List of Celtic F.C. records and statistics

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Celtic F.C. seasons.

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A trophy case in the Celtic Park trophy room

Celtic Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Glasgow. They have played at their home ground, Celtic Park, since 1892. Celtic were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.

The club's record appearance maker is Billy McNeill, who made 822 appearances between 1957 and 1975. Jimmy McGrory is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 522 goals during his Celtic career.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Celtic, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Celtic players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Celtic Park are also included in the list.

All figures are correct as of 11 May 2016.

Honours

Celtic have won honours both domestically and in European cup competitions. They have won the Scottish League Championship 47 times, the Scottish Cup a record 36 times and the Scottish League Cup 15 times.

Domestic

League

• Scottish League Championship:
  • Winners (47): 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Cups

• Scottish Cup:
  • Winners (36): 1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013
• Scottish League Cup:
  • Winners (15): 1956–57, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75, 1982–83, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15

International

• European Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1967
  • Runners-up: 1970
• UEFA Cup
  • Runners-up: 2003
• Intercontinental Cup
  • Runners-up: 1967

Others

• Glasgow Cup: 29 (Contested by youth teams from 1990)

1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975*, 1982

• Glasgow Charity Cup: 26

1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1961 (shared)

• North Eastern Cup: 2

1889, 1890

• British League Cup: 1

1902

• Ferencvaros Vase: 1

1914

• Navy and Army War Fund Shield: 1

1918

• Empire Exhibition Trophy: 1

1938

• Victory In Europe Cup: 1

1945

• Saint Mungo Cup: 1

1951

• Coronation Cup: 1

1953

• Alfredo di Stefano Trophy: 1

1967

• CNE Cup of Champions: 1

1968

• Drybrough Cup: 1

1974

• World of Soccer Cup: 1

1977

• Feyenoord Tournament: 1

1981

• Dubai Champions Cup: 1

1989

• Brandy Cup: 1

1999

• Jock Stein Friendship Cup: 5

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

• Translink Cup: 1

2009

• Wembley Cup: 1

2009

• Fenway Football Challenge: 1

2010

• Dublin Decider: 1

2013

Reserve honours

• Reserve League Championship: 19

1896, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

• Scottish Reserve Cup: 8

1891, 1935, 1936, 1958, 1966, 1971, 1974, 1985

• Reserve League Cup: 13

1960, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996,

• Scottish Alliance: 4

1922, 1934, 1937, 1938

• Comined Reserve League: 6¹

1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966

Youth honours

• Scottish Youth Cup: 14

1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

• Under 18 Scottish Premier League: 2

2000, 2003

• Under 19 Scottish Premier League: 6

2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012

• Under 20 Scottish Premier League: 1

2013, 2014

• Under 21 Scottish Premier League: 3

2002, 2003, 2004

• Glasgow Cup: 9 (Contested by youth teams from 1990).

1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016

Other awards

• BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award: 1

1967

• France Football European Team of the Year: 1

1970

• FIFA Fair Play Award: 1

2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)

• UEFA Fair Play Award: 1

2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)

• IFFHS World Club Team of the Month: 3

November 2002, August 2003, August 2012

• Real Madrid Silver Cabin: 1

1979

• Polar Bear Trophy: 1

1975

* 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2–2 draw.
¹ Celtic B, the clubs second reserve team competed in every season of the Combined Reserve League.

Player records

Appearances

• Most appearances in all competitions: Billy McNeill, 822
• Most League appearances: Alec McNair, 583
• Most Scottish Cup appearances: Billy McNeill, 94
• Most League Cup appearances: Billy McNeill, 138
• Most European appearances: Billy McNeill, 68
• Youngest first-team player: Jack Aitchison, 16 years, 71 days (against Motherwell, 15 May 2016)
• Oldest first-team player: Alec McNair, (against Queens Park, 18 April 1925)
• Oldest debutant: Dion Dublin, (against Rangers, 12 February 2006)
• Most appearances in a season: Tommy Gemmell and John Clark, 62 (during the 1966-67 season)
• Longest-serving player: Alec McNair, 21 years (1904–1925)

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only.

