Celtic 2006–07 football season
Celtic started season 2006–07 looking to retain the Scottish Premier League trophy and the Scottish League Cup . They also competed in the Scottish Cup , and entered the Champions League at the group stage.
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 paid out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on 6 November 2006, only 13 games into the season.[1] By mid-November Celtic were 11 points clear of their nearest challengers.
Having qualified automatically for the group stage of the Champions League , Celtic were drawn with Benfica , Copenhagen , and Manchester United . Although Celtic lost their 3 away games, a 100% record at home earned them qualification to the knockout stage for the first time since the group format was introduced in 1992–93. Their opponents in the last 16 were Milan . 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 Kaká .
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 .
On 22 April 2007 Celtic won their second consecutive league championship, and 40th overall. The title was secured by an injury-time free-kick from Shunsuke Nakamura in a 2–1 victory against Kilmarnock.[2] The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They 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 . The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.
Results [ ]
Scottish Premier League [ ]
Celtic v St Mirren
12 August 2006 SPL Celtic 2–0 St Mirren show Celtic Park
McManus 49' Petrov 65'
BBC Sport
Attendance: 56,579 Referee: Brian Winter
Celtic v Hibernian
26 August 2006 SPL Celtic 2–1 Hibernian show Celtic Park
Żurawski 62' Vennegoor of Hesselink 66'
BBC Sport
Brown 8'
Attendance: 58,078 Referee: Charlie Richmond
Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee United v Celtic
14 October 2006 SPL Dundee United 1–4 Celtic show Tannadice Park
Hunt 5'
BBC Sport
Nakamura 44' , 48' , 58' Vennegoor of Hesselink 52'
Attendance: 10,504 Referee: Mike McCurry
Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic
10 December 2006 SPL Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Celtic show East End Park
Simmons 90+2'
BBC Sport
McGeady 49' Żurawski 68'
Attendance: 7,080 Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Dundee United
26 December 2006 SPL Celtic 2–2 Dundee United show Celtic Park
O'Dea 78' Nakamura 80'
BBC Sport
Robertson 17' Samuel 58'
Attendance: 57,343 Referee: Brian Winter
Motherwell v Celtic
30 December 2006 SPL Motherwell 1–1 Celtic show Fir Park
Smith 90+1'
BBC Sport
Riordan 37'
Attendance: 9,769 Referee: Charlie Richmond
Celtic v St Mirren
20 January 2007 SPL Celtic 5–1 St Mirren show Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 16' , 61' (pen. ) , 75' McGeady 69' Miller 82'
BBC Sport
McGinn 47'
Attendance: 58,382 Referee: Craig Thomson
Aberdeen v Celtic
17 February 2007 SPL Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic show Pittodrie Stadium
Mackie 90+2'
BBC Sport
Beattie 9' Nakamura 20'
Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic
3 March 2007 SPL Celtic 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic show Celtic Park
Miller 4' Vennegoor of Hesselink 76'
BBC Sport
Hammill 87'
Attendance: 59,131 Referee: Steve Conroy
Falkirk v Celtic
18 March 2007 SPL Falkirk 1–0 Celtic show Falkirk Stadium
Thomson 16'
BBC Sport
Attendance: 6,438 Referee: John Underhill
Kilmarnock v Celtic
22 April 2007 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic show Rugby Park
Nish 50'
BBC Sport
Vennegoor of Hesselink 24' Nakamura 90+1'
Attendance: 12,654 Referee: Craig Thomson
Rangers v Celtic
5 May 2007 SPL Rangers 2–0 Celtic show Ibrox Stadium
Boyd 34' Adam 55'
BBC Sport
Attendance: 50,384 Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Aberdeen
12 May 2007 SPL Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen show Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 33' , 49'
BBC Sport
Mackie 41'
Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Charlie Richmond
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Manchester United v Celtic
Celtic v F.C. København
26 September 2006 Group Stage Celtic 1–0 F.C. København show Celtic Park
Miller 30' (pen. )
BBC Sport
Attendance: 57,598 Referee: Florian Meyer
Celtic v Benfica
Benfica v Celtic
Celtic v Manchester United
F.C. København v Celtic
Celtic v A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan v Celtic
Scottish League Cup [ ]
Scottish Cup [ ]
Livingston v Celtic
3 February 2007 Fourth Round Livingston 1–4 Celtic show Almondvale Stadium
Mackay 18'
BBC Sport
O'Dea 30' Riordan 45+1' , 59' Vennegoor of Hesselink 61'
Attendance: 7,281 Referee: Charlie Richmond
St Johnstone v Celtic
14 April 2007 Semi Final St Johnstone 1–2 Celtic show Hampden Park
Hardie 19'
BBC Sport
Vennegoor of Hesselink 13' (pen. ) , 54'
