1888-89 | ||||
1888 was Celtic’s foundation year- they played their first match in May. They reached the final of the Scottish Cup in the 1888-89 season. | ||||
31.12.88 | Celtic | 7 | 1 | Mitchell St George's |
03.01.89 | Celtic | 6 | 2 | Corinthians |
16.02.89 | Corinthians | 3 | 1 | Celtic |
23.03.89 | Newcastle West End | 3 | 4 | Celtic |
19.04.89 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | Celtic |
20.04.89 | Burnley | 1 | 3 | Celtic |
23.05.89 | Celtic | 5 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers |
25.05.89 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Preston North End |
1889-90 | ||||
During this season Celtic lost to Queen’s Park in the first round of the Cup. | ||||
21.09.89 | Sunderland | 0 | 1 | Celtic |
28.09. 89 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Sunderland |
03.10.89 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers |
12.10.89 | Celtic | 0 | 2 | Everton |
21.12.89 | Sunderland | 1 | 2 | Celtic |
01.01.90 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Everton |
22.02.90 | St George’s | 5 | 2 | Celtic |
04.04.90 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 0 | Celtic |
05.04.90 | Everton | 3 | 1 | Celtic |
07.04.90 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | Celtic |
12.04.90 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | Notts County |
10.05.90 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
17.05.90 | Celtic | 4 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
22.05.90 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | Preston North End |
1890-91 | ||||
The inaugural season of league football in Scotland saw Celtic finish behind Dumbarton and Rangers. They reached the last 8 in the Cup. | ||||
02.10.90 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | Sunderland |
27.03.91 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 2 | Celtic |
28.03.91 | Ardwick | 2 | 7 | Celtic |
30.03.91 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 2 | Celtic |
31.03.91 | Wednesday | 1 | 3 | Celtic |
13.04.91 | Celtic | 5 | 5 | Blackburn Rovers |
18.04.91 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers |
21.04.91 | Celtic | 4 | 0 | Preston North End |
1891-92 | ||||
Celtic finished runners-up in the League and won the Scottish Cup. | ||||
01.10.91 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
04.04.92 | Celtic | 4 | 1 | Nottingham Forest |
1892-93 | ||||
Celtic were League champions and lost in the Cup Final. | ||||
01.09.92 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Celtic |
02.09.92 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 2 | Celtic |
03.09.92 | Newcastle East End | 0 | 1 | Celtic |
05.09.92 | Sunderland | 1 | 0 | Celtic |
06.10.92 | Celtic | 0 | 3 | Sunderland |
07.11.92 | Stoke | 0 | 5 | Celtic |
26.12.92 | Ardwick | 0 | 5 | Celtic |
31.12.92 | Ardwick | 0 | 1 | Celtic |
03.01.93 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | Notts County |
01.04.93 | Celtic | 3 | 0 | London Caledonian |
15.04.93 | Celtic | 2 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
18.04.93 | Celtic | 1 | 2 | Everton |
23.04.93 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | Everton |
1893-94 | ||||
Celtic were League champions and were beaten by Rangers in the Cup Final. | ||||
28.09.93 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Sunderland |
21.10.93 | Celtic | 3 | 1 | Preston North End |
02.01.94 | Celtic | 0 | 4 | Everton |
31.03.94 | Celtic | 1 | 3 | Sunderland |
07.04.94 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | London Caledonians |
09.04.94 | Celtic | 2 | 3 | Aston Villa |
10.04.94 | Celtic | 2 | 3 | Bury |
11.04.94 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | Celtic |
21.04.94 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Aston Villa |
28.04.94 | Celtic | 4 | 1 | Everton |
1894-95 | ||||
Reached the last 8 of the Cup, runners up in the League. | ||||
27.09.94 | Celtic | 2 | 3 | Sunderland |
01.12.94 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 | Celtic |
26.12.94 | Celtic | 0 | 3 | Everton |
31.12.94 | Celtic | 0 | 2 | Burnley |
02.01.95 | Celtic | 4 | 1 | Everton |
15.04.95 | Celtic | 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers |
1895-96 | ||||
Knocked out in the 1st round of the Cup, Celtic were League champions. | ||||
02.09.95 | Manchester City | 3 | 0 | Celtic |
03.09.95 | Liverpool | 2 | 0 | Celtic |
04.09.95 | Newcastle United | 3 | 0 | Celtic |
21.09.95 | Preston North End | 3 | 2 | Celtic |
26.09.95 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | Sunderland |
30.09.95 | Celtic | 2 | 3 | Sunderland |
14.10.95 | Sheffield United | 0 | 1 | Celtic |
25.12.95 | Bury | 2 | 2 | Celtic |
26.12.95 | Everton | 3 | 2 | Celtic |
08.02.96 | Celtic | 4 | 1 | Bolton Wanderers |
13.04.96 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Sunderland * |
Some sources have a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United on this date- which is an error. | ||||
20.04.96 | Celtic | 3 | 2 | Aston Villa |
22.04.96 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Everton |
27.04.96 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | Derby County |
28.04.96 | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Burnley |
1896-97 | ||||
Knocked out in the 1st round of the Cup again, Celtic finished 4th in the League. | ||||
28.09.96 | Celtic | 2 | 3 | Sunderland |
25.12.96 | Celtic | 1 | 6 | Everton |
06.02.97 | Celtic | 2 | 4 | Sunderland |
13.02.97 | Corinthians | 4 | 0 | Celtic |
15.02.97 | Woolwich Arsenal | 4 | 5 | Celtic |
1897-98 | ||||
Celtic were League champions but went out of the Cup in the 2nd round. | ||||
26.12.97 | Celtic | 1 | 0 | Sunderland |
12.03.98 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | Celtic |
28.03.98 | Celtic | 1 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers |
16.04.98 | Celtic | 1 | 1 | Sheffield United |
1898-99 | ||||
Celtic won the Scottish Cup and finished 3rd in the League. | ||||
10.04.99 | Celtic | 0 | 2 | Wigan County |
15.04.99 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | Liverpool |
1899-1900 | ||||
Celtic won the Scottish Cup for the 3rd time and were runners up in the League. | ||||
23.12.99 | Celtic | 2 | 3 | Blackburn Rovers |
1900 | ||||
Celtic were runners up in both League and Cup. | ||||
03.09.00 | Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | Celtic |
20.10.00 | Celtic | 2 | 0 | Everton |
21.12.00 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | Celtic |
25.12.00 | Celtic | 1 | 2 | Blackburn Rovers |
Key to opponent’s status:
Division One
Division Two
Minor Leagues
Non League
Overall:
W | D | L | F | A | |
92 | 44 | 13 | 35 | 175 | 159 |
Home:
P | W | D | L | F | A |
57 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 124 | 100 |
Away:
P | W | D | L | F | A |
35 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 51 | 59 |
v First Division opposition:
W | D | L | F | A | |
67 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 119 | 117 |
v Corinth:
P | W | D | L | F | A |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
Celtic's first meeting with an English side was a benefit match for East End Poor Children's Dinner against the Birmingham club Mitchell St George's.
Celtic had only been in existence for 7 months when they attracted a crowd of 20,000 for a match against Corinthian FC that raised £400 for charity.
