2007–08 Celtic F.C. season

July 2018 November 2020 Celtic 2007–08 Gordon Strachan Brian Quinn, John Reid Ground Celtic ParkGlasgow, Scotland(Capacity: 60,355) Scottish Premier League 1st Scottish Cup Quarter-finals Scottish League Cup Quarter-finals Champions League Round of 16 Scott McDonald (25) Scott McDonald (31) _celtic0708h _celtic0708h _celtic0708h _celtic0708h _celtic0708h FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _celtic0708a _celtic0708a _celtic0708a _celtic0708a _celtic0708a 004040 004040 004040 004040 004040 _celtic0607a _celtic0607a _celtic0607a _celtic0607a _celtic0607al 2006–07 2008–09 thumb|right|The last Old Firm clash of the season resulted in 3–2 victory for Celtic. Celtic started the 2007–08 season looking to retain the Scottish Premier League title and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup. The team accepted an invitation to take part in the annual Major League Soccer All-Star Game for 2007, as part of a pre-season tour of the United States, Switzerland and England. On 9 October, Celtic opened their new training facilities at Lennoxtown. Domestic campaign Celtic started the season with a scoreless draw at Celtic Park against Kilmarnock. They then won their next five league matches scoring 12 goals in six consecutive matches and topped the league for most of the first half of the season. At the end of 2007 Celtic were still on top of the SPL standings. The Old Firm derby on 2 January 2008 and a match against Motherwell were postponed due to the death of former Celtic player and Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell, who died on 29 December. During the break in fixtures, the team slipped to second place behind Rangers. Celtic kept in close touch with Rangers until the 2nd Old Firm derby on 31 March 2008 at Ibrox. In contrast to the first Old Firm game at Ibrox in September, in which Rangers coasted to a 3–0 win, this was a close game which finished 1–0 to Rangers, courtesy of a Kevin Thomson goal just before half-time. This put Rangers seven points clear at the top of the SPL. Celtic suffered another set-back when they lost their next game at home to Motherwell by the same scoreline. With their closest rivals seven points ahead, and with a game in hand, coupled with the success Rangers were enjoying in all competitions, many fans began to doubt Gordon Strachan, a doubt which was clearly expressed throughout Celtic Park during the game against Motherwell, when Strachan decided to take off Scott McDonald, the club's leading goalscorer for Georgios Samaras in the final 15 minutes. However a dramatic, and seemingly unlikely, turnaround in fortunes began on 16 April, when the third Old Firm clash took place in Celtic Park. This was a highly charged affair from the kick-off, with a re-invigorated Celtic dominating the opening proceedings and making their dominance count when Shunsuke Nakamura scored a spectacular goal from around 35 yards, which later ended up as Celtic's 'Goal of the Season', on the 20-minute mark. Rangers hit back in the second half when Nacho Novo equalised but Celtic got a chance to retake the lead when Nakamura's curling shot was illegally handled off the line by Carlos Cuéllar, who was sent off. However, McDonald's penalty was struck poorly and Allan McGregor, despite having an injured ankle, was able to save it. Celtic pushed in vain for a winner against 10 men but it seemed like Rangers would get the draw they played for, and which would all but seem to secure them the title. However, in the third minute of injury time, a quick throw in led to ball being played outside the box to Samaras who knocked it down to Gary Caldwell. Caldwell hit a diagonal ball into the box where McDonald squared the ball for Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink to nod the ball home inside the six-yard box past Neil Alexander, who replaced the injured McGregor. However spectacular Nakamura's first half goal was, Vennegoor of Hesselink's proved to be a hugely pivotal moment in the title race. There were jubilant scenes around all the Celtic fans. McDonald was visibly emotional after the final whistle. 