Celtic were founded on 6 November 1887 and have made Celtic Park the fixed point of Scottish football life ever since. For Celtic supporters, the club is not a subject to be introduced so much as measured against itself – history, expectation and the weekly demand to win all arriving together.
The current squad is a sizeable one: 39 players, with an average age of 26 and a market value of around £123m, according to Transfermarkt. That scale brings options, but also the usual Celtic requirement for consistency rather than occasional fluency.
At Celtic Park, the numbers remain strong: an average of 2.2 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per match, with the attack comfortably above two goals a game at home. Away from home, the edge is less clean but still productive, with 1.6 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per match.
Benjamin Nygren has led the scoring with 21 goals, supported by Daizen Maeda on 15, Hyun-jun Yang on 10, Kelechi Ịheanachọ on eight and Reo Hatate on six. Celtic have also struck early often enough to matter, scoring the first goal inside 20 minutes in seven of 18 league matches.
The recent league run has been emphatic: six wins from six, including Motherwell 2-3 Celtic, Celtic 3-1 Rangers and Hibernian 1-2 Celtic. There have also been finals in both domestic cups, alongside Champions League qualifying play-off and Europa League knockout play-off involvement.
Celtic currently sit second in the Premiership. The form is strong, the home scoring is reliable, and the immediate relevance is plain: this is a side with enough quality to set the pace, but still with work to do in the league table.
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