2019–20 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C.
2019–20 season
Chairman	Ian Bankier
Manager	Neil Lennon
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premiership	1st
League Cup	Winners
Scottish Cup	Winners
Champions League	Third qualifying round
Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Odsonne Édouard (22); All: ; Odsonne Édouard (29)
Highest home attendance	59,131; Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen; (21 December 2019)
Lowest home attendance	54,584; Celtic 2–1 Hamilton Academical; (4 December 2019)
Average home league attendance	57,944
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was Celtic's 126th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, Champions League and Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented quadruple treble.^[1]

On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The season was curtailed as a result, with Celtic declared Scottish Premiership champions on 18 May, winning a ninth consecutive league title.^[3]^[4]

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic held its pre-season training camp in Stegersbach (Austria) and St. Gallen (Switzerland), with matches against SC Pinkafeld, Wiener SC and St. Gallen.^[5]^[6]

26 June 2019 Friendly	SC Pinkafeld	1 – 6	Celtic	Pinkafeld, Austria
	Pahr 29'	Celtic Report	Griffiths 36' Johnston 46', 90+1' Henderson 53' Oko-Flex 84' Aitchison 88'	Stadium: Sportplatz Referee: Florian Jandl (Austria)^[7]

29 June 2019 Friendly	Wiener SC	1 – 2	Celtic	Vienna, Austria
	Josic 54'	Celtic Report	Griffiths 57' Bayo 87'	Stadium: Sportklub Stadium Attendance: 4,682^[8]

2 July 2019 Friendly	St. Gallen	0 – 0	Celtic	St. Gallen, Switzerland
		Celtic Report		Stadium: Kybunpark Attendance: 4,012^[9] Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)^[10]

13 July 2019 Friendly	Celtic	0 – 0	Rennes	Glasgow
		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 21 June 2019. Celtic began their title defence against St Johnstone at Celtic Park.^[11]

3 August 2019	Celtic	7 – 0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
	Johnston 9' Christie 26', 30', 67' Ntcham 72' Édouard 80' Griffiths 86'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,877 Referee: Kevin Clancy

10 August 2019	Motherwell	2 – 5	Celtic	Motherwell
	Donnelly 12', 90+1'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Ajer 14' Griffiths 41' Forrest 66' Édouard 76' Christie 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,822 Referee: Nick Walsh

25 August 2019	Celtic	3 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Berra 29' (o.g.) McGregor 54' Halkett 60' (o.g.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Washington 81'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,763 Referee: Willie Collum

1 September 2019	Rangers	0 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 32' Hayes 90+3'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,873 Referee: Bobby Madden

14 September 2019	Hamilton Academical	0 – 1	Celtic	Hamilton
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Forrest 4'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 5,300 Referee: Don Robertson

22 September 2019	Celtic	3 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
	Édouard 44', 53' Christie 57'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Brophy 33'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,137 Referee: Greg Aitken

28 September 2019	Hibernian	1 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
	Ajer 8' (o.g.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 24'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,339 Referee: Kevin Clancy

6 October 2019	Livingston	2 – 0	Celtic	Livingston
	Robinson 47' Dykes 73'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 8,196 Referee: Willie Collum

19 October 2019	Celtic	6 – 0	Ross County	Glasgow
	Elyounoussi 4', 72' Édouard 46', 50' McGregor 49' Forrest 55'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,560 Referee: Don Robertson

27 October 2019	Aberdeen	0 – 4	Celtic	Aberdeen
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 10' Frimpong 15' Forrest 37' Elyounoussi 45'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 15,079 Referee: John Beaton

30 October 2019	Celtic	2 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
	Elyounoussi 49' Forrest 54'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,127 Referee: Kevin Clancy

10 November 2019	Celtic	2 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
	Édouard 19' Tait 54' (o.g.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,137 Referee: Alan Muir

23 November 2019	Celtic	4 – 0	Livingston	Glasgow
	Édouard 19' Brown 57' Forrest 64', 90+1'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,247 Referee: Andrew Dallas

1 December 2019	Ross County	1 – 4	Celtic	Dingwall
	Stewart 24'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 11', 38' Rogic 67' Johnston 73'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Nick Walsh