#	Name	Years	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Continental1	Other2	Total	Ref
1	Billy McNeill	1957–1975	486	94	138	72	32	822
2	Alec McNair	1904–1925	583	57	0	0	44	684
3	Paul McStay	1981–1997	515	66	54	43	5	683
4	Roy Aitken	1976–1990	484	55	82	48	13	682
5	Danny McGrain	1970–1987	439	60	106	54	22	681
6	Pat Bonner	1978–1995	483	55	64	40	4	646
7	Bobby Lennox	1961–1978 1979–1980	340	51	118	68	22	599
8	Bobby Evans	1944–1960	384	64	87	0	45	580
9	Jimmy McMenemy	1902–1920	456	59	0	0	43	558
10	Jimmy Johnstone	1962–1975	306	48	92	68	15	529

Goalscorers

Jimmy McGrory, Celtic's all-time top goalscorer and the record scorer in British football history

• Most goals in all competitions: Jimmy McGrory, 522.
• Most League goals: Jimmy McGrory, 396.
• Most Scottish Cup goals: Jimmy McGrory, 74.
• Most League Cup goals: Bobby Lennox, 63.
• Most European goals: Henrik Larsson, 35.
• Most goals in one season: Jimmy McGrory, 62 (during the 1927–28 season).
• Most League goals in one season: Jimmy McGrory, 50 (during the 1935–36 season).
• Most hat-tricks: Jimmy McGrory, 56 (55 games including one double hat-trick)
• Most penalties scored: Mike Haughney, 23.
• Most goals scored by player in a match:
  • League match: Jimmy McGrory, 8 goals, won 9-0 (against Dunfermline Athletic, 14 January 1928).
  • Scottish Cup match: John Campbell, 7 goals (against 5th KRV, 17 December 1892).
  • Scottish League Cup match:
    • Bobby Lennox, 5 goals (against Hamilton Academical, 11 September 1968).
    • Bobby Lennox, 5 goals (against Partick Thistle, 31 August 1968).
    • Stevie Chalmers, 5 goals (against Hamilton Academical, 11 September 1968).
    • Stevie Chalmers, 5 goals (against East Fife, 16 September 1964).
  • European match: Dariusz Dziekanowski, 4 goals (against Partizan Belgrade, 27 September 1989).
• Fastest goal: Kris Commons 12.2 seconds (against Aberdeen, 16 March 2013)
• Youngest goalscorer: Jack Aitchison, 16 years, 71 days (against Motherwell in Scottish Premiership, 15 May 2016).
• Oldest goalscorer: Jimmy McMenemy, (against Motherwell in league, 6 December 1919).

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played appear in brackets.

#	Name	Years	League	Scottish Cup	League Cup	Continental1	Other2	Total	Ref
1	Jimmy McGrory	1922–1937	396 (378)	74 (67)	0 (0)	0 (0)	32 (32)	5023(477)3
2	Bobby Lennox	1961–1978 1979–1980	171 (340)	31 (51)	63 (118)	13 (68)	23 (22)	301 (599)
3	Henrik Larsson	1997–2004	174 (221)	23 (25)	10 (11)	35 (58)	0 (0)	242 (315)
4	Jimmy Quinn	1900–1917	188 (272)	30 (58)	0 (0)	0 (0)	21 (39)	239 (369)
5	Stevie Chalmers	1958–1971	155 (263)	29 (47)	31 (60)	13 (39)	8 (22)	236 (431)
6	Sandy McMahon	1891–1903	131 (177)	48 (45)	0 (0)	0 (0)	21 (39)	200 (261)
7	Patsy Gallacher	1911–1926	186 (432)	9 (32)	0 (0)	0 (0)	5 (27)	200 (491)
8	John Hughes	1960–1971	114 (255)	25 (51)	38 (69)	10 (41)	10 (19)	197 (435)
9	Jimmy McMenemy	1902–1920	142 (456)	24 (59)	0 (0)	0 (0)	10 (43)	178 (558)
10	Kenny Dalglish	1968–1977	111 (204)	11 (30)	35 (60)	9 (28)	7 (16)	173 (338)

¹ Comprises appearances in the European Cup/ Champions League, European Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup/ Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.

