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Mark Walker

James Forrest closes in on all-time record with incredible Celtic trophy haul

Celtic stalwart James Forrest now has the same amount of winners' medals as Scott Brown and is the joint third most decorated Hoops player of all time.

Ange Postecoglou's side completed the treble with a 3-1 win over Caley Thistle and the 31-year-old came on a late sub to win yet another medal with Celtic.

And he's now level with Celtic legend Brown on 22 winners' medals. If he manages to win another treble next season with the Parkhead side, he will equal the all-time record set by Bobby Lennox of 25 trophy wins as a Celtic player. Billy McNeill is next with 23 as a player only.

And captain Callum McGregor has now won 20 winning trophies, ahead of Jimmy Johnstone.

Forrest has been used sparingly this season by Postecoglou, but still managed 23 appearances in all competitions. He's now won 11 league titles, six Scottish Cups and five League Cups. He would have already have overtaken Brown, but wasn't on the bench in Celtic's League Cup triumph this season.

McGregor has now won eight titles, five Scottish Cups and seven League Cups.

Lennox's tally of 25 - one European Cup, 11 league medals, eight Scottish Cup medals, and five League Cup medals in two spells as a Celtic player -put him in the lead ahead of icon McNeill with 23 as a player only - one European Cup, nine titles, seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups. Brown, now manager of Fleetwood Town, won ten in the Premiership, six Scottish Cups and six League Cups.

Nir Bitton, who was transferred in the summer to Maccabi Tel Aviv, is on 18 trophies, along with Bobby Murdoch, Alec McNair and Jimmy McMenemy.

The current most decorated Celtic players only are: 25: Bobby Lennox. 23: Billy McNeill. 22: Scott Brown, James Forrest. 20: Callum McGregor 19: Jimmy Johnstone. 18, Nir Bitton, Bobby Murdoch, Alec McNair, Jimmy McMenemy.

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