2011–12 Celtic F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was the 123rd season of competitive football by Celtic. They finished top of the Scottish premiership on 93 points.

Celtic

2011–12 season
Chairman	John Reid (until 14 October) Ian Bankier (from 14 October)
Manager	Neil Lennon
Ground	Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League	1st
Scottish Cup	Semi-finals
Scottish League Cup	Runners-up
Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Gary Hooper (24) All: Gary Hooper (29)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Background

Main article: 2010–11 Celtic F.C. season

In the 2010–11 season Celtic finished second in the league having gained 92 points, one less than Rangers. They also lost to their Old Firm rivals in the 2011 League Cup Final, as Rangers won 2–1 after extra time. Celtic's only trophy came after they beat Motherwell 3–0 in the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Celtic were knocked out of both European competitions at the first stage. Europa League final runners-up Braga knocked Celtic out of the Champions League third round after a 4–2 aggregate victory. Utrecht knocked Celtic out of the Europa League play-off round by the same score.

Review

June

Several former youth academy players left during the month of June. The most notable being Paul McGowan who went to fellow Scottish Premier League side St Mirren after his contract expired.[1] Ryan Conroy was released by the club and joined Scottish First Division side Dundee.[2] Sean Fitzharris also went to the First Division as he joined Morton[3]

July

On 1 July, Celtic confirmed the signings of Adam Matthews from Cardiff City,[4] Kelvin Wilson from Nottingham Forest[5] and Dylan McGeouch from Rangers.[6] All three had already signed on pre-contract agreements and joined Celtic after their contracts expired. Three players also left the club after the expiry of their contracts. Former Germany and Sweden internationals Andreas Hinkel[7] and Freddie Ljungberg[8] left along with Ben Hutchinson.[9]

Celtic's pre-season started off with a three-match tour of Australia.[10] The first match was on 2 July and Celtic lost 1–0 against Central Coast Mariners.[11]

On 7 July Niall McGinn joined English League One side Brentford on a season-long loan.[12] The next day Graham Carey signed for St Mirren after Celtic agreed to cancel his contract.[13]

On 9 July Celtic played the second match of their Australian tour and beat Perth Glory 2–0.[14] On the same day Celtic officially signed Victor Wanyama from Belgian Pro League club K. Beerschot AC on a four-year deal.[15][16] He had signed for Celtic nine days earlier but had to wait to get a work permit.[17]

On 13 July Celtic won the final match of their Australian tour as they beat Melbourne Victory 1–0.[18]

Celtic's last friendly before the start of the league campaign was a 1–0 away win over Championship side Cardiff.[19]

Due to the fact that the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League started several weeks earlier than usual, Celtic's first competitive match came on 24 July. Goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Anthony Stokes secured victory over Hibernian, although Gary Hooper also missed a penalty in the match played at Easter Road.[20] Two days later Efraín Juárez moved to La Liga side Real Zaragoza on loan.[21]

Celtic's next game was another friendly against Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers which they lost 2–0.[22]

Celtic then finished second in the 2011 Dublin Super Cup after losing 2–0 to Inter Milan on 30 July and beating a League of Ireland XI 5–0, the next day. The other team competing was Manchester City who won the competition.[23]

August

On 3 August, Celtic lost 2-0 against English Premier League side Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.[24] The next day Darren O'Dea signed for English Championship side Leeds United on a season long loan.[25] Celtic were then drawn against Swiss Cup winners FC Sion in the play-off round of the Europa League.[26] On 7 August Celtic resumed their SPL campaign with a 1–0 win over Aberdeen, Anthony Stokes scored the winner. However, the match was overshadowed by Emilio Izaguirre suffering a broken ankle which was expected to keep him out till the new year.[27] Josh Thompson then went to Championship side Peterborough on loan.[28]

On 17 August, Fraser Forster joined on a loan deal from Newcastle United, having spent the previous season as first choice goalkeeper at Celtic.[29]

On 21 August, Celtic suffered their first home defeat to St Johnstone since 1998 when Dave Mackay scored to give the away side a 1–0 victory.[30]

Richie Towell went to Hibs for a second loan spell.[31] Daryl Murphy went on loan to Ipswich Town.[32]

Greig Spence went on loan to First Division club Hamilton.[33]

Mohamed Bangura also joined the club in a £2.2 million deal from AIK Stockholm.[34]

