2011–12 Celtic F.C. season

August 2020 June 2011 Celtic 2011–12 Neil Lennon Manager John Reid(until 14 October)Ian Bankier(from 14 October) Chairman Scottish Premier League 1st Scottish Cup Semi-finals Scottish League Cup Runners-up Europa League Group stage Gary Hooper (24) Gary Hooper (29) 2010–11 2012–13 _celtic1011h _celtic1011h _celtic1011h _celtic1011h _celtic1011hl _celtic1112a _celtic1112a _celtic1112a _por10a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF _celtic1112t _mal10h _blacktop FFDD00 FFFFFF FFDD00 FFFFFF FFDD00 The 2011–12 season was the 118th season of competitive football by Celtic. They finished top of the Scottish Premier League on 93 points. Background 2010–11 Celtic F.C. season In the 2010–11 season Celtic finished second in the league having gained 92 points, one less than Rangers. They also lost to their Old Firm rivals in the 2011 League Cup Final, as Rangers won 2–1 after extra time. Celtic's only trophy came after they beat Motherwell 3–0 in the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Celtic were knocked out of both European competitions at the first stage. Europa League final runners-up Braga knocked Celtic out of the Champions League third round after a 4–2 aggregate victory. Utrecht knocked Celtic out of the Europa League play-off round by the same score. Review June Several former youth academy players left during the month of June. The most notable being Paul McGowan who went to fellow Scottish Premier League side St Mirren after his contract expired.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13674444 St Mirren clinch deals for McGowan and Hasselbaink BBC Sport 6 June 2011 7 June 2011 Ryan Conroy was released by the club and joined Scottish First Division side Dundee.http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/15039/new-signing-ryan-conroy-sets-sights-on-top-flight-with-dundee.html New signing Ryan Conroy sets sights on top flight with Dundee The Courier 21 June 2011 21 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110817065103/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/15039/new-signing-ryan-conroy-sets-sights-on-top-flight-with-dundee.html 17 August 2011 Sean Fitzharris also went to the First Division as he joined Morton July On 1 July, Celtic confirmed the signings of Adam Matthews from Cardiff City,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/9407563.stm Adam Matthews Joins Celtic 20 May 2011 BBC Sport 25 February 2011 Kelvin Wilson from Nottingham Foresthttp://sport.scotsman.com/football/Kevin-Wilson-signs-precontract-to.6683856.jp Kelvin Wilson signs pre contract 20 May 2011 Scotsman.com and Dylan McGeouch from Rangers.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13040772.Celtic_5_St_Mirren_0__A_new_kid_in_town/ Celtic 5 St Mirren 0: A new kid in town The Herald 27 November 2011 27 November 2011 All three had already signed on pre-contract agreements and joined Celtic after their contracts expired. Three players also left the club after the expiry of their contracts. Former Germany and Sweden internationals Andreas Hinkel and Freddie Ljungberg left along with Ben Hutchinson. Celtic's pre-season started off with a three-match tour of Australia.Celtic confirm Australian pre-season plansAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot STV Sport, 18 May 2011 The first match was on 2 July and Celtic lost 1–0 against Central Coast Mariners.http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1219 Celtic Sunk by Mariners in Sydney Celtic FC 2 July 2011 23 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110808022156/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1219 8 August 2011 On 7 July Niall McGinn joined English League One side Brentford on a season-long loan.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/9533523.stm Celtic winger Niall McGinn joins Brentford on loan British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 8 July 2011 27 July 2011 The next day Graham Carey signed for St Mirren after Celtic agreed to cancel his contract.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14080986 St Mirren secure wing-back Graham Carey from Celtic British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 8 July 2011 27 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726201304/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14080986.stm 26 July 2011 live On 9 July Celtic played the second match of their Australian tour and beat Perth Glory 2–0.http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1254 Glory for dominant Celtic in Perth Celtic FC 9 July 2011 23 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110814072745/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1254 14 August 2011 On the same day Celtic officially signed Victor Wanyama from Belgian Pro League club K. Beerschot AC on a four-year deal. