2015–16 Celtic F.c. Season
The 2015–16 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Celtic.
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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.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ian Bankier | |||
| Manager | Ronny Deila | |||
| Ground | Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,447) | |||
| Scottish Premiership | 1st | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| Europa League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Leigh Griffiths (31) All: Leigh Griffiths (40) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 52,412 (vs. Malmö, 19 August 2015, UEFA Champions League Play-off round) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,591 (vs. Raith Rovers, 25 September 2015, Scottish League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 44,849 | |||
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Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
v 
FC Den Bosch
FC Den Bosch | 1 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic  | 2 – 0 | FC Den Bosch | Paisley, Scotland |
Mackay-Steven  3'Pantophlet 25' (o.g.) | Celtic Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Kevin Clancy |
v 
Dukla Prague
Dukla Prague | 4 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic | 3 – 5 | Dukla Prague | Paisley, Scotland |
| Griffiths 28' (pen.) Mackay-Steven 43'van Dijk 83' | Celtic Report | Hanousek 13', 36', 50' (pen.) Mareš 60'Přikryl 85' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: John Beaton |
v 
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad | 10 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Paisley, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 68' | Celtic Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Bobby Madden |
v 
Celtic
Celtic | 18 July 2015 Friendly | Eibar | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Eibar, Spain |
| Arruabarrena 68' (pen.) | Celtic Report | Ambrose 49' Griffiths 59' (pen.), 74', 89' | Stadium: Ipurua |
v 
Rennes
Rennes | 25 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Rennes | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 12' Mackay-Steven 22' | Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Steve McLean |
Scottish Premiership
| 1 August 2015 Matchday 1 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 4' (pen.) Johansen 34' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,197 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 9 August 2015 Matchday 2 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogić 28' Commons 63' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,088 Referee: John Beaton |
| 12 August 2015 Matchday 3 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Magennis 44' Higginbotham 88' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 3' Bitton 55' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,090 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 15 August 2015 Matchday 4 | Celtic | 4 – 2 | Inverness CT | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 8' Griffiths 12'Armstrong 55', 67' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Christie 70' Lopez 77' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,727 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 22 August 2015 Matchday 5 | Dundee United | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| Erskine 45' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 17' Durnan 44' (o.g.)McGregor 74' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,605 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 29 August 2015 Matchday 6 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 18' Rogić 45+1'Mulgrew 67' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Boyata 11' (o.g.) | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,507 Referee: John Beaton |
| 12 September 2015 Matchday 7 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Rooney 56' (pen.) Quinn 86' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 35' (pen.) | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,385 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 20 September 2015 Matchday 8 | Celtic | 6 – 0 | Dundee | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Rogic 14' Griffiths 16'Izaguirre 54', 61'Brown 87'Ciftci 87' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,558 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 26 September 2015 Matchday 9 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,297 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 4 October 2015 Matchday 10 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| Kurtaj 4' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Boyata 26' Griffiths 31' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 4,910 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 17 October 2015 Matchday 11 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Motherwell, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Ciftci 15' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,888 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 25 October 2015 Matchday 12 | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Dundee United | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 23' Boyata 40'Commons 45+1' (pen.), 53'Kuhl 89' (o.g.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,718 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 31 October 2015 Matchday 13 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 44', 53' (pen.) Forrest 60' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rooney 89' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,161 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 8 November 2015 Matchday 14 | Ross County | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Dingwall, Scotland |
| Dingwall 59' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogić 38' Griffiths 54', 56'Bitton 75' | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 21 November 2015 Matchday 15 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,770 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 29 November 2015 Matchday 16 | Inverness CT | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Inverness, Scotland |
