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2007–08 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic started the 2007–08 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup. The team accepted an invitation to take part in the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game for 2007, as part of a pre-season tour of the United States, Switzerland and England. On 9 October, Celtic opened their new training facilities at Lennoxtown.

Celtic
2007–08 season
ChairmanBrian Quinn, John Reid
ManagerGordon Strachan
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupQuarter-finals
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scott McDonald (25)
All:
Scott McDonald (31)
The last Old Firm clash of the season resulted in 3–2 victory for Celtic.

Domestic campaign edit

Celtic started the season with a scoreless draw at Celtic Park against Kilmarnock. They then won their next five league matches scoring 12 goals in six consecutive matches and topped the league for most of the first half of the season. At the end of 2007 Celtic were still on top of the SPL standings. The Old Firm derby on 2 January 2008 and a match against Motherwell were postponed due to the death of former Celtic player and Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, who died on 29 December. During the break in fixtures, the team slipped to second place behind Rangers. Celtic kept in close touch with Rangers until the 2nd Old Firm derby on 31 March 2008 at Ibrox. In contrast to the first Old Firm game at Ibrox in September, in which Rangers coasted to a 3–0 win, this was a close game which finished 1–0 to Rangers, courtesy of a Kevin Thomson goal just before half-time. This put Rangers seven points clear at the top of the SPL. Celtic suffered another set-back when they lost their next game at home to Motherwell by the same scoreline. With their closest rivals seven points ahead, and with a game in hand, coupled with the success Rangers were enjoying in all competitions, many fans began to doubt Gordon Strachan, a doubt which was clearly expressed throughout Celtic Park during the game against Motherwell, when Strachan decided to take off Scott McDonald, the club's leading goalscorer for Georgios Samaras in the final 15 minutes.

However a dramatic, and seemingly unlikely, turnaround in fortunes began on 16 April, when the third Old Firm clash took place in Celtic Park. This was a highly charged affair from the kick-off, with a re-invigorated Celtic dominating the opening proceedings and making their dominance count when Shunsuke Nakamura scored a spectacular goal from around 35 yards, which later ended up as Celtic's 'Goal of the Season', on the 20-minute mark. Rangers hit back in the second half when Nacho Novo equalised but Celtic got a chance to retake the lead when Nakamura's curling shot was illegally handled off the line by Carlos Cuéllar, who was sent off. However, McDonald's penalty was struck poorly and Allan McGregor, despite having an injured ankle, was able to save it. Celtic pushed in vain for a winner against 10 men but it seemed like Rangers would get the draw they played for, and which would all but seem to secure them the title. However, in the third minute of injury time, a quick throw in led to ball being played outside the box to Samaras who knocked it down to Gary Caldwell. Caldwell hit a diagonal ball into the box where McDonald squared the ball for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to nod the ball home inside the six-yard box past Neil Alexander, who replaced the injured McGregor. However spectacular Nakamura's first half goal was, Vennegoor of Hesselink's proved to be a hugely pivotal moment in the title race. There were jubilant scenes around all the Celtic fans. McDonald was visibly emotional after the final whistle. 2–1 was the final score and even with the small confrontations after the final whistle between the players, Celtic showed that they were not giving up their title without a fight.

On 27 April, the fourth and final Old Firm clash was played at Celtic Park. Picking up from 11 days earlier, the game exploded into life with a fourth-minute strike from McDonald. The goal was later shown by TV replays to have been offside, however Celtic were not going to let this good fortune pass them by. Rangers equalised in the 17th minute with a David Weir header from a corner kick and Celtic's set-piece weakness was exploited again less than 15 minutes later when Daniel Cousin scored from another corner kick. Shortly before half time though, Aiden McGeady found Scott McDonald just inside the Rangers box. He turned Christian Dailly and struck a looping shot past Neil Alexander to make it 2–2. The second half saw both teams have plenty of chances and Celtic were given a penalty after Kirk Broadfoot brought down McDonald. Barry Robson took the responsibility and duly delivered by driving the ball past Alexander. It remained 3–2 and Celtic went five points clear in the SPL, however due to fixture congestion, Rangers had played three matches fewer.

