2012–13 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 2012–13 football season
Celtic
2012–13 season
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerNeil Lennon
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Hooper (19)
All:
Gary Hooper (31)
Highest home attendance59,168 vs Spartak Moscow (5 December 2012)
Lowest home attendance14,399 vs St Johnstone (30 October 2012)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2012–13 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Celtic.

Review

Celtic went about their 2012–13 league campaign in a steady if not always inspiring manner.[1] Motherwell, Inverness Caley Thistle and briefly Hibernian all either had spells at the top of the table, or thereabouts, but by Christmas Celtic had found a steady run of form to pull themselves comfortably clear of the pack.[1] Celtic eventually clinched their 44th League title on 21 April 2013 with a 4–1 win over Inverness CT at Parkhead.[2] Celtic's run in the League Cup saw them comfortably dispose of Raith Rovers (4–1)[3] and St Johnstone (5–0)[4] in the earlier rounds. St Mirren, however, pulled off an unexpected but deserved 3–2 win over Celtic in the semi-final.[5]

Celtic's 2013 Scottish Cup campaign began inauspiciously with a home 1–1 draw against Second Division side, Arbroath. Celtic won the replay 1–0 with an Adam Matthews goal, but were again unconvincing. Celtic played Raith Rovers at Starks Park in the next round and eventually overcame a defensive performance by Raith to win 3–0, with Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew and James Forrest scoring the goals.[6] In the quarter-finals, Celtic were drawn away to St Mirren, who had eliminated Celtic from the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup a month beforehand.[7] Early goals by Joe Ledley and Anthony Stokes, either side of an equaliser by St Mirren, gave Celtic a 2–1 victory at St Mirren Park.[7] In the semi-final at Hampden Park, Celtic won a thrilling match by 4–3 after extra time against Dundee United.[8] A Kris Commons goal gave Celtic an early lead, but United scored twice midway through the first half to lead 2–1.[8] Victor Wanyama scored an equaliser almost immediately and Commons scored another goal after 60 minutes to give Celtic a 3–2 lead.[8] Jon Daly scored his second goal of the game to equalise and force extra time.[8] Soon after Daly had hit the post, Anthony Stokes scored the winning goal.[8]

Celtic met Hibernian in the Scottish Cup Final on 26 May 2013. For the first time in its history, the Cup Final was played on a Sunday.[9] This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final. Celtic won the cup and clinched a League and Cup double with a 3–0 win; two first-half goals from Gary Hooper putting Celtic into a comfortable position before Joe Ledley added a third late on in the second half to put the matter beyond doubt.[10]

As Scottish Champions from the previous season, Celtic had the opportunity to take part in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. However, two qualifying rounds had first to be negotiated, which Celtic managed to do with 4–1 and 4–0 aggregate wins over HJK Helsinki and Helsingborgs IF. Celtic, as fourth-ranked seeds, found themselves drawn in Group G with Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.[11]

On 2 October 2012, Celtic achieved their first ever away win in the group stages of the Champions League with a 3–2 win in Russia over Spartak Moscow, Georgios Samaras scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute.[12] Celtic's home match with Barcelona in November 2012 coincided with the week of Celtic's 125th Anniversary.[13] As such, an 'Ultras' styled section of the Celtic support called the Green Brigade organised a full stadium pre-match card display (a 'tifo') to celebrate the club's 125th anniversary.[14] The display featured a Celtic cross, green and white hoops and 125 Celtic in written form, with supporters earning the praise of club chairman Peter Lawwell.[15] A memorable night was completed when goals from Victor Wanyama and 18-year-old striker Tony Watt gave Celtic a shock 2–1 win over Barcelona.[16] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster produced an outstanding performance in the game, winning the praise of the Spanish media who nicknamed him "La Gran Muralla" ("The Great Wall").[17]

