1996–97 Celtic F.C. season

The 1996-97 season was the 108th season of competitive football by Celtic.

Celtic
1996–97 season
ChairmanFergus McCann
ManagerTommy Burns (until May 2, 1997)
Billy Stark (caretaker)
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish CupSemi-finals
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jorge Cadete (25)
All: Jorge Cadete (33)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

23 July 1996 Friendly VV Reünie 0 – 16 Celtic Borculo, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Match Report
Stadium: Sportcomplex De Wildbaan
Referee: J. Floors
24 July 2014 Friendly GSV Gouda 0 – 8 Celtic Gouda, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Match Report
Referee: Mario van Der Ende
26 July 2014 Friendly V.V. Veere 1 – 9 Celtic Veere, Netherlands
19:00 CEST Gladdines 47' Match Report
Stadium: Sportpark Bieweg
Referee: W Vermeulen
27 July 1996 Friendly SC Halsteren 0 – 3 Celtic Halesteren, Netherlands
19:00 GMT Match Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Beek
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: M. Koopman
29 July 1996 Friendly Berkum Thuis 1 – 8 Celtic Zwolle, Netherlands
19:45 GMT Kouwen 19' Match Report
Stadium: Sportpark De Vegtlust
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: B. Slot
31 July 1996 Friendly Celtic 2 – 1 Arsenal Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 GMT
Match Report Dixon 25' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,300
Referee: R. Tait
3 August 1996 Friendly Celtic 2 – 2 Sporting Lisbon Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT
Match Report Filipe 80' Hughes 82' (o.g.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,400
Referee: Kenny Clark
26 November 1996 Friendly Celtic 0 – 1 Barcelona Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 GMT Match Report Óscar García 20' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 26,623
Referee: J McCluskey

Season Summary

Once again, the season saw a very close title race between the two Old Firm teams. Celtic consistently remained second, only topping the table for a few days at the start of November, but stayed hot on the heels of Rangers, usually only being a couple of points behind them, and sometimes only by goal difference. However, points dropped on consecutive weekends in late November and early December saw the gap increase. Both sides endured turbulent runs of form in March, the pressure of the "Nine In A Row" - one seeking to achieve it, the other stopping it - telling. Following a 1-0 victory at Celtic Park during the final meeting of the two that season Rangers pulled decisively ahead in the title race, and this led to the dismissal of manager Tommy Burns three games before the end of the season.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 25 5 6 85 33 +52 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Celtic 36 23 6 7 78 32 +46 75 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Dundee United 36 17 9 10 46 33 +13 60
4 Heart of Midlothian 36 14 10 12 46 43 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 9 15 52 65 −13 45
Source: Soccerbase
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. As the League Cup winners Rangers had qualified for European competition via their league position, the place in the UEFA Cup was passed to the next highest placed team in the league, Dundee United.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHHAHAHAHHAAHAAHAHAAAAHAHH
ResultDWWWWWLWDWWLDLWWWLWWWWWWLWWWLLDDWWDW
Position422222222212222222222222222222222222
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
10 August 1996 Premier League Aberdeen 2 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT
Match Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: Hugh Dallas
17 August 1996 Premier League Celtic 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Glasgow
15:00 GMT
Match Report Duffield 67' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,200
Referee: Sandy Roy
24 August 1996 Premier League Kilmarnock 1 – 3 Celtic Kilmarnock
15:00 GMT Reilly 27' Match Report
Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Ian Taylor
7 September 1996 Premier League Celtic 5 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT
Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 47,042
Referee: J Rowbotham
14 September 1996 Premier League Dundee United 1 – 2 Celtic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 GMT McSwegan 87' Match Report
Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,152
Referee: W Crombie
21 September 1996 Premier League Celtic 5 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT
Match Report Britton 65' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,032
Referee: Clyde
28 September 1996 Premier League Rangers 2 – 0 Celtic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT
Match Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,124
Referee: W Young
12 October 1996 Premier League Celtic 1 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Hooijdonk 90' Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,422
Referee: R Orr
20 September 1996 Premier League Hearts 2 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 13,352
26 September 1996 Premier League Hibernian 0 – 4 Celtic Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Easter Road Stadium
Attendance: 13,930
2 November 1996 Premier League Celtic 1 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,124
14 November 1996 Premier League Celtic 0 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Match Report Laudrup 8' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 50,009
30 November 1996 Premier League Celtic 2 – 2 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,804
7 December 1996 Premier League Motherwell 2 – 1 Celtic Motherwell, Scotland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 11,589
21 December 1996 Premier League Celtic 1 – 0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,483
26 December 1996 Premier League Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen, Scotland
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 16,748
28 December 1996 Premier League Celtic 4 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Match Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,751
2 January 1997 Premier League Rangers 3 – 1 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 50,019
4 January 1997 Premier League Celtic 5 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,259
8 January 1997 Premier League Celtic 6 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,535
11 January 1997 Premier League Hearts 1 – 2 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 15,424
14 January 1997 Premier League Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Celtic Kirkcaldy
19:45 GMT Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 8,544
18 January 1997 Premier League Celtic 4 – 1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 48,986
29 January 1997 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 2 Celtic Dunfermline
19:45 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 17,919
1 February 1997 Premier League Dundee United 1 – 0 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,483
6 February 1997 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,770
22 February 1997 Premier League Motherwell 0 – 1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 12,131
1 March 1997 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,578
11 March 1997 Premier League Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Celtic Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 15,087
16 March 1997 Premier League Celtic 0 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,733
22 March 1997 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 13,092
5 April 1997 Premier League Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Celtic Kirkcaldy
15:00 GMT Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 7,914
20 April 1997 Premier League Celtic 3 – 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,989
4 May 1997 Premier League Hibernian 1 – 3 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 10,546
7 May 1997 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Glasgow
19:45 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 42,788
10 May 1997 Premier League Celtic 3 – 0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,742

