Players Who Never Played a Game


All Time A-Z of Celtic Players | Players | First Team Squad | Player Photos


Players Who Never Played a Competitive First Team Match


(Excludes Trialists who you will find here )

The following stats were collected by KDS poster lubomirmoravcik, using sources such as the Scottish Footbal Historian Record of League Players since WW2.


A further list of players that never played a competitive first team game or Friendly or Testimonial can be here

A number of other Youth and Reserve Players can be found on the 'Lost to the Depths of time' page
Players Who Never Played a Game - Kerrydale Street




Player Season Season Club Club Comments

 From To Signed from Playing with
Johnny Adams 1994-95 1995-96 Celtic BC Celtic From Wishaw. Signed early '94 and playing for the Youths / U18 side. Was in the U19 squad in mid August 94 at Sunderland International Youth Tourney. Went to International Youth Tournament, Kearney, USA with U18's
Kenny Aird 1964-65 1965-66 Drumchapel Strollers Celtic

1965-66 1967-68 Celtic St Mirren

 1967-68 1972-73 St Mirren St Johnstone

 1972-73 1976-77 St Johnstone Hearts

 1976-77 1977-78 Hearts Toronto

 1977-78 1977-78 Toronto Arbroath
Sean Anderson 2004-05 2006-07 Pro Youth Academy Celtic left Celtic Feb, 06; joined Dundee Utd Reserves; signed to main team 7/07 to 5/08; left for East Stirling, continues with them

 2007-08 2007-08 Celtic Dundee Utd

 2008-09 still Dundee Utd East Stirling
Gary Arbuckle 2002-03 2003-04 ? Celtic

2004-05 2007-08 Celtic Clyde

2008-09 still Clyde Queen of the South
Ian Baillie 1975-76 1975-76 Kilbirnie Ladeside Celtic
James Baillie 1963-64 1964-65 Lochore Welfare Celtic

1965-66 1968-69 Celtic Alloa
Ross Ballantyne 2001-02 2001-02 ? Celtic Released from Motherwell 31/5/04; joined Kilwinnig Rangers; now plays for East Kilbride Thistle

 2002-03 2003-04 Celtic Motherwell

 2004-05 2008-09 Motherwell Arthurlie

 2008-09 still Arthurlie East Kilbride Thistle
John Balmer 1971-72 1973-74 Beith Celtic
Stuart Balmer 1987-88 1990-91 Gairdoch BC Celtic See Player Profile link

 1990-91 1997-98 Celtic Charlton Athletic

1997-98 1998-00 Charlton Athletic Wigan Athletic

1998-00 2000-01 Wigan Athletic Oldham Athletic

2000-01 2001-02 Oldham Athletic Scunthorpe Utd

2002-03 2003-04 Scunthorpe Utd Boston Utd

2004-05 2004-05 Boston Utd Clyde

2005-06 2005-06 Clyde Hamilton
Jim Beattie 1991-92 1992-93 Celtic St Mirren

1993-94 1993-94 St Mirren Ayr Utd

1993-94 1994-95 Ayr Utd Albion Rovers

1995-96 ? Albion Rovers Petershill
Stuart Beattie 1984-85 1984-85 Ardeer Recreation Celtic played in Youth Cup

 1984-85 1984-85 Celtic Ardeer Recreation

1985-86 1985-86 Ardeer Recreation Rangers

1986-87 1988-89 Rangers Doncaster Rovers

1989-90 ?
Juniors Had testimonial Ayrshire Junior X1 v Rangers 21.04.96
Gary Bendoris 1989-90 1990-91 Celtic BC Celtic

1991-92 1991-92 Celtic St Mirren
Ian Black 1976-77 1978-79 Tranent Celtic

1978-79 1979-80 Celtic Hearts

1979-80 1980-81 Hearts Hibs

1980-81 1980-81 Hibs East Fife

1980-81 1981-82 East Fife Berwick Rangers

1982-83 ? Berwick Rangers Ormiston Primrose
Sean Boggins 1950-51 ? Caman Celtic (Ireland) Celtic
Stephanne Bonnes 1999-00 2003-04 FC Mulhouse Celtic

2003-04 2003-04 Celtic Partick Thistle

2004-05 ? Partick Thistle St Louis Neuweg
Paul Borland 1995-96 1999-00 Celtic BC Celtic left Queens Park for Juniors - first w Pollok; layed for Central Scotland Amateurs as a sub in the UEFA Regions tournament August 06; played as a fwd for Drumchapel Utd in 07/08 finishing top of their division in the Scottish AFA.

