2012–13 Celtic F.C. season explained

Club:	Celtic
Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Neil Lennon
Mgrtitle:	Manager
Chairman:	Ian Bankier
Chrtitle:	Chairman
Stdtitle:	Ground
Stadium:	Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,355)
League:	Scottish Premier League
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Scottish Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
League Topscorer:	Gary Hooper (19)
Season Topscorer:	Gary Hooper (31)
Highest Attendance:	59,168 vs Spartak Moscow (5 December 2012)
Lowest Attendance:	14,399 vs St Johnstone (30 October 2012)
Prevseason:	2011–12
Nextseason:	2013–14
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The 2012–13 season was the 119th season of competitive football by Celtic.

Review

Celtic went about their 2012–13 league campaign in a steady if not always inspiring manner.^[1] Motherwell, Inverness Caley Thistle and briefly Hibernian all either had spells at the top of the table, or thereabouts, but by Christmas Celtic had found a steady run of form to pull themselves comfortably clear of the pack. Celtic eventually clinched their 44th League title on 21 April 2013 with a 4–1 win over Inverness CT at Parkhead.^[2] Celtic's run in the League Cup saw them comfortably dispose of Raith Rovers (4–1)^[3] and St Johnstone (5–0)^[4] in the earlier rounds. St Mirren, however, pulled off an unexpected but deserved 3–2 win over Celtic in the semi-final.^[5]

Celtic's 2013 Scottish Cup campaign began inauspiciously with a home 1–1 draw against Second Division side, Arbroath. Celtic won the replay 1–0 with an Adam Matthews goal, but were again unconvincing. Celtic played Raith Rovers at Starks Park in the next round and eventually overcame a defensive performance by Raith to win 3–0, with Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew and James Forrest scoring the goals.^[6] In the quarter-finals, Celtic were drawn away to St Mirren, who had eliminated Celtic from the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup a month beforehand. Early goals by Joe Ledley and Anthony Stokes, either side of an equaliser by St Mirren, gave Celtic a 2–1 victory at St Mirren Park.^[7] In the semi-final at Hampden Park, Celtic won a thrilling match by 4–3 after extra time against Dundee United.^[8] A Kris Commons goal gave Celtic an early lead, but United scored twice midway through the first half to lead 2–1.^[8] Victor Wanyama scored an equaliser almost immediately and Commons scored another goal after 60 minutes to give Celtic a 3–2 lead.^[8] Jon Daly scored his second goal of the game to equalise and force extra time.^[8] Soon after Daly had hit the post, Anthony Stokes scored the winning goal.^[8]

Celtic met Hibernian in the Scottish Cup Final on 26 May 2013. For the first time in its history, the Cup Final was played on a Sunday.^[9] This was done to comply with UEFA regulations which prohibit televised matches being played on the same day as the UEFA Champions League Final. Celtic won the cup and clinched a League and Cup double with a 3–0 win; two first-half goals from Gary Hooper putting Celtic into a comfortable position before Joe Ledley added a third late on in the second half to put the matter beyond doubt.^[10]

As Scottish Champions from the previous season, Celtic had the opportunity to take part in the 2012-13 UEFA Champions League. However, two qualifying rounds had first to be negotiated, which Celtic managed to do with 4–1 and 4–0 aggregate wins over HJK Helsinki and Helsingborgs IF. Celtic, as fourth-ranked seeds, found themselves drawn in Group G with Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow.^[11]

On 2 October 2012, Celtic achieved their first ever away win in the group stages of the Champions League with a 3–2 win in Russia over Spartak Moscow, Georgios Samaras scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute.^[12] Celtic's home match with Barcelona in November 2012 coincided with the week of Celtic's 125th Anniversary.^[13] As such, an 'Ultras' styled section of the Celtic support called the Green Brigade organised a full stadium pre-match card display (a 'tifo') to celebrate the club's 125th anniversary.^[14] The display featured a Celtic cross, green and white hoops and 125 Celtic in written form, with supporters earning the praise of club chairman Peter Lawwell.^[15] A memorable night was completed when goals from Victor Wanyama and 18-year-old striker Tony Watt gave Celtic a shock 2–1 win over Barcelona.^[16] Goalkeeper Fraser Forster produced an outstanding performance in the game, winning the praise of the Spanish media who nicknamed him "La Gran Muralla" ("The Great Wall").^[17]

