The 2015–16 season was the 122nd season of competitive football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Premiership, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. They also competed in the Europa League, having been eliminated in the play-off round of the Champions League.
| 2015–16 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ian Bankier | |||
| Manager | Ronny Deila | |||
| Ground | Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,447) | |||
| Scottish Premiership | 1st | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Scottish Cup | Semi-final | |||
| Champions League | Play-off round | |||
| Europa League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Leigh Griffiths (31) All: Leigh Griffiths (40) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 52,412 (vs. Malmö, 19 August 2015, UEFA Champions League Play-off round) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,591 (vs. Raith Rovers, 25 September 2015, Scottish League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 44,849 | |||
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season and friendlies
v 
FC Den Bosch
FC Den Bosch| 1 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic  | 2 – 0 | FC Den Bosch | Paisley, Scotland |
Mackay-Steven  3'Pantophlet 25' (o.g.) | Celtic Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Kevin Clancy |
v 
Dukla Prague
Dukla Prague| 4 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic | 3 – 5 | Dukla Prague | Paisley, Scotland |
| Griffiths 28' (pen.) Mackay-Steven 43'van Dijk 83' | Celtic Report | Hanousek 13', 36', 50' (pen.) Mareš 60'Přikryl 85' | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: John Beaton |
v 
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad| 10 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Paisley, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 68' | Celtic Report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Bobby Madden |
v 
Celtic
Celtic| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Eibar | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Eibar, Spain |
| Arruabarrena 68' (pen.) | Celtic Report | Ambrose 49' Griffiths 59' (pen.), 74', 89' | Stadium: Ipurua |
v 
Rennes
Rennes| 25 July 2015 Friendly | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Rennes | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 12' Mackay-Steven 22' | Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Referee: Steve McLean |
Scottish Premiership
| 1 August 2015 Matchday 1 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 4' (pen.) Johansen 34' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,197 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 9 August 2015 Matchday 2 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogić 28' Commons 63' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,088 Referee: John Beaton |
| 12 August 2015 Matchday 3 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| Magennis 44' Higginbotham 88' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 3' Bitton 55' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,090 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 15 August 2015 Matchday 4 | Celtic | 4 – 2 | Inverness CT | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 8' Griffiths 12'Armstrong 55', 67' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Christie 70' Lopez 77' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,727 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 22 August 2015 Matchday 5 | Dundee United | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| Erskine 45' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 17' Durnan 44' (o.g.)McGregor 74' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,605 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 29 August 2015 Matchday 6 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 18' Rogić 45+1'Mulgrew 67' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Boyata 11' (o.g.) | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,507 Referee: John Beaton |
| 12 September 2015 Matchday 7 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Rooney 56' (pen.) Quinn 86' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 35' (pen.) | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,385 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 20 September 2015 Matchday 8 | Celtic | 6 – 0 | Dundee | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Rogic 14' Griffiths 16'Izaguirre 54', 61'Brown 87'Ciftci 87' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,558 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 26 September 2015 Matchday 9 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,297 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 4 October 2015 Matchday 10 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| Kurtaj 4' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Boyata 26' Griffiths 31' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 4,910 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 17 October 2015 Matchday 11 | Motherwell | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Motherwell, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Ciftci 15' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 8,888 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 25 October 2015 Matchday 12 | Celtic | 5 – 0 | Dundee United | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 23' Boyata 40'Commons 45+1' (pen.), 53'Kuhl 89' (o.g.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,718 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 31 October 2015 Matchday 13 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 44', 53' (pen.) Forrest 60' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rooney 89' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,161 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 8 November 2015 Matchday 14 | Ross County | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Dingwall, Scotland |
| Dingwall 59' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogić 38' Griffiths 54', 56'Bitton 75' | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 21 November 2015 Matchday 15 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,770 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 29 November 2015 Matchday 16 | Inverness CT | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Inverness, Scotland |
| Storey 39' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | McGregor 7' Griffiths 59'Devine 85' (o.g.) | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 5,976 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 13 December 2015 Matchday 18 | St Johnstone | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Perth, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Ciftci 35', 67' Boyata 49' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 19 December 2015 Matchday 19 | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Bitton 49' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Moult 53', 59' (pen.) | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,603 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 27 December 2015 Matchday 20 | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nicholson 45+1' Sow 90' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Bitton 42' Rogić 70' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,844 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 2 January 2016 Matchday 22 | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 90' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 15 January 2016 Matchday 23 | Dundee United | 1 – 4 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| Murray 31' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 21', 48' Šimunović 27'Commons 56' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 10,848 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 19 January 2016 Matchday 17 | Celtic | 8 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Lustig 4' Bitton 9'Rogić 10'Griffiths 22', 34', 54'Forrest 53'McGregor 89' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Brophy 73' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,659 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 23 January 2016 Matchday 24 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | St Johnstone | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 9', 55' Armstrong 43' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | MacLean 12' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,948 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 3 February 2016 Matchday 25 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Hayes 31' Church 37' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 90+3' | Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 February 2016 Matchday 26 | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 45+1' Boyata 57' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,560 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 20 February 2016 Matchday 27 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Inverness CT | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 54' Griffiths 59', 90+3' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,600 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 26 February 2016 Matchday 28 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| Brophy 73' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 35' (pen.) | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 2 March 2016 Matchday 29 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,451 Referee: John Beaton |
| 12 March 2016 Matchday 30 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Welsh 85' (pen.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 45' McGregor 54' | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,238 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 19 March 2016 Matchday 31 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Rogić 90' | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 6,867 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 2 April 2016 Matchday 32 | Celtic | 3 – 1 | Hearts | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Mackay-Steven 15' Roberts 35', 49' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Walker 5' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,009 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 5 April 2016 Matchday 21 | Dundee | 0 – 0 | Celtic | Dundee, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 9,566 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 9 April 2016 Matchday 33 | Motherwell | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Motherwell, Scotland |
| McDonald 60' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 44', 75' | Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 9,123 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 24 April 2016 Matchday 34 | Celtic | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 23' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Murdoch 64' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,396 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 30 April 2016 Matchday 35 | Hearts | 1 – 3 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dauda 57' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Kazim-Richards 17' Roberts 66'Griffiths 85' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 16,527 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 8 May 2016 Matchday 36 | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Aberdeen | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Roberts 7', 20' Lustig 49' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | McGinn 57' Considine 64' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,877 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 11 May 2016 Matchday 37 | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Celtic | Perth, Scotland |
| MacLean 56' Cummins 77' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 53' | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 5,959 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 15 May 2016 Matchday 38 | Celtic | 7 – 0 | Motherwell | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Tierney 21' Rogić 26'Lustig 28'Armstrong 50'Roberts 54'Christie 59'Aitchison 77' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 49,050 Referee: Euan Anderson |
UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round
v 
Stjarnan
Stjarnan| 15 July 2015 Second Qualifying | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Stjarnan | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boyata 44' Johansen 56' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 48,185 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
v Celtic
Celtic| 22 July 2015 Second Qualifying | Stjarnan | 1 – 4 (1 – 6 agg.) | Celtic | Garðabær, Iceland |
| Finsen 7' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Bitton 32' Mulgrew 49'Griffiths 88'Johansen 90+3' | Stadium: Stjörnuvöllur Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
Third qualifying round
v 
Qarabağ
Qarabağ| 29 July 2015 Third Qualifying | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Qarabağ | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Boyata 82' | BBC Sport Celtic Sport | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,011 Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer |
v Celtic
Celtic| 5 August 2015 Third Qualifying | Qarabağ | 0 – 0 (0 – 1 agg.) | Celtic | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| BBC Sport Celtic Sport | Stadium: Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Referee: Martin Strömbergsson |
Play-Off Round
v 
Malmö
Malmö| 19 August 2015 Play-Off Round | Celtic | 3 – 2 | Malmö | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 3', 61' Bitton 10' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Berget 52', 90+5' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,412 Referee: Felix Brych |
v Celtic
Celtic| 25 August 2015 Play-Off Round | Malmö | 2 – 0 (4 – 3 agg.) | Celtic | Malmö, Sweden |
| Rosenberg 23' Boyata 54' (o.g.) | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Swedbank Stadion Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Milorad Mažić |
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MOL | FEN | AJX | CEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Molde | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| 2 |  Fenerbahçe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Ajax | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | Celtic | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — |
v Celtic
Celtic| 17 September 2015 Group A | Ajax | 2 – 2 | Celtic | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Fischer 24' Schone 84' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Bitton 8' Lustig 42' | Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 47,455 Referee: Luca Banti |
v 
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe| 1 October 2015 Group A | Celtic | 2 – 2 | Fenerbahçe | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Griffiths 28' Commons 32' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Fernandão 43', 48' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,455 Referee: Kenn Hansen |
v Celtic
Celtic| 22 October 2015 Group A | Molde | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Molde, Norway |
| Kamara 11' Forren 18'Elyounoussi 56' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Commons 55' | Stadium: Aker Stadion Attendance: 9,166 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov |
v 
Molde
Molde| 5 November 2015 Group A | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Molde | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Commons 26' | BBC Report Celtic Report | Elyounoussi 21' D. Hestad 37' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 37,071 Referee: Slavko Vinčić |
v Ajax
Ajax| 26 November 2015 Group A | Celtic | 1 – 2 | Ajax | Glasgow, Scotland |
| McGregor 4' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Milik 22' Černý 88' | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 44,118 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
v Celtic
Celtic| 10 December 2015 Group A | Fenerbahçe | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Marković 39' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Commons 75' | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 35,372 Referee: Serge Gumienny |
Scottish League Cup
