Biographies

The night Roy Aitken became Celtic’s youngest ever player

Roy Aitken became Celtic’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut on 10 September 1975, aged just 16 years and 290 days. The teenager’s introduction was a low-key Wednesday night affair at Ochilview, where Celtic travelled to face Stenhousemuir in the first leg of the League Cup

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The four ex-Celts who were in the race to sign Jackie McNamara

A Celtic State of Mind returns for a live event like no other at Grace’s in Glasgow next week, with our latest guest being former club captain, Jackie McNamara. Jackie played over 350 games in the hoops, appearing in a European final and winning every domestic honour,

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The words of advice Lenny gave to Broony

16-years ago this week, Scott Brown made the move from Easter Road to Celtic Park for £4.4m, a record fee between two Scottish clubs that still stands today. After playing over 600 games and winning 22 trophies for Celtic, Brown finally got the opportunity to say goodbye

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Who will challenge Joe Hart between the sticks next season?

As the summer transfer window nears, Celtic currently have six first-team goalkeepers under contract. Despite this, we have only seen Joe Hart and Benjamin Siegrist between the sticks this season, the latter making a mere two appearances. It’s clear from that stat alone, that Celtic could conceivably

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The Celt who was sold from under his manager’s nose

In June 2007, Celtic announced the signing of an exciting Italian central-midfielder from AC Milan. A £10m signing for Milan in 2001, this 20-year-old prodigious talent was brought in from Atalanta, but his time at the San Siro never quite took off as he struggled for game

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Abada and Hatate are both happy at Celtic. Let the rest of Scottish football let that sink in

Once again, the media are trying to prise players away from Celtic. It should come as no surprise, really, as the club has assembled a cornucopia of talent over the last few years. Recently Liel Abada was linked with a move away from the club, but the

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The Celtic youngster who impressed ex-Manchester United striker the most

Dion Dublin made the move to Celtic Park in January 2006 on a contract until the end of that season. Brought in by manager Gordon Strachan following the departure of Chris Sutton, who had left on a free to Birmingham, Dublin teamed up for a second time

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Shunsuke Nakamura was the trailblazer, now we look at the Japanese imports following in his path

Speaking on the announcement that Celtic will tour Japan & South Korea this summer, Ange Postecoglou, who will return to the Nissan Stadium to face his former club, commented: “I’m delighted to be taking Celtic to Japan this summer and it’s a tour made even more special

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Deal or No Deal? Which loanees should return to Celtic?

Yosuke Ideguchi recently returned to Japan, signing for Avispa Fukuoka of the J1 League on a year-long loan. Celtic now have 12 players out on loan. But how many of them will return to play for Ange’s first team? Vasilis Barkas Signed on 30 June 2020 from

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How Callum McGregor flawlessly transitioned into role of Celtic captain

Earlier this season, Callum McGregor made his 400th appearance for Celtic, but how far can Ange’s captain take his appearance haul?  Since making his debut, aged 21, McGregor has completed 8 full campaigns (the current season being his 9th), averaging 47 appearances-per-season. In the last 6 seasons

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