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'''Celtic Football Club''' (pronounced "seltik" {{IPA|/sɛltɪk/}} in ]; {{aim|CCP}}) <ref>http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2090484,00.html</ref> is a ] ] club, competing in the ], the highest form of competition in Scotland. The club is officially nicknamed The Bhoys. The full name of the club is '''The Celtic Football Club''', though it is often incorrectly called Glasgow Celtic or Celtic Glasgow, particularly by foreign commentators. Until ], the club's full name was ''The Celtic Football and Athletic Company Ltd''.

Celtic play home games at ], which is currently the second largest club stadium in the ]. In ], Celtic Park attracted an average attendance of 58,149,<ref>http://www.scotprem.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Attendance/0,,10002~20053,00.html</ref> making the club second only to ]<ref>http://www.footballeconomy.com/stats/stats_att_04.htm</ref> in average attendance for any football club in the UK.

Together with their rivals, ], they form the ] which is one of the most famous and fiercest ]. Celtic has traditionally been identified with the ] community of Glasgow and has strong support from ]. Celtic's home kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks.

In 1967, Celtic became the first British and ]an team to win the ], which had previously been the preserve of ], ] and ] clubs. Celtic won every competition that they entered that season: the ], the ], the ], the ] and the ].

Additionally, Celtic remain the only Scottish club ever to have reached the final, and are the only club ever to win the trophy with a team composed entirely of home-grown talent;<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0045/print.shtml</ref><ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2003/05/20/celtic_history/</ref> 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 ] in extra time. In 2003 ] led the team to the ] final in ] where they lost 3-2 to ] after extra time. Around 800,000<ref>http://observer.guardian.co.uk/gallery/0,8561,972767,00.html</ref><ref>http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=98023&cc=5739</ref><ref>http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/awards/gala/0,2418,73590,00.html?articleid=73590</ref> Celtic supporters got buggered in seville .

Celtic won the Scottish Premier League and ] in 2006-2007.

==Formation==
{{main|History of Celtic F.C.}}
'''Celtic Football Club''' was formally constituted at a meeting in St. Mary's Church hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), ], Glasgow, by an Irish ] brother named ] originally from ] in ] on ], ].

The charity established by Brother Walfrid was named '''The Poor Children's Dinner Table'''. Walfrid's move to establish the club as a means of fund raising was largely inspired by the example of ] who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population thirteen years earlier in ].

On ], ], Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5-2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter". Celtic had 8 'guest' players from Hibernian playing that day.

==The Old Firm and sectarianism==
The term ] refers to a group who belongs to a religious and cultural ], and display contempt, hatred or dislike of all others, not belonging to their sect.

Celtic have had a historic association with the Catholic peoples of ].

In the context of Scottish football, sectarianism is beyond the control of any individual football club. It is a much wider issue, rooted in ], ], ] and ] circumstances. Nevertheless, both Celtic and Rangers accept that they have a problem with ]. Both Celtic and Rangers admit that a proportion of their supporters have been, and continue to be, guilty of perpetuating sectarian beliefs and cultural intolerance. Some Celtic fans sing the Irish Republican song, "A Broad Black Brimmer" at games, and some Rangers fans, who are traditionally ], sing songs such as '']''.

In recent times both clubs have taken measures to combat sectarianism. Working alongside the ], ] 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 ].<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/5236284.stm</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5222454.stm</ref> In 1996, for instance, Celtic launched their ''Bhoys Against ]'' 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</ref>
In October 2006, club chairman ] dismissed calls to institute a list of what songs are unacceptable at Celtic Park and chief executive ] defended the singing of "Irish ballads" at matches.<ref>http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=1587672006 'Vile' sectarian songs embarrass Celtic, '']''</ref> This followed action by Rangers in response to a 2006 fine for singing sectarian songs.<ref>, BBC Sport, 9 June 2006</ref>

==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.

When ] was Celtic manager, he instigated a trend in British football that subsequently became known as the "tracksuit manager", where he trained publicly with the playing staff and hosted media/press conferences.

In 1965 Celtic began publishing the '']'', the UK's first ever regular football club newspaper.

In 2004 Celtic launched its own digital TV channel ] available in the UK through ] on satellite and cable platforms. Since 2002 Celtic's Internet TV channel, ] (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.

==Recent seasons==
{{see|History of Celtic F.C.}}
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===2003-04===
{{see|Celtic F.C. season 2003-04}}
After a draw in the opening game of the season, Celtic notched up a record-setting 26 match winning run, giving Celtic a healthy lead in the title race. Celtic did not lose a game until after the club's 39th championship was delivered.

The ] season also saw Celtic notch up four league wins over Rangers, and one in the Scottish Cup - the first time in either club's history when a five-match "green and whitewash" had been achieved.

Club hero ] played his final professional match for Celtic in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final victory over Dunfermline, scoring two goals, with Bulgarian Stilian Petrov's goal following Larsson's goals to overturn an early setback, and handing Celtic their second double under ].

