2012–13 Celtic F.C. season
| 2012–13 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Ian Bankier | |||
| Manager | Neil Lennon | |||
| Ground | Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,355) | |||
| Scottish Premier League | 1st | |||
| Scottish Cup | Winners | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gary Hooper (19) All: Gary Hooper (31) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 59,168 vs Spartak Moscow (5 December 2012) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,399 vs St Johnstone (30 October 2012) | |||
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The 2012–13 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Celtic.
Review
[edit]Celtic went about their 2012–13 league campaign in a steady if not always inspiring manner.[1] Motherwell, Inverness Caley Thistle and briefly Hibernian all either had spells at the top of the table, or thereabouts, but by Christmas Celtic had found a steady run of form to pull themselves comfortably clear of the pack.[1] Celtic eventually clinched their 44th League title on 21 April 2013 with a 4–1 win over Inverness CT at Parkhead.[2] Celtic's run in the League Cup saw them comfortably dispose of Raith Rovers (4–1)[3] and St Johnstone (5–0)[4] in the earlier rounds. St Mirren, however, pulled off an unexpected but deserved 3–2 win over Celtic in the semi-final.[5]
Celtic's 2013 Scottish Cup campaign began inauspiciously with a home 1–1 draw against Second Division side, Arbroath. Celtic won the replay 1–0 with an Adam Matthews goal, but were again unconvincing. Celtic played Raith Rovers at Starks Park in the next round and eventually overcame a defensive performance by Raith to win 3–0, with Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew and James Forrest scoring the goals.[6] In the quarter-finals, Celtic were drawn away to St Mirren, who had eliminated Celtic from the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup a month beforehand.[7] Early goals by Joe Ledley and Anthony Stokes, either side of an equaliser by St Mirren, gave Celtic a 2–1 victory at St Mirren Park.[7] In the semi-final at Hampden Park, Celtic won a thrilling match by 4–3 after extra time against Dundee United.[8] A Kris Commons goal gave Celtic an early lead, but United scored twice midway through the first half to lead 2–1.[8] Victor Wanyama scored an equaliser almost immediately and Commons scored another goal after 60 minutes to give Celtic a 3–2 lead.[8] Jon Daly scored his second goal of the game to equalise and force extra time.[8] Soon after Daly had hit the post, Anthony Stokes scored the winning goal.[8]
Celtic met Hibernian in the Scottish Cup Final on 26 May 2013. For the first time in its history, the Cup Final was played on a Sunday.[9] This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final. Celtic won the cup and clinched a League and Cup double with a 3–0 win; two first-half goals from Gary Hooper putting Celtic into a comfortable position before Joe Ledley added a third late on in the second half to put the matter beyond doubt.[10]
As Scottish Champions from the previous season, Celtic had the opportunity to take part in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. However, two qualifying rounds had first to be negotiated, which Celtic managed to do with 4–1 and 4–0 aggregate wins over HJK Helsinki and Helsingborgs IF. Celtic, as fourth-ranked seeds, found themselves drawn in Group G with Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.[11]
On 2 October 2012, Celtic achieved their first ever away win in the group stages of the Champions League with a 3–2 win in Russia over Spartak Moscow, Georgios Samaras scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute.[12] Celtic's home match with Barcelona in November 2012 coincided with the week of Celtic's 125th Anniversary.[13] As such, an 'Ultras' styled section of the Celtic support called the Green Brigade organised a full stadium pre-match card display (a 'tifo') to celebrate the club's 125th anniversary.[14] The display featured a Celtic cross, green and white hoops and 125 Celtic in written form, with supporters earning the praise of club chairman Peter Lawwell.[15] A memorable night was completed when goals from Victor Wanyama and 18-year-old striker Tony Watt gave Celtic a shock 2–1 win over Barcelona.[16] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster produced an outstanding performance in the game, winning the praise of the Spanish media who nicknamed him "La Gran Muralla" ("The Great Wall").[17]
Celtic secured their progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League on 5 December 2012 with a 2–1 home win over Spartak Moscow, Kris Commons scoring the winning goal in 82 minutes with a penalty.[18] Celtic were drawn against Juventus, where they succumbed to a 5–0 aggregate defeat in the spring 2013 to go out of the tournament.[19] Despite the result against Juventus, Celtic and Neil Lennon won praise for their Champions League campaign.[20][21][22]
