Highest score in a domestic British cup final: Celtic 7–1 Rangers ( 1957 Scottish League Cup Final). [272]

The tribal instinct is as old as mankind. The Holy Bible tells us that we are all of us members of the family of Adam. Throughout time, individuals with distinct ancestral bonds have banded together for social and defensive reasons. Main article: Four Provinces Flag of Ireland The traditional arms of the four provinces of Ireland quartered to form the popular arms of Ireland The flag of the four provinces of Ireland, quartered to form a popular flag of all of Ireland 1651 provincial arms of Ireland, as seen on a map of Galway. [16] In the centre is the arms of Mide, while the third quarter features the arms of Hugh de Lacy ( Earl of Ulster from 1205 – 1243) to represent Ulster. Swan, Craig (11 November 2011). "Former Celtic star urges Old Firm to sell stadium names to save clubs". Daily Record. Archived from the original on 14 November 2011 . Retrieved 11 November 2011.Celtic enjoyed further domestic success in the 1980s, and in their Centenary season of 1987–88 won a Scottish Premier Division and Scottish Cup double. [48] a b c d "Celtic fans 'Europe's best' ". BBC Sport. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 16 November 2005 . Retrieved 17 August 2010.

Lennon the way forward for Celtic". UEFA.com. 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016 . Retrieved 4 December 2011. Forsyth, Roddy (30 October 2009). "Celtic chairman John Reid pledges to keep the club's finances under control". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022 . Retrieved 23 July 2011.Gordon Strachan stands down at Celtic". The Telegraph. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. As well as the coat of arms, which shows the harp on an Azure (blue) field, Ireland has long been associated with a flag also bearing the harp. This flag is identical to the coat of arms but with a green field, rather than blue, and is blazoned Vert, a Harp Or, stringed Argent (a gold harp with silver strings on a green field).

a b c d e f "Brief History". Celtic FC. Archived from the original on 10 May 2016 . Retrieved 11 May 2016. The Birth of Celtic". Hibernian FC. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012 . Retrieved 9 November 2011.Celtic has the highest average home attendance of any Scottish club. [137] They also had the 12th highest average league attendance out of all the football clubs in Europe in 2011. [138] A study of stadium attendance figures from 2013 to 2018 by the CIES Football Observatory ranked Celtic at 16th in the world during that period, and their proportion of the distribution of spectators in Scotland at 36.5%, the highest of any club in the leagues examined. [139] C.4304-551" (PDF). WIPO Circular (4304). 15 February 1985. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 31 May 2013. The badge IMO was never meant to stifle laughter or suffocate teasing and light banter. Even today, given the solemnity of the occasion there was still great amusement when we recalled Bridget’s foibles and idiosyncrasies. The arms of Leinster ( Vert, a Harp Or, stringed Argent) are believed to have likely evolved from the arms of Ireland itself with a change of tincture. Similarly, Munster's arms ( Azure, three antique crowns Or) are thought to have been derived from those of the former Lordship of Ireland, or from the short-lived dukedom of Ireland created for Robert de Vere in 1386. The crowns now usually depicted as "antique" or "eastern": a gold rim with eight sharp, triangular rays, of which five are seen. [17] Celtic are one of only five clubs in the world to have won over 100 trophies. [3] The club has won the Scottish league championship 53 times, most recently in 2022–23, the Scottish Cup 41 times and the Scottish League Cup 21 times. The club's greatest season was 1966–67, when Celtic became the first British team to win the European Cup, also winning the Scottish league championship, the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Glasgow Cup. Celtic also reached the 1970 European Cup Final and the 2003 UEFA Cup Final, losing in both.