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/stipe-pletikosa-and-victor-wanyama-set-to-make-celtic-bow-1.1113107 Stipe Pletikosa and Victor Wanyama set to make Celtic bow Evening Times 20 July 2011 23 November 2011 19 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110919193053/http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/editor-s-picks/stipe-pletikosa-and-victor-wanyama-set-to-make-celtic-bow-1.1113107 dead http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory.php?item=1253 https://archive.today/20130221083729/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory.php?item=1253 dead 21 February 2013 Celtic FC Victor Wanyama is a Celt 9 July 2011 5 August 2011 He had signed for Celtic nine days earlier but had to wait to get a work permit. http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory.php?item=1209 Victor Wanyama joins Celtic subject to work permit Celtic FC 30 June 2011 23 November 2011 dead https://archive.today/20130221144205/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory.php?item=1209 21 February 2013 On 13 July Celtic won the final match of their Australian tour as they beat Melbourne Victory 1–0.http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1266 Brown fires Hoops to victory in Melbourne Celtic FC 13 July 2011 23 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405031257/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1266 5 April 2012 Celtic's last friendly before the start of the league campaign was a 1–0 away win over Championship side Cardiff.http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1294 Stokes earns Celtic victory in Cardiff Celtic FC 20 July 2011 5 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405031445/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1294 5 April 2012 Due to the fact that the 2011–12 Scottish Premier League started several weeks earlier than usual, Celtic's first competitive match came on 24 July. Goals from Ki Sung-yueng and Anthony Stokes secured victory over Hibernian, although Gary Hooper also missed a penalty in the match played at Easter Road. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/14242114.stm Hibernian 0–2 Celtic BBC Sport 24 July 2011 23 November 2011 Two days later Efraín Juárez moved to La Liga side Real Zaragoza on loan.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14299003 Celtic misfit Efrain Juarez joins Real Zaragoza on loan British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 26 July 2011 27 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727061425/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14299003.stm 27 July 2011 live Celtic's next game was another friendly against Premier League team Wolverhampton Wanderers which they lost 2–0.http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1328 Celtic beaten by Wolves in friendly Celtic FC 27 July 2011 5 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405031504/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1328 5 April 2012 Celtic then finished second in the 2011 Dublin Super Cup after losing 2–0 to Inter Milan on 30 July and beating a League of Ireland XI 5–0, the next day. The other team competing was Manchester City who won the competition.Birthday boy Lennon well used to trouble in Paradise Belfast Telegraph, 25 June 2011 August On 3 August, Celtic lost 2–0 against English Premier League side Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium.http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1359 Swansea defeat closes Celtic's pre-season friendlies Celtic FC 3 August 2011 5 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405031654/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1359 5 April 2012 The next day Darren O'Dea signed for English Championship side Leeds United on a season long loan.O'Dea seals Leeds loan http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7080770,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 4 August 2011 4 August 2011 Celtic were then drawn against Swiss Cup winners FC Sion in the play-off round of the Europa League. http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/265119-celtic-drawn-against-fc-sion-in-europa-league-play-off-round/ Celtic drawn against FC Sion in Europa League play-off round STV 5 August 2011 5 August 2011 10 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110910073630/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/265119-celtic-drawn-against-fc-sion-in-europa-league-play-off-round/ dead On 7 August Celtic resumed their SPL campaign with a 1–0 win over Aberdeen, Anthony Stokes scored the winner. However, the match was overshadowed by Emilio Izaguirre suffering a broken ankle which was expected to keep him out till the new year. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/aug/07/aberdeen-celtic-scottish-premier-league Emilio Izaguirre's broken leg clouds Celtic victory at Aberdeen guardian.co.uk 7 August 2011 1 December 2011 Josh Thompson then went to Championship side Peterborough on loan.Josh Thompson goes on loan to Peterborough http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1388 celticfc.net Celtic FC 9 August 2011 9 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120405031724/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=1388 5 April 2012 On 17 August, Fraser Forster joined on a loan deal from Newcastle United, having spent the previous season as first choice goalkeeper at Celtic.Celtic return for goalkeeper Fraser Forster https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14561780 BBC Sport 17 August 2011 17 August 2011 On 21 August, Celtic suffered their first home defeat to St Johnstone since 1998 when Dave Mackay scored to give the away side a 1–0 victory. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14520317 Celtic 0–1 St Johnstone BBC Sport 21 August 2011 28 September 2011 Richie Towell went to Hibs for a second loan spell.Celtic's Richie Towell rejoins Hibernian https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14669133 BBC Sport 25 August 2011 25 August 2011 Daryl Murphy went on loan to Ipswich Town.Murphy makes Town move http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7123548,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 25 August 2011 25 August 2011 Greig Spence went on loan to First Division club Hamilton.Spence Signs http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1566:spence-signs&catid=44:news&Itemid=140 https://web.archive.org/web/20120615061436/http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1566%3Aspence-signs&catid=44%3Anews&Itemid=140 dead 15 June 2012 AcciesFC.co.uk Hamilton Academical FC 26 August 2011 27 August 2011 Mohamed Bangura also joined the club in a £2.2 million deal from AIK Stockholm.Bhoys tie up Bangura deal http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7138801,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 30 August 2011 30 August 2011 Badr El Kaddouri joined on a six-month loan from Dynamo Kyiv.Dynamo Kiev left-back El Kaddouri joins Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14740011 BBC Sport 31 August 2011 31 August 2011 Jos Hooiveld went to Southampton on a six-month loan.Hooiveld switches to Saints http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7141581,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 1 September 2011 1 September 2011 Shaun Maloney moved to English Premier League side Wigan Athletic for £1 million.Wigan complete £1m capture of Celtic's Shaun Maloney https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14717548 BBC Sport 31 August 2011 31 August 2011 September Sion won 3–1 on aggregate, however were found guilty of fielding ineligible players by UEFA and were excluded from the competition. As a result of this Celtic were awarded both matches as 3–0 wins https://www.theguardian.com/football/2011/sep/02/celtic-europa-league-fc-sion Celtic back in Europa League after successful protest against FC Sion Guardian News and Media guardian.co.uk 2 September 2011 21 September 2011 and took Sion's place in the group stage along with Atlético Madrid, Udinese and Stade Rennais. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/02092011/63/celtic-reinstated-europa-league.html Celtic reinstated to Europa League Yahoo/Eurosport 2 September 2011 2 September 2011May 2015 On 5 September, Morten Rasmussen joined Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor, on a short-term loan, until December.Sivasspor Celtic's Morten Rasmussen joins Sivasspor on loan https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14808485 BBC Sport 5 September 2011 23 November 2011 Celtic drew Ross County in the third round of the League Cup https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14708089 Celtic draw Ross County in League Cup third round BBC Sport 29 August 2011 12 September 2011 and beat the home side 2–0 at Victoria Park. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14910253 Ross County 0–2 Celtic BBC Sport 21 September 2011 21 September 2011 Celtic were then drawn to play Hibs in the quarter-final. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15022519 Scottish League Cup draw sees Hibernian host Celtic BBC Sport 22 September 2011 28 September 2011 October On 2 October, Celtic lost 2–0 to Hearts at Tynecastle with winger Kris Commons getting sent off. This defeat left Celtic in third place, 10 points behind leaders Rangers.Hearts 2-0 Celtic BBC Sport 2 October 2011 |accessdate=30 December 2011 In the following match, Celtic drew 3–3 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Kilmarnock had been leading 3–0 at half-time but two goals from Anthony Stokes and a Charlie Mulgrew header brought Celtic back into it. Kilmarnock 3-3 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15226287 BBC Sport 15 October 2011 30 December 2011 Following the Kilmarnock game, Celtic travelled to France to play Rennes in UEFA Europa League action. Rennes led 1–0 at half-time after a mix-up between Cha Du-ri and Fraser Forster, but Joe Ledley scored in the second half with a header to secure a draw. Rennes 1-1 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/15285228 BBC Sport 20 October 2011 15 January 2012 The Bhoys returned to Scottish Premier League action defeating Aberdeen 2–1 at Celtic Park on 23 October 2011. Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15325494 BBC Sport 23 October 2011 15 January 2012 Hibernian were the opponents for the final two games of October. Celtic won 4–1 in the Scottish League Cup Hibernian 1-4 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15363366 BBC Sport 26 October 2011 15 January 2012 before the Edinburgh team secured a 0–0 draw in the Scottish Premier League tie at Celtic Park on 29 October 2011. Celtic 0-0 Hibernian https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15413677 BBC Sport 29 October 2011 15 January 2012 November Stade Rennais were Celtic's first opponents of November in the Europa League. Celtic won the match 3-1 thanks to an Anthony Stokes double and a third from Gary Hooper. Celtic 3-1 Rennes https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15472980 BBC Sport 3 November 2011 15 January 2012 On 5 November 2011, Celtic were third in the Scottish Premier League behind leaders Rangers, who were 15 points clear of their rivals, and Motherwell. Rangers 3-1 Dundee Utd https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15504383 BBC Sport 5 November 2011 15 January 2012 Celtic then won four Scottish Premier League ties in November, defeating Motherwell 2–1, Motherwell1-2 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15510763 BBC Sport 6 November 2011 15 January 2012 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0, Inverness CT 0-2 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15704917 BBC Sport 19 November 2011 15 January 2012 Dunfermline 2-1 Celtic 2-1 Dunfermline https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15751367 BBC Sport 23 November 2011 15 January 2012 and St Mirren 5–0. Celtic 5-0 St Mirren https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15802741 BBC Sport 26 November 2011 15 January 2012 November ended poorly for Celtic after Atlético Madrid won 1–0 in a UEFA Europa League tie at Celtic Park, thanks to a goal from Arda Turan in the second half. Celtic 0-1 Atlético Madrid https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15850210 BBC Sport 30 November 2011 15 January 2012 However, the excellent league form during November ensured Celtic won a clean-sweep of monthly awards with Neil Lennon winning SPL Manager of the Month, Gary Hooper winning SPL Player of the Month and James Forrest winning SPL Young Player of the Month. Celtic's Neil Lennon, Gary Hooper and James Forrest win awards https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16110735 BBC Sport 9 December 2011 15 January 2012 December Celtic continued their excellent league form throughout December, winning all five of their Scottish Premier League games. A solitary goal from Gary Hooper in the first half was enough to defeat Dundee Utd Dundee Utd 0-1 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15908095 BBC Sport 4 December 2011 15 January 2012 whilst a Victor Wanyama strike from 25 yards saw off the challenge of Hearts at Celtic Park the following week. Celtic 1-0 Hearts https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16015615 BBC Sport 10 December 2011 15 January 2012 Celtic travelled to Italy to face Udinese in the UEFA Europa League and claimed a 1–1 draw, a result which meant they would exit the tournament at the group stages. Udinese 1-1 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16081808 BBC Sport 15 December 2011 15 January 2012 Gary Hooper added to his seasonal goal tally in a 2–0 win over St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park. St Johnstone 0-2 Celtic https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16129462 BBC Sport 18 December 2011 15 January 2012 Georgios Samaras scored both in a 2–1 home win versus Kilmarnock. Celtic 2-1 Kilmarnock https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16229733 BBC Sport 24 December 2011 15 January 2012 Celtic's last league game of 2011 was a home game against arch-rivals Rangers. Joe Ledley scored the only goal of the game as Celtic won 1–0. Celtic 1-0 Rangers https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16281414 BBC Sport 28 December 2011 15 January 2012 The result meant that Celtic had overturned a 15-point deficit in the Scottish Premier League and moved top of the league, two points clear of Rangers in the title race. Competitions #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season and friendlies ffcccc 2 July 2011 Friendly 1–0 Celtic FC Central Coast Mariners Hearfield 86 Celtic ANZ Stadium 19,482 ccffcc 9 July 2011 Friendly 0–2 