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2018–19 Celtic F.C. season

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Celtic F.C.
2018–19 season
Celtic's team line up for the UEFA Europa League match away to FC Red Bull Salzburg, October 2018
ChairmanIan Bankier
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
(until 26 February 2019)
Neil Lennon
(from 26 February 2019)
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premiership1st
Scottish CupWinners
League CupWinners
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Odsonne Édouard (15)
All: Odsonne Édouard (23)
Highest home attendance59,143
Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen
(29 September 2018)
Lowest home attendance54,563
Celtic 2–0 St Johnstone
(30 January 2019)
Average home league attendance57,778

The 2018–19 season was Celtic's 130th season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, League Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. Celtic won all three domestic tournaments, completing an unprecedented treble treble.[1]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Celtic preceded the 2018–19 campaign with a pre-season tour of Austria, with matches against SK Vorwärts Steyr, Bohemians 1905, Blau-Weiß Linz and Sparta Prague.[2] They also faced Shamrock Rovers[3] and Standard Liège.[4]

27 June 2018 Friendly SK Vorwärts Steyr Austria 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Steyr, Austria
Celtic Report Forrest 72' Stadium: Vorwärts Stadium
Attendance: 2,000[5]
Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)
30 June 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 0 – 1 Czech Republic Bohemians 1905 Wels, Austria
Celtic Report Mašek 35' Stadium: Huber Arena
3 July 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Austria Blau-Weiß Linz Rohrbach, Austria
Johnston 33'
Sinclair 65'
Celtic Report Fröschl 82' Stadium: Stallinger Financial Planning Arena[a]
3 July 2018 Friendly Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Rohrbach, Austria
Dembélé 20' Celtic Report Stadium: Stallinger Financial Planning Arena

Scottish Premiership

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The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 15 June 2018.[6] Celtic began their title defence against newly promoted Livingston at Celtic Park.

4 August 2018 Celtic 3 – 1 Livingston Glasgow
Rogic 8'
Édouard 26'
Ntcham 50' (pen.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Robinson 90+3' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,778
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 September 2018 Celtic 1 – 0 Rangers Glasgow
Ntcham 62' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,865
Referee: Willie Collum
14 September 2018 St Mirren 0 – 0 Celtic Paisley
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Andrew Dallas
23 September 2018 Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock
Burke 64'
Findlay 90+3'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Griffiths 34' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 10,988
Referee: Craig Thomson
29 September 2018 Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
Sinclair 63' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,143
Referee: Bobby Madden
7 October 2018 St Johnstone 0 – 6 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Forrest 15', 30', 38', 45'
Édouard 22'
McGregor 84'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,993
Referee: Kevin Clancy
20 October 2018 Celtic 4 – 2 Hibernian Glasgow
Rogic 8'
Ntcham 19'
Édouard 70', 88'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Kamberi 63'
Boyle 73'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,452
Referee: Don Robertson
31 October 2018 Dundee 0 – 5 Celtic Dundee
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Rogic 20'
Sinclair 33' (pen.)
Forrest 38'
Édouard 45+2'
Christie 48'
Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,960
Referee: Alan Muir
3 November 2018 Celtic 5 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Glasgow
Édouard 18', 39'
Benković 26'
Forrest 65'
Christie 89' (pen.)
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,831
Referee: John Beaton
11 November 2018 Livingston 0 – 0 Celtic Livingston
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 9,016
Referee: Kevin Clancy
5 December 2018 Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
Johnson 88' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Christie 13' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 8,433
Referee: Kevin Clancy
8 December 2018 Celtic 5 – 1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Forrest 5', 67'
Édouard 25'
Lustig 35'
Christie 45+1'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Brophy 52' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,457
Referee: Nick Walsh
16 December 2018 Hibernian 2 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
Slivka 1'
Kamberi 59'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,142
Referee: Don Robertson
19 December 2018 Celtic 3 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
Ralston 28'
Sinclair 32' (pen.)
Johnston 45'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,703
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 December 2018 Celtic 3 – 0 Dundee Glasgow
Johnston 43', 50'
Benković 69'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,234
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 December 2018 Aberdeen 3 – 4 Celtic Aberdeen
May 24' (pen.)
Cosgrove 83' (pen.)
Ferguson 90'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Sinclair 6', 76', 88'
Édouard 86'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 20,027
Referee: Willie Collum
29 December 2018 Rangers 1 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
Jack 30' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,863
Referee: John Beaton
23 January 2019 Celtic 4 – 0 St Mirren Glasgow
Burke 11', 55'
Sinclair 18' (pen.)
Weah 86'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,821
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 January 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
McGregor 53'
Christie 55'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,563
Referee: Greg Aitken
3 February 2019 St Johnstone 0 – 2 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Forrest 78'
Weah 89'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 6,242
Referee: Willie Collum
6 February 2019 Celtic 2 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
Christie 24'
Burke 63'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,730
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 February 2019 Kilmarnock 0 – 1 Celtic Kilmarnock
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Brown 90' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 11,916
Referee: Bobby Madden
24 February 2019 Celtic 4 – 1 Motherwell Glasgow
Sinclair 31'
Édouard 37', 88'
Burke 90+1'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Ariyibi 51' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,604
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 March 2019 Celtic 0 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,123
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 March 2019 Dundee 0 – 1 Celtic Dundee
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Édouard 90+6' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Bobby Madden
31 March 2019 Celtic 2 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
Édouard 27'
Forrest 86'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Kent 63' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,773
Referee: Bobby Madden
3 April 2019 St Mirren 0 – 2 Celtic Paisley
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Weah 15'
Christie 85'
Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 6,597
Referee: Don Robertson
6 April 2019 Celtic 0 – 0 Livingston Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,850
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 April 2019 Hibernian 0 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,472
Referee: Nick Walsh
27 April 2019 Celtic 1 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
Šimunović 68' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,851
Referee: Willie Collum
4 May 2019 Aberdeen 0 – 3 Celtic Aberdeen
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Lustig 40'
Šimunović 53'
Édouard 88'
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 15,189
Referee: John Beaton
12 May 2019 Rangers 2 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
Tavernier 2'
Arfield 63'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,844
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish League Cup

