2020–21 Celtic F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football. Celtic are competing in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup, having also participated in the League Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Ian Bankier | |||
Manager | Neil Lennon | |||
Stadium | Celtic Park | |||
Scottish Premiership | 2nd | |||
League Cup | Second round | |||
Scottish Cup | Third round | |||
Champions League | Second qualifying round | |||
Europa League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Odsonne Édouard (12) All: Odsonne Édouard (16) | |||
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Pre-season and friendlies
Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Loughborough (England), before continuing their preparations in France with friendlies against Nice, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain.[1][2] They rounded off pre-season with friendlies against Ross County and Hibernian at Celtic Park.[3]
16 July 2020 Friendly | Nice | 1–1 | Celtic | Décines-Charpieu, France |
17:15 BST | Dolberg 38' | Report | Klimala 73' | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
18 July 2020 Friendly | Lyon | 2–1 | Celtic | Décines-Charpieu, France |
19:45 BST | Dembélé 4' Depay 40' |
Report | Elyounoussi 87' | Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais |
21 July 2020 Friendly | Paris Saint-Germain | 4–0 | Celtic | Paris, France |
18:00 BST | Mbappé 1' Neymar 25' Herrera 48' Sarabia 67' |
Report | Stadium: Parc des Princes |
26 July 2020 Friendly | Celtic | 2–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
13:00 BST | Donaldson 3' (o.g.) Elyounoussi 14' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park |
Scottish Premiership
The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 6 July 2020. Celtic began their title defence against Hamilton Academical at Celtic Park.[4]
2 August 2020 | Celtic | 5–1 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
16:30 BST | Édouard 20', 49', 53' Frimpong 31' Klimala 90' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Martin 34' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
9 August 2020 | Kilmarnock | 1–1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
16:30 BST | Burke 24' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Christie 11' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir |
22 August 2020 | Dundee United | 0–1 | Celtic | Dundee |
17:30 BST | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Ajeti 83' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
30 August 2020 | Celtic | 3–0 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
15:00 BST | Forrest 40' Ajeti 74' Jullien 90+2' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
12 September 2020 | Ross County | 0–5 | Celtic | Dingwall |
15:00 BST | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Édouard 4' (pen.) Ajeti 20' Duffy 59' Ajer 64' Klimala 75' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
16 September 2020 | St Mirren | 1–2 | Celtic | Paisley |
19:45 BST | Erwin 3' | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Duffy 21' Forrest 36' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
19 September 2020 | Celtic | 3–2 | Livingston | Glasgow |
15:00 BST | McGregor 20' Christie 23' Ajeti 52' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Holt 16' (pen.) Serrano 78' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
27 September 2020 | Celtic | 3–0 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
15:00 BST | McGregor 7' Ajeti 35' Elyounoussi 79' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean |
4 October 2020 | St Johnstone | 0–2 | Celtic | Perth |
12:00 BST | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Griffiths 90' Klimala 90+3' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
17 October 2020 | Celtic | 0–2 | Rangers | Glasgow |
12:30 BST | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Goldson 9', 54' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
25 October 2020 | Aberdeen | 3–3 | Celtic | Aberdeen |
12:00 GMT | Ferguson 43' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Hedges 65' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
McGregor 52' Griffiths 76' Christie 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
8 November 2020 | Motherwell | 1–4 | Celtic | Motherwell |
12:00 GMT | Gallagher 72' | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Elyounoussi 8', 27', 76' Ntcham 86' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
21 November 2020 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Celtic | Edinburgh |
15:00 GMT | Murphy 52' Nisbet 59' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Édouard 79' (pen.) Laxalt 90+1' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
6 December 2020 | Celtic | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Elyounoussi 83' | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Kane 79' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
13 December 2020 | Celtic | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Elyounoussi 57' Duffy 70' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
23 December 2020 | Celtic | 2–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
18:00 GMT | Turnbull 24' Griffiths 61' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson |
26 December 2020 | Hamilton Academical | 0–3 | Celtic | Hamilton |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Édouard 49' (pen.) Griffiths 54' Turnbull 74' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson |
30 December 2020 | Celtic | 3–0 | Dundee United | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Soro 23' Turnbull 40' Édouard 75' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
2 January 2021 | Rangers | 1–0 | Celtic | Glasgow |
12:30 GMT | McGregor 70' (o.g.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
11 January 2021 | Celtic | 1–1 | Hibernian | Glasgow |
19:45 GMT | Turnbull 81' | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Nisbet 90+1' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
16 January 2021 | Celtic | 0–0 | Livingston | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton |
20 January 2021 | Livingston | 2–2 | Celtic | Livingston |
20:15 GMT | Brown 15' Emmanuel-Thomas 60' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Elyounoussi 28' Bitton 38' |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum |
