WIllie Maley is a Celtic legend who won an amazing 30 trophies during his 43 year period as manager in a less competitive era. Maley didn't train the players, didn't give team talks and watched the match from the directors' box. Celtic's players didn't even find out who was in the team until they read about it in the newspaper or were told by one of Maley's assistants. He scrapped Celtic's policy of buying in established professional players and instead brought most of his players on through the junior ranks. He built a fine team and won 6 consecutive Scottish championships at one point. Overall, he constructed three distinct teams during his 43-year tenure, and won at least one title with each of them. He retired after leaving Celtic perilously close to the relegation zone. Although he won a remarkable haul of trophies, he was a manager in a less sophisticated era and was given 43 years at one of the world's biggest clubs so his great achievements must be balanced against what one would expect a club like Celtic to win in 43 years - which is a great deal.
British league champions: 16
Foreign league champions: 0
European cups: 0
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