2007–08 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic started the 2007–08 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup. The team accepted an invitation to take part in the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game for 2007, as part of a pre-season tour of the United States, Switzerland and England. On 9 October, Celtic opened their new training facilities at Lennoxtown.
2007–08 season | ||||
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Chairman | Brian Quinn, John Reid | |||
Manager | Gordon Strachan | |||
Ground | Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,355) | |||
Scottish Premier League | 1st | |||
Scottish Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Scottish League Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Scott McDonald (25) All: Scott McDonald (31) | |||
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Domestic campaign
Celtic started the season with a scoreless draw at Celtic Park against Kilmarnock. They then won their next five league matches scoring 12 goals in six consecutive matches and topped the league for most of the first half of the season. At the end of 2007 Celtic were still on top of the SPL standings. The Old Firm derby on 2 January 2008 and a match against Motherwell were postponed due to the death of former Celtic player and Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, who died on 29 December. During the break in fixtures, the team slipped to second place behind Rangers. Celtic kept in close touch with Rangers until the 2nd Old Firm derby on 31 March 2008 at Ibrox. In contrast to the first Old Firm game at Ibrox in September, in which Rangers coasted to a 3-0 win, this was a close game which finished 1-0 to Rangers, courtesy of a Kevin Thomson goal just before half-time. This put Rangers seven points clear at the top of the SPL. Celtic suffered another set-back when they lost their next game at home to Motherwell by the same scoreline. With their closest rivals seven points ahead, and with a game in hand, coupled with the success Rangers were enjoying in all competitions, many fans began to doubt Gordon Strachan, a doubt which was clearly expressed throughout Celtic Park during the game against Motherwell, when Strachan decided to take off Scott McDonald, the club's leading goalscorer for Georgios Samaras in the final 15 minutes.
However a dramatic, and seemingly unlikely, turnaround in fortunes began on 16 April, when the third Old Firm clash took place in Celtic Park. This was a highly charged affair from the kick-off, with a re-invigorated Celtic dominating the opening proceedings and making their dominance count when Shunsuke Nakamura scored a spectacular goal from around 35 yards, which later ended up as Celtic's 'Goal of the Season', on the 20 minute mark. Rangers hit back in the second half when Nacho Novo equalised but Celtic got a chance to retake the lead when Nakamura's curling shot was illegally handled off the line by Carlos Cuéllar, who was sent off. However, McDonald's penalty was struck poorly and Allan McGregor, despite having an injured ankle, was able to save it. Celtic pushed in vain for a winner against 10 men but it seemed like Rangers would get the draw they played for, and which would all but seem to secure them the title. However, in the third minute of injury time, a quick throw in led to ball being played outside the box to Samaras who knocked it down to Gary Caldwell. Caldwell hit a diagonal ball into the box where McDonald squared the ball for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to nod the ball home inside the six-yard box past Neil Alexander, who replaced the injured McGregor. However spectacular Nakamura's first half goal was, Vennegoor of Hesselink's proved to be a hugely pivotal moment in the title race. There were jubilant scenes around all the Celtic fans. McDonald was visibly emotional after the final whistle. 2-1 was the final score and even with the small confrontations after the final whistle between the players, Celtic showed that they were not giving up their title without a fight.
On 27 April, the fourth and final Old Firm clash was played at Celtic Park. Picking up from 11 days earlier, the game exploded into life with a fourth-minute strike from McDonald. The goal was later shown by TV replays to have been offside, however Celtic were not going to let this good fortune pass them by. Rangers equalised in the 17th minute with a David Weir header from a corner kick and Celtic's set-piece weakness was exploited again less than 15 minutes later when Daniel Cousin scored from another corner kick. Shortly before half time though, Aiden McGeady found Scott McDonald just inside the Rangers box. He turned Christian Dailly and struck a looping shot past Neil Alexander to make it 2-2. The second half saw both teams have plenty of chances and Celtic were given a penalty after Kirk Broadfoot brought down McDonald. Barry Robson took the responsibility and duly delivered by driving the ball past Alexander. It remained 3-2 and Celtic went five points clear in the SPL, however due to fixture congestion, Rangers had played three matches fewer.
