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Celtic

1995–96 season
Manager	Tommy Burns
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	Pierre van Hooijdonk (26)
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During the 1995–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Season summary

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

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

Squad

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

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

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

Left club during season

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

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

Transfers

Players in

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

Players out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Charlie Nicholas	Clyde	11 August 1995	Free
Paul Byrne	Southend United	25 August 1995	£60,000
Tony Mowbray	Ipswich Town	5 October 1995	£300,000
Jamie McQuilken	Dundee United	4 November 1995	£150,000
Barry Smith	Dundee	8 December 1995	Exchange
Mark McNally	Southend United	8 December 1995	£60,000
Willie Falconer	Motherwell	16 January 1996	£200,000
Andy Walker	Sheffield United	23 February 1996	£500,000
Jim Slavin	Partick Thistle	15 March 1996	£30,000
John O'Neill	Bournemouth	29 March 1996	Free
Mike Galloway		31 May 1996	Retired
Lee Martin		31 May 1996	Free
Rudi Vata		31 May 1996	Free

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

1. Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
2. As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.

Matches

Scottish Cup

10 March 1996 Quarter-finals	Celtic	2–1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Pierre Van Hooijdonk Andreas Thom		Owen Coyle	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,750

7 April 1996 Semi-finals	Celtic	1–2	Rangers	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Pierre Van Hooijdonk		Brian Laudrup Ally McCoist	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 36,333

Scottish League Cup

Cup Winners' Cup

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

28 September 1995 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	4–0 (7 – 2 agg.)	Dinamo Batumi	Glasgow
19:45 GMT	Thom 18', 21' Donnelly 47' Walker 89'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,969 Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)

19 October 1995 2nd round 1st leg	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Celtic	Paris
20:30	Djorkaeff 76'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 30,010 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

2 November 1995 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	0–3 (0–4 agg.)	Paris Saint-Germain	Glasgow
19:45 GMT		Report	Loko 36', 42' Nouma 68'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,822 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

References

1. "Murdo still hopes to get his man". The Herald. 29 November 1995.
2. "Mowbray moves". The Herald. 6 October 1995.
3. "Battling Stenhousemuir snuff out United's big guns: Christie's Warriors finally step out of the long shadows". The Herald. 6 November 1995.
4. "Old Firm new boys are set to make their debuts: Wieghorst and McInnes now major league players". The Herald. 9 December 1995.
5. "Aberdeen put their £700,000 striker on the map: Aitken quick to strengthen his cup winners". The Herald. 2 December 1995.
6. "Walker's move to Sheffield will give money to Burns". The Herald. 22 February 1996.
7. "Hearts are looking to go Dutch". The Herald. 16 March 1996.
8. "Dinamo Batumi vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
9. "Celtic FC vs Dinamo Batumi". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
10. "Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
11. "Celtic FC vs Paris Saint-Germain". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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