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On 29 July, Celtic were drawn to face Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium in the second round of the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup.[7] The League Cup holders progressed to the quarter-finals with a 3–1 victory over their city rivals. On 19 August, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park in the quarter-finals.[8] The Bhoys' trophy defence continued courtesy of a late Leigh Griffiths strike in Perth. On 26 September, Celtic were drawn to face Heart of Midlothian in the semi-finals.[9] Goals from Scott Sinclair, James Forrest and Ryan Christie secured Celtic's place in the final, a third consecutive League Cup final and fifth consecutive domestic cup final in Brendan Rodgers' reign. On 2 December, Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the third consecutive season, defeating Aberdeen 1–0 in the final.

18 August 2018 Second round Partick Thistle 1–3 Celtic Glasgow
Mbuyi-Mutombo 73' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Griffiths 18'
Dembélé 78'
Rogic 80'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 6,350
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 September 2018 Quarter-finals St Johnstone 0–1 Celtic Perth
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Griffiths 83' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 5,635
Referee: John Beaton
28 October 2018 Semi-finals Heart of Midlothian 0–3 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Sinclair 53' (pen.)
Forrest 66'
Christie 72'
Stadium: Murrayfield Stadium
Attendance: 61,161
Referee: Willie Collum
2 December 2018 Final Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
Christie 45+5' BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 50,936
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish Cup

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On 24 November, Celtic were drawn to face Airdrieonians at Celtic Park in the fourth round of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup.[10] A Scott Sinclair double and a debut goal for Timothy Weah secured a 3–0 win.[11] On 20 January 2019, Celtic were drawn to face St Johnstone in the fifth round.[12] Scott Sinclair's hat-trick was coupled by Scott Brown's first goal in two years, and a James Forrest strike, which sealed Celtic's place in the quarter-finals.[13] On 11 February, Celtic were drawn to face Hibernian at Easter Road in the quarter-finals.[14] Goals from James Forrest and Scott Brown secured Celtic's place in the semi-finals.[15] On 4 March, Celtic were drawn to face Aberdeen or Rangers in the semi-finals.[16] On 12 March, it was determined that Aberdeen would be Celtic's opponents, having defeated Rangers 2–0 in their quarter-final replay. The Bhoys sealed their place in the final with James Forrest, Odsonne Édouard and Tom Rogic all on the scoresheet.

