2015–16 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2015–16 season
Chairman Ian Bankier
Manager Ronny Deila
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,447)
Scottish Premiership 1st (Champions)
Scottish League Cup Semi Final
Scottish Cup Semi Final
Champions League Play-off round
Europa League Group Stage
Average home league attendance 44,849
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was the 127th season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Europa League, having been eliminated in the play-off round of the Champions League.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Scottish Premiership

UEFA Champions League

Second Qualifying Round

Third Qualifying Round

Play-Off Round

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MOL FEN AJX CEL
1 Norway Molde 6 3 2 1 10 7 +3 11 Advance to knockout phase 0–2 1–1 3–1
2 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–3 1–0 1–1
3 Netherlands Ajax 6 1 4 1 6 6 0 7 1–1 0–0 2–2
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 3 3 8 12 4 3 1–2 2–2 1–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

*Celtic lost the match 5-4 on penalties

Player statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

No. Nat Positions Total League Europe League Cup Scottish Cup
Players Apps Goals Mins Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1ScotlandGKCraig Gordon 5204710 3501203020
26BelgiumGKLogan Bailly 50450 30000020
38ItalyGKLeonardo Fasan 000 00000000
Defenders
2EnglandDFTyler Blackett 80456 30301010
3HondurasDFEmilio Izaguirre 2421937 162701000
4NigeriaDFEfe Ambrose 3102021 210602020
5CroatiaDFJozo Šimunović 1711392 111401010
20BelgiumDFDedryck Boyata 4263561 2641222020
21ScotlandDFCharlie Mulgrew 2021392 131410030
22SwitzerlandDFSaidy Janko 130778 100201000
23SwedenDFMikael Lustig 4453915 304922030
28DenmarkDFErik Sviatchenko 1811581 140001031
34Republic of IrelandDFEoghan O'Connell 1090 10000000
35ScotlandDFStuart Findlay 000 00000000
41EnglandDFDarnell Fisher 000 00000000
51ScotlandDFAnthony Ralston 1016 10000000
59ScotlandDFCalum Waters 000 00000000
63ScotlandDFKieran Tierney 3312830 231402040
Midfielders
6IsraelMFNir Bitton 4683851 3051132030
8ScotlandMFScott Brown 3613144 221902030
14ScotlandMFStuart Armstrong 3942238 2541102010
15ScotlandMFKris Commons 3391944 214842120
16ScotlandMFGary Mackay-Steven 3762295 254702131
17ScotlandMFRyan Christie 61229 51000010
18AustraliaMFTom Rogić 38102155 298502121
19ScotlandMFScott Allan 160517 120200020
25NorwayMFStefan Johansen 4043313 2311123130
27EnglandMFPatrick Roberts 136992 116000020
42ScotlandMFCallum McGregor 3362061 264212031
49ScotlandMFJames Forrest 3121808 1721003010
52ScotlandMFJoe Thomson 1011 10000000
53ScotlandMFLiam Henderson 102 10000000
64ScotlandMFAidan Nesbitt 101 00001000
Forwards
7TurkeyFWNadir Çiftçi 2241047 114902000
9ScotlandFWLeigh Griffiths 51403982 34311142144
10Republic of IrelandFWAnthony Stokes 20106 10100000
12SerbiaFWStefan Šćepović 1071 10000000
13TurkeyFWColin Kazim-Richards 132623 111000021
24EnglandFWCarlton Cole 51148 40000011
99ScotlandFWJack Aitchison 1115 11000000
Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 15 May 2016

Goalscorers

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 31 4 1 4 40
2 18 MF Australia Tom Rogić 8 1 1 0 10
3 15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 4 0 1 4 9
4 6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 5 0 0 3 8
5 20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 4 0 0 2 6
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 4 1 0 1 6
16 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 4 1 1 0 6
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 6 0 0 0 6
6 23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 4 0 0 1 5
7 25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 1 0 1 2 4
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 4 0 0 0 4
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 4 0 0 0 4
8 21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 1 0 0 1 2
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 0 0 0 2
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 0 0 0 2
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 1 1 0 0 2
9 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 1 0 0 0 1
24 FW England Carlton Cole 0 1 0 0 1
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 0 0 0 1
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 0 1 0 0 1
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 0 0 0 1
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 1 0 0 0 1
99 FW Scotland Jack Aitchison 1 0 0 0 1
Total 90 10 5 18 123

