| Date | Competition | Home Team | Score | Score | Away Team | Report | Pictures | Notes |
| JAN | | | | | | | | |
| 01 | Friendly | Celtic | 3 | 3 | Rangers | Report | | |
| 02 | Friendly | Celtic | 1 | 3 | Everton | Report | | |
| 18th | Scottish Cup | Celtic | 2
| 4
| Queen’s Park | Report | Pictures | |
| 25th | Friendly | St Mirren | 2
| 6
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| FEB | | | | | | | | |
01
| Glasgow League | Queen’s Park | 1 | 2 | Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
8th
| Friendly
| Celtic
| 4
| 1
| Bolton Wanderers
| Report
| Pictures
| |
| 15th | Friendly | Dundee | 1
| 1
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 22nd | Friendly | Airdrieonians | 2
| 8
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 29th | League Division 1 | Third Lanark | 1
| 2
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
MAR
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21
| Glasgow League | Celtic | 3
| 2
| Rangers
| Report | Pictures | |
28
| Glasgow League | Third Lanark | 1
| 4
| Celtic
| Report | Pictures | |
| APR | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Friendly | Derry Celtic | 2 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 6 | Friendly | Celtic | 1 | 5 | Hibernian | Report | | |
| 6 | Friendly | Glentoran | 1 | 2 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 7 | Friendly | Belfast Select | 1 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
11
| Glasgow League | Rangers | 2
| 2
| Celtic
| Report | Pictures | |
13
| Friendly
| Celtic | 2
| 2
| Sheffield Utd
| Report | Pictures | |
15
| Friendly
| Celtic | 3
| 2
| Sunderland
| Report | Pictures | |
18
| Glasgow League | Celtic | 1
| 2
| Third Lanark
| Report | Pictures | |
20th
| Friendly | Celtic | 3
| 2
| Aston Villa
| Report | Pictures | |
22nd
| Friendly | Celtic | 2
| 1
| Everton
| Report | Pictures | |
25
| Glasgow League | Celtic | 0
| 3
| Queen’s Park
| Report | Pictures | |
27th
| Friendly | Celtic | 1
| 0
| Derby County
| Report | Pictures | |
28th
| Friendly | Celtic | 2
| 1
| Burnley
| Report | Pictures | |
| MAY | | |
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| 9th | Glasgow Charity Cup | Celtic | 6 | 1 | Rangers | Report | Pictures | |
| 16th | Glasgow Charity Cup Final | Celtic | 2 | 1 | Queen’s Park | Report | Pictures | |
| 18th | Friendly | Cambuslang Hibernian | 1 | 4 | Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 20th | Friendly | Morton | 2 | 2 | Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 21st | Friendly | Celtic | 0
| 1
| Hibernian
| Report | Pictures | |
| 26th | Friendly | Johnstone | 1 | 1 | Celtic | Report | | |
| 29th | Friendly | Victoria United | 4 | 2 | Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 30th | Friendly | Inverness Caledonian | 1 | 4 | Celtic | Report | | |
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| | Season Review | | | | | | |
| | Statistics 1895-96 | | | | | | |
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| | League Table 1895-96 | | | | | | |
| | Scottish Cup 1895-96 | | | | | | |
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| | Celtic Team Line-Up 1896-97 | | | | | | |
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| AUG | | | | | | | | |
| 15th | League Division 1 | Hibernian | 3
| 1
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 17th | League Division 1 | Clyde | 2
| 7
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 22nd | League Division 1 | Celtic | 2
| 0
| St Bernard’s | Report | Pictures | |
| 29th | League Division 1 | Abercorn | 0
| 6
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| SEP | | | | | | | | |
| 5th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 3
| 0
| Heart of Midlothian | Report
| Pictures
| |
| 12th | League Division 1 | St Bernard’s | 1
| 2
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
19th
| Glasgow Cup 1st Rd
| Celtic
| 5
| 1
| Clyde
| Report
| Pictures
| |
| 26th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 2
| 1
| St Mirren | Report | Pictures | |
28th
| Friendly
| Celtic
| 2
| 3
| Sunderland
| Report
| Pictures
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| OCT | | | | | | | | |
| 3rd | League Division 1 | Dundee | 2
| 2
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 10th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 1
| 1
| Rangers | Report | Pictures | |
| 17th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 2
| 0
| Third Lanark | Report | Pictures | |
| 24th | League Division 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 1
| 1
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
31st
| Glasgow Cup SF
| Queen’s Park
| 2
| 4
| Celtic
| Report
| Pictures
| Att – 14,000.
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| NOV | | | | | | | | |
| 7th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 5
| 0
| Abercorn | Report | Pictures | |
14th
| Glasgow Cup Final | Rangers
| 1
| 1
| Celtic
| Report
| Pictures
| At Cathkin Park,. Att – 15,000. |
21st
| Glasgow Cup Final Replay | Rangers
| 2
| 1
| Celtic
| Report
| Pictures
| At Cathkin Park,. Att – 15,000.
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| 28th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 1
| 1
| Hibernian | Report | Pictures | |
| DEC | | | | | | | | |
| 5th | League Division 1 | Third Lanark | 0
| 3
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 12th | League Division 1 | Celtic | 4
| 1
| Clyde | Report | Pictures | |
| 19th | League Division 1 | Rangers | 2
| 0
| Celtic | Report | Pictures | |
| 25th | Friendly | Everton | 6 | 1 | Celtic | Report | | |
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