27 January 2021 | Celtic | 2–0 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow |
19:45 GMT | Griffiths 12' Édouard 48' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven |
30 January 2021 | Celtic | 1–2 | St Mirren | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Édouard 32' | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Dennis 18' Durmuş 37' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden |
2 February 2021 | Kilmarnock | 0–4 | Celtic | Kilmarnock |
19:45 GMT | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Brown 29' Édouard 53' (pen.), 62' Ajeti 86' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
6 February 2021 | Celtic | 2–1 | Motherwell | Glasgow |
15:00 GMT | Welsh 2' Édouard 50' |
BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Campbell 66' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh |
10 February 2021 | St Mirren | v | Celtic | Paisley |
20:00 GMT | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Don Robertson |
Scottish League Cup
On 15 November, Celtic were drawn to face Ross County at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup.[5]
29 November 2020 Second Round | Celtic | 0–2 | Ross County | Glasgow |
14:00 GMT | BBC Sport Celtic Report |
Stewart 39' (pen.) Iacovitti 84' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Scottish Cup
On 10 January, Celtic were drawn to face Arbroath or Falkirk at Celtic Park in the third round of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup.[6]
Third Round | Celtic | v | Arbroath or Falkirk | Glasgow |
Stadium: Celtic Park |
UEFA Champions League
Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all qualifiers were played as one-legged ties.[7]
First qualifying round
On 9 August, Celtic were drawn to face KR Reykjavík (Iceland) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[8]
18 August 2020 1Q | Celtic | 6–0 | KR Reykjavík | Glasgow |
19:45 BST | Elyounoussi 6', 90+1' Aðalsteinsson 17' (o.g.) Jullien 31' Taylor 46' Édouard 72' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
Second qualifying round
On 19 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Ferencváros (Hungary) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[9]
26 August 2020 2Q | Celtic | 1–2 | Ferencváros | Glasgow |
19:45 BST | Christie 53' | Report | Sigér 7' Nguen 75' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands) |
UEFA Europa League
Celtic entered the Europa League at the third qualifying round.
Third qualifying round
On 18 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Riga (Latvia) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[10]
24 September 2020 3Q | Riga | 0–1 | Celtic | Riga, Latvia |
18:00 BST | Report | Elyounoussi 90' | Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal) |
Play-off round
On 24 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.[11]
1 October 2020 PO | Sarajevo | 0–1 | Celtic | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
19:00 BST | Report | Édouard 70' | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
Group stage
On 2 October, the draw for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group H along with Sparta Prague (Pot 2), Milan (Pot 3) and Lille (Pot 4).[12]
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MIL | LOSC | SPP | CEL | |
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1 | Milan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 | |
2 | Lille | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Sparta Prague | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | 0–1 | 1–4 | — | 4–1 | ||
4 | Celtic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — |
Matches
22 October 2020 Matchday 1 | Celtic | 1–3 | Milan | Glasgow |
20:00 BST | Elyounoussi 76' | Report | Krunić 14' Brahim 42' Hauge 90+2' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
29 October 2020 Matchday 2 | Lille | 2–2 | Celtic | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France |
17:55 GMT | Çelik 67' Ikoné 75' |
Report | Elyounoussi 28', 33' | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia) |
5 November 2020 Matchday 3 | Celtic | 1–4 | Sparta Prague | Glasgow |
20:00 GMT | Griffiths 65' | Report | Juliš 26', 45', 77' Krejčí 90' |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
26 November 2020 Matchday 4 | Sparta Prague | 4–1 | Celtic | Prague, Czech Republic |
17:55 GMT | Hancko 26' Juliš 38', 80' Plavšić 90+4' |
Report | Édouard 15' | Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
3 December 2020 Matchday 5 | Milan | 4–2 | Celtic | Milan, Italy |
17:55 GMT | Çalhanoğlu 24' Castillejo 26' Hauge 50' Brahim 82' |
Report | Rogic 7' Édouard 14' |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Europa League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Vasilis Barkas | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
29 | GK | Scott Bain | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
65 | GK | Conor Hazard | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||||||||
2 | DF | Christopher Jullien | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
3 | DF | Greg Taylor | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Shane Duffy | 23 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Jonjoe Kenny | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35 | DF | Kristoffer Ajer | 33 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Hatem Abd Elhamed | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
56 | DF | Anthony Ralston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
57 | DF | Stephen Welsh | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
93 | DF | Diego Laxalt | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Nir Bitton | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Scott Brown | 29 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Ismaila Soro | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
14 | MF | David Turnbull | 20 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
17 | MF | Ryan Christie | 32 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
18 | MF | Tom Rogic | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
19 | MF | Mikey Johnston | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Mohamed Elyounoussi | 32 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