2–1 was the final score and even with the small confrontations after the final whistle between the players, Celtic showed that they were not giving up their title without a fight. On 27 April, the fourth and final Old Firm clash was played at Celtic Park. Picking up from 11 days earlier, the game exploded into life with a fourth-minute strike from McDonald. The goal was later shown by TV replays to have been offside, however Celtic were not going to let this good fortune pass them by. Rangers equalised in the 17th minute with a David Weir header from a corner kick and Celtic's set-piece weakness was exploited again less than 15 minutes later when Daniel Cousin scored from another corner kick. Shortly before half time though, Aiden McGeady found Scott McDonald just inside the Rangers box. He turned Christian Dailly and struck a looping shot past Neil Alexander to make it 2–2. The second half saw both teams have plenty of chances and Celtic were given a penalty after Kirk Broadfoot brought down McDonald. Barry Robson took the responsibility and duly delivered by driving the ball past Alexander. It remained 3–2 and Celtic went five points clear in the SPL, however due to fixture congestion, Rangers had played three matches fewer. Celtic's chances of winning the title improved over the following weeks when Rangers drew consecutive games against Hibernian and Motherwell. Going into the last day of the league season, the clubs were tied on points although Celtic had a superior goal difference. Celtic travelled to Tannadice Park to play Dundee United, knowing that victory would give them the title while Rangers travelled to Pittodrie to play Aberdeen, needing Celtic to fail to win against Dundee United to have any chance at all. The game at Tannadice was a tense affair with chances for both sides. During the second half, Celtic supporters had found out that Aberdeen had taken the lead against Rangers and shortly after that, Vennegoor of Hesselink connected with a corner to give Celtic the lead that would secure the title. Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager ever to win three league titles in a row. The victory was dedicated to the memory of Tommy Burns, former player and manager, who had died earlier that week. Victory in the league also secured Celtic automatic entry to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in season 2008/09. The club were less successful in the season's domestic cup competitions. They exited the Scottish League Cup at the quarter-final stage, after suffering a 2–0 defeat to Hearts. They lost at the same stage of the Scottish Cup, losing to Aberdeen in a replay. UEFA Champions League campaign UEFA Champions League 2007/08: Celtic 1–1 Spartak Moscow Celtic was drawn against Russian side Spartak Moscow in the third round of qualifying for the Champions League. The first leg was played at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the venue for this year's Champions League final, and ended in a 1–1 draw, with Paul Hartley scoring his first goal for the club after joining from Heart of Midlothian eight months prior. In the return leg, Celtic emerged victorious after a 1–1 draw, with Scott McDonald scoring his first goal for the club. The game ended in a penalty shootout, with Artur Boruc saving twice. Celtic were drawn alongside Milan, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League group stages. Celtic lost the first group match, away to Shakhtar in Ukraine, 2–0, but they rebounded with a 2–1 win over defending champions Milan at Celtic Park, leaving them in second in the group after two matches. Following McDonald's match-winning goal, Celtic fan Robert McHendry ran onto the pitch and tapped Milan goalkeeper Dida on the face as he ran past his goal; Dida initially gave chase, then fell to the pitch and was stretchered off. McHendry later surrendered to police and was banned for life from Parkhead, and Dida received a two-game suspension for breaching UEFA's policy of "principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship", which was reduced to one match on appeal. Celtic were found guilty of "lack of organisation and improper conduct of supporters" and were issued a £25,000 fine, half of which was suspended for two years.Dida banned, Celtic fined, UEFA.com, 12 October 2007 The third match day saw Celtic drop to bottom in the game against Benfica. Celtic lost 1–0 with the goal coming in the 86th minute. Next up, Celtic again faced Benfica, this time at home. They won this 1–0 with a goal from Aiden McGeady before half-time. In the next game at Celtic Park, they came back from 1–0 down against Shakhtar Donetsk to win 2–1 thanks to a winner from Massimo Donati with the last kick of the game, which moved them up to second in the group, guaranteeing post-Christmas