1985–86 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1985–86 season
Chairman	Tom Devlin
Manager	Davie Hay
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	1st (champions)
Scottish Cup	5th Round
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-finalists
European Cup Winners' Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Brian McClair (22); All: Brian McClair (29)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →

During the 1985–86 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Celtic (C)	36	20	10	6	67	38	+29	50	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Heart of Midlothian	36	20	10	6	59	33	+26	50	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Dundee United	36	18	11	7	59	31	+28	47	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Aberdeen	36	16	12	8	62	31	+31	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
5	Rangers	36	13	9	14	53	45	+8	35	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: Rsssf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

10 August 1985 Premier League	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 21,786

17 August 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,189

24 August 1985 Premier League	Clydebank	0–2	Celtic	Clydebank
15:00				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 9,633

31 August 1985 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,365

7 September 1985 Premier League	Hibernian	0–5	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,366

14 September 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 39,450

28 September 1985 Premier League	Dundee	0–2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 15,387

5 October 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,651

12 October 1985 Premier League	Celtic	0–1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,683

19 October 1985 Premier League	Motherwell	1–2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 19,258

26 October 1985 Premier League	Celtic	0–3	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,976

2 November 1985 Premier League	Aberdeen	4–1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,097

9 November 1985 Premier League	Rangers	3–0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,670

16 November 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,148

23 November 1985 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,510

14 December 1985 Premier League	Hearts	1–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 22,163

23 December 1985 Premier League	Dundee United	1–0	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 15,894

28 December 1985 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,822

1 January 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,812

4 January 1986 Premier League	Dundee United	4–2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,668

11 January 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,305

15 January 1986 Premier League	Celtic	3–2	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,402

18 January 1986 Premier League	Hibernian	2–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,512

1 February 1986 Premier League	Dundee	1–3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 12,295

8 February 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,602

22 February 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,346

15 March 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,965

22 March 1986 Premier League	Rangers	4–4	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,010

29 March 1986 Premier League	Clydebank	0–5	Celtic	Clydebank
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 8,056

2 April 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Dundee	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,310

5 April 1986 Premier League	St Mirren	1–2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 10,919

12 April 1986 Premier League	Aberdeen	0–1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,613

19 April 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,966

26 April 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,521

30 April 1986 Premier League	Motherwell	0–2	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,540

3 May 1986 Premier League	St Mirren	0–5	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 17,833

Scottish Cup

25 January 1986 Third round	Celtic	2–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,006

15 February 1986 Fourth round	Celtic	2–1	Queen's Park	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,656

8 March 1986 Fifth round	Hibernian	4–3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 20,000

Scottish League Cup

21 August 1985 Second round	Queen of the South	1–4	Celtic	Dumfries
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 6,404

28 August 1985 Third round	Celtic	7–0	Brechin City	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9,292

4 September 1985 Quarter Finals	Hibernian	4–4	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,570

European Cup Winners' Cup

18 September 1985 1st round 1st leg	Atletico Madrid	1–1	Celtic	Madrid
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderón Attendance: 55,000

2 October 1985 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Atletico Madrid	Glasgow
14:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 182 (Behind closed doors)

Glasgow Cup

19 November 1985 Semi-final	Partick Thistle	2–3	Celtic	Maryhill, Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Attendance: 3,798

9 May 1986 Final	Rangers	3–2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 40,741

Club Staff

Board of Directors^[2]
Position	Name
Chairman	Thomas Devlin
Vice-Chairman	Jack McGinn
Secretary	Chris White
Directors	Jim Farrell Tom Grant Kevin Kelly Chris White

Football Staff^[3]
Position	Name
Manager	David Hay
Assistant manager	Frank Connor
Coach	Bobby Lennox
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan
Chief Scout	John Kelman

Transfers

Transfers In^[4]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
November 1985	Mark McGhee	Hamburger SV	£150,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£150,000

Transfers Out^[5]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
May 1985	John Colquhoun	Heart of Midlothian F.C.	£60,000
June 1985	Frank McGarvey	St Mirren F.C.	£80,000
February 1986	Tom McAdam	Motherwell F.C.	Free Transfer
		Total Transfer Fees	£140,000

References

^ ^a ^b "Player Stats For Season (1985–86)". FitbaStats. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
^ "Celtic Board – Past – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Coaching and Backroom Staff – Previous – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers – Players In – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers – Players Out – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[tgl-1] "Player Stats For Season (1985–86)". FitbaStats. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

[2] "Celtic Board – Past – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[3] "Coaching and Backroom Staff – Previous – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[4] "Transfers – Players In – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[5] "Transfers – Players Out – The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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