Down in the Championship, Rangers are in sixth position, clinging onto a play-off spot by a margin of three points. [30] He brought the league title back to Parkhead in his first season, clinching the championship in their final match of the season with a 4–2 win over Rangers. That's it. He went on to help Celtic complete their eighth successive league title, and then to a 2–1 win over Hearts in the 2019 Scottish Cup Final to clinch the treble for the third season in a row (the "treble treble"). [2] The club enjoyed their greatest successes during the 1960s and 1970s under Jock Stein when they won nine consecutive league titles and the European Cup. [42], Former Republic of Ireland international, Liam Brady, became the first Celtic manager who had never previously played for the club. [46], In the summer of 1997, former European Cup winner and Dutch international, Wim Jansen, became head coach. [5] Despite expensive players arriving at Parkhead,[45] Celtic remained unable to overhaul Rangers the following season in 1997. Willie Maley had played for the team since their inaugural match in May 1888, and on his retirement at the age of 29 was appointed secretary-manager in April 1897, effectively becoming the team's first ever manager. [5][8][9], Jimmy McStay, who made over 400 appearances for Celtic as a player and captained the side, was appointed manager in 1940. [11][12] This remained a British record for an unbeaten run in professional football until it was surpassed by Brendan Rodgers' Celtic over 100 years later. [53] In 2003, O'Neill led Celtic to their first European final since 1970, pitted against Porto in the UEFA Cup Final in Seville. The final campaign sees more of the same for Celtic; mid-table obscurity. Barnes, John: Brady, Liam: Burns, Tommy: Connor, Frank: Dalglish, Kenny: Deila, Ronny: Fallon, Sean: Hay, David: Jansen, Wim: Lennon, Neil: Macari, Lou: Maley, Willie [70] Celtic finished their league campaign undefeated, the first time a Scottish top-flight side had done so since 1899. [85], Information correct as of match played 19 September 2020. Twitter user ‘Out of Context Football Manager’ has created a save where Scottish Premier League giants Celtic and Rangers are part of the Sky Bet Championship in England. [21] A Scottish Cup Final win was achieved within weeks of taking up the reins as manager,[23] followed in 1966 by the first of nine consecutive league championship wins. The result was stagnation with little tangible success. Allardyce did a good job of steadying the ship at Rangers, finishing third, narrowly missing out on an automatic promotion spot. [61] Tony Mowbray took charge of the club in June 2009,[62] and he was succeeded a year later by Neil Lennon. A poor start to the season put VengloÅ¡ under pressure, but the arrival of new signings and a 5–1 win over Rangers in the league gave rise to optimism. 42 total views. [83][84] However, after several weeks of controversy, Celtic were confirmed as champions on 18 May 2020 following a league board meeting the previous week where it was agreed that completing the full league campaign was unfeasible.