Celtic's chances of winning the title improved over the following weeks when Rangers drew consecutive games against Hibernian and Motherwell. Going into the last day of the league season, the clubs were tied on points although Celtic had a superior goal difference. Celtic travelled to Tannadice Park to play Dundee United, knowing that victory would give them the title while Rangers travelled to Pittodrie to play Aberdeen, needing Celtic to fail to win against Dundee United to have any chance at all. The game at Tannadice was a tense affair with chances for both sides. During the second half, Celtic supporters had found out that Aberdeen had taken the lead against Rangers and shortly after that, Vennegoor of Hesselink connected with a corner to give Celtic the lead that would secure the title. Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager ever to win three league titles in a row. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Tommy Burns, former player and manager, who had died earlier that week. Victory in the league also secured Celtic automatic entry to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in season 2008/09.

The club were less successful in the season's domestic cup competitions. They exited the Scottish League Cup at the quarter-final stage, after suffering a 2–0 defeat to Hearts. They lost at the same stage of the Scottish Cup, losing to Aberdeen in a replay.

UEFA Champions League campaign edit

 
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Celtic was drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow in the third round of qualifying for the Champions League. The first leg was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the venue for this year's Champions League final, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with Paul Hartley scoring his first goal for the club after joining from Heart of Midlothian eight months prior. In the return leg, Celtic emerged victorious after a 1–1 draw, with Scott McDonald scoring his first goal for the club. The game ended in a penalty shootout, with Artur Boruc saving twice.

Celtic were drawn alongside Milan, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League group stages. Celtic lost the first group match, away to Shakhtar in Ukraine, 2–0, but they rebounded with a 2–1 win over defending champions Milan at Celtic Park, leaving them in second in the group after two matches. Following McDonald's match-winning goal, Celtic fan Robert McHendry ran onto the pitch and tapped Milan goalkeeper Dida on the face as he ran past his goal; Dida initially gave chase, then fell to the pitch and was stretchered off. McHendry later surrendered to police and was banned for life from Parkhead, and Dida received a two-game suspension for breaching UEFA's policy of "principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship", which was reduced to one match on appeal. Celtic were found guilty of "lack of organisation and improper conduct of supporters" and were issued a £25,000 fine, half of which was suspended for two years.[1]

The third match day saw Celtic drop to bottom in the game against Benfica. Celtic lost 1–0 with the goal coming in the 86th minute. Next up, Celtic again faced Benfica, this time at home. They won this 1–0 with a goal from Aiden McGeady before half-time. In the next game at Celtic Park, they came back from 1–0 down against Shakhtar Donetsk to win 2–1 thanks to a winner from Massimo Donati with the last kick of the game, which moved them up to second in the group, guaranteeing post-Christmas European football, and leaving them needing one point from the last game in Milan to be sure of qualifying for the round of 16. Despite losing 1–0 in Milan, Celtic qualified as Benfica won 2–1 in Donetsk. In the knockout stage, Celtic drew Barcelona, where Celtic lost both the first leg at home (3–2) and the second leg and the second leg (1–0) away at Camp Nou.

