2019–20 Celtic F.C. season

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Celtic F.C.
2019–20 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerNeil Lennon
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premiership1st
League CupWinners
Scottish CupWinners
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Odsonne Édouard (22)
All:
Odsonne Édouard (29)
Highest home attendance59,131
Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen
(21 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance54,584
Celtic 2–1 Hamilton Academical
(4 December 2019)
Average home league attendance57,944
Away colours
Third colours

The 2019–20 season was Celtic's 131st season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League and Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented quadruple treble.[1]

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The season was curtailed as a result, with Celtic declared Scottish Premiership champions on 18 May, winning a ninth consecutive league title.[3][4]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Celtic held its pre-season training camp in Stegersbach (Austria) and St. Gallen (Switzerland), with matches against SC Pinkafeld, Wiener SC and St. Gallen.[5][6]

26 June 2019 Friendly SC Pinkafeld 1–6 Celtic Pinkafeld, Austria
Pahr Goal 29' Celtic Report Griffiths Goal 36'
Johnston Goal 46', 90+1'
Henderson Goal 53'
Oko-Flex Goal 84'
Aitchison Goal 88'		 Stadium: Sportplatz
Referee: Florian Jandl (Austria)[7]
29 June 2019 Friendly Wiener SC 1–2 Celtic Vienna, Austria
Josic Goal 54' Celtic Report Griffiths Goal 57'
Bayo Goal 87'		 Stadium: Sportklub Stadium
Attendance: 4,682[8]
2 July 2019 Friendly St. Gallen 0–0 Celtic St. Gallen, Switzerland
Celtic Report Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 4,012[9]
Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)[10]
13 July 2019 Friendly Celtic 0–0 Rennes Glasgow
Celtic Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Premiership[]

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 21 June 2019. Celtic began their title defence against St Johnstone at Celtic Park.[11]