19 January 2019 Fourth round Celtic 3 – 0 Airdrieonians Glasgow
Sinclair 37', 56'
Weah 83'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,941
Referee: Andrew Dallas
10 February 2019 Fifth round Celtic 5 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
Sinclair 3', 54', 89'
Brown 9'
Forrest 52'
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,404
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 March 2019 Quarter-finals Hibernian 0 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Forrest 62'
Brown 75'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,719
Referee: Willie Collum
14 April 2019 Semi-finals Aberdeen 0 – 3 Celtic Glasgow
BBC Sport
Celtic Report
Forrest 45+2'
Édouard 61' (pen.)
Rogic 69'
Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,773
Referee: Craig Thomson

UEFA Champions League

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Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round.

First qualifying round

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On 19 June, Celtic were drawn to face Alashkert (Armenia) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[17] The Bhoys won 3–0 in both legs – courtesy of goals from Odsonne Édouard, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Moussa Dembélé – and secured a place in the next round.[18][19]

10 July 2018 1st leg Alashkert Armenia 0 – 3 Scotland Celtic Yerevan, Armenia
Report Édouard 45+2'
Forrest 81'
McGregor 90'
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Attendance: 4,948
Referee: Danilo Grujić (Serbia)
18 July 2018 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(6 – 0 agg.)
Armenia Alashkert Glasgow
Dembélé 8', 19' (pen.)
Forrest 35'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 59,047
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic (Romania)

Second qualifying round

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On 18 July, it was determined that Celtic would face Rosenborg (Norway) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[20] The Scottish champions eliminated the Norwegian side in the previous season's qualifying phase and did so again. Goals from Odsonne Édouard and Olivier Ntcham secured Celtic's passage into the next round.[21][22]

25 July 2018 1st leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 1 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
Édouard 43', 75'
Ntcham 46'
Report Meling 16' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,184
Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)
1 August 2018 2nd leg Rosenborg Norway 0 – 0
(1 – 3 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Trondheim, Norway
Report Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14,263
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Third qualifying round

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On 1 August, it was determined that Celtic would face AEK Athens (Greece) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The Bhoys were eliminated following a 3–2 defeat on aggregate and parachuted into the UEFA Europa League play-off round.[23][24]

8 August 2018 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1 – 1 Greece AEK Athens Glasgow
McGregor 17' Report Klonaridis 44' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,370
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)
14 August 2018 2nd leg AEK Athens Greece 2 – 1
(3 – 2 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Athens, Greece
Galo 6'
Livaja 50'
Report Sinclair 78' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)

UEFA Europa League

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Play-Off round

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On 16 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Sūduva (Lithuania) in the Play-Off Round of the UEFA Europa League.[25] The Bhoys last faced the Lithuanian side in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup first round; a 10–1 aggregate victory marked the beginning of Celtic's path to the final in Seville.

23 August 2018 1st leg Sūduva Lithuania 1 – 1 Scotland Celtic Marijampolė, Lithuania
Verbickas 13' Report Ntcham 3' Stadium: Sūduva Stadium
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
30 August 2018 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3 – 0
(4 – 1 agg.)
Lithuania Sūduva Glasgow
Griffiths 27'
McGregor 53'
Ajer 61'
Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,639
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Group stage

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On 30 August, the draw for the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group B along with Red Bull Salzburg (Pot 1), RB Leipzig (Pot 3) and Rosenborg (Pot 4).[26]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAL CEL RBL ROS
1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 6 6 0 0 17 6 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 1–0 3–0
2 Scotland Celtic 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9 1–2 2–1 1–0
3 Germany RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 9 8 +1 7 2–3 2–0 1–1
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 0 1 5 4 14 −10 1 2–5 0–1 1–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

