# 1995–96 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1995–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

## Season summary

Celtic lost only once in the league all season, but also drew eleven games and so they finished in second, four points off champions Rangers. As a result, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Celtic had poor form in the cup competitions, being knocked out by Rangers in both domestic cups and being knocked out by eventual cup winners Paris Saint-Germain in the Cup Winners' Cup.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SCO | Stewart Kerr |
| — | GK | SCO | Gordon Marshall |
| — | DF | SCO | Tom Boyd |
| — | DF | SCO | Stuart Gray |
| — | DF | SCO | John Hughes |
| — | DF | SCO | Malky Mackay |
| — | DF | SCO | Tosh McKinlay |
| — | DF | SCO | Jackie McNamara |
| — | DF | ALB | Rudi Vata |
| — | MF | SCO | Simon Donnelly |
| — | MF | SCO | Peter Grant |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SCO | Brian McLaughlin |
| — | MF | SCO | Paul McStay |
| — | MF | SCO | Phil O'Donnell |
| — | MF | SCO | Brian O'Neil |
| — | MF | DEN | Morten Wieghorst |
| — | FW | SCO | John Collins |
| — | FW | SCO | Willie Falconer |
| — | FW | SCO | Chris Hay |
| — | FW | SCO | Andy Walker |
| — | FW | GER | Andreas Thom |
| — | FW | NED | Pierre van Hooijdonk |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | SCO | Jamie McQuilken (to Dundee United) |

## Transfers
### Players in

| Player | From | Date | Fee |
| Andreas Thom | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 August 1995 | £2,200,000 |
| John Hughes | Falkirk | 7 August 1995 | £380,000 |
| Jackie McNamara | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 October 1995 | £650,000 |
| Morten Wieghorst | Dundee | 8 December 1995 | £600,000 (£500,000 plus Barry Smith) |
| Jorge Cadete | Sporting Lisbon | 30 March 1996 | Free |

### Players out

| Player | To | Date | Fee |
| Charlie Nicholas | Clyde | 11 August 1995 | Free |
| Paul Byrne | Southend United | 25 August 1995 | £60,000 |
| Tony Mowbray | Ipswich Town | 5 October 1995 | £300,000 |
| Jamie McQuilken | Dundee United | 4 November 1995 | £150,000 |
| Barry Smith | Dundee | 8 December 1995 | Exchange |
| Mark McNally | Southend United | 8 December 1995 | £60,000 |
| Willie Falconer | Motherwell | 16 January 1996 | £200,000 |
| Andy Walker | Sheffield United | 23 February 1996 | £500,000 |
| Jim Slavin | Partick Thistle | 15 March 1996 | £30,000 |
| John O'Neill | Bournemouth | 29 March 1996 | Free |
| Mike Galloway | | 31 May 1996 | Retired |
| Lee Martin | | 31 May 1996 | Free |
| Rudi Vata | | 31 May 1996 | Free |

## Competitions
### Scottish Premier Division
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rangers (C) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 25 | +60 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Celtic | 36 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 74 | 25 | +49 | 83 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 55 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 55 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 43 | |
* ↑ Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup by winning the League Cup.
* ↑ As Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, qualified for the Champions League via their league position, the place in the Cup Winners' Cup was passed to the cup runner-up, Heart of Midlothian.