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Europe:[1]

Assists table

R No. Pos. Nation Name Scottish Premiership Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total
1 14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 7 0 0 1 8
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 6 1 1 0 8
2 25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 4 0 0 3 7
18 MF Australia Tom Rogić 7 0 0 0 7
3 15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 3 0 0 3 6
16 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 4 1 0 1 6
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 4 2 0 0 6
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 4 0 2 0 6
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 5 0 0 1 6
4 6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 3 1 0 0 4
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 3 1 0 0 4
5 3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 0 0 0 2
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 2 0 0 0 2
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 1 0 0 1 2
6 8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 0 0 0 1 1
21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 0 0 0 1 1
5 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 1 0 0 0 1
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 1 0 0 0 1
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 0 1 0 0 1
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 0 1 0 0 1
Total 57 8 3 12 80

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Europe:[1]

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 League Cup Scottish Cup Europe Total Notes
25 MF Norway Stefan Johansen 5 2 1 7 15
6 MF Israel Nir Bitton 6 1 1 1 1 8 1 1
9 FW Scotland Leigh Griffiths 6 1 1 8
23 DF Sweden Mikael Lustig 3 1 3 7
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 4 2 6
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 5 1 6
4 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 4 1 1 2 6 2
3 DF Honduras Emilio Izaguirre 2 3 1 5 1
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 1 1 3 4 1
14 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 3 3
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 3 3
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 1 1 2
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 2
21 DF Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 2 2
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 1 1 2
5 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 2 2
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 1 1 2
1 GK Scotland Craig Gordon 1 1 2
63 DF Scotland Kieran Tierney 1 1 2
18 MF Australia Tom Rogić 2 2


15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 1 1
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 1 1
16 MF Scotland Gary Mackay-Steven 1 1
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 1 1
42 MF Scotland Callum McGregor 1 1

Last updated: 11 May 2016
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Celtic (C) 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 86 Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2 Aberdeen 38 22 5 11 62 48 +14 71 Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round
3 Heart of Midlothian 38 18 11 9 59 40 +19 65
4 St Johnstone 38 16 8 14 58 55 +3 56
5 Motherwell 38 15 5 18 47 63 16 50
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Division Summary

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Result W W D W W W L W D W W W W W D W W W L D D W W W L W W D D W W W W D W W L W
Position 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 11 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Overall

Competition Started round Current Position Final Position First match Last match
Scottish Premiership Matchday 1 Winners 1 August 2015 15 May 2016
Scottish Cup 4th Round Semi-Final 10 January 2016 17 April 2016
League Cup 3rd Round Semi-Final 23 September 2015 31 January 2016
Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round Play-off round 15 July 2015 25 August 2015
Europa League Group stage Group stage 17 September 2015 10 December 2015

Last Updated: 15 May 2016

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Scottish Premiership 38 26 8 4 93 31 +62 68.42
Scottish Cup 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 75.00
Scottish League Cup 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 66.67
Champions League 6 4 1 1 10 5 +5 66.67
Europa League 6 0 3 3 8 12 −4 00.00
Total 57 35 12 10 126 54 +72 61.40

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 26 8 4 93 31  +62 86 14 4 1 55 12  +43 12 4 3 38 19  +19

Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Ronny Deila
Assistant coach John Collins
First Team Coach John Kennedy
Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Woods
Head of Performance Bård Ove Homstøl
Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart
Football Development Manager John Park
First Team Consultant Jim McGuinness
Scouting John Park
David Moss
Sjaak van den Helder
Michael Murphy
John McGlynn
Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Performance Specialist Grete Mellingen Homstøl
Head Physiotherapist Tim Williamson
Physiotherapists
Gavin McCarthy
Doctor Ian Sharpe
Head of Sports Science Ian Coll
Sports Scientists Andy Guard
John Currie
First Team Nutritionist Kenn Hallstensen
Head of Professional Academy Tommy McIntyre
Head of Youth Recruitment Willie McStay
Academy Welfare & Operations Manager Brian Meehan
Under 20s Coach Stephen Frail to September 2015
Davie McGovern
U17's Manager Tommy McIntyre
U17's Coach Miodrag Krivokapić
George McCluskey