European football, and leaving them needing one point from the last game in Milan to be sure of qualifying for the round of 16. Despite losing 1–0 in Milan, Celtic qualified as Benfica won 2–1 in Donetsk. In the knockout stage, Celtic drew Barcelona, where Celtic lost both the first leg at home (3–2) and the second leg and the second leg (1–0) away at Camp Nou. Results Scottish Premier League 2007–08 Scottish Premier League ffffcc 5 August 2007 SPL 0–0 BBC Sport Celtic Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 60,000 Craig Thomson ccffcc 11 August 2007 SPL 1–4 BBC Sport Falkirk Higdon 5 Celtic Milne 30 o.g.Miller 76Nakamura 79Vennegoor of Hesselink 81 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 6,329 Dougie McDonald ccffcc 19 August 2007 SPL 1–3 BBC Sport Aberdeen Brewster 24 Celtic Donati 61Miller 85 90+2 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 16,232 Charlie Richmond ccffcc 25 August 2007 SPL 5–0 BBC Sport Celtic Berra 9 o.g.Donati 22Brown 61Vennegoor of Hesselink 63 pen.Nakamura 79 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 57,300 Iain Brines ccffcc 2 September 2007 SPL 1–5 BBC Sport St Mirren Miranda 75 Celtic Brown 22McDonald 25Vennegoor of Hesselink 53Miranda 56 o.g.McManus 74 Love Street Paisley 7,840 Kenny Clark ccffcc 15 September 2007 SPL 5–0 BBC Sport Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 15 59Donati 41Nakamura 56McGuire 70 o.g. Inverness CT Celtic Park Glasgow 56,020 Craig Thomson ffcccc 23 September 2007 SPL 3–2 BBC Sport Hibernian Fletcher 5Gathuessi 41Shiels 87 Celtic McGeady 26Caldwell 66 Easter Road Edinburgh 16,125 Alan Freeland ccffcc 29 September 2007 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic McDonald 7 67 72 Dundee United Celtic Park 57,000 Glasgow Dougie McDonald ccffcc 7 October 2007 SPL 1–2 BBC Sport Gretna Yantorno 37 Celtic Killen 86McDonald 90+2 Fir Park Motherwell 6,011 Brian Winter ffcccc 20 October 2007 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Rangers Novo 38 78 pen.Ferguson 55 Celtic Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 50,428 Mike McCurry ccffcc 27 October 2007 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic McDonald 42 59 88 pen. Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 57,633 Stuart Dougal ccffcc 3 November 2007 SPL 1–2 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Wright 55 Celtic McDonald 34 36 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 8,260 Dougie McDonald ccffcc 24 November 2007 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 14McGeady 27McDonald 49 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 58,000 Mike McCurry ffffcc 1 December 2007 SPL 1–1 BBC Sport Hearts Velička 90+1 pen. Celtic McDonald 73 Tynecastle Stadium Edinburgh 16,454 Kenny Clark ffffcc 8 December 2007 SPL 1–1 BBC Sport Celtic Riordan 85 St Mirren McGinn 75 Celtic Park Glasgow 55,747 Charlie Richmond ccffcc 11 December 2007 SPL 4–0 BBC Sport Celtic McDonald 9 pen.McGeady 41 67 82 Falkirk Celtic Park Glasgow 54,291 Dougie McDonald ffcccc 16 December 2007 SPL 3–2 BBC Sport Inverness CT Rankin 42 pen.Proctor 57Cowie 61 Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 24 26 Caledonian Stadium Inverness 7,004 Alan Freeland ffffcc 22 December 2007 SPL 1–1 BBC Sport Celtic Jarošík 78 Hibernian Murphy 21 Celtic Park Glasgow 58,016 Mike McCurry ccffcc 26 December 2007 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport Dundee United Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 68McManus 75 Tannadice Park Dundee 12,357 Eddie Smith ccffcc 29 December 2007 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic McDonald 35Brown 49McGeady 90+3 Gretna Celtic Park Glasgow 57,171 David Somers ccffcc 19 January 2008 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Corrigan 64 o.g. Kilmarnock Celtic Park Glasgow 56,618 Mike McCurry ccffcc 27 January 2008 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport Falkirk Celtic McDonald 45+1 Falkirk Stadium Falkirk 6,803 John Underhill ccffcc 10 February 2008 SPL 1–5 BBC Sport Aberdeen Miller 62 Celtic Nakamura 17McGeady 34McDonald 44 pen. 48Robson 74 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 14,651 Craig Thomson ccffcc 16 February 2008 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 14McDonald 51Hinkel 76 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 56,738 Dougie McDonald ccffcc 24 February 2008 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport St Mirren