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Umbro's last Celtic shirt after more than a decade, and the first without Larsson: the Swede had left for Barcelona in the summer of 2004. White polo collar with black closing the neck, broad hoops, Carling in a black box with gold lettering and the Lisbon star alone above the crest. A clean shirt for a year that ended anything but cleanly.

It was the season of Martin O'Neill's last day. Celtic went into the final round two points clear, led 1-0 at Motherwell on 88 minutes and lost 2-1 to two Scott McDonald goals, while Rangers celebrated at Easter Road on a day Scotland still calls Helicopter Sunday. Six days later O'Neill won the Scottish Cup 1-0 against Dundee United and left to care for his wife, with Hartson closing the season on 30 goals. In between, a Champions League group with Barcelona, Milan and Shakhtar.

Here at Hoopster, this shirt is a double farewell: to Umbro, to O'Neill, and to the Celtic that Larsson left behind.