Top 100 Appearances for Celtic

Unless ILTC adds to this before then i will update the list after the league split happens.
After league ends this season i will go through Celtic website and add the (SENIOR) Glasgow Cup appearances which lasted until 1989.

 

Going to have fun.
Will go through all 100 players on list and write the years they played for Celtic next to names then go through Celtic website showing Glasgow cup matches plus through my book that shows every match from start until centenary season in the Glasgow cup then add that total to the list already on here.

 

Updated list with just games after split and Scottish Cup to count this season so possible 10 matches to add.


1-10
790 Billy McNeill
678 Paul McStay
672 Roy Aitken
663 Danny McGrain
641 Pat Bonner
641 Alec McNair
614 Scott Brown
586 Bobby Lennox
537 Bobby Evans
516 Jimmy McMenemy

11-20
515 Jimmy Johnstone
503 Tommy Burns
499 Jimmy McGrory
485 Bobby Murdoch
478 Peter Grant
472 Jimmy McStay
464 Patsy Gallacher
455 Bertie Peacock
451 Alec Thomson
446 Willie McStay(1912)

21-30
443 Jim Young(1903)
439 Andy McAtee
436 Charlie Shaw
418 Tommy Gemmell
408 James Forrest
408 Adam McLean
407 Tom Boyd
406 Stevie Chalmers
395 Murdo MacLeod
395 Peter Wilson

31-40
383 John Hughes
378 Joe Dodds
365 Tom McAdam
359 Jackie McNamara(1995)
341 Jim Brogan
331 Jimmy Quinn
325 Peter McGonagle
323 Callum McGregor
322 Bobby Hogg
320 Kenny Dalglish

41-50
320 Bobby Collins
319 Charlie Tully
319 Charlie Geatons
317 Willie Fernie
316 John Clark
315 Henrik Larsson
310 Harry Hood
309 Stiliyan Petrov
305 Willie Loney
304 Neil Lennon

51-60
304 John McFarlane
303 Davie Provan
295 Joe Kennaway
291 Davie Adams
296 Paddy Connolly
275 Derek Whyte
275 Peter Latchford
275 Bertie Auld
273 Paul Lambert
273 Mikael Lustig

61-70
273 John Collins
268 Neil Mochan
264 Tommy Callaghan
260 Davie Hamilton
257 Leigh Griffiths
255 Roddy MacDonald
255 Sean Fallon
255 James Hay
254 George Connelly
252 Emilio Izaguirre

71-80
252 Georgios Samaras
252 Aiden McGeady
249 Charlie Nicholas
245 Frank McGarvey
242 Craig Gordon
241 Jim Kennedy
236 Fraser Forster
236 Duncan MacKay
234 Bobo Balde
233 Mike Haughney
233 Peter Johnstone

81-90
232 Nir Bitton
232 Willie Wallace
232 John Divers(1959)
231 Jim Craig
230 Davie Hay
227 Kris Commons
227 Alan Thompson
222 Tom Rogic
221 Artur Boruc
219 Peter Somers
218 John McMaster

91-100
217 Paul Wilson
217 John Browning
217 Paul Wilson
217 Sandy McMahon
215 Shaun Maloney
215 Johnny Campbell
214 Willie Cringan
213 Tommy McInally
212 Willie Orr
211 Johny Crum


Scott Brown 7th
James Forrest 27th
Callum McGregor 39th
Leigh Griffiths 65th
Tom Rogic 88th

 

Tam Rogic has played THAT many games...

Thats madness, Considering all I can seam to remember is a couple decent games and constant injuries...

 

Broony has some company up there though

 

If we win Scottish cup and Forrest plays in them all as well as remaining league games he will be just 2 games short of equalling legendary Celt Tommy Gemmell.

 

Either ILTC or myself can add remaining games at end of season.

 

A couple of decent games? * sake man, underselling his Celtic career majorly

 

Was decent through BR's tenure, but hes far too injury prone! & TBH thats how I will remember him. In the last couple season I wouldnt even say yes had a couple decent games.

 

And was the absolute star under Ronny Deila.

Hunskelper, sealed the invincible treble, ripped Pep’s Man City to bits.

Definitely a shame about the injuries, but he was an absolute key player and a big, big part of a Quadruple Treble.

Years from now, I’ll be astonished if that’s not remembered.