Badr El Kaddouri joined on a six-month loan from Dynamo Kyiv.[35] Jos Hooiveld went to Southampton on a six-month loan.[36] Shaun Maloney moved to English Premier League side Wigan Athletic for £1 million.[37]

September

Sion won 3–1 on aggregate, however were found guilty of fielding ineligible players by UEFA and were excluded from the competition. As a result of this Celtic were awarded both matches as 3–0 wins[38] and took Sion's place in the group stage along with Atlético Madrid, Udinese and Stade Rennais.[39]

On 5 September, Morten Rasmussen joined Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor, on a short-term loan, until December.[40]

Celtic drew Ross County in the third round of the League Cup[41] and beat the home side 2–0 at Victoria Park.[42] Celtic were then drawn to play Hibs in the quarter final.[43]

October

On 2 October, Celtic lost 2–0 to Hearts at Tynecastle with winger Kris Commons getting sent off. This defeat left Celtic in third place, 10 points behind leaders Rangers.[44] In the following match, Celtic drew 3-3 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock had been leading 3-0 at half-time but two goals from Anthony Stokes and a Charlie Mulgrew header brought Celtic back into it.[45] Following the Kilmarnock game, Celtic travelled to France to play Rennes in UEFA Europa League action. Rennes led 1-0 at half-time after a mix-up between Cha Du-ri and Fraser Forster, but Joe Ledley scored in the second half with a header to secure a draw.[46] The Bhoys returned to Scottish Premier League action defeating Aberdeen 2-1 at Celtic Park on 23 October 2011.[47] Hibernian were the opponents for the final two games of October. Celtic won 4-1 in the Scottish League Cup[48] before the Edinburgh team secured a 0-0 draw in the Scottish Premier League tie at Celtic Park on 29 October 2011.[49]

November

Stade Rennais were Celtic's first opponents of November in the Europa League. Celtic won the match 3-1 thanks to an Anthony Stokes double and a third from Gary Hooper.[50] On 5 November 2011, Celtic were third in the Scottish Premier League behind leaders Rangers, who were 15 points clear of their rivals, and Motherwell.[51] Celtic then won four Scottish Premier League ties in November, defeating Motherwell 2-1,[52] Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2-0,[53] Dunfermline 2-1[54] and St Mirren 5-0.[55] November ended poorly for Celtic after Atlético Madrid won 1-0 in a UEFA Europa League tie at Celtic Park, thanks to a goal from Arda Turan in the second half.[56] However, the excellent league form during November ensured Celtic won a clean-sweep of monthly awards with Neil Lennon winning SPL Manager of the Month, Gary Hooper winning SPL Player of the Month and James Forrest winning SPL Young Player of the Month.[57]

December

Celtic continued their excellent league form throughout December, winning all five of their Scottish Premier League games. A solitary goal from Gary Hooper in the first half was enough to defeat Dundee Utd[58] whilst a Victor Wanyama strike from 25 yards saw off the challenge of Hearts at Celtic Park the following week.[59] Celtic travelled to Italy to face Udinese in the UEFA Europa League and claimed a 1-1 draw, a result which meant they would exit the tournament at the group stages.[60] Gary Hooper added to his seasonal goal tally in a 2-0 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park.[61] Georgios Samaras scored both in a 2-1 home win versus Kilmarnock.[62] Celtic's last league game of 2011 was a home game against arch-rivals Rangers. Joe Ledley scored the only goal of the game as Celtic won 1-0.[63] The result meant that Celtic had overturned a 15-point deficit in the Scottish Premier League and moved top of the league, two points clear of Rangers in the title race.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

Central Coast Mariners v Celtic

2 July 2011 Friendly	Central Coast Mariners	1 – 0	Celtic	ANZ Stadium
	Hearfield  86'	Celtic FC		Attendance: 19,482

Perth Glory v Celtic

9 July 2011 Friendly	Perth Glory	0 – 2	Celtic	NIB Stadium
		Celtic FC	Hooper  16' Mulgrew  51'	Attendance: 15,350

Melbourne Victory v Celtic

13 July 2011 Friendly	Melbourne Victory	0 – 1	Celtic	AAMI Park
		Celtic FC	Brown  77'	Attendance: 20,294

Cardiff City v Celtic

20 July 2011 Friendly	Cardiff City	0 – 1	Celtic	Cardiff City Stadium
		Celtic FC	Stokes  34'	Attendance: 10,276

Celtic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 July 2011 Friendly	Celtic	0 – 2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Celtic Park
		Celtic FC	O'Hara  23' Twardzik  73' (o.g.)	Referee: Muir