Larsson is now widely acknowledged as one of the club's greatest ever players, and ranks amongst the top three goalscorers in the club's history.

===2004-05===
{{see|Celtic F.C. season 2004-05}}
Following a close 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 ] required to seal the title. With two minutes remaining on the clock, Celtic were leading 1 &ndash; 0 &mdash; a result which would have handed them the league.

However, Motherwell's ] netted two last-minute goals. Rangers defeated ] 1 &ndash; 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&ndash;0 win over ] in the ] Final, which was marked by fans as Martin O'Neill's final match as manager.

On ], ], O'Neill announced he would resign as manager of Celtic at the end of ] season along with first team coach Steve Walford and assistant manager ]. It was widely reported that O'Neill decided to take time out of football in order to care for his ailing wife Geraldine, who is ill with ]. He is currently manager of ]

Martin O'Neill is now recognised as Celtic's most successful manager since ], third greatest{{Fact|date=February 2007}} after Stein and Willie Maley and is credited with helping to restore some pride in Celtic's ability to compete on the European stage.

===2005-06===
{{see|Celtic F.C. season 2005-06}}
Former ] player and Scotland international ] from ] took charge of the club on ] ], on a 12-month rolling contract, similar to O'Neill's arrangement with the club; his contract effectively extending for one calendar year from any current date. Garry Pendrey was appointed as Strachan's assistant manager.

In his first competitive match, against ] on ], ], Celtic lost 5-0 in the first leg of an important ] 2nd Round qualifier, suffering the worst European defeat in the club's history and the widest margin of defeat since the 1963-64 season, when the club lost 6-0 to ] at Rugby Park.

In Strachan's first domestic match of the 2005-06 SPL season, Celtic relinquished a 3-1 half-time lead over ] at Fir Park on ] ], the game ending in a 4-4 draw after Celtic managed to equalise through a goal by ].

The nine goals against Celtic in Strachan's first two competitive matches is the biggest goal tally scored against the club in successive matches for 14 years.

In the return leg of the Champions League 2nd Round qualifier against Artmedia at Celtic Park, Strachan's vastly improved side won 4-0 but were eliminated from European competition 5-4 on aggregate.

However, following these setbacks, and a defeat against Rangers in the pair's first match of the season at Ibrox, Celtic recorded a series of victories, including beating Rangers twice, and returned to the top of the SPL - a vast improvement on their form at the start of the season.

Celtic knocked arch rivals Rangers out of the League cup on ] ]. Celtic were knocked out of the Scottish Cup on ] ] by ] side ]

Celtic beat Rangers again on ] to make it 17 wins from the previous 21 Old Firm games. Celtic won the ], with a 3-0 win over ] on ]. They created a new scoring record for the SPL, an 8-1 victory against Dunfermline in February 2006, where ] scored 4 goals and assisted in 2 others.

On ] ] Celtic clinched their 40th title thanks to a goal from ] in a 1-0 win against ] at Celtic Park. 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 ] split. The Bhoys lifted the SPL trophy on Easter Sunday 2006 at home to ], 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 have now won their league 5 years in a row and the Under-19 have won their league 4 years in a row.

===2006-07===
{{see|Celtic F.C. season 2006-07}}

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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 ] took the unprecedented step of paying out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on ], ], only 13 games into the season. By mid-November Celtic were 15 points clear of their nearest challengers.

On ], 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 ]. After both legs of the tie ended 0-0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time. The club was fined 1,000 ]s for the conduct of their supporters during the Champions League match, where two water bottles being thrown were reported. The club are considering an appeal as the bottles did not come from the area specifically designated for Celtic supporters, and Celtic supporters were to be denied access to anywhere but their own area.<ref name="UEFA fine">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6496901.stm|title=Celtic fined for bottle throwing|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=March 26, 2007}}</ref>

During the January 2007 ] Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former Hearts players ] and ], full-back ] from ] on loan and goalkeeper ] from ].

On ], ] Celtic won their 41st league championship, and second in a row. The title was won by an injury-time free-kick from Shunsuke Nakamura in a 2-1 victory against Kilmarnock.<ref>Colin Moffat, , BBC Sport, 22 April, 2007</ref> The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They then finished the season 12 points above Rangers.

On ] ] Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a 34th time after beating Dunfermline 1-0. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.