| Storey 39' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | McGregor 7' Griffiths 59'Devine 85' (o.g.) | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,976 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 13 December 2015 Matchday 18 | St Johnstone | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Perth, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Ciftci 35', 67' Boyata 49' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 19 December 2015 Matchday 19 | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Bitton 49' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Moult 53', 59' (pen.) | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,603 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 December 2015 Matchday 20 | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nicholson 45+1' Sow 90' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Bitton 42' Rogić 70' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,844 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 2 January 2016 Matchday 22 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 90' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 15 January 2016 Matchday 23 | Dundee United | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| Murray 31' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 21', 48' Šimunović 27'Commons 56' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,848 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 19 January 2016 Matchday 17 | Celtic | 8 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 4' Bitton 9'Rogić 10'Griffiths 22', 34', 54'Forrest 53'McGregor 89' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Brophy 73' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,659 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 January 2016 Matchday 24 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 9', 55' Armstrong 43' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | MacLean 12' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,948 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 3 February 2016 Matchday 25 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Hayes 31' Church 37' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 90+3' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 February 2016 Matchday 26 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 45+1' Boyata 57' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,560 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 20 February 2016 Matchday 27 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Inverness CT | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 54' Griffiths 59', 90+3' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 26 February 2016 Matchday 28 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| Brophy 73' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 35' (pen.) | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 2 March 2016 Matchday 29 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,451 Referee: John Beaton |
| 12 March 2016 Matchday 30 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Welsh 85' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 45' McGregor 54' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 19 March 2016 Matchday 31 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogić 90' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,867 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 April 2016 Matchday 32 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Hearts | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 15' Roberts 35', 49' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Walker 5' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,009 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 5 April 2016 Matchday 21 | Dundee | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 9,566 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 9 April 2016 Matchday 33 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Motherwell, Scotland |
| McDonald 60' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 44', 75' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 24 April 2016 Matchday 34 | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 23' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Murdoch 64' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,396 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 30 April 2016 Matchday 35 | Hearts | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dauda 57' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Kazim-Richards 17' Roberts 66'Griffiths 85' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,527 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 8 May 2016 Matchday 36 | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Roberts 7', 20' Lustig 49' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | McGinn 57' Considine 64' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,877 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 11 May 2016 Matchday 37 | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Perth, Scotland |
| MacLean 56' Cummins 77' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 53' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,959 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 15 May 2016 Matchday 38 | Celtic | 7 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Tierney 21' Rogić 26'Lustig 28'Armstrong 50'Roberts 54'Christie 59'Aitchison 77' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,050 Referee: Euan Anderson |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
v 
Stjarnan
Stjarnan | 15 July 2015 Second Qualifying | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Stjarnan | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boyata 44' Johansen 56' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,185 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
v Celtic
Celtic | 22 July 2015 Second Qualifying | Stjarnan | 1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.) | Celtic | Garðabær, Iceland |
| Finsen 7' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Bitton 32' Mulgrew 49'Griffiths 88'Johansen 90+3' | Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Third qualifying round
v 
Qarabağ
Qarabağ | 29 July 2015 Third Qualifying | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Qarabağ | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boyata 82' | BBC Sport Celtic Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,011 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer |
v Celtic
Celtic | 5 August 2015 Third Qualifying | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.) | Celtic | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| BBC Sport Celtic Sport | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Referee: Martin Strömbergsson |
Play-Off Round
v 
Malmö
Malmö | 19 August 2015 Play-Off Round | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Malmö | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 3', 61' Bitton 10' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Berget 52', 90+5' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,412 Referee: Felix Brych |
v Celtic
Celtic | 25 August 2015 Play-Off Round | Malmö | 2 – 0 (4 – 3 agg.) | Celtic | Malmö, Sweden |
| Rosenberg 23' Boyata 54' (o.g.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Milorad Mažić |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOL | FEN | AJX | CEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Molde | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 |  Fenerbahçe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
v Celtic
Celtic | 17 September 2015 Group A | Ajax | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Fischer 24' Schone 84' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Bitton 8' Lustig 42' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,455 Referee: Luca Banti |
v 