Attendance: 28,339 Referee: Charlie Richmond
Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic
Player statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
Total
Premier League
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Champions League
1
GK
Artur Boruc
51
0
36
0
5
0
2
0
8
0
2
DF
Paul Telfer
31
0
20+1
0
2
0
2
0
5+1
0
3
DF
Mo Camara
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
DF
Lee Naylor
46
0
32
0
5
0
1
0
8
0
5
DF
Gary Caldwell
28
0
20+1
0
2
0
1
0
4
0
6
DF
Bobo Baldé [3]
10
0
6
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
7
FW
Maciej Żurawski
34
10
19+7
6
1
2
2
2
4+1
0
8
MF
Alan Thompson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
FW
Kenny Miller
44
8
20+11
4
4
1
1
0
5+3
3
10
FW
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
30
18
17+4
13
4
4
1
0
4
1
11
MF
Stephen Pearson
19
2
3+10
1
0
0
2
0
1+3
1
11
MF
Paul Hartley
14
0
10
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
12
DF
Mark Wilson
16
0
12
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
14
MF
Derek Riordan
21
7
6+10
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
15
MF
Evander Sno
28
1
7+11
1
3
0
2
0
5
0
16
MF
Thomas Gravesen
33
6
18+4
6
4
0
1
0
4+2
0
17
DF
Steven Pressley
18
2
14
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
18
MF
Neil Lennon
44
0
30+1
0
5
0
0
0
8
0
19
MF
Stilian Petrov
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
MF
Jiří Jarošík
34
5
18+7
4
2
0
1
0
3+3
1
21
GK
Mark Brown
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
GK
David Marshall
2
0
1+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
DF
Stanislav Varga
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
DF
Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé [4]
5
1
3+1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
25
MF
Shunsuke Nakamura
50
11
37
9
5
0
0
0
7+1
2
26
FW
Cillian Sheridan
2
0
0+1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
29
FW
Shaun Maloney
15
0
7+2
0
0
0
1
0
2+3
0
33
MF
Ross Wallace
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
MF
Paul Lawson
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
FW
Craig Beattie
20
3
9+7
2
1
0
1
1
0+2
0
41
DF
John Kennedy
3
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
DF
Stephen McManus
44
2
31
2
4
0
1
0
8
0
45
MF
Jim O'Brien [5]
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
MF
Aiden McGeady [6]
46
5
22+12
5
4
0
2
0
5+1
0
47
GK
Michael McGovern
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
DF
Darren O'Dea
21
3
9+5
2
3
1
1
0
2+1
0
49
DF
Scott Cuthbert
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
DF
Gary Irvine
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
MF
Nicky Riley
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
DF
Paul Caddis
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
54
MF
Ryan Conroy
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
MF
Teddy Bjarnason
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes
Goal scorers [ ]
Team statistics [ ]
League table [ ]
^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Technical staff [ ]
Position
Staff
Manager
Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager
First Team Coach
Tommy Burns
Goalkeeping Coach
Jim Blyth
Head of Youth Academy
Tommy Burns
Head of Recruitment
Physiotherapist
Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist
Gavin McCarthy
Doctor
Gerry McCann
Head of Sports Science
Jim Henry
Last updated: 12 June 2017 Source:[citation needed ]
Transfers [ ]
Kenny Miller
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Free
Gary Caldwell
Hibernian
Free
Jiří Jarošík
Chelsea
£1,100,000
Evander Sno
Feyenoord
£80,000
Derek Riordan
Hibernian
£150,000
Lee Naylor
Wolverhampton Wanderers
£600,000
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
PSV Eindhoven
£3,400,000
Thomas Gravesen
Real Madrid
£2,000,000
Steven Pressley
Hearts
Free
Mark Brown
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
£300,000
Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé
Rennes
Loan
Paul Hartley
Hearts
£1,100,000
Out: 2006–07 Season
Dion Dublin
Norwich City
Free
Sandy Wood
Forfar
Free
Roy Keane
Retired
John Hartson
West Brom
£500,000
Ross Harris
Dundee
Free
Mark Staunton
Charlton Athletic
Undisclosed
Mohammed Camara
Derby County
Free
Charlie Mulgrew
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Swap
Stilian Petrov
Aston Villa
£6,500,000
Stanislav Varga
Sunderland
£400,000
Ross Wallace
Sunderland
£400,000
Jacob Lensky
Feyenoord
Undisclosed
Stephen Pearson
Derby County
£750,000
Shaun Maloney
Aston Villa
£1,100,000
Total income : £7,830,000
Total spending : £9,650,000
Loans [ ]
Loaned out:
See also [ ]
List of Celtic F.C. seasons
References [ ]
show Celtic F.C. seasons
List of unbeaten football club seasons
show Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division