Celtic secured their progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League on 5 December 2012 with a 2–1 home win over Spartak Moscow, Kris Commons scoring the winning goal in 82 minutes with a penalty.[18] Celtic were drawn against Juventus, where they succumbed to a 5–0 aggregate defeat in the spring 2013 to go out of the tournament.[19] Despite the result against Juventus, Celtic and Neil Lennon won praise for their Champions League campaign.[20][21][22]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

FC Augsburg Germany v Scotland Celtic
10 July 2012 Friendly FC Augsburg Germany 0 – 0 Scotland Celtic Stauferpark Stadion
Celtic Report Attendance: 4,200
Stuttgarter Kickers Germany v Scotland Celtic
15 July 2012 Friendly Stuttgarter Kickers Germany 1 – 0 Scotland Celtic Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau
Jatta 41' Celtic Report Attendance: 6,800
VfR Aalen Germany v Scotland Celtic
17 July 2012 Friendly VfR Aalen Germany 1 – 2 Scotland Celtic Scholz-Arena
Hübner 4' Celtic Report Hooper 64'
Stokes 77'		 Attendance: 3,144
Ajax Netherlands v Scotland Celtic
21 July 2012 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 4 – 0 Scotland Celtic Amsterdam Arena
De Jong 13'
Sigþórsson 21'
Serero 27'
Blind 66' (pen.)		 Celtic Report
Celtic Scotland v England Norwich City
25 July 2012 Friendly Celtic Scotland 0 – 1 England Norwich City Celtic Park
Celtic Report Holt 89'
Celtic Scotland v Italy Internazionale
28 July 2012 Friendly Celtic Scotland 1 – 1 Italy Internazionale Celtic Park
Commons 41' Celtic Report Palacio 88'
Real Madrid Spain v Scotland Celtic
11 August 2012 Friendly Real Madrid Spain 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Lincoln Financial Field
Callejón 22'
Benzema 67'		 Celtic Report
Celtic Scotland v Romania Steaua București
15 January 2013 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Romania Steaua București Marbella Football Center, Marbella
Samaras 50'
Bangura 53'		 [1] Nikolić 13'

