2009–10 Celtic F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was the 121st season of competitive football by Celtic.

Celtic
2009–10 season
Chairman John Reid
Manager Tony Mowbray (July–March)
Neil Lennon (March–May) caretaker
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premier League 2nd
Scottish Cup Semi-finals
Scottish League Cup Quarter-finals
Champions League Play-off round
Europa League Group stage
Top goalscorer League:
Robbie Keane (12)
All:
Robbie Keane (16)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

Celtic started their 2009–10 campaign by playing in the Wembley Cup, as a buildup for the Champions League. Their first competitive game of the season was at Parkhead on 29 July where they were beaten 1–0 by Dynamo Moscow in the 1st leg of the Champions League third-qualifying round for best placed teams. However, in the return leg at Dynamo Stadium on 5 August, Celtic won 2–0 (2–1 on aggregate) thanks to a 44th-minute goal by Scott McDonald and a late injury-time strike from Georgios Samaras, giving Celtic a first away win in Europe since their 1–0 win over MTK Hungaria at Stadium Puskás Ferenc in 2003. The win took Celtic through to the Champions League play-off round and were drawn against Arsenal. Celtic kicked off their Scottish Premier League campaign with a 3–1 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie Stadium.

After 30 games of the season, Tony Mowbray was sacked following Celtic's 4–0 loss to St Mirren. Neil Lennon was then appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season; his first match in charge was a 3–1 victory over Kilmarnock on 27 March. After his first win, Lennon went on to win another seven games in a row, but was unable to lead Celtic to a win in the semi-final against Ross County, who beat Celtic 2–0. This was Lennon's only defeat during his tenure as interim manager.[1] At the end of the season, Lennon was seen as favourite to succeed Tony Mowbray as the next Celtic manager on a permanent basis.[2]

Football Staff

Results and Fixtures

Fixtures and results for Celtic FC Season 2009/10.[3]

NOTE: scores are written Celtic first

Scottish Premier League

UEFA Champions League

UEFA Europa League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player details

List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League FA Cup League Cup Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland Artur Boruc 37 0 28 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
2 DF Germany Andreas Hinkel 41 0 30+1 0 3 0 1 0 6 0
3 DF England Lee Naylor 19 1 11+1 1 2 0 0 0 2+3 0
4 DF Scotland Stephen McManus 14 0 6+2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
5 DF Scotland Gary Caldwell 24 1 14 1 0 0 2 0 8 0
6 MF Cameroon Landry N'Guémo 43 0 30 0 3 0 1 0 9 0
7 FW Australia Scott McDonald 29 14 16+2 10 0 0 1+1 2 7+2 2
7 FW Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane (from January) 19 16 15+1 12 2+1 4 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland Scott Brown 29 1 19+2 1 3 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW Greece Georgios Samaras 45 13 20+12 10 3+1 0 0+1 0 6+2 3
10 FW France Marc-Antoine Fortuné 39 12 22+8 10 2+1 0 0 0 3+3 2
11 DF Scotland Danny Fox 23 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 6+1 0
12 DF Scotland Mark Wilson 15 0 8+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 3 0
13 FW Scotland Shaun Maloney 16 4 8+1 4 0 0 1 0 6 0
14 MF Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 24 3 6+11 2 1 1 0+1 0 1+4 0
15 FW Senegal Diomansy Kamara 10 3 8+1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland Willo Flood 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
16 DF Netherlands Jos Hooiveld (from January) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Spain Marc Crosas 26 0 14+3 0 3+1 0 2 0 3 0
18 MF Italy Massimo Donati 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
18 MF South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng (from January) 10 0 5+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Scotland Barry Robson 15 2 9+1 1 0 0 1 0 3+1 1
19 FW Denmark Morten Rasmussen (from January) 13 3 2+8 2 2+1 1 0 0 0 0
20 MF Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt 14 3 3+6 2 0+1 0 1+1 1 0+2 0
21 GK Scotland Mark Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Netherlands Edson Braafheid (from January) 12 0 9+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Netherlands Glenn Loovens 29 3 20 3 2 0 0 0 7 0
23 FW England Ben Hutchinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK Poland Łukasz Załuska 17 0 10+1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
25 DF Norway Thomas Rogne 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Republic of Ireland Cillian Sheridan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF China Zheng Zhi 19 1 9+7 1 1+1 0 1 0 0 0
29 MF Japan Koki Mizuno 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
30 MF Scotland Paul Slane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW New Zealand Chris Killen 11 2 2+3 1 0 0 2 1 0+4 0
34 DF Northern Ireland Daniel Lafferty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Republic of Ireland Graham Carey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
38 DF England Josh Thompson 21 3 16+2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 49 7 35 7 3+1 0 1+1 0 8 0
47 GK United States Dominic Cervi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea 23 1 16+3 1 3 0 0 0 0+1 0
49 MF Scotland James Forrest 2 1 0+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 MF Italy Luca Santonocito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 MF Scotland Nicky Riley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 DF Scotland Paul Caddis 13 0 3+7 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
54 MF Scotland Ryan Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
55 MF Scotland Paul McGowan 6 1 2+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Top scorers

