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50 free Celtic FC trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Celtic were founded in a Glasgow church hall in 1887 to feed the poor of the East End, and eighty years later became the first British club to win the European Cup with eleven players born within 30 miles of the city. This 50-question quiz covers the whole history: Brother Walfrid and the first match against Rangers, Willie Maley's six-in-a-row, Jimmy McGrory's 550 goals, the 7–1 League Cup final, Jock Stein and the Lisbon Lions, nine-in-a-row, Fergus McCann's 1994 rescue, Martin O'Neill and Seville, and the run of trebles under Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon. There are questions on the hoops and the numbers on the shorts, Celtic Park, the crest and the star, the Old Firm, The Celtic View, the clubs around the world named after Celtic, and the records from 147,365 at Hampden to 69 games unbeaten. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone, share your score, or print it for a quiz night.
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Q 01Who formally constituted Celtic at a meeting in St. Mary's church hall in 1887?
Brother Walfrid
The Irish Marist Brother wanted to raise money for his Poor Children's Dinner Table charity.
Q 02What was the charitable purpose behind Celtic's founding?
Feeding the East End's poor
Walfrid was inspired by Hibernian, formed by Edinburgh's Irish immigrant community a few years earlier.
Q 03Which Edinburgh club's example inspired the founding of Celtic?
Hibernian
Hibs had been formed out of the immigrant Irish population a few years earlier.
Q 04What was the result of the club's first official match, against its future Old Firm rivals in 1888?
A 5–2 win
Neil McCallum scored the club's first goal.
Q 05Why is the club nickname spelled 'The Bhoys' with an h?
It imitates Gaelic spelling
An early-20th-century postcard reading 'The Bould Bhoys' is the first known example.
Q 06Who beat Celtic 2–1 in the 1889 Scottish Cup final, the club's first season in the competition?
Third Lanark
Celtic won the trophy three years later, beating Queen's Park 5–1 for their first major honour.
Q 07Celtic's record league home win, 11–0 in 1895, came against which club?
Dundee
It remains the Scottish League record for the highest home score.
Q 08Who was appointed Celtic's first 'secretary-manager' in 1897?
Willie Maley
He served the club for nearly 52 years, retiring in 1940 at the age of 71.
Q 09How many league titles in a row did Celtic win between 1905 and 1910?
Six
The 1907 and 1908 Scottish Cups gave Celtic the first doubles by any Scottish club.
Q 10How many goals did Jimmy McGrory score in his career, a British record?
550
In 547 games, including 16 on loan at Clydebank; he once scored eight in a single league match.
Q 11In what year did Celtic adopt the green and white hoops?
1903
They were first worn on 15 August 1903 against Partick Thistle, replacing vertical stripes.
Q 12Celtic's original 1888 strip featured what on the shirt?
The Marist Brothers' badge
It was a green Celtic cross inside a red circle; the crest on the shirt did not return until 1977.
Q 13Until 1994, where did Celtic unusually wear their player numbers?
On the shorts
Chairman Robert Kelly refused to disfigure the hoops; numbers moved to the shirts only when the league insisted.
Q 21Which unique feat did Celtic achieve in 1967 that no other club has matched?
The Quadruple
League, Scottish Cup, League Cup and European Cup, plus the Glasgow Cup for good measure.
Q 22Which Argentine side beat Celtic in the 1967 Intercontinental Cup?
Racing Club
Celtic were back in a European Cup final three years later, losing 2–1 to Feyenoord.
Q 23Where was the 1970 European Cup final, which Celtic lost to Feyenoord, played?
San Siro, Milan
Celtic had beaten Leeds United in front of 136,505 at Hampden in the semi-final.
Q 14Which double-glazing firm became Celtic's first shirt sponsor in 1984?
CR Smith
Car dealer Peoples took over in 1991–92, and the 1992–93 shirt carried no sponsor at all.
Q 15Which kit supplier did Celtic leave in 2005 after a relationship dating to the 1930s?
Umbro
Nike followed, then New Balance in 2015 and Adidas from 2020.
Q 16What was the score of the 1957 League Cup final, the highest-scoring British domestic cup final?
7–1
Manager Jimmy McGrory won no more trophies after it.
Q 17Which one-off 1953 tournament did Celtic win, beating Arsenal and Manchester United on the way?
Coronation Cup
It marked the coronation of Elizabeth II; Celtic had won the Empire Exhibition Trophy in 1938.
Q 18Who succeeded Jimmy McGrory as manager in 1965?
Jock Stein
He won the Scottish Cup within months and the European Cup two years later.
Q 19Which club did Celtic beat 2–1 to win the 1967 European Cup?
Inter Milan
Celtic became the first British club, and the first from outside Spain, Portugal and Italy, to win it.
Q 20The 1967 European Cup winners were all born within how many miles of Glasgow?
30
Hence the nickname the Lisbon Lions.
Q 24Celtic's 1974 title was a ninth in a row, equalling a record held by CSKA Sofia and which club?
MTK Budapest
Rangers later matched it, and Celtic's 1998 title stopped them going one better.
Q 25Which businessman bought Celtic in March 1994, reportedly minutes before bankruptcy?
Fergus McCann
He turned the club into a plc, rebuilt Celtic Park and left after five years with a £31 million profit.
Q 26How much did the 1994 takeover of Celtic cost its new owner?
£9 million
The club was within 24 hours of receivership over a £5 million overdraft; his share issue later raised over £14 million.
Q 27Where did Celtic play home games in 1994–95 while their own ground was rebuilt?
Hampden Park
It cost £500,000 in rent; the £40 million rebuild was finished in 1998.
Q 28Which Dutch manager led Celtic to the 1998 title that stopped their rivals' ten-in-a-row?
Wim Jansen
It was the club's first title since the centenary double of 1987–88.
Q 29Martin O'Neill's first Old Firm game as Celtic boss, in August 2000, ended how?
6–2 win
It was Celtic's biggest win over Rangers since the 1957 League Cup final.
Q 30Who beat Celtic 3–2 after extra time in the 2003 UEFA Cup final in Seville?
Porto
José Mourinho's side won; around 80,000 Celtic fans travelled and won FIFA and UEFA Fair Play awards.