2020–21 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic F.C.
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ian Bankier
Manager	Neil Lennon; (until 24 February 2021); John Kennedy; (between 24 February 2021–10 June 2021)
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premiership	2nd
League Cup	Second round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Champions League	Second qualifying round
Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Odsonne Édouard (18); All: ; Odsonne Édouard (22)

The 2020–21 season was Celtic's 132nd season of competitive football. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The club failed to win a trophy for first time since 2010.

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic held a pre-season training camp in Loughborough (England), before continuing their preparations in France with friendlies against Nice, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain.[1][2] They rounded off pre-season with friendlies against Ross County and Hibernian at Celtic Park.[3]

16 July 2020 Friendly	Nice	1 – 1	Celtic	Décines-Charpieu, France
17:15 BST	Dolberg 38'	Report	Klimala 73'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

18 July 2020 Friendly	Lyon	2 – 1	Celtic	Décines-Charpieu, France
19:45 BST	Dembélé 4' Depay 40'	Report	Elyounoussi 87'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais

21 July 2020 Friendly	Paris Saint-Germain	4 – 0	Celtic	Paris, France
18:00 BST	Mbappé 1' Neymar 25' Herrera 48' Sarabia 67'	Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes

26 July 2020 Friendly	Celtic	2 – 0	Ross County	Glasgow
13:00 BST	Donaldson 3' (o.g.) Elyounoussi 14'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

27 July 2020 Friendly	Celtic	3 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
13:30 BST	Dembélé 41' Klimala 78', 83'	Report	Doig 14'	Stadium: Celtic Park

Scottish Premiership

The Scottish Premiership fixture list was announced on 6 July 2020. Celtic began their title defence against Hamilton Academical at Celtic Park.[4]

2 August 2020	Celtic	5 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
16:30 BST	Édouard 20', 49', 53' Frimpong 31' Klimala 90'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Martin 34'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

9 August 2020	Kilmarnock	1 – 1	Celtic	Kilmarnock
16:30 BST	Burke 24' (pen.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Christie 11'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir

22 August 2020	Dundee United	0 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
17:30 BST		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Ajeti 83'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas

30 August 2020	Celtic	3 – 0	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Forrest 40' Ajeti 74' Jullien 90+2'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

12 September 2020	Ross County	0 – 5	Celtic	Dingwall
15:00 BST		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 4' (pen.) Ajeti 20' Duffy 59' Ajer 64' Klimala 75'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Andrew Dallas

16 September 2020	St Mirren	1 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
19:45 BST	Erwin 3'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Duffy 21' Forrest 36'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton

19 September 2020	Celtic	3 – 2	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00 BST	McGregor 20' Christie 23' Ajeti 52'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Holt 16' (pen.) Serrano 78'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Duncan

27 September 2020	Celtic	3 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 BST	McGregor 7' Ajeti 35' Elyounoussi 79'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean

4 October 2020	St Johnstone	0 – 2	Celtic	Perth
12:00 BST		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 90' Klimala 90+3'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh

17 October 2020	Celtic	0 – 2	Rangers	Glasgow
12:30 BST		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Goldson 9', 54'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton

25 October 2020	Aberdeen	3 – 3	Celtic	Aberdeen
12:00 GMT	Ferguson 43' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Hedges 65'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	McGregor 52' Griffiths 76' Christie 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

8 November 2020	Motherwell	1 – 4	Celtic	Motherwell
12:00 GMT	Gallagher 72'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Elyounoussi 8', 27', 76' Ntcham 86'	Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas

21 November 2020	Hibernian	2 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT	Murphy 52' Nisbet 59'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 79' (pen.) Laxalt 90+1'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

6 December 2020	Celtic	1 – 1	St Johnstone	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Elyounoussi 83'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Kane 79'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro

13 December 2020	Celtic	2 – 0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Elyounoussi 57' Duffy 70'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

