Celtic 1986 to 1990

Good morning Celtic club fans, I would like to ask you for help on some information about the team in season 86/87, the following list is the games that the Celtic players played as starters, I would like to ask you if the positions of the players are correct and if the the following tactical scheme is correct, thank you very much.


43 - PAT BONNER - GK
43 - PAUL MCSTAY – CM
43 - BRIAN MCCLAIR – AM, CF
42 - ROY AITKEN – CD, DM
42 - DEREK WHYTE – CD, LB
39 - MO JOHNSTON – CF
37 - MURDO MACLEOD – CM, LM, RM
32 - PETER GRANT – DM, CM
29 - ALAN MCINALLY – CF
21 - DANNY MCGRAIN – RB, CD
21 - PAUL MCGUGAN – CD
16 - TONY SHEPHERD – CM
15 - PIERCE O’LEARY – CD
15 - WILLIE MCSTAY – RB
14 - TOMMY BURNS – LM, LB
12 - OWEN ARCHDEACON – LW, LM
10 - ANTON ROGAN – LB, CD
6 - MARK MCGHEE – CF
3 - MARK SMITH - ¿W?
1 - PETER LATCHFORD – GK


GK- GOALKEEPER, RB- RIGHT BACK, CD- CENTRAL DEFENDER, LB- LEFT BACK
DM- DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER
RM- RIGHT MIDFIELDER, CM- CENTRAL MIDFIELDER, LM- LEFT MIDFIELDER
RW- RIGHT WINGER, AM- ATTACKING MIDFIELDER, LW- LEFT WINGER
CF – CENTRAL FORWARD


-------------M.JOHNSTON-----A.MCINALLY-------------

------------------------B.MCCLAIR-----------------------

---------M.MACLEOD--------------P.MCSTAY------------

-------------------------P.GRANT--------------------------

-D.WHYTE----R.AITKEN----P.MCGUGAN---D.MCGRAIN-

------------------------P.BONNER--------------------------

 

Mo Johnston was declared null and void. Never played for Celtic.

 

Anyone willing to help a little?

 

Whyte would have been central defender with Aitken if I remember right .

 

I think he actually started at left back mate and then moved into the centre later on ( probably played both that season mate.)

 

Wasn't sure Pauli , honestly dont remember McGuggan , memory fading now .

 

I remember him, actually scored v The Huns

 

need to google a picture of him .

 

ahhh , vaguely remember him now .

 

I'd say it was more of 4-4-2/4-3-3 fluid..

Although sometimes both Whyte and McGrain would play LB and Grant played RB too.

Bonner
McGrain Aitken Whyte Rogan/Burns
Grant
McLeod McStay McInally
McClair Judas

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Them were the days !

 

He was pish but will be remembered for that goal think it was New Years Day game.

 

Danny McGrain was primarily a right-back, did he play enough how left-back to consider him his secondary position?

In the case of Tommy Burns, it was mainly a left midfielder, it could be his secondary position a left-back ? or maybe more left-winger?

 

Peter Grant, was primarily a defensive midfielder, can he also be considered a right back?

Paul McStay was a playmaker central midfielder, was he able to play as a right midfielder?

Murdo McLeod, could be more, a playmaker or a ball-winner ?? and could play as wide-midfielder ?, more left or right ??