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Definition

A "Hunskelper" is an honourary title given to a player by the Celtic support in recognition of his achievements in playing his part in consistently scoring against Rangers of a high quality that it led to victories, or the man has consistently played a strong part in the side to thwart Rangers from victory. The player will have played his part in the respective matches such that his performance was of a standard that would rankle with the Rangers fans.

On occasion, a player will have been asked by the support "to Hunskelp" the opposing team, which means that said player has been requested to score a goal of the quality of a top class "Hunskelper".

The term is usually used for games against Rangers, however can also be used for certain others, such as Hearts, but in Celtic circles it generally refers to Rangers.

Supreme Hunskelpers

• Lubo
• Chris Sutton
• Henrik Larsson
• Alan Thompson

Supreme Hunskelping games

• 1999 Celtic 5-1 Rangers
• Lubo leads the way to hunskelp the Huns
• 2000 Celtic 6-2 Rangers
• A supreme team effort sees the team hunskelp the Huns in a landmark game.
• 2004 Celtic 1-0 Rangers
  • Celtic's fifth hunskelp of the season to finish off a 5 wins out of 5 whitewash against the huns.