Celtic secured their progress to the knockout stages of the Champions League on 5 December 2012 with a 2–1 home win over Spartak Moscow, Kris Commons scoring the winning goal in 82 minutes with a penalty.^[18] Celtic were drawn against Juventus, where they succumbed to a 5–0 aggregate defeat in the spring 2013 to go out of the tournament.^[19] Despite the result against Juventus, Celtic and Neil Lennon won praise for their Champions League campaign.^{[20] [21] [22]}

Competitions

Scottish Premier League

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

+Group G
Team
Barcelona	6	4	1	1	11	5	+6	13
Celtic	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
Benfica	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
Spartak Moscow	6	1	0	5	7	14	−7	3

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 26 May 2013^[23]

Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Total				League				Champions League				League Cup				Scottish Cup
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1		GK	Fraser Forster	51	0	5	0	34	0	4	0	12	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
2		DF	Adam Matthews	38	3	2	0	22	2	1	0	10	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
---App, Goal, YC, RC--->	3		DF	Emilio Izaguirre	50	0	4	0	33	0	2	0	10	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
4		DF	Efe Ambrose	41	3	4	0	27	3	3	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
5		DF	Rami Gershon	3	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6		DF	Kelvin Wilson	50	0	5	0	32	0	4	0	10	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
7		FW	Miku	14	2	3	0	11	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
8		MF	Scott Brown (C)	32	3	8	0	17	3	4	0	10	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0
9		FW	Georgios Samaras	40	14	7	0	25	9	4	0	10	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
10		FW	Anthony Stokes	23	7	0	0	17	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
11		FW	Lassad	19	3	0	0	14	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
14		FW	Mohamed Bangura	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		MF	Kris Commons	46	19	2	0	27	11	1	0	12	2	1	0	3	3	0	0	4	3	0	0
16		MF	Joe Ledley	41	10	2	0	25	7	0	0	9	1	1	0	3	0	1	0	4	2	0	0
18		MF	Tom Rogic	8	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		MF	Paddy McCourt	20	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21		DF	Charlie Mulgrew	49	9	9	0	30	5	4	0	12	1	3	0	3	2	1	0	4	1	1	0
23		DF	Mikael Lustig	38	3	3	0	23	3	1	0	9	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
24		GK	Łukasz Załuska	8	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
---App, Goal, YC, RC--->	25		DF	Thomas Rogne	19	0	2	0	13	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
26		GK	Viktor Noring	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27		FW	Daryl Murphy	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28		FW	James Keatings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31		MF	John Herron	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32		FW	Tony Watt	29	6	2	0	20	5	1	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
33		MF	Beram Kayal	40	0	8	0	26	0	4	0	8	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	2	0
35		GK	Robbie Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36		DF	Jackson Irvine	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37		FW	Bahrudin Atajić	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42		MF	Callum McGregor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43		DF	Joe Chalmers	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
44		DF	Marcus Fraser	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45		DF	Lewis Toshney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46		MF	Dylan McGeouch	15	1	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
49		MF	James Forrest	29	4	3	0	15	3	1	0	9	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
50		MF	Paul George	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56		MF	Filip Twardzik	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58		FW	Patrik Twardzik	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
67		MF	Victor Wanyama	49	9	15	2	32	6	9	1	10	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	5	1	2	0
88		FW	Gary Hooper	51	31	2	0	31	19	1	0	11	4	1	0	3	6	0	0	5	2	0	0
---App, Goal, YC, RC--->	Players who no longer play for Celtic
30		MF	Paul Slane	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39		DF	Andre Blackman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40		MF	Rabiu Ibrahim	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Last updated 28 April 2013

	Player	Scottish Premier League	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	UEFA Champions League	Total
align=center rowspan=1	1	Gary Hooper	19	2	6	4	31
align=center rowspan=1	2	Kris Commons	11	3	3	2	19
align=center rowspan=1	3	Georgios Samaras	9	0	0	5	14
align=center rowspan=1	4	Joe Ledley	7	2	0	1	10
align=center rowspan=2	5	Victor Wanyama	6	1	0	2	9
Charlie Mulgrew	5	1	2	1	9
align=center rowspan=1	7	Anthony Stokes	5	2	0	0	7
align=center rowspan=1	8	Tony Watt	5	0	0	1	6
align=center rowspan=1	9	James Forrest	3	1	0	0	4
align=center rowspan=5	10	Lassad	3	0	0	0	3
Efe Ambrose	3	0	0	0	3
Scott Brown	3	0	0	0	3
Adam Matthews	2	1	0	0	3
Mikael Lustig	3	0	0	0	3
align=center rowspan=1	15	Miku	2	0	0	0	2
align=center rowspan=2	16	Rami Gershon	1	0	0	0	1
Dylan McGeouch	1	0	0	0	1
align=center rowspan=1	Total		88	13	11	16	128