 1999-00 2001-02 Celtic Queens Park

 2002-03 still Queens Park Juniors
Declan Boyle 1995-96 1996-97 Sligo Rovers Celtic see player profile link
David Brady 1961-62 1964-65 Schools Celtic

1964-65 1964-65 Celtic Third Lanark
John Brankin 1963-64 1963-64 Coatbridge St Pats HS Celtic
Francis Breslin 1976-77 1976-77 Dalry Thistle Celtic
Graham Brown 1975-76 1977-78 Celtic BC Celtic
Ramsey Brown 1961-62 1962-63 St Roch's Celtic
Hugh Bryceland 1953-54 1954-55 St Anthonys Celtic

1960-61 1962-63 ? Albion Rovers
Alex Burns 1958-59 1958-59 Cambuslang Rangers Celtic
James Burns 1955-56 1955-56 Maryhill Harp Celtic
Kevin Byrne 1978-79 1979-80 Celtic BC Celtic

1979-80 1980-81 Celtic Dumbarton
Paul Cahillane 2005-06 2007-08 Belvedere Celtic released summer 2008
Joseph Campbell 1946-47 1949-50 St Anthonys Celtic

1949-50 1950-51 Celtic Leyton Orient

1950-51 1950-51 Leyton Orient Gillingham
Kenny Campbell 1990-91 199091 Celtic BC Celtic

1991-92 1991-92 Celtic Alloa

1992-93 ? Alloa Blantyre Vics
Mark Canning 1999-00 1999-00 Celtic BC Celtic

2000-01 2004-05 Celtic Kilmarnock

2004-05 2005-06 Kilmarnock Stirling Albion

2006-07 still Stirling Albion Dumbarton
Gary Carberry 1995-96 1995-96 Celtic BC Celtic see Player Profile link

 1996-97 1997-98 Celtic Stirling Albion
Tommy Carmichael 1959-60 1961-62 St Andrews United Celtic

1962-63 1962-63 Celtic Brechin

1963-64 1963-64 Brechin Hamilton
Neil Carr 1971-72 1972-73 Maryhill Jnrs Celtic

1972-73 1973-74 Celtic Clyde
Mark Casey 1998-99 2000-01 Celtic BC Celtic

2000-01 2004-05 Celtic Portsmouth

2005-06 Jan-08 Portsmouth Ayr Utd

Jan-08 Jun-08 Ayr Utd Glenafton

Jun-08 still
Albion Rovers
Eddie Cattenach 1970-71 1973-74 Grangemouth International BC Celtic Brother of David Cattenach.
Allan Chappell 1963-64 1964-65 Lochore Welfare Celtic
Peter Cheney 1988-89

Celtic Youth Cup player
Charlie Christie 1987-88 1988-89 Inverness Thistle Celtic Became manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

 1988-89 1993-94 Celtic Inverness Caledonian

1994-95 2003-04 Inverness Caledonian Inverness CT
Gareth Christie 2002-03 2005-06 Home Farm BC Celtic Released fr Kildare County at start of 07/08. Current whereabouts not known

 2006-07 2007-08 Celtic Kildare Co.
Gerry Christie 1973-74 1974-75 Celtic BC Celtic

1976-77 1984-85 Irvine Meadow Ayr

1984-85 1986-87 Ayr United Airdrie

1986-87 1987-88 Airdrie Clydebank
Jim Clark 1966-67 1969-70 St Michaels Kilwinning Celtic

1969-70 1970-71 Celtic Kilmarnock

1970-71 1970-71 Kilmarnock Morton
Jacky Clarke 1968-69 1969-70 Shamrock Rovers Celtic
John Clifford 1950-51 1951-52 Carfin Harp Celtic
John Clifford 1976-77 1977-78 Forth Wanderers Celtic

1977-78 1978-79 Celtic Motherwell
Marc Cocozza 1997-87 2001-02 St Johnstone BC Celtic

