1995–96 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1995–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Celtic
1995–96 season
ManagerTommy Burns
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerPierre van Hooijdonk (26)

Season summary

Celtic lost only once in the league all season, but also drew eleven games and so they finished in second, four points off champions Rangers. As a result, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Celtic had poor form in the cup competitions, being knocked out by Rangers in both domestic cups and being knocked out by eventual cup winners Paris Saint-Germain in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  SCO Stewart Kerr
— GK  SCO Gordon Marshall
— DF  SCO Tom Boyd
— DF  SCO Stuart Gray
— DF  SCO John Hughes
— DF  SCO Malky Mackay
— DF  SCO Tosh McKinlay
— DF  SCO Jackie McNamara
— DF  ALB Rudi Vata
— MF  SCO Simon Donnelly
— MF  SCO Peter Grant
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  SCO Brian McLaughlin
— MF  SCO Paul McStay
— MF  SCO Phil O'Donnell
— MF  SCO Brian O'Neil
— MF  DEN Morten Wieghorst
— FW  SCO John Collins
— FW  SCO Willie Falconer
— FW  SCO Chris Hay
— FW  SCO Andy Walker
— FW  GER Andreas Thom
— FW  NED Pierre van Hooijdonk

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  SCO Jamie McQuilken (to Dundee United)

Transfers

Players in
Player From Date Fee
Andreas Thom Bayer Leverkusen 4 August 1995 £2.2 million
John Hughes Falkirk 7 August 1995 £380,000 (tribunal)
Jackie McNamara Dunfermline Athletic 4 October 1995 £650,000
Morten Wieghorst Dundee 8 December 1995 £600,000 (£500,000 plus Barry Smith)
Jorge Cadete Sporting Lisbon 30 March 1996 Free

Players out
Player To Date Fee
Charlie Nicholas Clyde 11 August 1995 Free
Paul Byrne Southend United 25 August 1995 £80,000
Tony Mowbray Ipswich Town 3 October 1995 £300,000
Jamie McQuilken Dundee United 4 November 1995 £150,000
Barry Smith Dundee 8 December 1995 £100,000
Mark McNally Southend United 8 December 1995 £50,000
Willie Falconer Motherwell 16 January 1996 £200,000
Andy Walker Sheffield United 23 February 1996 £500,000
Jim Slavin Partick Thistle 15 March 1996 £35,000
John O'Neill Bournemouth 29 March 1996 Free
Mike Galloway 31 May 1996 Retired
Lee Martin 31 May 1996 Free
Rudi Vata 31 May 1996 Free

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 27 6 3 85 25 +60 87 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 24 11 1 74 25 +49 83 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Aberdeen 36 16 7 13 52 45 +7 55
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 16 7 13 55 53 +2 55 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
  2. As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.

Matches
26 August 1995 Premier LeagueRaith Rovers0 – 1CelticKirkcaldy
15:00 Pierre_van_Hooijdonk Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 9,300
10 September 1995 Premier LeagueAberdeen2 – 3CelticAberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,489
16 September 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 1MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 31,365
23 September 1995 Premier LeagueHearts0 – 4CelticEdinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 13,696
30 September 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic0 – 2RangersGlasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,296
4 October 1995 Premier LeagueFalkirk0 – 1CelticFalkirk
19:45 GMT Match Report Stadium: Brockville Park
Attendance: 9,053
7 October 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 1Partick ThistleGlasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,952
14 October 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 2HibernianGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 31,738
21 October 1995 Premier LeagueKilmarnock0 – 0CelticKilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 14,011
28 October 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 0AberdeenGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,275
4 November 1995 Premier LeagueMotherwell0 – 2CelticMotherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,077
8 November 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic0 – 0Raith RoversGlasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,382
11 November 1995 Premier LeaguePartick Thistle1 – 2CelticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 12,223
19 November 1995 Premier LeagueRangers3 – 3CelticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,440
25 November 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic3 – 1HeartsGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,032
2 December 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic4 – 2KilmarnockGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,660
9 December 1995 Premier LeagueHibernian0 – 4CelticEdinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,626
16 December 1995 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 0FalkirkGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,466
3 January 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic0 – 0RangersGlasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,719
6 January 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 0MotherwellGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,629
9 January 1996 Premier LeagueRaith Rovers1 – 3CelticKirkcaldy
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 9,300
14 January 1996 Premier LeagueAberdeen1 – 2CelticAberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittordie Stadium
Attendance: 16,760
17 January 1996 Premier LeagueHearts1 – 2CelticEdinburgh
19:45 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,871
20 January 1996 Premier LeagueKilmarnock0 – 0CelticKilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 16,101
3 February 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic2 – 0HibernianGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,976
10 February 1996 Premier LeagueFalkirk0 – 0CelticFalkirk
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brockville Park
Attendance: 10,366
24 February 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic4 – 0Partick ThistleGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,421
2 March 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic4 – 0HeartsGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,034
17 March 1996 Premier LeagueRangers1 – 1CelticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,312
23 March 1996 Premier LeagueMotherwell0 – 0CelticMotherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,394
1 April 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic5 – 0AberdeenGlasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 35,284
10 April 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic1 – 1KilmarnockGlasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,476
14 April 1996 Premier LeagueHibernian1 – 2CelticEdinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,742
20 April 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic4 – 0FalkirkGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 35,692
27 April 1996 Premier LeaguePartick Thistle2 – 4CelticGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 14,693
4 May 1996 Premier LeagueCeltic4 – 1Raith RoversGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,318

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Cup
28 January 1996 Third RoundWhitehill Welfare0 - 3CelticEdinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,313
17 February 1996 Fourth RoundCeltic2 - 0Raith RoversGlasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,415
10 March 1996 Quarter-FinalsCeltic2 - 1Dundee UnitedGlasgow
15:00 GMT Pierre Van Hooijdonk
Andreas Thom 		Owen Coyle Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,750
7 April 1996 Semi-FinalsCeltic1 - 2RangersGlasgow
20:00 GMT Pierre Van Hooijdonk Brian Laudrup
Ally McCoist 		Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 36,333

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish League Cup
19 August 1995 Second RoundAyr United0 - 3CelticAyr
20:00 GMT Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 9,128
31 August 1995 Third RoundCeltic2 - 1Raith RoversGlasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,546
19 September 1995 Quarter FinalsCeltic0 - 1RangersGlasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,803

Cup Winners' Cup
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
14 September 1995 1st Round 1st LegDinamo Batumi 2 - 3 CelticBatumi
18:00 Machutadze  8'
Tugushi  62'		 Report Thom  21', 86'
Boyd  40'		 Stadium: Tsentral Stadium
Attendance: 15,200[1]
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)
28 September 1995 1st Round 2nd LegCeltic 4 - 0
(7 – 2 agg.)		 Dinamo BatumiGlasgow
19:45 GMT Thom  18', 21'
Donnelly  47'
Walker  89'		 Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 31,969[2]
Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)
19 October 1995 2nd Round 1st LegParis Saint-Germain 1 - 0 CelticParis
20:30 Djorkaeff  76' Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 30,010[3]
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
2 November 1995 2nd Round 2nd LegCeltic 0 - 3
(0 – 4 agg.)		 Paris Saint-GermainGlasgow
19:45 GMT Report Loko  36', 42'
Nouma  68'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,822[4]
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

References
  1. "Dinamo Batumi vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. "Celtic FC vs Dinamo Batumi". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. "Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. "Celtic FC vs Paris Saint-Germain". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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