23 December 2020	Celtic	2 – 0	Ross County	Glasgow
18:00 GMT	Turnbull 24' Griffiths 61'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson

26 December 2020	Hamilton Academical	0 – 3	Celtic	Hamilton
15:00 GMT		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 49' (pen.) Griffiths 54' Turnbull 74'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

30 December 2020	Celtic	3 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Soro 23' Turnbull 40' Édouard 75'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

2 January 2021	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
12:30 GMT	McGregor 70' (o.g.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

11 January 2021	Celtic	1 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:45 GMT	Turnbull 81'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Nisbet 90+1'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh

16 January 2021	Celtic	0 – 0	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton

20 January 2021	Livingston	2 – 2	Celtic	Livingston
20:15 GMT	Brown 15' Emmanuel-Thomas 60'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Elyounoussi 28' Bitton 38'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

27 January 2021	Celtic	2 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
19:45 GMT	Griffiths 12' Édouard 48'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven

30 January 2021	Celtic	1 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Édouard 32'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Dennis 18' Durmuş 37'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

2 February 2021	Kilmarnock	0 – 4	Celtic	Kilmarnock
19:45 GMT		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Brown 29' Édouard 53' (pen.), 62' Ajeti 86'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy

6 February 2021	Celtic	2 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Welsh 2' Édouard 50'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Campbell 66'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh

10 February 2021	St Mirren	0 – 4	Celtic	Paisley
20:00 GMT		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Rogic 16' Édouard 79' (pen.) Christie 82' Turnbull 83'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

14 February 2021	St Johnstone	1 – 2	Celtic	Perth
12:00 GMT	Rooney 50'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 60', 62'	Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean

17 February 2021	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
18:00 GMT	Turnbull 14'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Muir

21 February 2021	Ross County	1 – 0	Celtic	Dingwall
19:30 GMT	White 71'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro

27 February 2021	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Édouard 8'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

7 March 2021	Dundee United	0 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
12:00 GMT		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy

21 March 2021	Celtic	1 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
12:00 GMT	Elyounoussi 23'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Morelos 38'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

10 April 2021	Celtic	6 – 0	Livingston	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Forrest 30' Turnbull 38' Fitzwater 50' (o.g.) Elyounoussi 54', 66' Christie 87'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh

21 April 2021	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:45 BST	Ferguson 18'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Griffiths 90+3'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

2 May 2021	Rangers	4 – 1	Celtic	Glasgow
12:00 BST	Roofe 26', 57' Morelos 33' Defoe 90+2'	BBC Sport Celtic Report	Édouard 30'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh

12 May 2021	Celtic	4 – 0	St Johnstone	Glasgow
18:30 BST	Turnbull 23' Édouard 24' Ajer 79' Karamoko 85'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

15 May 2021	Hibernian	0 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
12:30 BST		BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish League Cup

On 15 November, Celtic were drawn to face Ross County at Celtic Park in the second round of the 2020–21 Scottish League Cup.[5]

29 November 2020 Second round	Celtic	0 – 2	Ross County	Glasgow
14:00 GMT		BBC Sport Celtic Report	Stewart 39' (pen.) Iacovitti 84'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup

On 23 March, it was determined that Celtic would face Falkirk at Celtic Park in the third round of the 2020–21 Scottish Cup.[6] On 4 April, it was determined that Celtic would face Rangers at Ibrox Stadium in the fourth round.[7]

3 April 2021 Third round	Celtic	3 – 0	Falkirk	Glasgow
19:30 BST	Forrest 56' Christie 58' Elyounoussi 79'	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: John Beaton

18 April 2021 Fourth round	Rangers	2 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 BST	Davis 10' Kenny 34' (o.g.)	BBC Sport Celtic Report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

UEFA Champions League

Celtic entered the Champions League at the first qualifying round. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all qualifiers were played as one-legged ties.[8]