4 December 2019	Celtic	2 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
	Christie 13' Brown 90+2'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Ogkmpoe 90'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,584 Referee: Alan Muir

15 December 2019	Celtic	2 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
	Frimpong 39' Édouard 66'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,598 Referee: John Beaton

18 December 2019	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 28' Ntcham 40'	Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Bobby Madden

21 December 2019	Celtic	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
	Jullien 7' Édouard 66'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Cosgrove 35'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 59,131 Referee: Euan Anderson

26 December 2019	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
	MacPherson 89'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	McGregor 22' Forrest 32'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 6,797 Referee: Willie Collum

29 December 2019	Celtic	1 – 2	Rangers	Glasgow
	Édouard 42'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Kent 36' Katić 56'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,902 Referee: Kevin Clancy

22 January 2020	Kilmarnock	1 – 3	Celtic	Kilmarnock
	Kabamba 66'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 25' Griffiths 51' Jullien 73'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 8,307 Referee: Don Robertson

25 January 2020	Celtic	3 – 0	Ross County	Glasgow
	McGregor 37' (pen.) Édouard 65', 68'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,785 Referee: Kevin Clancy

29 January 2020	St Johnstone	0 – 3	Celtic	Perth
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Ntcham 6' Forrest 20' Griffiths 26'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,743 Referee: John Beaton

2 February 2020	Hamilton Academical	1 – 4	Celtic	Hamilton
	Ogkmpoe 26'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 35', 81' Jullien 78' Forrest 90+1'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 4,708 Referee: Nick Walsh

5 February 2020	Motherwell	0 – 4	Celtic	Motherwell
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 9', 80' Griffiths 51' McGregor 75'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,534 Referee: Don Robertson

12 February 2020	Celtic	5 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Ntcham 30' Jullien 46' McGregor 52' Christie 67' Šimunović 80'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,431 Referee: Willie Collum

16 February 2020	Aberdeen	1 – 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
	Taylor 27'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	McGregor 10' Ajer 81'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,135 Referee: Andrew Dallas

23 February 2020	Celtic	3 – 1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
	Ajer 28' Édouard 33' Griffiths 62'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Brophy 6' (pen.)	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,883 Referee: Kevin Clancy

4 March 2020	Livingston	2 – 2	Celtic	Livingston
	Guthrie 24' Robinson 46'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	McGregor 16' Rogic 90+1'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 8,640 Referee: Willie Collum

7 March 2020	Celtic	5 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
	Griffiths 18', 44', 74' Édouard 54' McGregor 90' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,998 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup

On 28 July, Celtic were drawn to face Dunfermline Athletic at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2019–20 Scottish League Cup.^[12] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 2–1 victory in extra-time. On 18 August, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Celtic Park in the quarter-finals.^[13] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued with a five-goal win against the Championship side. On 25 September, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian in the semi-finals.^[14] Goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi, Callum McGregor and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the final, a fourth consecutive League Cup final and seventh consecutive domestic cup final. On 8 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the fourth consecutive season, defeating Rangers 1–0 in the final.

17 August 2019 Second round	Celtic	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
	Johnston 55' Forrest 114'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Beadling 77'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,318 Referee: John Beaton

25 September 2019 Quarter-finals	Celtic	5 – 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
	Bayo 15' Rogic 46' Ntcham 56', 63' Sinclair 76'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,008 Referee: Steven McLean

2 November 2019 Semi-finals	Hibernian	2 – 5	Celtic	Glasgow
	Hallberg 36' Kamberi 58'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Elyounoussi 17', 44' McGregor 21' Brown 56', 90'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 46,782 Referee: Bobby Madden

8 December 2019 Final	Rangers	0 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Jullien 60'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 51,117 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Cup

On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the fourth round of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup.^[15] The Scottish Cup holders progressed to the fifth round with a 2–1 victory. On 19 January 2020, Celtic were drawn to face Clyde at Broadwood Stadium in the fifth round.^[16] Goals from Olivier Ntcham, Scott Brown and Vakoun Issouf Bayo sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals. On 9 February, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.^[17] A late Ryan Christie free-kick secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals. On 1 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen in the semi-finals.^[18] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of Scottish football, the semi-finals were rescheduled for later in the year.^[19]

18 January 2020 Fourth round	Partick Thistle	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
	Bannigan 90+3' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 12' McGregor 78'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 9,542 Referee: Alan Muir

9 February 2020 Fifth round	Clyde	0 – 3	Celtic	Cumbernauld
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Ntcham 16' Brown 40' Bayo 90'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Attendance: 7,536 Referee: Bobby Madden

1 March 2020 Quarter-finals	St Johnstone	0 – 1	Celtic	Perth
		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 81'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 8,181 Referee: Bobby Madden

1 November 2020 Semi-finals	Celtic	2 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
	Christie 18' Elyounoussi 23'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

20 December 2020 Final	Celtic	3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
	Christie 19' Édouard 29' (pen.) Griffiths 105+1'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Boyce 48' Kingsley 67' Ginnelly 111'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton
	Penalties
	Griffiths McGregor Christie Johnston Ajer		Naismith Smith Lee Kingsley Wighton

UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

On 18 June, Celtic were drawn to face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[20]^[21] The Bhoys won 5–2 on aggregate and secured a place in the next round.

9 July 2019 1st leg	Sarajevo	1 – 3	Celtic	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Oremuš 29'	Report	Johnston 35' Édouard 51' Sinclair 85'	Stadium: Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium Attendance: 24,723 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

17 July 2019 2nd leg	Celtic	2 – 1 (5 – 2 agg.)	Sarajevo	Glasgow
	Christie 26' McGregor 75'	Report	Tatar 62'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,662 Referee: Alain Durieux (Luxembourg)

Second qualifying round

On 17 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Nõmme Kalju (Estonia) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[22] The Scottish champions progressed to the third round with a 7–0 aggregate win against the Estonians.

24 July 2019 1st leg	Celtic	5 – 0	Nõmme Kalju	Glasgow
	Ajer 36' Christie 44' (pen.), 65' Griffiths 45+3' McGregor 77'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,872 Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

30 July 2019 2nd leg	Nõmme Kalju	0 – 2 (0 – 7 agg.)	Celtic	Tallinn, Estonia
		Report	Kulinitš 10' (o.g.) Shved 90+3'	Stadium: Lilleküla Stadium Attendance: 4,014 Referee: Benoît Millot (France)

Third qualifying round

On 30 July, it was determined that Celtic would face CFR Cluj (Romania) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.^[23] The Bhoys were eliminated following a 5–4 aggregate defeat and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.

7 August 2019 1st leg	CFR Cluj	1 – 1	Celtic	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
	Rondón 28'	Report	Forrest 37'	Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 13,055 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

13 August 2019 2nd leg	Celtic	3 – 4 (4 – 5 agg.)	CFR Cluj	Glasgow
	Forrest 51' Édouard 61' Christie 76'	Report	Deac 27' Omrani 74' (pen.), 80' Țucudean 90+7'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,964 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

On 15 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AIK (Sweden) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.^[24] Neil Lennon's side recorded a comfortable 6–1 win on aggregate and secured a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage.

22 August 2019 1st leg	Celtic	2 – 0	AIK	Glasgow
	Forrest 48' Édouard 73'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,885 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)

29 August 2019 2nd leg	AIK	1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.)	Celtic	Solna, Sweden
	Larsson 33' (pen.)	Report	Forrest 17' Johnston 34' Jullien 87' Morgan 90+3'	Stadium: Friends Arena Attendance: 28,410 Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

Group stage

On 30 August, the draw for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group E along with Lazio (Pot 1), Rennes (Pot 3) and CFR Cluj (Pot 4).^[25]

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CEL	CLJ	LAZ	REN
1	Celtic	6	4	1	1	10	6	+4	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	2–0	2–1	3–1
2	CFR Cluj	6	4	0	2	6	4	+2	12	Advance to knockout phase	2–0	—	2–1	1–0
3	Lazio	6	2	0	4	6	9	−3	6		1–2	1–0	—	2–1
4	Rennes	6	1	1	4	5	8	−3	4		1–1	0–1	2–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

19 September 2019 Matchday 1	Rennes	1 – 1	Celtic	Rennes, France
	Niang 38' (pen.)	Report	Christie 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,026 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