==Club records==
*The ] final win against Aberdeen F.C. in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 at ] in ], 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 ], ] until ], ]- a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to ] on the last day of the season).
*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 ], ]), and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season (25 matches).
*Record victory: 11-0, against Dundee in 1895.
*Record defeat: 0-8 against ] in 1937.
*Record home defeat: 0-8 against ] in 1892.
*Record post war home defeat 1-5 Aberdeen 1948.
*Record European victory 9-0 KPV Kokkola (Finland), 1970.
*Record European defeat: 0-5 against ] on ], ].
*Record victory against Rangers: 7-1 1957 Scottish league cup final.
*Complete record v Rangers P371 W91 D133 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 ] in 1938. A 3-0 victory for Celtic.
*Most capped player: 102, ]: ].
*Record appearances: ], 790 from 1957 - 1975.
*Most goals in a season: ], 53.
*Record scorer: ], 468 (plus 13 whilst on loan at Clydebank).
*First British club to reach the final of the European Cup.
*First and only Scottish 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.
*Hold the record for the highest score in a domestic cup final: Celtic 7 - 1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
*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. Official attendance 136,505.
*Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - ] v ] of ] in 2000.{{Fact|date=April 2007}}
*Earliest SPL Championship won. Won with 6 games to go against Kilmarnock on ], ] and Hearts on ], ].
* First weekly club publication in the UK, ].
* Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 8-1 against Dunfermline, February 2006.
* First stadium in the UK to stage motorcycle speedway racing on ] ].
* Celtic and Hibernian hold the record for the biggest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs. Celtic bought Scott Brown from Hibernian on ], ] for £4.4m.<ref>http://celticfc.net/news/stories/news_160507114940.aspx</ref><ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6661737.stm</ref>

==Major honours==
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*'''] (1):''' 1967.
*'''] '''Champions''' (41):''' 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<sup>1</sup>, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
*'''] (34):''' 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
*'''] (13):''' 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006,
<sup>1</sup> - Set a record of nine championships in a row. It was equalled by Rangers in 1997.



==All time scorers==
Top 10 all time goal-scorers (including, League, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European goals):

#] - 468 (McGrory also holds the record for the most professional career league goals in British football history).
#] - 273
#] - 242
#] - 231
#] - 217
#] - 192
#] - 189
#] - 171
#] - 168
#] - 167

Top 10 League goal-scorers:

#]- 397
#] - 187
#] - 186
#] - 174
#] - 167
#] - 159
#] - 144
#] - 130
#] - 128
#] - 115

==All time appearances==

Top 10

#] - 790
#] - 678
#] - 669
#] - 661
#] - 642
#] - 587
#] - 548
#] - 515
#] - 515
#] - 504

==Managers==
''Excluding ]s''

* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1897 - 1940
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1940 - 1945
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1945 - 1965
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1965 - 1978
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1978 - 1983
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1983 - 1987
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1987 - 1991
* {{flagicon|Ireland}} ], 1991 - 1992
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1992 - 1994
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 1994 - 1997
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} ], 1997 - 1998
* {{flagicon|Slovakia}} ], 1998 - 1999
* {{flagicon|England}} ], 1999 - 2000
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 2000 (Previously serving as ])
* {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} ], 2000 - 2005
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ], 2005 -

==Players==
:''As of 2 June 2007.''
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===Current squad===
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{{Fs player|no=48|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=––|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=]|other=on loan at ]}}
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===Reserve & youth squad===
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{{Fs player|no=51|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=FW|other=Reserve}}
{{Fs player|no=52|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=DF|other=Reserve}}
{{Fs player|no=53|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=MF|other=Reserve}}
{{Fs player|no=54|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=MF|other=Reserve}}
{{Fs player|no=55|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=FW|other=Reserve}}
{{Fs player|no=56|nat=ISL|name=]|pos=MF|other=Reserve}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=GK|other=Reserve}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|name=]|pos=DF|other=Reserve}}
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==Non-playing staff==
===Boardroom===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
|'''Chairman''' || ]
|-
|'''Chief Executive''' || ]
|-
|'''Director of Finance''' || Eric J. Riley
|-
|'''Non-Executive Director''' || ]
|-
|'''Non-Executive Director''' || Eric Hagman
|-
|'''Non-Executive Director''' || Thomas E. Allison
|-
|'''Non-Executive Director''' || Brian McBride
|-
|'''Non-Executive Director''' || ]
|-
|}

===Management===
{| class="wikitable"
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! Position !! Name
|-
|'''Manager''' || ]
|-
|'''Assistant Manager''' || ]
|-
|'''First Team Coach & Head of Youth''' || ]
|-
|'''Reserve Team Coach''' || ]
|-
|'''Youth Team Coach''' || John McLaughlan
|-
|'''Under 17's Coach''' || ]
|-
|'''Goalkeeping Coach''' || ]
|-
|'''Coach'''|| ]
|-
|'''Club Doctor''' || Derek McCormack
|-
|'''Physiotherapist''' || Tim Williamson
|-
|'''Physiotherapist''' || Gavin McCarthy
|-
|'''Kit Contoller''' || ]
|-
|'''Football Development Manager''' || John Park
|-
|'''Chief Scout''' || Ray Clarke
|-
|'''Scout''' || Tom O'Neil
|-
|'''Scout''' || Darren Fisher
|-
|'''Scout''' || Ross Leightley
|}

==Notable former players==
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==Greatest ever team==
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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</ref>

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