2013–14 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
2013–14 season
Chairman Ian Bankier
Manager Neil Lennon
Ground Celtic Park
Glasgow, Scotland
(Capacity: 60,355)
Scottish Premiership 1st (Champions)
Scottish League Cup Third round
Champions League Group stage
Scottish Cup Fourth round
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2013–14 season was the 125th season of competitive football by Celtic. Celtic have a new shirt sponsor for the season with Irish Cider brand Magners taking over from Tennent's Lager for the next three years.[1]

Celtic began the season with further Champions League success in their sights. They were faced with the burden of replacing three main pieces of their squad in; Gary Hooper and Kelvin Wilson were sold to Norwich City and Nottingham Forest respectively, whilst the highly rated Victor Wanyama was sold to Southampton for a Scottish record fee of £12.5 million.[2] Neil Lennon rebuilt his squad by signing Virgil van Dijk and Amido Balde in the summer, and Teemu Pukki from Schalke 04 on transfer deadline day.[3] Celtic were drawn with Cliftonville in their first qualifying round and easily disposed of the Northern Irish champions 5–0 on aggregate.[4] They were next drawn with IF Elfsborg and squeezed by with a 1–0 aggregate win, with Kris Commons scoring the only goal in the first leg at Celtic Park.[5] Although favoured to qualify for the group stages with minimal challenge after being drawn with Kazahk champions Shakhter Karagandy, Celtic found themselves losing the first leg in Karagandy 2–0.[6] Celtic returned to Scotland to an electric atmosphere at Celtic Park in the home leg, in proved to be the high point of their 2013-14 Champions League campaign. They overcame the 2–0 deficit to level the aggregate thanks to goals by Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras. James Forrest completed the comeback for Celtic with a 90th minute strike, sending Celtic Park into a frenzy.[7]

Thereafter, Celtic found themselves drawn with AC Milan, Ajax and Barcelona (again) in the group stages.[8] The campaign was dismal; winning only once with a 2–1 home win over Ajax,[9] and slumping to a 6–1 rout away against Barcelona in the final group match.[10] That game saw Celtic concede the most goals they had ever done in a single European tie, and equalled their previous heaviest defeat in Europe (5-0 against FC Artmedia Bratislava).[10]

Celtic's 2014 domestic campaign was filled with ups and downs. Towards the end of February, Celtic had not lost a single game in the league,[11] and drew just twice against Dundee United and Hibernian. Their league success did not translate to cup competition however; they bowed out of both the Scottish League Cup (0–1 to Morton),[12] and the Scottish Cup(1–2 to Aberdeen),[13] both at Celtic Park. Celtic also struggled to find a suitable strike partner for Anthony Stokes, forcing Kris Commons into a striking role. Neil Lennon signed former Hibs striker Leigh Griffiths on transfer deadline day in January 2014,[14] as well as Stefan Johansen earlier in the month.[15] After being unable to reach an agreement on a new contract, Joe Ledley left Celtic for Crystal Palace.[16]

On 2 February 2014 goalkeeper Fraser Forster set a new a club-record of 11 league clean sheets in a row,[17] surpassing a record of 10 clean sheets set by Charlie Shaw in the 1921-22 season.[18] On 22 February, he broke Bobby Clark's Scottish League record of 1155 minutes without conceding a goal in a league match. Celtic won 2–0 away at Hearts, and Forster racked up his 13th consecutive clean sheet in the league.[19][20] Forster's clean sheet run finally ended on 1,256 minutes against Aberdeen on 25 February 2014, as Aberdeen defeated Celtic 2–1 to end their unbeaten run in the league.[21]

Celtic finished the season as league champions again, their third consecutive Scottish League title,[22] scoring 102 goals in the process.[23] Celtic clinched the title after a 5-1 away win against Partick Thistle on 26 March 2014.[24][25] It is the earliest that the title has been won since the 1928-29 season, when Old Firm Rivals Rangers won it on 16 March.[26][27][28]

Kris Commons was the top scorer in Scotland, netting 32 goals, and won both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year awards.[29][30]