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20 September 2018 matchday 1 Celtic Scotland 1 – 0 Norway Rosenborg Glasgow
Griffiths 87' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,287
Referee: Paweł Gil (Poland)
4 October 2018 matchday 2 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3 – 1 Scotland Celtic Salzburg, Austria
Dabour 55', 73' (pen.)
Minamino 61'
Report Édouard 2' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 24,085
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
25 October 2018 matchday 3 RB Leipzig Germany 2 – 0 Scotland Celtic Leipzig, Germany
Cunha 31'
Bruma 35'
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 38,126
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
8 November 2018 matchday 4 Celtic Scotland 2 – 1 Germany RB Leipzig Glasgow
Tierney 11'
Édouard 79'
Report Augustin 78' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,027
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
29 November 2018 matchday 5 Rosenborg Norway 0 – 1 Scotland Celtic Trondheim, Norway
Report Sinclair 42' Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 14,061
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
13 December 2018 matchday 6 Celtic Scotland 1 – 2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Glasgow
Ntcham 90+5' Report Dabour 67'
Gulbrandsen 78'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,578
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Round of 32

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On 17 December, Celtic were drawn to face Valencia in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League Round of 32.[27]

14 February 2019 1st leg Celtic Scotland 0 – 2 Spain Valencia Glasgow
Report Cheryshev 42'
Sobrino 49'
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,430
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
21 February 2019 2nd leg Valencia Spain 1 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
Scotland Celtic Valencia, Spain
Gameiro 70' Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,619
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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[28][29]

As of 25 May 2019
No. Pos Player Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 18 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 8 0 32 0
29 GK Scotland Scott Bain 20 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 31 0
Defenders
2 DF Germany Jeremy Toljan 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 14 0
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 14 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 0
4 DF Scotland Jack Hendry 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 15 0
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 18 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 30 2
12 DF Costa Rica Cristian Gamboa 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 7 0
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 19 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 8 0 32 1
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 27 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 8 0 44 2
32 DF Croatia Filip Benković 20 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 27 2
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 28 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 5 1 45 1
56 DF Scotland Anthony Ralston 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 21 0 3 0 2 0 6 0 8 1 40 1
Midfielders
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown (captain) 30 1 3 0 5 2 6 0 7 0 51 3
11 MF England Scott Sinclair 33 9 3 1 5 5 6 1 8 1 55 17
14 MF Australia Daniel Arzani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Republic of Ireland Jonny Hayes 16 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 21 0
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 23 9 2 2 3 0 2 0 8 0 38 11
18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 21 3 4 1 2 1 4 0 4 0 35 5
21 MF France Olivier Ntcham 20 3 4 0 1 0 6 1 6 2 37 6
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 35 3 4 0 4 0 6 2 10 1 59 6
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 33 11 4 1 5 3 6 2 8 0 56 17
52 MF Scotland Ewan Henderson 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
73 MF Scotland Mikey Johnston 14 5 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 23 5
77 MF England Karamoko Dembélé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
88 MF Ivory Coast Eboue Kouassi 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
Forwards
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 11 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 20 6
10 FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 FW France Odsonne Édouard 32 15 3 0 4 3 5 3 8 2 52 23
25 FW Scotland Oliver Burke 14 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 19 4
30 FW United States Timothy Weah 13 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 17 4
Departures
10 FW France Moussa Dembélé[Note TRA] 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 6 3
16 MF Scotland Lewis Morgan[Note LOA] 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13 0
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu[Note LOA] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Notes
  1. ^
    Player left the club on loan during the season
  2. ^
    Player left the club during the season

Goalscorers

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R No. Pos. Nation Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 22 FW France Odsonne Édouard 15 0 3 3 2 23
2 11 MF England Scott Sinclair 9 1 5 1 1 17
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 11 1 3 2 0 17
3 17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 9 2 0 0 0 11
4 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 2 2 0 0 2 6
21 MF France Olivier Ntcham 3 0 0 1 2 6
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 3 0 0 2 1 6
5 18 MF Australia Tom Rogic 3 1 1 0 0 5
73 MF Scotland Mikey Johnston 5 0 0 0 0 5
6 25 FW Scotland Oliver Burke 4 0 0 0 0 4
30 FW United States Timothy Weah 3 0 1 0 0 4
7 10 FW France Moussa Dembélé 0 1 0 2 0 3
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1 0 2 0 0 3
8 32 DF Croatia Filip Benković 2 0 0 0 0 2
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 2 0 0 0 0 2
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 2 0 0 0 0 2
9 20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 1 0 0 0 0 1
35 DF Norway Kristoffer Ajer 0 0 0 0 1 1
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 0 0 0 0 1 1
56 DF Scotland Anthony Ralston 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 0 1
Total 77 8 15 11 10 121

