Celtic, founded on 6 November 1887, remain the central fact of Scottish football from Celtic Park. The 2025-26 season ended with another Premiership title, secured by finishing first on 82 points after all 38 rounds.
That title sat in a familiar modern pattern. Celtic had already won the 2024-25 Premiership and League Cup, with league titles also coming in 2022-23, 2021-22 and 2019-20. Their recorded haul stands at 15 Premiership titles, eight Scottish Cups and eight League Cups – a domestic record of sustained weight rather than passing dominance.
The squad was valued at around £124.5m by Transfermarkt, with 38 players and an average age of 26. At home, Celtic carried the stronger edge, averaging 2.3 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per match. Away from Glasgow, the attack still travelled reasonably well at 1.6 goals per game, though the concession rate rose to 1.4.
Benjamin Nygren led the scoring with 21 goals, supported by Daizen Maeda on 17 and Hyun-jun Yang on 10. Kelechi Ịheanachọ added nine, with Arne Engels on seven. Celtic also struck early often enough to matter, scoring inside the first 20 minutes in six of their 18 league matches.
The run-in had the tone of champions doing the required work: 3-1 at home to Hearts, 3-2 away to Motherwell, 3-1 against Rangers, 2-1 at Hibernian, 3-1 against Falkirk and 1-0 against St Mirren. Celtic ended the season as Premiership champions, with a strong home record and a squad still carrying clear domestic authority.
