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| Full name | The Celtic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Bhoys, The Hoops, The Tic | ||
| Founded | 1888 | ||
| Ground | Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Capacity | 60,830 | ||
| Chairman |  Brian Quinn | ||
| Manager | Gordon Strachan | ||
| League | Scottish Premier League | ||
| 2005-2006 | Scottish Premier League, 1st | ||
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Celtic Football Club, more commonly referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced sel tik), is based in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The club is officially nicknamed the Bhoys, or unofficially the Hoops. The team plays their home games at Celtic Park (sometimes known as Parkhead), which is currently the second largest club stadium in the United Kingdom. Celtic Park attracts, on average, around 57-58,000 people to every home game , which means that Celtic are second only to Manchester United in terms of average attendance records in British football.
Together with their city rivals, Rangers F.C., they have dominated Scottish football for over 100 years as part of the Old Firm, forming one of the most famous and fiercest rivalries in sport.
Celtic's home kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks (currently with green trim).
In 1967, the club became the first British team to win the European Cup, which had previously been in the preserve of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish clubs. Prior to Celtic's historic win, no other club in Northern Europe had won the tournament.
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; all of the players in the side were Scottish, and all were born within a 30-mile radius of Celtic Park in Glasgow.
History
Main article: History of Celtic F.C.Celtic Football Club was formally constituted at a meeting in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow, by a Marist monk named Brother Walfrid on 6 November, 1887.
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 Hibernian F.C. who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population a few years earlier in Edinburgh.
On 28 May, 1888, Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5-2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter".
The Old Firm and sectarianism
The term sectarian designates someone who relates to a sect, and displays hatred or dislike of others who do not belong to their sect.
In the context of Scottish football, sectarianism is beyond the control of any individual football club. It is a much wider issue, rooted in social, cultural, historical and religious circumstances. Nevertheless, both Celtic and Rangers accept that they have a problem with sectarianism. Both sides of the Old Firm admit that a proportion of their supporters have been, and continue to be, guilty of perpetuating sectarian beliefs and cultural intolerance.
In recent times, both Celtic and Rangers have taken measures to combat sectarianism and sectarian related violence. 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. In 1996, for instance, 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 .
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 Jock Stein took over as 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, hosted media/press conferences and instituted the UK's first ever regular football club newspaper to be produced directly by the club itself, The Celtic View.
An anti-Celtic agenda?
Many Celtic supporters claim that there is a bias against the club, though this is denied by supporters of other teams.
Supporters highlight the case of Jorge Cadete as an example of the alleged bias. In 1996 the striker's SFA registration papers were deliberately delayed by SFA chairman Jim Farry, at the same time as a sequence of below-par results for the team during the period when Cadete was ineligible to play. Rangers went on to win a league and cup double, with Celtic losing only one match all season.
Farry was later found guilty of misconduct and was sacked by the SFA, while Celtic received a compensation package of £50,000, although doubtless they would have preferred to have had the player available.
Recent seasons
2003-2004
After a draw in the opening game of the season, Celtic notched up a record-setting 25-match winning run, now a British record in top-level football, 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 2003-2004 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 "whitewash" had been achieved.
Club hero Henrik Larsson 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 sandwiched in between Larsson's goals to overturn an early setback, and handing Celtic their second double under Martin O'Neill.
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.
2004-2005
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 Motherwell F.C. required to seal the title. With two minutes remaining on the clock, Celtic were leading 1 – 0 — a result which would have handed them the crown.
However, Motherwell's Scott McDonald netted two last-minute goals giving the Fir Park side an unlikely victory. Rangers defeated Hibernian F.C. 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.
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. 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 gravely ill with lymphoma.
Martin O'Neill is now recognised as Celtic's most successful manager since Jock Stein and is credited with helping to restore some pride in Celtic's ability to compete on the European stage.
2005-2006
Former Aberdeen F.C. player and Scotland international Gordon Strachan from Edinburgh took charge of the club on 1 June, 2005, 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 Artmedia Bratislava on 27 July, 2005, Celtic lost 5-0 in the first leg of an important Champions League 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 Kilmarnock F.C. at Rugby Park.
In Strachan's first domestic match of the 2005-2006 SPL season, Celtic relinquished a 3-1 half-time lead over Motherwell F.C. at Fir Park on 30 July, 2005, the game ending in a 4-4 draw after Celtic managed to equalise through a goal by Craig Beattie.
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 first Old Firm 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 the 19 November, 2005. Celtic were knocked out of the Scottish Cup on 8 January 2006 by First Division Clyde F.C.
