2011–12 season | |||
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Chairman |
John Reid (until 14 October) Ian Bankier (from 14 October) |
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Manager | Neil Lennon | ||
Ground |
Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland (Capacity: 60,355) |
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Scottish Premier League | 1st | ||
Scottish Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Scottish League Cup | Runners-up | ||
Europa League | Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Gary Hooper (24) All: Gary Hooper (29) |
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The 2011–12 season is the 123rd season of competitive football by Celtic. They finished top of the Scottish premiership on 93 points.
In the 2010–11 season Celtic finished second in the league having gained 92 points, one less than Rangers. They also lost to their Old Firm rivals in the 2011 League Cup Final, as Rangers won 2–1 after extra time. Celtic's only trophy came after they beat Motherwell 3–0 in the 2011 Scottish Cup Final. Celtic were knocked out of both European competitions at the first stage. Europa League final runners-up Braga knocked Celtic out of the Champions League third round after a 4–2 aggregate victory. Utrecht knocked Celtic out of the Europa League play-off round by the same score.
Several former youth academy players left during the month of June. The most notable being Paul McGowan who went to fellow Scottish Premier League side St Mirren after his contract expired.Ryan Conroy was released by the club and joined Scottish First Division side Dundee.Sean Fitzharris also went to the First Division as he joined Morton