Celtic v Internazionale

30 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup	Celtic	0 – 2	Internazionale	Aviva Stadium
		Celtic FC	Castaignos  7' Pazzini  45'	Referee: Hancock

League of Ireland XI v Celtic

31 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup	League of Ireland XI	0 – 5	Celtic	Aviva Stadium
		Celtic FC	Stokes  40', 88' Murphy  70' (pen.) Hooper  84', 85'	Referee: Kelly

Swansea City v Celtic

3 August 2011 Friendly	Swansea City	2 – 0	Celtic	Liberty Stadium
	Àngel Rangel  64' Dobbie  85'	Celtic FC		Referee: Whitby

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Premier League

Hibernian v Celtic

24 July 2011 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 2	Celtic	Easter Road
		BBC Sport	Stokes  14' Ki  63'	Attendance: 12,523 Referee: Iain Brines

Aberdeen v Celtic

7 August 2011 SPL	Aberdeen	0 – 1	Celtic	Pittodrie Stadium
		BBC Sport	Stokes  74'	Attendance: 12,497 Referee: Calum Murray

Celtic v Dundee United

13 August 2011 SPL	Celtic	5 – 1	Dundee United	Celtic Park
	Stokes  4' Hooper  33' Ki  58' Ledley  71' Forrest  90+1'	BBC Sport	Russell  31'	Attendance: 50,589 Referee: Craig Thomson

Celtic v St Johnstone

21 August 2011 SPL	Celtic	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Celtic Park
		BBC Sport	Mackay  60'	Attendance: 52,067 Referee: Brian Winter

St Mirren v Celtic

28 August 2011 SPL	St Mirren	0 – 2	Celtic	St Mirren Park
		BBC Sport	Hooper  6', 12'	Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Willie Collum

Celtic v Motherwell

10 September 2011 SPL	Celtic	4 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Forrest  9', 74' Ledley  33' Ki  67'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 48,793 Referee: Alan Muir

Rangers v Celtic

18 September 2011 SPL	Rangers	4 – 2	Celtic	Ibrox Stadium
	Naismith  23', 90+3' Jelavić  55' Lafferty  67'	BBC Sport	Hooper  34' El Kaddouri  41'	Attendance: 50,221 Referee: Craig Thomson

Celtic v Inverness CT

24 September 2011 SPL	Celtic	2 – 0	Inverness CT	Celtic Park
	Ledley  28' Forrest  33'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 47,382 Referee: Willie Collum

Hearts v Celtic

2 October 2011 SPL	Hearts	2 – 0	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
	Skácel  58' Stevenson  81'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 14,749 Referee: Craig Thomson

Kilmarnock v Celtic

15 October 2011 SPL	Kilmarnock	3 – 3	Celtic	Rugby Park
	Shiels  26' Heffernan  40' Fowler  45'	BBC Sport	Stokes  73', 76' Mulgrew  80'	Attendance: 8,011 Referee: Steve Conroy

Celtic v Aberdeen

23 October 2011 SPL	Celtic	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Celtic Park
	Ki  17' Mulgrew  72'	BBC Sport	Jack  59'	Attendance: 49,037 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Celtic v Hibernian

29 October 2011 SPL	Celtic	0 – 0	Hibernian	Celtic Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 48,670 Referee: Calum Murray

Motherwell v Celtic

6 November 2011 SPL	Motherwell	1 – 2	Celtic	Fir Park
	Higdon  11'	BBC Sport	Stokes  14' Hooper  80'	Attendance: 10,440 Referee: Charlie Richmond

Inverness CT v Celtic

19 November 2011 SPL	Inverness CT	0 – 2	Celtic	Caledonian Stadium
		BBC Sport	Stokes  61', 72'	Attendance: 6,435 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

23 November 2011 SPL	Celtic	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Celtic Park
	Hooper  6' Forrest  13'	BBC Sport	Barrowman  86'	Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Bobby Madden

Celtic v St Mirren

26 November 2011 SPL	Celtic	5 – 0	St Mirren	Celtic Park
	Samaras  4' Hooper  8', 53', 57' McGeouch  72'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 48,406 Referee: Steven McLean

