How many league titles do Celtic need for world record? Hoops breathe down Rangers and Linfield's necks

Celtic moved out on their own in third for league titles won in world football – but how many do they now need for the record?

The Hoops pipped Rangers to the Premiership trophy on Wednesday night and having won 12 of the last 13 available in Scotland, they have closed the gap on their rivals to just one. A fourth successive Celtic title win next season would be their 55th and leave them neck and neck with the Ibrox side, whose 2021 victory under Steven Gerrard remains the sole act of defiance against an otherwise impeccable era of Parkhead dominance.

Only Linfield, on 56, have amassed more league trophies than either of Glasgow's big two who have dominated Scottish football and now boast 110 top flight titles between them. Behind them, Uruguay's Penarol are the only team within touching distance, four ahead of domestic rivals Nacional four further back.

The next best European team is Olympiacos, with 47, while Benfica are joint 12th on 28. Ajax, Juventus and Real Madrid have won 36 apiece. Here's the top 20 current worldwide list: