrain	1970-1987	661
5	Pat Bonner	1978-1995	642
6	Bobby Lennox	1961-1978 1979-1980	587
7	Bobby Evans	1944-1960	548
8	Jimmy Johnstone	1962-1975	515
9	Jimmy McMenemy	1902-1920	515
10	Tommy Burns	1975-1989	504

Managers

Name	Scottish League	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	European Cup	Total
Maley, WillieWillie Maley 1897-1940	16	14	-	-	30
McStay, JimmyJimmy McStay 1940-1945	0	0	-	-	0
McGrory, JimmyJimmy McGrory 1945-1960	1	2	2	-	5
Stein, JockJock Stein 1965-1978	10	9	6	1	26
McNeill, BillyBilly McNeill 1978-1983 and 1987-1990	4	3	1	0	8
Hay, DavidDavid Hay 1983-1987	1	1	0	0	2
Brady, LiamLiam Brady 1990-1992	0	0	0	0	0
Macari, LouLou Macari 1993-1994	0	0	0	0	0
Burns, TommyTommy Burns 1994-1997	0	1	0	0	1
Jansen, WimWim Jansen 1997-1998	1	0	1	0	2
Vengloš, JozefJozef Vengloš 1998-1999	0	0	0	0	0
Barnes, JohnJohn Barnes 1999-2000	0	0	0	0	0
Dalglish, KennyKenny Dalglish 2000	0	0	1	0	1
O'Neill, MartinMartin O'Neill 2000-2005	3	3	1	0	7
Strachan, GordonGordon Strachan 2005-	3	1	1	0	5

Players

Current squad

No. James Edward "Jimmy" McGrory (b 26 April 1904, Garngad, Glasgow - d Robert " Bobby " Lennox, MBE (born 30 August 1943 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire) is a former Scottish professional Henrik Edward Larsson, MBE (ˈhɛnrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn born September 20 1971 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish footballer, Stevie Chalmers (born 26 December 1936 in Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. Jimmy Quinn (born Croy, East Dunbartonshire (now North Lanarkshire) Scotland, 8 July Patsy Gallacher ( March 16, 1891 - June 17, 1952) was an Irish footballer, playing in the inside right position and most John 'Yogi' Hughes (born 3 April 1943 in Coatbridge) is a Scottish former football player with Celtic, Crystal Palace and Sunderland Alexander "Sandy" McMahon (b 1871 Selkirk - d January 25 1916) was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career James "Jimmy" McMenemy (born 23 August 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire - died 1965 was a Celtic football player from Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football William "Billy" McNeill MBE DUniv (born 2 March, 1940) is a former Scottish footballer and manager Paul Michael Lyons McStay MBE, nicknamed the Maestro, (born 22 October, 1964, in Hamilton) is a former football player Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (born 24 November 1958) is a former footballer who went on to become a coach with Leeds United and For the former Clyde FC footballer see Danny McGrain (footballer born 1953 Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow Patrick Joseph ("Packie" Bonner (born 24 May 1960 in Cloughglass County Donegal, Ireland) is a former football Goalkeeper for the Robert " Bobby " Lennox, MBE (born 30 August 1943 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire) is a former Scottish professional Robert "Bobby" Evans ( 16 July 1927 - 1 September 2001) was a Scottish football player and manager most James Connolly 'Jimmy' Johnstone ( 30 September, 1944 &ndash 13 March, 2006) was a Scottish footballer. James "Jimmy" McMenemy (born 23 August 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire - died 1965 was a Celtic football player from Thomas "Tommy" Burns ( 16 December 1956 – 15 May 2008) was a Scottish professional football player and Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs William "Willie" Patrick Maley (born Newry, Ireland, 25 April 1868 &ndash April 2, 1958, Glasgow, Jimmy McStay is a former Scottish footballer and manager He spent most of his career at Celtic, and was a captain and manager for the club James Edward "Jimmy" McGrory (b 26 April 1904, Garngad, Glasgow - d John 'Jock' Stein CBE (5 October 1922 &ndash 10 September 1985 was one of the most notable managers in British football history William "Billy" McNeill MBE DUniv (born 2 March, 1940) is a former Scottish footballer and manager David Hay (born January 29, 1948 in Paisley) is a Scottish footballer and football manager Liam "Chippy" Brady (born 13 February 1956 in Dublin) is a former Irish football player, who is now the assistant manager of the Republic Luigi "Lou" Macari (born 4 June 1949 in Largs Tommy Burns might refer to Tommy Burns (footballer Tommy Burns (boxer E Wilhelmus Marinus Anthonius Jansen (born October 28, 1946 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football player and manager Jozef Vengloš (born 18 February 1936) is a former Slovakian football player and coach. John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Jamaican born former professional English Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill OBE, (born 1 March 1952 in Kilrea, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Ireland national football team captain This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ Position Player 1 GK Artur Boruc 2 DF Andreas Hinkel 3 DF Lee Naylor 5 DF Gary Caldwell 6 DF Bobo Baldé 8 MF Scott Brown 9 FW Giorgios Samaras (() 10 FW Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 11 MF Paul Hartley 12 DF Mark Wilson 14 FW Derek Riordan 15 MF Evander Sno 16 MF Thomas Gravesen 17 DF Steven Pressley 18 MF Massimo Donati 19 MF Barry Robson