Results edit

Scottish Premier League edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Premier League
5 August 2007 SPL Celtic 0–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Craig Thomson
11 August 2007 SPL Falkirk 1–4 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
Higdon   5' BBC Sport Milne   30' (o.g.)
Miller   76'
Nakamura   79'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   81'		 Attendance: 6,329
Referee: Dougie McDonald
19 August 2007 SPL Aberdeen 1–3 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Brewster   24' BBC Sport Donati   61'
Miller   85', 90+2'		 Attendance: 16,232
Referee: Charlie Richmond
25 August 2007 SPL Celtic 5–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Berra   9' (o.g.)
Donati   22'
Brown   61'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   63' (pen.)
Nakamura   79'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 57,300
Referee: Iain Brines
2 September 2007 SPL St Mirren 1–5 Celtic Love Street
Miranda   75' BBC Sport Brown   22'
McDonald   25'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   53'
Miranda   56' (o.g.)
McManus   74'		 Attendance: 7,840
Referee: Kenny Clark
15 September 2007 SPL Celtic 5–0 Inverness CT Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   15', 59'
Donati   41'
Nakamura   56'
McGuire   70' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Attendance: 56,020
Referee: Craig Thomson
23 September 2007 SPL Hibernian 3–2 Celtic Easter Road
Fletcher   5'
Gathuessi   41'
Shiels   87'		 BBC Sport McGeady   26'
Caldwell   66'		 Attendance: 16,125
Referee: Alan Freeland
29 September 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
McDonald   7', 67', 72' BBC Sport Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Dougie McDonald
7 October 2007 SPL Gretna 1–2 Celtic Fir Park
Yantorno   37' BBC Sport Killen   86'
McDonald   90+2'		 Attendance: 6,011
Referee: Brian Winter
20 October 2007 SPL Rangers 3–0 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Novo   38', 78' (pen.)
Ferguson   55'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 50,428
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 October 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
McDonald   42', 59', 88' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 57,633
Referee: Stuart Dougal
3 November 2007 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic Rugby Park
Wright   55' BBC Sport McDonald   34', 36' Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 November 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   14'
McGeady   27'
McDonald   49'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Mike McCurry
1 December 2007 SPL Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Velička   90+1' (pen.) BBC Sport McDonald   73' Attendance: 16,454
Referee: Kenny Clark
8 December 2007 SPL Celtic 1–1 St Mirren Celtic Park
Riordan   85' BBC Sport McGinn   75' Attendance: 55,747
Referee: Charlie Richmond
11 December 2007 SPL Celtic 4–0 Falkirk Celtic Park
McDonald   9' (pen.)
McGeady   41', 67', 82'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 54,291
Referee: Dougie McDonald
16 December 2007 SPL Inverness CT 3–2 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Rankin   42' (pen.)
Proctor   57'
Cowie   61'		 BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink   24', 26' Attendance: 7,004
Referee: Alan Freeland
22 December 2007 SPL Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Celtic Park
Jarošík   78' BBC Sport Murphy   21' Attendance: 58,016
Referee: Mike McCurry
26 December 2007 SPL Dundee United 0–2 Celtic Tannadice Park
BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink   68'
McManus   75'		 Attendance: 12,357
Referee: Eddie Smith
29 December 2007 SPL Celtic 3–0 Gretna Celtic Park
McDonald   35'
Brown   49'
McGeady   90+3'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 57,171
Referee: David Somers
19 January 2008 SPL Celtic 1–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Corrigan   64' (o.g.) BBC Sport Attendance: 56,618
Referee: Mike McCurry
27 January 2008 SPL Falkirk 0–1 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
BBC Sport McDonald   45+1' Attendance: 6,803
Referee: John Underhill
10 February 2008 SPL Aberdeen 1–5 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Miller   62' BBC Sport Nakamura   17'
McGeady   34'
McDonald   44' (pen.), 48'
Robson   74'		 Attendance: 14,651
Referee: Craig Thomson
16 February 2008 SPL Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   14'
McDonald   51'
Hinkel   76'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 56,738
Referee: Dougie McDonald
24 February 2008 SPL St Mirren 0–1 Celtic Love Street
BBC Sport Nakamura   87' Attendance: 7,213
Referee: Eddie Smith
27 February 2008 SPL Celtic 2–1 Inverness CT Celtic Park
McDonald   45+1'
Samaras   61'		 BBC Sport Niculae   70' Attendance: 56,787
Referee: Willie Collum
1 March 2008 SPL Hibernian 0–2 Celtic Easter Road
BBC Sport Naylor   63'
Samaras   74'		 Attendance: 15,735
Referee: Iain Brines
12 March 2008 SPL Celtic 0–0 Dundee United Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mike McCurry
23 March 2008 SPL Gretna 0–3 Celtic Almondvale Stadium
BBC Sport McDonald   42'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   70'
Samaras   88'		 Attendance: 3,561
Referee: Craig Thomson
29 March 2008 SPL Rangers 1–0 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Thomson   45+2' BBC Sport Attendance: 50,325
Referee: Stuart Dougal
5 April 2008 SPL Celtic 0–1 Motherwell Celtic Park
BBC Sport Lappin   33' Attendance: 58,624
Referee: Calum Murray
13 April 2008 SPL Motherwell 1–4 Celtic Fir Park
McManus   24' (o.g.) BBC Sport McManus   17'
McDonald   30'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   43', 57'		 Attendance: 9,771
Referee: Alan Freeland
16 April 2008 SPL Celtic 2–1 Rangers Celtic Park
Nakamura   20'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   90+3'		 BBC Sport Novo   55' Attendance: 58,964
Referee: Kenny Clark
19 April 2008 SPL Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Samaras   56' BBC Sport Attendance: 55,766
Referee: Iain Brines
27 April 2008 SPL Celtic 3–2 Rangers Celtic Park
McDonald   4', 43'
Robson   70' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Weir   17'
Cousin   29'		 Attendance: 58,662
Referee: Craig Thomson
3 May 2008 SPL Motherwell 1–2 Celtic Fir Park
Porter   60' BBC Sport McDonald   62'
Samaras   79'		 Attendance: 9,158
Referee: Steve Conroy
11 May 2008 SPL Celtic 2–0 Hibernian Celtic Park
McManus   36'
McDonald   87'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 55,058
Referee: Dougie McDonald
22 May 2008 SPL Dundee United 0–1 Celtic Tannadice Park
BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink   72' Attendance: 13,613
Referee: Stuart Dougal

