Club Name: The Celtic Football Club
Nickname: Bhoys, Hoops, Celts, Tic
Celtic Park (also known as Parkhead)
Capacity: 60,832
1888
Coach: Gordon Strachan
President: Brian Quinn
1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 19741, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
1967
Rangers (Scotland)
Celtic Football Club were founded in 1888 and since their inception they have developed into one of the top clubs competing in the Scottish League. Celtic form one half of the Scottish Premier League’s “Old Firm” along with bitter city rivals Rangers FC. This rivalry has existed throughout the ages and is well known as being one of the longest and deep rooted rivalries in football with Celtic being a predominantly Catholic club and Rangers a predominantly protestant club.
Celtic have enjoyed enormous success domestically lifting the Premier League title and the Scottish Cup on numerous occasions. Indeed, along with bitter rivals Rangers, Celtic are one of the top two clubs in Scotland and they both dominate the Scottish Premiership.
In addition to domestic honours Celtic have also impressed on the European stage and in 1967 they became the first British team to win the European Champion’s Cup. The year 1967 in fact became a watershed year for Celtic as along with the European Champion’s Cup they lifted the Scottish League title, the Scottish Cup, the Scottish League Cup and the Glasgow Cup.
Celtic reached the European final again in 1970 only to be ultimately beat by Feyenoord after extra time. The club had now firmly established themselves as not only one of the strongest teams in Scotland but as serious contenders in Europe. Despite this development Celtic were not to reach the same apex of European competition again until 2003 when Celtic lost the UEFA Cup final against Porto after extra time.
In recent years Celtic and Rangers have both taken steps to combat the sectarianism that has been inherent in their club cultures. Celtic remain one of the top two clubs in Scotland and continue to try and impose themselves on the European stage.