Celtic Nakamura 87 Love Street Paisley 7,213 Eddie Smith ccffcc 27 February 2008 SPL 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic McDonald 45+1Samaras 61 Inverness CT Niculae 70 Celtic Park Glasgow 56,787 Willie Collum ccffcc 1 March 2008 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport Hibernian Celtic Naylor 63Samaras 74 Easter Road Edinburgh 15,735 Iain Brines ffffcc 12 March 2008 SPL 0–0 BBC Sport Celtic Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 45,000 Mike McCurry ccffcc 23 March 2008 SPL 0–3 BBC Sport Gretna Celtic McDonald 42Vennegoor of Hesselink 70Samaras 88 Almondvale Stadium Livingston 3,561 Craig Thomson ffcccc 29 March 2008 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Rangers Thomson 45+2 Celtic Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 50,325 Stuart Dougal ffcccc 5 April 2008 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport Celtic Motherwell Lappin 33 Celtic Park Glasgow 58,624 Calum Murray ccffcc 13 April 2008 SPL 1–4 BBC Sport Motherwell McManus 24 o.g. Celtic McManus 17McDonald 30Vennegoor of Hesselink 43 57 Fir Park Motherwell 9,771 Alan Freeland ccffcc 16 April 2008 SPL 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic Nakamura 20Vennegoor of Hesselink 90+3 Rangers Novo 55 Celtic Park Glasgow 58,964 Kenny Clark ccffcc 19 April 2008 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Samaras 56 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 55,766 Iain Brines ccffcc 27 April 2008 SPL 3–2 BBC Sport Celtic McDonald 4 43Robson 70 pen. Rangers Weir 17Cousin 29 Celtic Park Glasgow 58,662 Craig Thomson ccffcc 3 May 2008 SPL 1–2 BBC Sport Motherwell Porter 60 Celtic McDonald 62Samaras 79 Fir Park Motherwell 9,158 Steve Conroy ccffcc 11 May 2008 SPL 2–0 BBC Sport Celtic McManus 36McDonald 87 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 55,058 Dougie McDonald ccffcc 22 May 2008 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 72 Tannadice Park Dundee 13,613 Stuart Dougal UEFA Champions League 2007–08 UEFA Champions League ffffcc 15 August 2007 Third Qualifying 1–1 BBC Sport Spartak Moscow Russia Pavlyuchenko 42 SCO Celtic Hartley 21 Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia 67,000 Herbert Fandel ffffcc 29 August 2007 Third Qualifying 1–1 yes 4–3 2–2 BBC Sport Celtic SCO McDonald 27 Russia Spartak Moscow Pavlyuchenko 45+1 Caldwell Nakamura Vennegoor of Hesselink Riordan Żurawski Mozart Titov Pavlyuchenko Șoavă Kalynychenko Celtic Park Glasgow 65,000 Roberto Rosetti ffcccc 18 September 2007 Group stage 2–0 BBC Sport Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine Brandão 5Lucarelli 8 SCO Celtic Lokomotiv Stadium Donetsk, Ukraine 25,700 Alberto Undiano Mallenco ccffcc 3 October 2007 Group stage 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic SCO McManus 62McDonald 90+1 Italy A.C. Milan Kaká 68 pen. Celtic Park Glasgow 58,642 Markus Merk ffcccc 24 October 2007 Group stage 1–0 BBC Sport Benfica Portugal Cardozo 87 SCO Celtic Estádio da Luz Lisbon, Portugal 38,512 Massimo Busacca ccffcc 6 November 2007 Group stage 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic SCO McGeady 45+1 Portugal Benfica Celtic Park Glasgow 58,691 Martin Hansson ccffcc 28 November 2007 Group stage 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic SCO Jarošík 45+1Donati 90+2 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Brandão 4 Celtic Park Glasgow 59,396 Bertrand Layec ffcccc 4 December 2007 Group stage 1–0 BBC Sport A.C. Milan Italy Inzaghi 70 SCO Celtic San Siro Milan, Italy 38,409 Tom Henning Øvrebø ffcccc 20 February 2008 Knockout Round 2–3 BBC Sport Celtic SCO Vennegoor of Hesselink 16Robson 38 Spain Barcelona Messi 18 79Henry 52 Celtic Park Glasgow 56,395 Peter Fröjdfeldt ffcccc 4 March 2008 Knockout Round 1–0 4–2 BBC Sport Barcelona Spain Xavi 3 SCO Celtic Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 75,326 Pieter Vink Scottish League Cup 2007–08 Scottish League Cup ccffcc 26 September 2007 Third round 1–2 BBC Sport Dundee K. McDonald 71 Celtic McDonald 27Vennegoor of Hesselink 60 Dens Park Dundee 8,203 Iain Brines ffcccc 31 October 2007 Quarter-final 0–2 BBC Sport Celtic Hearts Velicka 77 86 Celtic Park Glasgow 21,492 Kenny Clark Scottish Cup 2007–08 Scottish Cup ccffcc 12 January 2008 Fourth round 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 37McDonald 70Nakamura 75 Stirling Albion Celtic Park Glasgow 27,923 Euan Norris ccffcc 2 February 2008 Fifth round 1–5 