First qualifying round

On 9 August, Celtic were drawn to face KR Reykjavík (Iceland) in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[9]

18 August 2020 1Q	Celtic	6 – 0	KR Reykjavík	Glasgow
19:45 BST	Elyounoussi 6', 90+1' Aðalsteinsson 17' (o.g.) Jullien 31' Taylor 46' Édouard 72'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Second qualifying round

On 19 August, it was determined that Celtic would face Ferencváros (Hungary) in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League.[10]

26 August 2020 2Q	Celtic	1 – 2	Ferencváros	Glasgow
19:45 BST	Christie 53'	Report	Sigér 7' Nguen 75'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

UEFA Europa League

Celtic entered the Europa League at the third qualifying round.

Third qualifying round

On 18 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Riga (Latvia) in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[11]

24 September 2020 3Q	Riga	0 – 1	Celtic	Riga, Latvia
18:00 BST		Report	Elyounoussi 90'	Stadium: Skonto Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

Play-off round

On 24 September, it was determined that Celtic would face Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.[12]

1 October 2020 PO	Sarajevo	0 – 1	Celtic	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19:00 BST		Report	Édouard 70'	Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Group stage

On 2 October, the draw for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage was made. Celtic were drawn in Group H along with Sparta Prague (Pot 2), Milan (Pot 3) and Lille (Pot 4).[13]

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MIL	LOSC	SPP	CEL
1	Milan	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–3	3–0	4–2
2	Lille	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	2–1	2–2
3	Sparta Prague	6	2	0	4	10	12	−2	6		0–1	1–4	—	4–1
4	Celtic	6	1	1	4	10	19	−9	4		1–3	3–2	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

22 October 2020 Matchday 1	Celtic	1 – 3	Milan	Glasgow
20:00 BST	Elyounoussi 76'	Report	Krunić 14' Brahim 42' Hauge 90+2'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

29 October 2020 Matchday 2	Lille	2 – 2	Celtic	Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France
17:55 GMT	Çelik 67' Ikoné 75'	Report	Elyounoussi 28', 33'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 0 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

5 November 2020 Matchday 3	Celtic	1 – 4	Sparta Prague	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Griffiths 65'	Report	Juliš 26', 45', 77' Krejčí 90'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

26 November 2020 Matchday 4	Sparta Prague	4 – 1	Celtic	Prague, Czech Republic
17:55 GMT	Hancko 26' Juliš 38', 80' Plavšić 90+4'	Report	Édouard 15'	Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

3 December 2020 Matchday 5	Milan	4 – 2	Celtic	Milan, Italy
17:55 GMT	Çalhanoğlu 24' Castillejo 26' Hauge 50' Brahim 82'	Report	Rogic 7' Édouard 14'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 0 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

10 December 2020 Matchday 6	Celtic	3 – 2	Lille	Glasgow
20:00 GMT	Jullien 22' McGregor 28' (pen.) Turnbull 75'	Report	Ikoné 24' Weah 71'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

Statistics

Note: Statistics for the delayed 2019–20 Scottish Cup semi-final played on 1 November 2020 and final played on 20 December 2020 are recorded under the 2019–20 Celtic F.C. season article.

