ORIGINAL BHOYS

Where are they now – the Celtic starting XI that kicked off Nine in a Row run

CELTIC secured Nine in a Row last week after the SPFL decided to end the Premiership season early.

The Hoops have been the dominant force on the domestic front for the past decade.

Their league success sparked from an opening day win in the 2011/12 season as they kicked off their title-winning campaign with a 2-0 win at Hibs.

Anthony Stokes grabbed the opening goal before Ki Sung-yueng doubled the Hoops' lead.

Lennon now leads a much-changed side from his first spell in the Parkhead dugout.

SunSport takes a look at who started on that day in July 2011 and where they are now.

The Polish goalkeeper joined the Hoops in 2009 and spent six years at Parkhead - most of those as a back-up to Artur Boruc and then Fraser Forster.

Forster had returned to Newcastle in the summer of 2011 after his first loan spell with the Hoops before returning in August.

That left Zaluska as first-choice on the opening day of the season as he kept a clean sheet in the 2-0 win.

The 37-year-old now plays his football with Miedz Legnica in his homeland.

Wilson entered his final season a Hoops player in 2011 and started at right-back at Easter Road with new boy Adam Matthews on the bench.

He put the ball in the net during the match but had his effort ruled out for offside.

The right-back went on to play for Bristol City before making a return to Dundee United and then ending his career at Dumbarton.

He has now made the move into management and is in charge of Brechin City after a spell at Airdrie.

Loovens joined the Hoops in 2008 from Cardiff but made just 61 appearances in his four seasons at Parkhead.

He started the match at Easter Road but went on to make just 10 more league appearances before leaving the following summer.

The Dutch international joined Zaragoza before seeing out his career in England with  Sheffield Wednesday and then Sunderland where he left last summer.

The 36-year-old has been without a club since then and now works as a scout.

The Englishman made his Celtic debut at Easter Road after joining from Nottingham Forest.

He spent two years at Parkhead and was at the heart of the defence as the Hoops famously beat Barcelona.

Wilson returned to boyhood club Forest in 2013 and spent three seasons there before joining Alan Stubbs at Rotherham in 2016.

The 34-year-old left the Millers the following year and has since retired from the game.

Izaguirre burst onto the scene at Celtic after joining in 2010 and was named Player of the Season in his first season.

He spent seven years with the Hoops before going on to join Al-Fayha in Saudi Arabia.

He then returned to Parkhead a year later where he spent a further season before returning to Honduras to join Motagua last year.

The Welshman was a fan favourite during his time at Parkhead before he moved on to Crystal Palace in 2014.

He spent three-and-a-half years in the Premier League with the Eagles before moving on to Derby County.

Ledley spent two years with the Rams before a short spell at Charlton. He now plays in Australia with Newcastle Jets.

Kayal spent five years in Glasgow before venturing south to join English side Brighton.

He was instrumental as the Seasiders gained promotion to the Premier League and went on to make over 100 appearances with the club.

The Israeli joined Charlton on a season-long loan last summer but his loan spell was cut short due to injury in January and is likely to be on the lookout for a new club this summer when his contract expires.

The South Korean was a key player under Neil Lennon before he earned a £6million move to then-Premier League side Swansea in 2012.

He spent time on loan at Sunderland but returned to Wales where he made over 160 appearances.

Ki went on to join Newcastle and was linked with a return to Parkhead after falling out of favour at the Magpies.

However, he now plays with Mallorca after moving to Spain in January.

Commons won eight major honours during his time as a Celtic player after joining the Hoops in January 2011.

He made 227 appearances in green and white, scoring 91 goals, before falling out of favour under Brendan Rodgers.

The attacker went on to join Hibs in a short loan spell before returning to Parkhead to see out his contract.

Commons left Celts in 2017 and subsequently retired from the game having undergone surgery on a back injury.

He now works as a pundit for Sky Sports.

Hooper was prolific during his three years as a Celtic player, scoring 82 goals in 138 appearances.

The striker's outstanding goalscoring prowess led to a number of fans hailing him as the best striker at the club since Henrik Larsson.

He joined Norwich City in 2013 before moving on to Sheffield Wednesday.

Despite being linked with a return north of the border last summer, Hooper now plays in New Zealand with Wellington Pheonix.

The man who scored the first goal of the Nine in a Row era.

Stokes spent five seasons at Celtic, scoring 76 goals in 191 appearances.

He went on to join Hibs where he netted twice in the 2016 Scottish Cup final win over Rangers.

But the forward has failed to settle since, failing to spend more than one season at a single club.

Stokes moved on to Blackburn before returning to Scotland for a third spell with Hibs and has since played for Apollon Smyrni in Greece, Tractor Sazi in Iran, Adana Demirspor in Turkey and most recently with Persian side Persepolis.