2006–07 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic started season 2006–07 looking to retain the Scottish Premier League trophy and the Scottish League Cup. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, and entered the Champions League at the group stage. Such was the good form of Celtic and the lack of a clear rival in the early stages of the 2006–07 season, that bookmakers Paddy Power paid out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on 6 November 2006, only 13 games into the season.[1] By mid-November Celtic were 11 points clear of their nearest challengers.

Celtic
2006–07 season
ChairmanBrian Quinn
ManagerGordon Strachan
GroundCeltic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League1st
Scottish CupWinners
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (13)

All:
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (18)

Having qualified automatically for the group stage of the Champions League, Celtic were drawn with Benfica, Copenhagen, and Manchester United. Although Celtic lost their 3 away games, a 100% record at home earned them qualification to the knockout stage for the first time since the group format was introduced in 1992–93. Their opponents in the last 16 were Milan. After both legs of the tie ended 0–0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time by Kaká.

During the January 2007 transfer window Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former Hearts players Steven Pressley and Paul Hartley, full-back Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé from Rennes on loan and goalkeeper Mark Brown from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

On 22 April 2007 Celtic won their second consecutive league championship, and 40th overall. The title was secured by an injury-time free-kick from Shunsuke Nakamura in a 2–1 victory against Kilmarnock.[2] The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They finished the season 12 points above Rangers.

On 26 May 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after beating Dunfermline 1–0. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.