28 | MF | Luca Connell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 37 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
49 | MF | James Forrest | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
52 | MF | Ewan Henderson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
77 | MF | Karamoko Dembélé | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||||||||
9 | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 15 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
10 | FW | Albian Ajeti | 25 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Patryk Klimala | 21 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
22 | FW | Odsonne Édouard | 27 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
48 | FW | Armstrong Okoflex | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
53 | FW | Cameron Harper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Departures | |||||||||||||||
21 | MF | Olivier Ntcham[Note LOA] | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Boli Bolingoli[Note LOA] | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | DF | Jeremie Frimpong[Note TRA] | 30 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021
Source: Competitions
- Notes
Goalscorers
R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total |
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1 | 22 | FW | Odsonne Édouard | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
2 | 27 | MF | Mohamed Elyounoussi | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
3 | 9 | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
10 | FW | Albian Ajeti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
4 | 14 | MF | David Turnbull | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
5 | 17 | MF | Ryan Christie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
42 | MF | Callum McGregor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
6 | 2 | DF | Christopher Jullien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
4 | DF | Shane Duffy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
11 | FW | Patryk Klimala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | 49 | MF | James Forrest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | 3 | DF | Greg Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Nir Bitton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
8 | MF | Scott Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
12 | MF | Ismaila Soro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
18 | MF | Tom Rogic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
21 | MF | Olivier Ntcham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
30 | DF | Jeremie Frimpong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
35 | DF | Kristoffer Ajer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
57 | DF | Stephen Welsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
93 | DF | Diego Laxalt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 76 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.
N | P | Nat. | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | Notes | ||||||||||||
8 | MF | Brown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | MF | Bitton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | DF | Duffy | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
42 | MF | McGregor | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | FW | Klimala | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | MF | Soro | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | MF | Christie | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | MF | Ntcham | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
93 | DF | Laxalt | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | DF | Taylor | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | FW | Ajeti | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | MF | Turnbull | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | MF | Rogic | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
27 | MF | Elyounoussi | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | GK | Bain | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | DF | Frimpong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | DF | Ajer | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | DF | Elhamed | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
56 | DF | Ralston | 1 | 1 |
Last updated: 6 February 2021
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Hat-tricks
Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
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Odsonne Édouard | Hamilton Academical | 5–1 (H) | 2 August 2020 | Premiership |
Mohamed Elyounoussi | Motherwell | 4–1 (A) | 8 November 2020 | Premiership |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral
Clean sheets
As of 6 February 2021.
Rank | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Champions League | Europa League | Total | Played Games |
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1 | Vasilis Barkas | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
2 | Conor Hazard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
3 | Scott Bain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 37 |
Attendances
- As of match played 6 February 2021
Matches | Attendances | Average | High | Low | |
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Premiership | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scottish Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Europa League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 20 | 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 | Rangers (W) | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 8 | +60 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | Celtic (X) | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 55 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
3 | Hibernian (X) | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 49 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
4 | Aberdeen | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 44 | |
5 | Livingston | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 39 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[15]
(W) Assured a place of the top 6 group and the Europa Conference League; (X) Assured a place of the top 6 group.