R
 Player
 Scottish
Premier
League
 Scottish Cup
 Scottish
League
Cup		 Champions
League
(qualifying)
 Europa League
 Total
1 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane 12 4 0 0 0 16
2 Australia Scott McDonald 10 0 2 1 1 14
3 Greece Georgios Samaras 10 0 0 1 2 13
4 France Marc-Antoine Fortuné 10 0 0 0 2 12
5 Republic of Ireland Aiden McGeady 7 0 0 0 0 7
6 Scotland Shaun Maloney 4 0 0 0 0 4
12 Northern Ireland Patrick McCourt 2 0 1 0 0 3
Northern Ireland Niall McGinn 2 1 0 0 0 3
Netherlands Glenn Loovens 3 0 0 0 0 3
England Josh Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 3
Denmark Morten Rasmussen 2 1 0 0 0 3
Senegal Diomansy Kamara 2 1 0 0 0 3
14 New Zealand Chris Killen 1 0 1 0 0 2
Scotland Barry Robson 1 0 0 0 1 2
22 Italy Massimo Donati 0 0 0 1 0 1
Scotland Gary Caldwell 1 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland Paul McGowan 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland Scott Brown 1 0 0 0 0 1
Republic of Ireland Darren O'Dea 1 0 0 0 0 1
Scotland James Forrest 1 0 0 0 0 1
England Lee Naylor 1 0 0 0 0 1
China Zheng Zhi 1 0 0 0 0 1

UEFA Europa League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Poland GK Artur Boruc
2 Germany DF Andreas Hinkel
3 England DF Lee Naylor
4 Scotland DF Stephen McManus
5 Scotland DF Gary Caldwell
6 Cameroon MF Landry N'Guemo
7 Australia FW Scott McDonald
8 Scotland MF Scott Brown
9 Greece FW Georgios Samaras
10 France FW Marc-Antoine Fortuné
11 Scotland DF Danny Fox
12 Scotland DF Mark Wilson
13 Scotland MF Shaun Maloney
14 Northern Ireland MF Niall McGinn
15 Czech Republic DF Milan Misun
16 Republic of Ireland MF Willo Flood
17 Spain MF Marc Crosas
No. Position Player
18 Italy MF Massimo Donati
19 Scotland MF Barry Robson
20 Northern Ireland MF Paddy McCourt
22 Netherlands DF Glenn Loovens
24 Poland GK Łukasz Załuska
29 Japan MF Koki Mizuno
33 New Zealand FW Chris Killen
34 Northern Ireland DF Daniel Lafferty
36 Republic of Ireland MF Graham Carey
46 Republic of Ireland MF Aiden McGeady
47 United States GK Dominic Cervi
49 Scotland MF James Forrest
52 Scotland DF Paul Caddis
55 Scotland FW Paul McGowan
59 Scotland MF Charlie Grant
61 Italy GK Daniele Giordano