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Artur Boruc ( pron ˈartur ˈbɔruts born February 20, 1980 in Siedlce) is a Polish football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Andreas Hinkel (born March 26, 1982 in Backnang) is a German footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring People named Lee Naylor include Lee Naylor (footballer, English football (soccer player Lee Naylor (athlete, Australian track and In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Gary Robert Caldwell (born April 12 1982, in Stirling) is a Scottish international football player who currently plays for Celtic In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Dianbobo (Bobo Baldé (born 5 October 1975 in Marseille, France is a professional footballer currently playing for Celtic of the Scottish Premier For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Scott Brown (born June 25 1985 in Dunfermline, Fife) is a Scottish international footballer, currently Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Georgios Samaras (Γιώργος Σαμαράς born 21 February 1985 in Heraklion) is a Greek footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn vɛnnəɣoːʁ ɔvˈɦɛsəlɪŋk (born 7th November, 1978 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Paul James Hartley (born 19 October 1976, in Hamilton) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Celtic in the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mark Wilson (born June 5, 1984 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Derek George Riordan (born 16 January 1983 is a Scottish Association football player who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Evander Sno (born 9 April 1987 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for AFC Ajax. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Thomas Gravesen (born 11 March 1976) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a Midfielder. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Steven John Pressley (born October 11 1973 in Elgin, Moray) is a Scottish international footballer, currently For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Massimo Donati (born 26 March 1981 in Sedegliano, Italy) is an Italian football Midfielder currently contracted For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Barry Robson (born 7 November 1978) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. Position Player 21 GK Mark Brown 23 FW Ben Hutchinson 24 DF Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 25 MF Shunsuke Nakamura 27 FW Scott McDonald 29 MF Koki Mizuno 33 FW Chris Killen 41 DF John Kennedy 44 DF Stephen McManus (Captain) 45 MF James O'Brien 46 MF Aiden McGeady 47 GK Michael McGovern 48 DF Darren O'Dea 49 DF Scott Cuthbert 52 DF Paul Caddis

2007-08 transfers

For a list of Celtic's 2007-08 transfers, see here. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Benjamin Lloyd P "Ben" Hutchinson (born 27 November 1987) is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Celtic. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé (born September 27 1978 in Paris) is a French -born Cameroonian football player currently playing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Shunsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with Shinsuke Nakamura, the Japanese Professional wrestler / MMA fighter is a Japanese Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Scott Douglas McDonald (born 21 August 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian professional football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. is a Japanese footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Celtic. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Christopher John "Chris" Killen (born October 8, 1981 in Wellington) is a New Zealand international football player currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring John Kennedy (born 18 August 1983 in Bellshill) is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for Norwich City In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Stephen "Mick" McManus (born 10 September 1982 in Lanark) is a Scottish international footballer who plays in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. James 'Jim' O'Brien (born September 28 1987 in Vale of Leven, Scotland) is a Scottish born Irish footballer For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Aiden McGeady (born April 4, 1986 in Glasgow) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Celtic F In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Michael McGovern (born 12 July 1984, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Ireland international Goalkeeper, currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Darren O'Dea ''O'D'' (born on 4 February 1987 in Dublin, Ireland) is a professional footballer who plays for Scottish Premier In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Scott Cuthbert (born 15 June 1987 in Alexandria) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paul Caddis (born April 19, 1988 in Irvine, Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Celtic started the 2007-08 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish Cup.