2001-02 2002-03 Celtic Dundee United

2002-03 2002-03 Dundee United Forfar

2003-04 ? Forfar Maryhill Juniors
Michael Collins 1964-65 1965-66 Thornton Hibs Celtic

1966-67 1966-67 Celtic Alloa

1966-67 1966-67 Alloa Brechin

1966-67 1966-67 Brechin Stenhousemuir

1967-68 ? Stenhousemuir St Andrews United

1970-71 1970-71 St Andrews United Alloa
John Colquhoun 1957-58 1959-60 Strathallan Hawthorn Celtic

1959-60 1961-62 Celtic Stirling Albion

1961-62 1963-64 Stirling Oldham

1964-65 1967-68 Oldham Scunthorpe

1968-69 1970-71 Scunthorpe Oldham
Owen Connelly 1964-65 1965-66
Celtic

1966-67 1966-67 Celtic East Stirling
Tommy Connors 1948-49 1948-49 Brentford Celtic
Hugh Conroy 1946-47 1946-47
Celtic
Mike Conway 1979-80 1979-80 Campsie Black Watch Celtic

1985-86 1992-93 ? Stirling Albion

1993-94 1993-94 Stirling Albion East Stirling

1994-95 ? East Stirling Cumbernauld Utd
Ray Cormack 1967-68 1968-69 Salvesen BC Celtic

1969-70 1969-70 Celtic Dundee

1970-71 1970-71 Dundee Raith
Marco Cortani 1998-99 1999-00 AS Roma Celtic

2000-01 2000-01 Celtic Civitavecchia

2000-01 2000-01 Civitavecchia Pisoniano

2001-02 2001-02 Pisoniano AS Astrea

2002-03 2002-03 AS Astrea Lupa Frascati

2003-04 2003-04 Lupa Frascati US Sorianese

2004-05 2007-08 single seasons with Terracina, Anziolavinio, Pomezia + untraced team

 2008-09 still ? SS Formia
Marty Coughlin 1994-95 1994-95 San Diego (USA) Celtic See Player Profile Link
Jim Coyle 1974-75 1974-75 Greyfriars BC Celtic
Joe Coyle 1975-76 1976-77 Shettleston Celtic

1976-77 1982-83 Celtic Dumbarton

1982-83 1983-84 Dumbarton Airdrie

1983-84 1985-86 Airdrie Dumbarton

1985-86 1986-87 Dumbarton Morton

1986-87 1986-87 Morton Arbroath

1987-88 1987-88 Arbroath Stranraer
Brian Coyne 1973-74 1978-79 Celtic BC Celtic

1979-80 1979-80 Celtic Shrewsbury

1980-81 1983-84 Shrewsbury Motherwell

1983-84 1983-84 Motherwell Falkirk

1998-99 1999-00 Aberdeen Montrose
John Cranston 1950-51 1950-51 Musselburgh Celtic
Willie Crayton 1985-86 1987-88 Celtic BC Celtic
John Creechan 1978-79 1980-81 Celtic BC Celtic
Stuart Cringean 1999-00 2000-01 ? Celtic

2000-01 2001-02 Celtic Clyde

2002-03 2003-04 Clyde Falkirk

2003-04 ? Falkirk Linlithgow Rose

? still Linlithgow Rose Camelon Juniors
Bobby Crookston 1950-51 1950-51 Auchtermuchty Celtic
Gerry Crossley 1996-97 1998-99 Celtic BC Celtic see Player Profile link
Craig Culkin 1995-96 1997-98 Jersey Scottish BC Celtic see Player Profile link
Charles Cullen 1963-64 1963-64 St Rochs Celtic

1964-65 1964-65 Celtic Third Lanark
Hugh Cunningham 1964-65 1965-66 Maryhill Harp Celtic

1965-66 1966-67 Celtic Fulham
John Cunningham 1976-77 1976-77 Blantyre Celtic Celtic
JIm Currie 1966-67 1966-67 Campsie Black Watch Celtic
Scott Cuthbert 2004-05 still Celtic BC Celtic Scotland under 21 international while with Celtic
Paul Dalglish 1995-96 1996-97 Celtic BC Celtic Son of Kenny Dalglish