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
Competition overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premiership | 2 August 2020 | – | Matchday 1 | – | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 61.54 |
Champions League | 18 August 2020 | 26 August 2020 | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50.00 |
Europa League | 24 September 2020 | 10 December 2020 | 3rd Round | Group Stage | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | −7 | 37.50 |
League Cup | 29 November 2020 | 29 November 2020 | 2nd Round | 2nd Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
Scottish Cup | – | – | 3rd Round | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Total | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 76 | 44 | +32 | 54.05 |
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Club
Technical staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Neil Lennon[16] |
Assistant Manager | John Kennedy[17] |
First Team Coach | Gavin Strachan[18] |
Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods[19] |
Head of Football Operations | Nick Hammond[20] |
Head Physiotherapist | Tim Williamson[21] |
Head of Fitness and Conditioning | John Currie[22] |
Head of Sports Science | Jack Nayler[22] |
First Team Nutritionist | Rob Naughton[23] |
Last updated: 1 July 2020
Source: celticfc.com
Kit
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)
On 1 July 2020, Adidas replaced New Balance as the club's official kit supplier.[24][25]
Home
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Away
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Third
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- Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops, with a yellow trim. White shorts and hooped white socks complete the look.[26]
- Away: The away kit features a mint green shirt, with a dark green trim. The shirt is accompanied by dark green shorts and hooped socks.[27]
- Third: The third kit features a midnight black shirt, with a mint green embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.[28]
Transfers
In
Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee |
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MF | Mohamed Elyounoussi | Southampton | Loan | Summer | 2021 | Loan[29][30] |
GK | Vasilis Barkas | AEK Athens | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | £4,500,000[31][32] |
FW | Albian Ajeti | West Ham United | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | £4,500,000[33][34] |
MF | David Turnbull | Motherwell | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | £3,250,000[35][36] |
DF | Shane Duffy | Brighton & Hove Albion | Loan | Summer | 2021 | Loan[37][38] |
DF | Diego Laxalt | Milan | Loan | Summer | 2021 | Loan[39][40] |
DF | Jonjoe Kenny | Everton | Loan | Winter | 2021 | Loan[41][42] |
Out
Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee |
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MF | Eboue Kouassi | Genk | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed[43] |
DF | Calvin Miller | Harrogate Town | End of contract | Summer | Free[44][45] |
DF | Jozo Šimunović | Unattached | End of contract | Summer | Free[46] |
MF | Jonny Hayes | Aberdeen | End of contract | Summer | Free[46][47] |
MF | Liam Burt | Bohemians | End of contract | Summer | Free[48][49] |
FW | Michael Sparkes | Unattached | End of contract | Summer | Free[50] |
GK | Craig Gordon | Heart of Midlothian | End of contract | Summer | Free[51][52] |
FW | Kieran McGrath | Grótta | Loan | Summer | Loan[53] |
MF | Grant Savoury | Unattached | End of contract | Summer | Free[54] |
DF | Jack Hendry | Oostende | Loan | Summer | Loan[55] |
GK | Ross Doohan | Ross County | Loan | Summer | Loan[56] |
DF | Robbie Deas | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Transfer | Summer | Free[57] |
FW | Vakoun Issouf Bayo | Toulouse | Loan | Summer | Loan[58] |
MF | Marian Shved | Mechelen | Loan | Summer | Loan[59] |
MF | Mark Hill | Forfar Athletic | End of contract | Summer | Free[60] |
DF | Lee O'Connor | Tranmere Rovers | Loan | Summer | Loan[61] |
FW | Connor McBride | Blackburn Rovers | Transfer | Summer | Free[62] |
MF | Scott Robertson | Gillingham | Loan | Summer | Loan[63] |
DF | Daniel Church | Dumbarton | End of contract | Summer | Free[64][65] |
MF | David McKay | Brechin City | End of contract | Summer | Free[66] |
DF | Boli Bolingoli | İstanbul Başakşehir | Loan | Summer | Loan[67] |
MF | Kerr McInroy | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan | Summer | Loan[68] |
GK | Ryan Mullen | Cove Rangers | Loan | Summer | Loan[69] |
FW | Jonathan Afolabi | Dundee | Loan | Summer | Loan[70] |
MF | Brody Paterson | Queen's Park | Loan | Summer | Loan[71] |
MF | Kundai Benyu | Wealdstone | End of contract | Summer | Free[72] |
FW | Jack Aitchison | Barnsley | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed[73] |
DF | Leo Hjelde | Ross County | Loan | Winter | Loan[74] |
MF | Ben Wylie | Ballymena United | Loan | Winter | Loan[75] |
DF | Jeremie Frimpong | Bayer Leverkusen | Transfer | Winter | £11,500,000[76] |
MF | Barry Coffey | Cliftonville | Loan | Winter | Loan[77] |
MF | Scott Robertson | Doncaster Rovers | Loan | Winter | Loan[78] |
GK | Liam Hughes | Liverpool | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed[79] |
MF | Olivier Ntcham | Marseille | Loan | Winter | Loan[80] |
See also
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