2015–16 Celtic F.C. season explained

Club:Celtic
Season:2015–16
Manager:Ronny Deila
Mgrtitle:Manager
Chairman:Ian Bankier
Chrtitle:Chairman
Stdtitle:Ground
Stadium:Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,447)
League:Scottish Premiership
League Result:1st
Cup2:Scottish League Cup
Cup2 Result:Semi-final
Cup3:Scottish Cup
Cup3 Result:Semi-final
Cup4:Champions League
Cup4 Result:Play-off round
Cup5:Europa League
Cup5 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:Leigh Griffiths (31)
Season Topscorer:Leigh Griffiths (40)
Highest Attendance:52,412
(vs. Malmö, 19 August 2015, UEFA Champions League Play-off round)
Lowest Attendance:13,591
(vs. Raith Rovers, 25 September 2015, Scottish League Cup)
Average Attendance:44,849
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Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 season was the 122nd 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 and fixtures

Scottish Premiership

See main article: 2015–16 Scottish Premiership.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Play-Off Round

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Scottish League Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup.

Scottish Cup

See main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Player statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

Positions Total Scottish Cup
Goalkeepers
1GKCraig Gordon52047103501203020
26GKLogan Bailly5045030000020
38GKLeo Fasan00000000000
Defenders
2DFTyler Blackett8045630301010
3DFEmilio Izaguirre2421937162701000
4DFEfe Ambrose3102021210602020
5DFJozo Šimunović1711392111401010
20DFDedryck Boyata42635612641222020
21DFCharlie Mulgrew2021392131410030
22DFSaidy Janko130778100201000
23DFMikael Lustig4453915304922030
28DFErik Sviatchenko1811581140001031
34DFEoghan O'Connell109010000000
35DFStuart Findlay00000000000
41DFDarnell Fisher00000000000
51DFAnthony Ralston101610000000
59DFCalum Waters00000000000
63DFKieran Tierney3312830231402040
Midfielders
6MFNir Bitton46838513051132030
8MFScott Brown3613144221902030
14MFStuart Armstrong39422382541102010
15MFKris Commons3391944214842120
16MFGary Mackay-Steven3762295254702131
17MFRyan Christie6122951000010
18MFTom Rogić38102155298502121
19MFScott Allan160517120200020
25MFStefan Johansen40433132311123130
27MFPatrick Roberts136992116000020
42MFCallum McGregor3362061264212031
49MFJames Forrest31218081721003010
52MFJoe Thomson101110000000
53MFLiam Henderson10210000000
64MFAidan Nesbitt10100001000
Forwards
7FWNadir Çiftçi2241047114902000
9FWLeigh Griffiths5140398234311142144
10FWAnthony Stokes2010610100000
12FWStefan Šćepović107110000000
13FWColin Kazim-Richards132623111000021
24FWCarlton Cole5114840000011
99FWJack Aitchison111511000000
23! colspan="16"Appearances = Total appearances
Last updated: 15 May 2016

Goalscorers

No.Pos.NationNameScottish PremiershipScottish CupScottish League CupEuropeTotal
align=center rowspan=119FWLeigh Griffiths31 <-- Scottish Premiership -->4 <-- Scottish Cup-->1 <-- Scottish League Cup-->4 <-- Europe -->40 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=1218MFTom Rogić8 <-- Scottish Premiership -->1 <-- Scottish Cup-->1 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->10 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=1315MFKris Commons4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->1 <-- Scottish League Cup-->4 <-- Europe -->9 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=146MFNir Bitton5 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->3 <-- Europe -->8 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=4520DFDedryck Boyata4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->2 <-- Europe -->6 <-- Total -->
42MFCallum McGregor4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->1 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->1 <-- Europe -->6 <-- Total -->
16MFGary Mackay-Steven4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->1 <-- Scottish Cup-->1 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->6 <-- Total -->
27MFPatrick Roberts6 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->6 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=1623DFMikael Lustig4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->1 <-- Europe -->5 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=3725MFStefan Johansen1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->1 <-- Scottish League Cup-->2 <-- Europe -->4 <-- Total -->
7FWNadir Çiftçi4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->4 <-- Total -->
14MFStuart Armstrong4 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->4 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=4821DFCharlie Mulgrew1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->1 <-- Europe -->2 <-- Total -->
3DFEmilio Izaguirre2 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->2 <-- Total -->
49MFJames Forrest2 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->2 <-- Total -->
13FWColin Kazim-Richards1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->1 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->2 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=798MFScott Brown1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
24FWCarlton Cole0 <-- Scottish Premiership -->1 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
5DFJozo Šimunović1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
28DFErik Sviatchenko0 <-- Scottish Premiership -->1 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
63DFKieran Tierney1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
17MFRyan Christie1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
99FWJack Aitchison1 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->1 <-- Total -->
align=center rowspan=1Own Goals3 <-- Scottish Premiership -->0 <-- Scottish Cup-->0 <-- Scottish League Cup-->0 <-- Europe -->3 <-- Total -->
Total9310518126

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.

Team statistics

League results summary

Technical staff

to September 2015
Davie McGovern

Transfers

Transfers out

Total income: £14 million

Total expenditure: £8.275 million

Total profit/loss: £5.725 million

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere..

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