May 20, 2016 – Celtic appoint Brendan Rodgers as their new manager. Around 15,000 fans turn up at Parkhead to greet him.
June 28 – Celtic sign 19-year-old French striker Moussa Dembele from Fulham for £500,000.
July 12 – Celtic crash to a humiliating 1-0 defeat to part-time minnows Lincoln Red Imps in Gibraltar in Rodgers’s first competitive game in charge.
August 7 – Former Swansea City and Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair signs from Aston Villa in a £3.5 million deal.
August 23 – Celtic clinch a place in the group stages of the Champions League for the first time in three years with a nail-biting 5-4 victory over Hapoel Be’er Sheva of Israel.
September 10 – Moussa Demeble nets a hat-trick as Celtic demolish Rangers 5-1 in a Ladbrokes Premiership game at Parkhead.
September 13 – Celtic crash to a 7-0 defeat to Barcelona in the Nou Camp – their worst-ever result in Europe.
September 28 – Celtic draw 3-3 with Manchester City in a thrilling Champions League game in the East End of Glasgow.
November 1 – The Scottish champions a 1-1 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach in Germany.
November 23 – A 2-0 defeat to Barcelona in Glasgow ends Celtic’s hopes of progressing to the knockout rounds of either the Champions League or the Europa League.
November 27 – Celtic win 3-0 against Aberdeen at Hampden to lift the Betfred Cup. It is the first major honour Rodgers has won in his career.
April 2 – Celtic clinch the Ladbrokes Premiership title with a resounding 5-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle.
April 29 – Celtic win by a record 5-1 scoreline against Rangers at Ibrox.
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