3 October 2019 Matchday 2	Celtic	2 – 0	CFR Cluj	Glasgow
	Édouard 20' Elyounoussi 59'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

24 October 2019 Matchday 3	Celtic	2 – 1	Lazio	Glasgow
	Christie 67' Jullien 89'	Report	Lazzari 40'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

7 November 2019 Matchday 4	Lazio	1 – 2	Celtic	Rome, Italy
	Immobile 7'	Report	Forrest 38' Ntcham 90+5'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 26,155 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

28 November 2019 Matchday 5	Celtic	3 – 1	Rennes	Glasgow
	Morgan 22' Christie 45+1' Johnston 74'	Report	Hunou 89'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

12 December 2019 Matchday 6	CFR Cluj	2 – 0	Celtic	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
	Burcă 49' Đoković 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu Attendance: 12,890 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)

Round of 32

On 16 December, Celtic were drawn to face Copenhagen in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.^[26]

20 February 2020 1st leg	Copenhagen	1 – 1	Celtic	Copenhagen, Denmark
	N'Doye 52'	Report	Édouard 14'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 34,346 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

27 February 2020 2nd leg	Celtic	1 – 3 (2 – 4 agg.)	Copenhagen	Glasgow
	Édouard 83' (pen.)	Report	Santos 51' Biel 85' N'Doye 88'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,172 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

^[27]^[28]

As of 20 December 2020

No.	Pos	Player	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Champions League		Europa League		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Craig Gordon	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	6	0
29	GK	Scott Bain^[a]	2	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	9	0
65	GK	Conor Hazard^[a]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
67	GK	Fraser Forster	28	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	39	0
Defenders
2	DF	Christopher Jullien^[a]	28	4	3	1	4	0	2	0	10	2	47	7
3	DF	Greg Taylor^[a]	12	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
5	DF	Jozo Šimunović	6	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	3	0	16	1
13	DF	Moritz Bauer	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	13	0
23	DF	Boli Bolingoli	14	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	6	0	28	0
30	DF	Jeremie Frimpong^[b]	14	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	21	2
33	DF	Hatem Abd Elhamed^[c]	5	0	3	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	15	0
35	DF	Kristoffer Ajer^[a]	28	3	4	0	3	0	5	1	10	0	50	4
57	DF	Stephen Welsh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	Nir Bitton^[a]	15	0	2	0	3	0	5	0	6	0	31	0
8	MF	Scott Brown^[d] (captain)	29	2	3	2	5	1	6	0	9	0	52	5
12	MF	Ismaila Soro^[c]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	Daniel Arzani	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	Jonny Hayes	14	1	4	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	26	1
17	MF	Ryan Christie^[d]^[e]	24	11	3	0	4	3	6	4	8	3	45	21
18	MF	Tom Rogic^[b]	16	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	24	3
19	MF	Mikey Johnston^[c]	11	2	2	1	1	0	4	1	4	2	22	6
20	MF	Marian Shved	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1
21	MF	Olivier Ntcham^[c]	23	4	2	2	3	1	4	0	7	1	39	8
27	MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi^[d]^[f]	10	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	6	1	22	8
41	MF	Scott Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
42	MF	Callum McGregor^[d]	30	9	4	1	4	1	5	2	9	0	52	13
49	MF	James Forrest	28	10	3	1	2	0	5	2	9	3	47	16
77	MF	Karamoko Dembélé	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
Forwards
9	FW	Leigh Griffiths^[g]^[f]	21	9	1	0	4	2	4	1	3	0	33	12
10	FW	Vakoun Bayo	8	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	4	0	16	2
11	FW	Patryk Klimala	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	FW	Odsonne Édouard^[d]^[f]	27	22	3	0	4	1	5	2	8	4	47	29
Departures
4	DF	Jack Hendry^{[Note LOA]}	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF	Scott Sinclair^{[Note TRA]}	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	7	2
16	MF	Lewis Morgan^{[Note TRA]}	5	0	3	0	0	0	6	0	4	2	18	2
52	MF	Ewan Henderson^{[Note LOA]}	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
56	DF	Anthony Ralston^{[Note LOA]}	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
Signed in 2020–21^{[Note SCO]}
4	DF	Shane Duffy^[d]	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	FW	Albian Ajeti^[c]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	MF	David Turnbull^[a]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
93	DF	Diego Laxalt^[b]	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Notes

