Celtic Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in Parkhead, Glasgow. The club was founded in 1887 and played their first match in May 1888, a friendly match against Rangers.[1] The club played their first competitive match in September 1888, when they entered the first round of the 1888–89 Scottish Cup, and were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890 from which they have remained in the top tier of ever since.[2] Celtic have won the Scottish league title on 54 occasions, the Scottish Cup 42 times and the Scottish League Cup 21 times.[3] The club enjoyed their greatest successes during the 1960s and 1970s under Jock Stein when they won nine consecutive league titles and the European Cup.[4]
As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the club have played more than 125 seasons in Scottish football. The table details their achievements and the top goalscorer in senior major first-team competitions to the end of the most recently completed season. Details of the partially completed league campaign in the 1939–40 season, abandoned due to the Second World War, are also included.[5]
Celtic played their first ever competitive match on 1 September 1888, a first round Scottish Cup tie against Shettleston, winning 5–1,[6] and eventually reaching the final where they lost to Third Lanark after a replay.[7] The team also made their debuts in the Glasgow Cup and the North-Eastern Cup that same season, reaching the semi-final of the Glasgow Cup where they lost to Queens Park,[7] and defeating Cowlairs 6–1 in the final of the North-Eastern Cup to win their first ever trophy.[8] The Scottish Football League was formed in 1890, and Celtic were among the founding members,[9] finishing third behind joint-winner's Rangers and Dumbarton in the competition's inaugural season.[10]
In 1891, Celtic won their second trophy when they beat Third Lanark 4–0 in the final of the Glasgow Cup.[11] The following year saw Celtic winning their first major tournament, defeating Queen's Park 5–1 in the 1892 Scottish Cup Final. A first league title then followed in season 1892–93. The Glasgow Cup remained a prestigious tournament for some years, but declined in importance after the Second World War following the introduction of the Scottish League Cup and European club competitions.[12] Celtic have since gone on to win the Scottish League Championship on 54 occasions, including a run of nine consecutive titles in the 1960s, 1970s and the 2010s, the Scottish Cup 42 times, and the Scottish League Cup 21 times.
Celtic first participated in European competition during the 1962–63 season, their third-place finish in the league the previous season qualifying them for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.[13] They went on to reach two European Cup Winner's Cup semi-finals in 1964 and 1966,[14] before going on to become the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967, defeating Inter Milan 2 - 1 in the final.[15] Celtic reached the European Cup Final again in 1970, but lost to Feyenoord.[16] Their last appearance in a European final was in 2003 when they lost 3–2 to FC Porto in the UEFA Cup Final.[17] [18]
Season | League | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Glasgow Cup | European competition | Top goalscorer(s) | |||||||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | width=180px | Player(s) | width=30px | Goals | |||||||||
scope=row | 1888–89 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | bgcolor=silver | RU | N/A | SF | N/A | Willie Groves | 11 | ||||
scope=row | 1889–90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1R | bgcolor=silver | RU | Willie Groves John Coleman Peter Dowds | 2 | ||||||
scope=row | 1890–91 | SFL | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 21 | 3rd | QF | bgcolor=gold | W | Peter Dowds | 21 | ||||||
scope=row | 1891–92 | SFL | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 21 | 41 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | Sandy McMahon | 30 | ||||
scope=row | 1892–93 | SFL | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 25 | 29 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | John Campbell | bgcolor=Moccasin | 25 | |||
scope=row | 1893–94 | SFL | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 32 | 29 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | Sandy McMahon | bgcolor=Moccasin | 30 | ||||
scope=row | 1894–95 | SFL | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 29 | 26 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | QF | bgcolor=gold | W | Jake Madden Sandy McMahon | 11 | |||||
scope=row | 1895–96 | SFL | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 30 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1R | bgcolor=gold | W | Allan Martin | bgcolor=Moccasin | 21 | ||||
scope=row | 1896–97 | SFL | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 4th | 1R | bgcolor=silver | RU | Alex King Sandy McMahon | 12 | ||||||
scope=row | 1897–98 | SFL | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 13 | 33 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 2R | SF | George Allan | 17 | ||||||
scope=row | 1898–99 | SFL | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 33 | 24 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | W | SF | Sandy McMahon | 21 | ||||||
scope=row | 1899–1900 | SFL | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 27 | 25 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jack Bell | 14 | ||||
scope=row | 1900–01 | SFL | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 29 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | 1R | Sandy McMahon | 14 | |||||
scope=row | 1901–02 | SFL | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 26 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | John Campbell | 15 | ||||