 1996-97 1997-98 Celtic Liverpool Won 6 under 21 caps for Scotland after leaving Celtic

 1997-98 1998-99 Liverpool Newcastle

1997-98 loan Newcastle Bury

1998-99 2001-02 Newcastle Norwich City

2000-01 loan Norwich Wigan Athletic

2001-02 loan Norwich Wigan Athletic

2002-03 2002-03 Norwich Blackpool

2002-03 2003-04 Blackpool Scunthorpe

2003-04 2003-04 Blackpool Linfield

2004-05 2004-05 Linfield Modena (Italy)

2005-06 2005-06 Modena (Italy) Livingston

2005-06 2005-06 Livingston Hibernian

2006-07 2006-07 Hibernian Houston Dynamo (USA)

2007-08 2007-08 Houston Dynamo (USA) Kilmarnock
Brian D'Arcy 1968-69 1969-70 Aberdeen Sunnybank Celtic
Alan Davidson 1979-80 1980-81 Royal Albert Celtic Son of ex-referee Bobby Davidson

 1980-81 1980-81 Celtic Royal Albert

1980-81 1981-82 Royal Albert Airdrie

1982-83 1993-94 Airdrie Queen of the South

1993-94 1993-94 Queen of the South Ards

1994-95 1996-97 Ards Albion Rovers
Jim Davidson 1968-69 1971-72 Maryhill Celtic
Willie Davidson 1954-55 1954-55 Duntocher Hibs Celtic
Peter Davis 1996-97 1996-97 Shelbourne Celtic
Jim Devine 1946-47 1948-49 Mossend Boys Guild Celtic

1949-50 1949-50 Celtic Hamilton
James Devine 1958-59 1958-59 Petershill Celtic
Craig Devlin 1997-98 1999-00 Celtic Academy Celtic Youth GK; had periods w Juniors Troon Amateurs, Tower Hearts, Cumbernauld Utd.

 2000-01 2002-03 Celtic St Johnstone

 2003-04 2003-04 St Johnstone Ross County

 2004-05 ? Ross County Juniors
Kevin Docherty 1993-94 1995-96 Celtic BC Celtic
Billy Dolan 1991-92 1993-94 Giffnock North Celtic

1993-94 1994-95 Celtic St Mirren

1994-95 1994-95 St Mirren Albion Rovers

1995-96 ? Albion Rovers Largs Thistle
Mark Donaghy 1990-91 1992-93 Giffnock North Celtic After retiring as a player became an agent for players running Arena Sports Agent Management. He was Neil Lennon an Majieu Zurawski's agent..

 1993-94 1994-95 Celtic Morton

 1994-95 1997-98 Morton East Fife

 1998-99 1998-99 East Fife Partick Thistle

 1998-99 1999-00 Partick Thistle Alloa
Danny Donaldson 1980-81 1980-81 Maryhill Celtic
Thomas Donegan 1946-47 1953-54 Celtic Dumbarton

1954-55 1955-56 Dumbarton Arbroath
Alec Donnelly 1961-62 1962-63 Pumpherston Celtic

1963-64 1967-68 Celtic Arbroath

1967-68 1967-68 Arbroath Falkirk

1968-69 1970-71 Falkirk Stenhousemuir
Steve Dornan 1988-89 1988-89 Celtic BC Celtic
Colin Douglas 1980-81 198081 Bellfield BC Celtic

1981-82 1991-92 Celtic Doncaster Rovers

1986-87 loan Doncaster Rovers Rotherham United
John Paul Dow 1996-97 1997-98 Celtic BC Celtic see Player Profile link

 1997-98 1998-99 Celtic Motherwell

1999-00 2007-08 Motherwell Greenock Juniors

2008-09 still Greenock Juniors Largs Thistle
Edward Dowdalls 1949-50 1951-52 St Johnstone Celtic

1952-53 1952-53 Celtic Albion Rovers
Troy Doughlin 2000-01 2000-01 Torquay Utd Celtic

2001-02 2001-02 Celtic Torquay Utd

2002-03 2003-04 Torquay Utd Tiverton

2003-04 2004-05 Tiverton Bromsgrove Utd

2004-05 2005-06 Bromsgrove Utd Rushall Olympic

2006-07 2007-08 Rushall Olympic Tipton Town
Michael Doyle 2001-02 2003-04 Cherry Orchard Celtic Capped at full level for Republic of Ireland while with Coventry City