Celtic FC Perth Glory Celtic Hooper 16 Mulgrew 51 NIB Stadium 15,350 ccffcc 13 July 2011 Friendly 0–1 Celtic FC Melbourne Victory Celtic Brown 77 AAMI Park 20,294 ccffcc 20 July 2011 Friendly 0–1 Celtic FC Cardiff City Celtic Stokes 34 Cardiff City Stadium 10,276 ffcccc 27 July 2011 Friendly 0–2 Celtic FC Celtic Wolverhampton Wanderers O'Hara 23 Twardzik 73 o.g. Celtic Park Muir ffcccc 30 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup 0–2 Celtic FC Celtic Internazionale Castaignos 7Pazzini 45 Aviva Stadium Hancock ccffcc 31 July 2011 Dublin Super Cup 0–5 Celtic FC League of Ireland XI Celtic Stokes 40 88Murphy 70 pen.Hooper 84 85 Aviva Stadium Kelly ffcccc 3 August 2011 Friendly 2–0 Celtic FC Swansea City Àngel Rangel 64Dobbie 85 Celtic Liberty Stadium Whitby Scottish Premier League 2011–12 Scottish Premier League ccffcc 24 July 2011 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport Hibernian Celtic Stokes 14Ki 63 Easter Road 12,523 Iain Brines ccffcc 7 August 2011 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen Celtic Stokes 74 Pittodrie Stadium 12,497 Calum Murray ccffcc 13 August 2011 SPL 5–1 BBC Sport Celtic Stokes 4Hooper 33Ki 58Ledley 71Forrest 90+1 Dundee United Russell 31 Celtic Park 50,589 Craig Thomson ffcccc 21 August 2011 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport Celtic St Johnstone Mackay 60 Celtic Park 52,067 Brian Winter ccffcc 28 August 2011 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Celtic Hooper 6 12 St Mirren Park 6,223 Willie Collum ccffcc 10 September 2011 SPL 4–0 BBC Sport Celtic Forrest 9 74Ledley 33Ki 67 Motherwell Celtic Park 48,793 Alan Muir ffcccc 18 September 2011 SPL 4–2 BBC Sport Rangers Naismith 23 90+3Jelavić 55Lafferty 67 Celtic Hooper 34El Kaddouri 41 Ibrox Stadium 50,221 Craig Thomson ccffcc 24 September 2011 SPL 2–0 BBC Sport Celtic Ledley 28Forrest 33 Inverness CT Celtic Park 47,382 Willie Collum ffcccc 2 October 2011 SPL 2–0 BBC Sport Heart of Midlothian Skácel 58Stevenson 81 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium 14,749 Craig Thomson ffffcc 15 October 2011 SPL 3–3 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Shiels 26Heffernan 40Fowler 45 Celtic Stokes 73 76Mulgrew 80 Rugby Park 8,011 Steve Conroy ccffcc 23 October 2011 SPL 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic Ki 17Mulgrew 72 Aberdeen Jack 59 Celtic Park 49,037 Stevie O'Reilly ffffcc 29 October 2011 SPL 0–0 BBC Sport Celtic Hibernian Celtic Park 48,670 Calum Murray ccffcc 6 November 2011 SPL 1–2 BBC Sport Motherwell Higdon 11 Celtic Stokes 14Hooper 80 Fir Park 10,440 Charlie Richmond ccffcc 19 November 2011 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport Inverness CT Celtic Stokes 61 72 Caledonian Stadium 6,435 Stevie O'Reilly ccffcc 23 November 2011 SPL 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic Hooper 6Forrest 13 Dunfermline Athletic Barrowman 86 Celtic Park 41,000 Bobby Madden ccffcc 26 November 2011 SPL 5–0 BBC Sport Celtic Samaras 4Hooper 8 53 57McGeouch 72 St Mirren Celtic Park 48,406 Steven McLean ccffcc 4 December 2011 SPL 0–1 BBC Sport Dundee United Celtic Hooper 12 Tannadice Park 10,980 Craig Thomson ccffcc 10 December 2011 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Wanyama 72 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park 49,023 Calum Murray ccffcc 18 December 2011 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport St Johnstone Celtic Hooper 60Ki 64 McDiarmid Park 6,759 Euan Norris ccffcc 24 December 2011 SPL 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic Samaras 45+2 53 Kilmarnock Racchi 87 Celtic Park 49,352 George Salmond ccffcc 28 December 2011 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Ledley 52 Rangers Celtic Park 58,658 Willie Collum ccffcc 2 January 2012 SPL 0–3 BBC Sport Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Stokes 18Wanyama 40Mulgrew 69 East End Park 10,140 Iain Brines ccffcc 14 January 2012 SPL 2–1 BBC Sport Celtic Hooper 12Wanyama 17 Dundee United Rankin 50 Celtic Park 50,139 Brian Winter ccffcc 21 January 2012 SPL 0–2 BBC Sport St Mirren Celtic Forrest 71Brown 88 St Mirren Park 6,129 Crawford Allan ccffcc 8 February 2012 SPL 0–4 BBC Sport Heart of Midlothian Celtic Brown 3Wanyama 20Ledley 31Hooper 60 Tynecastle Stadium 14,787 Willie Collum ccffcc 11 February 2012 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Ledley 16 Inverness CT Celtic Park 50,014 Steven McLean ccffcc 18 February 2012 SPL 0–5 BBC Sport Hibernian Celtic Stokes 14Hooper 20 52Mulgrew 47Ki 77 Easter Road 12,161 Craig Thomson ccffcc 22 February 2012 SPL 2–0 BBC Sport Celtic Mulgrew 32Forrest 75 Dunfermline Athletic Celtic Park 45,000 Stevie O'Reilly ccffcc 25 February 2012 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Hooper 59 Motherwell Celtic Park 53,486 Crawford Allan ffffcc 3 March 2012 SPL 1–1 BBC Sport Aberdeen Blackman 44 o.g. Celtic Stokes 28 Pittodrie Stadium 13,127 Craig Thomson