Technical staff

Celtic personnel awards

Last updated 22 September 2012

Player	Award	Month
Tony Watt	SPL Young Player of the Month	August^[24]
Neil Lennon	SPL Manager of the Month	December
Adam Matthews	SPL Young Player of the Month	January
Gary Hooper	SPL Player of the Month	January

Team statistics

Results by round

Transfers

Players in

Dates	Player	From	Fee
5 July 2012	Fraser Forster	Newcastle United	£2 million^[25]
31 August 2012	Efe Ambrose	Ashdod	£1.5 million^[26]
31 August 2012	Miku	Getafe	Loan^[27]
31 August 2012	Ľuboš Kamenár	Nantes	Loan^[28]
2 September 2012	Lassad Nouioui	Deportivo La Coruña	Free^[29]
9 January 2013	Rami Gershon	Standard Liège	Loan^[30]
17 January 2013	Tom Rogic	Central Coast Mariners	£400,000^[31]
31 January 2013	Viktor Noring	Trelleborgs FF	Loan
31 January 2013	Danny Hattie	Cavan Shamrocks	Free

Total spend: £3.9 million

Players out

Dates	Player	To	Fee
5 June 2012	Efraín Juárez	América	£1.9 million^[32]
8 June 2012	Cha Du-Ri	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Free^[33]
8 June 2012	Richie Towell	Out of Contract	Released^[34]
8 June 2012	Dominic Cervi	Out of Contract	Released
4 July 2012	Niall McGinn	Aberdeen^[35]	Free
5 July 2012	Mo Yaqub	St Mirren	Free^[36]
18 July 2012	Greig Spence	Raith Rovers	Free^[37]
19 July 2012	Glenn Loovens	Real Zaragoza^[38]	Free^[39]
31 July 2012	Morten Rasmussen	Midtjylland	£250,000^[40] ^[41]
1 August 2012	Daniel Majstorović	AIK	Free^[42]
3 August 2012	Darren O'Dea	Toronto FC	Free^[43]
17 August 2012	Mark Wilson	Bristol City	Free^[44]
20 August 2012	Josh Thompson	Portsmouth	Loan^[45]
24 August 2012	Ki Sung-Yueng	Swansea City	£6 million^[46]
24 August 2012	Lewis Toshney	Dundee	Loan^[47]
24 August 2012	James Keatings	Hamilton	Loan^[48]
28 August 2012	Mohamed Bangura	AIK	Loan^[49]
31 August 2012	Josh Thompson	Portsmouth	Free^[50]
31 August 2012	Andre Blackman	Inverness CT	Loan^[51]
31 August 2012	Daryl Murphy	Ipswich Town	Loan^[52]
25 September 2012	Robbie Thomson	Stenhousemuir	Loan^[53]
2 October 2012	Paul Slane	Partick Thistle	Loan^[54]
14 November 2012	Andre Blackman	Out of Contract	Released
2 January 2013	Rabiu Ibrahim	Kilmarnock	Free^[55]
11 January 2013	Glenn Daniels	Partick Thistle	Loan^[56]
22 January 2013	Paul Slane	Out of Contract	Released
24 January 2013	Mohamed Bangura	Elfsborg	Loan^[57]