Scottish Premier League

Celtic v Aberdeen
4 August 2012 SPL Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Commons 79' BBC Sport Attendance: 48,251
Referee: Calum Murray
Ross County v Celtic
18 August 2012 SPL Ross County 1 – 1 Celtic Global Energy Stadium
Brittain 49' BBC Sport Commons 90+3' Attendance: 6,110
Referee: Craig Thomson
Inverness CT v Celtic
25 August 2012 SPL Inverness CT 2 – 4 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Draper 82', 87' BBC Sport Wanyama 4'
Watt 25', 64'
Mulgrew 48'		 Attendance: 6,100
Referee: William Collum
Celtic v Hibernian
1 September 2012 SPL Celtic 2 – 2 Hibernian Celtic Park
Lustig 10', 69' BBC Sport Clancy 53'
Cairney 73'		 Attendance: 45,867
Referee: Iain Brines
St Johnstone v Celtic
15 September 2012 SPL St Johnstone 2 – 1 Celtic McDiarmid Park
Tadé 18'
Vine 80'		 BBC Sport Commons 4' Attendance: 6,700
Referee: Euan Norris
Celtic v Dundee
22 September 2012 SPL Celtic 2 – 0 Dundee Celtic Park
Hooper 43'
Wanyama 49'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 41,073
Referee: John Beaton
Motherwell v Celtic
29 September 2012 SPL Motherwell 0 – 2 Celtic Fir Park
BBC Sport Hooper 32'
Cummins 35' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Iain Brines
Celtic v Hearts
7 October 2012 SPL Celtic 1 – 0 Hearts Celtic Park
Samaras 34' BBC Sport Attendance: 46,204
Referee: Craig Thomson
St Mirren v Celtic
20 October 2012 SPL St Mirren 0 – 5 Celtic St Mirren Park
BBC Sport Hooper 15'
Ambrose 18'
Wanyama 32', 38'
Watt 86'		 Attendance: 6,008
Referee: Calum Murray
Celtic v Kilmarnock
27 October 2012 SPL Celtic 0 – 2 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
BBC Sport Sheridan 43'
Kelly 62' (pen.)		 Attendance: 47,971
Referee: Crawford Allan
Dundee United v Celtic
4 November 2012 SPL Dundee United 2 – 2 Celtic Tannadice Park
Mackay-Steven 88'
Ambrose 90+2' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Miku 69'
Watt 80'		 Attendance: 10,521
Referee: William Collum
Celtic v St Johnstone
11 November 2012 SPL Celtic 1 – 1 St Johnstone Celtic Park
Watt 51' BBC Sport Hasselbaink 77' Attendance: 42,345
Referee: Iain Brines
Aberdeen v Celtic
17 November 2012 SPL Aberdeen 0 – 2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Lassad 73'
Mulgrew 77'		 Attendance: 18,083
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Inverness CT
24 November 2012 SPL Celtic 0 – 1 Inverness CT Celtic Park
BBC Sport McKay 64' Attendance: 44,379
Referee: Calum Murray
Hearts v Celtic
28 November 2012 SPL Hearts 0 – 4 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
BBC Sport Lassad 10'
Lustig 22'
Stevenson 30' (o.g.)
Hooper 83'		 Attendance: 15,264
Referee: William Collum
Kilmarnock v Celtic
8 December 2012 SPL Kilmarnock 1 – 3 Celtic Rugby Park
Sheridan 90+1' BBC Sport Brown 27'
Ledley 65'
Samaras 74'		 Attendance: 6,501
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v St Mirren
15 December 2012 SPL Celtic 2 – 0 St Mirren Celtic Park
Wanyama 15'
Hooper 83'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 47,790
Referee: Calum Murray
Celtic v Ross County
22 December 2012 SPL Celtic 4 – 0 Ross County Celtic Park
Brown 46'
Hooper 53', 64'
Forrest 70'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 49,428
Referee: Euan Norris
Dundee v Celtic
26 December 2012 SPL Dundee 0 – 2 Celtic Dens Park
BBC Sport Samaras 16'
Hooper 71'		 Attendance: 9,276
Referee: Iain Brines
Hibernian v Celtic
29 December 2012 SPL Hibernian 1 – 0 Celtic Easter Road
Griffiths 9' BBC Sport Attendance: 16,805
