Celtic started season 2006–07 looking to retain the Scottish Premier League trophy and the Scottish League Cup. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, and entered the Champions League at the group stage. Such was the good form of Celtic and the lack of a clear rival in the early stages of the 2006–07 season, that bookmakers Paddy Power paid out on Celtic as the winners of the SPL on 6 November 2006, only 13 games into the season. By mid-November Celtic were 11 points clear of their nearest challengers.
Having qualified automatically for the group stage of the Champions League, Celtic were drawn with Benfica, Copenhagen, and Manchester United. Although Celtic lost their 3 away games, a 100% record at home earned them qualification to the knockout stage for the first time since the group format was introduced in 1992–93. Their opponents in the last 16 were Milan. After both legs of the tie ended 0–0, Celtic's Champions League run was ended by a solitary Milan goal in extra-time by Kaká.
During the January 2007 transfer window Celtic signed Scotland internationals and former Hearts players Steven Pressley and Paul Hartley, full-back Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé from Rennes on loan and goalkeeper Mark Brown from Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
On 22 April 2007 Celtic won their second consecutive league championship, and 40th overall. The title was secured by an injury-time free-kick from Shunsuke Nakamura in a 2–1 victory against Kilmarnock.Colin Moffat, Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic, BBC Sport, 22 April 2007 The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. They finished the season 12 points above Rangers.
On 26 May 2007 Celtic won the Scottish Cup for a record 34th time after beating Dunfermline 1–0. The winner was scored by Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé in the 84th minute.
Results
Scottish Premier League
UEFA Champions League
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Player statistics
Appearances and goals
List of squad players, including number of appearances by competition
NB: Players with a zero in every column only appeared as unused substitutes
Goal scorers PlayerScottishPremierLeagueScottishLeagueCupScottishCupUEFAChampionsLeagueTotal1 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink13041182 Shunsuke Nakamura9002113 Maciej Żurawski6220104 Kenny Miller 401385 Derek Riordan 403076 Thomas Gravesen 600067 Jiří Jarošík 400158 Darren O'Dea20103 Craig Beattie210038 Stiliyan Petrov 20002 Stephen McManus 20002 Stephen Pearson 10012 Steven Pressley 101029 Evander Sno 10001 Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé00101
Team statistics League table
Technical staff
Transfers
In
DatePlayerFromFee19 June 2006 Jiří Jarošík Chelsea £1,100,00020 June 2006 Evander Sno Feyenoord £80,00023 June 2006 Derek Riordan Hibernian £150,0001 July 2006 Kenny Miller Wolverhampton Wanderers Free1 July 2006 Gary Caldwell Hibernian Free24 August 2006 Lee Naylor Wolverhampton Wanderers £600,000+Exchange24 August 2006 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink PSV Eindhoven £4,000,00030 August 2006 Thomas Gravesen Real Madrid £2,000,0001 January 2007 Steven Pressley Heart of Midlothian Free18 January 2007 Mark Brown Inverness Caledonian Thistle £300,00025 January 2007 Jean-Joël Perrier-Doumbé Rennes Loan31 January 2007 Paul Hartley Heart of Midlothian £1,100,000
Out DatePlayerToFee24 May 2006 Dion Dublin Norwich City Free12 June 2006 Roy Keane Retired26 June 2006 John Hartson West Brom £500,0007 July 2006 Michael Gardyne Ross County Loan7 July 2006 Gary Irvine Ross County Loan11 July 2006 Sandy Wood Forfar Free14 July 2006 Ross Harris Dundee Free21 July 2006 Mark Staunton Charlton Athletic Undisclosed27 July 2006 Paul McGowan Morton Loan7 August 2006 Adam Virgo Coventry City Loan16 August 2006 Mohammed Camara Derby County Free24 August 2006 Charlie Mulgrew Wolverhampton Wanderers Swap30 August 2006 Stiliyan Petrov Aston Villa £6,500,00031 August 2006 Stanislav Varga Sunderland £400,00031 August 2006 Ross Wallace Sunderland £400,00031 August 2006 Paul Lawson St Johnstone Loan3 January 2007 Jacob Lensky Feyenoord UndisclosedLensky links up with Feyenoord UEFA.com, January 3, 20076 January 2007 James O'Brien Dunfermline Athletic Loan8 January 2007 Diarmuid O'Carroll Ross County Loan11 January 2007 Stephen Pearson Derby County £750,00012 January 2007 Alan Thompson Leeds United Loan17 January 2007 David Marshall Norwich City Loan19 January 2007 Rocco Quinn Kilmarnock Loan1 February 2007 Shaun Maloney Aston Villa £1,100,0002 April 2007 Paul Telfer Free
Expenditure: £9,330,000 Income: £9,650,000 Total loss/gain: £320,000
See also List of Celtic F.C. seasons
References