ffcccc 25 March 2012 SPL 3–2 BBC Sport Rangers Aluko 11Little 72Wallace 77 Celtic Brown 89 pen.Rogne 90+2 Ibrox Stadium 50,191 Calum Murray ccffcc 1 April 2012 SPL 2–0 BBC Sport Celtic Samaras 66Millar 70 o.g. St Johnstone Celtic Park 57,848 George Salmond ccffcc 7 April 2012 SPL 0–6 BBC Sport Kilmarnock Celtic Mulgrew 8 35Loovens 17Hooper 45 90Ledley 88 Rugby Park 15,926 Alan Muir ccffcc 22 April 2012 SPL 0–3 BBC Sport Motherwell Celtic Watt 63 66Cha 83 Fir Park 8,760 Stevie O'Reilly ccffcc 29 April 2012 SPL 3–0 BBC Sport Celtic Mulgrew 17Commons 31Hooper 54 Rangers Celtic Park 58,546 Calum Murray ccffcc 3 May 2012 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Celtic Stokes 28 St Johnstone Celtic Park 50,297 Crawford Allan ffcccc 6 May 2012 SPL 1–0 BBC Sport Dundee United Robertson 21 Celtic Tannadice Park 9,144 Iain Brines ccffcc 13 May 2012 SPL 5–0 BBC Sport Celtic Hooper 5 8 39 pen. 66 87 Heart of Midlothian Celtic Park 58,875 Alan Muir Scottish League Cup 2011–12 Scottish League Cup ccffcc 21 September 2011 Third round 0–2 BBC Sport Ross County Celtic Hooper 13Boyd 51 o.g. Victoria Park 5,367 Calum Murray ccffcc 26 October 2011 Quarter-final 1–4 BBC Sport Hibernian Majstorović 4 o.g. Celtic Forrest 46 58Stokes 64Hooper 69 Easter Road 10,569 Willie Collum ccffcc 29 January 2012 Semi-final 1–3 BBC Sport Falkirk Fulton 40 Celtic Brown 27 pen.Stokes 56 86 Hampden Park 30,000 Euan Norris ffcccc 18 March 2012 Final 0–1 BBC Sport Celtic Kilmarnock van Tornhout 84 Hampden Park 49,572 Willie Collum Scottish Cup 2011–12 Scottish Cup ccffcc 8 January 2012 Fourth round 0–3 BBC Sport Peterhead Celtic Stokes 36 57 82 Balmoor Stadium 4,505 Alan Muir ccffcc 4 February 2012 Fifth round 0–2 BBC Sport Inverness CT Celtic Samaras 33Brown 68 pen. Caledonian Stadium 5,743 Calum Murray ccffcc 11 March 2012 Quarter-final 0–4 BBC Sport Dundee United Celtic Ledley 53Samaras 70Stokes 86Brown 90 pen. Tannadice Park 12,270 Iain Brines ffcccc 15 April 2012 Semi-final 1 – 2 BBC Sport Celtic Hooper 87 Heart of Midlothian Skácel 47Beattie 90 pen. Hampden Park 36,609 Euan Norris UEFA Europa League Play-off round 2011–12 UEFA Europa League ccffcc 18 August 2011 PO 3–0 Awardednote 067ac6ee Celtic lodged protests over the eligibility of a number of the Sion players who participated in the two legs of the play-off round, which Sion won 3–1 aggregate (first leg: 0–0; second leg: 3–1). The UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body accepted the protests and decided to award both matches to Celtic by forfeit (3–0). As a consequence, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Europa League group stage.https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/01f5-0e797321195f-efb803a21f27-1000--celtic-protests-over-sion-matches-accepted/ Celtic protests over Sion matches accepted 2 September 2011 2 September 2011 UEFA live https://web.archive.org/web/20111213152449/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/matchorganisation/disciplinary/news/newsid%3D1672135.html 13 December 2011 UEFA Celtic SCO Switzerland Sion Celtic Park 51,525 Marijo Strahonja ccffcc 25 August 2011 PO 0–3 Awardednote 067ac6ee UEFA Sion Switzerland Feindouno 3 pen. 63Sio 82 SCO Celtic Mulgrew 78 Stade Tourbillon 10,145 David Fernández Borbalán note Group stage ffcccc 15 September 2011 Group stage 2–0 BBC Sport Atlético Madrid Spain Falcao 3Diego 68 SCO Celtic Vicente Calderón Stadium 25,000 Peter Rasmussen ffffcc 29 September 2011 Group stage 1–1 BBC Sport Celtic SCO Ki 3 pen. Italy Udinese Abdi 88 pen. Celtic Park 37,000 Bülent Yıldırım ffffcc 20 October 2011 Group stage 1–1 BBC Sport Rennes France Cha 30 o.g. SCO Celtic Ledley 70 Route de Lorient 21,825 Robert Malek ccffcc 3 November 2011 Group stage 3–1 BBC Sport Celtic SCO Stokes 30 43Hooper 70 France Rennes Mangane 2 Celtic Park 28,578 Duarte Paixão ffcccc 30 November 2011 Group stage 0–1 BBC Sport Celtic SCO Spain Atlético Madrid Turan 30 Celtic Park 33,257 Eric Braamhar ffffcc 15 December 2011 Group stage 1–1 BBC Sport Udinese Italy Di Natale 45+1 SCO Celtic Hooper 29 Stadio Friuli 15,000 Michail Koukoulakis Player statistics Squad Last updated 8 May 2012 http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=512&teamTabs=stats Celtic - Squad details - 2011/12 Soccerbase 8 May 2012 Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, = Red card NumberNationPositionNameTotal LeagueEuropa LeagueLeague CupScottish Cup1EnglandGKFraser Forster47010 33010 7000 4000 30002WalesDFAdam Matthews37010 27000 5000 4010 20003HondurasDFEmilio Izaguirre14000 12000 0000 1000 10004MexicoMFEfraín Juárez0000 0000 0000 0000 00004MoroccoDFBadr El Kaddouri7110 6110 0000 1000 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RankingPlayerScottishPremierLeagueScottishCupScottishLeagueCupEuropaLeagueTotal1England Gary Hooper24122292IRL Anthony Stokes12432213Scotland James Forrest70209Wales Joe Ledley71019Scotland Charlie Mulgrew800194South