1975–76 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1975–76 season
ManagerJock Stein
Sean Fallon (acting manager)
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier Division2nd
Scottish Cup3rd Round
Scottish League CupFinalists
European Cup Winners' Cup2nd round

During the 1975–76 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Celtic reached the finals of the League Cup, where they lost to Rangers.[1]

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 23 8 5 60 24 +36 54 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 36 21 6 9 71 42 +29 48 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Hibernian 36 18 7 11 55 43 +12 43
4 Motherwell 36 16 8 12 57 49 +8 40
5 Heart of Midlothian 36 13 9 14 39 45 −6 35 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

30 August 1975 Premier League Rangers 2 – 1 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 70,964
6 September 1975 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 24,504
13 September 1975 Premier League Motherwell 1 – 1 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 18,612
20 September 1975 Premier League St Johnstone 1 – 2 Celtic Perth
15:00 Stadium: Muirton Park
Attendance: 11,703
27 September 1975 Premier League Celtic 2 – 1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,986
4 October 1975 Premier League Celtic 3 – 1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,728
11 October 1975 Premier League Aberdeen 1 – 2 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 BST Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,868
1 November 1975 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,225
8 November 1975 Premier League Dundee 1 – 0 Celtic Dundee
15:00 BST Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 16,456
12 November 1975 Premier League Ayr United 2 – 7 Celtic Ayr
19:30 BST Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 12,140
15 November 1975 Premier League Celtic 0 – 2 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,399
22 November 1975 Premier League Celtic 3 – 2 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 18,517
29 November 1975 Premier League Dundee United 1 – 3 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 11,846
6 December 1975 Premier League Hearts 0 – 1 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 20,446
10 December 1975 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Hibernian Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 39,918
13 December 1975 Premier League Celtic 0 – 2 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 23,156
20 December 1975 Premier League Hibernian 1 – 3 Celtic Edinburgh
19:30 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 21,136
27 December 1975 Premier League Celtic 3 – 1 Ayr United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 21,238
1 January 1976 Premier League Rangers 1 – 0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: 57,797
3 January 1976 Premier League Celtic 3 – 3 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 19,968
10 January 1976 Premier League Motherwell 1 – 3 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 18,092
17 January 1976 Premier League St Johnstone 3 – 4 Celtic Perth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Muirton Park
Attendance: 9,951
31 January 1976 Premier League Celtic 2 – 1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 17,007
7 February 1976 Premier League Celtic 2 – 0 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 21,048
21 February 1976 Premier League Aberdeen 0 – 1 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 19,214
28 February 1976 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,059
20 March 1976 Premier League Dundee 0 – 1 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 14,830
27 March 1976 Premier League Celtic 4 – 0 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,934
3 April 1976 Premier League Celtic 1 – 0 St Johnstone Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,126
10 April 1976 Premier League Dundee United 3 – 2 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 12,771
17 April 1976 Premier League Celtic 1 – 1 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 28,608
21 April 1976 Premier League Hibernian 2 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
19:30 BST Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 19,076
24 April 1976 Premier League Celtic 1 – 2 Ayr United Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,486
26 April 1976 Premier League Celtic 0 – 0 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 51,142
1 May 1976 Premier League Ayr United 3 – 5 Celtic Ayr
15:00 BST Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 6,802
3 May 1976 Premier League Hearts 1 – 0 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 BST Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 8,537

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish Cup
24 January 1976 Third round Motherwell 3 - 2 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 25,000

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1975–76 Scottish League Cup
9 August 1975 Group 3 Celtic 1 - 0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 31,819
13 August 1975 Group 3 Hearts 2 - 0 Celtic Edinburgh
19:30 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,491
16 August 1975 Group 3 Celtic 3 - 1 Dumbarton Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 21,804
20 August 1975 Group 3 Celtic 3 - 1 Hearts Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 27,314
23 August 1975 Group 3 Dumbarton 0 - 8 Celtic Dumbarton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Boghead Park
Attendance: 11,255
27 August 1975 Group 3 Aberdeen 0 - 2 Celtic Aberdeen
19:30 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 13,984
10 September 1975 Quarter-final 1st leg Stenhousemuir 0 - 2 Celtic Stenhousemuir
19:30 GMT Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 8,075
24 September 1975 Quarter-final 2nd leg Celtic 1 - 0
(3 – 0 agg.)		 Stenhousemuir Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 2,658
6 October 1975 Semi-final Partick Thistle 0 - 1 Celtic Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 31,421
25 October 1975 Final Rangers 1 - 0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 58,706

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup
16 September 1975 1st round 1st leg Valur Iceland 0 - 2 Scotland Celtic Reykjavík
19:00 GMT Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,000
1 October 1975 1st round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 7 - 0
(9 – 0 agg.)		 Iceland Valur Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 16,000
22 October 1975 2nd round 1st leg Boavista Portugal 0 - 0 Scotland Celtic Porto
20:00 GMT Stadium: Estádio do Bessa
Attendance: 15,000
5 November 1975 2nd round 2nd leg Celtic Scotland 3 - 1
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Portugal Boavista Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 37,000
3 March 1976 Quarter-final 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1 - 1 East Germany Sachsenring Zwickau Glasgow
20:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 46,000
17 March 1976 Quarter-final 2nd leg Sachsenring Zwickau East Germany 1 - 0
(2 – 1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Zwickau
14:00 GMT Stadium: Georgi Dimitroff Stadion
Attendance: 40,024

Glasgow Cup

4 August 1975 Semi-final Clyde 1 - 2 Celtic Glasgow
19:30 BST Stadium: Shawfield Stadium
Attendance: 7,000

Final delayed until the following season

8 August 1976 Final Celtic 1 - 3 Rangers Glasgow
19:30 BST Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 55,000

References

  1. ^ "Rangers take pot luck". Sunday Sun. 26 October 1975. p. 27. Retrieved 2 November 2024 – via Newspapers.com.