^
Player left the club on loan during the season
^
Player left the club during the season
^
Due to the postponement of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, players signed in the following season were eligible to participate from the semi-final stage.^[29]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Includes one starting appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ ^a ^b ^c Includes one starting appearance and one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Includes one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Includes two starting appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ ^a ^b ^c Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ Includes two substitute appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Goalscorers

R	No.	Pos.	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	22	FW	Odsonne Édouard	22	0	1^[a]	2	4	29
2	17	MF	Ryan Christie	11	0	3^[b]	4	3	21
3	49	MF	James Forrest	10	1	0	2	3	16
4	42	MF	Callum McGregor	9	1	1	2	0	13
5	9	FW	Leigh Griffiths	9	0	2^[a]	1	0	12
6	21	MF	Olivier Ntcham	4	2	1	0	1	8
6	27	MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi	4	2	1^[a]	0	1	8
7	2	DF	Christopher Jullien	4	1	0	0	2	7
8	19	MF	Mikey Johnston	2	1	0	1	2	6
9	8	MF	Scott Brown	2	2	1	0	0	5
10	35	DF	Kristoffer Ajer	3	0	0	1	0	4
11	18	MF	Tom Rogic	2	1	0	0	0	3
12	10	FW	Vakoun Bayo	0	1	1	0	0	2
	11	MF	Scott Sinclair	0	1	0	1	0	2
	16	MF	Lewis Morgan	0	0	0	0	2	2
	30	DF	Jeremie Frimpong	2	0	0	0	0	2
13	5	DF	Jozo Šimunović	1	0	0	0	0	1
	15	MF	Jonny Hayes	1	0	0	0	0	1
	20	MF	Marian Shved	0	0	0	1	0	1
Own goals				3	0	0	1	0	4
Total				89	13	11	16	18	147

Last updated: 20 December 2020

^ ^a ^b ^c Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

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												Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League		Total			Notes
17	MF		Christie^[a]	3	1				1	3		7		1
30	DF		Frimpong	2		1	1	1				4		1
10	FW		Bayo							1	1	1	1
8	MF		Brown	6						5		11
6	MF		Bitton	2		1		1	2	2		8
35	DF		Ajer^[a]	3		1		1	1	2		8
42	MF		McGregor^[a]	2		1		1		2		6
2	DF		Jullien^[a]	2				1		2		5
9	FW		Griffiths	2						1		3
13	DF		Bauer	3								3
22	FW		Édouard							3		3
23	DF		Bolingoli	1					1	1		3
3	DF		Taylor	1						1		2
5	DF		Šimunović	1					1			2
15	MF		Hayes	1		1						2
21	MF		Ntcham	2								2
27	MF		Elyounoussi^[a]					1		1		2
67	GK		Forster	1				1				2
16	MF		Morgan						1			1
19	MF		Johnston	1								1
33	DF		Elhamed						1			1
93	DF		Laxalt^[a]					1				1

Last updated: 20 December 2020
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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Includes one yellow card in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Ryan Christie	St Johnstone	7–0 (H)	3 August 2019	Premiership
Leigh Griffiths	St Mirren	5–0 (H)	7 March 2020	Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 20 December 2020.

Rank	Name	Premiership	League Cup	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total	Played Games
1	Fraser Forster	14	1	1	0	1	17	39
2	Scott Bain	1	0	2^[a]	1	0	4^[a]	9^[b]
3	Craig Gordon	0	1	0	1	1	3	6
4	Conor Hazard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[b]
Total		15	2	3^[a]	2	2	24^[a]	55^[c]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Includes one clean sheet in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ ^a ^b Includes one appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.
^ Includes two delayed Scottish Cup matches (semi-final and final), recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

Attendances

As of match played 7 March 2020

	Matches	Attendances	Average	High	Low
Premiership	15	869,160	57,944	59,131	54,584
League Cup	2	52,326	26,163	27,318	25,008
Scottish Cup	0	0	0	0	0
Champions League	3	151,498	50,499	58,662	41,872
Europa League	5	265,573	53,114	56,172	40,885
Total	25	1,338,557	53,542	59,131	25,008