 

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And not a word for the 2 guys he'd be going past, Tommy Boyd, who am sure folk would know, or Adam McLean, whose record should not be overlooked - especially like Forrest as he was also a winger (although McLean mostly on the left), who scored a bucketload of goals (same point in Celtic career nearly 50 goals more) as well as being one of the main sources for McGrory's insane goal tally, even in an era where assists records were not kept. To think if he had not been sold to help finance the building of the grandstand after McGrory refused to leave Glasgow for Arsenal, he was the next most saleable asset, and his integrity was beyond compromise.

A true legend should not be forgotten.

 

Sorry Taz.

 

Updated list before hun Scottish Cup game

1-10
790 Billy McNeill
678 Paul McStay
672 Roy Aitken
663 Danny McGrain
641 Pat Bonner
641 Alec McNair
616 Scott Brown
586 Bobby Lennox
537 Bobby Evans
516 Jimmy McMenemy

11-20
515 Jimmy Johnstone
503 Tommy Burns
499 Jimmy McGrory
485 Bobby Murdoch
478 Peter Grant
472 Jimmy McStay
464 Patsy Gallacher
455 Bertie Peacock
451 Alec Thomson
446 Willie McStay(1912)

21-30
443 Jim Young(1903)
439 Andy McAtee
436 Charlie Shaw
418 Tommy Gemmell
408 James Forrest
408 Adam McLean
408 Stevie Chalmers
407 Tom Boyd
395 Murdo MacLeod
395 Peter Wilson

31-40
383 John Hughes
378 Joe Dodds
365 Tom McAdam
359 Jackie McNamara(1995)
341 Jim Brogan
331 Jimmy Quinn
325 Callum McGregor
325 Peter McGonagle
322 Bobby Hogg
320 Kenny Dalglish

41-50
320 Bobby Collins
319 Charlie Tully
319 Charlie Geatons
317 Willie Fernie
316 John Clark
315 Henrik Larsson
310 Harry Hood
309 Stiliyan Petrov
305 Willie Loney
304 Neil Lennon

51-60
304 John McFarlane
303 Davie Provan
295 Joe Kennaway
291 Davie Adams
296 Paddy Connolly
275 Derek Whyte
275 Peter Latchford
275 Bertie Auld
273 Paul Lambert
273 Mikael Lustig

61-70
273 John Collins
268 Neil Mochan
264 Tommy Callaghan
260 Davie Hamilton
259 Leigh Griffiths
255 Roddy MacDonald
255 Sean Fallon
255 James Hay
254 George Connelly
252 Emilio Izaguirre

71-80
252 Georgios Samaras
252 Aiden McGeady
249 Charlie Nicholas
245 Frank McGarvey
242 Craig Gordon
241 Jim Kennedy
236 Fraser Forster
236 Duncan MacKay
234 Bobo Balde
233 Nir Bitton

81-90
233 Peter Johnstone
233 Mike Haughney
232 Willie Wallace
232 John Divers(1959)
231 Jim Craig
230 Davie Hay
227 Kris Commons
227 Alan Thompson
223 Tom Rogic
221 Artur Boruc

91-100
219 Peter Somers
218 John McMaster
217 Paul Wilson
217 John Browning
217 Sandy McMahon
215 Shaun Maloney
215 Johnny Campbell
214 Willie Cringan
213 Tommy McInally


Scott Brown 7th
James Forrest 25th
Callum McGregor 37th
Leigh Griffiths 65th
Nir Bitton 80th
Tom Rogic 89th

 

Before start of next season, assuming he plays in all the remaining games and Celtic get to SC final, James Forrest will be in lead of the list of current players since Brown will have moved to the sheep..
The remaining possible games this season could see him just 1 match behind the Late Great Celt Tommy Gemmell.
Scott Brown would finish his Celtic career 7th on the list

 

@Drakhan am guessing that is an error with Paul Wilson featuring twice, on 217 appearances at 93 & 95?

 

Mark and kelvins other brother Paul, used to play for us back in 1928; great player

 

In process of going through every Glasgow Cup match Celtic played in until late 80s.
This is because it was a senior cup comp until about 1989.
So thats about 100 seasons and every match which i will have to go through the team sheets.
At least i know that most of that time no subs were allowed

 

That's a helluva project @Drakhan good luck with that. Especially in the late 19th & early 20th century, so many teamsheets remain unknown, or there is no known record of them. *, there are some Scottish Cup Finals where the full teamsheets remains unknown (not just those involving Celtic), let alone Glasgow Cup games.

 

Just to let you know that the very first Glasgow Cup appearance for Celtic, they won 11-2 against Shettleston.
First match in Glasgow Cup against Deadco we won 6-1.

Completed first 3 seasons so just another 97 seasons to go.
Will only add them once completed whole lot.