1995–96 Celtic F.C. season

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

Celtic
1995–96 season
ManagerTommy Burns
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Cup Winners' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerPierre van Hooijdonk (26)

Season summary

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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

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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

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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

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Players in

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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

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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

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Scottish Premier Division

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League table

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Pos Team 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
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:
  1. ^ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
  2. ^ 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

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26 August 1995 Premier League Raith Rovers 0–1 Celtic Kirkcaldy
15:00 Pierre van Hooijdonk Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 9,300
10 September 1995 Premier League Aberdeen 2–3 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,489
16 September 1995 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 31,365
23 September 1995 Premier League Hearts 0–4 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 13,696
30 September 1995 Premier League Celtic 0–2 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,296
4 October 1995 Premier League Falkirk 0–1 Celtic Falkirk
19:45 GMT Match Report Stadium: Brockville Park
Attendance: 9,053
7 October 1995 Premier League Celtic 2–1 Partick Thistle Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,952
14 October 1995 Premier League Celtic 2–2 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 31,738
21 October 1995 Premier League Kilmarnock 0–0 Celtic Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 14,011
28 October 1995 Premier League Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,275
4 November 1995 Premier League Motherwell 0–2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,077
8 November 1995 Premier League Celtic 0–0 Raith Rovers Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,382
11 November 1995 Premier League Partick Thistle 1–2 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 12,223
19 November 1995 Premier League Rangers 3–3 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 46,440
25 November 1995 Premier League Celtic 3–1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,032
2 December 1995 Premier League Celtic 4–2 Kilmarnock Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,660
9 December 1995 Premier League Hibernian 0–4 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,626
16 December 1995 Premier League Celtic 1–0 Falkirk Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,466
3 January 1996 Premier League Celtic 0–0 Rangers Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,719
6 January 1996 Premier League Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,629
9 January 1996 Premier League Raith Rovers 1–3 Celtic Kirkcaldy
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 9,300
14 January 1996 Premier League Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittordie Stadium
Attendance: 16,760
17 January 1996 Premier League Hearts 1–2 Celtic Edinburgh
19:45 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,871
20 January 1996 Premier League Kilmarnock 0–0 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 16,101
3 February 1996 Premier League Celtic 2–0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,976
10 February 1996 Premier League Falkirk 0–0 Celtic Falkirk
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brockville Park
Attendance: 10,366
24 February 1996 Premier League Celtic 4–0 Partick Thistle Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,421
2 March 1996 Premier League Celtic 4–0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,034
17 March 1996 Premier League Rangers 1–1 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 47,312
23 March 1996 Premier League Motherwell 0–0 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,394
1 April 1996 Premier League Celtic 5–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 35,284
10 April 1996 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Kilmarnock Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,476
14 April 1996 Premier League Hibernian 1–2 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,742
20 April 1996 Premier League Celtic 4–0 Falkirk Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 35,692
27 April 1996 Premier League Partick Thistle 2–4 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 14,693
4 May 1996 Premier League Celtic 4–1 Raith Rovers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,318

Scottish Cup

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28 January 1996 Third round Whitehill Welfare 0–3 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,313
17 February 1996 Fourth round Celtic 2–0 Raith Rovers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 33,415
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
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

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19 August 1995 Second round Ayr United 0–3 Celtic Ayr
20:00 GMT Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 9,128
31 August 1995 Third round Celtic 2–1 Raith Rovers Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,546
19 September 1995 Quarter Finals Celtic 0–1 Rangers Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,803

Cup Winners' Cup

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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)
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)
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

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