Celtic F.C. league record by opponent

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An early team photo of Celtic, before the adoption of the now-famous hooped jerseys.

Celtic Football Club is a professional association football club based Glasgow, Scotland. The club was founded in 1887 and began playing league football in 1890 as founder members of the Scottish Football League. Since their first season Celtic have remained in the top division of the Scottish football league system: the Scottish Football League (1890–93), Scottish Football League Division One (1893–1975), Scottish Football League Premier Division (1975–98), Scottish Premier League (1998–2013) and Scottish Premiership (2013–present).[1] As of 2022–23 the club has completed 134 seasons of competitive football and have been Scottish football champions 53 times.[2]

Celtic played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1890–91 Scottish Football League on 23 August 1890 against Heart of Midlothian. Since that game they have faced 45 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been their Old Firm rivals Rangers, whom they have played on 330 occasions since their first league meeting on 21 March 1891.[3] They met their most recent different league opponent, Ross County, for the first time in the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League season.[4] The club has won 180 of the league matches against Motherwell which represents the most Celtic have won against any club. They have drawn more matches with Rangers than with any other club with 90 of their meetings finishing without a winner.[3] Rangers are also the side that has defeated Celtic in more league games than any other club, having won 127 of their encounters.[3]

Key[edit]

  • The table includes results of matches played by Celtic in the Scottish Football League, Scottish First Division, Scottish Premier League and Scottish Premiership.
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 Scottish Premiership alongside Celtic.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Celtic played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record[edit]

Statistics correct as of match played on 16 December 2023.
Celtic F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA
Abercorn ‡ 4 4 0 0 4 3 0 1 8 7 0 1 31 10 087.50 1890–91 1896–97
Aberdeen † 155 106 26 23 153 69 38 46 308 175 64 69 584 331 056.82 1905–06 2023–24
Airdrieonians ‡ 64 47 12 5 64 41 10 13 128 88 22 18 311 118 068.75 1903–04 1992–93
Albion Rovers 9 7 1 1 9 7 1 1 18 14 2 2 56 15 077.78 1919–20 1948–49
Alloa Athletic 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 1922–23 1922–23
Arbroath 9 9 0 0 9 7 1 1 18 16 1 1 56 10 088.89 1935–36 1974–75
Ayr United 38 32 2 4 38 27 4 7 76 59 6 11 211 72 077.63 1913–14 1977–78
Bo'ness ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 1 100.00 1927–28 1927–28
Cambuslang ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 13 6 075.00 1890–91 1891–92
Clyde 63 48 10 5 63 46 13 4 126 94 23 9 360 107 074.60 1891–92 1974–75
Clydebank (1914–1931) ‡ 7 4 2 1 7 5 1 1 14 9 3 2 28 10 064.29 1917–18 1925–26
Clydebank (1965–2002) ‡ 6 6 0 0 6 3 2 1 12 9 2 1 31 7 075.00 1977–78 1986–87
Cowdenbeath 11 10 1 0 11 7 2 2 22 17 3 2 62 15 077.27 1924–25 1970–71
Cowlairs ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 100.00 1890–91 1890–91
Dumbarton 20 15 5 0 20 16 3 1 40 31 8 1 113 25 077.50 1890–91 1984–85
Dundee † 123 87 24 12 119 63 25 31 242 150 49 43 505 239 061.98 1893–94 2023–24
Dundee United 100 64 28 8 101 53 21 27 201 117 49 35 410 200 058.21 1925–26 2022–23
Dunfermline Athletic 52 45 1 6 49 30 11 8 101 75 12 14 258 95 074.26 1926–27 2011–12
East Fife 14 10 3 1 14 5 1 8 28 15 4 9 75 48 053.57 1930–31 1973–74
East Stirlingshire 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 16 4 100.00 1932–33 1963–64
Falkirk 76 59 10 7 77 41 19 17 153 100 29 24 340 148 065.36 1905–06 2009–10
Gretna ‡ 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 8 1 100.00 2007–08 2007–08
Hamilton Academical 56 49 3 4 54 38 11 5 110 87 14 9 278 92 079.09 1906–07 2020–21
Heart of Midlothian † 162 105 37 20 160 75 31 54 322 180 68 74 613 350 055.90 1890–91 2023–24
Hibernian † 152 101 33 18 154 75 43 36 306 176 76 54 633 304 057.52 1895–96 2023–24
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 20 17 2 1 19 11 5 3 39 28 7 4 92 30 071.79 2004–05 2016–17
Kilmarnock † 118 94 18 6 123 69 30 24 241 163 48 30 583 219 067.63 1899–1900 2023–24
Leith Athletic 6 6 0 0 6 4 0 2 12 10 0 2 37 14 083.33 1891–92 1931–32
Livingston † 17 14 3 0 16 10 4 2 33 24 7 2 82 23 072.73 2001–02 2023–24
Morton 61 44 12 5 61 39 14 8 122 83 26 13 275 98 068.03 1900–01 1987–88
Motherwell † 146 104 23 19 145 77 38 30 291 181 61 49 642 298 062.20 1903–04 2023–24
Partick Thistle 97 67 17 13 101 68 18 15 198 135 35 28 458 187 068.18 1897–98 2017–18
Port Glasgow Athletic ‡ 8 7 0 1 8 6 2 0 16 13 2 1 45 11 081.25 1902–03 1909–10
Queen of the South 20 10 5 5 20 7 3 10 40 17 8 15 86 60 042.50 1933–34 1963–64
Queen's Park 42 34 5 3 42 31 2 9 84 65 7 12 220 75 077.38 1900–01 1957–58
Raith Rovers 40 28 7 5 40 22 9 9 80 50 16 14 178 70 062.50 1910–11 1996–97
Rangers † 165 72 47 46 166 42 43 81 331 114 90 127 447 466 034.44 1890–91 2023–24
Renton ‡ 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 6 6 0 0 19 5 100.00 1891–92 1892–93
Ross County † 17 14 3 0 18 13 3 2 35 27 6 2 91 19 077.14 2012–13 2023–24
St Bernard's ‡ 7 7 0 0 7 5 1 1 14 12 1 1 37 14 085.71 1893–94 1899–1900
St Johnstone † 73 54 14 5 73 45 12 16 146 99 26 21 346 121 067.81 1924–25 2023–24
St Mirren † 126 93 22 11 125 84 20 21 251 177 42 32 595 212 070.52 1891–92 2023–24
Stirling Albion 11 10 1 0 11 4 2 5 22 14 3 5 64 23 063.64 1949–50 1967–68
Third Lanark ‡ 58 42 8 8 58 31 13 14 116 73 21 22 270 132 062.93 1890–91 1964–65
Vale of Leven 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 18 7 050.00 1890–91 1891–92

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SPFL: New Scottish league brands unveiled". BBC Sport. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Celtic Football Club (Honours)". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Head to head – Rangers vs. Celtic". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (18 August 2012). "Ross County 1-1 Celtic: match report". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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