Celtic have confirmed that Shaun Maloney and Mark Fotheringham will remain at the club, as pre-season gets underway for the new campaign.
Following Martin O'Neill's permanent appointment as the club's manager, there was an expectation that the coaching duo would follow suit, though reports emerged that deals were not yet in place for the pair.
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— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) June 26, 2026
However, that has now been resolved, with Celtic confirming the news on their website.
In full, the statement said, "As the Double-winning Scottish Champions look ahead to the new campaign, we are pleased to confirm members of the club’s backroom team, with Shaun Maloney, Mark Fotheringham and former Hoops captain, Stephen McManus continuing to work with Celtic manager Martin O’Neill and the other staff within our coaching set up.
"All have well-established connections with the club and together with the other members of our backroom team, each played their part in delivering a historic League and cup double in the 2025/26 season as the two trophies were delivered in a memorable last two weekends of the campaign.
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"We look forward to all members of the backroom team working again to deliver success for our fans."
Celtic manager, Martin O’Neill added, “Everybody at the club played their part in our achievements last season and we now look ahead as again we strive together to bring our supporters more success.”
In two spells last season, Maloney and Fotheringham helped Celtic to a Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup double, answering the call, following the respective spells of Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy.