Celtic's chances of winning the title improved over the following weeks when Rangers drew consecutive games against Hibernian and Motherwell. Going into the last day of the league season, the clubs were tied on points although Celtic had a superior goal difference. Celtic travelled to Tannadice Park to play Dundee United, knowing that victory would give them the title while Rangers travelled to Pittodrie to play Aberdeen, needing Celtic to fail to win against Dundee United to have any chance at all. The game at Tannadice was a tense affair with chances for both sides. During the second half, Celtic supporters had found out that Aberdeen had taken the lead against Rangers and shortly after that, Vennegoor Of Hesselink connected with a corner to give Celtic the lead that would secure the title. Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager ever to win three league titles in a row. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Tommy Burns, former player and manager, who had died earlier that week. Victory in the league also secured Celtic automatic entry to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in season 2008/09.
The club were less successful in the season's domestic cup competitions. They exited the Scottish League Cup at the quarter final stage, after suffering a 2-0 defeat to Hearts. They lost at the same stage of the Scottish Cup, losing to Aberdeen in a replay.
UEFA Champions League campaign
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Celtic was drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow in the third round of qualifying for the Champions League. The first leg was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the venue for this year's Champions League final, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with Paul Hartley scoring his first goal for the club after joining from Heart of Midlothian eight months prior. In the return leg, Celtic emerged victorious after a 1–1 draw, with Scott McDonald scoring his first goal for the club. The game ended in a penalty shootout, with Artur Boruc saving twice.
Celtic were drawn alongside Milan, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League group stages. Celtic lost the first group match, away to Shakhtar in Ukraine, 2–0, but they rebounded with a 2–1 win over defending champions Milan at Celtic Park, leaving them in second in the group after two matches. Following McDonald's match-winning goal, Celtic fan Robert McHendry ran onto the pitch and tapped Milan goalkeeper Dida on the face as he ran past his goal; Dida initially gave chase, then fell to the pitch and was stretchered off. McHendry later surrendered to police and was banned for life from Parkhead, and Dida received a two-game suspension for breaching UEFA's policy of "principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship", which was reduced to one match on appeal. Celtic were found guilty of "lack of organisation and improper conduct of supporters" and were issued a £25,000 fine, half of which was suspended for two years.[1]
The third match day saw Celtic drop to bottom in the game against Benfica. Celtic lost 1–0 with the goal coming in the 86th minute. Next up, Celtic again faced Benfica, this time at home. They won this 1–0 with a goal from Aiden McGeady before half-time. In the next game at Celtic Park, they came back from 1–0 down against Shakhtar Donetsk to win 2–1 thanks to a winner from Massimo Donati with the last kick of the game, which moved them up to second in the group, guaranteeing post-Christmas European football, and leaving them needing one point from the last game in Milan to be sure of qualifying for the round of 16. Despite losing 1–0 in Milan, Celtic qualified as Benfica won 2–1 in Donetsk. In the knockout stage, Celtic drew Barcelona, where Celtic lost both the first leg at home (3–2) and the second leg and the second leg (1–0) away at Camp Nou.
