Celtic Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Glasgow. They have played at their home ground, Celtic Park, since 1892. Celtic were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998 as well as the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
The list encompasses the major honours won by Celtic, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Celtic players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at Celtic Park, and also at Hampden Park which has on occasion been used for home games, are also included.
Celtic have won 54 top-flight titles, and hold the record for most Scottish Cup wins with 42. The club's record appearance maker is Billy McNeill, who made 822 appearances between 1957 and 1975. Jimmy McGrory is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 522 goals during his Celtic career.
All figures are correct as of 25 May 2024
Celtic's first ever silverware was won in 1889 when they defeated Cowlairs 6–1 in the final of the North-Eastern Cup. [1] A year later they won the Glasgow Cup, before winning their first major national honour in 1892 by defeating Queen's Park 5–1 in the final of the Scottish Cup. [1] Celtic won their first league title in 1892–93. [1] In 1906–07 Celtic became the first club to win the league and cup double in Scotland, [1] a feat they have now accomplished on 13 occasions. They won their first domestic treble in 1966–67, the same season they became the first British club to win the European Cup with their 2–1 victory over Inter Milan in the final. [1] Celtic's most recent success was their win in the 2024-25 Scottish League Cup. Celtic have won a total of 119 major trophies. [2]
In all, Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship 54 times, the Scottish Cup a record 42 times, the Scottish League Cup 22 times and the European Cup once. They have completed a world-record, eight domestic trebles, including an unprecedented quadruple treble between the 16/17 and 19/20 seasons. [3]
Cross Border [12]
National [12]
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Competitive, professional matches only (as of match played 15 May 2021).
# | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Continental 1 | Other 2 | Total | Ref |
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1 | ![]() | 1957–1975 | 486 | 94 | 138 | 72 | 32 | 822 | [95] |
2 | ![]() | 1904–1925 | 583 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 684 | [96] |
3 | ![]() | 1981–1997 | 515 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 5 | 683 | [97] |
4 | ![]() | 1976–1990 | 484 | 55 | 82 | 48 | 13 | 682 | [98] |
5 | ![]() | 1970–1987 | 439 | 60 | 106 | 54 | 22 | 681 | [99] |
6 | ![]() | 1978–1995 | 483 | 55 | 64 | 40 | 4 | 646 | [100] |
7 | ![]() | 2007–2021 | 407 | 53 | 33 | 127 | 0 | 620 | [89] |
8 | ![]() | 1961–1978 1979–1980 | 340 | 51 | 118 | 68 | 22 | 599 | [101] |
9 | ![]() | 1944–1960 | 384 | 64 | 87 | 0 | 45 | 580 | [102] |
10 | ![]() | 1902–1920 | 456 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 558 | [103] |
Competitive, professional matches only. Matches played appear in brackets.
# | Name | Years | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Continental 1 | Other 2 | Total | Ref |
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1 | ![]() | 1922–1937 | 396 (378) | 74 (67) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 32 (32) | 502 3 (477) 3 | [115] |
2 | ![]() | 1961–1978 1979–1980 | 171 (340) | 31 (51) | 63 (118) | 13 (68) | 23 (22) | 301(599) | [101] |
3 | ![]() | 1997–2004 | 174 (221) | 23 (25) | 10 (11) | 35 (58) | 0 (0) | 242(315) | [116] |
4 | ![]() | 1900–1917 | 188 (272) | 30 (58) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 21 (39) | 239(369) | [117] |
5 | ![]() | 1958–1971 | 155 (263) | 29 (47) | 31 (60) | 13 (39) | 8 (22) | 236(431) | [116] |
6 | ![]() | 1891–1903 | 131 (177) | 48 (45) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 21 (39) | 200(261) | [118] |
7 | ![]() | 1911–1926 | 186 (432) | 9 (32) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (27) | 200(491) | [119] |
8 | ![]() | 1960–1971 | 114 (255) | 25 (51) | 38 (69) | 10 (41) | 10 (19) | 197(435) | [120] |
9 | ![]() | 1902–1920 | 142 (456) | 24 (59) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 10 (43) | 178(558) | [103] |
10 | ![]() | 1968–1977 | 111 (204) | 11 (30) | 35 (60) | 9 (28) | 7 (16) | 173(338) | [121] |
1 Comprises appearances in the European Cup / Champions League, European Cup Winners Cup, UEFA Cup / Europa League, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the Intercontinental Cup.
2 Includes cup competitions: the Glasgow Cup, Drybrough Cup and the Anglo-Scottish Cup. Appearance and goal statistics are not readily available for the Glasgow Charity Cup.
3 In addition to these statistics, it is known that McGrory made a further 21 appearances in the Glasgow Charity Cup, scoring 20 goals. This makes McGrory's overall total of goals for Celtic in senior competitions 522 goals. [104]