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe | 1 October 2015 Group A | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Fenerbahçe | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 28' Commons 32' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Fernandão 43', 48' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,455 Referee: Kenn Hansen |
v Celtic
Celtic | 22 October 2015 Group A | Molde | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Molde, Norway |
| Kamara 11' Forren 18'Elyounoussi 56' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Commons 55' | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,166 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov |
v 
Molde
Molde | 5 November 2015 Group A | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Molde | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Commons 26' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Elyounoussi 21' D. Hestad 37' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,071 Referee: Slavko Vinčić |
v Ajax
Ajax | 26 November 2015 Group A | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Ajax | Glasgow, Scotland |
| McGregor 4' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Milik 22' Černý 88' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 44,118 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
v Celtic
Celtic | 10 December 2015 Group A | Fenerbahçe | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Marković 39' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Commons 75' | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 35,372 Referee: Serge Gumienny |
Scottish League Cup
| 23 September 2015 Third round | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Commons 32' Johansen 87' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,591 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 28 October 2015 Quarter-finals | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sutchuin 90+4' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 71' Rogić 82' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 11,598 Referee: John Beaton |
| 31 January 2016 Semi-finals | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Woods 15' (pen.) Quinn 48'Schalk 63' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Mackay-Steven 1' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 22,130 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish Cup
| 10 January 2016 Fourth-round | Stranraer | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Stranraer, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 7 February 2016 Fifth-round | East Kilbride | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Airdrie, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report |
| Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 7,767 Referee: George Salmond |
| 6 March 2016 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,858 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 17 April 2016 Semi-finals | Rangers | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report |
| Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,069 Referee: Craig Thomson | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Player statistics
This Section possibly contains original research. (June 2017) |
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 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | | GK | Craig Gordon | 52 | 0 | 4710 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 |  | GK | Logan Bailly | 5 | 0 | 450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 38 |  | GK | Leo Fasan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | DF | Tyler Blackett | 8 | 0 | 456 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 24 | 2 | 1937 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | DF | Efe Ambrose | 31 | 0 | 2021 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | DF | Jozo Šimunović | 17 | 1 | 1392 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | DF | Dedryck Boyata | 42 | 6 | 3561 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | | DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 20 | 2 | 1392 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | DF | Saidy Janko | 13 | 0 | 778 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | DF | Mikael Lustig | 44 | 5 | 3915 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28 |  | DF | Erik Sviatchenko | 18 | 1 | 1581 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 34 |  | DF | Eoghan O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | | DF | Stuart Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | | DF | Darnell Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | | DF | Anthony Ralston | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | | DF | Calum Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | | DF | Kieran Tierney | 33 | 1 | 2830 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | MF | Nir Bitton | 46 | 8 | 3851 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Scott Brown | 36 | 1 | 3144 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 39 | 4 | 2238 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | MF | Kris Commons | 33 | 9 | 1944 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 37 | 6 | 2295 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 17 | | MF | Ryan Christie | 6 | 1 | 229 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | MF | Tom Rogić | 38 | 10 | 2155 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | | MF | Scott Allan | 16 | 0 | 517 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | MF | Stefan Johansen | 40 | 4 | 3313 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | | MF | Patrick Roberts | 13 | 6 | 992 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42 | | MF | Callum McGregor | 33 | 6 | 2061 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 49 | | MF | James Forrest | 31 | 2 | 1808 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 52 | | MF | Joe Thomson | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | | MF | Liam Henderson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | | MF | Aidan Nesbitt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | | FW | Nadir Çiftçi | 22 | 4 | 1047 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 51 | 40 | 3982 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | | FW | Anthony Stokes | 2 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | FW | Stefan Šćepović | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | FW | Colin Kazim-Richards | 13 | 2 | 623 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | | FW | Carlton Cole | 5 | 1 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 99 | | FW | Jack Aitchison | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 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 | | Leigh Griffiths | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| 2 | 18 | MF | | Tom Rogić | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 15 | MF | | Kris Commons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 16 | MF | | Gary Mackay-Steven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 27 | MF | | Patrick Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 25 | MF | | Stefan Johansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | 21 | DF | | Charlie Mulgrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Emilio Izaguirre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | FW | | Colin Kazim-Richards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | | Carlton Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 63 | DF | | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | | Ryan Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | FW | | Jack Aitchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 126 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 2016