² Includes cup competitions: the Glasgow Cup, Drybrough Cup and the Anglo-Scottish Cup. Appearance and goal statistics are not readily available for the Glasgow Charity Cup.

³ In addition to these statistics, it is known that McGrory made a further 21 appearances in the Glasgow Charity Cup, scoring 20 goals. This brings McGrory's overall total of goals scored for Celtic in senior competitions to 522 goals.

International

• First capped player: Willie Groves and Thomas McKeown (for Scotland, against Ireland, 9 March 1889).
• Most international caps while a Celtic player: Pat Bonner, 80 for Republic of Ireland.
• Most international caps for Scotland while a Celtic player: Paul McStay, 76.
• Most capped player to play for Celtic: Robbie Keane, 143 for Republic of Ireland.
• Most international goals while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 21 for Sweden.

World Cup

• First Celtic player to appear at a World Cup: Willie Fernie and Neil Mochan (for Scotland against Austria 8 June 1954).
• First Celtic player to score at a World Cup: Bobby Collins (for Scotland, against Paraguay, 11 June 1958).
• Most World Cup appearances while a Celtic player: Pat Bonner, 9.
• Most World Cup goals while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 3.
• First World Cup winner to play for Celtic: Juninho.

European Championship

• First Celtic player to appear at a European Championship: Pat Bonner, Mick McCarthy and Chris Morris (for Republic of Ireland, against England, 12 June 1988).
• First Celtic player to score at a European Championship: Paul McStay for Scotland, against CIS, 18 June 1992).
• Most European Championship appearances while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 7.
• Most European Championship goals while a Celtic player: Henrik Larsson, 4.

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

#	Player	From	Fee	Date	Ref
1	Chris Sutton	Chelsea	£6,000,000	11 July 2000
2	John Hartson	Coventry City	£6,000,000	2 August 2001
3	Neil Lennon	Leicester City	£5,750,000	8 December 2000
4	Eyal Berkovic	West Ham	£5,750,000	8 July 1999
5	Rafael Scheidt	Grêmio	£4,800,000	1 January 2000
6	Scott Brown	Hibernian	£4,400,000	1 June 2007
7	Joos Valgaeren	Roda JC	£3,800,000	28 July 2000
8	Marc-Antoine Fortune	West Bromwich Albion	£3,800,000	9 July 2009
9	Alan Stubbs	Bolton Wanderers	£3,500,000	1 August 1996
10	Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	PSV Eindhoven	£3,400,000	24 August 2006

Record transfer fees received

#	Player	To	Fee	Date	Ref
1	Victor Wanyama	Southampton	£12,500,000	11 July 2013
2	Virgil van Dijk	Southampton	£11,500,000	1 September 2015
3	Fraser Forster	Southampton	£10,000,000	8 August 2014
4	Aiden McGeady	Spartak Moscow	£9,500,000	12 August 2010
5	Stilian Petrov	Aston Villa	£6,500,000	30 August 2006
6	Ki Sung-Yueng	Swansea City	£6,000,000	24 August 2012
7	Mark Viduka	Leeds United	£6,000,000	3 July 2000
8	Gary Hooper	Norwich City	£5,500,000	26 July 2013
11	Paolo Di Canio	Sheffield Wednesday	£4,500,000	6 August 1997
10	Pierre Van Hooijdonk	Nottingham Forest	£3,000,000	10 March 1997

Managerial records

• First manager: Willie Maley, from 1897 to 1940.
• Longest-serving manager by time: Willie Maley, 42 years and 9 months (April 1897 to 1 January 1940).