3 August 2019 Celtic 7–0 St Johnstone Glasgow
Johnston Goal 9'
Christie Goal 26', 30', 67'
Ntcham Goal 72'
Édouard Goal 80'
Griffiths Goal 86'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,877
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 August 2019 Motherwell 2–5 Celtic Motherwell
Donnelly Goal 12', 90+1' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ajer Goal 14'
Griffiths Goal 41'
Forrest Goal 66'
Édouard Goal 76'
Christie Goal 86' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,822
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 August 2019 Celtic 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Berra Goal 29' (o.g.)
McGregor Goal 54'
Halkett Goal 60' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Washington Goal 81' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,763
Referee: Willie Collum
1 September 2019 Rangers 0–2 Celtic Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard Goal 32'
Hayes Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,873
Referee: Bobby Madden
14 September 2019 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Celtic Hamilton
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Forrest Goal 4' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Don Robertson
22 September 2019 Celtic 3–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Édouard Goal 44', 53'
Christie Goal 57'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Brophy Goal 33' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,137
Referee: Greg Aitken
28 September 2019 Hibernian 1–1 Celtic Edinburgh
Ajer Goal 8' (o.g.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie Goal 24' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,339
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 October 2019 Livingston 2–0 Celtic Livingston
Robinson Goal 47'
Dykes Goal 73'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,196
Referee: Willie Collum
19 October 2019 Celtic 6–0 Ross County Glasgow
Elyounoussi Goal 4', 72'
Édouard Goal 46', 50'
McGregor Goal 49'
Forrest Goal 55'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,560
Referee: Don Robertson
27 October 2019 Aberdeen 0–4 Celtic Aberdeen
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard Goal 10'
Frimpong Goal 15'
Forrest Goal 37'
Elyounoussi Goal 45'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,079
Referee: John Beaton
30 October 2019 Celtic 2–0 St Mirren Glasgow
Elyounoussi Goal 49'
Forrest Goal 54'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,127
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 November 2019 Celtic 2–0 Motherwell Glasgow
Édouard Goal 19'
Tait Goal 54' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,137
Referee: Alan Muir
23 November 2019 Celtic 4–0 Livingston Glasgow
Édouard Goal 19'
Brown Goal 57'
Forrest Goal 64', 90+1'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,247
Referee: Andrew Dallas
1 December 2019 Ross County 1–4 Celtic Dingwall
Stewart Goal 24' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie Goal 11', 38'
Rogic Goal 67'
Johnston Goal 73'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,512
Referee: Nick Walsh
4 December 2019 Celtic 2–1 Hamilton Academical Glasgow
Christie Goal 13'
Brown Goal 90+2'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ogkmpoe Goal 90' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,584
Referee: Alan Muir
15 December 2019 Celtic 2–0 Hibernian Glasgow
Frimpong Goal 39'
Édouard Goal 66'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,598
Referee: John Beaton
18 December 2019 Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie Goal 28'
Ntcham Goal 40'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 17,297
Referee: Bobby Madden
21 December 2019 Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
Jullien Goal 7'
Édouard Goal 66'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Cosgrove Goal 35' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,131
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 December 2019 St Mirren 1–2 Celtic Paisley
MacPherson Goal 89' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 McGregor Goal 22'
Forrest Goal 32'		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,797
Referee: Willie Collum
29 December 2019 Celtic 1–2 Rangers Glasgow
Édouard Goal 42' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Kent Goal 36'
Katić Goal 56'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,902
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 January 2020 Kilmarnock 1–3 Celtic Kilmarnock
Kabamba Goal 66' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard Goal 25'
Griffiths Goal 51'
Jullien Goal 73'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 8,307
Referee: Don Robertson
25 January 2020 Celtic 3–0 Ross County Glasgow
McGregor Goal 37' (pen.)
Édouard Goal 65', 68'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,785
Referee: Kevin Clancy
29 January 2020 St Johnstone 0–3 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ntcham Goal 6'
Forrest Goal 20'
Griffiths Goal 26'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 8,743
Referee: John Beaton
2 February 2020 Hamilton Academical 1–4 Celtic Hamilton
Ogkmpoe Goal 26' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard Goal 35', 81'
Jullien Goal 78'
Forrest Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 February 2020 Motherwell 0–4 Celtic Motherwell
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Édouard Goal 9', 80'
Griffiths Goal 51'
McGregor Goal 75'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,534
Referee: Don Robertson
12 February 2020 Celtic 5–0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Ntcham Goal 30'
Jullien Goal 46'
McGregor Goal 52'
Christie Goal 67'
Šimunović Goal 80'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,431
Referee: Willie Collum
16 February 2020 Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Aberdeen
Taylor Goal 27' BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 McGregor Goal 10'
Ajer Goal 81'		 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Andrew Dallas
23 February 2020 Celtic 3–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Ajer Goal 28'
Édouard Goal 33'
Griffiths Goal 62'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Brophy Goal 6' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,883
Referee: Kevin Clancy
4 March 2020 Livingston 2–2 Celtic Livingston
Guthrie Goal 24'
Robinson Goal 46'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 McGregor Goal 16'
Rogic Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 8,640
Referee: Willie Collum
7 March 2020 Celtic 5–0 St Mirren Glasgow
Griffiths Goal 18', 44', 74'
Édouard Goal 54'
McGregor Goal 90' (pen.)		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,998
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup

On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Dunfermline Athletic at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup.[12] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory in extra-time. On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals.[13] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued with a five-goal win against the Championship side. On 25 September, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the semi-finals.[14] Goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi, Callum McGregor and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the final, a fourth consecutive League Cup final and seventh consecutive domestic cup final. On 8 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the fourth consecutive season, defeating Rangers 1–0 in the final.