Appearances and goals

[14][15]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premiership		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Champions League		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GRE	Vasilis Barkas	22	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
29	GK	SCO	Scott Bain	23	0	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
65	GK	NIR	Conor Hazard	6	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	FRA	Christopher Jullien	14	3	9	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	1
3	DF	SCO	Greg Taylor	32	1	26	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0
4	DF	IRL	Shane Duffy	25	3	18	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
16	DF	ENG	Jonjoe Kenny	16	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	NOR	Kristoffer Ajer	46	2	35	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
54	DF	SCO	Adam Montgomery	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
56	DF	SCO	Anthony Ralston	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	DF	SCO	Stephen Welsh	21	1	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
93	DF	URU	Diego Laxalt	26	1	17	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ISR	Nir Bitton	21	1	14	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
8	MF	SCO	Scott Brown (captain)	43	1	31	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	7	0
12	MF	CIV	Ismaila Soro	23	1	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
14	MF	SCO	David Turnbull	34	9	31	8	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
17	MF	SCO	Ryan Christie	46	7	34	5	1	0	2	1	2	1	7	0
18	MF	AUS	Tom Rogic	31	2	23	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	1
19	MF	SCO	Mikey Johnston	10	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	NOR	Mohamed Elyounoussi	46	17	34	10	1	0	2	1	2	2	7	4
42	MF	SCO	Callum McGregor	49	4	37	3	1	0	1	0	2	0	8	1
49	MF	SCO	James Forrest	17	4	13	3	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	0
77	MF	ENG	Karamoko Dembélé	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	SCO	Leigh Griffiths	26	7	22	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1
10	FW	SUI	Albian Ajeti	30	6	20	6	1	0	2	0	2	0	5	0
22	FW	FRA	Odsonne Édouard	40	22	31	18	1	0	1	0	1	1	6	3
48	FW	IRL	Armstrong Oko-Flex	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Departures
11	FW	POL	Patryk Klimala^{[Note TRA]}	24	3	17	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
21	MF	FRA	Olivier Ntcham^{[Note LOA]}	23	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
23	DF	BEL	Boli Bolingoli^{[Note LOA]}	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	NED	Jeremie Frimpong^{[Note TRA]}	30	1	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
44	DF	ISR	Hatem Abd Elhamed^{[Note TRA]}	15	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
52	MF	SCO	Ewan Henderson^{[Note LOA]}	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
53	FW	USA	Cameron Harper^{[Note TRA]}	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 15 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Notes

^
Player loaned out during the season
^
Player left the club during the season

Goalscorers

R	No.	Pos.	Name	Premiership	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total
1	22	FW	Odsonne Édouard	18	0	1	3	22
2	27	MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi	10	1	2	4	17
3	14	MF	David Turnbull	8	0	0	1	9
4	9	FW	Leigh Griffiths	6	0	0	1	7
4	17	MF	Ryan Christie	5	1	1	0	7
5	10	FW	Albian Ajeti	6	0	0	0	6
6	42	MF	Callum McGregor	3	0	0	1	4
6	49	MF	James Forrest	3	1	0	0	4
7	2	DF	Christopher Jullien	1	0	1	1	3
	4	DF	Shane Duffy	3	0	0	0	3
	11	FW	Patryk Klimala	3	0	0	0	3
8	18	MF	Tom Rogic	1	0	0	1	2
8	35	DF	Kristoffer Ajer	2	0	0	0	2
9	3	DF	Greg Taylor	0	0	1	0	1
	6	MF	Nir Bitton	1	0	0	0	1
	8	MF	Scott Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	12	MF	Ismaila Soro	1	0	0	0	1
	21	MF	Olivier Ntcham	1	0	0	0	1
	30	DF	Jeremie Frimpong	1	0	0	0	1
	57	DF	Stephen Welsh	1	0	0	0	1
	77	MF	Karamoko Dembélé	1	0	0	0	1
	93	DF	Diego Laxalt	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				1	0	1	0	2
Total				78	3	7	12	100

Last updated: 15 May 2021

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Celtic first squad during the season.

