1995–96 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1995–96 football season

Celtic

1995–96 season

Manager

Tommy Burns

Stadium

Celtic Park

Scottish Premier Division

2nd

Scottish Cup

Semi-finals

Scottish League Cup

Quarter-finals

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

Pierre van Hooijdonk (26)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 1994–95

1996–97 →

During the 1995–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Season summary

Celtic lost only once in the league all season, but also drew eleven games and so they finished in second, four points off champions Rangers. As a result, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Cup.

Celtic had poor form in the cup competitions, being knocked out by Rangers in both domestic cups and being knocked out by eventual cup winners Paris Saint-Germain in the Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	Stewart Kerr
—	GK	SCO	Gordon Marshall
—	DF	SCO	Tom Boyd
—	DF	SCO	Stuart Gray
—	DF	SCO	John Hughes
—	DF	SCO	Malky Mackay
—	DF	SCO	Tosh McKinlay
—	DF	SCO	Jackie McNamara
—	DF	ALB	Rudi Vata
—	MF	SCO	Simon Donnelly
—	MF	SCO	Peter Grant


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Brian McLaughlin
—	MF	SCO	Paul McStay
—	MF	SCO	Phil O'Donnell
—	MF	SCO	Brian O'Neil
—	MF	DEN	Morten Wieghorst
—	FW	SCO	John Collins
—	FW	SCO	Willie Falconer
—	FW	SCO	Chris Hay
—	FW	SCO	Andy Walker
—	FW	GER	Andreas Thom
—	FW	NED	Pierre van Hooijdonk

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	SCO	Jamie McQuilken (to Dundee United)

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Date	Fee
Andreas Thom	Bayer Leverkusen	4 August 1995	£2.2 million
John Hughes	Falkirk	7 August 1995	£380,000 (tribunal)
Jackie McNamara	Dunfermline Athletic	4 October 1995	£650,000
Morten Wieghorst	Dundee	8 December 1995	£600,000 (£500,000 plus Barry Smith)
Jorge Cadete	Sporting Lisbon	30 March 1996	Free

Players out

Player	To	Date	Fee
Charlie Nicholas	Clyde	11 August 1995	Free
Paul Byrne	Southend United	25 August 1995	£60,000^[1]
Tony Mowbray	Ipswich Town	5 October 1995	£300,000^[2]
Jamie McQuilken	Dundee United	4 November 1995	£150,000^[3]
Barry Smith	Dundee	8 December 1995	Exchange^[4]
Mark McNally	Southend United	8 December 1995	£60,000^[5]
Willie Falconer	Motherwell	16 January 1996	£200,000
Andy Walker	Sheffield United	23 February 1996	£500,000^[6]
Jim Slavin	Partick Thistle	15 March 1996	£30,000^[7]
John O'Neill	Bournemouth	29 March 1996	Free
Mike Galloway		31 May 1996	Retired
Lee Martin		31 May 1996	Free
Rudi Vata		31 May 1996	Free

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	27	6	3	85	25	+60	87	Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2	Celtic	36	24	11	1	74	25	+49	83	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[a]
3	Aberdeen	36	16	7	13	52	45	+7	55	Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round^[a]
4	Heart of Midlothian	36	16	7	13	55	53	+2	55	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round^[b]
5	Hibernian	36	11	10	15	43	57	−14	43

Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
^ As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.

Matches

Raith Rovers v Celtic

26 August 1995 Premier League	Raith Rovers	0–1	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
15:00			Pierre van Hooijdonk	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 9,300

Aberdeen v Celtic

10 September 1995 Premier League	Aberdeen	2–3	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 16,489

Celtic v Motherwell

16 September 1995 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,365

Hearts v Celtic

23 September 1995 Premier League	Hearts	0–4	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 13,696

Celtic v Rangers

30 September 1995 Premier League	Celtic	0–2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,296

Falkirk v Celtic

4 October 1995 Premier League	Falkirk	0–1	Celtic	Falkirk
19:45 GMT		Match Report		Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 9,053

Celtic v Partick Thistle

7 October 1995 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Partick Thistle	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Match Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,952

Celtic v Hibernian

14 October 1995 Premier League	Celtic	2–2	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,738

Kilmarnock v Celtic

21 October 1995 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0–0	Celtic	Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 14,011