17 August 2019 Second Round Celtic 2–1 (a.e.t.) Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
Johnston Goal 55'
Forrest Goal 114'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Beadling Goal 77' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,318
Referee: John Beaton
25 September 2019 Quarter-Finals Celtic 5–0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
Bayo Goal 15'
Rogic Goal 46'
Ntcham Goal 56', 63'
Sinclair Goal 76'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 25,008
Referee: Steven McLean
2 November 2019 Semi-Finals Hibernian 2–5 Celtic Glasgow
Hallberg Goal 36'
Kamberi Goal 58'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Elyounoussi Goal 17', 44'
McGregor Goal 21'
Brown Goal 56', 90'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,782
Referee: Bobby Madden
8 December 2019 Final Rangers 0–1 Celtic Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Jullien Goal 60' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 51,117
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup

On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the fourth round of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup.[15] The Scottish Cup holders progressed to the fifth round with a 2–1 victory. On 19 January 2020, Celtic were drawn to face Clyde at Broadwood Stadium in the fifth round.[16] Goals from Olivier Ntcham, Scott Brown and Vakoun Issouf Bayo sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals. On 9 February, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.[17] A late Ryan Christie free-kick secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals. On 1 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals.[18] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of Scottish football, the semi-finals were rescheduled for later in the year.[19]

18 January 2020 Fourth Round Partick Thistle 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
Bannigan Goal 90+3' (pen.) BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Griffiths Goal 12'
McGregor Goal 78'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 9,542
Referee: Alan Muir
9 February 2020 Fifth Round Clyde 0–3 Celtic Cumbernauld
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Ntcham Goal 16'
Brown Goal 40'
Bayo Goal 90'		 Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 March 2020 Quarter-Finals St Johnstone 0–1 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Christie Goal 81' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 8,181
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 November 2020 Semi-Finals Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
Christie Goal 18'
Elyounoussi Goal 23'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
20 December 2020 Final Celtic 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Christie Goal 19'
Édouard Goal 29' (pen.)
Griffiths Goal 105+1'		 BBC Sport
Celtic Report		 Boyce Goal 48'
Kingsley Goal 67'
Ginnelly Goal 111'		 Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round[]

On 18 June, Celtic were drawn to face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[20][21] The Bhoys won 5–2 on aggregate and secured a place in the next round.

9 July 2019 1st Leg Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Scotland Celtic Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Oremuš Goal 29' Report Johnston Goal 35'
Édouard Goal 51'
Sinclair Goal 85'		 Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium
Attendance: 24,723
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
17 July 2019 2nd Leg Celtic Scotland 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Glasgow
Christie Goal 26'
McGregor Goal 75'		 Report Tatar Goal 62' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,662
Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Second qualifying round[]

On 17 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Nõmme Kalju (Estonia) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[22] The Scottish champions progressed to the third round with a 7–0 aggregate win against the Estonians.

24 July 2019 1st Leg Celtic Scotland 5–0 Estonia Nõmme Kalju Glasgow
Ajer Goal 36'
Christie Goal 44' (pen.), 65'
Griffiths Goal 45+3'
McGregor Goal 77'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 41,872
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
30 July 2019 2nd Leg Nõmme Kalju Estonia 0–2
(0–7 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Tallinn, Estonia
Report Kulinitš Goal 10' (o.g.)
Shved Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Third qualifying round[]

On 30 July, it was determined that Celtic would face CFR Cluj (Romania) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[23] The Bhoys were eliminated following a 5–4 aggregate defeat and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.

7 August 2019 1st Leg CFR Cluj Romania 1–1 Scotland Celtic Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Rondón Goal 28' Report Forrest Goal 37' Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 13,055
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
13 August 2019 2nd Leg Celtic Scotland 3–4
(4–5 agg.)		 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
Forrest Goal 51'
Édouard Goal 61'
Christie Goal 76'		 Report Deac Goal 27'
Omrani Goal 74' (pen.), 80'
Țucudean Goal 90+7'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,964
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round[]

On 15 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AIK (Sweden) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.[24] Neil Lennon's side recorded a comfortable 6–1 win on aggregate and secured a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.