| 23 September 2015 Third round | Celtic | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Commons 32' Johansen 87' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,591 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 28 October 2015 Quarter-finals | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Celtic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Sutchuin 90+4' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Griffiths 71' Rogić 82' | Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 11,598 Referee: John Beaton |
| 31 January 2016 Semi-finals | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Woods 15' (pen.) Quinn 48'Schalk 63' | BBC Sport Celtic Report | Mackay-Steven 1' | Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 22,130 Referee: Craig Thomson |
Scottish Cup
| 10 January 2016 Fourth-round | Stranraer | 0 – 3 | Celtic | Stranraer, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Stair Park Attendance: 4,051 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 7 February 2016 Fifth-round | East Kilbride | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Airdrie, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report |
| Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 7,767 Referee: George Salmond |
| 6 March 2016 Quarter-finals | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,858 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 17 April 2016 Semi-finals | Rangers | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | Celtic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| BBC Sport Celtic Report |
| Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 50,069 Referee: Craig Thomson | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Player statistics
Squad, appearances and goals
| No. | Nat | Positions | Total | League | Europe | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | Apps | Goals | Mins | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | | GK | Craig Gordon | 52 | 0 | 4710 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 |  | GK | Logan Bailly | 5 | 0 | 450 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 38 |  | GK | Leo Fasan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | DF | Tyler Blackett | 8 | 0 | 456 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | DF | Emilio Izaguirre | 24 | 2 | 1937 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | DF | Efe Ambrose | 31 | 0 | 2021 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 |  | DF | Jozo Šimunović | 17 | 1 | 1392 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | DF | Dedryck Boyata | 42 | 6 | 3561 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | | DF | Charlie Mulgrew | 20 | 2 | 1392 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22 |  | DF | Saidy Janko | 13 | 0 | 778 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | DF | Mikael Lustig | 44 | 5 | 3915 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 28 |  | DF | Erik Sviatchenko | 18 | 1 | 1581 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 34 |  | DF | Eoghan O'Connell | 1 | 0 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | | DF | Stuart Findlay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | | DF | Darnell Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | | DF | Anthony Ralston | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | | DF | Calum Waters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | | DF | Kieran Tierney | 33 | 1 | 2830 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | MF | Nir Bitton | 46 | 8 | 3851 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | | MF | Scott Brown | 36 | 1 | 3144 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | | MF | Stuart Armstrong | 39 | 4 | 2238 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | | MF | Kris Commons | 33 | 9 | 1944 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | | MF | Gary Mackay-Steven | 37 | 6 | 2295 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 17 | | MF | Ryan Christie | 6 | 1 | 229 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | MF | Tom Rogić | 38 | 10 | 2155 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | | MF | Scott Allan | 16 | 0 | 517 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | MF | Stefan Johansen | 40 | 4 | 3313 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 27 | | MF | Patrick Roberts | 13 | 6 | 992 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 42 | | MF | Callum McGregor | 33 | 6 | 2061 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 49 | | MF | James Forrest | 31 | 2 | 1808 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 52 | | MF | Joe Thomson | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | | MF | Liam Henderson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | | MF | Aidan Nesbitt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | | FW | Nadir Çiftçi | 22 | 4 | 1047 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | FW | Leigh Griffiths | 51 | 40 | 3982 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 10 | | FW | Anthony Stokes | 2 | 0 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | FW | Stefan Šćepović | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | FW | Colin Kazim-Richards | 13 | 2 | 623 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 24 | | FW | Carlton Cole | 5 | 1 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 99 | | FW | Jack Aitchison | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Appearances = Total appearances | |||||||||||||||
| Last updated: 15 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Goalscorers
| R | No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Europe | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Leigh Griffiths | 31 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 40 |
| 2 | 18 | MF | | Tom Rogić | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 15 | MF | | Kris Commons | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 16 | MF | | Gary Mackay-Steven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 27 | MF | | Patrick Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 25 | MF | | Stefan Johansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | 21 | DF | | Charlie Mulgrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Emilio Izaguirre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | FW | | Colin Kazim-Richards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | | Carlton Cole | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 63 | DF | | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | | Ryan Christie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 99 | FW | | Jack Aitchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 126 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 2016
Europe:[1]
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 | League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Europe | Total | Notes | ||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | MF | | Stefan Johansen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | | Nir Bitton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Leigh Griffiths | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | DF | | Mikael Lustig | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Scott Brown | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Efe Ambrose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Emilio Izaguirre | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Stuart Armstrong | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | | Colin Kazim-Richards | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | | Scott Allan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 49 | MF | | James Forrest | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | DF | | Charlie Mulgrew | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Virgil van Dijk | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Craig Gordon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 63 | DF | | Kieran Tierney | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | | Tom Rogić | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | MF | | Kris Commons | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF |  | Saidy Janko | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | | Gary Mackay-Steven | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | DF | | Eoghan O'Connell | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 42 | MF | | Callum McGregor | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Last updated: 11 May 2016
Source: 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.
