James Forrest’s glittering Celtic career now sees him stand alone

Celtic clinched their 55th league title with a 5-0 win over Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday.

The triumph was veteran winger James Forrest’s 26th major trophy with the Hoops in a glittering career at Parkhead.

Since marking his debut with a goal as a fresh-faced teenager away back in 2009 he has played through a golden-era of success for the club.

The 33-year-old came off the bench to help Brendan Rodgers’ side wrap up their latest championship in what was his 13th league title.

That puts him one ahead of legendary Lisbon Lion forward Bobby Lennox to stand alone as the most decorated in the clubs long history.

Here, we look at the Hoops legends with the most trophy wins with the Parkhead club.

James Forrest (26)

Forrest has now won 26 major honours at the Hoops. SNS Group

The winger has now won 13 league titles since making his Celtic debut in May 2010.

Forrest can win his eighth Scottish Cup next month and also has six League Cup winners’ medals to his name after being involved in a nine-in-a-row and quadruple treble run.

His Parkhead career looked in doubt last January when a move away from the club was mooted, but he stayed around and got himself back in the team to play a big part in last season’s title win.

The 33-year-old could have had even more medals to his name if it wasn’t for a series of injuries that meant he missed out on three final victories.

Bobby Lennox (25)

Lennox won 25 medals at Celtic and is also the club's second top scorer of all time. — Lennox won 25 medals at Celtic and is also the club’s second top scorer of all time. SNS Group

Forrest surpassed a fellow Ayrshire-born nine-in-a-row winning forward with this season’s league title.

Legendary Lisbon Lion Bobby Lennox was one of the team who brought the European Cup to Britain for the first time.

He won the big one in 1967, 11 league titles, eight Scottish Cups and five League Cup winners’ medals.

After a brief spell in the United States, Lennox, now 81, returned to Celtic and won a league and cup double in 1980 in his final full season.

He is also sandwiched between Jimmy McGrory and Henrik Larsson as the club’s second top goal scorer.

Callum McGregor (24)

At two years younger, McGregor could surpass Forrest in the coming years. SNS Group

Celtic captain Callum McGregor is not far behind long-term teammate Forrest.

The 31-year-old, who has two years on the winger, is a good bet to surpass his medal haul in the coming years.

The midfielder epitomises the winning mentality that has been instilled in the team during one of the club’s golden periods.

Billy McNeill (23)

The legendary captain has a statue outside Celtic Park. SNS Group

The Lisbon Lions captain endured some difficult years for Celtic after joining in 1957 before the arrival of Jock Stein saw them quickly become Scotland’s dominant club and the best in Europe in 1967.

He captained Celtic to another European Cup three after Lisbon in 1970 and hung up his boots in 1975, a year after leading Celtic to nine consecutive titles.

McNeill, who has a statue outside Celtic Park, also won seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups.

The late Scotland defender was not finished with the silverware though – he won eight more major trophies with Celtic during two spells as manager.

Scott Brown (22)

Brown captained Celtic to nine-in-a-row and a quadruple treble. SNS Group

McGregor’s predecessor as captain drove Celtic forward for years after joining from Hibernian in 2007.

Scott Brown joined from Hibernian for £4.5m and captained the Hoops to nine-in-a-row and a historic quadruple treble before departing for Aberdeen in 2021.

In all, he won 10 titles and six winners’ medals in both domestic cup competitions.