N	P	Nat.	Name											Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	Premiership			League Cup	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total			Notes
8	MF		Brown	6		1		1	1	2	10		1
6	MF		Bitton	1		1					1		1
42	MF		McGregor	5	1						5	1
4	DF		Duffy	2			1			2	5
17	MF		Christie	1						3	4
11	FW		Klimala	1						2	3
12	MF		Soro	2						1	3
14	MF		Turnbull	3							3
27	MF		Elyounoussi	2						1	3
93	DF		Laxalt	1						2	3
16	DF		Kenny	2							2
18	MF		Rogic	1						1	2
21	MF		Ntcham	1						1	2
3	DF		Taylor	1							1
10	FW		Ajeti							1	1
22	FW		Édouard	1							1
29	GK		Bain							1	1
30	DF		Frimpong							1	1
35	DF		Ajer	1							1
44	DF		Elhamed						1		1
56	DF		Ralston	1							1
57	DF		Welsh	1							1

Last updated: 15 May 2021
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition
Odsonne Édouard	Hamilton Academical	5–1 (H)	2 August 2020	Premiership
Mohamed Elyounoussi	Motherwell	4–1 (A)	8 November 2020	Premiership

(H) – Home; (A) – Away; (N) – Neutral

Clean sheets

As of 15 May 2021.

Rank	Name	Premiership	Scottish Cup	Champions League	Europa League	Total	Played Games
1	Vasilis Barkas	8	0	1	2	11	22
2	Scott Bain	7	1	0	0	8	23
3	Conor Hazard	4	0	0	0	4	6
Total		19	1	1	2	23	51

Attendances

As of match played 12 May 2021

	Matches	Attendances	Average	High	Low
Premiership	19	0	0	0	0
League Cup	1	0	0	0	0
Scottish Cup	1	0	0	0	0
Champions League	2	0	0	0	0
Europa League	3	0	0	0	0
Total	26	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1	Rangers (C)	38	32	6	0	92	13	+79	102	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2	Celtic	38	22	11	5	78	29	+49	77	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Hibernian	38	18	9	11	48	35	+13	63	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	Aberdeen	38	15	11	12	36	38	−2	56
5	St Johnstone	38	11	12	15	36	46	−10	45	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]

Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[17]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

Competition overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premiership	2 August 2020	15 May 2021	Matchday 1	2nd	38	22	11	5	78	29	+49	057.89
Champions League	18 August 2020	26 August 2020	1st round	2nd round	2	1	0	1	7	2	+5	050.00
Europa League	24 September 2020	10 December 2020	3rd Round	Group Stage	8	3	1	4	12	19	−7	037.50
League Cup	29 November 2020	29 November 2020	2nd round	2nd round	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Scottish Cup	3 April 2021	18 April 2021	3rd Round	4th Round	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Total					51	27	12	12	100	54	+46	052.94

Source: Competitions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D
Position	1	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Club

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Interim Manager	John Kennedy[18]
First Team Coach	Gavin Strachan[19]
Goalkeeping Coach	Stevie Woods[20]
Head Physiotherapist	Tim Williamson[21]
Head of Fitness and Conditioning	John Currie[22]
Head of Sports Science	Jack Nayler[22]
First Team Nutritionist	Rob Naughton[23]

Last updated: 31 March 2021
Source: celticfc.com

Kit

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsors: Dafabet (front) and Magners (back)

On 1 July 2020, Adidas replaced New Balance as the club's official kit supplier.[24][25]

Home

Away

Third

Home: The home kit features the club's traditional green and white hoops, with a yellow trim. White shorts and hooped white socks complete the look.[26]
Away: The away kit features a mint green shirt, with a dark green trim. The shirt is accompanied by dark green shorts and hooped socks.[27]
Third: The third kit features a midnight black shirt, with a mint green embroidered four-leaf clover. The shirt is accompanied by black shorts and socks.[28]

Transfers

In

Pos	Player	From	Type	Window	Ends	Fee
MF	Mohamed Elyounoussi	Southampton	Loan	Summer	2021	Loan[29][30]
GK	Vasilis Barkas	AEK Athens	Transfer	Summer	2024	£5,000,000[31][32]
FW	Albian Ajeti	West Ham United	Transfer	Summer	2024	£5,000,000[33][34]
MF	David Turnbull	Motherwell	Transfer	Summer	2024	£3,250,000[35][36]
DF	Shane Duffy	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan	Summer	2021	Loan[37][38]
DF	Diego Laxalt	Milan	Loan	Summer	2021	Loan[39][40]
DF	Jonjoe Kenny	Everton	Loan	Winter	2021	Loan[41][42]

