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List of Celtic F.C. records and statistics

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 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, and also at Hampden Park which has on occasion been used for home games, are also included.

Celtic have won 55 top-flight titles, and hold the record for most Scottish Cup wins with 42. 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.

All figures are correct as of 26 April 2025

Honours

Celtic's first ever silverware was won in 1889 when they defeated Cowlairs 6–1 in the final of the North-Eastern Cup. A year later they won the Glasgow Cup, before winning their first major national honour in 1892 by defeating Queen's Park 5–1 in the final of the Scottish Cup. Celtic won their first league title in 1892–93. In 1906–07 Celtic became the first club to win the league and cup double in Scotland, a feat they have now accomplished on 13 occasions. They won their first domestic treble in 1966–67, the same season they became the first British club to win the European Cup with their 2–1 victory over Inter Milan in the final. Celtic's most recent success was their win in the 2024–25 Scottish Premiership. Celtic have won a total of 120 major trophies.

In all, Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship 55 times, the Scottish Cup a record 42 times, the Scottish League Cup 22 times and the European Cup once. They have completed a world-record, eight domestic trebles, including an unprecedented quadruple treble between the 2016–17 and 2019–20 seasons.

Domestic

League

Cups

International

Others

: 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 (shared)*, 1982<br /><nowiki>*</nowiki><small> 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2–2 draw.</small>
: 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1959, 1961 (shared)*<br /><nowiki>*</nowiki><small> 1961 trophy shared with Clyde after a 1–1 draw.</small>

Cross Border

: 1896
  • British Cup Winners Challenge: 2
: 1937, 1952 (shared)
: 1902
: 1914
: 1938
: 1953
: 1989

National

: 1951
: 1974

Regional

: 1888–89, 1889–90
: 1889–90
: 1898–99
: 1899–1900
: 1902
: 1918
: 1928
: 1945

Indoor football

: 1981
: 1992

Friendly

  • Tournoi Franco-Britannique de Paris: 1
: 1921
  • D. Kennedy Cup: 1
: 1951
: 1967
: 1968
: 1977
: 1981
  • Celtic Centenary Cup: 1
: 1988
  • GFR Challenge Trophy: 1
:1989
  • : 1
: 1992
: 1994
  • Hamilton Cup: 1
: 1994
  • Brandy Cup: 1
: 1999
: 2009
: 2009
  • Fenway Football Challenge: 1
: 2010
: 2013
: 2017

Reserve

League

  • Scottish Reserve League: 9
: 1895–96, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1970–71
  • Premier Reserve League: 5
: 1979–80, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95
: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
: 1921–22, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1937–38

Cup

  • Scottish 2nd FA XI Cup: 8
: 1890–91, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1957–58, 1965–66, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1984–85
  • Reserve League Cup: 13
: 1959–60, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96,

Celtic 'Third XI'

: 1960–61, 1962 –63, 1963–64
  • CRL Autumn Series: 1
: 1963–64
  • CRL Spring Series: 4
: 1959–60 (West), 1961–62, 1962–63, 1965–66

Other

  • Kilsyth Charity Cup: 1
: 1889

Friendly

: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
: 2010
  • GFR Challenge Cup: 1
: 2019

Youth honours

: 1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023
: 1995, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
: 2002, 2003, 2004
: 1990, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2023

Women's Team

Awards

: 1967
: 1970
: 1992 (awarded to Lisbon Lions)
: 2003 (awarded to fans of Celtic FC)
: 2003 (awarded to fans of Celtic FC)
: 2017 (awarded to fans of Celtic FC)
: 2017
: 2017 (Lisbon Lions inducted)
  • IFFHS World Club Team of the Month: 3
: November 2002, August 2003, August 2012

Other

  • Polar Bear Trophy: 1
: 1975
: 1979
  • Programme Monthly
  • Scottish Programme of the Year (1985–86, 1990–91)
  • Premier Division Programme of the Year (1985–86, 1990–91)
  • European Club Association
  • Best Community & Social Responsibility Programme Award (2011)
  • Best Achievement (non-sporting) Award (2014)
  • Sports Technology Awards
  • Best Support Technology for Fans (2014)
  • Inspiring City Awards
  • Best Corporate Social Responsibility (2015)
  • Scottish Football Partnership
  • Facilities Award (2016)
  • UK Stadium Business Awards
  • Best Fan Experience (2017)
  • Centre for Access to Football in Europe
  • Collaboration Award (2018)

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only (as of match played 22 March 2026)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played appear in brackets

<div id="notes gs1"></div><sup>1</sup><small> Comprises appearances in the European Cup / Champions League, European Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup / Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the Intercontinental Cup</small>

<div id="notes gs2"></div><sup>2</sup><small> 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</small>

<div id="notes gs3"></div><sup>3</sup><small> In addition to these statistics, it is known that McGrory made a further 21 appearances in the Glasgow Charity Cup, scoring 20 goals. This makes McGrory's overall total of goals for Celtic in senior competitions 522 goals</small>

International

World Cup

European Championship

Transfers

Record transfer fees paid

Record transfer fees received

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).
  • Shortest-serving manager by time: Lou Macari, 7 months and 19 days, 34 matches (27 October 1993 to 15 June 1994).
  • Shortest-serving manager by matches: John Barnes, 29 matches, 8 months (10 June 1999 to 10 February 2000).

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Wins

  • Record win: 11–0 (against Dundee, 26 October 1895)
  • Record League win: 11–0 (against Dundee, 26 October 1895)
  • Record away win: 9–0 (against Dundee United, 28 August 2022)
  • Record away League win: 9–0 (against Dundee United, 28 August 2022)
  • 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 1937)
  • Record Scottish Cup defeat:
  • 0–4 (against Rangers, 14 April 1928)
  • 0–4 (against St. Mirren, 4 April 1959)
  • Record League Cup defeat:
  • 2–6 (against Clyde, 23 March 1946)
  • 0–4 (against Rangers, 31 August 1955)
  • Record European defeat: 0–7 (against Barcelona, 13 September 2016)

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): 106 (during the 2016–17 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: 83,500 (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 (1966–67 season)
  • UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 69 games (60 won; 9 drawn) 16 May 2016 to 17 December 2017.
  • SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (League, Europe, Scottish Cup, League Cup) (77), from 2001 to 2004
  • 14 consecutive League Cup final appearances, from 1964–65 season to 1977–78 inclusive, a world record for successive appearances in the final of a major football competition
  • Most successive Scottish Cup tie wins: 19 (22 January 2017 – 19 December 2020; none going to extra time nor penalties aside from the last match on 19 December 2020)
  • Most successive League Cup tie wins: 19 (19 August 1967 – 12 August 1969)
  • 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&nbsp;– Mark Burchill vs Jeunesse Esch in 2000; 3 minutes (between 12th minute and 15th minute), a record at the time
  • Earliest SPL Championship won: won with 8 games remaining in 2017 (equalling all-time Scottish top-flight record set by Rangers in 1929)
  • 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 transfer from Scottish football to another country, Kieran Tierney to Arsenal, August 2019, for about £25 million.
  • 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

  • Most appearances: Scott Brown, 127
  • Most goals: Henrik Larsson, 35
  • Biggest win: Celtic 9–0 KPV Kokkola, in the European Cup, 16 September 1970
  • Biggest defeat: Barcelona 7–0 Celtic in the UEFA Champions League, 13 September 2016
  • Highest home attendance (Hampden Park): 136,505, against Leeds United in the 1969–70 European Cup
:::::::: (Celtic Park): 77,240, against Fiorentina in the 1969–70 European Cup

See also

Footnotes

References

External links