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League
15 August 2007 Third Qualifying Spartak Moscow   1–1   Celtic Luzhniki Stadium
Pavlyuchenko   42' BBC Sport Hartley   21' Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel
29 August 2007 Third Qualifying Celtic   1–1*   Spartak Moscow Celtic Park
McDonald   27' BBC Sport Pavlyuchenko   45+1' Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
18 September 2007 Group stage Shakhtar Donetsk   2–0   Celtic Lokomotiv Stadium
Brandão   5'
Lucarelli   8'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 25,700
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
3 October 2007 Group stage Celtic   2–1   A.C. Milan Celtic Park
McManus   62'
McDonald   90+1'		 BBC Sport Kaká   68' (pen.) Attendance: 58,642
Referee: Markus Merk
24 October 2007 Group stage Benfica   1–0   Celtic Estádio da Luz
Cardozo   87' BBC Sport Attendance: 38,512
Referee: Massimo Busacca
6 November 2007 Group stage Celtic   1–0   Benfica Celtic Park
McGeady   45+1' BBC Sport Attendance: 58,691
Referee: Martin Hansson
28 November 2007 Group stage Celtic   2–1   Shakhtar Donetsk Celtic Park
Jarošík   45+1'
Donati   90+2'		 BBC Sport Brandão   4' Attendance: 59,396
Referee: Bertrand Layec
4 December 2007 Group stage A.C. Milan   1–0   Celtic San Siro
Inzaghi   70' BBC Sport Attendance: 38,409
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø
20 February 2008 Knockout Round Celtic   2–3   Barcelona Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   16'
Robson   38'		 BBC Sport Messi   18', 79'
Henry   52'		 Attendance: 56,395
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt
4 March 2008 Knockout Round Barcelona   1–0   Celtic Camp Nou
Xavi   3' BBC Sport Attendance: 75,326
Referee: Pieter Vink