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Celtic (C)	30	26	2	2	89	19	+70	80	2.67	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Rangers	29	21	4	4	64	19	+45	67	2.31	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^[b]
3	Motherwell	30	14	4	12	41	38	+3	46	1.53	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Aberdeen	30	12	9	9	40	36	+4	45	1.50	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5	Livingston	30	10	9	11	41	39	+2	39	1.30

Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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).^[31]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[30]
^ Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

Competition overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Champions League	9 July 2019	13 August 2019	1st round	3rd Round	6	4	1	1	16	7	+9	066.67
Premiership	3 August 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	Winners	30	26	2	2	89	19	+70	086.67
League Cup	17 August 2019	8 December 2019	2nd round	Winners	4	4	0	0	13	3	+10	100.00
Europa League	22 August 2019	27 February 2020	Play-Off Round	Round of 32	10	6	2	2	18	11	+7	060.00
Scottish Cup	18 January 2020	20 December 2020	4th Round	Winners	5	4	1	0	11	4	+7	080.00
Total					55	44	6	5	147	44	+103	080.00

Source: Competitions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager	John Kennedy
First Team Coach	Damien Duff
Goalkeeping Coach	Stevie Woods
Head of Football Operations	Nick Hammond^[32]
Head Physiotherapist	Tim Williamson
Head of Sports Science	Jack Nayler
First Team Nutritionist	Rob Naughton

Last updated: 1 July 2019
Source: celticfc.net

Kit

Supplier: New Balance / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

The club is in the fifth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.^[33]

Home

Away

Third

Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops, with a green polo-style collar. White shorts and predominantly green socks complete the look.^[34]
Away: The away kit features a lemon chrome shirt, with deep teal green shoulders. The shirt is accompanied by deep teal shorts and lemon chrome socks.^[35]
Third: The third kit features a grey shirt, with a berry chevron on the front, a design that was first used on a Celtic shirt one hundred years before. Grey and berry shorts and socks complete the look.^[36]

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Type	Window	Ends	Fee
DF	Christopher Jullien	Toulouse	Transfer	Summer	2023	£7,000,000^[37]^[38]
MF	Luca Connell	Bolton Wanderers	Transfer	Summer	2023	£350,000^[39]^[40]
DF	Boli Bolingoli	Rapid Wien	Transfer	Summer	2023	£3,000,000^[41]^[42]
DF	Hatem Abd Elhamed	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Transfer	Summer	2023	£1,600,000^[43]^[44]
GK	Tobi Oluwayemi	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	2022	Undisclosed^[45]^[46]
DF	Leo Hjelde	Rosenborg	Transfer	Summer	2022	Undisclosed^[47]^[48]
MF	Liam Burt	Rangers	Transfer	Summer	2021	Free^[49]^[50]
FW	Jonathan Afolabi	Southampton	Transfer	Summer	2022	Free^[51]^[52]
GK	Fraser Forster	Southampton	Loan	Summer	2020	Loan^[53]^[54]
DF	Moritz Bauer	Stoke City	Loan	Summer	2020	Loan^[55]^[56]
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[cnote_Note_LOA] 
Player left the club on loan during the season

[cnote_Note_TRA] 
Player left the club during the season

[cnote_Note_SCO] 
Due to the postponement of the 2019–20 Scottish Cup, players signed in the following season were eligible to participate from the semi-final stage.^[29]

[1app1920-29] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Includes one starting appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[1+1app1920-30] Includes one starting appearance and one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[1sub1920-31] Includes one substitute appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[2app1920-32] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Includes two starting appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[2goal1920-33] Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[1goal1920-34] Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[2sub1920-35] Includes two substitute appearances in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[1goal1920-37] Includes one goal in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[2goal1920-38] Includes two goals in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[yellow1920-39] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Includes one yellow card in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[clean1920-40] Includes one clean sheet in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[app1920-41] Includes one appearance in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final and final, recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[2goal1920-42] Includes two delayed Scottish Cup matches (semi-final and final), recorded under the 2020–21 season by some resources.

[44] All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[30]

[table_note_res_EL2Q0.2403222733365-45] Since the 2019–20 Scottish Cup was postponed and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the second-placed team, while the fourth-placed team also qualified for European competition.

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