Korea Ki Sung-yueng600175Greece Georgios Samaras42006Scotland Scott Brown321066Kenya Victor Wanyama400047Scotland Tony Watt200028Morocco Badr El Kaddouri10001Scotland Dylan McGeouch10001Norway Thomas Rogne10001Holland Glenn Loovens10001South Korea Cha Du-Ri10001Scotland Kris Commons10001 Team statistics League table CEL Europa League table y Group I Celtic personnel awards PlayerAwardMonthSCO James ForrestSPL Young Player of the MonthSeptemberCeltic winger James Forrest picks up September award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15415767 BBC Sport BBC 22 October 2011 11 October 2012 SCO James ForrestSPL Young Player of the MonthNovemberNIR Neil LennonSPL Manager of the MonthNovemberENG Gary HooperSPL Player of the MonthNovemberNIR Neil LennonSPL Manager of the MonthDecemberCeltic's Neil Lennon and Victor Wanyama win awards https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16550262 BBC Sport BBC 13 January 2012 11 October 2012 Kenya Victor WanyamaSPL Young Player of the MonthDecemberSCO Scott BrownSPL Player of the MonthJanuary http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/296588-scott-brown-named-spls-player-of-the-month/ Scott Brown named SPL's Player of the Month STV 7 February 2012 7 February 2012 13 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120213001436/http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-premier/celtic/296588-scott-brown-named-spls-player-of-the-month/ deadNIR Neil LennonSPL Manager of the MonthFebruaryCeltic manager Neil Lennon claims third SPL manager award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17228516 BBC Sport BBC 2 March 2012 11 October 2012 SCO Charlie MulgrewSPL Player of the MonthFebruaryCeltic's Charlie Mulgrew wins February SPL player award https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17269810 BBC Sport BBC 6 March 2012 6 March 2012 NIR Neil LennonSPL Manager of the MonthAprilCeltic's Neil Lennon named manager of month for April https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17956458 BBC Sport BBC 4 May 2012 11 October 2012 SCO Charlie Mulgrew SPL Player of the MonthAprilMulgrew named Player of the Month for April http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=11339 https://archive.today/20121209044322/http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=11339 dead 9 December 2012 scotprem.com Scottish Premier League 7 May 2012 11 October 2012 Transfers Players in DatesPlayerFromFee1 July 2011England Kelvin WilsonEngland Nottingham ForestFree1 July 2011Wales Adam MatthewsWales Cardiff CityFree1 July 2011SCO Dylan McGeouchSCO RangersFree9 July 2011Kenya Victor WanyamaBEL Beerschot A.C.£900,00017 August 2011England Fraser ForsterEngland Newcastle UnitedLoan30 August 2011Sierra Leone Mohamed BanguraSweden AIK£2,200,00031 August 2011 MAR Badr El Kaddouri UKR Dynamo Kyiv Loan19 November 2011England Andre BlackmanEngland AFC WimbledonFree https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15804350 Celtic sign up full-back Andre Blackman BBC Sport 19 November 2011 1 December 20111 January 2012Sweden Mikael LustigNorway Rosenborg BKFreeCeltic agree pre-contract deal with Mikael Lustig https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15844449 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 23 November 2011 1 January 2012 18 January 2012Nigeria Rabiu IbrahimNetherlands PSV EindhovenFreeRabiu Ibrahim granted work permit http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=2045 celticfc.net Celtic F.C. 23 January 2012 23 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120126040545/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=2045 26 January 201230 January 2012POL Paweł BrożekTurkey TrabzonsporLoanDelight as Pawel Brozek joins Celtic http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=2096 celticfc.net Celtic F.C. 30 January 2012 30 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120201182335/http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=2096 1 February 2012 Total spend: £3.1 million Players out DatesPlayerFromFee1 June 2011ENG Matty Hughes ENG Fleetwood Town FreeFleetwood sign Celtic young star http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/fleetwood-town/fleetwood_sign_celtic_young_star_1_3425430 Blackpool Gazette Johnston Publishing Ltd 27 May 2011 1 November 2011 1 June 2011SCO James WightmanSCO Partick ThistleFreeNew Young Jags http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/june_2011/new_young_jags Partick Thistle FC 9 June 2011 23 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110907081127/http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/june_2011/new_young_jags 7 September 2011 4 June 2011SCO Sean FitzharrisSCO Greenock MortonFreeMoore secures two from last season's squad http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/moore-secures-two-from-last-seasons-squad/ Official website Scottish Football League 6 June 