CELTIC have enjoyed a sustained period of success in recent years, with eight league titles in a row to boast of, as well as establishing a commanding 13-point in this season's Premiership campaign.

The run of title triumphs was started by Neil Lennon back in season 2011/12, and the Irishman, in charge again at the club, is continuing the remarkable run of success. He's already added to it with the league and Scottish Cup last season, as part of the historic Treble Treble, while this season, his Celtic side have won the League Cup, are in the last four of the Scottish Cup and are well out in front at the top of the league table.

The official Celtic website is celebrating our incredible run of league triumphs, and we're on to title No.4 in the 2014/15 season, the first league triumph for new manager, Ronny Deila...

AT the start of the term, the pre-season schedule and Celtic Park being on Commonwealth Games duty saw that the Hoops didn’t kick off the league campaign at home with a Flag Day and the Celts under new manager, Ronny Deila were basically a game behind the top-of-the-table teams from day one.

From a season-low of sixth place in early October, Celtic went on an eight-game winning run and the third of those games was pivotal in Celtic’s drive to four-in-a-row as the Hoops travelled to Pittodrie knowing that a defeat would see Aberdeen leapfrog them into fourth place.

Aberdeen hadn’t lost at home since the opening day of the season and they took the lead through Adam Rooney in the 27th minute while Stefan Johansen equalised 11 minutes later.

However, as the game entered the final 10 minutes, Celtic were dealt a severe blow when skipper Scott Brown was sent off for his second yellow and the tide turned towards Aberdeen.

Then, with the game in time added on, Virgil van Dijk coolly slotted the ball in at the back post following a corner and, instead of being fifth in the table, Celtic were now top on goal difference and with a game in hand.

Amid the immediate post-match celebrations, the seeds of the Ronny Roar were sown – even that early, with each of those fist-pumps, you could sense that No.4 of eight was in the bag.

THE KICK-OFF
Due to the Commonwealth Games opening at Celtic Park, the Hoops played their first league action away, a 3-0 win at St Johnstone. Flag day was the second game of the campaign when the Celts beat Dundee United 6-1 at Paradise. Indeed, previously, Celtic's European homes games against KR Reykjavik and Legia Warsaw were played at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.

KEY GAME
On March 1, 2015, Celtic were three points ahead of Aberdeen, but a comprehensive 4-0 win over the Pittodrie side in the East End of Glasgow placed the Celts six points ahead with game in hand. The Hoops lost that game in hand 1-0 to St Johnstone in midweek, but were still in the driving seat and that would be their final defeat of the season.

WE’VE WON THE LEAGUE AGAIN
Game 35 in a 12-team, 38-game league
Celtic 5-0 Dundee

On Friday, May 1, the Hoops welcomed Dundee to Celtic Park knowing that a win would see them travel to Pittodrie the following weekend when they could claim the title, as Aberdeen were fully expected to beat a Dundee United side who had won only one of their previous 10 games. Celtic routed Dundee 5-0 to make the first part of that possible but, the following afternoon, Aberdeen lost 1-0 at Tannadice and the title was Celtic’s without the having to kick a ball that day. A week later, it was Scott Brown who scored in the 1-0 win at Pittodrie in an affirmation of Celtic’s title win.

TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER
Leigh Griffiths, 14 goals in 14 games plus nine substitute appearances.

MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES
Virgil van Dijk (35) and Emilio Izaguirre (34 + 1 sub) played in 35 of the 38 games.

IN THE CUPS
Celtic lifted the League Cup without losing a goal against any of the four teams they played -Hearts, Partick Thistle, Rangers and Dundee United in the final. A ridiculous refereeing decision in the Scottish Cup against Inverness CT semi-final helped rob the Hoops of going all out for the treble while, after dropping out of the Champions League, Celtic emerged from their Europa League group before losing 4-3 on aggregate to Inter Milan after drawing 3-3 at home.

Here we go eight-in-a-row... No.4: Ronny's first roar at Paradise