The record of 106 league goals is in sight and beyond that there’s the 111 record set by the Lisbon Lions, can Celtic beat one or both this season? Yes for the first but possibly not for the second…
Celtic Football Club has set many records in Scottish football, with one of those records being the most number of goals scored in a single league campaign.
Jock Stein’s Celtic scored 111 goals in 34 league matches in 1966/67
During the all conquering season of 1966/67 under Jock Stein we scored an impressive 111 goals over a 34 game league campaign, and that is unlikely to be beaten.
Martin O’Neill’s Celtic scored 105 goals in 38 league matches in 2003/04
In the modern era of the SPFL Martin O’Neill’s side of 2003/04 amassed a superb tally of 105 goals over an 38 game campaign, whilst Brendan Rodgers Invincible side beat that tally by a single goal to register 106 goals in 2016/17 over the same amount of games.
Brendan’s Invincibles scored 106 goals in 38 league matches in 2016/17
The current side led yet again by Brendan Rodgers have amassed an impressive 97 goals after 33 games thus far, and with five games remaining it is entirely possible we could make some history and beat the tally set by the iconic Invincible side, and indeed the superb side of 2003/04.
Can Celtic score 15 goals in five post-split matches?
Could Celtic score 15 goals in the five post-split matches to surpass the total achieved by Jock Stein’s Lisbon Lions side in that unforgettable 1966/67 campaign? It’s possibly too big an ask but it’s certainly achievable.
With the league title race essentially over we will have the Scottish Cup in our sights as we aim to win yet another domestic treble, but beating that tally of 106 or even 111 should be additional targets for the players in the remaining league fixtures. This is exactly the kind of thing that Brendan Rodgers likes to use in his team meetings so hopefully he’s reading this today.
It’s a milestone that’s quite achievable after all, and one that will earn them a place in the history books. Talking of Celtic breaking records, have a look at this…
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We scored 114 league goals in Ange’s last season
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One thing Rodgers likes is a pass.Usually unwarranted.One thing i prefer is a pinged ball over the defence rather than 20 tippy tappys outside the box…..
Hate to burst the bubble but Hearts won the league in 1958 scoring an incredible 132 goals in only 34 games. Goal difference was +103.
We were third that year.