Celtic FC Blog

When did we last have such a busy transfer window? All started with the announcement of Ki Sung Yueng early in the season. Most of us thought that this would probably be all we were going to get as we are not known for spending in the January window, if spending at all.
We have all [...]

Paddy McCourt’s superb solo effort and a late Shaun Maloney strike gave Celtic a routine victory over a spirited St. Mirren outfit on Saturday afternoon.
McCourt has struggled with injury and selection since his arrival from Derry 15 months ago, but he made his mark at the new St. Mirren Park with his second goalscoring performance [...]

Shaun Maloney and Marc-Antoine Fortune both bagged a brace as Celtic brushed St Johnstone aside and surged to the top in of the SPL at Parkhead on Saturday.
Fortune scored for the first time his big money move from Nancy in the 21st minute, but after Shaun Maloney made it 2-0, Saints striker Collin Samuel pulled [...]

A dramatic last minute goal from substitute Giorgios Samaras saw Celtic defeat Russian side Dinamo Moscow 2-0 in the second leg of their Champions League Third Qualifying Round encounter.
The victory puts Celtic into the new final qualifying stage where they are guaranteed to face a tough two legged tie against either Arsenal, Lyon, Stuttgart, Panathinaikos or Atletico Madrid [...]

Celtic head into tomorrow nights match against Dinamo Moscow with history and form very much weighted heavily against them. Never before have they managed to turn around a first leg home defeat in Europe. Add to that Celtic’s horrendous form away from home and the 1-0 advantage in Dinamo’s favour almost makes this look a [...]

In years to come the history books will take over and tell us of how the Gordon Strachan era was a time of boom for the Celtic family. The young will hear of our three-in-a-row and a couple of European nights when the continent’s elite left Parkhead defeated with a ringing in their ears from [...]

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Tony Mowbray’s Celtic tenure got off to the worst possible start with a one goal defeat against Dinamo Moscow at Celtic Park. The Glasgow sides Champions League hopes now hang by a thread and a turnaround of epic proportions will be required in order for Celtic to progress.
The goal arrived [...]

Celtic begin their quest for a fourth successive Champions League group stage appearance with a tough third round qualifier against Dinamo Moscow at Parkhead on Wednesday. Thus far, Celtic’s pre-season preparations have gone according to plan, with four clean sheets and victory in the Wembley Cup.

The positives that can be taken from these matches have [...]

Paul Hartley may never be written into the folklore of Celtic greats. The chances of his name ever been sung from the stands in the same breath as Johnstone, Tully, Murdoch, Hall and Hay are slim. However, Hartley is a man who dreamt of wearing the hoops and through football’s backwater achieved that aim with [...]

As Celtic head into a new season that will begin prematurely to most, they’ll start out with their usual two targets; win the championship and European football after Christmas. As both of these goals fell painfully and agonisingly by the wayside last season, with the team hitting the self-destruct button, attainment of these objectives is [...]