“At last…it’s Sweet 16 for Celtic Legend James Forrest..
At last…it’s Sweet 16 for James Forrest. The collective sigh of relief and outpouring of joy at 2.22pm yesterday almost lifted the roof off Celtic Park as James Forrest finally did what we’ve being willing him to do all season.
With 30 seconds to go in the last League game of the season.
On Trophy Day.
The fairytale club strikes again…
Here’s a selection of his goals from each of those 16 seasons to jog some memories…
Season 1 – 1 May 2010 v Motherwell
Season 2 – 26 January 2011 v Hearts
Season 3 – 26 October 2011 v Hibernian
Season 4 – 24 February 2013 v Dundee
Season 5 – 22 October 2013 v Ajax
Season 6 – 15 March 2015 v Dundee United (League Cup final)
Season 7 – 31 October 2015 v Aberdeen
Season 8 – 27 November 2016 v Aberdeen (League Cup final)
Season 9 – 26 November 2017 v Motherwell (League Cup final)
Season 10 – 31 March 2019 v Rangers
Season 11 – 7 November 2019 v Lazio
Season 12 – 3 April 2021 v Falkirk
Season 13 – 20 November 2021 v St Johnstone (League Cup semi-final)
Season 14 – 15 October 2022 v Hibernian (100th goal)
Season 15 – 15 May 2024 v Kilmarnock
Season 16 – 17 May 2025 v St Mirren
Read this from the official Celtic FC match report. It sums up the moment perfectly…
‘It looked like the league season was going to end with a home defeat for Celtic, but there was a feeling inside Paradise that the story wasn’t finished just yet.
Billy McNeill famously said that there is a fairytale about Celtic Football Club, and in the final minute of stoppage time, that fairytale struck again.
Much has been made about James Forrest requiring a goal this season to take his consecutive scoring run to 16 successive campaigns and, with 94 minutes on the clock, his opportunity arrived.
Alistair Johnston looked like he had a great opportunity to shoot, however, the Canadian spotted Forrest on the right wing and opted to slide the ball through to the winger.
And Celtic’s most decorated player ever made no mistake as he fired his shot in to the back of the net to equal Paul McStay and Jimmy McGrory’s records of scoring in 16 consecutive campaigns.
The scenes inside Celtic Park as the ball hit the back of the net were joyous, and those joyous scenes continued after the match, as the four-in-a-row champions of Scotland lifted the league trophy in front of the Celtic faithful, rounding off an exceptional league campaign for the Celts.’
🍀 JAMES FORREST SCORES!
An equaliser deep into stoppage time means he’s scored in 16 consecutive seasons for the club ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Z6SX6vb5Je
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) May 17, 2025
Jamesy, oh James Forrest, Jamesy Forrest on the wing.26🏆Congratulations James✅💚@CelticFC pic.twitter.com/FD73gBY9bs
— Stiliyan Petrov (@StanPetrov19) May 17, 2025
Here’s to making it 17 next season, Jamesie!
Hail, Hail!
Matt Corr
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