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Motherwell
2 January 2013 SPL Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell Celtic Park
Hooper 79' BBC Sport Attendance: 48,002
Referee: Steven McLean
Celtic v Hearts
19 January 2013 SPL Celtic 4 – 1 Hearts Celtic Park
Hooper 2', 85'
Samaras 12'
Lassad 90+1'		 BBC Sport Holt 69' Attendance: 48,374
Referee: Iain Brines
Celtic v Dundee United
22 January 2013 SPL Celtic 4 – 0 Dundee United Celtic Park
Hooper 19', 80'
Wanyama 33'
Brown 84'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 42,596
Referee: Euan Norris
Celtic v Kilmarnock
30 January 2013 SPL Celtic 4 – 1 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Ledley 41'
Matthews 50', 83'
Stokes 78'		 BBC Sport Sheridan 48' Attendance: 43,652
Referee: Calum Murray
Inverness CT v Celtic
9 February 2013 SPL Inverness CT 1 – 3 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Ross 9' BBC Sport Commons 20'
Gershon 48'
Miku 82'		 Attendance: 6,175
Referee: Craig Thomson
Celtic v Dundee United
16 February 2013 SPL Celtic 6 – 2 Dundee United Celtic Park
Ambrose 11'
Commons 22', 55' (pen.)
Ledley 37'
Stokes 70', 82'		 BBC Sport Armstrong 10'
Russell 90'		 Attendance: 46,496
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Johnstone v Celtic
19 February 2013 SPL St Johnstone 1 – 1 Celtic McDiarmid Park
Hasselbaink 82' BBC Sport Ambrose 36' Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Euan Norris
Celtic v Dundee
24 February 2013 SPL Celtic 5 – 0 Dundee Celtic Park
Ledley 13', 72'
Forrest 50' (pen.)
McGeouch 57'
Hooper 83'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 39,959
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Motherwell v Celtic
27 February 2013 SPL Motherwell 2 – 1 Celtic Fir Park
Humphrey 31'
Higdon 73'		 BBC Sport Samaras 63' Attendance: 8,641
Referee: Iain Brines
Ross County v Celtic
9 March 2013 SPL Ross County 3 – 2 Celtic Global Energy Stadium
Munro 30'
Morrow 36'
Wohlfarth 90'		 BBC Sport Mulgrew 15'
Hooper 21'		 Attendance: 6,031
Referee: William Collum
Celtic v Aberdeen
16 March 2013 SPL Celtic 4 – 3 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Commons 1'
Mulgrew 68'
Hooper 87'
Samaras 90+4'		 BBC Sport Vernon 45'
Magennis 53', 60'		 Attendance: 46,395
Referee: Steven McLean
St Mirren v Celtic
31 March 2013 SPL St Mirren 1 – 1 Celtic St Mirren Park
McGowan 81' (pen.) BBC Sport Commons 6' Attendance: 6,066
Referee: Bobby Madden
Celtic v Hibernian
6 April 2013 SPL Celtic 3 – 0 Hibernian Celtic Park
Commons 16', 52'
Lustig 61'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 49,174
Referee: John Beaton
Celtic v Inverness CT
21 April 2013 SPL Celtic 4 – 1 Inverness CT Celtic Park
Hooper 61', 73'
Ledley 66'
Samaras 89'		 BBC Sport Doran 90+2' Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Kevin Clancy
Motherwell v Celtic
28 April 2013 SPL Motherwell 3 – 1 Celtic Fir Park
Ojamaa 45'
Higdon 50' (pen.)
Forster 54' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Hooper 39' Attendance: 7,503
Referee: Euan Norris
Ross County v Celtic
5 May 2013 SPL Ross County 1 – 1 Celtic Global Energy Stadium
Vigurs 41' BBC Sport Stokes 4' Attendance: 5,873
Referee: Steven McLean
Celtic v St Johnstone
11 May 2013 SPL Celtic 4 – 0 St Johnstone Celtic Park
Ledley 2'
Mulgrew 36'
Forrest 51'
Wright 90+1' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Alan Muir
Dundee United v Celtic
19 May 2013 SPL Dundee United 0 – 4 Celtic Tannadice Park
BBC Sport Commons 12'
Samaras 17', 27'
Stokes 85'		 Attendance: 8,717
Referee: John Beaton

