CELTIC Under-19s triumph in the SFA Youth Cup on Wednesday night has capped a tremendous season for the club because it is the FIFTH trophy Celtic have won.
The first-team scooped both the League Championship and the CIS Cup, the reserves won their league for a fifth consecutive season, while the Under-19s completed a second consecutive double.
Added to that is the Manager of the Year Award to Gordon Strachan and the historic double won by Shaun Maloney – that of the Players’ Player and Young Player of the Year Award.
Celtic chairman Brian Quinn said: “Congratulations go to Willie McStay and the Under-19 squad for their victory in the Youth Cup final. It’s a tremendous achievement for them to have retained both the league and the cup.
“Their victory in the final at Celtic Park also means that of the six trophies competed for in Scottish football by Celtic, we have won five of them.
“Credit goes to everyone at the club, all the managers and coaches and the players of the respective squads.
“I know from the reception the reserve and Under-19 players received from the supporters when they were presented with their league trophies at our last home game at Celtic Park that everyone is proud of their achievements.
“And on a day when the club has announced that work is to begin on our new world class training centre and sport academy, the fact that we have won these five trophies shows that the development of the footballing infrastructure is already well underway at Celtic. Our new facility will build on the success we have already achieved.”
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