Celtic beat Rangers again on 12 February to make it 17 wins from the previous 21 Old Firm games. Celtic won the CIS Cup, with a 3-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic F.C. on the 19 March. They have already created a new scoring record for the SPL, an 8 - 1 victory against Dunfermline in February 2006.
On the 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. 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.
Club records
- The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen F.C. in 1938 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. 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 3-2 defeat to Aberdeen on 21 April, 2004), 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 Motherwell F.C. in 1937.
- Record Home defeat: 0-5 against Heart of Midlothian F.C. in 1895.
- Record post war home defeat 1-5 Aberdeen 1948.
- The four Record European victories 9-0 KPV Kokkola (Finland), 1970. 8-1 Suduva (Lithuania), 2003. 7-0 Waterford (Rep.Ireland), 1970, 7-0 Valur Rekjavik, 1975.
- Record European defeat: 0-5 against FC Artmedia Bratislava on 27 July, 2005.
- Record victory against Rangers: 7-1 1957 Scottish league cup final.
- 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), which is also the SPL points tally record.
- Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers F.C. in 1938. A 3-0 victory for Celtic.
- Most Capped Player: 80, Pat Bonner: Republic of Ireland
- Most Scotland Caps: 76, Paul McStay.
- Record Appearances: Billy McNeill, 486 from 1957 - 1975.
- Most goals in a season: Henrik Larsson, 53.
- Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 397 (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 talent (all last four in 1967 ,in which year Celtic achieved the feat of winning every competition they played in).
- Hold the record for the highest score in a domestic cup final: Celtic 7 - 1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957.
- Hold the record for the highest attendance for a club football match anywhere in Europe: Celtic v Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Final 1937 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 146,433. Unofficial attendance 147,365.
- Hold the record for the highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v Leeds Utd in the European Cup semi-final 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 133,961.
- Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football - Mark Burchill v Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in 2000.
Major honours
- European Champions Cup (1): 1967. Runner-up 1970.
- UEFA Cup runner-up 2003.
- Scottish League Champions (40): 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.
- Scottish Cup (33): 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.
- Scottish League Cup (13): 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006.
Other honours
- Drybrough Cup: 1974.
- Tennents' Sixes: 1992.
- Glasgow Cup (29): 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 (* 1975 shared with Rangers after 2-2 draw)
- Coronation Cup: 1953.
- Scottish League Commemorative Shield: 1904/05, 1909/10
- Empire Exhibition Trophy: 1938
- Victory In Europe Cup: 1945
- Saint Mungo Cup: 1951
All time scorers
Top 10 all time goal-scorers (including, League, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European goals):
- Jimmy McGrory - 397 (McGrory also holds the record for the most professional career league goals in British football history).
- Bobby Lennox - 273
- Henrik Larsson - 242 (Henrik Larsson holds the record for goals scored for a British club in Europe)
- Stevie Chalmers - 232
- Jimmy Quinn - 217
- Patsy Gallacher - 192
- John Hughes - 188
- Sandy McMahon - 177
- Jimmy McMenemy - 168
- Kenny Dalglish - 167
Top 10 League goal-scorers:
- Jimmy McGrory- 397
- Jimmy Quinn - 187
- Patsy Gallacher - 186
- Henrik Larsson - 174
- Bobby Lennox - 167
- Stevie Chalmers - 159
- Jimmy McMenemy - 144
- Sandy McMahon - 130
- Adam McLean - 128
- John Hughes - 115
Celtic Managers
Willie Maley, 1897-1940- Jimmy McStay, 1940-1945
- Jimmy McGrory, 1945-1965
- Jock Stein, 1965-78
- Billy McNeill, 1978-1983
- David Hay, 1983-1987
- Billy McNeill, 1987-1991
Liam Brady, 1991-1992- Lou Macari, 1992-1994
- Tommy Burns, 1994-1997
Wim Jansen, 1997-1998
Jozef Venglos, 1998-1999
John Barnes, 1999-2000
Martin O'Neill, 2000-2005- Gordon Strachan, 2005-
Current 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.
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Players out on loan
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Charles Mulgrew (on loan to Dundee United F.C.) |
| — | FW |  ISL
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Kjartan Finnbogason (on loan to Queen's Park F.C.) |
| — | GK | SCO
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Sandy Wood (on loan to Montrose F.C.) |
| — | MF | IRL
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Gary Walsh (on loan to East Stirlingshire F.C.) |
Transfers season 2005-06
Future Signing agreed:
- Gary Caldwell - Hibernian F.C. - Free (Joining in the Summer 2006-07).