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Hamill 66 Celtic McDonald 22 67Caldwell 52Vennegoor of Hesselink 58Samaras 85 Rugby Park Kilmarnock 6,491 Iain Brines ffffcc 9 March 2008 Quarter-final 1–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen de Visscher 78 Celtic Vennegoor of Hesselink 90+1 Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 10,909 Charlie Richmond ffcccc 18 March 2008 Quarter-final RP 0–1 BBC Sport Celtic Aberdeen Mackie 69 Celtic Park Glasgow 33,506 Charlie Richmond Player statistics Appearances and goals List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition Premier League Scottish Cup League Cup Champions League 1 Artur Boruc Poland GK 30 0 4 0 2 0 9 0 2 Andreas Hinkel Germany DF 16 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lee Naylor England DF 33 1 3 0 2 0 9 0 4 Adam Virgo Scotland DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Gary Caldwell Scotland DF 35 1 4 1 2 0 9+1 0 6 Dianbobo Balde Guinea DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Maciej Żurawski Poland FW 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 8 Scott Brown Scotland MF 31+3 3 3 0 2 0 9 0 9 Kenny Miller Scotland FW 1+1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Georgios Samaras (from January) Greece FW 5+11 5 0+3 1 0 0 0+2 0 10 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink Netherlands FW 31+1 15 4 3 2 1 7+1 1 11 Paul Hartley Scotland MF 23+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 9 1 12 Mark Wilson Scotland DF 8+3 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 14 Derek Riordan Scotland FW 2+6 1 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 16 Thomas Gravesen Denmark MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Steven Pressley Scotland DF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 18 Massimo Donati Italy MF 22+3 3 3+1 0 2 0 7+3 1 19 Barry Robson Scotland MF 9+6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 Jiří Jarošík Czech Republic MF 6+2 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 21 Mark Brown Scotland GK 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 Ben Hutchinson England FW 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé Cameroon DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 Shunsuke Nakamura Japan MF 24+2 6 4 1 0 0 5+1 0 26 Cillian Sheridan Republic of Ireland FW 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Scott McDonald Australia FW 35+1 25 4 3 2 1 8+2 2 29 Koki Mizuno Japan MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Chris Killen New Zealand FW 2+18 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+4 0 41 John Kennedy Scotland DF 5+2 0 0 0 2 0 4+1 0 44 Stephen McManus Scotland DF 37 4 4 0 2 0 10 1 45 James O'Brien Republic of Ireland MF 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 46 Aiden McGeady Republic of Ireland MF 35+1 7 4 0 1 0 8+2 1 47 Michael McGovern Northern Ireland GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 Darren O'Dea Republic of Ireland DF 3+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 52 Paul Caddis Scotland DF 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 54 Ryan Conroy Scotland MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 Paul McGowan Scotland MF 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 Teddy Bjarnason Iceland MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Team statistics League table CEL Technical staff Manager Gordon Strachan Assistant Manager Gary Pendrey First Team Coach Tommy Burns Goalkeeping Coach Jim Blyth Head of Youth Academy Chris McCart Head of Recruitment John Park Physiotherapist Graeme Parsons Physiotherapist Gavin McCarthy Doctor Derek McCormack Head of Sports Science Greg Dupont 12 June 2017 June 2017 Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee29 May 2007 Australia Scott McDonald SCO Motherwell £700,0002007-03-30 Celtic complete McDonald capture en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/6511631.stm 2022-09-0929 May 2007 Scotland Scott Brown SCO Hibernian £4,400,0002007-05-16 Brown completes switch to Celtic en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6661737.stm 2022-09-0931 May 2007New Zealand Chris Killen SCO Hibernian Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6706603.stm BBC Sport Celtic in surprise Killen swoop 30 May 2007 28 July 201629 June 2007 Italy Massimo Donati ITA AC Milan £3,000,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6763341.stm BBC Sport Donati happy to fill Lennon gap 29 June 2007 28 July 202630 June 2007 Bulgaria Tomislav Pavlov BUL CSKA Sofia Freehttps://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+Nou+Bhoy+aiming+for+a+transfer+to+Barca.