Players | Brothers who played for the first team | Coaching Staff | Managers
Overview
A brief list of all those players who have either had a father or son who have both played for the Celtic First Team.
Interestingly, four sets of the players share the same Christian name.
Gordon Marshall Snr is quite possibly unique in that he and his two sons all played for Celtic.
Another unique one was Gordon Strachan and his son Gavin Strachan. Gordon Strachan was Celtic manager for 4 years, and Gavin Strachan was many years later a part of the Celtic coaching staff and was made an interim manager for a couple of games in early 2021 during the covid-19 pandemic.
It’s not just the boys anymore. On 5th June 2021, ex-Celtic player Mark Burchill‘s daughter Tiree Burchill made her Celtic debut for the Ladies team v Motherwell.
Players
- Jackie McNamara Snr and Jackie McNamara
- Stevie Chalmers and Paul Chalmers
- Andy Lynch and Simon Lynch
- John Divers Snr and John Divers
- Mike Conroy Snr and Mike Conroy
- Jimmy McMenemy and John McMenemy
- James Kelly and Frank Kelly
- Patsy Gallacher and Willie Gallacher
- Gordon Marshall Snr and Gordon Marshall
- Gordon Marshall Snr and Scott Marshall
- Rudi Vata and Rocco Vata
Daughters
- Mark Burchill & Tiree Burchill
Managers
- Gordon Strachan and Gavin Strachan (temporary)
Notes:
(1) The above relates only to Fathers and Sons who have played for Celtic’s first team in a major competition game (i.e. Europe, league, League Cup or Scottish Cup) and not just a friendly.
(2) Celtic Great Kenny Dalglish’s son Paul Dalglish played for Celtic as a Youth Player but he never played for the First Team.
(3) Ryan Christie’s dad (Simon Christie) was also on Celtic’s book but never got to play for the first team.