Results
Scottish Premier League
5 August 2007 SPL | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Craig Thomson |
11 August 2007 SPL | Falkirk | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Falkirk Stadium |
Higdon |
BBC Sport | Milne Miller Nakamura Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Attendance: 6,329 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
19 August 2007 SPL | Aberdeen | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
Brewster |
BBC Sport | Donati Miller |
Attendance: 16,232 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
25 August 2007 SPL | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
Berra Donati Brown Vennegoor of Hesselink Nakamura |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 57,300 Referee: Iain Brines |
2 September 2007 SPL | St Mirren | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Love Street |
Miranda |
BBC Sport | Brown McDonald Vennegoor of Hesselink Miranda McManus |
Attendance: 7,840 Referee: Kenny Clark |
15 September 2007 SPL | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Inverness CT | Celtic Park |
Vennegoor of Hesselink Donati Nakamura McGuire |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 56,020 Referee: Craig Thomson |
23 September 2007 SPL | Hibernian | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Easter Road |
Fletcher Gathuessi Shiels |
BBC Sport | McGeady Caldwell |
Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Alan Freeland |
29 September 2007 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
McDonald |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
7 October 2007 SPL | Gretna | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Fir Park |
Yantorno |
BBC Sport | Killen McDonald |
Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Brian Winter |
20 October 2007 SPL | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Celtic | Ibrox Stadium |
Novo Ferguson |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 50,428 Referee: Mike McCurry |
27 October 2007 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
McDonald |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 57,633 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
3 November 2007 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
Wright |
BBC Sport | McDonald |
Attendance: 8,260 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
24 November 2007 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
Vennegoor of Hesselink McGeady McDonald |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Mike McCurry |
1 December 2007 SPL | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
Velička |
BBC Sport | McDonald |
Attendance: 16,454 Referee: Kenny Clark |
8 December 2007 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 1 | St Mirren | Celtic Park |
Riordan |
BBC Sport | McGinn |
Attendance: 55,747 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
11 December 2007 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Falkirk | Celtic Park |
McDonald McGeady |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 54,291 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
16 December 2007 SPL | Inverness CT | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Caledonian Stadium |
Rankin Proctor Cowie |
BBC Sport | Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Alan Freeland |
22 December 2007 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Hibernian | Celtic Park |
Jarošík |
BBC Sport | Murphy |
Attendance: 58,016 Referee: Mike McCurry |
26 December 2007 SPL | Dundee United | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
BBC Sport | Vennegoor of Hesselink McManus |
Attendance: 12,357 Referee: Eddie Smith |
29 December 2007 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Gretna | Celtic Park |
McDonald Brown McGeady |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 57,171 Referee: David Somers |
19 January 2008 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
Corrigan |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 56,618 Referee: Mike McCurry |
27 January 2008 SPL | Falkirk | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Falkirk Stadium |
BBC Sport | McDonald |
Attendance: 6,803 Referee: John Underhill |
10 February 2008 SPL | Aberdeen | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
Miller |
BBC Sport | Nakamura McGeady McDonald Robson |
Attendance: 14,651 Referee: Craig Thomson |
16 February 2008 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
Vennegoor of Hesselink McDonald Hinkel |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 56,738 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
24 February 2008 SPL | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Love Street |
BBC Sport | Nakamura |
Attendance: 7,213 Referee: Eddie Smith |
27 February 2008 SPL | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Inverness CT | Celtic Park |
McDonald Samaras |
BBC Sport | Niculae |
Attendance: 56,787 Referee: Willie Collum |
1 March 2008 SPL | Hibernian | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Easter Road |
BBC Sport | Naylor Samaras |
Attendance: 15,735 Referee: Iain Brines |
12 March 2008 SPL | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mike McCurry |
23 March 2008 SPL | Gretna | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Almondvale Stadium |
BBC Sport | McDonald Vennegoor of Hesselink Samaras |
Attendance: 3,561 Referee: Craig Thomson |
29 March 2008 SPL | Rangers | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Ibrox Stadium |
