1. James Kelly (1888-1897)
2. Daniel Doyle (1897-1899)
3. Sandy McMahon (1899-1903)
4. Willie Orr (1903-1906)
5. James Hay (1906-1911)
6. Sunny Jim Young (1911-1917)
7. Alec McNair (1917-1920)
8. William Cringan (1920-1923)
9. Charlie Shaw (1923-1925)
10. Willie McStay (1925-1929)
11. Jimmy McStay (1929-1934)
12. Bobby Hogg (1934-1935)
13. Willie Lyon (1935-1939)
14. John McPhail (1948-1952)
15. Sean Fallon (1952-1953)
16. Jock Stein (1953-1955)
17. Bobby Evans (1955-1957)
18. Bertie Peacock (1957-1961)
19. Duncan MacKay (1961-1963)
20. Billy McNeill (1963-1975)
21. Kenny Dalglish (1975-1977)
22. Danny McGrain (1977-1987)
23. Roy Aitken (1987-1990)
24. Paul McStay (1990-1997)
25. Tom Boyd (1997-2002)
26. Paul Lambert (2002-2004)
27. Jackie McNamara (Jnr) (2004-2005)
28. Neil Lennon (2005-2007)
29. Stephen McManus (2007-....)

(Dates from A celtic A-Z)

James Kelly, signed from Renton, was the club’s first captain.
Willie and Jimmy McStay were brothers and Paul McStay was their great-nephew.