Competitions

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

*Celtic lose the match 5-4 on penalties

Scottish Premiership

UEFA Champions League

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Spain Barcelona 6 4 1 1 16 5 +11 13
Italy Milan 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
Netherlands Ajax 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8
Scotland Celtic 6 1 0 5 3 14 −11 3

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Team record

Competition First match Last match Final position Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Premiership 3 August 2013[31] 11 May 2014[31] Winner[32] 38 31 6 1 102 25 +77 81.58 [32]
Scottish Cup 1 December 2013[31] 8 February 2014[31] Round of 16[31] 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 50.00 [31]
League Cup 24 September 2013[31] 24 September 2013[31] Round of 16[31] 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00 [31]
Champions League 17 July 2013[31] 11 December 2013[31] Group Stage 12 5 1 6 12 16 −4 41.67 [31]
Total 53 37 7 9 122 44 +78 69.81 —

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 11 May 2014[33]

Key: = Appearances, = Goals, = Yellow card, Red card = Red card

Number Nation Position Name Total League Champions League League Cup Scottish Cup
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1EnglandGKFraser Forster 51010 37010 12000 0000 2000
2WalesDFAdam Matthews 31130 23110 6010 1000 1010
3HondurasDFEmilio Izaguirre 46080 34040 10040 0000 2000
4NigeriaDFEfe Ambrose 51350 38240 11110 1000 2000
5NetherlandsDFVirgil van Dijk 46541 36521 8020 1000 2000
6IsraelMFNir Biton 20001 15000 3001 1000 1000
8ScotlandMFScott Brown 50481 38230 9041 1000 2210
9GreeceFWGeorgios Samaras 331150 20730 12420 0000 1000
10Republic of IrelandFWAnthony Stokes 462131 322021 11010 1000 2100
11NetherlandsMFDerk Boerrigter 23100 15100 5000 1000 2000
15ScotlandMFKris Commons 483240 342710 11220 1000 2310
17Guinea-BissauFWAmido Baldé 24330 20330 3000 0000 1000
18AustraliaMFTom Rogić 7000 3000 3000 1000 0000
19IcelandFWHólmbert Friðjónsson 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
20FinlandFWTeemu Pukki 32720 25720 5000 1000 1000
21ScotlandDFCharlie Mulgrew 40680 28650 10010 1010 1010
22FranceDFSteven Mouyokolo 3010 2000 1010 0000 0000
23SwedenDFMikael Lustig 28220 15010 11110 1000 1100
24PolandGKŁukasz Załuska 2000 1000 0000 1000 0000
25NorwayMFStefan Johansen 17240 16230 0000 0000 1010
28ScotlandFWLeigh Griffiths 14730 13730 0000 0000 1000
31ScotlandMFJohn Herron 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000
32ScotlandFWTony Watt 3000 2000 1000 0000 0000
33IsraelMFBeram Kayal 20130 13020 7110 0000 0000
34Republic of IrelandDFEoghan O'Connell 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000
36AustraliaDFJackson Irvine 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
37Bosnia and HerzegovinaFWBahrudin Atajić 3100 3100 0000 0000 0000
38ItalyGKLeo Fasan 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
39ScotlandFWDenny Johnstone 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
41EnglandDFDarnell Fisher 13020 12020 0000 0000 1000
42ScotlandMFCallum McGregor 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
43ScotlandDFJoe Chalmers 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
44ScotlandDFMarcus Fraser 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
45ScotlandDFLewis Toshney 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
46ScotlandMFDylan McGeouch 3000 1000 1000 1000 0000
49ScotlandMFJames Forrest 27710 16410 10300 0000 1000
50Republic of IrelandMFPaul George 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
53ScotlandMFLiam Henderson 8110 8110 0000 0000 0000
56Czech RepublicMFFilip Twardzik 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000
Players who no longer play for Celtic
6EnglandDFKelvin Wilson 4000 0000 4000 0000 0000
16WalesMFJoe Ledley 28510 20400 7010 0000 1100
88EnglandFWGary Hooper 1000 0000 1000 0000 0000