-a0160127951 Nou Bhoy aiming for a transfer to Barca Daily Record 2 March 2007 28 July 202611 August 2007 Cameroon Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé FRA Rennes Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/6940764.stm BBC Sport Perrier-Doumbe given Celtic deal 11 August 2007 28 July 202628 August 2007Italy Luca Santonocito ITA Internazionale FreeCeltic sign teenager from Inter, BBC News, 28 August 20074 January 2008Germany Andreas Hinkel ESP Sevilla £1,900,000Celtic complete signing of Hinkel, BBC News, 4 January 200829 January 2008Japan Koki Mizuno JPN JEF United Ichihara Chiba £300,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7214941.stm BBC Sport Celtic make double signing swoop 29 January 2008 28 July 202629 January 2008GRE Georgios Samaras ENG Manchester City Loanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7214941.stm BBC Sport Celtic make double signing swoop 29 January 2008 28 July 202631 January 2008ENG Ben Hutchinson ENG Middlesbrough £500,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7221285.stm BBC Sport Hutchinson completes Celtic move 31 January 2008 28 July 202631 January 2008Scotland Barry Robson SCO Dundee United £1,200,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee_utd/7216434.stm BBC Sport Robson delight over Celtic switch 1 February 2008 28 July 2026 Out DatePlayerToFee12 June 2007Northern Ireland Neil Lennon ENG Nottingham Forest FreeNI's Lennon on his way to Forest, BBC News, 12 June 20073 July 2007SCO Craig Beattie ENG West Bromwich Albion £1,250,000West Brom complete Beattie deal, BBC News, 3 July 20074 July 2007SCO David Marshall ENG Norwich City £750,000https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12779013.rigters-opts-blackburn-rovers-instead-celtic/ Rigters opts for Blackburn Rovers instead of Celtic The Herald 3 July 20072 August 2007Scotland Andrew Traub SCO Clyde FreeClyde's Hendry snaps up quartet, BBC News, 2 August 20079 August 2007ENG Alan Thompson ENG Leeds United FreeLeeds snap up midfielder Thompson, BBC News, 9 August 200717 August 2007SCO Adam Virgo ENG Colchester United LoanVirgo seals Colchester loan move, BBC News, 17 August 200724 August 2007Scotland Gary Irvine SCO St Johnstone FreeSaints secure Celtic's Irvine, BBC News, 24 August 200730 August 2007Denmark Thomas Gravesen ENG Everton LoanEverton re-sign Gravesen on loan, BBC News, 30 August 200731 August 2007Scotland Kenny Miller ENG Derby County £3,000,000Jewell demands fair Miller price, BBC News, 6 March 200831 August 2007Scotland Michael Gardyne SCO Greenock Morton FreeMorton sign Russell and Gardyne, BBC News, 31 August 200731 August 2007Scotland Paul Lawson SCO Ross County FreeRoss County move for Lawson, BBC News, 31 August 20071 September 2007Scotland Craig Reid SCO Stirling Albion LoanQuinn and Reid join Celtic exodus, BBC News, 1 September 20071 September 2007Scotland Rocco Quinn SCO St Johnstone LoanQuinn and Reid join Celtic exodus, BBC News, 1 September 200715 January 2008Scotland Scott Fox SCO Ayr United Loanhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/ayr_united/7190465.stm Ayr Utd take keeper Fox on loan], BBC, 15 January 200815 January 2008Iceland Teddy Bjarnason NOR Lyn Oslo £300,000Teddy Bjarnason moves to Norway https://web.archive.org/web/20080118094858/http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_150108141714.aspx 18 January 2008 , Celtic FC, 15 January 200831 January 2008Scotland Craig Reid SCO Queen of the South FreeReid joins Queens from Celtic, BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 200831 January 2008IRL James O'Brien SCO Dundee United LoanCeltic complete capture of Robson, BBC Sport, 31 January 200831 January 2008Czech Republic Jiří Jarošík RUS Krylia Sovetov Samara £750,000Jarosik makes Russian return, Sky Sports, 31 January 200831 January 2008Poland Maciej Żurawski GRE AEL £500,000 Maciej Zurawski leaves Celtic https://web.archive.org/web/20080206125954/http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_010208164958.aspx 6 February 2008 , Celtic FC, 1 February 2008 Expenditure: £12,000,000 Income: £6,550,000 Total loss/gain: £5,450,000 See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons References 30em Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons