400 AND COUNTING

James Forrest reaches another milestone with Celtic

- James Forrest

IT’S been over a decade since James Forrest made his debut in the Celtic first-team, and in the 10 years since, the winger has accumulated an incredible haul of medals, awards and records.

Forrest is one of only two players – the other being Scott Brown – to have played a part in every season of Celtic’s current nine-in-a-row run. In addition to his nine Premiership winners’ medals, Forrest has five Scottish Cups and five League Cups to his name.

At 29-years-old, the winger is continuing to make history in the Hoops and he added another achievement to his legacy recently when he took to the field against Ferencvaros at Paradise in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The game marked his 400th competitive appearance for Celtic, 10 years on from his debut which also came under Neil Lennon.

1 Scottish Premier League

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Celtic Park

CELTIC 4

(McGeady 48, O’Dea 78, Forrest 87, Keane 90+2)

MOTHERWELL 0

‘I’M still buzzing. I was delighted to score, obviously, but I was delighted first of all just to get on, the goal topped it all off for me. It’s been a great week, with the Under-19s winning the league and then the Youth Cup last Wednesday, so getting on the bench with the first team was a bonus. It’s all been a bit crazy, the week’s just all blurred together. But I think scoring the goal on Saturday was my highlight. Scoring on your debut at Celtic Park…you won’t get a better feeling than that.’ So said the 18-year-old James Forrest to