Out

Pos	Player	To	Type	Window	Fee
MF	Eboue Kouassi	Genk	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed[43]
DF	Calvin Miller	Harrogate Town	End of contract	Summer	Free[44][45]
DF	Jozo Šimunović	Unattached	End of contract	Summer	Free[46]
MF	Jonny Hayes	Aberdeen	End of contract	Summer	Free[46][47]
MF	Liam Burt	Bohemians	End of contract	Summer	Free[48][49]
FW	Michael Sparkes	Unattached	End of contract	Summer	Free[50]
GK	Craig Gordon	Heart of Midlothian	End of contract	Summer	Free[51][52]
FW	Kieran McGrath	Grótta	Loan	Summer	Loan[53]
MF	Grant Savoury	Unattached	End of contract	Summer	Free[54]
DF	Jack Hendry	Oostende	Loan	Summer	Loan[55]
GK	Ross Doohan	Ross County	Loan	Summer	Loan[56]
DF	Robbie Deas	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Transfer	Summer	Free[57]
FW	Vakoun Issouf Bayo	Toulouse	Loan	Summer	Loan[58]
MF	Marian Shved	Mechelen	Loan	Summer	Loan[59]
MF	Mark Hill	Forfar Athletic	End of contract	Summer	Free[60]
DF	Lee O'Connor	Tranmere Rovers	Loan	Summer	Loan[61]
FW	Connor McBride	Blackburn Rovers	Transfer	Summer	Free[62]
MF	Scott Robertson	Gillingham	Loan	Summer	Loan[63]
DF	Daniel Church	Dumbarton	End of contract	Summer	Free[64][65]
MF	David McKay	Brechin City	End of contract	Summer	Free[66]
DF	Boli Bolingoli	İstanbul Başakşehir	Loan	Summer	Loan[67]
MF	Kerr McInroy	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Summer	Loan[68]
GK	Ryan Mullen	Cove Rangers	Loan	Summer	Loan[69]
FW	Jonathan Afolabi	Dundee	Loan	Summer	Loan[70]
MF	Brody Paterson	Queen's Park	Loan	Summer	Loan[71]
MF	Kundai Benyu	Wealdstone	End of contract	Summer	Free[72]
FW	Jack Aitchison	Barnsley	Transfer	Summer	Undisclosed[73]
DF	Leo Hjelde	Ross County	Loan	Winter	Loan[74]
MF	Ben Wylie	Ballymena United	Loan	Winter	Loan[75]
DF	Jeremie Frimpong	Bayer Leverkusen	Transfer	Winter	£11,500,000[76]
MF	Barry Coffey	Cliftonville	Loan	Winter	Loan[77]
MF	Scott Robertson	Doncaster Rovers	Loan	Winter	Loan[78]
GK	Liam Hughes	Liverpool	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[79]
MF	Olivier Ntcham	Marseille	Loan	Winter	Loan[80]
DF	Hatem Abd Elhamed	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[81]
FW	Cameron Harper	New York Red Bulls	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[82]
DF	Andrew Gutman	Atlanta United	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[83]
GK	Ryan Mullen	Queen's Park	Loan	Winter	Loan[84]
MF	Luca Connell	Queen's Park	Loan	Winter	Loan[84]
DF	Ewan Otoo	Clyde	Loan	Winter	Loan[85]
MF	Ewan Henderson	Dunfermline Athletic	Loan	Winter	Loan[86]
FW	Patryk Klimala	New York Red Bulls	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[87]
GK	Ross Doohan	Dundee United	Emergency Loan[88]
DF	Manny Perez	Portland Timbers	Transfer	Winter	Undisclosed[89]

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[cnote_Note_LOA] 
Player loaned out during the season

[cnote_Note_TRA] 
Player left the club during the season

[16] Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

[table_note_res_EL3Q0.44670545237451-17] St Johnstone qualified as the 2020–21 Scottish Cup winners.