Club records

Matches

Firsts

• First match: vs. Rangers, Friendly, Won 5–2, Celtic Park, (Glasgow), (H), 28 May 1888
• First Scottish Cup match: vs. Shettleston, Won 5–1, Celtic Park, (Glasgow), (H), 1 September 1888
• First League match: vs. Heart of Midlothian, Won 5–0, Tynecastle Stadium, (Edinburgh), (A), 23 August 1890
• First League Cup match: vs. Queens Park, Lost 3–1, Hampden Park, (Glasgow), (H), 21 September 1946
• First European match: vs. Valencia, Lost 4-2, Inter Cities Fairs Cup, Mestalla Stadium, (Spain), (A), 26 September 1962

Wins

• Record win: 11-0 (against Dundee, 26 October 1895)
• Record League win: 11-0 (against Dundee, 26 October 1895)
• Record Scottish Cup win: 8–0 (against Cowlairs, 22 September 1888)
• Record League Cup win: 10-0 (against Hamilton Academical, 11 September 1968)
• Record European win: 9–0 (against KPV Kokkola, 16 September 1970)

Defeats

• Record defeat: 0-8 (against Motherwell, 30 April 1937)
• Record League defeat: 0-8 (against Motherwell, 30 April 1936)
• Record Scottish Cup defeat:
  • 0–3 (against Third Lanark, 2 February 1889)
  • 0–3 (against Dumbarton, 20 December 1890)
  • 0–3 (against Rangers, 28 February 1903)
• Record League Cup defeat:
  • 2-6 (against Clyde, 23 March 1946)
  • 0-4 (against Rangers, 31 August 1955)
• Record European defeat:
  • 0–5 (against Artmedia Bratislava, 27 July 2005)
  • 1–6 (against FC Barcelona, 11 December 2013)

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season: 116 goals in the 1915-16 season
• Most goals scored in all competitions in a season: 196 goals in the 1966-67 season

Points

• Most points in a season (3 points per win): 103 (during the 2001–02 season).
• Most points in a season (2 points per win): 72 (during the 1987-88 season).
• Fewest points in a season (2 points per win):
  • 21 (during the 1896–97 season over 18 games).
  • 25 (during the 1947-48 season over 30 games).

Attendances

• Record attendance: 147,365 (against Aberdeen, won 2-1, Hampden Park (N), 24 April 1937). (A record for a Football match in Europe)
• Record Scottish League home attendance: 92,000 (against Rangers, won 3-0, Celtic Park (H), 1 January 1938).
• Record European match attendance: 133,961 (against Leeds United, won 2-1, Hampden Park (H), 15 April 1970). (A record for a match in UEFA European competition)

Other records and statistics

• World record for total number of goals scored in a season (competitive games only): 196 (season 1966-67)
• UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from 13 November 1915 until 21 April 1917 – a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to Kilmarnock on the penultimate day of the season)
• SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), from 2001 to 2004
• 14 consecutive League Cup final appearances, from season 1964/65 to 1977/78 inclusive, a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition
• Most goals scored in one Scottish top-flight league match by one player: 8 goals by Jimmy McGrory against Dunfermline in 9–0 win on 14 January 1928
• Highest score in a domestic British cup final: Celtic 7–1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957
• Fastest hat-trick in European Club Football – Mark Burchill vs Jeunesse Esch in 2000; 3 minutes (between 12th minute and 15th minute), a record at the time
• Earliest SPL Championship won. Twice won with 6 games remaining, against Kilmarnock on 18 April 2004 and Hearts on 5 April 2006
• Biggest margin of victory in the SPL. 9–0 against Aberdeen, 6 November 2010
• Celtic and Hibernian hold the record for the biggest transfer fee between two Scottish clubs. Celtic bought Scott Brown from Hibernian on 16 May 2007 for £4.4m
• Most expensive export from Scottish football, Victor Wanyama to Southampton, July 2013 for £12,500,000
• First weekly club publication in the UK, The Celtic View
• First European club to field a player from the Indian sub-continent, Mohammed Salim
• First British club to reach the final of the European Cup, and the only Scottish, and first British team to win the European Cup

European statistics

Main article: Celtic F.C. in Europe

See also

• Celtic F.C.
• Celtic F.C. in Europe
• Celtic Park
• List of Celtic F.C. players
• Lennoxtown Training Centre
• Celtic F.C. Reserve and Youth squads
• Celtic F.C. and World War I
• Sport in Scotland
• Football in Scotland

External links

• – Brief History