Celtic's Post-War Championship Winning Players

Celtic won 17 league titles since 1946-47, when Scottish league was resumed after Second World War :
10 as "First Division" (to 74-75) and 7 as "Premier division" (since 75-76)
They are second only to Rangers FC, who won 24 league titles along the same period.
Besides, Celtic were 10 times runners-up (1 "First", 9 "Premier").
  
Here are Celtic's line-up when "First Division" champions. 
The figures between brackets indicate number of matches (a "+" shows matches played as substitute) and number of
goals. 
  
1953-1954 (30 matches) [3-2-5] :
Bonnar (20) / Bell (6) / G Hunter (4) -
Haughney (28, 4) / Boden (2) / Ryan (1), Stein (27, 1) / McIlroy (3), Meechan (24) / Rollo (1) - Evans (29), Peacock
(30, 1) / Baillie (1) -
Collins (25, 10) / Higgins (14, 8), Fernie (26, 10) , McPhail (15, 4) / S Fallon (12, 5) / Hemple (4, 2), Walsh (19, 5) /
Tully (11, 1), Mochan (22, 20) / Duncan (6, 1). 72 goals.
  
Note : Sean Fallon played full-back then centre-forward; Collins, mainly outside right, played inside right and left
too.   
  
1965-1966 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
R Simpson (30) / J Fallon (4) - Young (16, 2) / Jim Craig (15), McNeill (25) / Cushley (12), Gemmell (34, 4) -
Murdoch (31, 5) / Brogan (2) / Cattanach (1), Clark (34) -
J Johnstone (32, 9), Gallacher (19, 4) / S Chalmers (22, 14) / Divers (3, 1), McBride (30, 31), Lennox (24, 15),
Hughes (23, 13) / Auld (17, 8). 106 goals.

Note : Stephen Chalmers played almost all forward positions.

1966-1967 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
R Simpson (33) / J Fallon (1) - Jim Craig (17+1) / Young (1), McNeill (33) / Cushley (1), Gemmell (34, 9) / O'Neill
(18) - Murdoch (31, 4) / Brogan (+1), Clark (34) -
J Johnstone (25, 13), Wallace (21, 14) / Gallacher (11, 2), S Chalmers (28+1, 23) / McBride (14, 19), Auld (27, 7),
Hughes (19, 6) / Lennox (26+1, 13). 111 goals (110 + 1 og).

Note : Gemmell played right then left-back; Lennox played inside right & left and outside left ; Auld left in and
outside.

1967-1968 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
R Simpson (33) / J Fallon (1) - Jim Craig (22) / Cattanach (4+2, 1) / Shevlane (2), McNeill (34, 6), Gemmell (34, 5) /
O'Neill (6+1) / Hay (+1) - Murdoch (34, 6) / Connelly (+1), Clark (18) / Brogan (18+1, 1) -
J Johnstone (29, 5), Lennox (28, 32) / S Chalmers (13+4, 9) / McMahon (2, 1), Wallace (29+1, 21) / McBride (4+3,
4), Auld (19+1, 5) / Gallacher (13) / Quinn (+2, 1), Hughes (31+1, 7). 106 goals (104 + 3 og).

Note : Lennox played inside right & left and outside left ; Chalmers played all right-forward positions.

1968-1969 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
J Fallon (22) / R Simpson (12) - Jim Craig (32, 1) / Cattanach (1), McNeill (34, 3), Gemmell (31, 8) / O'Neill (4) -
Murdoch (30, 4), Brogan (30, 2) / Clark (9+1) -
J Johnstone (30+1, 5) / Connelly (6+1, 1), S Chalmers (17+4, 11) / Callaghan (12+3, 3) / Hood (7, 5), Wallace
(29+2, 19) / McBride (4, 1), Lennox (27+1, 12) / Auld (9+4, 1) / McMahon (+1, 1), Hughes (27, 10) / Macari (1, 1).
89 goals (88 + 1 og).

Note : Lennox played inside right & left and outside left.

1969-1970 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
J Fallon (16) / Williams (16) / R Simpson (2) - Jim Craig (19+4) / Hay (26+1) / Cattanach (+1), McNeill (31, 5),
Gemmell (29, 9) - Murdoch (24+2, 5) / Dalglish (2) / Connelly (7), Brogan (27+1, 1) / Clark (9) -
J Johnstone (27, 10), Hood (25+2, 8) / Davidson (1, 1), Wallace (29+1, 16) / Quinn (1), Auld (15+3, 5) / Callaghan
(12+2, 2) / Macari (12+3, 7) / S Chalmers (5, 2), Hughes (20+1, 10) / Lennox (19+1, 14). 96 goals (95 + 1 og).

