Celtic sacked member of staff after leaking transfer list that included Chelsea star and former Man Utd player

A Celtic cleaner was sacked in 2019 after the Scottish side's summer transfer list was leaked online which included a fair amount of familiar faces.

The year is 2019, and Celtic are heading into the Scottish Premiership season hoping to continue their streak of eight consecutive league titles, however, every single one of their transfer targets was revealed to the world.

Once the leak came out, Celtic launched an immediate investigation into the incident and called 57-year-old Maureen Quinn into a meeting where she was sacked on the spot.

Maureen, who was based in Glasgow’s Drumchapel with taxi driver husband Eddie at the time told the Daily Record: “It’s a disgrace.

“I’ve done nothing wrong and I’m getting blamed for whatever this is. I know my son would do nothing wrong either. We’re just scapegoats. I want to clear my name.”

Quinn's son Edward Quinn, 30, was also suspended from his security job at the club’s Lennoxtown training centre for his alleged involvement.

She added: “They pulled me in three times for meetings about this.

“In my job at Lennoxtown, I empty bins and take them to the bin room on a trolley. I think they believe I’ve went through the bins and found this paper, gave it to my son and he’s photographed it.

“I support Celtic because my son and husband do but I couldn’t name half their players. I couldn’t care less what’s on a bit of paper.”

The names on the leaked list included Chelsea's Reece James, who had just enjoyed a season on loan at Wigan Athletic, and Manchester United's Scott McTominay, who recently completed a move away from Old Trafford.

The leaked list- Reddit

Edward had been employed by Celtic since 2008, stewarding games before moving on to security work at the club's training ground in Lennoxtown.

He said: “About 30 people work at the training centre. Celtic had a club lawyer and head of security question everyone in the building on their own. They got me and my mum back in for second interviews.

“They showed me a photo of a hand holding a piece of paper. My boss said, ‘I think they look like your nails’. I showed them my nails, which aren’t as short as those in the photo.

“They also referred to me going into the football admin office on the morning of the Scottish Cup Final on May 25. I was on shift and have texts to show I was asking people if they had a phone charger. I went in that office looking for one.”

Edward added: “It sounds like I’m getting the sack. I love my team and my job. People say I have a dream job and it’s true. I’d never jeopardise that. I’ve got a baby coming and this is the last thing I need.”

A Celtic spokesman said at the time: “This is an internal matter. We are satisfied that the club has acted appropriately.”