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Celtic Club Records

For Celtic Honours, see the Honours section.
Victories & defeats
- Record victory: 11-0, against Dundee in 1895.
- Record victory against Glasgow Rangers: 7-1 in the Scottish League Cup Final 1957.
- Record victory (Cup final): Celtic 7 - 1 Rangers, Scottish League Cup Final 1957; still British record for the highest score in a domestic cup final.
- Record defeat (all): 0-8 against Motherwell in 1937.
- Record defeat (home): 0-5 against Hearts in 1895.
- Record defeat (post war home): 1-5 Aberdeen 1947.
- Record points earned in a season:
Attendances
- Record attendance (home): 92,000 against Rangers in 1938. A 3-0 victory for Celtic
- Record attendance (Scotland): 146,433; The Scottish Cup final win against Aberdeen FC in 1937 was attended by a crowd of 146,433 (unofficial attendance 147,365) at Hampden Park in Glasgow, which remains a record for a club match in European football
- Record attendance (Europe): Hold the record for the highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v Leeds Utd in the European Cup semi-final 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 133,961.
Appearances
- Record Appearances: Alec McNair, 604 from 1904-1925.
Scorers
- Most goals in a season:Henrik Larsson, 53.
- Record scorer: Jimmy McGrory, 397 (plus 13 whilst on-loan at Clydebank).
Service
- Longest serving player: Alec McNair, 21 years 1904-1925
Unbeaten runs
- Longest unbeaten run (all): Celtic currently hold the UK record for an unbeaten run in professional football : 62 games (49 won, 13 drawn), from 13 Nov 1915 until 21 April 1917- a total of 17 months and four days in all (they lost at home to Kilmarnock on the last day of the season).
- Longest unbeaten run (home): Celtic also hold the SPL record for an unbeaten run of home matches (77), spanning from 2001 to 2004 (this run was ended by a 3-2 defeat to Aberdeen on 21 April 2004), and the record for the longest run of consecutive wins in a single season (25 matches).
International Caps
- Most Capped Player: 80, Pat Bonner: Republic of Ireland
- Most Scotland Caps: 76, Paul McStay.
Transfer fees
- Record Transfer fee received £6,500,000 Stilian Petrov, Aston Villa, 30 August 2006
- Record Transfer fee paid £6,000,000 Chris Sutton, Chelsea, 11 July 2000
Europe
- Only club in history to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown talent
- 1967, the year Celtic achieved the feat of winning every competition they played.
- Hold the record for the highest attendance for a European club competition match: Celtic v Leeds Utd in the European Cup semi-final 1970 at Hampden Park, Glasgow. Official attendance 133,961.
- Fastest hat-trick in European Club football - Mark Burchill v Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in 2000.
- First and only Scottish club to reach the final of the European Cup.
- First British club to reach the final and win the European Cup.
- First Nothern European club to reach the final and win the European Cup .
- Four club record European victories
- Club record European defeat: 0-5 against Artmedia Bratislava on 27 July 2005.
Misc
- Disallowed Goals Record: On April 2 2000, Celtic had four goals chalked off in 17 minutes against Kilmarnock, including three from a distraught Tommy Johnson. Celtic still won the match 4-2!