UEFA Champions League

Celtic Scotland v Finland HJK Helsinki
1 August 2012 Third Qualifying Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Finland HJK Helsinki Celtic Park
Hooper 55'
Mulgrew 61'		 BBC Sport Schüller 47' Attendance: 51,202
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka
HJK Helsinki Finland v Scotland Celtic
8 August 2012 Third Qualifying HJK Helsinki Finland 0 – 2 Scotland Celtic Sonera Stadium
BBC Sport Ledley 67'
Samaras 86'		 Attendance: 10,269
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer
Helsingborgs IF Sweden v Scotland Celtic
21 August 2012 Play-Off Round Helsingborgs IF Sweden 0 – 2 Scotland Celtic Olympia
BBC Sport Commons 2'
Samaras 75'		 Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Olegário Benquerença
Celtic Scotland v Sweden Helsingborgs IF
29 August 2012 Play-Off Round Celtic Scotland 2 – 0 Sweden Helsingborgs IF Celtic Park
Hooper 30'
Wanyama 88'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 51,566
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
Celtic Scotland v Portugal Benfica
19 September 2012 Group stage Celtic Scotland 0 – 0 Portugal Benfica Celtic Park
UEFA Report Attendance: 57,759
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
Spartak Moscow Russia v Scotland Celtic
2 October 2012 Group stage Spartak Moscow Russia 2 – 3 Scotland Celtic Luzhniki Stadium
Emenike 41', 48' UEFA Report Hooper 12'
D. Kombarov 71' (o.g.)
Samaras 90'		 Attendance: 43,351
Referee: Tony Chapron
Barcelona Spain v Scotland Celtic
23 October 2012 Group stage Barcelona Spain 2 – 1 Scotland Celtic Camp Nou
Iniesta 45'
Alba 90+4'		 UEFA Report Samaras 18' Attendance: 77,781
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
Celtic Scotland v Spain Barcelona
7 November 2012 Group stage Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Spain Barcelona Celtic Park
Wanyama 21'
Watt 83'		 BBC Sport Messi 90+1' Attendance: 58,841[23][24][25]
Referee: Björn Kuipers
Benfica Portugal v Scotland Celtic
20 November 2012 Group stage Benfica Portugal 2 – 1 Scotland Celtic Estádio da Luz
John 7'
Garay 71'		 UEFA Report Samaras 32' Attendance: 47,065
Referee: Viktor Kassai
Celtic Scotland v Russia Spartak Moscow
5 December 2012 Group stage Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Russia Spartak Moscow Celtic Park
Hooper 21'
Commons 82' (pen.)		 UEFA Report Ari 39' Attendance: 59,168
Referee: Felix Brych
Celtic Scotland v Italy Juventus
12 February 2013 Knockout Round Celtic Scotland 0 – 3 Italy Juventus Celtic Park
BBC Sport Matri 3'
Marchisio 77'
Vučinić 83'		 Attendance: 57,917
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Juventus Italy v Scotland Celtic
6 March 2013 Knockout Round Juventus Italy 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Juventus Stadium
Matri 24'
Quagliarella 65'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
Group G
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
Scotland Celtic 6 3 1 2 9 8 +1 10
Portugal Benfica 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
Russia Spartak Moscow 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3

Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Raith Rovers
25 September 2012 Third round Celtic 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Celtic Park
Hooper 12', 37', 58', 60' BBC Sport Walker 28' Attendance: 14,737
Referee: Alan Muir
Celtic v St Johnstone
30 October 2012 Quarter Final Celtic 5 – 0 St Johnstone Celtic Park
Commons 28', 32', 57' (pen.)
Hooper 38'
Mulgrew 61'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 14,399
Referee: Bobby Madden
St Mirren v Celtic
27 January 2013 Semi Final St Mirren 3 – 2 Celtic Hampden Park
Esmaël 8'
McGowan 64' (pen.)
Thompson 69'		 BBC Sport Hooper 44'
Mulgrew 90+1'		 Attendance: 24,417
Referee: William Collum

Scottish Cup

Celtic v Arbroath
1 December 2012 Fourth round Celtic 1 – 1 Arbroath Celtic Park
Keddie 36' (o.g.) Celtic Report Doris 87' Attendance: 15,000[26]
Referee: Craig Charleston
Arbroath v Celtic
12 December 2012 Fourth round RP Arbroath 0 – 1 Celtic Gayfield Park
BBC Sport Matthews 18' Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Craig Charleston
Raith Rovers v Celtic
3 February 2013 Fifth round Raith Rovers 0 – 3 Celtic Stark's Park
BBC Sport Commons 56' (pen.)
Forrest 83'
Mulgrew 86'		 Attendance: 7,775[27]
Referee: Steven McLean
St Mirren v Celtic
2 March 2013 Quarter Final St Mirren 1 – 2 Celtic St Mirren Park
Esmaël 13' BBC Sport Ledley 5'
Stokes 21'		 Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Alan Muir
Dundee United v Celtic
14 April 2013 Semi Final Dundee United 3 – 4 Celtic Hampden Park
Mackay-Steven 24'
Daly 30', 71'		 BBC Sport Commons 2', 60'
Wanyama 31'
Stokes 104'		 Attendance: 27,799
Referee: Craig Thomson
Hibernian v Celtic
26 May 2013 Final Hibernian 0–3 Celtic Hampden Park
BBC Sport Hooper 8', 31'
Ledley 80'		 Attendance: 51,254
Referee: William Collum

