Celtic F.C. league record by opponent

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An early team photo of Celtic, before the adoption of the now-famous hooped jerseys.

Celtic Football Club is a professional association football club based Glasgow, Scotland. The club was founded in 1887 and began playing league football in 1890 as founder members of the Scottish Football League. Since their first season Celtic have remained in the top division of the Scottish football league system: the Scottish Football League (1890–93), Scottish Football League Division One (1893–1975), Scottish Football League Premier Division (1975–98), Scottish Premier League (1998–2013) and Scottish Premiership (2013–present).[1] As of 2020–21 the club has completed 132 seasons of competitive football and have been Scottish football champions 51 times.[2]

Celtic played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1890–91 Scottish Football League on 23 August 1890 against Heart of Midlothian. Since that game they have faced 45 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been their Old Firm rivals Rangers, whom they have played on 323 occasions since their first league meeting on 21 March 1891.[3] They met their most recent different league opponent, Ross County, for the first time in the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League season.[4] The club has won 174 of the league matches against Motherwell which represents the most Celtic have won against any club. They have drawn more matches with Rangers than with any other club with 88 of their meetings finishing without a winner.[3] Rangers are also the side that has defeated Celtic in more league games than any other club, having won 126 of their encounters.[3]

Key[]

  • The table includes results of matches played by Celtic in the Scottish Football League, Scottish First Division, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Premiership.
  •    Scottish Premiership team Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2021–22 Scottish Premiership alongside Celtic.
  •    defunct Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Celtic played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record[]

Statistics correct as of match played on 29 August 2021.
Celtic F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last
P W D L P W D L P W D L F A
Abercorn Defunct team 4 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 8 7 0 1 31 10 087.50 1890–91 1896–97
Aberdeen Scottish Premiership team 150 101 26 23 149 65 38 46 299 166 64 69 556 326 055.52 1905–06 2020–21
Airdrieonians Defunct team 64 47 12 5 64 41 10 13 128 88 22 18 311 118 068.75 1903–04 1992–93
Albion Rovers 9 7 1 1 9 7 1 1 18 14 2 2 56 15 077.78 1919–20 1948–49
Alloa Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 1922–23 1922–23
Arbroath 9 9 0 0 9 7 1 1 18 16 1 1 56 10 088.89 1935–36 1974–75
Ayr United 38 32 2 4 38 27 4 7 76 59 6 11 211 72 077.63 1913–14 1977–78
Bo'ness Defunct team 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 100.00 1927–28 1927–28
Cambuslang Defunct team 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 13 6 075.00 1890–91 1891–92
Clyde 63 48 10 5 63 46 13 4 126 94 23 9 360 107 074.60 1891–92 1974–75
Clydebank (1914–1931) Defunct team 7 4 2 1 7 5 1 1 14 9 3 2 28 10 064.29 1917–18 1925–26
Clydebank (1965–2002) Defunct team 6 6 0 0 6 3 2 1 12 9 2 1 31 7 075.00 1977–78 1986–87
Cowdenbeath 11 10 1 0 11 7 2 2 22 17 3 2 62 15 077.27 1924–25 1970–71
Cowlairs Defunct team 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 100.00 1890–91 1890–91
Dumbarton 20 15 5 0 20 16 3 1 40 31 8 1 113 25 077.50 1890–91 1984–85
Dundee Scottish Premiership team 121 85 24 12 118 62 25 31 239 147 49 43 495 235 061.51 1893–94 2021–22
Dundee United Scottish Premiership team 97 62 27 8 97 50 20 27 194 112 47 35 389 196 057.73 1925–26 2020–21
Dunfermline Athletic 52 45 1 6 49 30 11 8 101 75 12 14 258 95 074.26 1926–27 2011–12
East Fife 14 10 3 1 14 5 1 8 28 15 4 9 75 48 053.57 1930–31 1973–74
East Stirlingshire 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 16 4 100.00 1932–33 1963–64
Falkirk 76 59 10 7 77 41 19 17 153 100 29 24 340 148 065.36 1905–06 2009–10
Gretna Defunct team 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 8 1 100.00 2007–08 2007–08
Hamilton Academical 56 49 3 4 54 38 11 5 110 87 14 9 278 92 079.09 1906–07 2020–21
Heart of Midlothian Scottish Premiership team 157 101 37 19 156 71 31 54 313 172 68 73 591 341 054.95 1890–91 2021–22
Hibernian Scottish Premiership team 148 97 33 18 149 73 41 35 297 170 74 53 609 296 057.24 1895–96 2020–21
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 20 17 2 1 19 11 5 3 39 28 7 4 92 30 071.79 2004–05 2016–17
Kilmarnock 116 92 18 6 120 67 30 23 236 159 48 29 568 215 067.37 1899–1900 2020–21
Leith Athletic 6 6 0 0 6 4 0 2 12 10 0 2 37 14 083.33 1891–92 1931–32
Livingston Scottish Premiership team 14 12 2 0 12 7 4 1 26 19 6 1 68 20 073.08 2001–02 2020–21
Morton 61 44 12 5 61 39 14 8 122 83 26 13 275 98 068.03 1900–01 1987–88
Motherwell Scottish Premiership team 141 101 21 19 141 73 38 30 282 174 59 49 621 293 061.70 1903–04 2020–21
Partick Thistle 97 67 17 13 101 68 18 15 198 135 35 28 458 187 068.18 1897–98 2017–18
Port Glasgow Athletic Defunct team 8 7 0 1 8 6 2 0 16 13 2 1 45 11 081.25 1902–03 1909–10
Queen of the South 20 10 5 5 20 7 3 10 40 17 8 15 86 60 042.50 1933–34 1963–64
Queen's Park 42 34 5 3 42 31 2 9 84 65 7 12 220 75 077.38 1900–01 1957–58
Raith Rovers 40 28 7 5 40 22 9 9 80 50 16 14 178 70 062.50 1910–11 1996–97
Rangers Scottish Premiership team 161 69 46 46 162 40 42 80 323 109 88 126 431 457 033.75 1890–91 2021–22
Renton Defunct team 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 19 5 100.00 1891–92 1892–93
Ross County Scottish Premiership team 13 10 3 0 13 8 3 2 26 18 6 2 66 14 069.23 2012–13 2020–21
St Bernard's Defunct team 7 7 0 0 7 5 1 1 14 12 1 1 37 14 085.71 1893–94 1899–1900
St Johnstone Scottish Premiership team 69 51 13 5 69 41 12 16 138 92 25 21 321 116 066.67 1924–25 2020–21
St Mirren Scottish Premiership team 122 90 21 11 122 83 19 20 244 173 40 31 580 206 070.90 1891–92 2021–22
Stirling Albion 11 10 1 0 11 4 2 5 22 14 3 5 64 23 063.64 1949–50 1967–68
Third Lanark Defunct team 58 42 8 8 58 31 13 14 116 73 21 22 270 132 062.93 1890–91 1964–65
Vale of Leven 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 18 7 050.00 1890–91 1891–92

References[]

  1. ^ "SPFL: New Scottish league brands unveiled". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Celtic Football Club (Honours)". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Head to head – Rangers vs. Celtic". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (18 August 2012). "Ross County 1-1 Celtic: match report". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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