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Celtic FC
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Celtic FC Information
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Celtic
Park, Glasgow. G40 3RE |
| Telephone: |
(0845)
6711888 |
| Fax: |
(0141)
5518106 |
| Founded: |
1888 |
| Stadium: |
Celtic Park |
| Website: |
www.celticfc.net |
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Celtic FC History
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Celtic Football Club, commonly
referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced 'seltik'), is one of
the World's most famous football clubs, and are the second most
succesful Scottish side. Based in the Scottish city of Glasgow,
the club is officially nicknamed the Bhoys, or unofficially the
Hoops. Together with their city rivals Rangers they have
dominated Scottish football over the years as the Old Firm and
form one of the most famous rivalries in sport. Their home kit
is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks
(although it is also not uncommon for them to wear green and
white hooped socks). They play at the 60,830 seater stadium
Celtic Park, one of the most famous stadia in Europe.
Celtic was founded in 1888 by Brother Walfrid as a way to raise
money for Irish immigrants, mainly in the East of Glasgow, which
at the time like many areas in Scotland was terribly deprived.
Under their first manager, Willie Maley, the Bhoys won 30 major
trophies in 43 years. Celtic defeated Everton 1–0 at Ibrox for
the Empire Exhibition Trophy. This one off trophy is held very
dear by Celtic supporters as they are its only winners.
Former player Jimmy McStay was manager of the club during the
war years of 1940-1945. There was no official competitive league
football during these years and McStay was seen as something of
an interim manger during these troubled times.
Ex-player and captain Jimmy McGrory became Celtic's manager in
1945. Under McGrory, Celtic defeated Arsenal, Manchester United
and Hibernian to win the Coronation Cup, a tournament held in
May 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Elizabeth II.
On October 10, 1957, Celtic successfully won the Scottish League
Cup, retaining the trophy they won for the first time the
previous year.
Jock Stein succeeded McGrory in 1965. A former player and team
captain, Stein gained most of his fame as Celtic's manager, and
is acknowledged as one of the greatest football managers of all
time. He managed Celtic to its nine straight Scottish League
wins from 1966 to 1974—a Scottish record, equalled by Rangers
from 1989 to 1997.
1967 was to be Celtic's best ever year. Celtic won every
competition it entered: the Scottish League, the Scottish Cup,
the Scottish League Cup, the Glasgow Cup, and the Bhoys became
the first British side to win the European Cup. The "Lisbon
Lions", managed by Jock Stein and captained by Billy McNeill,
defeated Inter Milan 2–1 in Lisbon, Portugal. Jimmy 'Jinky'
Johnstone, Bobby Lennox and Bobby Murdoch were three of the
greatest ever Celtic players who also played in that famous
team, who today have a stand in Celtic Park dedicated to them.
Celtic reached the European Cup Final again in 1970 but were
beaten 2–1 by Feyenoord in the San Siro Stadium, Milan.
In 1994, expatriate businessman, Fergus McCann took control of
the club, ousting the family dynasties which controlled the club
since its foundation. To alleviate the club's financial strain,
Celtic was reconstituted as a public limited company, resulting
in one of the most successful share flotations in British
history. The club netted £14 million towards the refinancing of
the club. However for many of the supporters, some of the
ramifications of these events have changed the face of Celtic.
In recent years the club has managed to remain successful while
keeping a tight eye on its finances.
Early in its history, Celtic decided to sign Protestant players,
and has frequently had a number of Protestants on its roster.
Today, the playing roster of Celtic is multinational,
multiracial, and non-denominational.
In 2003 many fans travelled to see Celtic take part in the UEFA
Cup final in Seville in southern Spain. Although Celtic lost the
match in extra time despite two Henrik Larsson goals. The
conduct of the Celtic supporters received much praise and
supporters were awarded with Fair Play Awards from both FIFA and
UEFA. |
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Celtic FC Honours, Trophies & Awards
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- European
Champions Cup (1): 1967.
- Scottish
League Champions (39): 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, 2005.
- Scottish
Cup (32): 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.
- Scottish
League Cup (12): 1957, 1958, 1966, 1967,
1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000,
2001.
- Drybrough
Cup: 1974.
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Coronation Cup: 1953.
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