*Celtic won the match 4–3 on penalties

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish League Cup
26 September 2007 Third round Dundee 1–2 Celtic Dens Park
K. McDonald   71' BBC Sport McDonald   27'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   60'		 Attendance: 8,203
Referee: Iain Brines
31 October 2007 Quarter-final Celtic 0–2 Hearts Celtic Park
BBC Sport Velicka   77', 86' Attendance: 21,492
Referee: Kenny Clark

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Cup
12 January 2008 Fourth round Celtic 3–0 Stirling Albion Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink   37'
McDonald   70'
Nakamura   75'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 27,923
Referee: Euan Norris
2 February 2008 Fifth round Kilmarnock 1–5 Celtic Rugby Park
Hamill   66' BBC Sport McDonald   22', 67'
Caldwell   52'
Vennegoor of Hesselink   58'
Samaras   85'		 Attendance: 6,491
Referee: Iain Brines
9 March 2008 Quarter-final Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
de Visscher   78' BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink   90+1' Attendance: 10,909
Referee: Charlie Richmond
18 March 2008 Quarter-final RP Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park
BBC Sport Mackie   69' Attendance: 33,506
Referee: Charlie Richmond

Player statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   POL Artur Boruc 45 0 30 0 4 0 2 0 9 0
2 DF   GER Andreas Hinkel 19 1 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Lee Naylor 47 1 33 1 3 0 2 0 9 0
4 DF   SCO Adam Virgo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Gary Caldwell 51 2 35 1 4 1 2 0 9+1 0
6 DF   GUI Dianbobo Balde 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   POL Maciej Żurawski 8 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
8 MF   SCO Scott Brown 48 3 31+3 3 3 0 2 0 9 0
9 FW   SCO Kenny Miller 2 3 1+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   GRE Georgios Samaras (from January) 21 6 5+11 5 0+3 1 0 0 0+2 0
10 FW   NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 46 20 31+1 15 4 3 2 1 7+1 1
11 MF   SCO Paul Hartley 39 1 23+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 9 1
12 DF   SCO Mark Wilson 16 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
14 FW   SCO Derek Riordan 11 1 2+6 1 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
16 MF   DEN Thomas Gravesen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   SCO Steven Pressley 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
18 MF   ITA Massimo Donati 41 4 22+3 3 3+1 0 2 0 7+3 1
19 MF   SCO Barry Robson 16 3 9+6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
20 MF   CZE Jiří Jarošík 13 2 6+2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
21 GK   SCO Mark Brown 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW   ENG Ben Hutchinson 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   CMR Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF   JPN Shunsuke Nakamura 36 7 24+2 6 4 1 0 0 5+1 0
26 FW   IRL Cillian Sheridan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   AUS Scott McDonald 52 31 35+1 25 4 3 2 1 8+2 2
29 MF   JPN Koki Mizuno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW   NZL Chris Killen 27 1 2+18 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+4 0
41 DF   SCO John Kennedy 14 0 5+2 0 0 0 2 0 4+1 0
44 DF   SCO Stephen McManus 53 5 37 4 4 0 2 0 10 1
45 MF   IRL James O'Brien 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF   IRL Aiden McGeady 51 8 35+1 7 4 0 1 0 8+2 1
47 GK   NIR Michael McGovern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF   IRL Darren O'Dea 10 0 3+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
52 DF   SCO Paul Caddis 4 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
54 MF   SCO Ryan Conroy 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF   SCO Paul McGowan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MF   ISL Teddy Bjarnason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Celtic (C) 38 28 5 5 84 26 +58 89 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Rangers 38 27 5 6 84 33 +51 86 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Motherwell 38 18 6 14 50 46 +4 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Aberdeen 38 15 8 15 50 58 −8 53
5 Dundee United 38 14 10 14 53 47 +6 52
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Manager Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager Gary Pendrey
First Team Coach Tommy Burns
Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Head of Recruitment John Park
Physiotherapist Graeme Parsons
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Derek McCormack
Head of Sports Science Greg Dupont