Europe:
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 | | Stefan Johansen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Leigh Griffiths | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Efe Ambrose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Emilio Izaguirre | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | | Colin Kazim-Richards | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | | Scott Allan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | DF | | Charlie Mulgrew | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Virgil van Dijk | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Craig Gordon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 63 | DF | | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Tom Rogić | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | | Kris Commons | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF |  | Saidy Janko | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | | Gary Mackay-Steven | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | DF | | Eoghan O'Connell | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | MF | | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 71 | Qualification for the 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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Competition overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Scottish Premiership | 1 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 68.42 |
| Scottish Cup | 10 January 2016 | 17 May 2016 | 4th Round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 75.00 |
| Scottish League Cup | 23 September 2015 | 31 January 2016 | 2nd round | Semi-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.67 |
| Champions League | 15 July 2015 | 25 August 2015 | 2nd round | Play-off round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 66.67 |
| Europa League | 17 September 2015 | 10 December 2015 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 126 | 54 | +72 | 61.40 | ||||
Source: Competitions
League results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 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 |
| Head of sport and medicine | Grete Mellingen Homstøl |
| Physiotherapist | Tim Williamson |
| Physiotherapists | Gavin McCarthy |
| Doctor | Jonny Gordon |
| 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
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 24 | EU | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £1.5 million | |
| 22 | DF | | Saidy Janko | 19 | EU | Manchester United | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| 26 | GK | | Logan Bailly | 29 | EU | OH Leuven | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed Fee | |
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 23 | EU | Dundee United | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £1.5 million | |
| 19 | MF | | Scott Allan | 23 | EU | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £275,000 | |
| 2 | DF | | Tyler Blackett | 21 | EU | Manchester United | Loan | Summer | 2016 | Loan | |
| 17 | MF | | Ryan Christie | 20 | EU | Inverness CT | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £500,000 | |
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 21 | EU | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | £5 million | |
| 24 | FW | | Carlton Cole | 32 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | 2017 | Free | ||
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 24 | EU | FC Midtjylland | Transfer | Winter | 2020 | £1.5 million | |
| 27 | MF | | Patrick Roberts | 18 | EU | Manchester City | Loan | Winter | 2017 | Loan | |
| 13 | FW | | Colin Kazim-Richards | 29 | EU | Feyenoord | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Free |
Transfers out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | DF | | Joe Chalmers | 21 | EU | Motherwell | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 24 | GK |  | Łukasz Załuska | 33 | EU |  SV Darmstadt 98 | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 20 | FW |  | Teemu Pukki | 25 | EU | Brøndby IF | Transfer | Summer | £500,000 | |
| 31 | MF | | John Herron | 21 | EU | Blackpool | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| 19 | FW | | Hólmbert Friðjónsson | 22 | EU | KR | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| 2 | DF |  | Adam Matthews | 23 | EU | Sunderland | Transfer | Summer | £2 million | |
| 33 | FW | | Paul McMullan | 19 | EU | St Mirren | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 29 | MF |  | Michael Duffy | 20 | EU | Alloa | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 32 | MF | | Connor McManus | 19 | EU | Alloa | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 59 | DF | | Calum Waters | 19 | EU | Dumbarton | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 35 | DF | | Stuart Findlay | 19 | EU | Kilmarnock | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 17 | FW |  | Amido Balde | 24 | Non-EU | FC Metz | Contract Terminated | Summer | Free | |
| 54 | MF | | Jamie Lindsay | 19 | EU | Dumbarton | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 36 | MF | | Jackson Irvine | 22 | Non-EU | Ross County | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |
| 46 | MF | | Dylan McGeouch | 22 | EU | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | Swap Deal | |
| 53 | MF | | Liam Henderson | 19 | EU | Hibernian | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 41 | DF | | Darnell Fisher | 21 | EU | St Johnstone | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 12 | FW | | Stefan Šćepović | 25 | Non-EU | Getafe | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 5 | DF | | Virgil van Dijk | 24 | EU | Southampton | Transfer | Summer | £11.5 million | |
| 34 | DF | | Eoghan O'Connell | 20 | EU | Oldham Athletic | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 17 | MF | | Ryan Christie | 20 | EU | Inverness CT | Loan | Summer | Loan | |
| 10 | FW | | Anthony Stokes | 27 | EU | Hibernian | Loan | Winter | Loan | |
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 23 | EU | Eskişehirspor | Loan | Winter | Loan | |
| 48 | DF | | Jack Breslin | 18 | EU | Annan Athletic | Loan | Winter | Loan | |
| 64 | MF | | Aidan Nesbitt | 18 | EU | Partick Thistle | Loan | Winter | Loan | |
| 34 | DF | | Eoghan O'Connell | 20 | EU | Cork City | Loan | Winter | Loan | |
| 33 | FW | | Paul McMullan | 19 | EU | Greenock Morton | Loan | Winter | Loan | |
| 11 | MF | | Derk Boerrigter | 29 | EU | Free agent | Contract Terminated | Free |
Total income: 
£14 million
Total expenditure: 
£8.275 million
Total profit/loss: £5.725 million
See also
References
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