Reserve and youth squads

No. Position Player 26 FW Cillian Sheridan (reserve) 38 MF Rocco Quinn (reserve) 42 FW Michael McGlinchey (reserve) 43 FW Diarmuid O'Carroll (Reserve) 50 MF Luca Santonocito (youth) 51 FW Nicky Riley (reserve) 53 MF Simon Ferry (reserve) 54 MF Ryan Conroy (Reserve) 55 FW Paul McGowan (reserve) 62 GK Scott Fox (reserve)

No. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Cillian Sheridan (born 23 February, 1989 in Bailieborough, County Cavan, Ireland) is a footballer who plays for Scottish For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Rocco Quinn (born September 7, 1986 in Hamilton) is a Scottish football player currently playing for Livingston, on Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Michael McGlinchey (born January 7 1987, Wellington New Zealand) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Diarmuid O'Carroll (born March 16 1987 in Killarney, Ireland) is a football player currently playing for Morecambe For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ryan Conroy (born April 28 1987 in Vale of Leven, Scotland) is a professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Paul McGowan (born October 7, 1987 in Bellshill) is a Scottish football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Position Player TBA GK Paul Skinner (Reserve) TBA DF Jason Marr (Reserve) TBA DF Laurence Gaughan (Reserve) TBA DF Daniel Lafferty (Reserve) TBA DF Kevin Ross (Reserve) TBA DF Richie Towell (Reserve) TBA DF Marian Pop (Youth) TBA MF Charles Grant (Reserve) TBA MF Sean Anderson (Reserve) TBA MF Paul Cahillane (Reserve) TBA MF Graham Carey (Reserve) TBA MF Ross Hepburn (Reserve) TBA MF Tomislav Pavlov (Youth) TBA FW Deaglan Bunting (Reserve) TBA FW Mark Millar (Reserve) TBA FW Kevin Cawley (Reserve) TBA FW Gary Livingstone (Reserve)

Non-playing staff

Boardroom

Position	Name
Chairman	John Reid
Chief Executive	Peter Lawwell
Director of Finance	Eric J. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Daniel "Danny" Lafferty (born 1 April 1989 in Derry) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Celtic F In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Sean Anderson is the Bassist of Rock band Finger Eleven. He is also the brother of lead singer Scott Anderson. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Dr John Reid (born 8 May 1947 is a British Politician who was formerly the Home Secretary and also filled several other cabinet positions including Peter Lawwell is the Chief executive of Scottish Premier League football club Celtic. Riley
Non-Executive Director	Ian Livingston
Non-Executive Director	Dermot Desmond
Non-Executive Director	Eric Hagman
Non-Executive Director	Thomas E. Ian Livingston (born July 28, 1964 in Glasgow, Scotland) Brought up in Kelvinside, his father was a Doctor and Livingston is the Dermot Desmond (born 1950 Macroom, Cork, Ireland) is regarded as one of Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs Allison
Non-Executive Director	Brian McBride[15]
Non-Executive Director	Brian Wilson
Commercial Director	David Thomson

Management

Position	Name
Manager	Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager	Garry Pendrey
First Team Coach & Head of Youth Development	Chris McCart
Coach	Neil Lennon
Reserve Team Coach	Willie McStay
Reserve Assistant Team Coach	Danny McGrain
Youth Team Coach	John McLaughlan
Under 17's Coach	Joe McBride
Goalkeeping Coach	Jim Blyth
Goalkeeping Coach	Chris Hannah
Goalkeeping Coach	Stevie Woods
Club Doctor	Derek McCormack
Head of Sports Science	Gregory Dupont
Physiotherapist	Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist	Gavin McCarthy
Kit Controller	John Clark
Football Development Manager	John Park
Chief Scout	Ray Clarke
Scout	Tommy O'Neill

Sponsors

• Carling
• NTL Ireland
• T-Mobile
• Nike, Inc.
• Thomas Cook
• Phoenix Motorcars
• MBNA
• The Big Plus
• Sanyo
• Scottish Leader (whisky)
• Soccer Savings
• Celtic Village
• Seat Exchange