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]| 10 July 2012 Friendly | FC Augsburg  | 0 – 0 |  Celtic | Stauferpark Stadion |
| Celtic Report | Attendance: 4,200 |
| 15 July 2012 Friendly | Stuttgarter Kickers | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau |
Jatta  41' |
Celtic Report | Attendance: 6,800 |
| 17 July 2012 Friendly | VfR Aalen | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Scholz-Arena |
| Hübner 4' |
Celtic Report | Hooper 64' Stokes 77' |
Attendance: 3,144 |
| 21 July 2012 Friendly | Ajax  | 4 – 0 | Celtic | Amsterdam Arena |
| De Jong 13' Sigþórsson 21'Serero 27'Blind 66' (pen.) |
Celtic Report |
| 25 July 2012 Friendly | Celtic | 0 – 1 |  Norwich City | Celtic Park |
| Celtic Report | Holt 89' |
| 28 July 2012 Friendly | Celtic | 1 – 1 |  Internazionale | Celtic Park |
| Commons 41' |
Celtic Report | Palacio 88' |
| 11 August 2012 Friendly | Real Madrid  | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Callejón 22' Benzema 67' |
Celtic Report |
| 15 January 2013 Friendly | Celtic | 2 – 1 |  Steaua București | Marbella Football Center, Marbella |
| Samaras 50' Bangura 53' |
[1] | Nikolić 13' |
Scottish Premier League
[edit]| 4 August 2012 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| Commons 79' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 48,251 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 18 August 2012 SPL | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Global Energy Stadium |
| Brittain 49' |
BBC Sport | Commons 90+3' |
Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 25 August 2012 SPL | Inverness CT | 2 – 4 | Celtic | Caledonian Stadium |
| Draper 82', 87' |
BBC Sport | Wanyama 4' Watt 25', 64'Mulgrew 48' |
Attendance: 6,100 Referee: William Collum |
| 1 September 2012 SPL | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Hibernian | Celtic Park |
| Lustig 10', 69' |
BBC Sport | Clancy 53' Cairney 73' |
Attendance: 45,867 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 15 September 2012 SPL | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
| Tadé 18' Vine 80' |
BBC Sport | Commons 4' |
Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 22 September 2012 SPL | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Dundee | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 43' Wanyama 49' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 41,073 Referee: John Beaton |
| 29 September 2012 SPL | Motherwell | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Fir Park |
| BBC Sport | Hooper 32' Cummins 35' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 10,496 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 7 October 2012 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Samaras 34' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 46,204 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 20 October 2012 SPL | St Mirren | 0 – 5 | Celtic | St Mirren Park |
| BBC Sport | Hooper 15' Ambrose 18'Wanyama 32', 38'Watt 86' |
Attendance: 6,008 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 27 October 2012 SPL | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
| BBC Sport | Sheridan 43' Kelly 62' (pen.) |
Attendance: 47,971 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 4 November 2012 SPL | Dundee United | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
| Mackay-Steven 88' Ambrose 90+2' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Miku 69' Watt 80' |
Attendance: 10,521 Referee: William Collum |
| 11 November 2012 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| Watt 51' |
BBC Sport | Hasselbaink 77' |
Attendance: 42,345 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 17 November 2012 SPL | Aberdeen | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Pittodrie Stadium |
| BBC Sport | Lassad 73' Mulgrew 77' |
Attendance: 18,083 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 24 November 2012 SPL | Celtic | 0 – 1 | Inverness CT | Celtic Park |
| BBC Sport | McKay 64' |
Attendance: 44,379 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 28 November 2012 SPL | Hearts | 0 – 4 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| BBC Sport | Lassad 10' Lustig 22'Stevenson 30' (o.g.)Hooper 83' |
Attendance: 15,264 Referee: William Collum |
| 8 December 2012 SPL | Kilmarnock | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Rugby Park |
| Sheridan 90+1' |
BBC Sport | Brown 27' Ledley 65'Samaras 74' |
Attendance: 6,501 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 15 December 2012 SPL | Celtic | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Celtic Park |
| Wanyama 15' Hooper 83' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 47,790 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 22 December 2012 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Ross County | Celtic Park |
| Brown 46' Hooper 53', 64'Forrest 70' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 49,428 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 26 December 2012 SPL | Dundee | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Dens Park |
| BBC Sport | Samaras 16' Hooper 71' |