Total sales: £8.5 million

See also

• Nine in a row
• List of Celtic F.C. seasons

Notes and References

1. Web site: When Saturday Comes - 2012-13 season in review: Celtic . Wsc.co.uk . 9 July 2012 . 12 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112052057/http://www.wsc.co.uk/wsc-daily/1163-june-2013/9868-2012-13-season-in-review-celtic . 12 November 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Celtic clinch title in style . Spfl.co.uk . 21 April 2013 . 12 November 2013 . 12 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112051049/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/celtic-clinch-title-in-style-2013-04-21/ . dead .
3. Web site: BBC Sport - Celtic 4-1 Raith Rovers . Bbc.co.uk . 25 September 2012 . 12 November 2013.
4. Web site: BBC Sport - Celtic 5-0 St Johnstone . Bbc.co.uk . 30 October 2012 . 12 November 2013.
5. Web site: Campbell . Andy . BBC Sport - St Mirren 3-2 Celtic . Bbc.co.uk . 27 January 2013 . 12 November 2013.
6. Web site: Raith Rovers 0–3 Celtic . Stevie . Miller . BBC Sport . BBC . 3 February 2013 . 20 April 2013.
7. Web site: St Mirren 1–2 Celtic . Kenny . Crawford . BBC Sport . BBC . 2 March 2013 . 20 April 2013.
8. Web site: Dundee Utd 3–4 Celtic . Clive . Lindsay . BBC Sport . BBC . 14 April 2013 . 20 April 2013.
9. News: Sunday switch for 2013 Scottish Cup final. BBC Sport. BBC. 23 January 2012. 13 April 2013.
10. Web site: Lamont . Alasdair . BBC Sport - Scottish Cup final: Hibernian 0-3 Celtic . Bbc.co.uk . 26 May 2013 . 12 November 2013.
11. Web site: BBC Sport - Champions League: Celtic to face Barcelona, Benfica & Spartak . Bbc.co.uk . 30 August 2012 . 12 November 2013.
12. News: Campbell . Andy . Spartak Moscow 2-3 Celtic . 29 September 2020 . BBC Sport . 2 October 2012.
13. News: Colett . Mike . Celtic's win over Barca gives fans reason to believe . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126133551/https://de.reuters.com/article/soccer-champions-celtic-barcelona-idINDEE8A708K20121108 . dead . 26 November 2020 . 29 September 2020 . Reuters . 8 November 2012.
14. News: Incredible pre-match display from supporters . celticfc.net . Celtic F.C. . 7 November 2012 . 8 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112134748/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=3319 . 12 November 2013 .
15. News: Peter Lawwell congratulates team and support on collective effort . celticfc.net . Celtic F.C. . 8 November 2012 . 8 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131112134645/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=3325 . 12 November 2013 .
16. Web site: Lamont . Alasdair . BBC Sport - Celtic 2-1 Barcelona . Bbc.co.uk . 7 November 2012 . 12 November 2013.
17. News: Fraser Forster Great Wall . HuffPost. 8 November 2012 . 8 November 2012 .
18. Web site: Lamont . Alasdair . BBC Sport - Celtic 2-1 Spartak Moscow . Bbc.co.uk . 5 December 2012 . 12 November 2013.
19. News: Crawford . Kenny . Juventus 2-0 Celtic (agg 5-0) . 29 September 2020 . BBC Sport . 6 March 2013.
20. Web site: Tony . Haggerty . Celtic boss Neil Lennon is just like my old man Harry in the dugout, claims ex-England star Jamie Redknapp . Daily Record . 3 November 2013 . 12 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131107032139/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/celtic-boss-neil-lennon-just-2670834 . 7 November 2013 .
21. News: Jeff Stelling . Celtic win over Barcelona compels Jeff Stelling to tackle a challenging problem . Sky Sports . 8 November 2012 . 12 November 2013.
22. News: Jeff Stelling . Man City could learn a lot from Celtic's Champions League exploits . Sky Sports . 6 December 2012 . 12 November 2013.
23. News: Celtic - Squad details - 2012/13 . Soccerbase . Racing Post . 22 September 2012.
24. News: Celtic's Tony Watt wins August young player of the month award . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting . 12 September 2012 . 22 September 2012 .
25. Web site: Forster completes switch from Newcastle United to Celtic . . 5 July 2012 . 5 July 2012.
26. Web site: Celtic: Efe Ambrose completes move from Ashdod . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2012 . 31 August 2012.
27. Web site: Celtic: Getafe forward Miku joins on one-year loan . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2012 . 31 August 2012.
28. Web site: Celtic: Nantes goalkeeper Lubos Kamenar arrives on loan . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2012 . 31 August 2012.