2011 24 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110609235509/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/news/article/moore-secures-two-from-last-seasons-squad 9 June 2011 7 June 2011SCO Paul McGowanSCO St MirrenFree20 June 2011SCO Ryan ConroySCO DundeeFree20 June 2011SCO Jordan Moffat SCO Partick ThistleFreeFurther four modern apprentices signed http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/june_2011/further_four_modern_apprentices_signed Partick Thistle FC 20 June 2011 13 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110827232135/http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/june_2011/further_four_modern_apprentices_signed 27 August 2011 20 June 2011SCO Dale KeenanSCO Partick ThistleFree1 July 2011SWE Freddie LjungbergJapan Shimizu S-PulseFreeLjunberg makes J-League move http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7132616,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 28 August 2011 29 August 2011 1 July 2011GER Andreas HinkelGER SC FreiburgFreeHinkel joins Freiburg http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7229526,00.html Sky Sports BSkyB 7 October 2011 21 October 2011 1 July 2011ENG Ben HutchinsonSCO KilmarnockFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14206548 Ben Hutchinson seals short-term Kilmarnock deal British Broadcasting Corporation BBC Sport 19 July 2011 27 July 20117 July 2011Northern Ireland Niall McGinnENG BrentfordLoan8 July 2011IRL Graham Carey SCO St MirrenFree26 July 2011MEX Efraín JuárezSpain Real ZaragozaLoan4 August 2011IRL Darren O'DeaENG Leeds UnitedLoan9 August 2011ENG Josh ThompsonENG Peterborough UnitedLoan9 August 2011SCO Declan GallagherSCO ClydeFreeGallagher Joins The Bully Wee http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2011/08/09/3935/ Official website Clyde FC 9 August 2011 11 August 2011 23 August 2011SCO Stephen O'DonnellSCO Partick ThistleFreeThistle Complete Signing of New Defender http://www.ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/august_2011/thistle_complete_signing_of_new_defender Partick Thistle FC 23 August 2011 25 August 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120923153536/http://ptfc.co.uk/news/2011-2012/august_2011/thistle_complete_signing_of_new_defender 23 September 201225 August 2011IRL Daryl MurphyENG Ipswich TownLoan25 August 2011IRL Richie TowellSCO HibernianLoan26 August 2011SCO Greig SpenceSCO Hamilton AcademicalLoan31 August 2011SCO Shaun MaloneyENG Wigan Athletic£850,00031 August 2011NED Jos HooiveldENG SouthamptonLoan5 September 2011Denmark Morten RasmussenTUR SivassporLoan12 September 2011SCO Islam FeruzENG Chelsea£300,000Chelsea snap up Celtic starlet Feruz http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/955794/chelsea-sign-celtic-starlet-islam-feruz?cc=5739 Soccernet ESPN 12 September 2011 21 October 2011 2 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102085413/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/955794/chelsea-sign-celtic-starlet-islam-feruz?cc=5739 dead 4 November 2011 USA Dominic Cervi SCO Greenock Morton LoanLoan Player signed http://www.gmfc.net/News/&action=fullnews&id=611 Official website Greenock Morton FC 4 November 2011 5 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120402093112/http://gmfc.net/News/%26action%3Dfullnews%26id%3D611 2 April 20121 December 2011NED Jos HooiveldENG Southampton£1,500,000Southampton complete deal for Celtic's Jos Hooiveld https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15752857 BBC Sport 1 December 2011 1 December 201117 January 2012ENG Josh ThompsonENG ChesterfieldLoanhttp://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/celtic/2012/01/18/celtic-outcast-josh-thompson-completes-loan-switch-to-chesterfield-86908-23705935/ Celtic outcast Josh Thompson completes loan switch to Chesterfield Daily Record 18 January 2012 5 February 201230 January 2012SCO Lewis ToshneySCO KilmarnockLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16795698 Celtic defender Lewis Toshney loaned to Kilmarnock BBC Sport BBC 30 January 2012 30 January 201230 January 2012SCO James KeatingsSCO St JohnstoneLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16797525 Spurs' Kudos Oyenuga and Celtic's James Keatings join St Johnstone BBC BBC Sport 30 January 2012 3 February 201231 January 2012SCO Paul SlaneENG MK DonsLoanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16826457 MK Dons sign midfielder Paul Slane from Celtic BBC BBC Sport 31 January 2012 5 February 201224 February 2012AUS Nick FeelySCO ClydeLoanhttp://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2012/02/24/4060/ Goalkeeper Signs Clyde F.C. 24 February 2012 24 February 2012 Total sales: £2,65 million See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons Nine in a row References External links http://www.celticfc.net Category:Celtic F.C. seasons C Category:Scottish football championship-winning seasons Celtic