Attendance: 9,276 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 29 December 2012 SPL | Hibernian | 1 – 0 | Celtic | Easter Road |
| Griffiths 9' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 16,805 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 2 January 2013 SPL | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Motherwell | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 79' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 48,002 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 19 January 2013 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 2', 85' Samaras 12'Lassad 90+1' |
BBC Sport | Holt 69' |
Attendance: 48,374 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 22 January 2013 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 0 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 19', 80' Wanyama 33'Brown 84' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 42,596 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 30 January 2013 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Celtic Park |
| Ledley 41' Matthews 50', 83'Stokes 78' |
BBC Sport | Sheridan 48' |
Attendance: 43,652 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 9 February 2013 SPL | Inverness CT | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Caledonian Stadium |
| Ross 9' |
BBC Sport | Commons 20' Gershon 48'Miku 82' |
Attendance: 6,175 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 16 February 2013 SPL | Celtic | 6 – 2 | Dundee United | Celtic Park |
| Ambrose 11' Commons 22', 55' (pen.)Ledley 37'Stokes 70', 82' |
BBC Sport | Armstrong 10' Russell 90' |
Attendance: 46,496 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 19 February 2013 SPL | St Johnstone | 1 – 1 | Celtic | McDiarmid Park |
| Hasselbaink 82' |
BBC Sport | Ambrose 36' |
Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 24 February 2013 SPL | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Dundee | Celtic Park |
| Ledley 13', 72' Forrest 50' (pen.)McGeouch 57'Hooper 83' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 39,959 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 27 February 2013 SPL | Motherwell | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Fir Park |
| Humphrey 31' Higdon 73' |
BBC Sport | Samaras 63' |
Attendance: 8,641 Referee: Iain Brines |
| 9 March 2013 SPL | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Global Energy Stadium |
| Munro 30' Morrow 36'Wohlfarth 90' |
BBC Sport | Mulgrew 15' Hooper 21' |
Attendance: 6,031 Referee: William Collum |
| 16 March 2013 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 3 | Aberdeen | Celtic Park |
| Commons 1' Mulgrew 68'Hooper 87'Samaras 90+4' |
BBC Sport | Vernon 45' Magennis 53', 60' |
Attendance: 46,395 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 31 March 2013 SPL | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Celtic | St Mirren Park |
| McGowan 81' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Commons 6' |
Attendance: 6,066 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 6 April 2013 SPL | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Hibernian | Celtic Park |
| Commons 16', 52' Lustig 61' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 49,174 Referee: John Beaton |
| 21 April 2013 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Inverness CT | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 61', 73' Ledley 66'Samaras 89' |
BBC Sport | Doran 90+2' |
Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 28 April 2013 SPL | Motherwell | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Fir Park |
| Ojamaa 45' Higdon 50' (pen.)Forster 54' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Hooper 39' |
Attendance: 7,503 Referee: Euan Norris |
| 5 May 2013 SPL | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Global Energy Stadium |
| Vigurs 41' |
BBC Sport | Stokes 4' |
Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 11 May 2013 SPL | Celtic | 4 – 0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| Ledley 2' Mulgrew 36'Forrest 51'Wright 90+1' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 19 May 2013 SPL | Dundee United | 0 – 4 | Celtic | Tannadice Park |
| BBC Sport | Commons 12' Samaras 17', 27'Stokes 85' |
Attendance: 8,717 Referee: John Beaton |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]| 1 August 2012 Third Qualifying | Celtic | 2 – 1 |  HJK Helsinki | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 55' Mulgrew 61' |
BBC Sport | Schüller 47' |
Attendance: 51,202 Referee: Miroslav Zelinka |
| 8 August 2012 Third Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Sonera Stadium |
| BBC Sport | Ledley 67' Samaras 86' |
Attendance: 10,269 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer |
| 21 August 2012 Play-Off Round | Helsingborgs IF  | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Olympia |
| BBC Sport | Commons 2' Samaras 75' |
