| LENNON | Manager of Celtic, Bolton Wanderers and Hibernian (6) |
| MIXU | .... Paatelainen, Finland midfielder whose clubs included Bolton Wanderers and Hibernian (4) |
| ONEILL | Martin ___, coach who became interim manager of Celtic in 2025 (6) |
| DOUGIE | ...... Freedman, Crystal Palace, Bolton Wanderers and Nottingham Forest manager (6) |
| HIERRO | Fernando ___ Real Madrid, Bolton Wanderers and Spain defender or midfielder (6) |
| SAMUEL | Jlloyd ......, Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Trinidad & Tobago defender or midfielder (6) |
| OKOCHA | Jay-Jay, former Bolton Wanderers and Nigeria footballer (6) |
| ANELKA | Nicolas ...... , former France forward whose clubs included Man City, Bolton Wanderers and Chelsea (6) |
| TURNER | Graham ...... , 1984-86 Aston Villa, 1986-94 Wolverhampton Wanderers and 2010-14 Shrewsbury Town manager (6) |
| OSBORN | Simon, 1995-2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers and 2003-06 Walsall midfielder (6) |
| POLJAK | Ex-WS Wanderers and Newcastle Jets midfielder, Mateo ... (6) |
| PLACID | Calm look of Celtic leader in tartan dress (6) |
| IMOGEN | Girl's name of Celtic origin meaning 'maiden' (6) |
| HUDDLE | The players of Celtic FC do this immediately before every game. (6) |
| LAMMAS | Pagan festival of Celtic origin also called Lughnasadh that occurs in August (6) |
| AVALON | Isle of Celtic myth |
| KELPIE | Water spirit of Celtic myth |
| GAELIC | Language of Celtic origin |
| KENNYDALGLISH | Scotland's most capped footballer, also manager of Celtic, Liverpool, Blackburn and Newcastle (5,8) |
| RODGERS | New manager of Celtic FC. (7) |