1970-1971 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
Williams (31) / J Fallon (3) - Jim Craig (22) / McGrain (7), McNeill (31, 1), Gemmell (19, 1) / Hay (27+1, 1) -
Murdoch (21+2, 2) / Dalglish (1+2) / Connelly (22+2, 3), Brogan (26, 1) / Cattanach (4) / Clark (1) -
J Johnstone (30, 8) / S Chalmers (3+1, 2), Hood (27+3, 22), Wallace (25+1, 19) / Quinn (+2), Callaghan (19, 2) /
Davidson (6+1, 5), Lennox (22+2, 10) / Hughes (14, 4) / Macari (8+3, 5) / Auld (4+1) / Wilson (1). 89 goals (86 + 3
og).

Note : Hay played left-back and midfield; Lennox played inside right & left and outside left, Connelly "utility".
  
1971-1972 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
Williams (20) / Connaghan (14) - Hay (28) / Jim Craig (16) / McGrain (2+1), McNeill (34, 3), Brogan (20+1, 1) / 
Quinn (9) / Gemmell (3) / P McCluskey (2+2) - Murdoch (15, 4), Connelly (32) -
J Johnstone (23, 9) / Wallace (2+2) / Davidson (5, 4), Dalglish (31, 17) / Lennox (24+2, 12), Deans (21, 19),
Callaghan (28+2, 1), Hood (24, 11) / Macari (19+1, 10) / Wilson (2+2, 1) / Hughes (+1). 96 goals (92 + 4 og).

Notes : Dalglish played right-half and inside-right; Callaghan, Lennox and Macari shared left in- and outside
positions.

1972-1973 (34 matches) [3-2-5] : 
Williams (15) / Hunter (15) / Connaghan (4) - McGrain (30), McNeill (30), Brogan (20) / Quinn (9+1) / Lynch (+1) -
Murdoch (24, 4) / P McCluskey (14+2, 3), Connelly (32) - 
J Johnstone (21+1, 7) / Hood (22+7, 12), Deans (30+1, 22) / Wilson (2+2, 1) / Davidson (1+1) / McLaughlin (+2),
Dalglish (32, 23), Hay (21, 3) / Macari (10+1, 4), Callaghan (27, 2) / Lennox (15+7, 10). 93 goals (91 + 2 og).

Notes : Hay "utility"; Hood all forward positions; Callaghan in- and outside left.

1973-1974 (34 matches) [3-2-5] :
Hunter (26) / Connaghan (8) - McGrain (29+1, 1) / McNamara (1+1), McNeill (30) / Welsh (3) / MacDonald (2),
Brogan (30) / Quinn (3) - P McCluskey (23+2, 1), Hay (25, 2) / Connelly (14+1, 1) -
Hood (28+3, 7) / J Johnstone (13+2, 3) / McLaughlin (2+1, 1), Murray (32, 3) / Bone (3+1), Deans (24+2, 24) /
Davidson (3), Callaghan (16+6, 2) / Richie (+1), Dalglish (31+2, 18) / Wilson (10+10, 5) / Lennox (17+2, 12) /
Lynch (1+2). 82 goals (80+2og). 

Note : Hay "utility"; Murray right-half and inside; Dalglish all forward positions.

1976-1977 (36 matches) [4-4-2] :
P Latchford (31) / Baines (5) - McGrain (36), Stanton (36), MacDonald (24, 2) /
J Edvaldsson (13+4, 5), Lynch (30, 2) - Aitken (33, 5) / P McCluskey (4+5, 1),
Glavin (34, 19), Dalglish (35, 14) / Burns (13+9, 1) / Callaghan (+1), Wilson
(19+5, 5) / A Conn (13+1, 2) / Lennox (2+3, 2) - J Doyle (33, 4) / J Gibson
(1+2), Joe Craig (34, 16). 79 goals (78+1og).
  