Thomson |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 50,325 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
5 April 2008 SPL | Celtic | 0 – 1 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
BBC Sport | Lappin |
Attendance: 58,624 Referee: Calum Murray |
13 April 2008 SPL | Motherwell | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Fir Park |
McManus |
BBC Sport | McManus McDonald Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Attendance: 9,771 Referee: Alan Freeland |
16 April 2008 SPL | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Rangers | Celtic Park |
Nakamura Vennegoor of Hesselink |
BBC Sport | Novo |
Attendance: 58,964 Referee: Kenny Clark |
19 April 2008 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
Samaras |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 55,766 Referee: Iain Brines |
27 April 2008 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Rangers | Celtic Park |
McDonald Robson |
BBC Sport | Weir Cousin |
Attendance: 58,662 Referee: Craig Thomson |
3 May 2008 SPL | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Fir Park |
Porter |
BBC Sport | McDonald Samaras |
Attendance: 9,158 Referee: Steve Conroy |
11 May 2008 SPL | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Hibernian | Celtic Park |
McManus McDonald |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 55,058 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
22 May 2008 SPL | Dundee United | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
BBC Sport | Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Attendance: 13,613 Referee: Stuart Dougal |
UEFA Champions League
15 August 2007 Third Qualifying | Spartak Moscow | 1 – 1 | Luzhniki Stadium | |
Pavlyuchenko |
BBC Sport | Hartley |
Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Herbert Fandel |
29 August 2007 Third Qualifying | Celtic | 1 – 1* | Celtic Park | |
McDonald |
BBC Sport | Pavlyuchenko |
Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti |
18 September 2007 Group Stage | Shakhtar Donetsk | 2 – 0 | Lokomotiv Stadium | |
Brandão Lucarelli |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
3 October 2007 Group Stage | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Celtic Park | |
McManus McDonald |
BBC Sport | Kaká |
Attendance: 58,642 Referee: Markus Merk |
24 October 2007 Group Stage | Benfica | 1 – 0 | Estádio da Luz | |
Cardozo |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 38,512 Referee: Massimo Busacca |
6 November 2007 Group Stage | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Celtic Park | |
McGeady |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 58,691 Referee: Martin Hansson |
28 November 2007 Group Stage | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Celtic Park | |
Jarošík Donati |
BBC Sport | Brandão |
Attendance: 59,396 Referee: Bertrand Layec |
4 December 2007 Group Stage | A.C. Milan | 1 – 0 | San Siro | |
Inzaghi |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 38,409 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø |
20 February 2008 Knockout Round | Celtic | 2 – 3 | Celtic Park | |
Vennegoor of Hesselink Robson |
BBC Sport | Messi Henry |
Attendance: 56,395 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt |
4 March 2008 Knockout Round | Barcelona | 1 – 0 | Camp Nou | |
Xavi |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 75,326 Referee: Pieter Vink |
*Celtic won the match 4-3 on penalties
Scottish League Cup
26 September 2007 Third Round | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Dens Park |
K. McDonald |
BBC Sport | McDonald Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Attendance: 8,203 Referee: Iain Brines |
31 October 2007 Quarter Final | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
BBC Sport | Velicka |
Attendance: 21,492 Referee: Kenny Clark |
Scottish Cup
12 January 2008 Fourth Round | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Celtic Park |
Vennegoor of Hesselink McDonald Nakamura |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 27,923 Referee: Euan Norris |
2 February 2008 Fifth Round | Kilmarnock | 1 – 5 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
Hamill |
BBC Sport | McDonald Caldwell Vennegoor of Hesselink Samaras |
Attendance: 6,491 Referee: Iain Brines |
9 March 2008 Quarter Final | Aberdeen | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
de Visscher |
BBC Sport | Vennegoor of Hesselink |
Attendance: 10,909 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
18 March 2008 Quarter Final RP | Celtic | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
BBC Sport | Mackie |
Attendance: 33,506 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Champions League | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Artur Boruc | 45 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Andreas Hinkel | 19 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Lee Naylor | 47 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Adam Virgo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Gary Caldwell | 51 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Dianbobo Balde | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | FW | Maciej Żurawski | 8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Scott Brown | 48 | 3 | 31+3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Kenny Miller | 2 | 3 | 1+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Georgios Samaras (from January) | 21 | 6 | 5+11 | 5 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | 46 | 20 | 31+1 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Paul Hartley | 39 | 1 | 23+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
