1975–76 Celtic F.C. season

November 2024 April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1975–76 Jock Stein Sean Fallon (acting manager) Celtic Park Scottish Premier Division 2nd Scottish Cup 3rd Round Scottish League Cup Finalists European Cup Winners' Cup Quarter-finals 1974–75 1976–77 During the 1975–76 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division. Celtic failed to win any major honour for the first time since the 1963-64 season. Assistant Manager Sean Fallon was acting manager for most of the season as Manager Jock Stein suffered a serious car accident that required months of recovery. Celtic reached the finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Rangers,https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-sun/158277236/ Rangers take pot luck Sunday Sun 26 October 1975 2 November 2024 27 Newspapers.com and lost in the third round of the Scottish Cup to Motherwell. In the European Cup Winners' Cup, they reached the Quarter-finals, where they drew 1-1 on aggregate to East Germany cup champions Sachsenring Zwickau and lost 5-4 on penalties. In earlier rounds, they had defeated Iceland's Valur and Portugal's Boavista. Squad Source:Statistics 1975-76 https://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1975-76/ The Celtic Wiki 20 February 2025 ENG GK Peter Latchford SCO GK Denis Connaghan SCO GK Ally Hunter SCO GK Graham Barclay SCO DF Danny McGrain SCO DF Andy Lynch SCO DF Pat McCluskey SCO DF Frank Welsh SCO DF Roddie MacDonald SCO DF Jackie McNamara Sr. SCO DF Roy Aitken ISL DF Jóhannes Eðvaldsson SCO MF George Connelly SCO MF Tommy Callaghan SCO MF Brian McLaughlin SCO MF Tommy Burns SCO MF Steve Murray SCO MF Ronnie Glavin SCO MF Jim Casey SCO MF Johnny Doyle SCO MF Bobby Hannah SCO FW Bobby Lennox SCO FW Harry Hood SCO FW Kenny Dalglish SCO FW Dixie Deans SCO FW Paul Wilson SCO FW Andy Ritchie SCO FW George McCluskey Competitions Scottish Premier Division 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division League table CEL Matches Premier League 30 August 1975 15:00 Rangers 2–1 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 70,964 L Premier League 6 September 1975 15:00 Celtic 4–0 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 24,504 W Premier League 13 September 1975 15:00 Motherwell 1–1 Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow 18,612 D Premier League 20 September 1975 15:00 St Johnstone 1–2 Celtic Muirton Park Perth 11,703 W Premier League 27 September 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 2–1 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 19,986 W Premier League 4 October 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 3–1 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 19,728 W Premier League 11 October 1975 15:00 BST Aberdeen 1–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 17,868 W Premier League 1 November 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 1–1 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 52,225 D Premier League 8 November 1975 15:00 BST Dundee 1–0 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 16,456 L Premier League 12 November 1975 19:30 BST Ayr United 2–7 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 12,140 W Premier League 15 November 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 0–2 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 32,399 L Premier League 22 November 1975 15:00 BST Celtic 3–2 St Johnstone Celtic Park Glasgow 18,517 W Premier League 29 November 1975 15:00 GMT Dundee United 1–3 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 11,846 W Premier League 6 December 1975 15:00 GMT Hearts 0–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 20,446 W Premier League 10 December 1975 19:30 GMT Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 39,918 D Premier League 13 December 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–2 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 23,156 L Premier League 20 December 1975 19:30 GMT Hibernian 1–3 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 21,136 W Premier League 27 December 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–1 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 21,238 W Premier League 1 January 1976 15:00 GMT Rangers 1–0 