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 26 May 2013[28]

Key: = Appearances, = Goals, Yellow card = Yellow card, Red card = Red card

Number Nation Position Name Total League Champions League League Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 England GK Fraser Forster 51 0 5 0 34 0 4 0 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
2 Wales DF Adam Matthews 38 3 2 0 22 2 1 0 10 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
3 Honduras DF Emilio Izaguirre 50 0 4 0 33 0 2 0 10 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
4 Nigeria DF Efe Ambrose 41 3 4 0 27 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
5 Israel DF Rami Gershon 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 England DF Kelvin Wilson 50 0 5 0 32 0 4 0 10 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
7 Venezuela FW Miku 14 2 3 0 11 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 Scotland MF Scott Brown (C) 32 3 8 0 17 3 4 0 10 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
9 Greece FW Georgios Samaras 40 14 7 0 25 9 4 0 10 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
10 Republic of Ireland FW Anthony Stokes 23 7 0 0 17 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
11 Tunisia FW Lassad 19 3 0 0 14 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 Sierra Leone FW Mohamed Bangura 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Scotland MF Kris Commons 46 19 2 0 27 11 1 0 12 2 1 0 3 3 0 0 4 3 0 0
16 Wales MF Joe Ledley 41 10 2 0 25 7 0 0 9 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 2 0 0
18 Australia MF Tom Rogic 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Northern Ireland MF Paddy McCourt 20 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 Scotland DF Charlie Mulgrew 49 9 9 0 30 5 4 0 12 1 3 0 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0
23 Sweden DF Mikael Lustig 38 3 3 0 23 3 1 0 9 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0
24 Poland GK Łukasz Załuska 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
25 Norway DF Thomas Rogne 19 0 2 0 13 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
26 Sweden GK Viktor Noring 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Republic of Ireland FW Daryl Murphy 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Scotland FW James Keatings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 Scotland MF John Herron 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 Scotland FW Tony Watt 29 6 2 0 20 5 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
33 Israel MF Beram Kayal 40 0 8 0 26 0 4 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 2 0
35 Scotland GK Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Australia DF Jackson Irvine 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 Bosnia and Herzegovina FW Bahrudin Atajić 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 Scotland MF Callum McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Scotland DF Joe Chalmers 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Scotland DF Marcus Fraser 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 Scotland DF Lewis Toshney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 Scotland MF Dylan McGeouch 15 1 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
49 Scotland MF James Forrest 29 4 3 0 15 3 1 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
50 Republic of Ireland MF Paul George 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 Czech Republic MF Filip Twardzik 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
58 Czech Republic FW Patrik Twardzik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 Kenya MF Victor Wanyama 49 9 15 2 32 6 9 1 10 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 2 0
88 England FW Gary Hooper 51 31 2 0 31 19 1 0 11 4 1 0 3 6 0 0 5 2 0 0
Players who no longer play for Celtic
30 Scotland MF Paul Slane 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 England DF Andre Blackman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 Nigeria MF Rabiu Ibrahim 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Last updated 28 April 2013

R Player Scottish
Premier
League
 Scottish
Cup 		Scottish
League
Cup 		UEFA
Champions
League 		Total
1 England Gary Hooper 19 2 6 4 31
2 Scotland Kris Commons 11 3 3 2 19
3 Greece Georgios Samaras 9 0 0 5 14
4 Wales Joe Ledley 7 2 0 1 10
5 Kenya Victor Wanyama 6 1 0 2 9
Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 5 1 2 1 9
7 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 5 2 0 0 7
8 Scotland Tony Watt 5 0 0 1 6
9 Scotland James Forrest 3 1 0 0 4
10 Tunisia Lassad 3 0 0 0 3
Nigeria Efe Ambrose 3 0 0 0 3
Scotland Scott Brown 3 0 0 0 3
Wales Adam Matthews 2 1 0 0 3
Sweden Mikael Lustig 3 0 0 0 3
15 Venezuela Miku 2 0 0 0 2
16 Israel Rami Gershon 1 0 0 0 1
Scotland Dylan McGeouch 1 0 0 0 1
Total 88 13 11 16 128

