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| Celtic fans are known as "tims"; the name is derived from the 'Tim Malloys', a group of Catholic gangs existing in Glasgow in the early 1900's. | Celtic fans are known as "tims"; the name is derived from the 'Tim Malloys', a group of Catholic gangs existing in Glasgow in the early 1900's. | ||
| In 2003 they got to the Final of the UEFA Cup but unfortunately lost at the hands of an extra-time penalty by ], marking the first use of the new ] rule in competition. The final score in ] was Porto 3 - Celtic 2. At the game Celtic brought with them the biggest travelling army of fans ever seen in a European tournament. Over |
In 2003 they got to the Final of the UEFA Cup but unfortunately lost at the hands of an extra-time penalty by ], marking the first use of the new ] rule in competition. The final score in ] was Porto 3 - Celtic 2. At the game Celtic brought with them the biggest travelling army of fans ever seen in a European tournament. Over 7,500 Scots and Irish, as well as other Celtic fans from throughout the world, travelled to the city to generally drink themselves silly, vomit copiously and generally embarass all good Scots. | ||
| Famous former players include: James McGrory, Tommy Gemmell, Jock Stein, ], ] and ] (Caesar). | Famous former players include: James McGrory, Tommy Gemmell, Jock Stein, ], ] and ] (Caesar). | ||
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Glasgow Celtic F.C. is a Scottish football club, often nicknamed the Bhoys. Together with their arch-rivals Glasgow Rangers they dominate Scottish football as the Old Firm. Their kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks.
Note that "Glasgow Celtic F.C." is a misnomer. Strictly, the name of the club is "The Celtic Football Club", and are usually referred to as "Celtic".
Celtic was founded in 1888 by Brother Walfrid as a way to raise funds to help impoverished members of Glasgow's Irish community. Celtic was the first British side to win the European Cup in 1967, defeating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon, Portugal. Celtic also won the Scottish League championship nine years in a row, from 1966 to 1974.
They play at the 60,830 seater Celtic Park, known as 'Paradise' by Celtic fans.
The Celtic in the club name is pronounced 'Seltic' not 'Keltic'.
Celtic fans are known as "tims"; the name is derived from the 'Tim Malloys', a group of Catholic gangs existing in Glasgow in the early 1900's.
In 2003 they got to the Final of the UEFA Cup but unfortunately lost at the hands of an extra-time penalty by Porto, marking the first use of the new silver goal rule in competition. The final score in Seville was Porto 3 - Celtic 2. At the game Celtic brought with them the biggest travelling army of fans ever seen in a European tournament. Over 7,500 Scots and Irish, as well as other Celtic fans from throughout the world, travelled to the city to generally drink themselves silly, vomit copiously and generally embarass all good Scots.
Famous former players include: James McGrory, Tommy Gemmell, Jock Stein, Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Johnstone and Billy McNeill (Caesar).
European Champions Cup (1): 1967.
Scottish League Champions (38): 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.
Scottish Cup (31): 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.
Scottish League Cup (12): 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001.
See also: Glasgow