1978-1979 (36 matches) [4-3-3] :
P Latchford (27) / Baines (7) / Bonner (2) - Filippi (19+1) / McGrain (18, 3),
Aitken (36, 5), MacDonald (18, 2), Lynch (27+1, 7) / Sneddon (3) - J Edvaldsson
(34, 1) / Conroy (20+1, 4), M McLeod (23, 3) / Glavin (9+1, 3) / Mackie (+2),
Burns (28+1, 3) / Davidson (12, 1) / Casey (1+4) - Provan (30, 4) / Wilson
(+1), T McAdam (24+4, 7) / G McCluskey (16+5, 5) / Joe Craig (+1), J Doyle
(23+2, 2) / A Conn (12+1, 6) / Lennox (6+8, 4). 61 goals (60 + 1og).
  
Note : Johannes Edvaldsson played in central defence and midfield ; Tom McAdam,
striker, ended season as sweeper.
  
1980-1981 (36 matches) [4-3-3] :
Bonner (36) - McGrain (33) / Sneddon (15), Aitken (33, 4), McAdam (35, 4) /
MacDonald (14, 2), Reid (22) - Sullivan (30, 3), McLeod (14+4, 8) / Conroy
(14+1) / Weir (11, 1), Burns (32+1, 4) / J Doyle (1+4) - Provan (31+2, 7),
McGarvey (33, 24), Nicholas (26+3, 16) / G McCluskey (16+7, 9). 84 goals (82 +
2 og).
  
Note : Danny McGrain right and left back ; Roy Aitken played in central defence
and midfield and George McCluskey in all forward positions.
  
1981-1982 (36 matches) [4-3-3] :
Bonner (36) - McGrain (26) / Moyes (16+4), Aitken (33, 3), McAdam (33+2, 4) /
Garner (1), Reid (36, 2) - Sullivan (31, 3) / P McStay (7+3, 1), McLeod (36,
10), Burns (33, 9) / Conroy (6+2, 1) - Provan (19+1, 4) / Crainie (14+3, 7) /
Nicholas (7+3, 3) / Halpin (2+1), McGarvey (25+1, 10), G McCluskey (35, 21). 79
goals (no og).
  
Note : Moyes played all defence positions.

1985-1986 (36 matches) [4-3-3] :
Bonner (30) / P Latchford (6) - McGrain (27+1) / W McStay (14+3), Aitken (36),
McGugan (19+2, 1) / O'Leary (12) / McAdam (5) / Coyne (1), Burns (34, 5) /
Whyte (11) - P McStay (34, 7), Grant (26+4, 1), McLeod (29+1, 3) / Shepherd
(+1) - McClair (33+1, 22) / Provan (11+1, 2), Johnston (31+1, 14) / McGhee
(13+5, 4) / P Chalmers (+3), Archdeacon (19+4, 3) / McInally (5+11, 1). 67
goals (63 + 4 og).

Note : Danny McGrain right and left back ; Tommy Burns left back and midfield ;
Brian McClair all forward positions.

1987-1988 (44 matches) [4-4-2] :
Bonner (32) / McKnight (12) - Morris (44, 3), Aitken (43, 1), Whyte (41, 3) /
McCarthy (22) / Baillie (11+2), Rogan (25+8, 1) - P McStay (44, 5) / McGuire
(+1), Grant (36+1, 2) / McGugan (1+1), A Walker (42, 26), Stark (34+3, 8) /
Burns (21+6, 2) / Archdeacon (4+6, 1) / Shepherd (+6, 1) - Miller (24+3, 3),
McAvennie (32, 15) / McGhee (15+9, 6) / McCarrison (1).
79 goals (77 + 2 og).

Note : Derek Whyte centre- and left-back.

1997-1998 (36 matches) [4-4-2] :
Gould (35) / Marshall (1) - Boyd (33), Stubbs (29, 1), Rieper (30, 2) / Mackay
(3+1, 1), Mahé (23) / McKinlay (2+3) / Annoni (14+6) - Burley (35, 10), Lambert
(25+1, 2) / Thom (8+7, 3), J McNamara (28+3, 2) / Hannah (9+6), Wieghorst
(26+5, 4) / Blinker (13+3, 1) / O'Donnell (6+9, 2) - H Larsson (34+1, 16) / T
Johnson (1+1), Donnelly (21+9, 10) / D Jackson (9+14, 3) / Brattbakk (11+6, 7).
64 goals (no og). 

Note : Enrico Annoni all back positions.
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Prepared and maintained by Didier Fort the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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Last updated: 20 Oct 1999