Dundee United v Celtic

4 December 2011 SPL	Dundee United	0 – 1	Celtic	Tannadice Park
		BBC Sport	Hooper  12'	Attendance: 10,980 Referee: Craig Thomson

Celtic v Hearts

10 December 2011 SPL	Celtic	1 – 0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Wanyama  72'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 49,023 Referee: Calum Murray

St Johnstone v Celtic

18 December 2011 SPL	St Johnstone	0 – 2	Celtic	McDiarmid Park
		BBC Sport	Hooper  60' Ki  64'	Attendance: 6,759 Referee: Euan Norris

Celtic v Kilmarnock

24 December 2011 SPL	Celtic	2 – 1	Kilmarnock	Celtic Park
	Samaras  45+2', 53'	BBC Sport	Racchi  87'	Attendance: 49,352 Referee: George Salmond

Celtic v Rangers

28 December 2011 SPL	Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers	Celtic Park
	Ledley  52'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 58,658 Referee: Willie Collum

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

2 January 2012 SPL	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Celtic	East End Park
		BBC Sport	Stokes  18' Wanyama  40' Mulgrew  69'	Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Iain Brines

Celtic v Dundee United

14 January 2012 SPL	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United	Celtic Park
	Hooper  12' Wanyama  17'	BBC Sport	Rankin  50'	Attendance: 50,139 Referee: Brian Winter

St Mirren v Celtic

21 January 2012 SPL	St Mirren	0 – 2	Celtic	St Mirren Park
		BBC Sport	Forrest  71' Brown  88'	Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Crawford Allan

Hearts v Celtic

8 February 2012 SPL	Hearts	0 – 4	Celtic	Tynecastle Stadium
		BBC Sport	Brown  3' Wanyama  20' Ledley  31' Hooper  60'	Attendance: 14,787 Referee: Willie Collum

Celtic v Inverness CT

11 February 2012 SPL	Celtic	1 – 0	Inverness CT	Celtic Park
	Ledley  16'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 50,014 Referee: Steven McLean

Hibernian v Celtic

18 February 2012 SPL	Hibernian	0 – 5	Celtic	Easter Road
		BBC Sport	Stokes  14' Hooper  20', 52' Mulgrew  47' Ki  77'	Attendance: 12,161 Referee: Craig Thomson

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

22 February 2012 SPL	Celtic	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Celtic Park
	Mulgrew  32' Forrest  75'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Celtic v Motherwell

25 February 2012 SPL	Celtic	1 – 0	Motherwell	Celtic Park
	Hooper  59'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 53,486 Referee: Crawford Allan

Aberdeen v Celtic

3 March 2012 SPL	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Pittodrie Stadium
	Blackman  44' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Stokes  28'	Attendance: 13,127 Referee: Craig Thomson

Rangers v Celtic

25 March 2012 SPL	Rangers	3 – 2	Celtic	Ibrox Stadium
	Aluko  11' Little  72' Wallace  77'	BBC Sport	Brown  89' (pen.) Rogne  90+2'	Attendance: 50,191 Referee: Calum Murray

Celtic v St Johnstone

1 April 2012 SPL	Celtic	2 – 0	St Johnstone	Celtic Park
	Samaras  66' Millar  70' (o.g.)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 57,848 Referee: George Salmond

Kilmarnock v Celtic

7 April 2012 SPL	Kilmarnock	0 – 6	Celtic	Rugby Park
		BBC Sport	Mulgrew  8', 35' Loovens  17' Hooper  45', 90' Ledley  88'	Attendance: 15,926 Referee: Alan Muir

Motherwell v Celtic

22 April 2012 SPL	Motherwell	0 – 3	Celtic	Fir Park
		BBC Sport	Watt  63', 66' Cha  83'	Attendance: 8,760 Referee: Stevie O'Reilly

Celtic v Rangers

29 April 2012 SPL	Celtic	3 – 0	Rangers	Celtic Park
	Mulgrew  17' Commons  31' Hooper  54'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 58,546 Referee: Calum Murray

Celtic v St Johnstone

3 May 2012 SPL	Celtic	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Celtic Park
	Stokes  28'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 50,297 Referee: Crawford Allan