22 August 2019 1st Leg Celtic Scotland 2–0 Sweden AIK Glasgow
Forrest Goal 48'
Édouard Goal 73'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 40,885
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
29 August 2019 2nd Leg AIK Sweden 1–4
(1–6 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Solna, Sweden
Larsson Goal 33' (pen.) Report Forrest Goal 17'
Johnston Goal 34'
Jullien Goal 87'
Morgan Goal 90+3'		 Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 28,410
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Group stage[]

On 30 August, the draw for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group E along with Lazio (Pot 1), Rennes (Pot 3) and CFR Cluj (Pot 4).[25]

Group E[]

Main article: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CEL CLJ LAZ REN
1 Scotland Celtic 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 13 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–1 3–1
2 Romania CFR Cluj 6 4 0 2 6 4 +2 12 2–0 — 2–1 1–0
3 Italy Lazio 6 2 0 4 6 9 −3 6 1–2 1–0 — 2–1
4 France Rennes 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 1–1 0–1 2–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches[]

19 September 2019 Matchday 1 Rennes France 1–1 Scotland Celtic Rennes, France
Niang Goal 38' (pen.) Report Christie Goal 59' (pen.) Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,026
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
3 October 2019 Matchday 2 Celtic Scotland 2–0 Romania CFR Cluj Glasgow
Édouard Goal 20'
Elyounoussi Goal 59'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
24 October 2019 Matchday 3 Celtic Scotland 2–1 Italy Lazio Glasgow
Christie Goal 67'
Jullien Goal 89'		 Report Lazzari Goal 40' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
7 November 2019 Matchday 4 Lazio Italy 1–2 Scotland Celtic Rome, Italy
Immobile Goal 7' Report Forrest Goal 38'
Ntcham Goal 90+5'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 26,155
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
28 November 2019 Matchday 5 Celtic Scotland 3–1 France Rennes Glasgow
Morgan Goal 22'
Christie Goal 45+1'
Johnston Goal 74'		 Report Hunou Goal 89' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
12 December 2019 Matchday 6 CFR Cluj Romania 2–0 Scotland Celtic Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Burcă Goal 49'
Đoković Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 12,890
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Round of 32[]

On 16 December, Celtic were drawn to face Copenhagen in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.[26]

20 February 2020 1st Leg Copenhagen Denmark 1–1 Scotland Celtic Copenhagen, Denmark
N'Doye Goal 52' Report Édouard Goal 14' Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 34,346
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
27 February 2020 2nd Leg Celtic Scotland 1–3
(2–4 agg.)		 Denmark Copenhagen Glasgow
Édouard Goal 83' (pen.) Report Santos Goal 51'
Biel Goal 85'
N'Doye Goal 88'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,172
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

[27][28]

As of 20 December 2020
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 0
29 GK Scotland Scott Bain[a] 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 9 0
65 GK Northern Ireland Conor Hazard[a] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
67 GK England Fraser Forster 28 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 39 0
Defenders
2 DF France Christopher Jullien[a] 28 4 3 1 4 0 2 0 10 2 47 7
3 DF Scotland Greg Taylor[a] 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 17 0
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 6 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 16 1
13 DF Austria Moritz Bauer 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 0
23 DF Belgium Boli Bolingoli 14 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 6 0 28 0
30 DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong[b] 14 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 21 2
33 DF Israel Hatem Abd Elhamed[c] 5 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 15 0
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer[a] 28 3 4 0 3 0 5 1 10 0 50 4
57 DF Scotland Stephen Welsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton[a] 15 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 6 0 31 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown[d] (captain) 29 2 3 2 5 1 6 0 9 0 52 5
12 MF Ivory Coast Ismaila Soro[c] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Australia Daniel Arzani 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 14 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 26 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie[d][e] 24 11 3 0 4 3 6 4 8 3 45 21
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic[b] 16 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 24 3
19 MF Scotland Mikey Johnston[c] 11 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 2 22 6
20 MF Ukraine Marian Shved 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
21 MF France Olivier Ntcham[c] 23 4 2 2 3 1 4 0 7 1 39 8
27 MF Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi[d][f] 10 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 6 1 22 8
41 MF Scotland Scott Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor[d] 30 9 4 1 4 1 5 2 9 0 52 13
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 28 10 3 1 2 0 5 2 9 3 47 16
77 MF England Karamoko Dembélé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths[g][f] 21 9 1 0 4 2 4 1 3 0 33 12
10 FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo 8 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 16 2
11 FW Poland Patryk Klimala 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 FW France Odsonne Édouard[d][f] 27 22 3 0 4 1 5 2 8 4 47 29
Departures
4 DF Scotland Jack Hendry[Note LOA] 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF England Scott Sinclair[Note TRA] 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 7 2
16 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan[Note TRA] 5 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 4 2 18 2
52 MF Scotland Ewan Henderson[Note LOA] 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
56 DF Scotland Anthony Ralston[Note LOA] 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Signed in 2020–21[Note SCO]
4 DF Republic of Ireland Shane Duffy[d] 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Switzerland Albian Ajeti[c] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Scotland David Turnbull[a] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
93 DF Uruguay Diego Laxalt[b] 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Notes
  1. ^
    Player left the club on loan during the season
  2. ^
    Player left the club during the season
  3. ^
    Due to the postponement of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, players signed in the following season were eligible to participate from the semi-final stage.[29]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Includes one starting appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  2. ^ a b c Includes one starting appearance and one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  3. ^ a b c d e Includes one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Includes two starting appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  5. ^ Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  6. ^ a b c Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  7. ^ Includes two substitute appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Goalscorers[]