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee Source
1 June 2009 Poland Załuska, ŁukaszŁukasz Załuska Scotland Dundee United Bosman [5]
8 July 2009 France Fortuné, Marc-AntoineMarc-Antoine Fortuné France AS Nancy £3.8 million[6]
16 July 2009 Cameroon N'Guémo, LandryLandry N'Guémo France AS Nancy Loan[7]
24 July 2009 Scotland Danny Fox England Coventry City £1.5 million[8]
8 August 2009 England Josh Thompson England Stockport County £200,000[9]
15 August 2009 Scotland Greig Spence Scotland Alloa Athletic £100,000[10]
25 September 2009 China Zheng Zhi England Charlton Athletic Bosman[11]
1 January 2010 South Korea Ki Sung-Yueng South Korea FC Seoul £2.1 million[12][13]
11 January 2010 Netherlands Jos Hooiveld Sweden AIK £2 million[14][15]
20 January 2010 Norway Thomas Rogne Norway Stabæk IF Bosman[16]
26 January 2010 Denmark Morten Rasmussen Denmark Brøndby £1.3 million[17]
1 February 2010 Senegal Diomansy Kamara England Fulham Loan[18]
1 February 2010 Scotland Paul Slane Scotland Motherwell £400,000[18]
1 February 2010 Netherlands Edson Braafheid Germany Bayern Munich Loan[18]
1 February 2010 Republic of Ireland Robbie Keane England Tottenham Hotspur Loan[19]