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager Johan Mjallby
First Team Coach Garry Parker
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment John Park
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Ian Sharpe
Head of Sports Science Kenny McMillan
Sports Scientists Bill Styles

Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source: [citation needed]

Celtic personnel awards

Last updated 22 September 2012

Player Award Month
Scotland Tony Watt SPL Young Player of the Month August[29]
Northern Ireland Neil Lennon SPL Manager of the Month December
Wales Adam Matthews SPL Young Player of the Month January
England Gary Hooper SPL Player of the Month January

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 −1 53
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHHHAHAHAAHAHHAAHA
ResultWDWDLWWWWLDDWLWWWWWLWWWWWWDWLLWDWWLDWW
Position24115311111211111111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2013. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in

Dates Player From Fee
5 July 2012 England Fraser Forster England Newcastle United £2 million[30]
31 August 2012 Nigeria Efe Ambrose Israel Ashdod £1.5 million[31]
31 August 2012 Venezuela Miku Spain Getafe Loan[32]
31 August 2012 Slovakia Ľuboš Kamenár France Nantes Loan[33]
2 September 2012 Tunisia Lassad Nouioui Spain Deportivo La Coruña Free[34]
9 January 2013 Israel Rami Gershon Belgium Standard Liège Loan[35]
17 January 2013 Australia Tom Rogic Australia Central Coast Mariners £400,000[36]
31 January 2013 Sweden Viktor Noring Sweden Trelleborgs FF Loan
31 January 2013 Republic of Ireland Danny Hattie Republic of Ireland Cavan Shamrocks Free

Total spend: £3.9 million


Players out

Dates Player To Fee
5 June 2012 Mexico Efraín Juárez Mexico América £1.9 million[37]
8 June 2012 South Korea Cha Du-Ri Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf Free[38]
8 June 2012 Republic of Ireland Richie Towell Out of Contract Released[39]
8 June 2012 United States Dominic Cervi Out of Contract Released[39]
4 July 2012 Northern Ireland Niall McGinn Scotland Aberdeen[40] Free[39]
5 July 2012 Scotland Mo Yaqub Scotland St Mirren Free[41]
18 July 2012 Scotland Greig Spence Scotland Raith Rovers Free[42]
19 July 2012 Netherlands Glenn Loovens Spain Real Zaragoza[43] Free[44]
31 July 2012 Denmark Morten Rasmussen Denmark Midtjylland £250,000[45][46]
1 August 2012 Sweden Daniel Majstorović Sweden AIK Free[47]
3 August 2012 Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea Canada Toronto FC Free[48]
17 August 2012 Scotland Mark Wilson England Bristol City Free[49]
20 August 2012 England Josh Thompson England Portsmouth Loan[50]
24 August 2012 South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng Wales Swansea City £6 million[51]
24 August 2012 Scotland Lewis Toshney Scotland Dundee Loan[52]
24 August 2012 Scotland James Keatings Scotland Hamilton Loan[53]
28 August 2012 Sierra Leone Mohamed Bangura Sweden AIK Loan[54]
31 August 2012 England Josh Thompson England Portsmouth Free[55]
31 August 2012 England Andre Blackman Scotland Inverness CT Loan[56]
31 August 2012 Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy England Ipswich Town Loan[57]
25 September 2012 Scotland Robbie Thomson Scotland Stenhousemuir Loan[58]
2 October 2012 Scotland Paul Slane Scotland Partick Thistle Loan[59]
14 November 2012 England Andre Blackman Out of Contract Released
2 January 2013 Nigeria Rabiu Ibrahim Scotland Kilmarnock Free[60]
11 January 2013 Belgium Glenn Daniels Scotland Partick Thistle Loan[61]
22 January 2013 Scotland Paul Slane Out of Contract Released
24 January 2013 Sierra Leone Mohamed Bangura Sweden Elfsborg Loan[62]

Total sales: £8.5 million

See also

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