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1977–78 Celtic F.C. Season
During the 1977–78 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division. Despite not achieving any major honour this season, Celtic played the Scottish League Cup Final for the 14th season in a row, which is still a record as of 2025. No other team has played more than 5 League Cup Finals in a row. This was the club's last season under manager Jock Stein, and the first season in which Danny McGrain was captain. Squad Source: Competitions Scottish Premier Division League table Matches Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup European Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Celtic F.C. season Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic l ...
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Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to: Language and ethnicity *pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia **Celts (modern) *Celtic languages **Proto-Celtic language *Celtic music *Celtic nations Sports Football clubs *Celtic F.C., a Scottish professional football club based in Glasgow **Celtic F.C. Women *Bangor Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Belfast Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *Blantyre Celtic F.C., Scottish, defunct *Bloemfontein Celtic F.C., South African *Castlebar Celtic F.C., Irish *Celtic F.C. (Jersey City), United States, defunct *Celtic FC America, from Houston, Texas *Celtic Nation F.C., English, defunct *Cleator Moor Celtic F.C., English *Cork Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Cwmbran Celtic F.C., Welsh *Derry Celtic F.C., Irish, defunct *Donegal Celtic F.C., Northern Irish *Dungiven Celtic F.C., Northern Irish, defunct *Farsley Celtic F.C., English *Leicester Celtic A.F.C., Irish *Lurgan Celtic F.C., Northern Irish *South Lismor ...
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Andy Lynch (footballer)
Andy Lynch (born 3 March 1951) is a Scottish football player and coach who played as a left winger or left back. He played for Heart of Midlothian and Celtic, and later in the North American Soccer League for Philadelphia Fury and Montreal Manic. He also coached Montreal and, later, Australian club Sunshine Coast. Playing career Lynch moved to Queens Park from Renfrew Juniors in his teens, and played for their reserve side before returning briefly to the Junior ranks with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. Lynch was quickly identified as being one of the most promising Junior players in Scotland, and soon attracted interest from Blackpool, Coventry City, Dunfermline Athletic and Hearts. He earned a second chance in senior football when he joined Heart of Midlothian, signing for the ''Maroons'' in 1969. In 4 seasons at Tynecastle, Lynch scored 21 goals in just over 100 appearances from the left wing position. He was capped at under-23 level for Scotland under Tommy Docherty. In Fe ...
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Jim Casey (footballer)
Jim Casey (born 2 August 1957 in Glasgow) is a Scottish retired football midfielder. He spent eight seasons in Scotland and part of one season in the United States. Originally a schoolboy signing with Celtic, Casey signed a professional contract with the Bhoys in May 1974. He made his Celtic first team debut in the 1-0 League Cup win at home to Stenhousemuir on 24 September 1975. He saw little first team time until the 1977-78 season. That year, Casey was given his break at sweeper after an injury to Pat Stanton. He was impressive against Motherwell at Fir Park in a 4-2 win in the League Cup on 3 September 1977 but seven days later Celtic blew a two-goal lead against Rangers in a league game at Ibrox to lose 3-2 and Casey again found himself out of favour. After Billy McNeill's arrival in 1978, Casey re-entered the first team until disaster struck on 13 December 1978 against Rangers in a League Cup semi-final. With the game tied at 2-2, Casey came on for the injured Mike Conro ...
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Ronnie Glavin
Ronald Michael Glavin (born 27 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a midfielder. Glavin played for Partick Thistle, Celtic, Barnsley, Belenenses, Barnsley, Farsley Celtic, Stockport County, Cowdenbeath and St. Louis Steamers. He represented Scotland once, in 1977. After retiring as a player, Glavin managed clubs in English non-league football. His younger brother Tony was also a footballer. Club career Glavin began his League career at Partick Thistle and spent six years at the club, making his name as a talented attacking midfielder before joining Celtic in 1974. During his five years at Parkhead, Glavin enjoyed success including winning the League championship. The 1976–77 season was noted for Glavin's prolific scoring from midfield. He joined Barnsley on 7 June 1979, then under the management of Allan Clarke. Then in the Third Division, Barnsley rose to promotion under the management of Norman Hunter in 1981 and thereafter became an established Seco ...
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Tommy Burns (footballer)
Thomas Burns (16 December 1956 – 15 May 2008) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is best known for his long association with Celtic, where he was a player, manager and coach. Usually a midfielder, Burns played for Celtic from 1975 to 1989 and won six Scottish league championships, five Scottish Cups, and the Scottish League Cup once. He was also a Scotland international, winning eight caps between 1981 and 1988. He finished playing with Kilmarnock, where he also began his managerial career. He returned to Celtic as manager in 1994, and won the Scottish Cup in 1995 – the first trophy the club had won in six years. After being sacked by Celtic in 1997 he managed Reading from 1998 to 1999. Burns returned to Celtic in 2000, and held positions including assistant manager, head of youth development and first team coach. He was also assistant manager of Scotland from 2002 to 2007. Burns died of melanoma on 15 May 2008, aged 51. Early life Burns was born ...