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic (C) | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 38 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 62 | 48 | +14 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 65 | |
| 4 | St Johnstone | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 56 | |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 50 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway (first phase), Soccerway (second phase)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Competition overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Scottish Premiership | 1 August 2015 | 15 May 2016 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 68.42 |
| Scottish Cup | 10 January 2016 | 17 May 2016 | 4th Round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 75.00 |
| Scottish League Cup | 23 September 2015 | 31 January 2016 | 2nd round | Semi-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 66.67 |
| Champions League | 15 July 2015 | 25 August 2015 | 2nd round | Play-off round | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 66.67 |
| Europa League | 17 September 2015 | 10 December 2015 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 126 | 54 | +72 | 61.40 | ||||
Source: Competitions
League results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 86 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 19 | +19 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ronny Deila |
| Assistant coach | John Collins |
| First Team Coach | John Kennedy |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Stevie Woods |
| Head of Performance | Bård Ove Homstøl |
| Head of Youth Academy | Chris McCart |
| Football Development Manager | John Park |
| First Team Consultant | Jim McGuinness |
| Scouting | John Park David Moss Sjaak van den Helder Michael Murphy John McGlynn |
| Head of sport and medicine | Grete Mellingen Homstøl |
| Physiotherapist | Tim Williamson |
| Physiotherapists | Gavin McCarthy |
| Doctor | Jonny Gordon |
| Head of Sports Science | Ian Coll |
| Sports Scientists | Andy Guard John Currie |
| First Team Nutritionist | Kenn Hallstensen |
| Head of Professional Academy | Tommy McIntyre |
| Head of Youth Recruitment | Willie McStay |
| Academy Welfare & Operations Manager | Brian Meehan |
| Under 20s Coach | Stephen Frail to September 2015 Davie McGovern |
| U17's Manager | Tommy McIntyre |
| U17's Coach | Miodrag Krivokapić George McCluskey |
Last updated: 5 July 2015
Source: Celtic Wiki
Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | DF | | Dedryck Boyata | 24 | EU | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £1.5 million | [3] |
| 22 | DF | | Saidy Janko | 19 | EU | Manchester United | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | Free | [4] |
| 26 | GK | | Logan Bailly | 29 | EU | OH Leuven | Transfer | Summer | 2018 | Undisclosed Fee | [5] |
| 7 | FW | | Nadir Çiftçi | 23 | EU | Dundee United | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £1.5 million | [6] |
| 19 | MF | | Scott Allan | 23 | EU | Hibernian | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £275,000 | [7] |
| 2 | DF | | Tyler Blackett | 21 | EU | Manchester United | Loan | Summer | 2016 | Loan | [8] |
| 17 | MF | | Ryan Christie | 20 | EU | Inverness CT | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | £500,000 | [9] |
| 5 | DF | | Jozo Šimunović | 21 | EU | Dinamo Zagreb | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | £5 million | [10] |
| 24 | FW | | Carlton Cole | 32 | EU | Unattached | Transfer | 2017 | Free | [11] | |
| 28 | DF | | Erik Sviatchenko | 24 | EU | FC Midtjylland | Transfer | Winter | 2020 | £1.5 million | [12] |
| 27 | MF | | Patrick Roberts | 18 | EU | Manchester City | Loan | Winter | 2017 | Loan | [13] |
| 13 | FW | | Colin Kazim-Richards | 29 | EU | Feyenoord | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | Free | [14] |
Transfers out
Total income: 
£14 million
Total expenditure: 
£8.275 million
Total profit/loss: £5.725 million
See also
References
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