Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced 'seltic') or 'the Bhoys' (pronounced 'b-hoys'), are one of the world's most famous football clubs. Based in the Scottish city of Glasgow, the club is officially nicknamed the Bhoys, or unofficially the Hoops.

Club Records

• The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen F.C. in 1938 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains a record for a club match in European football.
• Celtic currently hold the UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football: 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from November 13, 1915 until April 21, 1917- a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to Kilmarnock on the last day of the season).
• Celtic also hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of 77 home matches, spanning from 2001 to 2004 and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season.
• Record Victory: 11-0, against Dundee in 1895.
• Record defeat: 0-8 against Motherwell in 1937.
• Record European defeat: 0-5 against FC Artmedia Petr?alka on July 27, 2005.
• Record points earned in a season: 72 (Premier Division, 1987/88, 2 points for a Win); 103 (Scottish Premier League, 2001/02, 3 points for a win), which is also the SPL points tally record.
• Record home attendance: 92,000 against Rangers in 1938.
• Most Capped Player: 80, Pat Bonner: Republic of Ireland
• Most Scotland Caps: 76, Paul McStay.
• Record Appearances: Billy McNeill, 486 from 1957-1975.
• Most goals in a season: Jimmy McGrory, 50.
• Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 397 (plus 13 whilst on-loan at Clydebank).
• First British club to reach the final of the European Cup.
• First British and northern European club to win the European Cup.
• Only club to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown talent.