Results

Scottish Premier League

29 July 2006 SPL Celtic 4–1 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
Żurawski 25', 90+3'
Jarošík 38'
Nakamura 75'
BBC Sport Naismith 87' Attendance: 54,620
Referee: Iain Brines
6 August 2006 SPL Hearts 2–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Bednář 49', 87' BBC Sport Petrov 65' Attendance: 16,822
Referee: Stuart Dougal
12 August 2006 SPL Celtic 2–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
McManus 49'
Petrov 65'
BBC Sport Attendance: 56,579
Referee: Brian Winter
20 August 2006 SPL Inverness CT 1–1 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Munro 80' BBC Sport Pearson 26' Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Craig Thomson
26 August 2006 SPL Celtic 2–1 Hibernian Celtic Park
Żurawski 62'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 66'
BBC Sport Brown 8' Attendance: 58,078
Referee: Charlie Richmond
9 September 2006 SPL Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink 79' Attendance: 15,304
Referee: Mike McCurry
16 September 2006 SPL Celtic 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park
McManus 31' BBC Sport Attendance: 55,894
Referee: Eddie Smith
23 September 2006 SPL Celtic 2–0 Rangers Celtic Park
Gravesen 35'
Miller 74'
BBC Sport Attendance: 59,341
Referee: Dougie McDonald
1 October 2006 SPL Falkirk 0–1 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
BBC Sport McGeady 84' Attendance: 7,139
Referee: Iain Brines
14 October 2006 SPL Dundee United 1–4 Celtic Tannadice Park
Hunt 5' BBC Sport Nakamura 44', 48', 58'
Vennegoor of Hesselink 52'
Attendance: 10,504
Referee: Mike McCurry
21 October 2006 SPL Celtic 2–1 Motherwell Celtic Park
Craigan 16' (o.g.)
Żurawski 66'
BBC Sport McDonald 77' Attendance: 57,742
Referee: Alan Freeland
28 October 2006 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic Rugby Park
Nish 49' BBC Sport Nakamura 55'
Miller 75'
Attendance: 10,083
Referee: John Underhill
4 November 2006 SPL Celtic 2–1 Hearts Celtic Park
Jarošík 86'
Gordon 90+1' (o.g.)
BBC Sport Velička 72' Attendance: 58,971
Referee: Craig Thomson
12 November 2006 SPL St Mirren 1–3 Celtic Love Street
Sutton 56' BBC Sport Gravesen 2', 21', 69' Attendance: 8,445
Referee: Stuart Dougal
18 November 2006 SPL Celtic 3–0 Inverness CT Celtic Park
Dods 43' (o.g.)
Vennegoor of Hesselink 72'
Jarošík 85'
BBC Sport Attendance: 56,637
Referee: Kenny Clark
26 November 2006 SPL Hibernian 2–2 Celtic Easter Road
Sproule 12'
Thomson 63'
BBC Sport Sno 70'
McGeady 74'
Attendance: 16,747
Referee: Mike McCurry
2 December 2006 SPL Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Żurawski 72' BBC Sport Attendance: 58,911
Referee: Dougie McDonald
17 December 2006 SPL Rangers 1–1 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Hemdani 88' BBC Sport Gravesen 38' Attendance: 50,418
Referee: Kenny Clark
23 December 2006 SPL Celtic 1–0 Falkirk Celtic Park
Gravesen 24' BBC Sport Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Iain Brines
26 December 2006 SPL Celtic 2–2 Dundee United Celtic Park
O'Dea 78'
Nakamura 80'
BBC Sport Robertson 17'
Samuel 58'
Attendance: 57,343
Referee: Brian Winter
30 December 2006 SPL Motherwell 1–1 Celtic Fir Park
Smith 90+1' BBC Sport Riordan 37' Attendance: 9,769
Referee: Charlie Richmond
2 January 2007 SPL Celtic 2–0 Kilmarnock Celtic Park
O'Dea 39'
McGeady 90+1'
BBC Sport Attendance: 57,236
Referee: Steve Conroy
14 January 2007 SPL Hearts 1–2 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Mikoliūnas 28' BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink 59'
Jarošík 81'
Attendance: 17,129
Referee: Kenny Clark
20 January 2007 SPL Celtic 5–1 St Mirren Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 16', 61' (pen.), 75'
McGeady 69'
Miller 82'
BBC Sport McGinn 47' Attendance: 58,382
Referee: Craig Thomson
10 February 2007 SPL Celtic 1–0 Hibernian Celtic Park
Beattie 54' BBC Sport Attendance: 59,659
Referee: Stuart Dougal
17 February 2007 SPL Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium
Mackie 90+2' BBC Sport Beattie 9'
Nakamura 20'
Attendance: 16,711
Referee: Craig Thomson
10 March 2007 SPL Celtic 0–1 Rangers Celtic Park
BBC Sport Ehiogu 50' Attendance: 59,425
Referee: Stuart Dougal
18 March 2007 SPL Falkirk 1–0 Celtic Falkirk Stadium
Thomson 16' BBC Sport Attendance: 6,438
Referee: John Underhill
31 March 2007 SPL Dundee United 1–1 Celtic Tannadice Park
Daly 90+2' BBC Sport Nakamura 48' Attendance: 11,363
Referee: Iain Brines
7 April 2007 SPL Celtic 1–0 Motherwell Celtic Park
Riordan 52' BBC Sport Attendance: 58,654
Referee: Eddie Smith
22 April 2007 SPL Kilmarnock 1–2 Celtic Rugby Park
Nish 50' BBC Sport Vennegoor of Hesselink 24'
Nakamura 90+1'
Attendance: 12,654
Referee: Craig Thomson
29 April 2007 SPL Celtic 1–3 Hearts Celtic Park
Pressley 63' BBC Sport Ivaškevičius 57'
Driver 61'
Pospíšil 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 59,510
Referee: Stuart Dougal
5 May 2007 SPL Rangers 2–0 Celtic Ibrox Stadium
Boyd 34'
Adam 55'
BBC Sport Attendance: 50,384
Referee: Craig Thomson
12 May 2007 SPL Celtic 2–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park
Vennegoor of Hesselink 33', 49' BBC Sport Mackie 41' Attendance: 59,000
Referee: Charlie Richmond
20 May 2007 SPL Hibernian 2–1 Celtic Easter Road
Brown 60'
Sproule 90+1'
BBC Sport Riordan 56' Attendance: 13,885
Referee: Iain Brines