scope=row | 1902–03 | SFL | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 5th | QF | bgcolor=silver | RU | John Campbell | 17 | ||||||
scope=row | 1903–04 | SFL | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 68 | 27 | 38 | 4th | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy Quinn | 17 | |||||
scope=row | 1904–05 | SFL | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 68 | 31 | 41 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy Quinn | bgcolor=Moccasin | 22 | ||||
scope=row | 1905–06 | SFL | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 19 | 49 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | QF | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy Quinn | bgcolor=Moccasin | 23 | ||||
scope=row | 1906–07 | SFL | 34 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 80 | 30 | 55 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy Quinn | bgcolor=Moccasin | 32 | |||
scope=row | 1907–08 | SFL | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 86 | 27 | 55 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy Quinn | 22 | ||||
scope=row | 1908–09 | SFL | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 24 | 51 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | F | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy Quinn | 31 | |||||
scope=row | 1909–10 | SFL | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 63 | 22 | 54 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy Quinn | bgcolor=Moccasin | 33 | ||||
scope=row | 1910–11 | SFL | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 18 | 41 | 5th | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy Quinn | 18 | |||||
scope=row | 1911–12 | SFL | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 33 | 45 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | 1R | Jimmy McMenemy | 12 | |||||
scope=row | 1912–13 | SFL | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 28 | 49 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | QF | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy Quinn | 14 | |||||
scope=row | 1913–14 | SFL | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 81 | 14 | 65 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | SF | Patsy Gallacher | 24 | |||||
scope=row | 1914–15 | SFL | 38 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 25 | 65 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | N/A | 1R | Jimmy McColl | 26 | ||||||
scope=row | 1915–16 | SFL | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 67 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy McColl | bgcolor=Moccasin | 36 | ||||||
scope=row | 1916–17 | SFL | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 79 | 17 | 64 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy McColl | 24 | ||||||
scope=row | 1917–18 | SFL | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 26 | 55 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | Patsy Gallacher | 17 | |||||||
scope=row | 1918–19 | SFL | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 71 | 22 | 58 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy McColl | 17 | ||||||
scope=row | 1919–20 | SFL | 42 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 89 | 31 | 68 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | R4 | bgcolor=gold | W | Tommy McInally | 35 | |||||
scope=row | 1920–21 | SFL | 42 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 86 | 35 | 66 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | R4 | bgcolor=gold | W | Tommy McInally | 32 | |||||
scope=row | 1921–22 | SFL | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 20 | 67 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | R3 | bgcolor=silver | RU | Joe Cassidy | 20 | |||||
scope=row | 1922–23 | SFL | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | W | 1R | Joe Cassidy | 34 | ||||||
scope=row | 1923–24 | SFL | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 46 | 3rd | R1 | SF | Joe Cassidy | 25 | |||||||
scope=row | 1924–25 | SFL | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 77 | 44 | 44 | 4th | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy McGrory | 31 | |||||
scope=row | 1925–26 | SFL | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 97 | 40 | 58 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy McGrory | 48 | ||||
scope=row | 1926–27 | SFL | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 49 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy McGrory | bgcolor=Moccasin | 58 | |||||
scope=row | 1927–28 | SFL | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 93 | 39 | 55 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy McGrory | bgcolor=Moccasin | 63 | |||
scope=row | 1928–29 | SFL | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 67 | 44 | 51 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy McGrory | 34 | |||||
scope=row | 1929–30 | SFL | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 88 | 46 | 49 | 4th | R3 | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy McGrory | 38 | ||||||
scope=row | 1930–31 | SFL | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 34 | 58 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | Jimmy McGrory | 45 | |||||
scope=row | 1931–32 | SFL | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 94 | 50 | 48 | b | 3rd | R3 | SF | Jimmy McGrory | 30 | ||||||
scope=row | 1932–33 | SFL | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 75 | 44 | 48 | 4th | bgcolor=gold | W | SF | Jimmy McGrory | 32 | ||||||
scope=row | 1933–34 | SFL | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 78 | 53 | 47 | 3rd | R4 | SF | Frank O'Donnell | 28 | |||||||
scope=row | 1934–35 | SFL | 38 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 92 | 45 | 52 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | R4 | SF | Jimmy McGrory | 20 | ||||||
