Celtic loanee to feature in youngest versus oldest club battle at Ibrox

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·7 February 2025

Celtic loanee to feature in youngest versus oldest club battle at Ibrox

On-loan Celtic defender Adam Montgomery is set to make his Queens Park debut at Ibrox on Sunday as Scotland’s oldest club visits Scotland’s youngest…

Adam Montgomery and Liam Scales of Celtic are seen at full time during the Premier Sports Cup Quarter-Final match between Celtic FC and Raith Rovers at Celtic Park on September 23, 2021 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Montgomery has spent loan spells at Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Fleetwood Town, Motherwell in recent years and now Scottish Championship side Queens Park have secured the left-back’s services until the end of the season.

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Making 18 appearances across all competitions in 2021/2022 under Ange Postecoglou, the 22 year-old failed to kick on at Celtic and become a permanent mainstay in the first team.

No appearances for Montgomery at Celtic this season

Despite Montgomery’s several loan spells, the Celtic academy product was with the Hoops during the first half of the season but never made a single appearance.

Henry Wingo of Ferencvaros TC battles for possession with Adam Montgomery of Celtic during the Europa League group G match between Celtic FC and Ferencvarosi TC on 19 October, 2021. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Now, Adam Montgomery could be in line to play his first game this season on Sunday afternoon at Ibrox when Queens Park, the oldest club in Scottish football take on theRangers founded by Charles Green in 2012, in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

“We are extremely pleased to be bringing Adam in,” Callum Davidson

Speaking about Montgomery’s arrival at the Spiders to the official Queens Park website, boss Callum Davidson said: “We are extremely pleased to be bringing Adam in.

“He is a player I know well having worked with him previously at St Johnstone and we know he will add real quality to the squad. He can play in a number of positions down the left-hand side and that flexibility will be very important to us in terms of giving us options down that side of the team.

September 16, 2021, Seville, Seville, Spain: Martin Montoya of Real Betis in action with Adam Montgomery of Celtic FC during the UEFA Europa League Group match between Real Betis and Celtic FC at Benito Villamarin Stadium on September 16, 2021 in Seville. Photo Jose Luis Contreras

“We have absolutely no doubt he will have a big role to play for us for the remainder of the season.”

Rodgers recalled Dane Murray from Queens Park

Johnny Kenny with Dane Murray at Fir Park on Sunday.Motherwell v Celtic, 2nd February 2025. Photo by Vagelis Georgariou

Brendan Rodgers recalled Montgomery’s teammate Dane Murray from Queens Park last month after Stephen Welsh exited the Hoops for KV Mechelen – forcing the 21 year-old to return to the Scottish champions in order to fill the UEFA homegrown quota for the Champions League.

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