Last updated: 25 May 2019

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
35 DF Norway Ajer 6 1 3 9 1
20 DF Belgium Boyata 3 1 1 4 1
49 MF Scotland Forrest 1 1 1 1 3 1
5 DF Croatia Šimunović 2 1 2 1
8 MF Scotland Brown 10 1 1 2 1 14 1
2 DF Germany Toljan 2 2 1 4 1
21 MF France Ntcham 2 1 1 3 1
22 FW France Édouard 4 4
18 MF Australia Rogic 3 1 4
15 MF Republic of Ireland Hayes 2 1 1 4
32 DF Croatia Benković 2 2 4
3 DF Honduras Izaguirre 1 1 2
4 DF Scotland Hendry 1 1 2
9 FW Scotland Griffiths 1 1 2
17 MF Scotland Christie 1 1 2
27 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Mulumbu 1 1 2
42 MF Scotland McGregor 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Tierney 1 1 2
30 FW United States Weah 2 2
11 MF England Sinclair 1 1
23 DF Sweden Lustig 1 1
25 FW Scotland Burke 1 1
29 GK Scotland Bain 1 1

Last updated: 25 May 2019
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks

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Player Against Result Date Competition
Scotland James Forrest4 Scotland St Johnstone 6–0 (A) 7 October 2018 Premiership
England Scott Sinclair Scotland Aberdeen 4–3 (A) 26 December 2018 Premiership
England Scott Sinclair Scotland St Johnstone 5–0 (H) 10 February 2019 Scottish Cup

4 Player scored four goals; (H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

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As of 25 May 2019.

Rank Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Champions League Europa League Total Played Games
1 Scotland Scott Bain 15 3 4 0 0 22 31
2 Scotland Craig Gordon 9 0 0 3 3 15 32
Total 24 3 4 3 3 37 63

Attendances

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As of match played 19 May 2019
Matches Attendances Average High Low
Premiership 19 1,097,782 57,778 59,143 54,563
League Cup 0 0 0 0 0
Scottish Cup 2 58,345 29,172 29,941 28,404
Champions League 3 164,601 54,867 59,047 51,184
Europa League 5 262,961 52,592 57,578 44,639
Total 29 1,583,689 54,609 59,143 28,404

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[b]
1 Celtic (C) 38 27 6 5 77 20 +57 87 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 23 9 6 82 27 +55 78 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[c]
3 Kilmarnock 38 19 10 9 50 31 +19 67
4 Aberdeen 38 20 7 11 57 44 +13 67
5 Hibernian 38 14 12 12 51 39 +12 54
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[30]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Match played behind closed doors.
  2. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
  3. ^ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the Scottish Cup winners (Europa League first qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team.

Competition Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Champions League 10 July 2018 14 August 2018 1st round 3rd Round 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 050.00
Premiership 4 August 2018 19 May 2019 matchday 1 Winners 38 27 6 5 77 20 +57 071.05
League Cup 18 August 2018 2 December 2018 2nd round Winners 4 4 0 0 8 1 +7 100.00
Europa League 23 August 2018 21 February 2019 Play-Off Round Round of 32 10 4 1 5 10 12 −2 040.00
Scottish Cup 19 January 2019 25 May 2019 4th Round Winners 5 5 0 0 15 1 +14 100.00
Total 63 43 9 11 121 38 +83 068.25

Source: Competitions

Results by round

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ResultWLWWDLWWWWWDWDWLWWWLWWWWWWWWDWWWDDWWLW
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

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Technical Staff

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Position Staff
Manager Neil Lennon
Assistant Manager John Kennedy
First Team Coach Damien Duff
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Head of Sports Science Jack Nayler
First Team Nutritionist Rob Naughton

Last updated: 11 May 2019
Source: [citation needed]

Kit

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

The club is in the fourth year of a deal with manufacturer New Balance.[31] The kit range for the 2018–19 season is inspired by the Bold Bhoys and marks 115 years since the club first used green and white hoops on the jersey.