Goalscorers

Last updated 11 May 2014

R Player Scottish
Premiership
 Scottish
Cup		 Scottish
League
Cup		 UEFA
Champions
League		 Total
1 Scotland Kris Commons 27 3 0 2 32
2 Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes 20 1 0 0 21
3 Greece Georgios Samaras 7 0 0 4 11
4 Scotland James Forrest 4 0 0 3 7
Scotland Leigh Griffiths 7 0 0 0 7
Finland Teemu Pukki 7 0 0 0 7
5 Scotland Charlie Mulgrew 6 0 0 0 6
6 Wales Joe Ledley 4 1 0 0 5
Netherlands Virgil van Dijk 5 0 0 0 5
7 Scotland Scott Brown 2 2 0 0 4
8 Guinea-Bissau Amido Baldé 3 0 0 0 3
Nigeria Efe Ambrose 2 0 0 1 3
9 Sweden Mikael Lustig 0 1 0 1 2
Norway Stefan Johansen 2 0 0 0 2
10 Wales Adam Matthews 1 0 0 0 1
Israel Beram Kayal 0 0 0 1 1
Netherlands Derk Boerrigter 1 0 0 0 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bahrudin Atajić 1 0 0 0 1
Scotland Liam Henderson 1 0 0 0 1

Transfers

Players in

Dates Player From Fee
13 June 2013 Guinea-Bissau Amido Baldé Portugal Vitória Guimarães £1.8 million[34]
21 June 2013 Netherlands Virgil van Dijk Netherlands FC Groningen £2.6 million[35]
16 July 2013 France Steven Mouyokolo Unattached Free[36]
30 July 2013 Netherlands Derk Boerrigter Netherlands Ajax £1 million
30 August 2013 Israel Nir Biton Israel F.C. Ashdod £700,000[37]
31 August 2013 Finland Teemu Pukki Germany FC Schalke 04 £2.4 million[38]
1 September 2013 Germany Max Oberschmidt England Fulham Loan
1 January 2014 Iceland Hólmbert Friðjónsson Iceland Fram Reykjavík £100,000[39]
15 January 2014 Norway Stefan Johansen Norway Strømsgodset £2 million[40]
31 January 2014 Scotland Leigh Griffiths England Wolverhampton Wanderers £1 million[41]

Total spend: £11.6 million

Players out

Dates Player To Fee
1 July 2013 Republic of Ireland Daryl Murphy England Ipswich Town Free[42]
1 July 2013 Norway Thomas Rogne England Wigan Athletic Free[43]
11 July 2013 Kenya Victor Wanyama England Southampton £12.5 million[44]
18 July 2013 Scotland James Keatings Scotland Hamilton Academical Free[45]
26 July 2013 Scotland Robbie Thomson England Rochdale Free[46]
26 July 2013 England Gary Hooper England Norwich City £5.5 million[47]
7 August 2013 Scotland Callum McGregor England Notts County Loan[48]
9 August 2013 England Kelvin Wilson England Nottingham Forest £2.5 million[49]
15 August 2013 Australia Jackson Irvine Scotland Kilmarnock Loan[50]
22 August 2013 Northern Ireland Paddy McCourt England Barnsley Free[51]
1 September 2013 Scotland Tony Watt Belgium Lierse S.K. Loan[52]
4 December 2013 Tunisia Lassad Nouioui Portugal Arouca Free
14 January 2014 Republic of Ireland Paul George Scotland Hamilton Academical Loan[53]
21 January 2014 Australia Tom Rogić Australia Melbourne Victory Loan[54]
24 January 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bahrudin Atajić England Shrewsbury Town Loan[55]
24 January 2014 Scotland Stuart Findlay Scotland Greenock Morton Loan
30 January 2014 Scotland Dylan McGeouch England Coventry City Loan[56]
31 January 2014 Sierra Leone Mohamed Bangura Terminate Contract Released
31 January 2014 Scotland Mikey Miller Scotland Dumbarton Loan
31 January 2014 Scotland Joe Chalmers Scotland Falkirk Loan
31 January 2014 Wales Joe Ledley England Crystal Palace undisclosed (~£0.5m)[57]

Total received: £21 million

See also

References

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