Many of these have occurred either before or after Old Firm football matches.
Even in recent years, deaths and serious injuries have taken place after Old Firm matches.
His last match before being injured was an Old Firm match on 17 December.
He scored his first goal for the club in the first Old Firm match of the season on 31 August 2008.
This was his fourth goal in seven Old Firm matches.
The first ever Old Firm match took place in 1888, the year of Celtic's establishment.
The first Old Firm match was won by Celtic and there have been nearly four hundred matches played to date.
He made his début aged 17 and played 22 games, including two Old Firm matches, between 1991 and 1995.
The following two months showed little improvement as the side had sporadic wins and lost the first Old Firm match of the season 2-0.
This meant he would miss the upcoming Old Firm match on 2 January.