R No. Pos. Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 22 FW France Odsonne Édouard 22 0 1[a] 2 4 29
2 17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 11 0 3[b] 4 3 21
3 49 MF Scotland James Forrest 10 1 0 2 3 16
4 42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 9 1 1 2 0 13
5 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 9 0 2[a] 1 0 12
6 21 MF France Olivier Ntcham 4 2 1 0 1 8
27 MF Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi 4 2 1[a] 0 1 8
7 2 DF France Christopher Jullien 4 1 0 0 2 7
8 19 MF Scotland Mikey Johnston 2 1 0 1 2 6
9 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 2 2 1 0 0 5
10 35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 3 0 0 1 0 4
11 18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 2 1 0 0 0 3
12 10 FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo 0 1 1 0 0 2
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 0 1 0 1 0 2
16 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan 0 0 0 0 2 2
30 DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong 2 0 0 0 0 2
13 5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 1
20 MF Ukraine Marian Shved 0 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 1 0 4
Total 89 13 11 16 18 147

Last updated: 20 December 2020

  1. ^ a b c Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  2. ^ Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
17 MF Scotland Christie[a] 3 1 1 3 7 1
30 DF Netherlands Frimpong 2 1 1 1 4 1
10 FW Ivory Coast Bayo 1 1 1 1
8 MF Scotland Brown 6 5 11
6 MF Israel Bitton 2 1 1 2 2 8
35 DF Norway Ajer[a] 3 1 1 1 2 8
42 MF Scotland McGregor[a] 2 1 1 2 6
2 DF France Jullien[a] 2 1 2 5
9 FW Scotland Griffiths 2 1 3
13 DF Austria Bauer 3 3
22 FW France Édouard 3 3
23 DF Belgium Bolingoli 1 1 1 3
3 DF Scotland Taylor 1 1 2
5 DF Croatia Šimunović 1 1 2
15 MF Republic of Ireland Hayes 1 1 2
21 MF France Ntcham 2 2
27 MF Norway Elyounoussi[a] 1 1 2
67 GK England Forster 1 1 2
16 MF Scotland Morgan 1 1
19 MF Scotland Johnston 1 1
33 DF Israel Elhamed 1 1
93 DF Uruguay Laxalt[a] 1 1

Last updated: 20 December 2020
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Includes one yellow card in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Hat-tricks[]

Player Against Result Date Competition
Scotland Ryan Christie Scotland St Johnstone 7–0 (H) 3 August 2019 Premiership
Scotland Leigh Griffiths Scotland St Mirren 5–0 (H) 7 March 2020 Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets[]

As of 20 December 2020.