[1] "Neil Lennon: players' pre-season progress is going well". Celtic FC. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[2] "Celtic to take on top French sides in pre-season build-up". Celtic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[3] "The champions return to Paradise with pre-season double-header". Celtic FC. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[4] "Celtic kick off title defence with home game against Hamilton Accies". Celtic FC. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[5] "Celtic to kick off defence of Betfred Cup against Ross County". Celtic FC. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[6] "Celtic face Arbroath or Falkirk in the Scottish Cup". Celtic FC. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.

[7] "Celtic face away tie as Scottish Cup defence continues". Celtic FC. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

[8] "Which teams await Scottish sides in Europe?". BBC Sport. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[9] "Celtic face KR Reykjavik in UEFA Champions League". Celtic FC. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[10] "Celtic to face Ferencvaros in Champions League qualifying". BBC Sport. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

[11] "Manager reacts to Europa League draw and looks ahead to Latvia". Celtic FC. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

[12] "Neil Lennon: We'll take huge confidence from Riga win into play-off". Celtic FC. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[13] "Celtic's UEFA Europa League Group H opponents". Celtic FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[14] "Celtic FC First Team Squad". Celtic FC. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[stats-15] "Soccerbase Celtic Squad Stats 2020/21". Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[Soccerway2-18] "Summary - Premiership". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[19] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[20] "John Kennedy". Celtic FC. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[21] "Gavin Strachan". Celtic FC. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[22] "Stevie Woods". Celtic FC. Retrieved 20 November 2020.

[23] "Manchester United 'chasing' Celtic physio Tim Williamson as part of backroom staff reshuffle". Glasgow Times. Herald & Times Group. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[Nayler_Currie-24] "Celtic's Head of Sport Science discusses training in lockdown". Celtic FC. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[25] "Robert Naughton". Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[26] "Celtic announce magnificent new five-year partnership with adidas". Celtic FC. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[27] "Celtic welcomes adidas". Celtic FC. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[28] "adidas x Celtic FC unveil the home kit. Pre-order now". Celtic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.

[29] "adidas x Celtic FC unveil the away kit. Pre-order now". Celtic FC. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[30] "2020/21 adidas kit collection is complete. The third kit is revealed". Celtic FC. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.

[31] "Delight as Mohamed Elyounoussi signs new season-long loan deal". Celtic FC. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[32] "Mohamed Elyounoussi: Southampton winger returns to Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[33] "Celtic delighted to sign Vasilis Barkas on a four-year deal". Celtic FC. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[34] "Vasilios Barkas: Celtic sign Greece goalkeeper from AEK Athens". BBC Sport. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[35] "Celtic delighted to sign Albian Ajeti on four-year deal". Celtic FC. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[36] "Albian Ajeti: Celtic's £4.5m signing from West Ham targets Odsonne Edouard pairing". BBC Sport. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.

[37] "Celtic delighted to sign David Turnbull on four-year deal". Celtic FC. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[38] "David Turnbull: Celtic sign Motherwell midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.

[39] "Shane Duffy signs for Celtic on season-long loan". Celtic FC. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[40] "Shane Duffy: Brighton defender joins Celtic on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[41] "Celtic delighted to sign Uruguayan internationalist, Diego Laxalt". Celtic FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[42] "Diego Laxalt: Celtic sign AC Milan left-back on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[43] "Celtic sign defender Jonjoe Kenny on loan from Everton". Celtic FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[44] "Jonjoe Kenny: Celtic sign Everton right-back on loan as Olivier Ntcham departs". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[45] "Eboue Kouassi: contract tot 2024" [Eboue Kouassi: contract until 2024] (in Dutch). KRC Genk. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

[46] "Celtic starlet Calvin Miller says emotional farewell to Hoops as he announces his departure". Glasgow Times. Herald & Times Group. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[47] "Calvin Miller signs for Town!". Harrogate Town AFC. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[Jozo_Jonny-48] "Thanks to Jozo and Jonny for all you've done for Celtic". Celtic FC. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.