scope=row | 1935–36 | SFL | 38 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 66 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | R2 | bgcolor=silver | RU | Jimmy McGrory | bgcolor=Moccasin | 50 | |||||
scope=row | 1936–37 | SFL | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 89 | 58 | 52 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | W | SF | Jimmy McGrory | 27 | ||||||
scope=row | 1937–38 | SFL | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 61 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | R3 | SF | Johnny Crum | 27 | |||||||
scope=row | 1938–39 | SFL | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 99 | 53 | 48 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | QF | bgcolor=gold | W | John Divers | 27 | |||||
scope=row | 1939–40 | SFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6th | – | SF | Frank Murphy | 3 | ||||||||||
scope=row | 1940–41 | No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War. Celtic entered unofficial competitions including the 1939–40 Emergency League, the 1940 Emergency Cup, the Southern League, the Summer Cup, the Southern League Cup and the 1946 Victory Cup. | |||||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 1941–42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 1942–43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 1943–44 | ||||||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 1944–45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 1945–46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
scope=row | 1946–47 | SFL | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 55 | 32 | 7th | 1R | Sect | 1R | N/A | Tommy Kiernan | 17 | |||||
scope=row | 1947–48 | SFL | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 41 | 56 | 25 | SF | Sect | SF | Johnny Paton | 10 | |||||||
scope=row | 1948–49 | SFL | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 40 | 31 | 6th | 1R | Sect | bgcolor=gold | W | Jackie Gallacher | 21 | |||||
scope=row | 1949–50 | SFL | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 5th | 3R | Sect | SF | John McPhail | 21 | ||||||
scope=row | 1950–51 | SFL | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 7th | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | bgcolor=silver | RU | John McPhail | 30 | ||||
scope=row | 1951–52 | SFL | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 55 | 28 | 9th | 1R | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | Bobby Collins | 13 | |||||
scope=row | 1952–53 | SFL | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 54 | 29 | 8th | QF | Sect | 1R | Bertie Peacock | 12 | ||||||
scope=row | 1953–54 | SFL | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 72 | 29 | 43 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | Sect | SF | Neil Mochan | 22 | ||||
scope=row | 1954–55 | SFL | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 37 | 46 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | Sect | SF | Jimmy Walsh | 25 | ||||
scope=row | 1955–56 | SFL | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 55 | 39 | 41 | 5th | bgcolor=silver | RU | Sect | bgcolor=gold | W | Not invited | Neil Mochan | 24 | |||
scope=row | 1956–57 | SFL | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 43 | 38 | 5th | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | 1R | did not qualify | Billy McPhail | 18 | ||||
scope=row | 1957–58 | SFL | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 47 | 46 | 3rd | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | 1R | did not qualify | Sammy Wilson | 32 | ||||
scope=row | 1958–59 | SFL | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 70 | 53 | 36 | 6th | SF | SF | 1R | did not qualify | John Colrain | 18 | |||||
scope=row | 1959–60 | SFL | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 73 | 59 | 33 | 9th | SF | Sect | 1R | did not qualify | Neil Mochan | 22 | |||||
scope=row | 1960–61 | SFL | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 64 | 46 | 39 | 4th | bgcolor=silver | RU | Sect | bgcolor=silver | RU | did not qualify | Stevie Chalmers | 26 | |||
scope=row | 1961–62 | SFL | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 37 | 46 | 3rd | SF | Sect | bgcolor=gold | W | did not qualify | John Hughes | 31 | ||||
scope=row | 1962–63 | SFL | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 76 | 44 | 44 | 4th | bgcolor=silver | RU | Sect | bgcolor=silver | RU | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – 1R | John Hughes | 20 | |||
scope=row | 1963–64 | SFL | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 89 | 34 | 47 | 3rd | QF | Sect | bgcolor=gold | W | Cup Winners' Cup – SF | Stevie Chalmers | 40 | ||||
scope=row | 1964–65 | SFL | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 76 | 57 | 37 | 8th | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | W | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – 2R | Stevie Chalmers | 27 | ||
scope=row | 1965–66 | SFL | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 57 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | W | — | Cup Winners' Cup – SF | Joe McBride | bgcolor=Moccasin | 43 | ||
scope=row | 1966–67 | SFL | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 58 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | European Cup – W | Joe McBride | 38 | |
scope=row | 1967–68 | SFL | 34 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 63 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 1R | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | European Cup – 1R | Bobby Lennox | bgcolor=Moccasin | 44 | ||
scope=row | 1968–69 | SFL | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 89 | 32 | 54 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | SF | European Cup – QF | Willie Wallace | 34 | ||