Rank Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Played Games
1 England Fraser Forster 14 1 1 0 1 17 39
2 Scotland Scott Bain 1 0 2[a] 1 0 4[a] 9[b]
3 Scotland Craig Gordon 0 1 0 1 1 3 6
4 Northern Ireland Conor Hazard 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b]
Total 15 2 3[a] 2 2 24[a] 55[c]
  1. ^ a b c d Includes one clean sheet in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  2. ^ a b Includes one appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
  3. ^ Includes two delayed Scottish Cup matches (semi-final and final), recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Attendances[]

As of match played 7 March 2020
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Premiership 15 869,160 57,944 59,131 54,584
League Cup 2 52,326 26,163 27,318 25,008
Scottish Cup 0 0 0 0 0
Champions League 3 151,498 50,499 58,662 41,872
Europa League 5 265,573 53,114 56,172 40,885
Total 25 1,338,557 53,542 59,131 25,008

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 80 2.67 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 29 21 4 4 64 19 +45 67 2.31 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
3 Motherwell 30 14 4 12 41 38 +3 46 1.53 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Aberdeen 30 12 9 9 40 36 +4 45 1.50
5 Livingston 30 10 9 11 41 39 +2 39 1.30
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[31]
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[30]
  2. ^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Competition overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Champions League 9 July 2019 13 August 2019 1st Round 3rd Round 6 4 1 1 16 7 +9 066.67
Premiership 3 August 2019 7 March 2020 Matchday 1 Winners 30 26 2 2 89 19 +70 086.67
League Cup 17 August 2019 8 December 2019 2nd Round Winners 4 4 0 0 13 3 +10 100.00
Europa League 22 August 2019 27 February 2020 Play-Off Round Round of 32 10 6 2 2 18 11 +7 060.00
Scottish Cup 18 January 2020 20 December 2020 4th Round Winners 5 4 1 0 11 4 +7 080.00
Total 55 44 6 5 147 44 +103 080.00

Source: Competitions

Results by round[]

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GroundHAHAAHAAHAHHHAHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWDLWWWWWWWWWWWLWWWWWWWWDW
Position111111121111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club[]

Technical staff[]

Position Staff
Manager Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager John Kennedy
First Team Coach Damien Duff
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Football Operations Nick Hammond[32]
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler
First Team Nutritionist Rob Naughton

Last updated: 1 July 2019
Source: celticfc.net

Kit[]

Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club is in the fifth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.[33]

Home
Away
Third
  • Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops, with a green polo-style collar. White shorts and predominantly green socks complete the look.[34]
  • Away: The away kit features a lemon chrome shirt, with deep teal green shoulders. The shirt is accompanied by deep teal shorts and lemon chrome socks.[35]
  • Third: The third kit features a grey shirt, with a berry chevron on the front, a design that was first used on a Celtic shirt one hundred years before. Grey and berry shorts and socks complete the look.[36]

Transfers[]

In[]

Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee
DF France Christopher Jullien France Toulouse Transfer Summer 2023 £7,000,000[37][38]
MF Republic of Ireland Luca Connell England Bolton Wanderers Transfer Summer 2023 £350,000[39][40]
DF Belgium Boli Bolingoli Austria Rapid Wien Transfer Summer 2023 £3,000,000[41][42]
DF Israel Hatem Abd Elhamed Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva Transfer Summer 2023 £1,600,000[43][44]
GK England Tobi Oluwayemi England Tottenham Hotspur Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed[45][46]
DF Norway Leo Hjelde Norway Rosenborg Transfer Summer 2022 Undisclosed[47][48]
MF Scotland Liam Burt Scotland Rangers Transfer Summer 2021 Free[49][50]
FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi England Southampton Transfer Summer 2022 Free[51][52]
GK England Fraser Forster England Southampton Loan Summer 2020 Loan[53][54]
DF Austria Moritz Bauer England Stoke City Loan Summer 2020 Loan[55][56]
MF Norway Mohamed Elyounoussi England Southampton Loan Summer 2020 Loan[57][58]
DF Scotland Greg Taylor Scotland Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2023 £2,200,000[59][60]
DF Netherlands Jeremie Frimpong England Manchester City Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed[61][62]
DF Republic of Ireland Lee O'Connor England Manchester United Transfer Summer 2023 Undisclosed[63][62]
FW Poland Patryk Klimala Poland Jagiellonia Białystok Transfer Winter 2024 £3,500,000[64][65]
MF Ivory Coast Ismaila Soro Israel Bnei Yehuda Transfer Winter 2024 £2,000,000[66][67]