Dundee United v Celtic

6 May 2012 SPL	Dundee United	1 – 0	Celtic	Tannadice Park
	Robertson  21'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 9,144 Referee: Iain Brines

Celtic v Hearts

13 May 2012 SPL	Celtic	5 – 0	Hearts	Celtic Park
	Hooper  5', 8', 39' (pen.), 66', 87'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 58,875 Referee: Alan Muir

Europa League

Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

Celtic v Sion

18 August 2011 Euro League *Match forfeited	Celtic	0 – 0*	Sion	Celtic Park
		UEFA		Attendance: 51,525 Referee: Marijo Strahonja

Sion v Celtic

25 August 2011 Euro League *Match forfeited	Sion	3 – 1*	Celtic	Stade Tourbillon
	Feindouno  3' (pen.), 63' Sio  82'	UEFA	Mulgrew  78'	Attendance: 10,145 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Atlético Madrid v Celtic

15 September 2011 Group Stage	Atlético Madrid	2 – 0	Celtic	Vicente Calderón Stadium
	Falcao  3' Diego  68'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Peter Rasmussen

Celtic v Udinese

29 September 2011 Group Stage	Celtic	1 – 1	Udinese	Celtic Park
	Ki  3' (pen.)	BBC Sport	Abdi  88' (pen.)	Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Bülent Yıldırım

Rennes v Celtic

20 October 2011 Group Stage	Rennes	1 – 1	Celtic	Route de Lorient
	Cha  30' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Ledley  70'	Attendance: 21,825 Referee: Robert Malek

Celtic v Rennes

3 November 2011 Group Stage	Celtic	3 – 1	Rennes	Celtic Park
	Stokes  30', 43' Hooper  70'	BBC Sport	Mangane  2'	Attendance: 28,578 Referee: Duarte Paixão

Celtic v Atlético Madrid

30 November 2011 Group Stage	Celtic	0 – 1	Atlético Madrid	Celtic Park
		BBC Sport	Turan  30'	Attendance: 33,257 Referee: Eric Braamhar

Udinese v Celtic

15 December 2011 Group Stage	Udinese	1 – 1	Celtic	Stadio Friuli
	Di Natale  45+1'	BBC Sport	Hooper  29'	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Michail Koukoulakis

*Celtic were awarded the match after Sion had fielded ineligible players and were disqualified from the Europa League by UEFA.

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup

Ross County v Celtic

21 September 2011 Third Round	Ross County	0 – 2	Celtic	Victoria Park
		BBC Sport	Hooper  13' Boyd  51' (o.g.)	Attendance: 5,367 Referee: Calum Murray

Hibernian v Celtic

26 October 2011 Quarter Final	Hibernian	1 – 4	Celtic	Easter Road
	Majstorović  4' (o.g.)	BBC Sport	Forrest  46', 58' Stokes  64' Hooper  69'	Attendance: 10,569 Referee: Willie Collum

Falkirk v Celtic

29 January 2012 Semi Final	Falkirk	1 – 3	Celtic	Hampden Park
	Fulton  40'	BBC Sport	Brown  27' (pen.) Stokes  56', 86'	Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Euan Norris

Celtic v Kilmarnock

18 March 2012 Final	Celtic	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Hampden Park
		BBC Sport	van Tornhout  84'	Attendance: 49,572 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup

Peterhead v Celtic

8 January 2012 Fourth Round	Peterhead	0 – 3	Celtic	Balmoor Stadium
		BBC Sport	Stokes  36', 57', 82'	Attendance: 4,505 Referee: Alan Muir

Inverness CT v Celtic

4 February 2012 Fifth Round	Inverness CT	0 – 2	Celtic	Caledonian Stadium
		BBC Sport	Samaras  33' Brown  68' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,743 Referee: Calum Murray

Dundee United v Celtic

11 March 2012 Quarter Final	Dundee United	0 – 4	Celtic	Tannadice Park
		BBC Sport	Ledley  53' Samaras  70' Stokes  86' Brown  90' (pen.)	Attendance: 12,270 Referee: Iain Brines

Celtic v Hearts

15 April 2012 Semi Final	Celtic	1 – 2	Hearts	Hampden Park
	Hooper  87'	BBC Sport	Skácel  47' Beattie  90' (pen.)	Attendance: 36,609 Referee: Euan Norris

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 8 May 2012[64]

Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total				League				Europa League				League Cup				Scottish Cup
1		GK	Fraser Forster	47	0	1	0	33	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
2		DF	Adam Matthews	37	0	1	0	27	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
3		DF	Emilio Izaguirre	14	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
4		MF	Efraín Juárez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4		DF	Badr El Kaddouri	7	1	1	0	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5		DF	Daniel Majstorović	25	0	3	2	17	0	1	1	6	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
6		DF	Kelvin Wilson	22	0	2	0	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
8		MF	Scott Brown (C)	32	6	3	0	21	3	2	0	4	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	4	2	0	0
9		MF	Georgios Samaras	38	6	2	0	26	4	1	0	7	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
10		FW	Anthony Stokes	47	21	3	0	34	12	2	0	5	2	1	0	4	3	0	0	4	4	0	0
11		DF	Cha Du-Ri	23	1	2	1	14	1	1	1	5	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
12		DF	Mark Wilson	11	0	2	0	7	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		FW	Shaun Maloney	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		FW	Mohamed Bangura	15	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		MF	Kris Commons	33	1	0	1	24	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
16		MF	Joe Ledley	46	9	0	0	32	7	0	0	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
17		FW	Paweł Brożek	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		MF	Ki Sung-yueng	41	7	4	0	29	6	3	0	7	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
19		FW	Morten Rasmussen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		MF	Paddy McCourt	18	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
21		DF	Charlie Mulgrew	44	9	1	1	30	8	2	1	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
22		DF	Glenn Loovens	16	1	2	0	11	1	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
23		DF	Mikael Lustig	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24		GK	Łukasz Załuska	8	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
25		DF	Thomas Rogne	17	1	1	0	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32		FW	Tony Watt	3	2	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33		MF	Beram Kayal	28	0	7	0	19	0	4	0	7	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
39		DF	Andre Blackman	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		MF	Rabiu Ibrahim	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44		DF	Marcus Fraser	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46		MF	Dylan McGeouch	8	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
47		GK	Dominic Cervi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48		DF	Darren O'Dea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
49		FW	James Forrest	43	9	1	0	29	7	1	0	8	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
50		MF	Paul George	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56		DF	Filip Twardzik	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
67		MF	Victor Wanyama	42	4	3	1	29	4	2	1	5	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
88		FW	Gary Hooper	50	29	4	0	37	24	1	0	6	2	3	0	4	2	0	0	3	1	0	0

Goalscorers

Last updated 21 January 2012

R	Player	Scottish Premier League	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Europa League	Total
1	Gary Hooper	24	1	2	2	29
2	Anthony Stokes	12	4	3	2	21
3	James Forrest	7	0	2	0	9
	Joe Ledley	7	1	0	1	9
	Charlie Mulgrew	8	0	0	1	9
4	Ki Sung-yueng	6	0	0	1	7
5	Georgios Samaras	4	2	0	0	6
	Scott Brown	3	2	1	0	6
6	Victor Wanyama	4	0	0	0	4
7	Tony Watt	2	0	0	0	2
8	Badr El Kaddouri	1	0	0	0	1
	Dylan McGeouch	1	0	0	0	1
	Thomas Rogne	1	0	0	0	1
	Glenn Loovens	1	0	0	0	1
	Cha Du-Ri	1	0	0	0	1
	Kris Commons	1	0	0	0	1

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	38	30	3	5	84	21	+63	93	Qualification for the Champions League Third qualifying round
2	Rangers	38	26	5	7	77	28	+49	73	Liquidated, reformed and admitted to the Third Division[lower-alpha 1]
3	Motherwell	38	18	8	12	49	44	+5	62	Qualification for the Champions League Third qualifying round
4	Dundee United	38	16	11	11	62	50	+12	59	Qualification for the Europa League Third qualifying round
5	Heart of Midlothian	38	15	7	16	45	43	+2	52	Qualification for the Europa League Play-off round[lower-alpha 2]

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Rangers were deducted 10 points for entering administration.[65] As Rangers did not exit administration by 31 March, they were ineligible to compete in Europe in the 2012–13 season. Rangers were unable to agree a CVA with their creditors and the club's holding company entered proceedings to be liquidated.[66] After being reformed in a new corporate structure, Rangers were admitted into the 2012–13 Scottish Third Division in time for the start of the season.[67]
2. Hearts qualified for the Europa League as 2011–12 Scottish Cup winners. Since they finished fifth in the league, the sixth-placed team, St Johnstone, also qualified for the Europa League.