scope=row | 1969–70 | SFL | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 33 | 57 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | European Cup – RU | Willie Wallace | 24 |
scope=row | 1970–71 | SFL | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 23 | 56 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | European Cup – QF | Harry Hood | bgcolor=Moccasin | 33 | |
scope=row | 1971–72 | SFL | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 96 | 28 | 60 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | — | European Cup – SF | Kenny Dalglish | 29 | ||
scope=row | 1972–73 | SFL | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 93 | 28 | 57 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | — | European Cup – 2R | Kenny Dalglish | 39 | ||
scope=row | 1973–74 | SFL | 34 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 82 | 27 | 53 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | — | European Cup – SF | Dixie Deans | bgcolor=Moccasin | 33 | |
scope=row | 1974–75 | SFL | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 81 | 41 | 45 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | European Cup – 1R | Paul Wilson | 26 | ||
scope=row | 1975–76 | SPD | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 71 | 42 | 48 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3R | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | Cup Winners' Cup – QF | Kenny Dalglish | bgcolor=Moccasin | 32 | |
scope=row | 1976–77 | SPD | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 79 | 39 | 55 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | — | UEFA Cup – 1R | Kenny Dalglish | 27 | ||
scope=row | 1977–78 | SPD | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 63 | 54 | 36 | 5th | 4R | bgcolor=silver | RU | — | European Cup – 2R | Joe Craig | 16 | ||||
scope=row | 1978–79 | SPD | 36 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 48 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | QF | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | did not qualify | Tom McAdam | 16 | |||
scope=row | 1979–80 | SPD | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 47 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | SF | European Cup – QF | George McCluskey | 17 | |||
scope=row | 1980–81 | SPD | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 37 | 56 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | Cup Winners' Cup – 1R | Frank McGarvey | bgcolor=Moccasin | 29 | ||
scope=row | 1981–82 | SPD | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 79 | 33 | 55 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4R | Sect | bgcolor=gold | W | European Cup – 1R | George McCluskey | bgcolor=Moccasin | 25 | ||
scope=row | 1982–83 | SPD | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 36 | 55 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | European Cup – 2R | Charlie Nicholas | bgcolor=Moccasin | 48 | |
scope=row | 1983–84 | SPD | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 80 | 41 | 50 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | — | UEFA Cup – 3R | Brian McClair | bgcolor=Moccasin | 31 | |
scope=row | 1984–85 | SPD | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 77 | 30 | 52 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | SF | Cup Winners' Cup – 2R | Brian McClair | 24 | |||
scope=row | 1985–86 | SPD | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 67 | 38 | 50 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | QF | QF | bgcolor=silver | RU | Cup Winners' Cup – 1R | Brian McClair | 29 | |||
scope=row | 1986–87 | SPD | 44 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 90 | 41 | 63 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4R | bgcolor=silver | RU | bgcolor=silver | RU | European Cup – 2R | Brian McClair | bgcolor=Moccasin | 41 | |
scope=row | 1987–88 | SPD | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 79 | 23 | 72 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | SF | European Cup – 1R | Andy Walker | 32 | |||
scope=row | 1988–89 | SPD | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 46 | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | N/A | European Cup – 2R | Mark McGhee | bgcolor=Moccasin | 19 | |||
scope=row | 1989–90 | SPD | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 5th | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | Cup Winners' Cup – 1R | Dariusz Dziekanowski | 16 | |||||
scope=row | 1990–91 | SPD | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 38 | 41 | 3rd | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | did not qualify | Tommy Coyne | bgcolor=Moccasin | 20 | ||||
scope=row | 1991–92 | SPD | 44 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 88 | 42 | 62 | 3rd | SF | QF | UEFA Cup – 2R | Charlie Nicholas | 25 | ||||||
scope=row | 1992–93 | SPD | 44 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 68 | 41 | 60 | 3rd | 4R | SF | UEFA Cup – 2R | Andy Payton | 15 | ||||||
scope=row | 1993–94 | SPD | 44 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 51 | 38 | 50 | 4th | R3 | SF | UEFA Cup – 2R | Pat McGinlay | 12 | ||||||
scope=row | 1994–95 | SPD | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 51 | 4th | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | did not qualify | John Collins | 12 | ||||
scope=row | 1995–96 | SPD | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 25 | 83 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | QF | Cup Winners' Cup – 2R | Pierre van Hooijdonk | bgcolor=Moccasin | 32 | ||||
scope=row | 1996–97 | SPD | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 32 | 75 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | QF | UEFA Cup – 1R | Jorge Cadete | bgcolor=Moccasin | 33 | ||||
