1990–91 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1990–91 football season

Celtic

1990–91 season

Chairman

Jack McGinn

Manager

Billy McNeill

Stadium

Celtic Park

Scottish Premier Division

3rd

Scottish Cup

Semi-finalists

Scottish League Cup

Finalists

Top goalscorer

League: Tommy Coyne – 18
All: Tommy Coyne – 19

Highest home attendance

51,252

Lowest home attendance

14,284

Average home league attendance

29,012

Home colours

← 1989–90

1991–92 →

During the 1990–91 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 or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	24	7	5	62	23	+39	55	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	22	9	5	62	27	+35	53	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Celtic	36	17	7	12	52	38	+14	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	17	7	12	41	29	+12	41
5	Heart of Midlothian	36	14	7	15	48	55	−7	35

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

Matches

Motherwell v Celtic

25 August 1990 Premier League	Motherwell	2–0	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 17,652

Celtic v Aberdeen

1 September 1990 Premier League	Celtic	0–3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,222

Celtic v Hibernian

8 September 1990 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,464

Rangers v Celtic

15 September 1990 Premier League	Rangers	1–1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 38,543

Celtic v Hearts

22 September 1990 Premier League	Celtic	3–0	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,409

St Mirren v Celtic

29 September 1990 Premier League	St Mirren	2–3	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 20,314

Celtic v St Johnstone

6 October 1990 Premier League	Celtic	0–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,905

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

13 October 1990 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 16,053

Celtic v Dundee United

20 October 1990 Premier League	Celtic	0–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,627

Aberdeen v Celtic

3 November 1990 Premier League	Aberdeen	3–0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,496

Celtic v Motherwell

6 November 1990 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,317

Hearts v Celtic

10 November 1990 Premier League	Hearts	1–0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 19,189

Celtic v St Mirren

17 November 1990 Premier League	Celtic	4–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,686

Celtic v Rangers

25 November 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1–2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,671

Hibernian v Celtic

1 December 1990 Premier League	Hibernian	0–3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,219

Dundee United v Celtic

8 December 1990 Premier League	Dundee United	3–1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,503

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

15 December 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,916

St Johnstone v Celtic

22 December 1990 Premier League	St Johnstone	3–2	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 10,627

Celtic v Hearts

29 December 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,120

Rangers v Celtic

2 January 1991 Premier League	Rangers	2–0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 38,399

Celtic v Hibernian

5 January 1991 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,526

Celtic v Aberdeen

19 January 1991 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,182

Motherwell v Celtic

30 January 1991 Premier League	Motherwell	1–1	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 13,552

Celtic v Dundee United

2 February 1991 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,172

Celtic v St Johnstone

2 March 1991 Premier League	Celtic	3–0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,561

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

6 March 1991 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 12,458

Hibernian v Celtic

9 March 1991 Premier League	Hibernian	0–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,323

St Mirren v Celtic

12 March 1991 Premier League	St Mirren	0–2	Celtic	Paisley
19:30 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 12,675

Celtic v Rangers

24 March 1991 Premier League	Celtic	3–0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 51,252

Celtic v Motherwell

30 March 1991 Premier League	Celtic	1–2	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,523

Aberdeen v Celtic

6 April 1991 Premier League	Aberdeen	1–0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 19,815

Dundee United v Celtic

13 April 1991 Premier League	Dundee United	2–1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 13,603

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

20 April 1991 Premier League	Celtic	5–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,284

Hearts v Celtic

27 April 1991 Premier League	Hearts	0–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 17,075

Celtic v St Mirren

5 May 1991 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,372

St Johnstone v Celtic

11 May 1991 Premier League	St Johnstone	2–3	Celtic	Perth
15:00 GMT				Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 9,486

Scottish Cup

Forfar Athletic v Celtic

26 January 1991 Third round	Forfar Athletic	0–2	Celtic	Forfar
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 8,359

Celtic v St Mirren

26 February 1991 Fourth round	Celtic	3–0	St Mirren	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,189

Celtic v Rangers

17 March 1991 Fifth round	Celtic	2–0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,286

Motherwell v Celtic

3 April 1991 Semi-final	Motherwell	0–0	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 41,765

Motherwell v Celtic

9 April 1991 Semi-final replay	Motherwell	4–2	Celtic	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 31,371

Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Ayr United

22 August 1990 Second round	Celtic	4–0	Ayr United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,506

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

29 August 1990 Third round	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Celtic	Hamilton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 9,168

Celtic v Queen of the South

5 September 1990 Quarter-finals	Celtic	2–1	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,435

Dundee United v Celtic

25 September 1990 Semi-finals	Dundee United	0–2	Celtic	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 49,975

Celtic v Rangers

28 October 1990 Finals	Celtic	1–2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 62,817

Club staff

Board of Directors & Club Management
Position	Name
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Vice-Chairman	Kevin Kelly
Secretary	Chris White
Directors	Brian Dempsey James Farrell Tom Grant Michael Kelly Chris White
Chief executive	Terry Cassidy

Football Staff
Position	Name
Manager	Billy McNeill
Assistant manager	Tommy Craig
Reserve Team Manager	Bobby Lennox
Youth Development Coordinator	Benny Rooney
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan

Transfers

Transfers In^[1]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
May 1990	Martin Hayes	Arsenal F.C.	£650,000
July 1990	Charlie Nicholas	Aberdeen F.C.	£450,000
July 1990	John Collins	Hibernian F.C.	£1,000,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£2,100,000

Transfers Out^[2]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
June 1990	Billy Stark	Kilmarnock F.C.	£50,000
July 1990	David Elliot	Partick Thistle F.C.	£75,000
August 1990	Stuart Balmer	Charlton Athletic F.C.	£120,000
February 1991	Paul McLaughlin	Partick Thistle F.C.	£75,000
February 1991	Andy Murdoch	Partick Thistle F.C.	£75,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£395,000

References

^ "Celtic Wiki – Transfers In".
^ "Celtic Wiki – Transfers Out".

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