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish League Cup
13 August 1996 Second round Clyde 1 - 3 Celtic Cumbernauld
20:00 GMT Brown 74' Report
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: J Fleming
4 September 1996 Third round Alloa 1 - 5 Celtic Alloa
20:00 GMT McAneney 48' Report
Stadium: Recreation Park, Alloa
Attendance: 12,582
Referee: S Dougal
17 September 1996 Quarter Finals Hearts 1 - 0 (a.e.t.) Celtic Edinburgh
20:00 GMT Robertson 110' Report Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,442
Referee: K Clark

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1996–97 Scottish Cup
26 January 1997 Third round Clydebank 0 - 5 Celtic Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Firhill Park
Attendance: 16,285
Referee: J Rowbotham
17 February 1997 Fourth round Hibernian 1 - 1 Celtic Edinburgh
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: W Young
26 February 1997 Fourth round replay Celtic 2 - 0 Hibernian Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,424
Referee: W Young
6 March 1997 Quarter-finals Celtic 2 - 0 Rangers Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 49,519
Referee: J McCluskey
12 April 1997 Semi-finals Celtic 1 - 1 Falkirk Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 45,261
Referee: Willie Young
23 April 1997 Semi-final replay Falkirk 1 - 0 Celtic Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 35,879
Referee: Willie Young

UEFA Cup
Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Cup
6 August 1996 Qualifying round 1st leg Košice Slovakia 0 - 0 Scotland Celtic Košice
20:00 GMT Report Stadium: Štadión Lokomotívy v Čermeli
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz
20 August 1996 Qualifying round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 1 - 0
(1 – 0 agg.)		 Slovakia Košice Glasgow
20:00 GMT Cadete 88' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 44,448
Referee: J Hireiniemi
10 September 1996 First round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 0 - 2 Germany Hamburger SV Glasgow
20:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 45,400
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
24 September 1996 First round2nd leg Hamburger SV Germany 2 - 0
(4 – 0 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Hamburg
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 29.600
Referee: V Schuk

Statistics

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name League Europe League Cup Scottish Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
5 DF England Alan Stubbs 3 3
17 MF Denmark Morten Wieghorst
1 GK Scotland Gordon Marshall
18 DF Scotland Malky Mackay 1 1 1 1
5 DF England Stuart Gray
5 DF Italy Enrico Annoni 1 1
10 FW Scotland Phil O'Donnell
11 FW Scotland Simon Donnelly
16 DF Scotland John Hughes 1 1 1 2 1
2 DF Scotland Tom Boyd 1 1
9 FW Netherlands Pierre Van Hooijdonk 1 1
7 MF Italy Paolo Di Canio 1 1 2
11 FW Portugal Jorge Cadete
14 MF Scotland Brian O'Neil
3 DF Scotland Tosh McKinlay 1 1
33 DF Scotland Peter Grant 1 1 1 1
4 DF Scotland Jackie McNamara 1 1
42 MF Scotland Paul McStay
42 MF Scotland Brian McLaughlin
10 FW Germany Andreas Thom 1 1

Last updated: 22 July 2014
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Transfers

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 FW Italy Paolo Di Canio 28EU AC Milan Italy Transfer Summer 1998 £3M
6 DF England Alan Stubbs 24EU Bolton Wanderers England Transfer Summer 1998 £3M
16 MF Scotland David Hannah 23EU Dundee United Scotland Transfer Summer 1998 £0.65M
17 DF Italy Enrico Annoni 30EU Roma Italy Transfer Winter 1999 £0.3M Source
33 DF Northern Ireland John Convery 16EU Glenavon Northern Ireland Transfer Winter 1998 Free Source
12 FW England Tommy Johnson 26EU Aston Villa England Transfer Winter 1998 £2.4M

Total spending: Decrease £8.85 million

Players out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 DF Scotland Mike Galloway 31EU Retirement Summer Free Source
4 DF Albania Rudi Vata 27EU Apollon Limassol Greece Transfer Summer Free Source
11 MF Scotland John Collins 28EU A.S. Monaco France Transfer Summer Bosman Source
2 DF England Lee Martin 28EU Bristol Rovers England Transfer Summer Free Source
DF Scotland John Hughes 32EU Hibernian Scotland Transfer Mid-Season £250K
MF Republic of Ireland Declan Boyle 22EU Derry City Republic of Ireland Transfer Winter £20K Source
9 FW Netherlands Pierre Van Hooijdonk 27EU Nottingham Forest England Transfer Mid-Season £3M

Total income: Increase £3.22 million

See also
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