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Tom McAdam
Thomas Ian McAdam (born 9 April 1954) is a Scottish former footballer who played for a number of British clubs, spending around half of his career with Celtic. He began as a forward but was later converted to a defender, where he played for the majority of his career. Playing career McAdam began his career as a striker with Dumbarton in the early 1970s. He joined Dundee Utd in October 1975 for a fee of £37,000 and made his debut for the club on 1 November 1975 in a home league fixture against St Johnstone, scoring twice in a 3–1 win. Over the next two years, McAdam scored 24 goals in 74 appearances. Jock Stein signed McAdam for Celtic in September 1977 for a fee of £60,000. He initially struggled to hold down a regular place in the team, and was often on the substitutes bench. Stein's successor as manager, Billy McNeill, played McAdam in central defence in the final league match of season 1978–79, against Rangers; McAdam played well and helped Celtic win 4–2 to clinch t ...
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Ian McWilliams
Ian A. McWilliams (19 March 1953 – 5 May 2004) was a Maltese-born Scottish footballer. He was known for his extraordinary height and his brief stint with Celtic in the late 1970s. Career McWilliams would initially serve as a police cadet before signing with Queen's Park. In a surprise decision, Celtic would take interest in the footballer and would sign him as a free transfer alongside Roy Kay. He was immediately known for his enormous height at six feet and five inches as he would be recognized as being the tallest British footballer at the time and currently holds the record for being the tallest player to play for Celtic. He would make his debut in a 5–0 victory against Jeunesse Esch during the 1977–78 European Cup. However, the 1977–78 Celtic F.C. season was a difficult time for newcomers for the club as neither McWilliams nor Kay would make much of an impression with the club. This was due to how in the course of his three domestic league appearances with the club ...
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Roy Kay
Robert "Roy" Kay (born 24 October 1949) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a defender. Kay started his professional career with Heart of Midlothian and featured in a Scottish Cup Final and the European Cup Winners' Cup, making over 140 league appearances before being released. He joined Scottish champions Celtic and made five league appearances before signing for York City, where he made over 180 appearances. Career Kay was born on 24 October 1949 in Edinburgh, Scotland and was educated at Gracemount Secondary School. He played for Crossroads United in Scottish junior football before starting his professional footballing career after joining Heart of Midlothian in January 1968. He made his debut during the 1970–71 season and featured for Hearts in the 1976 Scottish Cup Final, where they were defeated 3–1 by Rangers, as well as playing in the European Cup Winners' Cup. He was released by Hearts following their relegation from the Scottish Premier Division a ...
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Alan Sneddon
Alan Sneddon (born 12 March 1958) is a Scottish former association football, footballer, who played as a Defender (football), defender for Celtic F.C., Celtic, Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Motherwell F.C., Motherwell and East Fife F.C., East Fife in the Scottish Football League. Sneddon won the 1980 Scottish Cup Final with Celtic F.C., Celtic. He then earned the unusual achievement of winning two league winners' medals in the same season in 1980-81 in Scottish football, 1981, as he played enough games for both Celtic, who won the Scottish Football League Premier Division, Premier Division, and Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, who won the Scottish Football League First Division, First Division, to qualify for a medal from each championship. Sneddon played for over 10 years for Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, playing in over 300 league games. This long service meant that he was awarded a testimonial match, which was played against Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa in 1991. References ;Source ...
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Joe Filippi
Joseph Filippi (born 3 November 1953 in Ayrshire), is a Scottish retired football defender. Filippi began his career with hometown club Ayr United, staying with the Honest Men for eight years. He had a yearlong spell at Celtic, before joining Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ... neighbours Clyde. He dropped out of the senior game in 1981. External links * Living people 1953 births Ayr United F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Coventry City F.C. players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Men's association football fullbacks Scottish Junior Football Association players 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender ...
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Frank Munro
Francis Michael Munro (25 October 1947 – 16 August 2011) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a centre back. Munro played for Dundee United and Aberdeen in his native Scotland before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1968. Here he won a League Cup winners medal while with the club, and played in the first-ever UEFA Cup Final. He was posthumously inducted into the Wolverhampton Wanderers Hall of Fame in 2017. Career Early Munro started his career as a centre-forward with Chelsea at junior and amateur level in 1961–62, after leaving school, but he left without signing professional forms. Following this, he returned home to his native Scotland and signed as a professional for Dundee United. He broke into the first team in 1964 and won four Scotland youth caps during his time at Tannadice. In October 1966, he moved to fellow Division 1 outfit Aberdeen for £10,000. His first season proved a success as he collected a runners-up medal as the team fought ...
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Pat Stanton
Patrick Gordon Stanton (born 13 September 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager. Stanton played for Hibernian for most of his career, making nearly 400 league appearances. Late in his career, he had a short and successful spell with Celtic. Stanton also made 16 appearances for Scotland. After retiring as a player, he assisted Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen and managed Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian. Club career Stanton is the great-great nephew of Michael Whelahan (a founder of Hibernian and its first captain) and the great-nephew of Hibernian centre forward James Hendren. He signed for the club in 1963 and made his professional debut later that year. He established himself in the Hibs first team, playing either in defence or midfield. He won the 1969–70 SFWA Footballer of the Year award after an outstanding season, an achievement made more notable by the fact that Hibs did not win any trophies that season, finishing in third place in the l ...
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