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 57,797 L Premier League 3 January 1976 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–3 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 19,968 D Premier League 10 January 1976 15:00 GMT Motherwell 1–3 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 18,092 W Premier League 17 January 1976 15:00 GMT St Johnstone 3–4 Celtic Muirton Park Perth 9,951 W Premier League 31 January 1976 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–1 Dundee United Celtic Park Glasgow 17,007 W Premier League 7 February 1976 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 21,048 W Premier League 21 February 1976 15:00 GMT Aberdeen 0–1 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 19,214 W Premier League 28 February 1976 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–0 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 32,059 W Premier League 20 March 1976 15:00 GMT Dundee 0–1 Celtic Dens Park Dundee 14,830 W Premier League 27 March 1976 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–0 Motherwell Celtic Park Glasgow 27,934 W Premier League 3 April 1976 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 St Johnstone Celtic Park Glasgow 15,126 W Premier League 10 April 1976 15:00 GMT Dundee United 3–2 Celtic Tannadice Park Dundee 12,771 L Premier League 17 April 1976 15:00 BST Celtic 1–1 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 28,608 D Premier League 21 April 1976 19:30 BST Hibernian 2–0 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 19,076 L Premier League 24 April 1976 15:00 BST Celtic 1–2 Ayr United Celtic Park Glasgow 15,486 L Premier League 26 April 1976 15:00 BST Celtic 0–0 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 51,142 D Premier League 1 May 1976 15:00 BST Ayr United 3–5 Celtic Somerset Park Ayr 6,802 W Premier League 3 May 1976 15:00 BST Hearts 1–0 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 8,537 L Scottish Cup 1975–76 Scottish Cup Third round 24 January 1976 15:00 GMT Motherwell 3–2 Celtic Fir Park Motherwell 25,000 L Scottish League Cup 1975–76 Scottish League Cup Group 3 9 August 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Celtic Park Glasgow 31,819 W Group 3 13 August 1975 19:30 GMT Hearts 2–0 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 18,491 W Group 3 16 August 1975 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–1 Dumbarton Celtic Park Glasgow 21,804 W Group 3 20 August 1975 19:30 GMT Celtic 3–1 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 27,314 W Group 3 23 August 1975 15:00 GMT Dumbarton 0–8 Celtic Boghead Park Dumbarton 11,255 W Group 3 27 August 1975 19:30 GMT Aberdeen 0–2 Celtic Pittodrie Stadium Aberdeen 13,984 W Quarter-final 1st leg 10 September 1975 19:30 GMT Stenhousemuir 0–2 Celtic Ochilview Park Stenhousemuir 8,075 W Quarter-final 2nd leg 24 September 1975 19:30 GMT Celtic 1–0 3–0 Stenhousemuir Celtic Park Glasgow 2,658 W Semi-final 6 October 1975 19:30 GMT Partick Thistle 0–1 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 31,421 W Final 25 October 1975 15:00 GMT Rangers 1–0 Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow 58,706 L European Cup Winners' Cup 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup 1st round 1st leg 16 September 1975 19:00 GMT Valur ISL 0–2 SCO Celtic Laugardalsvöllur Reykjavík 9,000 W 1st round 2nd leg 1 October 1975 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 7–0 9–0 ISL Valur Celtic Park Glasgow 16,000 W 2nd round 1st leg 22 October 1975 20:00 GMT Boavista POR 0–0 SCO Celtic Estádio do Bessa Porto 15,000 D 2nd round 2nd leg 5 November 1975 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 3–1 3–1 POR Boavista Celtic Park Glasgow 37,000 W Quarter-final 1st leg 3 March 1976 20:00 GMT Celtic SCO 1–1 DDR Sachsenring Zwickau Celtic Park Glasgow 46,000 D Quarter-final 2nd leg 17 March 1976 14:00 GMT Sachsenring Zwickau DDR 1–0 2–1 SCO Celtic Georgi Dimitroff Stadion Zwickau 40,024 L Glasgow Cup Semi-final 4 August 1975 19:30 BST Clyde 1–2 Celtic Shawfield Stadium Glasgow 7,000 W Final delayed until the following season Final 8 August 1976 19:30 BST Celtic 1–3 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 55,000 L References Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic