The Celtic F.C. is based in Scotland.
The Celtic Football Club ( [ ˈsɛltɪk ] ) is a professional football club based in Glasgow , Scotland , which plays in the Scottish Premiership . The club was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow . Celtic established itself within Scottish football , winning six successive league titles during the first decade of the 20th century . Glasgow ( [ ˈɡlɑːzɡəʊ , _ ˈɡlæ - , _ - s - ] Glesga Glaschu [ ˈkl̪ˠas̪əxu ] ) is the largest city in Scotland , and third largest in the United Kingdom .