CELTIC Football Club will pay tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough disaster on Sunday.

The Parkhead club announced that members of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign will circle the pitch at Parkhead before kick-off against Aberdeen at 12.15pm.

There will also be a campaign banner marking the solidarity shown between Celtic and Liverpool supporters.

Celtic Football Club say this will be done in memory of the 96 people who tragically lost their lives at Hillsborough on April 15, 1989.

The Hillsborough disaster unfolded during Liverpool's cup tie against Nottingham Forest as thousands of fans were crushed at Sheffield Wednesday's ground.

Match commander Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield gave the order at 2.52pm to open exit Gate C in Leppings Lane, allowing around 2,000 fans to flood into the already packed central pens behind the goal.

Celtic's tribute comes after an inquest last month found that the 96 Liverpool fans who died in the Hillsborough disaster were unlawfully killed.

The jury on the inquest also ruled that fan behaviour did not cause or contribute to the tragedy.

The families had campaigned for 27 years to clear the victims' names.

Nine jurors reached unanimous decisions on all but one of the 14 questions at the inquests into Britain's worst sporting disaster.

Following the inquest, Celtic Football Club said: "Celtic Football Club notes the verdict from the Hillsborough inquest which completely exonerates the 96 fans who tragically and unlawfully lost their lives in the 1989 disaster."

Previously, Celtic organised a match against Liverpool at Celtic Park as a memorial to the Hillsborough disaster.  This was also the first game Liverpool had played since that fateful semi-final against Nottingham Forrest. It took place on April 30, 1989.

The match, which finished 4-0 to Liverpool, raised funds to help the families affected and over 60,000 football fans attended.

The Celtic team who played on the day included Pat Bonner, Chris Morris, Anton Rogan, Mick McCarthy, Tommy Burns, Joe Miller, Paul McStay, Tommy Coyne, Mark McGhee and Billy Stark.

Former hoops forward Kenny Dalglish scored a goal for Liverpool while a doubler from John Aldridge and a goal from Ian Rush sealed the win.

The club said on their official website, "Since then Celtic has been a firm supporter of the campaign for justice. We have welcomed the campaign group already to Celtic Park on a previous occasion and we are delighted to do so again.

"For more than 27 long years, the families of those who left us on that fateful day have campaigned for justice in the name of their loved ones.

"Celtic and Liverpool have a strong bond dating back many years and the club sends its thoughts to all those involved in the ongoing campaign. They will never walk alone."