Out

Date Player To Fee Source
1 July 2009 Japan Nakamura, ShunsukeShunsuke Nakamura Spain RCD Espanyol Bosman[20]
2 July 2009 Netherlands Vennegoor of Hesselink, JanJan Vennegoor of Hesselink England Hull City Bosman[21]
2 July 2009 Guinea Baldé, BoboBobo Baldé France Valenciennes Bosman [22]
25 June 2009 Cameroon Perrier-Doumbé, Jean-JoëlJean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé France Toulouse Bosman[23][24]
7 July 2009 Scotland Hartley, PaulPaul Hartley England Bristol City Bosman[25]
13 July 2009 Scotland Cuthbert, ScottScott Cuthbert England Swindon Town £300,000[26][27]
13 August 2009 Republic of Ireland Sheridan, CillianCillian Sheridan England Plymouth Argyle Loan [28]
27 August 2009 England Hutchinson, BenBen Hutchinson England Swindon Town Loan [29]
27 August 2009 Scotland Ferry, SimonSimon Ferry England Swindon Town Loan [29]
30 August 2009 Italy Donati, MassimoMassimo Donati Italy Bari £1.3 million[30][31]
1 September 2009 Republic of Ireland O'Dea, DarrenDarren O'Dea England Reading Loan [32]
1 September 2009 Scotland Mark Brown Scotland Kilmarnock Loan [33]
13 November 2009 Scotland John Kennedy Retired [34]
13 January 2010 Scotland Caldwell, GaryGary Caldwell England Wigan Athletic £1.8 million[35]
13 January 2010 Scotland Robson, BarryBarry Robson England Middlesbrough £900,000[36]
13 January 2010 Republic of Ireland Flood, WilloWillo Flood England Middlesbrough Bosman[36]
13 January 2010 New Zealand Killen, ChrisChris Killen England Middlesbrough Bosman[36]
14 January 2010 Scotland Conroy, RyanRyan Conroy Scotland Partick Thistle Loan [37]
14 January 2010 Republic of Ireland Sheridan, CillianCillian Sheridan Scotland St Johnstone Loan [38]
29 January 2010 Scotland McManus, StephenStephen McManus England Middlesbrough Loan [39]
29 January 2010 Scotland Fox, DannyDanny Fox England Burnley £1.8 million[40][41]
29 January 2010 Scotland Scott Fox Scotland Queen of the South Loan[42]
30 January 2010 Scotland Mark Brown Scotland Hibernian Bosman [43]
1 February 2010 Republic of Ireland Carey, GrahamGraham Carey Scotland St Mirren Loan [44]
1 February 2010 Australia Scott McDonald England Middlesbrough £3.5 million[45]
1 February 2010 England Ben Hutchinson Scotland Dundee Loan[46]
18 February 2010 Scotland Nicky Riley Scotland Hamilton Academical Bosman[47]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Neil Lennon pleased with Celtic record BBC Sport, 7 May 2010
  2. ↑ Celtic want Neil Lennon as team manager BBC Sport, 28 May 2010
  3. ↑ Celtic fixtures 2009/10 Celtic FC
  4. ↑ Celtic - Europa League squad UEFA
  5. ↑ "Celtic confirm deal for Zaluska". BBC Sport. 23 December 2008.
  6. ↑ "Celtic close in on Marc-Antoine Fortune". London: Telegraph. 7 July 2009.
  7. ↑ "Mowbray welcomes N'Guemo signing". BBC Sport. 17 July 2009.
  8. ↑ "Celtic snare Fox". Telegraph. 24 July 2009.
  9. ↑ "Celtic secure defender Thompson". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "Celtic sign Alloa striker Spence". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009.
  11. ↑ "Celtic complete capture of Zheng". BBC Sport. 25 September 2009.
  12. ↑ "Ki to make Celtic move in January". BBC Sport. 28 August 2009.
  13. ↑ "Ki clinches four-year Celtic deal". BBC Sport. 13 December 2009.
  14. ↑ "Jos the job". The Scottish Sun. 11 January 2010.
  15. ↑ "Celtic sign centre-half Hooiveld". BBC Sport. 11 January 2010.
  16. ↑ "Celtic sign former Stabaek defender Thomas Rogne". BBC Sport. 20 January 2010.
  17. ↑ "Morten Rasmussen completes move to Celtic from Brondby". BBC News. 26 January 2010.
  18. 1 2 3 "Celtic sign Fulham's Kamara, Braafheid and Well's Slane". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010.
  19. ↑ "Tottenham striker Robbie Keane joins Celtic". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010.
  20. ↑ "Espanyol seal deal for Nakamura". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009.
  21. ↑ "Hartley and Dutchman leave Celtic". BBC Sport. 2 July 2009.
  22. ↑ "Bobo Balde: gone, but unlikely to be forgotten". STV Sport. 3 July 2009.
  23. ↑ "Perrier-Doumbe in Strach blast". Sky Sports. 25 June 2009.
  24. ↑ Doumbe pens Toulouse deal, Skysports.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009
  25. ↑ "Hartley seals Robins switch". Sky Sports. 7 July 2009.
  26. ↑ "Robins sign Celtic defender". Sky Sports. 13 July 2009.
  27. ↑ "Town announce Cuthbert capture". Swindon Town FC. 13 July 2009.
  28. ↑ "Pilgrims snap up Sheridan". Sky Sports. 13 August 2009.
  29. 1 2 "Town agree Loan Moves". Swindon Town FC. 27 August 2009.
  30. ↑ "Bari secure Donati transfer deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2009.
  31. ↑ "Celtic midfielder Massimo Donati to return to Italy with Bari". London: The Guardian. 28 August 2009.
  32. ↑ "Celtic's O'Dea on loan at Reading". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009.
  33. ↑ "Celtic's Mark Brown heading for Kilmarnock". STV Sport. 1 September 2009.
  34. ↑ "Celtic's Kennedy forced to retire". BBC Sport. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  35. ↑ McLaughlin, Chris (13 January 2010). "Caldwell joins Wigan from Celtic". BBC Sport.
  36. 1 2 3 "Middlesbrough sign Celtic's Robson, Flood and Killen". BBC Sport. 13 January 2010.
  37. ↑ "Conroy Loan Completed". Partick Thistle FC. 14 January 2010.
  38. ↑ "St Johnstone take Celtic's Cillian Sheridan on loan". BBC Sport. 14 January 2010.
  39. ↑ "Stephen McManus joins Middlesbrough on loan from Celtic". BBC Sport. 29 January 2010.
  40. ↑ "Celtic defender Danny Fox agrees Burnley deal". BBC News. 29 January 2010.
  41. ↑ "Fantastic Fox joins Clarets". Sky Sports. 29 January 2010.
  42. ↑ "Yet another new signing". Queen of the South FC. 29 January 2010.
  43. ↑ "Mark Brown Signs". Hibernian FC. 30 January 2010.
  44. ↑ "Buddies capture Carey". Sky Sports. 1 February 2010.
  45. ↑ "Middlesbrough and Celtic agree a deal for McDonald". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010.
  46. ↑ "Ben joins the Dee". Dundee FC. 1 February 2010.
  47. ↑ "Accies News - Signing and Departure". Hamilton Academical FC. 18 February 2010.

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