1995–96 Celtic F.C. season

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 £80,000
Tony Mowbray Ipswich Town 3 October 1995 £300,000
Jamie McQuilken Dundee United 4 November 1995 £150,000
Barry Smith Dundee 8 December 1995 £100,000
Mark McNally Southend United 8 December 1995 £50,000
Willie Falconer Motherwell 16 January 1996 £200,000
Andy Walker Sheffield United 23 February 1996 £500,000
Jim Slavin Partick Thistle 15 March 1996 £35,000
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
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division

League table
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[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
5 Hibernian 36 11 10 15 43 57 −14 43
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion.
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
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
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish Cup
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
Main article: 1995–96 Scottish League Cup
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
Main article: 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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[1]
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[2]
Referee: Gylfi Thór Orrason (Iceland)
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[3]
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)
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[4]
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

References
  1. "Dinamo Batumi vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  2. "Celtic FC vs Dinamo Batumi". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
  3. "Paris Saint-Germain vs Celtic FC". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. "Celtic FC vs Paris Saint-Germain". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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