Out[]

Pos Player To Type Window Fee
MF Scotland Scott Allan Scotland Hibernian End of contract Summer Free[68]
DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata Germany Hertha BSC End of contract Summer Free[69]
MF Scotland Regan Hendry Scotland Raith Rovers End of contract Summer Free[70]
GK Scotland Reece Willison Scotland Airdrieonians End of contract Summer Free[71]
DF Sweden Mikael Lustig Belgium Gent End of contract Summer Free[72][73]
DF Scotland Wallace Duffy Scotland St Johnstone End of contract Summer Free[74]
DF Germany Marvin Compper Germany MSV Duisburg Released Summer Free[75][76]
MF Scotland Dylan Forrest Scotland Hamilton Academical End of contract Summer Free[77]
GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries Retired[78]
FW Scotland PJ Crossan Scotland Dumbarton End of contract Summer Free[79]
GK Scotland Ross Doohan Scotland Ayr United Loan Summer Loan[80]
DF United States Andrew Gutman United States FC Cincinnati Loan Summer Loan[81]
DF Scotland Kieran Tierney England Arsenal Transfer Summer £25,000,000[82][83]
MF Scotland Kristi Marku Scotland Airdrieonians End of contract Summer Free[84]
DF Scotland Daniel Church Scotland East Fife Loan Summer Loan[85]
DF Scotland Robbie Deas Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan Summer Loan[85]
DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre Honduras Motagua End of contract Summer Free[86]
DF Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa Germany VfL Bochum End of contract Summer Free[87]
DF Scotland Stephen Welsh Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Summer Loan[88][89]
DF Scotland Anthony Ralston Scotland St Johnstone Loan Summer Loan[88][90]
MF Scotland Ewan Henderson Scotland Ross County Loan Summer Loan[88][91]
FW Scotland Jack Aitchison England Forest Green Rovers Loan Summer Loan[88][92]
FW Scotland Kieran McGrath Scotland East Kilbride Loan Summer Loan[93]
MF Scotland David McKay Scotland BSC Glasgow Loan[94]
DF Scotland Lewis Bell Scotland BSC Glasgow End of contract Summer Free[95]
FW Scotland Connor McBride Scotland Stenhousemuir Loan[96]
GK Northern Ireland Conor Hazard Scotland Dundee Emergency Loan[97]
MF Scotland Ross McLaughlin Unattached End of contract Summer Free[78]
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu Unattached Released Summer Free[78][98]
FW Republic of Ireland Thomas Caffrey Unattached End of contract Summer Free[78]
FW Scotland Ciaran Diver Unattached End of contract Summer Free[78]
MF England Scott Sinclair England Preston North End Transfer Winter Undisclosed[99][100]
DF Republic of Ireland Lee O'Connor Scotland Partick Thistle Loan Winter Loan[101]
DF Scotland Jack Hendry Australia Melbourne City Loan Winter Loan[102]
MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi Belgium Genk Loan Winter Loan[103]
GK Northern Ireland Conor Hazard Scotland Dundee Loan Winter Loan[104]
FW Republic of Ireland Jonathan Afolabi Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Loan Winter Loan[105]
MF Scotland Lewis Morgan United States Inter Miami Transfer Winter Undisclosed[106]
MF Scotland Grant Savoury Scotland Edinburgh City Loan Winter Loan[107]
DF United States Manny Perez United States North Carolina FC Loan[108]
MF Australia Leo Mazis Italy Triestina Transfer Free[109]

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  • List of Celtic F.C. seasons

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