- Kenny Miller - Wolves - Free (Joining in the summer 2006-07).
In:
- Dion Dublin - Leicester City F.C. - Free
- Mark Wilson - Dundee United F.C. - £500,000.
- Roy Keane - Manchester United F.C. - Free.
Du Wei - Shanghai Shenhua - Loan.- Paul Telfer - Southampton F.C. - £200,000.
- Adam Virgo - Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. - £1,500,000.
Shunsuke Nakamura - Reggina - £2,500,000.
Maciej Żurawski - Wisla Krakow - £2,500,000.- Artur Boruc - Legia Warsaw - Undisclosed.
Jeremie Aliadiere - Arsenal F.C. - Loan.
Mohammed Camara - No Club - Free.
Out:
- Anthony McParland - Barnsley FC - Free
- Didier Agathe - Released by mutual consent.
- Gary Walsh - East Stirlingshire F.C. - Loan.
- Kjartan Finnbogason - Queen's Park F.C. - Loan.
- Chris Sutton - Birmingham City - Free.
- Sandy Wood - Montrose F.C. - Loan.
- Charles Mulgrew - Dundee United F.C. - Loan.
- Jeremie Aliadière - Arsenal F.C. - Loan Cancelled (now at Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. on Loan)
David Fernández - Dundee United - Free.- Jackie McNamara - Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. - Free.
Stéphane Henchoz - Wigan Athletic F.C. - Free.- Robert Douglas - Leicester City F.C. - Free.
- Mohammed Sylla - Leicester City F.C. - Free.
- Paul Lambert - Livingston F.C. - Free.
Joos Valgaeren - Club Brugge - Free.
Ulrik Laursen - Odense BK - Free.
Magnus Hedman - Released.- Du Wei - Shanghai Shenhua - Loan Finished.
Famous Celts
Listed according to when they debuted for Celtic (year in parentheses):
- 1880s: Willie Maley (1888)
- 1900s: Jimmy Quinn (1900)
- 1910s: Patsy Gallacher (1911?)
- 1920s: Jimmy McGrory (1922), John Thomson (1926)
- 1930s: Jimmy Delaney (1934)
- 1940s: Charlie Tully (1948)
- 1950s: Jock Stein (1951), Bertie Auld (1955), Pat Crerand (1957), Billy McNeill (1957), John Clark (1958), Charlie Gallacher (1958), Stevie Chalmers (1959)
- 1960s: Willie O'Neill (1959-1969), Tommy Gemmell (1961), Bobby Lennox (1961), Jimmy Johnstone (1963), Bertie Auld (1965), Jim Craig (1965), John 'Yogi' Hughes (1965?), Joe McBride (1965), Ronnie Simpson (1965), William Wallace (1966), Kenny Dalglish (1967), Danny McGrain (1967), Dennis Connaghan (1969), David Hay (1969), Harry Hood (1969), Lou Macari (1969)
- 1970s: Roy Aitken (1975), Tommy Burns (1975), John "Dixie" Deans (1971)
- 1980s: Charlie Nicholas (1980), Paul McStay (1981), Maurice Johnston (1984)
- 1990s: Jackie McNamara (1995), Paul Lambert (1997), Henrik Larsson (1997)
- 2000s: Chris Sutton (2000), Neil Lennon (2000), John Hartson (2001), Bobo Balde (2001), Maciej Zurawski (2005), Shunsuke Nakamura (2005), Roy Keane (2006)
Greatest ever team
The following team was voted the greatest ever Celtic team in by supporters in 2002 (BBC).
- Ronnie Simpson
- Danny McGrain
- Tommy Gemmell
- Bobby Murdoch
- Billy McNeil
- Bertie Auld
- Jimmy Johnstone
- Paul McStay
- Kenny Dalglish
- Henrik Larsson
- Bobby Lennox
See also
- Category:Celtic F.C.
- Category:Celtic F.C. footballers
- Celtic F.C. season 2005-06
- Celtic Park
- History of Celtic F.C.
- Lisbon Lions
- European Cup 1966-67
External links
- Official club website
- Celtic Online
- Fans Forum
- Not the View fanzine
- E-Tims online fanzine
- TalkCeltic Forum
- Open Football Celtic
- Vital Football Celtic
- Glasgow University CSC
- Glasgow Celtic
- Celtic Quick News
- BBC Sport Celtic portal
- Come On The Hoops
- Guardian article on pronunciation of 'Celtic'
- Celtic support official FIFA Charity campaign
- Celtic FC news page on Carling.com
- The top 10, and bottom 10 results in the history of Glasgow Celtic FC
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