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager	Johan Mjallby
First Team Coach	Garry Parker Alan Thompson
Goalkeeping Coach	Stevie Woods
Head of Youth Academy	Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment	John Park
Head Physiotherapist	Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist	Gavin McCarthy
Doctor	Roddy MacDonald
Head of Sports Science	Kenny McMillan

Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source:

Celtic personnel awards

Player	Award	Month
James Forrest	SPL Young Player of the Month	September[68]
James Forrest	SPL Young Player of the Month	November[57]
Neil Lennon	SPL Manager of the Month	November[57]
Gary Hooper	SPL Player of the Month	November[57]
Neil Lennon	SPL Manager of the Month	December[69]
Victor Wanyama	SPL Young Player of the Month	December[69]
Scott Brown	SPL Player of the Month	January[70]
Neil Lennon	SPL Manager of the Month	February[71]
Charlie Mulgrew	SPL Player of the Month	February[72]
Neil Lennon	SPL Manager of the Month	April[73]
Charlie Mulgrew	SPL Player of the Month	April[74]

Transfers

Players in Dates Player From Fee 1 July 2011 Kelvin Wilson Nottingham Forest Free[5] 1 July 2011 Adam Matthews Cardiff City Free[4] 1 July 2011 Dylan McGeouch Rangers Free[6] 9 July 2011 Victor Wanyama K. Beerschot AC £900,000[15] 17 August 2011 Fraser Forster Newcastle United Loan[29] 30 August 2011 Mohamed Bangura AIK £2.2 million[34] 31 August 2011 Badr El Kaddouri Dynamo Kyiv Loan[35] 19 November 2011 Andre Blackman AFC Wimbledon Free[75] 1 January 2012 Mikael Lustig Rosenborg BK Free[76] 18 January 2012 Rabiu Ibrahim PSV Eindhoven Free[77] 30 January 2012 Paweł Brożek Trabzonspor Loan[78] Total spend: £3.1 million

Players out Dates Player From Fee 1 June 2011 Matty Hughes Fleetwood Town Free[79] 1 June 2011 James Wightman Partick Thistle Free[80] 4 June 2011 Sean Fitzharris Greenock Morton Free[3] 7 June 2011 Paul McGowan St Mirren Free[1] 20 June 2011 Ryan Conroy Dundee Free[2] 20 June 2011 Jordan Moffat Partick Thistle Free[81] 20 June 2011 Dale Keenan Partick Thistle Free[81] 1 July 2011 Freddie Ljungberg Shimizu S-Pulse Free[8] 1 July 2011 Andreas Hinkel SC Freiburg Free[7] 1 July 2011 Ben Hutchinson Kilmarnock Free[9] 7 July 2011 Niall McGinn Brentford Loan[12] 8 July 2011 Graham Carey St Mirren Free[13] 26 July 2011 Efraín Juárez Real Zaragoza Loan[21] 4 August 2011 Darren O'Dea Leeds United Loan[25] 9 August 2011 Josh Thompson Peterborough United Loan[28] 9 August 2011 Declan Gallagher Clyde Free[82] 23 August 2011 Stephen O'Donnell Partick Thistle Free[83] 25 August 2011 Daryl Murphy Ipswich Town Loan[32] 25 August 2011 Richie Towell Hibernian Loan[31] 26 August 2011 Greig Spence Hamilton Academical Loan[33] 31 August 2011 Shaun Maloney Wigan Athletic £850,000[37] 31 August 2011 Jos Hooiveld Southampton Loan[36] 5 September 2011 Morten Rasmussen Sivasspor Loan[40] 12 September 2011 Islam Feruz Chelsea £300,000[84] 4 November 2011 Dominic Cervi Greenock Morton Loan[85] 1 December 2011 Jos Hooiveld Southampton £1.5 million[86] 17 January 2012 Josh Thompson Chesterfield Loan[87] 30 January 2012 Lewis Toshney Kilmarnock Loan[88] 30 January 2012 James Keatings St Johnstone Loan[89] 31 January 2012 Paul Slane MK Dons Loan[90] 24 February 2012 Nick Feely Clyde Loan[91] Total sales: £2,65 million

See also

• List of Celtic F.C. seasons

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External links

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