Celtic F.C. league record by opponent explained

Celtic Football Club is a professional association football club based Glasgow, Scotland. The club was founded in 1887 and began playing league football in 1890 as founder members of the Scottish Football League. Since their first season Celtic have remained in the top division of the Scottish football league system: the Scottish Football League (1890–93), Scottish Football League Division One (1893–1975), Scottish Football League Premier Division (1975–98), Scottish Premier League (1998–2013) and Scottish Premiership (2013–present).^[1] As of 2022–23 the club has completed 134 seasons of competitive football and have been Scottish football champions 54 times.^[2]

Celtic played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1890–91 Scottish Football League on 23 August 1890 against Heart of Midlothian. Since that game they have faced 45 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been their Old Firm rivals Rangers, whom they have played on 330 occasions since their first league meeting on 21 March 1891.^[3] They met their most recent different league opponent, Ross County, for the first time in the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League season.^[4] The club has won 180 of the league matches against Motherwell which represents the most Celtic have won against any club. They have drawn more matches with Rangers than with any other club with 90 of their meetings finishing without a winner.^[3] Rangers are also the side that has defeated Celtic in more league games than any other club, having won 127 of their encounters.^[3]

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Celtic in the Scottish Football League, Scottish First Division, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Premiership.
• Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership alongside Celtic.
• Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
• Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Celtic played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of match played on 16 December 2023.

Celtic F.C. league record by opponent

scope=col rowspan=2	Club	scope=col colspan=4	Home	scope=col colspan=4	Away	scope=col colspan=6	Total	scope=col rowspan=2	Win%	scope=col rowspan=2	First	scope=col rowspan=2	Last
scope=col	Pld!	scope=col	W!	scope=col	D!	scope=col	L	scope=col	Pld!	scope=col	W!	scope=col	D!	scope=col	L	scope=col	Pld!	scope=col	W!	scope=col	D!	scope=col	L!	scope=col	GF!	scope=col	GA
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		4	4	0	0	4	3	0	1	1890–91	1896–97
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		155	106	26	23	153	69	38	46	1905–06	2023–24
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		64	47	12	5	64	41	10	13	1903–04	1992–93
scope=row	Albion Rovers	9	7	1	1	9	7	1	1	1919–20	1948–49
scope=row	Alloa Athletic	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1922–23	1922–23
scope=row	Arbroath	9	9	0	0	9	7	1	1	1935–36	1974–75
scope=row	Ayr United	38	32	2	4	38	27	4	7	1913–14	1977–78
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1927–28	1927–28
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	1890–91	1891–92
scope=row	Clyde	63	48	10	5	63	46	13	4	1891–92	1974–75
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		7	4	2	1	7	5	1	1	1917–18	1925–26
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		6	6	0	0	6	3	2	1	1977–78	1986–87
scope=row	Cowdenbeath	11	10	1	0	11	7	2	2	1924–25	1970–71
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1890–91	1890–91
scope=row	Dumbarton	20	15	5	0	20	16	3	1	1890–91	1984–85
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		123	87	24	12	119	63	25	31	1893–94	2023–24
scope=row	Dundee United	100	64	28	8	101	53	21	27	1925–26	2022–23
scope=row	Dunfermline Athletic	52	45	1	6	49	30	11	8	1926–27	2011–12
scope=row	East Fife	14	10	3	1	14	5	1	8	1930–31	1973–74
scope=row	East Stirlingshire	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1932–33	1963–64
scope=row	Falkirk	76	59	10	7	77	41	19	17	1905–06	2009–10
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	2007–08	2007–08
scope=row	Hamilton Academical	56	49	3	4	54	38	11	5	1906–07	2020–21
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		162	105	37	20	160	75	31	54	1890–91	2023–24
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		152	101	33	18	154	75	43	36	1895–96	2023–24
scope=row	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	20	17	2	1	19	11	5	3	2004–05	2016–17
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		118	94	18	6	123	69	30	24	1899–1900	2023–24
scope=row	Leith Athletic	6	6	0	0	6	4	0	2	1891–92	1931–32
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		17	14	3	0	16	10	4	2	2001–02	2023–24
scope=row	Morton	61	44	12	5	61	39	14	8	1900–01	1987–88
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		146	104	23	19	145	77	38	30	1903–04	2023–24
scope=row	Partick Thistle	97	67	17	13	101	68	18	15	1897–98	2017–18
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		8	7	0	1	8	6	2	0	1902–03	1909–10
scope=row	Queen of the South	20	10	5	5	20	7	3	10	1933–34	1963–64
scope=row	Queen's Park	42	34	5	3	42	31	2	9	1900–01	1957–58
scope=row	Raith Rovers	40	28	7	5	40	22	9	9	1910–11	1996–97
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		165	72	47	46	166	42	43	81	1890–91	2023–24
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		3	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	1891–92	1892–93
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		17	14	3	0	18	13	3	2	2012–13	2023–24
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		7	7	0	0	7	5	1	1	1893–94	1899–1900
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		73	54	14	5	73	45	12	16	1924–25	2023–24
scope=row style=background:#FFDDFF		126	93	22	11	125	84	20	21	1891–92	2023–24
scope=row	Stirling Albion	11	10	1	0	11	4	2	5	1949–50	1967–68
scope=row style=background:#87CEEB		58	42	8	8	58	31	13	14	1890–91	1964–65
scope=row	Vale of Leven	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	1890–91	1891–92

External links

• Web site: Celtic » Select Opponent . Statto Organisation . 12 August 2016.

Notes and References

1. News: SPFL: New Scottish league brands unveiled . 24 July 2013 . . 11 August 2016.
2. Web site: Celtic Football Club (Honours) . . 10 August 2016.
3. Web site: Head to head – Rangers vs. Celtic . . 10 August 2016.
4. News: Ross County 1-1 Celtic: match report . Roddy . Forsyth . 18 August 2012 . . 11 August 2016.