Home
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3
  • Home: The home kit features a bespoke tonal tartan design throughout the traditional green and white hoops. White shorts and hooped socks complete the look.[32]
  • Away: The away kit also features a tartan design set against White and Eden Green. The shirt is accompanied by Eden Green shorts and hooped socks.[33]
  • Third: The third kit features a bold black and yellow design and is inspired by the club's famous bumble-bee kits of the past. Black shorts and hooped socks complete the look.[34]

Transfers

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In

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Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee
GK Scotland Scott Bain Scotland Dundee Transfer Summer 2022 Free[35]
FW France Odsonne Édouard France Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Summer 2022 £9,000,000[36]
DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha Transfer Summer 2019 Free[37]
MF Australia Daniel Arzani England Manchester City Loan Summer 2020 Loan[38]
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu Scotland Kilmarnock Transfer Summer 2020 Free[39]
DF Croatia Filip Benković England Leicester City Loan Summer 2019 Loan[40]
FW Republic of Ireland Armstrong Oko-Flex England Arsenal Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed[41]
FW Scotland Oliver Burke England West Bromwich Albion Loan Winter 2019 Loan[42]
FW United States Timothy Weah France Paris Saint-Germain Loan Winter 2019 Loan[43]
FW Ivory Coast Vakoun Issouf Bayo Slovakia Dunajská Streda Transfer Winter 2023 £2,000,000[44]
MF Ukraine Marian Shved Ukraine Karpaty Lviv Transfer Winter 2023 £1,700,000[45]
DF United States Andrew Gutman United States Indiana Hoosiers Transfer Winter 2022 Undisclosed[46]
DF United States Manny Perez United States NC State Wolfpack Transfer Winter 2022 Undisclosed[46]
DF Germany Jeremy Toljan Germany Borussia Dortmund Loan Winter 2019 Loan[47]

Out

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Pos Player To Type Window Fee
MF Belgium Charly Musonda England Chelsea Loan Cancelled[48]
DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko Denmark FC Midtjylland Transfer Summer £1,000,000[49]
DF Scotland Sam Wardrop Scotland Dundee United Transfer Summer Free[50]
MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay Scotland Ross County Transfer Summer Free[51]
FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi Turkey Gençlerbirliği Contract Terminated Summer Free[52][53]
DF Scotland Jamie McCart Scotland Inverness CT Transfer Summer Free[54]
MF Scotland Joe Thomson Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Transfer Summer Free[54]
MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong England Southampton Transfer Summer £7,000,000[55]
GK Scotland Ross Doohan Scotland Ayr United Loan Summer Loan[56]
DF Scotland Robbie Deas Scotland Cowdenbeath Loan Summer Loan[57]
FW Scotland Ciaran Diver Scotland Stranraer Loan Summer Loan[57]
DF Scotland Calvin Miller Scotland Dundee Loan Summer Loan[58]
FW Scotland Jack Aitchison Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan[59]
FW France Moussa Dembélé France Lyon Transfer Summer £20,000,000[60][61]
MF Scotland Regan Hendry Scotland Raith Rovers Loan[62]
MF Scotland Mark Hill Scotland Forfar Athletic Loan[62]
FW Scotland PJ Crossan Scotland Stranraer Loan[62]
GK Northern Ireland Conor Hazard Scotland Partick Thistle Loan Winter Loan[63]
FW Scotland Jack Aitchison Scotland Alloa Athletic Loan Winter Loan[64]
MF Scotland Lewis Morgan England Sunderland Loan Winter Loan[65]
MF Ukraine Marian Shved Ukraine Karpaty Lviv Loan Winter Loan[45]
DF United States Manny Perez United States North Carolina FC Loan Winter Loan[46]
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Youssouf Mulumbu Scotland Kilmarnock Loan Winter Loan[66]
DF Scotland Calvin Miller Scotland Ayr United Loan Winter Loan[66]
DF United States Andrew Gutman United States Charlotte Independence Loan Winter Loan[67][68]
FW Scotland Ciaran Diver Scotland Edinburgh City Loan[69]
MF Zimbabwe Kundai Benyu Sweden Helsingborgs Loan[70]
MF Scotland Mark Hill United States Charlotte Independence Loan[71]

See also

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