Martin O'Neill will be expected to maintain his excellent Scottish Cup record when he leads Celtic out against Auchinleck Talbot on Sunday.
Of the 24 Scottish Cup games O'Neill took charge of during his first spell, he lost just two – the 2002 final in which they were beaten by Rangers and the 2003 quarter-final where they were knocked out by Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
During that first five-season spell in Glasgow the Northern Irishman lifted the trophy on three occasions.
In his debut campaign, Celtic beat Stranraer, Dunfermline (after a replay), Hearts and Dundee United before easing past Hibs 3-0 in the final.
In the 2001-02 tournament Celtic beat Alloa, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen and Ayr United before losing 3-2 to Glasgow rivals Rangers at Hampden. In 2002-03 they beat St Mirren and St Johnstone before a shock 1-0 defeat to Inverness, with O'Neill recalling the disappointment to this day.
"To lose, particularly to Inverness Caledonian Thistle way back then was my fault really," the 73-year-old said before Sunday's visit to Rugby Park.
"I changed the team completely. I didn't know whether we would have the energy having just beaten Liverpool [in the UEFA Cup] on the Thursday night."
O'Neill redeemed himself the following year when they progressed all the way to the final and beat Dunfermline 3-1.
His final Scottish Cup game as Celtic boss came the following year when they edged out Dundee United 1-0 in the final, just days before he called it quits at Parkhead.
Over those 24 of the Scottish Cup games Celtic scored 62 goals and had a win rate of 88%. Their biggest victory was 5-0, a margin they achieved twice against Alloa and Clyde.