12 | DF | Mark Wilson | 16 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Derek Riordan | 11 | 1 | 2+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Thomas Gravesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Steven Pressley | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Massimo Donati | 41 | 4 | 22+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7+3 | 1 | |
19 | MF | Barry Robson | 16 | 3 | 9+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
20 | MF | Jiří Jarošík | 13 | 2 | 6+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
21 | GK | Mark Brown | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Ben Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Shunsuke Nakamura | 36 | 7 | 24+2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Cillian Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | FW | Scott McDonald | 52 | 31 | 35+1 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8+2 | 2 | |
29 | MF | Koki Mizuno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | FW | Chris Killen | 27 | 1 | 2+18 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | |
41 | DF | John Kennedy | 14 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Stephen McManus | 53 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
45 | MF | James O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
46 | MF | Aiden McGeady | 51 | 8 | 35+1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 | |
47 | GK | Michael McGovern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
48 | DF | Darren O'Dea | 10 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
52 | DF | Paul Caddis | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
54 | MF | Ryan Conroy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
55 | MF | Paul McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
56 | MF | Teddy Bjarnason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | Celtic | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 26 | +58 | 89 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Rangers | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 84 | 33 | +51 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 60 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Aberdeen | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 58 | −8 | 53 | |
5 | Dundee United | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 52 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
- 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 |
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Manager | Gordon Strachan |
Assistant Manager | Gary Pendrey |
First Team Coach | Tommy Burns |
Goalkeeping Coach | Jim Blyth |
Head of Youth Academy | Chris McCart |
Head of Recruitment | John Park |
Physiotherapist | Graeme Parsons |
Physiotherapist | Gavin McCarthy |
Doctor | Derek McCormack |
Head of Sports Science | Greg Dupont |
Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source:
Transfers
In
Player | From | Fee |
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£700,000 | ||
Free | ||
£4.4 million | ||
Free | ||
£2.5 million | ||
Free | ||
Free | ||
Free [2] | ||
£1.9 million [3] | ||
£300,000 [4] | ||
£500,000[5] | ||
Loan [6] | ||
£1.2 million[7] | ||
Out
Player | To | Fee |
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Free | ||
Free | ||
Loan | ||
£1.25 million [8] | ||
£1 million[9] | ||
Free [10] | ||
Loan [11] | ||
Undisclosed[12] | ||
Undisclosed | ||
Loan [13] | ||
£3 million [14] | ||
Undisclosed [15] | ||
Undisclosed | ||
Loan | ||
Loan | ||
Free | ||
Loan [16] | ||
£300,000 [17] | ||
Undisclosed [18] | ||
Loan [19] | ||
£750,000 [20] | ||
£500,000 [21] | ||
See also
References
- Dida banned, Celtic fined, UEFA.com, 12 October 2007
- Celtic sign teenager from Inter, BBC News, 28 August 2007
- Celtic complete signing of Hinkel, BBC News, 4 January 2008
- Japanese star Koki Mizuno signs for Celtic Archived 1 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 29 January 2008
- Hutchinson joins the Champions tonight Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 January 2008
- Celtic seal loan deal for Geoggios Samaras Archived 1 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Celtic FC, 29 January 2008
- Barry Robson signs for Celtic Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 January 2008
- West Brom complete Beattie deal, BBC News, 3 July 2007
- Marshall completes Norwich move, BBC News, 4 July 2007
- Clyde's Hendry snaps up quartet, BBC News, 2 August 2007
- Virgo seals Colchester loan move, BBC News, 17 August 2007
- Gary Irvine leaves Celtic Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC
- Everton re-sign Gravesen on loan, BBC News, 30 August 2007
- Jewell demands fair Miller price, BBC News, 6 March 2008
- Celtic transfer latest Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 August 2007
- Ayr Utd take keeper Fox on loan, BBC, 15 January 2008
- Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 15 January 2008
- Reid joins Queens from Celtic, BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2008
- Celtic complete capture of Robson, BBC Sport, 31 January 2008
- Jarosik makes Russian return, Sky Sports, 31 January 2008
- Maciej Zurawski leaves Celtic Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 1 February 2008