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Celtic 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Event1999–2000 Scottish Cup – third round
Date8 February 2000 (2000-02-08)
VenueCeltic Park, Glasgow

A 8 February 2000 third round 1999–2000 Scottish Cup tie between Celtic and Inverness Caledonian Thistle at Celtic Park ended in a 3–1 victory for the visiting side. At the time Inverness Caledonian Thistle ("Caley") were newly promoted to the Scottish First Division, while Celtic were an established Scottish Premier League side,[1] having been runners-up in 1998–99. The result was therefore a major upset and is considered one of the most famous victories in Inverness Caledonian Thistle's history.[2][3]

Celtic manager John Barnes was fired two days later.[4] Inverness were eliminated in the next stage of the competition after losing a replay to Aberdeen.

The match

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Celtic1–3Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Burchill   17' Report Wilson   16'
Moravcik   24' (o.g.)
Sheerin   57' (p)
Attendance: 34,389
GK 1   Jonathan Gould
RB 15   Alessandro Birindelli   46'
CB 2   Ciro Ferrara
CB 13   Mark Iuliano   46'
LB 17   Gianluca Pessotto
RM 8   Antonio Conte (c)
CM 14   Didier Deschamps
CM 26   Edgar Davids   53'
LM 7   Angelo Di Livio   80'
AM 21   Zinedine Zidane
CF 9   Filippo Inzaghi
Substitutes:
GK 22   Michelangelo Rampulla
DF 4   Paolo Montero   46'
DF 19   Igor Tudor
MF 20   Alessio Tacchinardi
FW 11   Daniel Fonseca   80'
FW 16   Nicola Amoruso   46'
FW 34   Juan Esnáider
Manager:
Carlo Ancelotti
 
GK 1   Peter Schmeichel
RB 2   Gary Neville
CB 5   Ronny Johnsen
CB 6   Jaap Stam
LB 3   Denis Irwin
RM 7   David Beckham
CM 16   Roy Keane (c)   33'
CM 8   Nicky Butt
LM 15   Jesper Blomqvist   68'
CF 19   Dwight Yorke
CF 9   Andy Cole
Substitutes:
GK 17   Raimond van der Gouw
DF 4   David May
DF 12   Phil Neville
DF 30   Wes Brown
MF 18   Paul Scholes   76'   68'
FW 10   Teddy Sheringham
FW 20   Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Manager:
  Alex Ferguson

SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC, CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS!

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As well as being a significant upset in itself, the match is also remembered for the headline "SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC, CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS!" (a pun on "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious") used in the following day's editon of The Sun.[1]

The headline was written by Sun sub-editor Paul Hickson. When interviewed, Hickson evaluated the headline to be "…good, but I don't think it's that good—a nice pun".[1] In a retrospective, Scottish football magazine Nutmeg considered it to be "arguably the greatest headline in Scottish football history".[5] It was included in a 2008 Guardian listing of six great football headlines, albeit noting its similarity to "SUPER CALLY GOES BALLISTIC, QPR ATROCIOUS" published in the Liverpool Echo in the 1970s.[6]

A framed copy of the newpaper page is hung in the foyer of Caledonian Stadium.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ellis, Carolyne (2000-02-14). "I wrote that". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. ^ "Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious". Am Baile. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  3. ^ Healey, Derek (8 February 2017). "Super Caley go ballistic, Celtic are atrocious… 17 years ago today". Press and Journal. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  4. ^ Pattullo, Alan (7 February 2020). "'Super Caley Go Ballistic' remembered 20 years on as Bobby Mann recalls Celtic Park triumph". The Scotsman.
  5. ^ Spence, Lawrie (2019-02-19). "The legendary game that led to a legendary headline". Nutmeg Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. ^ Murray, Scott (2008-12-12). "The Joy of Six: great football headlines". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  7. ^ Black, Jim (2013-12-29). "Celtic will bring out the best in us, says Hughes". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-02-04.