Last updated: 5 July 2015
Source: Celtic Wiki

Transfers

Transfers In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
20 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 24EU England Manchester City Transfer Summer 2019 £1.5 million [3]
22 DF Switzerland Saidy Janko 19EU England Manchester United Transfer Summer 2019 Free [4]
26 GK Belgium Logan Bailly 29EU Belgium OH Leuven Transfer Summer 2018 Undisclosed Fee [5]
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 23EU Scotland Dundee United Transfer Summer 2019 £1.5 million [6]
19 MF Scotland Scott Allan 23EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer 2019 £275,000 [7]
2 DF England Tyler Blackett 21EU England Manchester United Loan Summer 2016 Loan [8]
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 20EU Scotland Inverness CT Transfer Summer 2019 £500,000 [9]
5 DF Croatia Jozo Šimunović 21EU Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Transfer Summer 2020 £3 million [10][11]
24 FW England Carlton Cole 32EU Unattached Transfer 2017 Free [12]
28 DF Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 24EU Denmark FC Midtjylland Transfer Winter 2020 £1.5 million [13]
27 MF England Patrick Roberts 18EU England Manchester City Loan Winter 2017 Loan [14]
13 FW Turkey Colin Kazim-Richards 29EU Netherlands Feyenoord Transfer Winter 2018 Free [15]

Transfers out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
43 DF Scotland Joe Chalmers 21EU Scotland Motherwell End of contract Summer Free [16]
24 GK Poland Łukasz Załuska 33EU Germany SV Darmstadt 98 End of contract Summer Free [17]
20 FW Finland Teemu Pukki 25EU Denmark Brøndby IF Transfer Summer £500,000 [18]
31 MF Scotland John Herron 21EU England Blackpool Transfer Summer Free [19]
19 FW Iceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson 22EU Iceland KR Transfer Summer Free [20]
2 DF Wales Adam Matthews 23EU England Sunderland Transfer Summer £2 million [21]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 19EU Scotland St Mirren Loan Summer Loan [22]
29 MF Northern Ireland Michael Duffy 20EU Scotland Alloa Loan Summer Loan
32 MF Scotland Connor McManus 19EU Scotland Alloa Loan Summer Loan
59 DF Scotland Calum Waters 19EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan [23]
35 DF Scotland Stuart Findlay 19EU Scotland Kilmarnock Loan Summer Loan [24]
17 FW Guinea-Bissau Amido Balde 24Non-EU France FC Metz Contract Terminated Summer Free [25]
54 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 19EU Scotland Dumbarton Loan Summer Loan
36 MF Australia Jackson Irvine 22Non-EU Scotland Ross County Transfer Summer Undisclosed [26]
46 MF Scotland Dylan McGeouch 22EU Scotland Hibernian Transfer Summer Swap Deal [27]
53 MF Scotland Liam Henderson 19EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Summer Loan [7]
41 DF England Darnell Fisher 21EU Scotland St Johnstone Loan Summer Loan [28]
12 FW Serbia Stefan Šćepović 25Non-EU Spain Getafe Loan Summer Loan [29]
5 DF Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 24EU England Southampton Transfer Summer £11.5 million [30]
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 20EU England Oldham Athletic Loan Summer Loan [31]
17 MF Scotland Ryan Christie 20EU Scotland Inverness CT Loan Summer Loan [9]
10 FW Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 27EU Scotland Hibernian Loan Winter Loan [32]
7 FW Turkey Nadir Çiftçi 23EU Turkey Eskişehirspor Loan Winter Loan [33]
48 DF Scotland Jack Breslin 18EU Scotland Annan Athletic Loan Winter Loan [34]
64 MF Scotland Aidan Nesbitt 18EU Scotland Partick Thistle Loan Winter Loan [35]
34 DF Republic of Ireland Eoghan O'Connell 20EU Republic of Ireland Cork City Loan Winter Loan [36]
33 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 19EU Scotland Greenock Morton Loan Winter Loan [37]
11 MF Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 29EU Free Agent Contract Terminated Free

Total income: Increase £14 million

Total expenditure: Decrease £8.275 million

Total profit/loss: Increase £5.725 million

See also

References

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