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

Transfers edit

In edit

Player From Fee
  Scott McDonald   Motherwell £700,000[2]
  Tomislav Pavlov   CSKA Sofia Free
  Scott Brown   Hibernian £4.4 million[3]
  Chris Killen   Hibernian Free
  Massimo Donati   AC Milan £2.5 million
  Laurence Gaughan   Liverpool Free
  Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé   Rennes Free
  Luca Santonocito   Inter Milan Free [4]
  Andreas Hinkel   Sevilla £1.9 million [5]
  Koki Mizuno   JEF United Ichihara Chiba £300,000 [6]
  Ben Hutchinson   Middlesbrough £500,000[7]
  Georgios Samaras   Manchester City Loan [8]
  Barry Robson   Dundee United £1.2 million[9]

Out edit

Player To Fee
  Neil Lennon   Nottingham Forest Free
  Alan Thompson   Leeds United Free
  Kjartan Finnbogason   Åtvidabergs Loan
  Craig Beattie   West Bromwich Albion £1.25 million [10]
  David Marshall   Norwich City £1 million[11]
  Andrew Traub   Clyde Free [12]
  Adam Virgo   Colchester United Loan [13]
  Gary Irvine   St Johnstone Undisclosed[14]
  Dean Richardson   Bohemians Undisclosed
  Thomas Gravesen   Everton Loan [15]
  Kenny Miller   Derby County £3 million [16]
  Michael Gardyne   Greenock Morton Undisclosed [17]
  Paul Lawson   Ross County Undisclosed
  Craig Reid   Stirling Albion Loan
  Rocco Quinn   St Johnstone Loan
  Mark Nolan   Bohemian Free
  Scott Fox   Ayr United Loan [18]
  Teddy Bjarnason   Lyn Oslo £300,000 [19]
  Craig Reid   Queen of the South Undisclosed [20]
  James O'Brien   Dundee United Loan [21]
  Jiří Jarošík   Krylia Sovetov Samara £750,000 [22]
  Maciej Żurawski   Larissa £500,000 [23]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Dida banned, Celtic fined, UEFA.com, 12 October 2007
  2. ^ "Celtic complete McDonald capture". 30 March 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Brown completes switch to Celtic". 16 May 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ^ Celtic sign teenager from Inter, BBC News, 28 August 2007
  5. ^ Celtic complete signing of Hinkel, BBC News, 4 January 2008
  6. ^ Japanese star Koki Mizuno signs for Celtic Archived 1 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 29 January 2008
  7. ^ Hutchinson joins the Champions tonight Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 January 2008
  8. ^ Celtic seal loan deal for Geoggios Samaras Archived 1 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine Celtic FC, 29 January 2008
  9. ^ Barry Robson signs for Celtic Archived 3 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 January 2008
  10. ^ West Brom complete Beattie deal, BBC News, 3 July 2007
  11. ^ Marshall completes Norwich move, BBC News, 4 July 2007
  12. ^ Clyde's Hendry snaps up quartet, BBC News, 2 August 2007
  13. ^ Virgo seals Colchester loan move, BBC News, 17 August 2007
  14. ^ Gary Irvine leaves Celtic Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC
  15. ^ Everton re-sign Gravesen on loan, BBC News, 30 August 2007
  16. ^ Jewell demands fair Miller price, BBC News, 6 March 2008
  17. ^ Celtic transfer latest Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 31 August 2007
  18. ^ Ayr Utd take keeper Fox on loan, BBC, 15 January 2008
  19. ^ Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway Archived 18 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 15 January 2008
  20. ^ Reid joins Queens from Celtic, BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2008
  21. ^ Celtic complete capture of Robson, BBC Sport, 31 January 2008
  22. ^ Jarosik makes Russian return, Sky Sports, 31 January 2008
  23. ^ Maciej Zurawski leaves Celtic Archived 6 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Celtic FC, 1 February 2008
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