| Season Review | Matches: 1975 – 1976 | 1975-1976 Pictures |
Appearances (Goals in brackets)'
+' sign indicates the number of substitute appearances by that player
* – left Celtic during season 1975/76
† – left Celtic at the end of season 1975/76
| League | League Cup | Scottish Cup | European Cup Winners Cup | Total | |
| Latchford | 35 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 52 |
| Hunter * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| McGrain | 35 | 9 (1) | 1 | 6 | 51 (1) |
| Lynch | 34 (1) | 10 (2) | 1 (1) | 5 | 50 (4) |
| Casey | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 1+3 |
| P McCluskey | 34 (3) | 9 | 1 | 6 (1) | 50 (4) |
| MacDonald | 27 (3) | 9 | 1 | 5 (1) | 42 (4) |
| Aitken | 12 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 15+1 |
| Connelly † | 1+2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 |
| Edvaldsson | 35 (7) | 10 (3) | 1 | 6 (2) | 52 (12) |
| Hood † | 7+7 (1) | 6+3 (2) | 0 | 5 (2) | 18+10 (5) |
| G McCluskey | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 3+3 |
| McNamara | 16+2 (2) | 6+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 26+5 (2) |
| Murray * | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 |
| Glavin | 10 | 7+1 (1) | 1 | 1+1 | 19+2 (1) |
| Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Hannah | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 |
| Ritchie | 5+3 (1) | 0+1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 5+4 (2) |
| Dalglish | 35 (24) | 10 (4) | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | 51 (32) |
| Wilson | 18+8 (4) | 9 (3) | 0 | 5 (1) | 32+8 (8) |
| Deans † | 29 (15) | 2 | 1 | 3 (2) | 35 (17) |
| Burns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lennox | 25+5 (10) | 7+2 (3) | 1 | 2+1 | 35+8 (13) |
| Callaghan | 22 | 4+1 (1) | 0 | 5 (1) | 31+1 (2) |
Most Appearances – a tie between Johannes Edvaldsson (in his first season with the club) and Peter Latchford in goal with 52
Top Scorer – Kenny Dalglish with 32 goals
New Arrivals, Debuts and Departures.
Season 1975-76 was seen as a transition season by many within the club. The hangover from the previous season where for once Celtic had not won the League title was though would feed through in the building of a new team. This to a certain extent did not happen, trhough Sean Fallon as caretaker manager in the absence of day-to-day running by Jock Stein said or more than one occasion that the club and the team was in the process of reorganisation. At this time the club had returned to a policy of bringing in youth and developing them through the club infrastructure and the hands of the many coaches, usually past professional players, that worked at the club. Jock Stein had said hoiwever that the club would be in the market for a suitable player if he fitted Celtic's bill and at the right cost.
This policy saw the arrival of Johnny Doyle from Ayr Utd in March 1976 for a club record of £90,000. Unfortunately for Doyle and the club, he was injured rather seriously in his first game at Dundee.
The other two most important arrivals were those of Johannes Edvaldsson – Shuggie to the support – and in somewhat different circumstances Roy Aitken.
Icelandic Edvaldsson arrived at the start of pre-season as a trialist and a free. He was out of contract with the Danish club Holbeck and had before that played for Metz in France. Quite why and how he had ended up with Celtic is unknown but Fallon wasted little time in getting him signed up and he was ever-present in the team this season.
Roy Aitken came from the other direction. In June 1975 he was taken on by the club as a 16 year old from Celtic Boys Club. He went almost straight into the Reserves and by September 1975 he was making his first appearance as a sub in the first team in the quarter final League Cup game against Stenhousemuir. It was to be the start of a long and celebrated footballing career.
The two departures, some might argue three, during the season were to a degree forced. Steve Murray had had a tremendous impact in his first full season at the club in 1973-74 but the following season he picked up a foot injury and at the start of '75-'76 after surgery in the summer he was attempting to get back to fitness. When this proved difficult he announced his retirement early in the season. However, as he managed to cope with the pain he made an attempt to play again and managed 3 appearances in January before realising that return was not an option, confirmed when it was found that he had broken a bone in his foot during training. He gracefully retired and his presence was sadly missed.
Ally Hunter had been thought to be the new Simpson and for a while he was a commanding goalkeeper for both Celtic and Scotland. But a crisis of confidence following an international game against Czechoslovakia left him constantly worried over his form and less of a keeper coinciding with a goalkeeping crisis at Celtic Park which saw him, Denis Connaghan and Evan Williams vying for the jersey. With Latchford in good form this season Hunter found himself sidelined and when he was dropped after his one appearance this season against Dundee a row developed with Sean Fallon and he asked for a transfer. He went to Motherwell in mid April for £20,000.
The wayward genius of George Connelly finally crossed it's Rubicon early in the season. Jock Stein had been prepared to nurture him but Fallon could not do this. When he walked out for a third time in September it was the start of the end. Although still officially on the books he was not seen at Celtic Park, did not train and was involved in a public domestic which scandal made the papers. At the end of the season he was given a chance to restart his career at Falkirk.
The final two departures were from the old guard. Harry Hood had been a stalwart for Celtic but this season saw him more often on the bench rather than starting. He still made 28 appearances scoring 5 goals but the writing was on the wall and at the end of the season at the age of 31 he was given a free transfer.
Dixie Deans had always been a slow starter to the season and this one had been no different. Too often the 'scourge of Hibs' lost his goal scoring and poaching touch this season and before the start of the next he would depart to Luton Town.
Frank Welsh had also been freed back in September '75 and eventually found a home at Kilmarnock.
Of the youths, trainees, groundstaff and S-Formers this season notable new arrivals and performances there were a good number who arrived this season and went straight into the Reserves. Those that would go on to have careers with Celtic and elsewhere were Ian Gourlay, Kenny Innes, Peter Mackie, Tommy McGrain (brother to Danny and farmed out to Maryhill) and Brian McGrane (confusingly right back with the Reserves), Willie Temperley, Jack Keay, George McGeachie and Robert Ward. Jim Casey, George McCluskey, Bobby Hannah all made debuts this season and Andy Ritchie and Tommy Burns all progressed.
There were three trialists during the season (as well as Edvaldsson). Hilary Carlyle came from Finn Harps in November and played in the Birmingham City Centenary game. Jim 'Chang' Smith had played against Celtic in 2 of the three pre-season games in Ireland. He came for a month's trial at the start of the season and disappeared after 2 reserve games. Jimmy Smith came from Newcastle Utd and was attempting to resurrect his career after knee surgery. He was injured in his first game and eventually retired.