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Top 100 Appearances for Celtic

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by ILoveTheCeltic, May 5, 2014.

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  1. moravcik1888

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    Thats one * of an amount of games from Billy McNeil when you consider more games are played in a season these days. Scott Brown is definitely a Legend but even in that company Billy McNeil stands above them all.
     
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  2. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    I think there are more as Glasgow cup games arent counted in his total (yet) although when he played it was a major cup comp in Scotland.
     
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    Just done until end of 1899-1900 season and Celtic used total of 71 players in those 12 seasons.
     
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    Legend mate :62:
     
  5. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Current positions with 3 matches to go until end of season

    Scott Brown 7th (Final position before he moves to sheep)
    James Forrest 25th
    Callum McGregor 37th
    Leigh Griffiths 65th
    Nir Bitton 80th
    Tom Rogic 89th

    Only Griff and Bitton can move up the rankings by end of this season.
     
  6. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Just found the stats book i needed to update list with Glasgow Cup matches.
     
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  7. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    On my excel spreadsheet i have completed up to end of 1918-19 season and have list of 134 players who played in the Glasgow Cup.
    Some of those names will definitely change the stats on the list.

    Edit: Busy tomorrow so will do some more on Friday and rest of weekend.
     
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  8. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Onto season 1929/30. Will do 10 seasons at a time so should be done by end of next week at latest then will sort the list out.
     
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    Done up to start of 1950/51 season.
    Will put 2 lists up at end of this season.
    Current list updated with the remaining matches of this season then 2nd list which will be altered with the Glasgow cup matches added.

    EDIT: Now up to start of 1970/71 season.
    Might finish tonight then will sort out tomorrow.
     
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    Fair play to ye @Drakhan, some of effort on this :50:
     
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    Some names I’d not have expected, like Rogic and Bitton. Makes sense when you pause to think on it though.
     
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    And neither of those are regulars now and haven’t been for a while!
     
  13. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Finished sorting them out. Just waiting until last match to update current list then will put up the list with Glasgow Cup matches.

    Celtic used a total of 370 players during the Glasgow Cup history up to the end of SENIOR competition in 1987/88 season.
    The top 3 players with most GC appearances were

    Alec McNair
    Jimmy McMenemy
    John Campbell
     
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  14. Taz Blind Justice Gold Member News Writer

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    Is that John Campbell the same Johnny Campbell who played in the 19th century? If so, one of those rare players who returned to the club and made as big an impression in the second spell as he did in the first, before finally leaving the club for Third Lanark in 1903 - and proceeded to help them win the League the next season.

    Fwiw, that was before Celtic went on to win the next 6 on the trot, featuring both McNair & McMenemy. And no surprise McNair is there. He was pretty much the first choice RB for 19 of the 21 seasons he was at Celtic.
     
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    Yes its same Johnny Campbell.
     
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    :50: :56:
     
  18. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    Updated list including Glasgow Cup games.



    1-10
    809 Billy McNeill
    718 Alec McNair
    680 Paul McStay
    675 Roy Aitken
    673 Danny McGrain
    647 Pat Bonner
    619 Scott Brown
    607 Bobby Lennox
    605 Bobby Hogg
    600 Bobby Evans


    11-20
    589 Jimmy McMenemy
    526 Jimmy Johnstone
    522 Patsy Gallacher
    519 Jimmy McStay
    513 Jim Young (1903)
    511 Tommy Burns
    500 Jimmy McGrory
    498 Bobby Murdoch
    497 Alec Thomson
    497 Bertie Peacock


    21-30
    495 Charlie Shaw
    486 Andy McAtee
    480 Peter Grant

    461 James Forrest
    456 Adam McLean
    440 Peter Wilson
    434 Tommy Gemmell
    427 Joe Dodds
    426 Stevie Chalmers
    424 John Hughes


    31-40
    405 Murdo MacLeod
    405 Tom Boyd

    396 Callum McGregor
    393 Jimmy Quinn
    390 Willie McStay (1912)
    381 Charlie Geatons
    367 Tom McAdam

    359 Jackie McNamara(1995)
    356 Malcolm MacDonald
    350 Peter McGonagle

    41-50
    341 Jim Brogan
    338 Kenny Dalglish
    336 Bobby Collins
    336 Charlie Tully
    335 John Clark
    334 Willie Fernie
    334 Willie Loney
    322 John McFarlane
    321 Jimmy Delaney
    319 Paddy Connolly


    51-60
    316 Harry Hood
    315 Henrik Larsson
    312 Davie Adams
    311 Joe Kennaway
    309 Stiliyan Petrov
    304 Neil Lennon
    303 Davie Provan
    298 George Paterson
    296 Davie Hamilton
    290 Tommy Callaghan
    286 Bertie Auld

    61-70
    286 Bertie Auld
    284 Peter Latchford
    283 James Hay
    281 Neil Mochan
    277 Sean Fallon
    275 Derek Whyte
    273 Paul Lambert
    273 Mikael Lustig
    273 John Collins
    273 Tom Rogic

    71-80
    271 Nir Bitton
    264 Frank Murphy
    261 Leigh Griffiths
    257 Roddy MacDonald
    254 George Connelly
    254 Sandy McMahon
    254 Johnny Campbell
    252 Emilio Izaguirre
    252 Georgios Samaras
    252 Aiden McGeady

    81-90
    249 Charlie Nicholas
    247 Frank McGarvey
    247 Mike Haughney
    246 Peter Somers
    245 Duncan McKay
    242 Craig Gordon
    242 Peter Johnstone
    241 Jim Kennedy
    241 Willie Cringan
    239 Willie Wallace

    91-100
    239 John McMaster

    236 Fraser Forster
    234 Bobo Balde
    232 John Divers(1959)
    232 Tommy McInally
    231 Jim Craig
    230 Davie Hay
    227 Kris Commons
    227 Alan Thompson
    225 John Browning
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    221 Artur Boric



    Current player's positions

    James Forrest 24th
    Callum McGregor 31st
     
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  19. Drakhan Nac Mac Feegle Gold Member

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    After the hun game both Callum McGregor and Tom Rogic have moved up a few places out of the current squad.
    Cal Mac has just equalled King Kenny in appearances but is 119 goals behind him.
     
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    Which Scottish Cup final Celtic teamsheets are you looking for and will see if i can find them