1986–87 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1986–87 season
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Manager	Davie Hay
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	2nd
Scottish Cup	4th Round
Scottish League Cup	Finalists
European Cup	2nd round
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

During the 1986–87 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	44	31	7	6	85	23	+62	69	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Celtic	44	27	9	8	90	41	+49	63	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Dundee United	44	24	12	8	85	34	+51	60
4	Aberdeen	44	21	16	7	63	29	+34	58
5	Heart of Midlothian	44	21	14	9	64	43	+21	56

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

9 August 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,482

13 August 1986 Premier League	Motherwell	0 – 4	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 13,225

16 August 1986 Premier League	Clydebank	0 – 1	Celtic	Clydebank
15:00				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 10,286

23 August 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 43,073

31 August 1986 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,970

6 September 1986 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,386

13 September 1986 Premier League	Dundee United	2 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 20,181

20 September 1986 Premier League	Celtic	5 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,940

27 September 1986 Premier League	Falkirk	0 – 1	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 12,784

4 October 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,258

8 October 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Hearts	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,382

11 October 1986 Premier League	Dundee	0 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 15,351

18 October 1986 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,735

29 October 1986 Premier League	Celtic	6 – 0	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,861

1 November 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,207

8 November 1986 Premier League	Hamilton Academical	1 – 2	Celtic	Hamilton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 10,000

15 November 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 31,323

19 November 1986 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 1	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,397

22 November 1986 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 2	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,945

26 November 1986 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,040

29 November 1986 Premier League	St Mirren	0 – 1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street) Attendance: 16,233

3 December 1986 Premier League	Hearts	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 25,886

6 December 1986 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,300

13 December 1986 Premier League	Motherwell	1 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 11,760

20 December 1986 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,264

27 December 1986 Premier League	Clydebank	1 – 1	Celtic	Clydebank
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kilbowie Park Attendance: 8,569

1 January 1987 Premier League	Rangers	2 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,793

3 January 1987 Premier League	Celtic	8 – 3	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,380

10 January 1987 Premier League	Dundee United	3 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 19,020

21 January 1987 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 19,583

24 January 1987 Premier League	Falkirk	1 – 2	Celtic	Falkirk
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 11,568

7 February 1987 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,138

14 February 1987 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,214

28 February 1987 Premier League	Dundee	4 – 1	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 12,455

7 March 1987 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,840

14 March 1987 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 17,918

21 March 1987 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,092

28 March 1987 Premier League	Hamilton Academical	2 – 3	Celtic	Hamilton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 8,505

4 April 1987 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,066

11 April 1987 Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 4	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,432

18 April 1987 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 28,798

25 April 1987 Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 3	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 11,680

2 May 1987 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 2	Falkirk	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,238

9 May 1987 Premier League	Hearts	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 12,596

Scottish Cup

1 February 1987 Third round	Aberdeen	2 - 2	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 23,000

4 February 1987 Third round replay	Celtic	0 - 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 55,405

9 February 1987 Third round 2nd Replay	Celtic	1 - 0	Aberdeen	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 21,255

21 February 1987 Fourth round	Hearts	1 - 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 28,891

Scottish League Cup

20 August 1986 Second round	Celtic	2 - 0	Airdrieonians	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 13,168

27 August 1986 Third round	Celtic	3 - 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,390

3 September 1986 Quarter-final	Aberdeen	1 - 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,509

23 September 1986 Semi-final	Celtic	2 - 2	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 24,451

26 October 1986 Final	Celtic	1 - 2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 74,219

European Cup

17 September 1986 1st round 1st leg	Shamrock Rovers	0 - 1	Celtic	Dublin
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Glenmalure Park Attendance: 18,000

1 October 1986 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	2 - 0 (3 – 0 agg.)	Shamrock Rovers	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,272

22 October 1986 2nd round 1st leg	Celtic	1 - 1	Dinamo Kiev	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 47,858

5 November 1986 2nd round 2nd leg	Dinamo Kiev	3 - 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	Celtic	Kiev
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Republican Stadium Attendance: 107,000

Dubai Super Cup

9 December 1986 Dubai Super Cup	Celtic	1 - 1 (2–4 pen.)	Liverpool	Dubai
20:00 GMT	Archdeacon 50'		Hansen 89'	Stadium: Al Wasl Stadium Attendance: 15,000

Glasgow Cup

10 March 1987 Semi-final	Partick Thistle	0 - 1	Celtic	Maryhill, Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Firhill Attendance: 3,417

7 May 1987 Final	Celtic	0 - 1	Rangers	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Club Staff

Board of Directors^[1]
Position	Name
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Vice-Chairman	Kevin Kelly
Secretary	Chris White
Directors	Jim Farrell Tom Grant Chris White

Football Staff
Position	Name
Manager	David Hay
Assistant Manager	Tommy Craig
Coach	Bobby Lennox
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan

Transfers

Transfers In^[2]
Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
May 1986	Anton Rogan	Lisburn Distillery F.C.	Nominal Fee
August 1986	Allen McKnight	Lisburn Distillery F.C.	Nominal Fee
		Total Transfer Fees	Nil

Transfers Out^[3]
Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
June 1986	James McKechnie	Derry City F.C.	Free Transfer
September 1986	Paul Chalmers	St Mirren F.C.	£20,000
March 1987	Willie McStay	Huddersfield Town A.F.C.	£25,000
March 1987	Ronnie Coyle	Middlesbrough F.C.	£5,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£50,000

References

^ "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
^ "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[1] "Celtic Board - Past - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[2] "Transfers - Players In - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

[3] "Transfers - Players Out - The Celtic Wiki". www.thecelticwiki.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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