Attendance: 12,200 Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 29 August 2012 Play-Off Round | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Helsingborgs IF | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 30' Wanyama 88' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 51,566 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 19 September 2012 Group stage | Celtic | 0 – 0 |  Benfica | Celtic Park |
| UEFA Report | Attendance: 57,759 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli |
| 2 October 2012 Group stage | Spartak Moscow  | 2 – 3 | Celtic | Luzhniki Stadium |
| Emenike 41', 48' |
UEFA Report | Hooper 12' D. Kombarov 71' (o.g.)Samaras 90' |
Attendance: 43,351 Referee: Tony Chapron |
| 23 October 2012 Group stage | Barcelona | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Camp Nou |
| Iniesta 45' Alba 90+4' |
UEFA Report | Samaras 18' |
Attendance: 77,781 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi |
| 7 November 2012 Group stage | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Barcelona | Celtic Park |
| Wanyama 21' Watt 83' |
BBC Sport | Messi 90+1' |
Attendance: 58,841[23][24][25] Referee: Björn Kuipers |
| 20 November 2012 Group stage | Benfica | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Estádio da Luz |
| John 7' Garay 71' |
UEFA Report | Samaras 32' |
Attendance: 47,065 Referee: Viktor Kassai |
| 5 December 2012 Group stage | Celtic | 2 – 1 | Spartak Moscow | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 21' Commons 82' (pen.) |
UEFA Report | Ari 39' |
Attendance: 59,168 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 12 February 2013 Knockout Round | Celtic | 0 – 3 | Juventus | Celtic Park |
| BBC Sport | Matri 3' Marchisio 77'Vučinić 83' |
Attendance: 57,917 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 6 March 2013 Knockout Round | Juventus | 2 – 0 | Celtic | Juventus Stadium |
| Matri 24' Quagliarella 65' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Fırat Aydınus |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Barcelona
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 |
| Benfica
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Spartak Moscow
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]| 25 September 2012 Third round | Celtic | 4 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Celtic Park |
| Hooper 12', 37', 58', 60' |
BBC Sport | Walker 28' |
Attendance: 14,737 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 30 October 2012 Quarter Final | Celtic | 5 – 0 | St Johnstone | Celtic Park |
| Commons 28', 32', 57' (pen.) Hooper 38'Mulgrew 61' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 14,399 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 January 2013 Semi Final | St Mirren | 3 – 2 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| Esmaël 8' McGowan 64' (pen.)Thompson 69' |
BBC Sport | Hooper 44' Mulgrew 90+1' |
Attendance: 24,417 Referee: William Collum |
Scottish Cup
[edit]| 1 December 2012 Fourth round | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Arbroath | Celtic Park |
| Keddie 36' (o.g.) |
Celtic Report | Doris 87' |
Attendance: 15,000[26] Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 12 December 2012 Fourth round RP | Arbroath | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Gayfield Park |
| BBC Sport | Matthews 18' |
Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 3 February 2013 Fifth round | Raith Rovers | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Stark's Park |
| BBC Sport | Commons 56' (pen.) Forrest 83'Mulgrew 86' |
Attendance: 7,775[27] Referee: Steven McLean |
| 2 March 2013 Quarter Final | St Mirren | 1 – 2 | Celtic | St Mirren Park |
| Esmaël 13' |
BBC Sport | Ledley 5' Stokes 21' |
Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 14 April 2013 Semi Final | Dundee United | 3 – 4 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| Mackay-Steven 24' Daly 30', 71' |
BBC Sport | Commons 2', 60' Wanyama 31'Stokes 104' |
Attendance: 27,799 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 26 May 2013 Final | Hibernian | 0–3 | Celtic | Hampden Park |
| BBC Sport | Hooper 8', 31' Ledley 80' |
Attendance: 51,254 Referee: William Collum |
Player statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]Last updated 26 May 2013[28]
Key:
= Appearances,
= Goals,
= Yellow card,
= Red card
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GK | Fraser Forster | 51 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
DF | Adam Matthews | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
DF | Efe Ambrose | 41 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
DF | Rami Gershon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | |
DF | Kelvin Wilson | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 |  |
FW | Miku | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | |
MF | Scott Brown (C) | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 |  |
FW | Georgios Samaras | 40 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 |  |
FW | Anthony Stokes | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 |  |
FW | Lassad | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 |  |
FW | Mohamed Bangura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | |
MF | Kris Commons | 46 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | |
MF | Joe Ledley | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 |  |
MF | Tom Rogic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 |  |
MF | Paddy McCourt | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | |
DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 49 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | |
DF | Mikael Lustig | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 |  |
GK | Łukasz Załuska | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 |  |
DF | Thomas Rogne | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | |
GK | Viktor Noring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | |
FW | Daryl Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | |
FW | James Keatings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | |
MF | John Herron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | |
FW | Tony Watt | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | |
MF | Beram Kayal | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | |
GK | Robbie Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | |
DF | Jackson Irvine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 |  |
FW | Bahrudin Atajić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | |
MF | Callum McGregor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | |
DF | Joe Chalmers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | |
DF | Marcus Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | |
DF | Lewis Toshney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | |
MF | Dylan McGeouch | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | |
MF | James Forrest | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | |
MF | Paul George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 |  |
MF | Filip Twardzik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | |
FW | Patrik Twardzik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 |  |
MF | Victor Wanyama | 49 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | |
FW | Gary Hooper | 51 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| 30 | |
MF | Paul Slane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | |
DF | Andre Blackman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | |
MF | Rabiu Ibrahim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]Last updated 28 April 2013
| R | Player | Scottish Premier League |
Scottish Cup |
Scottish League Cup |
UEFA Champions League |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Hooper
|
19 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| 2 | Kris Commons
|
11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | Georgios Samaras
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Joe Ledley
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Victor Wanyama
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Charlie Mulgrew
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | Anthony Stokes
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Tony Watt
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | James Forrest
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Lassad
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Efe Ambrose
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Scott Brown
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Adam Matthews
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Mikael Lustig
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 15 | Miku
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Rami Gershon
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dylan McGeouch
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 88 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 128 |
Technical staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Neil Lennon |
| Assistant Manager | Johan Mjallby |
| First Team Coach | Garry Parker |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods |
| Head of Youth Academy | Chris McCart |
| Head of Recruitment | John Park |
| Head Physiotherapist | Tim Williamson |
| Physiotherapist | Gavin McCarthy |
| Doctor | Ian Sharpe |
| Head of Sports Science | Kenny McMillan |
| Sports Scientists | Bill Styles |
Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source: [citation needed]
Celtic personnel awards
[edit]Last updated 22 September 2012
| Player | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Watt
|
SPL Young Player of the Month | August[29] |
| Neil Lennon
|
SPL Manager of the Month | December |
| Adam Matthews
|
SPL Young Player of the Month | January |
| Gary Hooper
|
SPL Player of the Month | January |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 35 | +57 | 79 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Motherwell | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 54 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 53 |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2013. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Transfers
[edit]
See also
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