 2003-04 still Celtic Coventry City
Tom Duddy 1960-61 1962-63 Maryhill Harp Celtic

1963-64 1963-64 Blantyre Celtic Airdrie

1964-65 1964-65 Airdrie Cowdenbeath
Ian Duff 1978-79 1978-79 Errol Rovers Celtic
David Duffy 1949-50 1955-56 Dundee St Josephs Celtic

1956-57 1956-57 Celtic Montrose
Jim Duffy 1979-80 1981-82 Maryhill Celtic While with Dundee was capped once for Scotland at under 21 level as an over age player.

 1981-82 1985-86 Celtic Morton

 1985-86 1990-91 Morton Dundee

 1990-91 1992-93 Dundee Partick Thistle

1992-93 1996-97 Partick Thistle Dundee
John Duffy 1948-49 1953-54 Dunkeld Amateurs Celtic

1953-54 loan Celtic Arbroath

1954-55 1954-55 Celtic Southend
Eamonn Duggan 1996-97 1997-98 Celtic BC Celtic on leaving had a trial w Rotherham; fr East Kilbride

 1998-99 ? Celtic Juniors
Davie Duncan 1946-47 1953-54 Celtic East Fife

1953-54 1954-55 East Fife Raith

1955-56 1955-56 Raith Crewe

1955-56 1958-59 Crewe Brechin
Peter Duncan 1964-65 1964-65 New Blackburn Celtic

1965-66 1967-68 Celtic St Johnstone

1968-69 1968-69 St Johnstone Hamilton
Thomas Dunne 1963-64 1963-64 St Anthonys Celtic

1964-65 1964-65 Celtic Leyton Orient

1964-65 1966-67 Leyton Orient Dumbarton

1967-68 1967-68 Dumbarton Albion Rovers

1967-68 1970-71 Albion Rovers Dundee United
Gary Dunphy 2004-05 2004-05 Ferrybank AFC Celtic

2005-06 still Celtic Waterford United
Matt Dunsmore 1952-53 1953-54 Bonnybridge Celtic
Alan Duthie 1972-73 1972-73 Edinburgh Athletic Celtic
James Elliot 2003-04 2004-05 Celtic BC Celtic Unable to trace post-Celtic
Chris Fahey 1995-96 1995-96 Celtic BC Celtic See Player Profile link - currently with Glenafton

 2005-06 2005-06 Larkhall Thistle Stenhousemuir

2006-07 2007-08 Stenhousemuir Raith Rovers

2008-09 still Raith Rovers Glenafton
Ian Fairley 1976-77 1976-77 Newtongrange Star Celtic
Jim Feeney 1979-80 1979-80 Neilston Celtic
Peter Feeney 1985-86 1986-87
Celtic Groundstaff, U18's plus a few Reserve and Reserve sub spots
Scott Ferguson 1992-93 1993-94 Celtic BC Celtic

1995-96 1996-97 ? Brechin City
Hugh Ferry 1978-79 1978-79 Celtic BC Celtic
Simon Ferry 2004-05 still Celtic BC Celtic
Kjartan Finnbogason 2005-06 2006-07 KR Reykjavik Celtic

2007-08 still Celtic Sandefjord (Norway)
Kevin Finnon 1988-89 1990-91 ? Celtic Reserve and Youth team player; Voted Celtic Boys Club U16 Boy of the Year 89/90; whereabouts unknown
Paddy Fitzpatrick 1996-97 1997-98 Celtic BC Celtic

1998-99 1998-99 Celtic Motherwell
Barry Fitzsimmonds 1992-93 1993-94 Celtic BC Celtic

1994-95 ? Celtic Partick Thistle
Hugh Fletcher 1954-55 1955-56 Lochgilphead Celtic
Peter Flynn 1998-99 2001-02 Celtic BC Celtic

2002-03 2002-03 Celtic Hamilton Acc.
Eddie Folan 1957-58 1958-59 Dundee St Josephs Celtic

1958-59 1962-63 Celtic Dundee St Josephs

1962-63</