UEFA Champions League

26 September 2006 Group stage Celtic Scotland 1–0 Denmark F.C. København Celtic Park
Miller 30' (pen.) BBC Sport Attendance: 57,598
Referee: Florian Meyer
17 October 2006 Group stage Celtic Scotland 3–0 Portugal Benfica Celtic Park
Miller 56', 66'
Pearson 90+1'
BBC Sport Attendance: 58,313
Referee: Eric Braamhaar
1 November 2006 Group stage Benfica Portugal 3–0 Scotland Celtic Estádio da Luz
Caldwell 10' (o.g.)
Nuno Gomes 22'
Karyaka 76'
BBC Sport Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras
20 February 2007 Knockout Round Celtic Scotland 0–0 Italy A.C. Milan Celtic Park
BBC Sport Attendance: 58,785
Referee: Terje Hauge
7 March 2007 Knockout Round A.C. Milan Italy 1–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–0 agg.)
Scotland Celtic San Siro
Kaká 93' BBC Sport Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz

Scottish League Cup

19 September 2006 Third round Celtic 2–0 St Mirren Celtic Park
Beattie 76'
Żurawski 87'
BBC Sport Attendance: 32,587
Referee: Kenny Clark
7 November 2006 Quarter Final Celtic 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Falkirk Celtic Park
Żurawski 98' BBC Sport Stokes 99' Attendance: 18,684
Referee: Charlie Richmond

Scottish Cup

25 February 2007 Quarter Final Inverness CT 1–2 Celtic Caledonian Stadium
Bayne 18' BBC Sport Pressley 89'
Miller 90+1'
Attendance: 7,119
Referee: Dougie McDonald

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueScottish CupLeague CupChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Poland POL Artur Boruc 510360502080
2 DF Scotland SCO Paul Telfer 31020+1020205+10
3 DF Guinea GUI Mo Camara 1010000000
3 DF England ENG Lee Naylor 460320501080
5 DF Scotland SCO Gary Caldwell 28020+10201040
6 DF Guinea GUI Bobo Baldé[3] 10060002020
7 FW Poland POL Maciej Żurawski 341019+7612224+10
8 MF England ENG Alan Thompson 0000000000
9 FW Scotland SCO Kenny Miller 44820+11441105+33
10 FW Netherlands NED Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 301817+413441041
11 MF Scotland SCO Stephen Pearson 1923+10100201+31
11 MF Scotland SCO Paul Hartley 140100400000
12 DF Scotland SCO Mark Wilson 160120100030
14 MF Scotland SCO Derek Riordan 2176+104332000
15 MF Netherlands NED Evander Sno 2817+111302050
16 MF Denmark DEN Thomas Gravesen 33618+4640104+20
17 DF Scotland SCO Steven Pressley 182141410000
18 MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon 44030+10500080
19 MF Bulgaria BUL Stiliyan Petrov 3232000000
20 MF Czech Republic CZE Jiří Jarošík 34518+7420103+31
21 GK Scotland SCO Mark Brown 1010000000
22 GK Scotland SCO David Marshall 201+10000000
23 DF Slovakia SVK Stanislav Varga 0000000000
24 DF Cameroon CMR Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé[4] 513+10110000
25 MF Japan JPN Shunsuke Nakamura 501137950007+12
26 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Cillian Sheridan 200+10100000
29 FW Scotland SCO Shaun Maloney 1507+2000102+30
33 MF Scotland SCO Ross Wallace 2020000000
35 MF Scotland SCO Paul Lawson 0000000000
37 FW Scotland SCO Craig Beattie 2039+7210110+20
41 DF Scotland SCO John Kennedy 3030000000
44 DF Scotland SCO Stephen McManus 442312401080
45 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jim O'Brien[5] 0000000000
46 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Aiden McGeady[6] 46522+12540205+10
47 GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 0000000000
48 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darren O'Dea 2139+5231102+10
49 DF Scotland SCO Scott Cuthbert 0000000000
50 DF Scotland SCO Gary Irvine 0000000000
51 MF Scotland SCO Nicky Riley 0000000000
52 DF Scotland SCO Paul Caddis 0000000000
54 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Conroy 0000000000
56 MF Iceland ISL Teddy Bjarnason 1010000000

NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes

Goal scorers

R Player Scottish
Premier
League

Scottish
League
Cup
Scottish
Cup
UEFA
Champions
League
Total
1 Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink 13 0 4 1 18
2 Japan Shunsuke Nakamura 9 0 0 2 11
3 Poland Maciej Żurawski 6 2 2 0 10
4 Scotland Kenny Miller 4 0 1 3 8
5 Scotland Derek Riordan 4 0 3 0 7
6 Denmark Thomas Gravesen 6 0 0 0 6
7 Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík 4 0 0 1 5
8 Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea 2 0 1 0 3
Scotland Craig Beattie 2 1 0 0 3
8 Bulgaria Stiliyan Petrov 2 0 0 0 2
Scotland Stephen McManus 2 0 0 0 2
Scotland Stephen Pearson 1 0 0 1 2
Scotland Steven Pressley 1 0 1 0 2
9 Netherlands Evander Sno 1 0 0 0 1
Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé 0 0 1 0 1

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic 38 26 6 6 65 34 +31 84 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Rangers 38 21 9 8 61 32 +29 72 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Aberdeen 38 19 8 11 55 38 +17 65 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4 Heart of Midlothian 38 17 10 11 47 35 +12 61
5 Kilmarnock 38 16 7 15 47 54 7 55
Source: Scottish Professional Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Gordon Strachan
Assistant Manager Gary Pendrey
First Team Coach Tommy Burns
Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth
Head of Youth Academy Tommy Burns
Head of Recruitment John Park
Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Gerry McCann
Head of Sports Science Jim Henry

Last updated: 12 June 2017
Source:

Transfers

Player From Fee
Scotland Kenny MillerEngland Wolverhampton WanderersFree
Scotland Gary CaldwellScotland HibernianFree
Czech Republic Jiří JarošíkEngland Chelsea£1,100,000
Netherlands Evander SnoNetherlands Feyenoord£80,000
Scotland Derek RiordanScotland Hibernian£150,000
England Lee NaylorEngland Wolverhampton Wanderers£600,000
Netherlands Jan Vennegoor of HesselinkNetherlands PSV Eindhoven£4,000,000
Denmark Thomas GravesenSpain Real Madrid£2,000,000
Scotland Steven PressleyScotland HeartsFree
Scotland Mark BrownScotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle£300,000
Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-DoumbéFrance RennesLoan
Scotland Paul HartleyScotland Hearts£1,100,000

Out: 2006–07 Season

Player To Fee
England Dion DublinEngland Norwich CityFree
Scotland Sandy WoodScotland ForfarFree
Republic of Ireland Roy KeaneRetired
Wales John HartsonEngland West Brom£500,000
Scotland Ross HarrisScotland DundeeFree
Scotland Mark StauntonEngland Charlton AthleticUndisclosed
Guinea Mohammed CamaraEngland Derby CountyFree
Scotland Charlie MulgrewEngland Wolverhampton WanderersSwap
Bulgaria Stiliyan PetrovEngland Aston Villa£6,500,000
Slovakia Stanislav VargaEngland Sunderland£400,000
Scotland Ross WallaceEngland Sunderland£400,000
Canada Jacob LenskyNetherlands FeyenoordUndisclosed
Scotland Stephen PearsonEngland Derby County£750,000
Scotland Shaun MaloneyEngland Aston Villa£1,100,000
Total income: Increase £7,830,000
Total spending: Decrease £9,650,000

Loans

Loaned out:

Player To Length
Scotland David MarshallEngland Norwich CityJanuary to end of season
Scotland Paul McGowanScotland MortonJanuary to end of season
Scotland Paul LawsonScotland St JohnstoneJanuary to end of season
Scotland Adam VirgoEngland Coventry CitySeason long
Scotland Rocco QuinnScotland KilmarnockSeason long
Scotland Michael GardyneScotland Ross CountySeason long
Scotland Gary IrvineScotland Ross CountySeason long
England Alan ThompsonEngland Leeds UnitedSeason loan
Republic of Ireland Diarmuid O'CarrollScotland Ross CountySeason loan
Republic of Ireland James O'BrienScotland Dunfermline AthleticSeason loan

See also

References

  1. "Paddy Power pays out on Scottish Premier League title". Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. Colin Moffat, Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic, BBC Sport, 22 April 2007
  3. Baldé was born in Marseille, France.
  4. Perrier-Doumbé was born in Paris, France.
  5. O'Brien was born in Alexandria, Scotland.
  6. McGeady was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
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