| Season Review | Matches: 1968 – 1969 | 1967-1968 Pictures Misc |
Appearances (Goals in brackets)
'+' sign indicates the number of substitute appearances by that player
* – left Celtic during season 1968/69
† – left Celtic at the end of season 1968/69
| League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | EC | Total | |
| Fallon | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 33 |
| Simpson | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| Wraith † | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Craig | 32 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 | 6 (1) | 49 (3) |
| Gemmell | 31 (8) | 8 (1) | 7 (1) | 5 (1) | 51 (11) |
| O'Neill † | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Cattanach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gorman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Murdoch | 30 (4) | 8 (1) | 7 (2) | 5 (1) | 50 (8) |
| Hay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| McNeill | 34 (3) | 9 | 7 (3) | 6 | 56 (6) |
| Clark | 9+1 | 2+2 (1) | 1+1 | 4 | 16+4 (1) |
| Brogan | 30 (2) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 50 (2) |
| Johnstone | 30+1 (5) | 7+1 | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 48+2 (9) |
| Chalmers | 17+4 (11) | 3 (5) | 5+1 (4) | 4 (1) | 29+5 (21) |
| Gallacher † | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wallace | 29+2 (18) | 8 (10) | 7 (3) | 5+1 (2) | 49+3 (33) |
| Connelly | 6+1 (1) | 7+1 (1) | 1 (1) | 2 | 16+2 (3) |
| McMahon † | 0+1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1+1 (2) |
| Macari | 1 (1) | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 (1) |
| Lennox | 27+1 (12) | 9 (14) | 6 (3) | 4 (1) | 46+1 (30) |
| Hood | 7 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (5) |
| Quinn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Callaghan | 12+3 (3) | 0 | 3+2 (2) | 0 | 15+5 (5) |
| McBride * | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 8 (4) |
| Hughes | 27 (10) | 8 (2) | 5 (4) | 6 | 46 (16) |
| Auld | 9+4 (1) | 1+1 (1) | 2+1 | 0+2 | 12+8 (2) |
| own goal | (2) | (1) | (3) |
Most Appearances – Billy McNeill.
Top Scorer – Willie Wallace
New Arrivals and Debuts
There were two major signings during the season. These were Tommy Callaghan from Dunfermiline and Harry Hood from Clyde.
Jock Stein knew of Tommy Callaghan from his time as manager at Dunfermiline and he was signed not long after Joe McBride had departed for Hibernian. He was a record Celtic signing at the time with a fee of £35,000.
Harry Hood had been linked to Celtic in 1964, but instead he made a big money move to Sunderland which never really came off for him and he was soon back up the road with Clyde again. By March 1969 he had itchy feet again and was tiring of Clyde and seeking full-time football. He put in a transfer request. With Celtic seeking another striker following the defeat by AC Milan in the European Cup quarter final, Clyde accepted Celtic's £40,000 bid.
The new (minor) arrivals to the Groundstaff and Reserves were:-
Jacky Clarke – a centre half signed from Shamrock Rovers after he produced an excellent game in a Friendly against Celtic on 18th March in 1968.
Ward White – a young forward scouted from Beith and signed.
Tom Livingstone – a Scotland youth goalkeeper who made a big impression in a youth international against England and was immediately snapped up by Celtic from school.
Jim Harrower was a young internationalist signed from Glenrothes about whom very little is known
Joe Sloan – was a young outside right signed from Cumbernauld Utd as a provisional to start on the Groundstaff next season
Departures:
The major departure during the season was Joe McBride. He left to join Hibernian in November 1968 as a replacement for Colin Stein who Hibs had sold to Rangers for big money.
At the end of the season Charlie Gallacher, who had spent much of the season out recovering from cartilage surgery chose to move on and accepted an offer to go to Dumbarton. Charlie had been at Celtic Park since 1959 and he would never consider himself merely a squad member.
Willie O'Neill, the blithe soul and bridesmaid of the full backs decided to seek out a chance for full time games and accepted a move to Carlisle at the end of the season.
Young Jimmy Quinn went out on loan to Clyde in January and it was at his feet that Ronnie Simpson dived and dislocated his shoulder which was to lead to Ronnie's eventual demise, in the game on February 12th, 1969.
Of the Reserves and groundstaff who left, goalkeeper Bobby Wraith made a League Cup first team appearance against Hamilton Academicals when Celtic were already 10-0 up from the first leg; Pat McMahon, a decent striker signed from Kilsyth Rangers who had had an explosive impact the previous season but chaffed at being in the Reserves was given a free transfer and would go on to Aston Villa in June. Jim Clark, a young centre forward signed from Kilwinnig St Michael's and who was in and out of the Reserves was allowed to leave and Kilmarnock picked him up. John Hemphill a young but promising inside right signed from Port Glasgow was allowed to leave and found a home with Dumbarton .