Celtic’s success over the decades means that the club has fans from all different walks of life.
Since 2000, Celtic have dominated domestically, winning 18 of the last 24 league titles as well as 12 Scottish Cups and 11 League Cups.
Celtic are officially Scotland’s most successful club and Chris Sutton was a big part of that successful era.
But it seems that that success grabbed a future SPFL manager’s attention whilst growing up he has admitted to following Sutton at Celtic over his time in Paradise.
Partick Thistle boss admits watching Chris Sutton at Celtic ‘as a young kid’
Brian Graham has been appointed joint-interim boss of Partick Thistle until the end of the season and speaking about getting the job, made this Celtic admission.
Graham told The Monday Night Club [48m]: “I’ll say I’m local enough. I actually grew up watching that man on your screen, Chris Sutton, play for Celtic as a young kid.
“But then, it was a family decision when I was at Ross County to come back down the road, and Partick Thistle, 10 minutes from the ground, and everything just fitted in.”
Chris Sutton’s brilliant success at Celtic
Sutton’s career at Celtic was remarkable considering that, at that time, he played alongside Alan Shearer and won a Premier League title at Blackburn before his fabled Chelsea move.
However, at Celtic, Sutton resuscitated his career and rebuilt his reputation by dominating Scotland and repairing Celtic’s reputation in European football.
- Scottish Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06
- Scottish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05; runner-up: 2001–02
- Scottish League Cup: 2000–01; runner-up: 2002–03
- 2003 UEFA Cup finalist
Sutton dominated Rangers over his time at Celtic with 12 wins and six goals over 20 games against the Ibrox club.
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