29. News: Lassad Nouioui joins Celtic on two-year contract . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 2 September 2012 . 22 September 2012 .
30. News: SPL champions Celtic confirm Israel defender Rami Gershon has joined the Glasgow giants . Sky Sports . BSkyB . 9 January 2013 . 9 January 2013 .
31. News: Celtic sign Tom Rogic from Central Coast Mariners . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 17 January 2013 . 23 January 2013 .
32. News: Mexico international Efrain Juarez joins Club América. goal.com. 5 June 2012. 7 June 2012.
33. News: Cha Du-Ri leaves Celtic. STV. 8 June 2012. 8 June 2012.
34. Web site: Four more Bhoys exit Paradise . . 8 June 2012 . 10 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20130111223242/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=2710 . 11 January 2013 . dead.
35. News: Aberdeen sign former Celtic forward Niall McGinn . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 4 June 2012 . 5 June 2012 .
36. News: Three is the magic number for Saints. . . 13 July 2012 . 7 September 2012 .
37. Web site: Rover Make Important Addition . . 18 July 2012 . 2 August 2012 . 21 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055138/http://www.raithrovers.net/4321/rovers-make-important-addition-to-squad.htm . dead .
38. News: Real Zaragoza strengthens its defense with Glenn Loovens . realzaragoza.com . . 16 July 2012 . 7 September 2012 . es .
39. News: Former team-mate's plea to Neil Lennon over defender. Glasgow Evening Times. 21 May 2012. 20 June 2012.
40. Web site: Morten Rasmussen leaves Celtic to sign for FC Midtjylland in Denmark . . sport.stv.tv . 1 August 2012 . 2 August 2012 . 4 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804025558/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/113319-morten-rasmussen-leaves-celtic-to-sign-for-fc-midtjylland-in-denmark/ . dead .
41. News: FCM snyder AGF og snupper Duncan. Ekstra Bladet. 31 July 2012. 31 July 2012.
42. News: Majstorovic leaves Bhoys. Sky Sports. 15 May 2012. 16 May 2012.
43. News: Toronto FC signs Irish center back Darren O'Dea. . . 3 August 2012. 3 August 2012 .
44. News: Bristol City sign former Celtic defender Mark Wilson . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 16 August 2012 . 7 September 2012 .
45. News: Thompson set for Pompey Loan. . 17 August 2012. 17 August 2012 .
46. News: Ki Sung-Yeung completes record move to Swansea City from Celtic . BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 24 August 2012 . 7 September 2012 .
47. News: Dundee sign Celtic's Lewis Toshney on season-long loan. BBC Sport. BBC. 24 August 2012. 24 August 2012.
48. News: Hamilton sign Celtic's James Keatings on season-long loan . https://archive.today/20121224003335/http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1940:cowdenbeath-v-accies-preview&catid=44:news&Itemid=140 . dead . 24 December 2012 . Hamilton Accies . Club Site . 24 August 2012 . 24 August 2012 .
49. News: Celtic ship out Mohamed Bangura on loan to AIK until Christmas . . . 28 August 2012 . 7 September 2012 . 30 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830091647/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/187619-celtic-ship-out-mohamed-bangura-on-loan-to-aik-until-christmas/ . dead .
50. News: Pompey land defender Thompson. . . 31 August 2012 . 7 September 2012 .
51. News: Inverness: Celtic loan Andre Blackman to Caley Thistle. BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2012 . 7 September 2012 .
52. News: Paul Taylor and Daryl Murphy join Ipswich Town. BBC Sport . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2012 . 7 September 2012 .
53. News: Stenhousemuir 1 Inverness CT 1 (AET, Inverness win 6-5 on penalties) . . . 25 September 2012 . 26 September 2012 .
54. Web site: Celtic's Paul Slane joins Partick Thistle on three-month loan . . BBC Sport . 2 October 2012 . 2 October 2012.
55. Web site: Ibrahim Rabiu moves from Celtic to Kilmarnock . . BBC Sport . 2 January 2013 . 2 January 2013.
56. Web site: Ryan Scully Joins Rovers on Loan . . ptfc.co.uk . 11 January 2013 . 11 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130114021150/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2012-2013/january_2013/ryan_scully_joins_rovers_on_loan . 14 January 2013 .
57. News: Celtic striker Mo Bangura exits Scotland for Elfsborg loan deal . . . 24 January 2013 . 30 January 2013 . 27 January 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130127005341/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/211293-sierra-leone-striker-mo-bangura-exits-celtic-for-elfsborg-loan-deal/ . dead .