Notable former players

• Mohammed Abdul Salim -first ever Indian sub continent(Asian) player to play for a European team. Brian McBride is the managing director of the Slough based Amazon Brian Wilson (born 13 December 1948 in Dunoon, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. This page is about the footballer and manager Gordon C Strachan was indicted in the Watergate scandal Gordon David Strachan (/strɔn/ Garry James Sidney Pendrey (born 9 February, 1949) is an English former professional Association footballer who currently works in football management Neil Francis Lennon (born 25 June 1971 in Lurgan, County Armagh) is a former professional footballer from Northern Ireland The article Willie McStay could be referring to Willie McStay (footballer born 1890 footballer who played for Celtic F For the former Clyde FC footballer see Danny McGrain (footballer born 1953 Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow Joe McBride (born 10 June 1938, Govan, Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Hibernian, Motherwell James Anton 'Jim' Blyth (born 2 February, 1955 in Perth Scotland) is a former Scottish football goalkeeper. Propagandhi is a Canadian punk band formed in Portage la Prairie Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky Stephen "Stevie" Woods (born 23 February 1970 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former goalkeeper who currently works as a coach for Celtic Tommy O'Neill (born 24 December 1955 in Bellshill) is a former Scottish football Midfielder. Carling is the name of a brand of Lager in Canada, Australia, South Africa and the United Kingdom. NTL Communications (Ireland Limited is a Cable television and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS company in the Republic of Ireland. T-Mobile is a Mobile network operator headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Thomas Cook ( 22 November 1808 &ndash 18 July 1892) of Melbourne Derbyshire, founded the travel agency that is now Thomas Cook Phoenix Motorcars is a California-based company that focuses on developing electric vehicles MBNA Corporation was a bank Holding company and parent company of wholly owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank N The Big Plus is an awareness raising campaign in Scotland targeting adults who might be unable to achieve their aspirations due to a lack of literacy and/or numeracy skills () is a major Japanese electronics company and member of the Fortune 500 whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan Whisky (uisge-beatha or whiskey (uisce beatha or fuisce) refers to a broad category of Alcoholic beverages that are distilled from fermented Mohammed Abdul Salim ( 1904 - November 5 1980) was an Indian footballer from Calcutta.
• John Thomson -a goalkeeper who was killed in an Old Firm game. John Thomson ( January 28, 1909 – September 5, 1931) was a football goalkeeper for Celtic and Scotland
• Joe Kennaway -first ever foreign player to play for Celtic. James 'Joe' Kennaway (born January 25, 1905 in Point St Charles, Montreal - died March 7, 1969 in Johnston,

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Greatest ever team

SIMPSON McNEILL MURDOCH GEMMELL McGRAIN JOHNSTONE AULD McSTAY LARSSON DALGLISH LENNOX

Greatest ever Celtic team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team by supporters in 2002. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Celtic. Ronald "Ronnie" Campbell Simpson (11 October 1930 – 19 April 2004 was a Scottish Football (soccer Goalkeeper. William "Billy" McNeill MBE DUniv (born 2 March, 1940) is a former Scottish footballer and manager Robert "Bobby" Murdoch (17 August 1944 – 15 May 2001 was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Celtic and was one of the Lisbon Thomas Gemmell (born 16 October 1943 is a former Scottish footballer and manager. For the former Clyde FC footballer see Danny McGrain (footballer born 1953 Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow James Connolly 'Jimmy' Johnstone ( 30 September, 1944 &ndash 13 March, 2006) was a Scottish footballer. Robert "Bertie" Auld (born April 23, 1938 in Maryhill, Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player and manager Paul Michael Lyons McStay MBE, nicknamed the Maestro, (born 22 October, 1964, in Hamilton) is a former football player Henrik Edward Larsson, MBE (ˈhɛnrɪk ˈlɑːʂɔn born September 20 1971 in Helsingborg, Scania) is a Swedish footballer, Kenneth Mathieson 'Kenny' Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football Robert " Bobby " Lennox, MBE (born 30 August 1943 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire) is a former Scottish professional ^[16]

• Ronnie Simpson
• Danny McGrain
• Tommy Gemmell
• Bobby Murdoch
• Paul McStay
• Billy McNeill - Voted Celtic's greatest ever Captain
• Bertie Auld
• Jimmy Johnstone - Voted Celtic's greatest ever player
• Bobby Lennox
• Kenny Dalglish
• Henrik Larsson - Voted Celtic's greatest ever foreign player

See also

• Richest football clubs
• Sport in Scotland
• Football in Scotland
• Lisbon Lions
• European Cup 1966-67
• UEFA Cup 2002-03
• The Bhoys from Seville
• 1967 European Cup Final
• Hampden in the sun
• List of Celtic F.C. players
• Lennoxtown training ground
• Celtic Boys Club
• Channel67

References

External links

• Official website
• BBC Sport - Celtic portal

Preceded by Real Madrid

European Cup Winner 1967

Succeeded by Manchester United

Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

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