[4] St Patrick's Sports Academy operates football teams in age groups from under-9 to under-19, with home matches played at Bothwellhaugh in Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell.

The allegations were heard at the Glasgow Sheriff Court in 1998, where Torbett was found guilty of shameless and indecent conduct with three juvenile players between October 1967 and March 1974.

[24] On 5 December 2018, King was convicted of five charges of using lewd and libidinous practises towards five victims between August 1984 and April 1989, and found guilty of taking indecent pictures of children in February 1987.

'"[33] Also in July 2019, Cairney was reported to be of interest to police in Kearny, New Jersey over allegations of sexual assault of a 16-year-old player during a 1991 Celtic Boys Club tour to the US.

[34] Further allegations against Cairney emerged after other victims contacted police in 2018 and 2019, and, in January 2023, he was due to stand trial on three indecent assaults at Glasgow Sheriff Court.

[40] Ahead of a scheduled June 2023 hearing, Celtic lawyers reportedly tried to get the action discontinued arguing that too much time has passed to allow a fair trial.

[41] Ahead of a court hearing scheduled for October, in September 2023 Celtic FC began negotiations to settle legal claims of historical abuse brought by more than 20 former players.

[42] Following publication of a Scottish Football Association's report in February 2021, Celtic issued a fresh apology over historic sexual abuse at their feeder team.