[49] "Jonny Hayes: Winger rejoins Aberdeen on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.

[50] "Liam Burt WILL leave Celtic at expiry of contract despite Lennoxtown pics - with several English Championship clubs keen". Glasgow Times. Herald & Times Group. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.

[51] "LIAM BURT SIGNS FOR BOHEMIANS". Bohemian FC. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[52] "Michael Sparkes". Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[53] "Thanks to Craig for all you've done for Celtic". Celtic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[54] "Craig Gordon: Hearts sign Scotland goalkeeper after Celtic exit". BBC Sport. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[55] "Grótta". Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[56] "Grant Savoury". Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[57] "Jack Hendry: Celtic defender joins KV Oostende on loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[58] "Doohan joins Staggies". Ross County FC. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[59] "Robbie Deas Signs For ICTFC". Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

[60] "Bayo joins Toulouse on season-long loan". Celtic FC. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[61] "Marian Shved joins Belgian side, KV Mechelen, on season-long loan". Celtic FC. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[62] "Mark Hill returns to Station Park". Forfar Athletic FC. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[63] "Lee O'Connor and Paul Lewis join Tranmere Rovers". Tranmere Rovers FC. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[64] "Rovers complete Connor capture". Blackburn Rovers FC. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[65] "Gills sign Scott Robertson on loan". Gillingham FC. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[66] "Daniel Church". Retrieved 10 September 2020.

[67] "Daniel Church joins Dumbarton". Dumbarton FC. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[68] "Dave McKay signs". Brechin City FC. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

[69] "Boli Bolingoli joins Istanbul Basaksehir FK on loan". Celtic FC. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[70] "Kerr McInroy joins Dunfermline Athletic on season-long loan". Celtic FC. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

[71] "Mullen arrives on loan from Celtic". Cove Rangers FC. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

[72] "Jonathan joins". Dundee FC. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[73] "Queen's Sign Brody Paterson on Loan". Queen's Park FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

[74] "Kundai Benyu: "The whole squad are a good bunch of lads"". Wealdstone FC. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

[75] "Jack Aitchison signs three-year deal with Barnsley". Celtic FC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[76] "Signing: Hjelde joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[77] "Ben Wylie joins United". Ballymena United FC. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[78] "Jeremie Frimpong: Bayer Leverkusen sign Celtic full-back". BBC Sport. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[79] "Setting the Barr". Cliftonville FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[80] "Scott Robertson joins Rovers on loan". Doncaster Rovers FC. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.

[81] "Liverpool sign Northern Ireland Under 21 goalkeeper Liam Hughes". Belfast Telegraph. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[82] "Olivier Ntcham is an Olympian". Olympique de Marseille. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[83] "Celtic: Hatem Abd Elhamed completes return to Hapoel Be'er Sheva". BBC Sport. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.

[84] "Cameron Harper joins New York Red Bulls". Celtic FC. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

[85] "Atlanta United permanently acquires Andrew Gutman from Celtic FC, sends on loan to New York Red Bulls". Atlanta United FC. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

[Mullen_Connell-86] "Loan Signings Boost Spiders". Queen's Park FC. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[87] "LOAN SIGNING: Ewan Otoo". Clyde FC. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.

[88] "Henderson signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[89] "Patryk Klimala joins New York Red Bulls". Celtic FC. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

[90] "Goalkeeper Ross Doohan joins on emergency loan". Dundee United FC. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

[91] "Timbers sign U.S. youth international midfielder Emanuel Perez". Portland Timbers. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

[Note TRA]

[Note LOA]