Celtic v Aberdeen

28 October 1995 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,275

Motherwell v Celtic

4 November 1995 Premier League	Motherwell	0–2	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 12,077

Celtic v Raith Rovers

8 November 1995 Premier League	Celtic	0–0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,382

Partick Thistle v Celtic

11 November 1995 Premier League	Partick Thistle	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 12,223

Rangers v Celtic

19 November 1995 Premier League	Rangers	3–3	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 46,440

Celtic v Hearts

25 November 1995 Premier League	Celtic	3–1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,032

Celtic v Kilmarnock

2 December 1995 Premier League	Celtic	4–2	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,660

Hibernian v Celtic

9 December 1995 Premier League	Hibernian	0–4	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,626

Celtic v Falkirk

16 December 1995 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,466

Celtic v Rangers

3 January 1996 Premier League	Celtic	0–0	Rangers	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,719

Celtic v Motherwell

6 January 1996 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,629

Raith Rovers v Celtic

9 January 1996 Premier League	Raith Rovers	1–3	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 9,300

Aberdeen v Celtic

14 January 1996 Premier League	Aberdeen	1–2	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittordie Stadium Attendance: 16,760

Hearts v Celtic

17 January 1996 Premier League	Hearts	1–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 15,871

Kilmarnock v Celtic

20 January 1996 Premier League	Kilmarnock	0–0	Celtic	Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 16,101

Celtic v Hibernian

3 February 1996 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,976

Falkirk v Celtic

10 February 1996 Premier League	Falkirk	0–0	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 10,366

Celtic v Partick Thistle

24 February 1996 Premier League	Celtic	4–0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,421

Celtic v Hearts

2 March 1996 Premier League	Celtic	4–0	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,034

Rangers v Celtic

17 March 1996 Premier League	Rangers	1–1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,312

Motherwell v Celtic

23 March 1996 Premier League	Motherwell	0–0	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 12,394

Celtic v Aberdeen

1 April 1996 Premier League	Celtic	5–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,284

Celtic v Kilmarnock

10 April 1996 Premier League	Celtic	1–1	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,476

Hibernian v Celtic

14 April 1996 Premier League	Hibernian	1–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 10,742

Celtic v Falkirk

20 April 1996 Premier League	Celtic	4–0	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 35,692

Partick Thistle v Celtic

27 April 1996 Premier League	Partick Thistle	2–4	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 14,693

Celtic v Raith Rovers

4 May 1996 Premier League	Celtic	4–1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,318

Scottish Cup

Whitehill Welfare v Celtic

28 January 1996 Third round	Whitehill Welfare	0–3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 13,313

Celtic v Raith Rovers

17 February 1996 Fourth round	Celtic	2–0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 33,415

Celtic v Dundee United

10 March 1996 Quarter-finals	Celtic	2–1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Pierre Van Hooijdonk Andreas Thom		Owen Coyle	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,750

Celtic v Rangers

7 April 1996 Semi-finals	Celtic	1–2	Rangers	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Pierre Van Hooijdonk		Brian Laudrup Ally McCoist	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 36,333

Scottish League Cup

Ayr United v Celtic

19 August 1995 Second round	Ayr United	0–3	Celtic	Ayr
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 9,128

Celtic v Raith Rovers

31 August 1995 Third round	Celtic	2–1	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,546

Celtic v Rangers

19 September 1995 Quarter Finals	Celtic	0–1	Rangers	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,803

Cup Winners' Cup

Dinamo Batumi

Celtic

14 September 1995 1st round 1st leg	Dinamo Batumi	2–3	Celtic	Batumi
18:00	Machutadze 8' Tugushi 62'	Report	Thom 21', 86' Boyd 40'	Stadium: Tsentral Stadium Attendance: 15,200^[8] Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

Celtic

Dinamo Batumi

28 September 1995 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	4–0 (7 – 2 agg.)	Dinamo Batumi	Glasgow
19:45 GMT	Thom 18', 21' Donnelly 47' Walker 89'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,969^[9] Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)

Paris Saint-Germain

Celtic

19 October 1995 2nd round 1st leg	Paris Saint-Germain	1–0	Celtic	Paris
20:30	Djorkaeff 76'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 30,010^[10] Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Celtic

Paris Saint-Germain

2 November 1995 2nd round 2nd leg	Celtic	0–3 (0–4 agg.)	Paris Saint-Germain	Glasgow
19:45 GMT		Report	Loko 36', 42' Nouma 68'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,822^[11] Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

References

^ "Murdo still hopes to get his man". The Herald. 29 November 1995.
^ "Mowbray moves". The Herald. 6 October 1995.
^ "Battling Stenhousemuir snuff out United's big guns: Christie's Warriors finally step out of the long shadows". The Herald. 6 November 1995.
^ "Old Firm new boys are set to make their debuts: Wieghorst and McInnes now major league players". The Herald. 9 December 1995.
^ "Aberdeen put their £700,000 striker on the map: Aitken quick to strengthen his cup winners". The Herald. 2 December 1995.
^ "Walker's move to Sheffield will give money to Burns". The Herald. 22 February 1996.
^ "Hearts are looking to go Dutch". The Herald. 16 March 1996.
^ "Dinamo Batumi vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ "Celtic FC vs Dinamo Batumi". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
^ "Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
^ "Celtic FC vs Paris Saint-Germain". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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