scope=row | 1997–98 | SPD | 36 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 64 | 24 | 74 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | UEFA Cup – 1R | Henrik Larsson | 19 | ||||
scope=row | 1998–99 | SPL | 36 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 84 | 35 | 71 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | RU | R3 | CL – 2QR UEFA Cup – 2R | Henrik Larsson | bgcolor=Moccasin | 38 | |||
scope=row | 1999–2000 | SPL | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 38 | 69 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | R3 | bgcolor=gold | W | UEFA Cup – 2R | Mark Viduka | bgcolor=Moccasin | 27 | |||
scope=row | 2000–01 | SPL | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 90 | 29 | 97 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | UEFA Cup – 2R | Henrik Larsson | bgcolor=Moccasin | 53 | ||
scope=row | 2001–02 | SPL | 38 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 18 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | RU | SF | CL – GS UEFA Cup – 3R | Henrik Larsson | bgcolor=Moccasin | 34 | ||||
scope=row | 2002–03 | SPL | 38 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 98 | 26 | 97 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | QF | bgcolor=silver | RU | CL – 3QR | Henrik Larsson | bgcolor=Moccasin | 44 | |||
scope=row | 2003–04 | SPL | 38 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 98 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | CL – GS UEFA Cup – QF | Henrik Larsson | bgcolor=Moccasin | 41 | ||||
scope=row | 2004–05 | SPL | 38 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 35 | 92 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | CL – GS | John Hartson | bgcolor=Moccasin | 30 | |||
scope=row | 2005–06 | SPL | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 37 | 91 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | R3 | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – 2QR | John Hartson Maciej Żurawski | 20 | ||||
scope=row | 2006–07 | SPL | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 34 | 84 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | QF | CL – R16 | Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink | 18 | ||||
scope=row | 2007–08 | SPL | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 26 | 89 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | QF | QF | CL – R16 | Scott McDonald | bgcolor=Moccasin | 31 | ||||
scope=row | 2008–09 | SPL | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 80 | 33 | 82 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | QF | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – GS | Scott McDonald | 20 | ||||
scope=row | 2009–10 | SPL | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 39 | 81 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | SF | QF | CL – PO EL – GS | Robbie Keane | 16 | |||||
scope=row | 2010–11 | SPL | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 22 | 92 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=silver | RU | CL – 3QR EL – PO | Gary Hooper | 22 | |||
scope=row | 2011–12 | SPL | 38 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 84 | 21 | 93 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | bgcolor=silver | RU | EL – GS | Gary Hooper | bgcolor=Moccasin | 29 | |||
scope=row | 2012–13 | SPL | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 35 | 79 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | SF | CL – R16 | Gary Hooper | 31 | ||||
scope=row | 2013–14 | SP | 38 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 99 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5R | 3R | CL – GS | Kris Commons | bgcolor=Moccasin | 32 | |||||
scope=row | 2014–15 | SP | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 17 | 92 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – PO EL – R32 | Leigh Griffiths | 20 | ||||
scope=row | 2015–16 | SP | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | 86 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | SF | CL – PO EL – GS | Leigh Griffiths | bgcolor=Moccasin | 40 | ||||
scope=row | 2016–17 | SP | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 25 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – GS | Moussa Dembélé | 32 | |||||
scope=row | 2017–18 | SP | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 73 | 25 | 82 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – GS EL – R32 | Scott Sinclair | 18 | |||
scope=row | 2018–19 | SP | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 77 | 20 | 87 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – 3QR EL – R32 | 23 | ||||
scope=row class="white-space: nowrap" | 2019–20 | SP | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 19 | 80 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – 3QR EL – R32 | bgcolor=Moccasin | 29 | |||
scope=row class="white-space: nowrap" | 2020–21 | SP | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 78 | 29 | 77 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4R | 2R | CL – 2QR EL – GS | bgcolor=Moccasin | 22 | |||||
scope=row class="white-space: nowrap" | 2021–22 | SP | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 92 | 22 | 93 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | SF | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – 2QR EL – GS ECL – KPO | 20 | |||||
scope=row class="white-space: nowrap" | 2022–23 | SP | 38 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 114 | 34 | 99 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | bgcolor=gold | W | CL – GS | bgcolor=Moccasin | 34 | |||
scope=row class="white-space: nowrap" | 2023–24 | SP | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 95 | 30 | 93 | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | W | 2R | CL – GS | Kyogo Furuhashi Matt O'Riley | 19 |