Lisbon Lions
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The Lisbon Lions is the nickname given to the Glasgow Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal on May 25, 1967, defeating Inter Milan 2-1. All the members of this team were born within 30 miles (48 km) of Glasgow, Scotland, making Celtic the only club in European football history to have won the European Cup with a team comprised entirely of home-grown talent. [1] Celtic's style was the antithesis of the cynical, but highly effective, defensive style of Internazionale. Jimmy Johnstone described the team's style as "like the Dutch speeded-up."
Alessandro Mazzola opened the scoring for Inter with a 7th minute penalty, after Jim Craig brought down Renato Cappellini. The Italians then retreated into their famous 11-man defence. Inter did not win a single corner and forced Celtic goalkeeper Simpson to make only one save; Celtic had two shots off the crossbar, and 49 other attempts on goal, 13 of which were saved by Italian goalkeeper Sarti, 17 were blocked or deflected, and only 19 were off-target.
Craig made amends for his penalty mistake on 63 minutes, when he laid off the ball for Tommy Gemmell to fire home for the Celtic equaliser. With 83 minutes on the clock, Gemmell was allowed space, and he played the ball to Bobby Murdoch, whose long-range shot was deflected by Steve Chalmers past Giuliano Sarti into the net. 2-1 to Celtic, final score.
Celtic were the first British and the first northern European club to win the European Cup and are still the only Scottish club ever to have reached the final. They reached the final again in 1970 but were beaten 2-1 by Feyenoord after extra time in the San Siro Stadium in Milan.
Note: Sporting Clube de Portugal, of Lisbon, are informally known within Portugal as "The Lions of Lisbon" due to their club mascot. Coincidentally, they also play in green and white shirts, similar to those of Celtic.
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[edit] Celtic's European Cup results 1966-67
| European Cup 1966-67 | ||||||
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| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Round | Celtic scorers | |
| September 28, 1966 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | FC Zürich | 2-0 | First round, 1st leg | Gemmell, McBride | |
| October 5, 1966 | Letzigrund, Zurich (A) | FC Zürich | 3-0 | First round, 2nd leg | Gemmell (2 (1 pen)), Chalmers | |
| November 30, 1966 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes (A) | FC Nantes | 3-1 | Second round, 1st leg | McBride, Lennox, Chalmers | |
| December 7, 1966 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | FC Nantes | 3-1 | Second round, 2nd leg | Johnstone, Chalmers, Lennox | |
| March 1, 1967 | Stadium of Vojvodina, Novi Sad (A) | FK Vojvodina | 0-1 | Quarter-final, 1st leg | n/a | |
| March 8, 1967 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | FK Vojvodina | 2-0 | Quarter-final, 2nd leg | Chalmers, McNeill | |
| April 12, 1967 | Celtic Park, Glasgow (H) | Dukla Praha | 3-1 | Semi-final, 1st leg | Johnstone, Wallace (2) | |
| April 25, 1967 | Na Julisce Stadion, Prague (A) | Dukla Praha | 0-0 | Semi-final, 2nd leg | n/a | |
| May 25, 1967 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon (N) | Inter Milan | 2-1 | The Final | Gemmell, Chalmers | |
[edit] The team
- Ronnie Simpson (Goalkeeper)
- Jim Craig (Right back)
- Tommy Gemmell (Left wing back)
- Bobby Murdoch (Right half)
- Billy McNeill (Captain, Centre half)
- John Clark (Left half)
- Jimmy Johnstone (Outside right)
- Willie Wallace (Inside right)
- Stevie Chalmers (Centre forward)
- Bertie Auld (Inside left)
- Bobby Lennox (Outside left)
- John Fallon (substitute Goalkeeper, not used)
- Jock Stein (Manager)
Notes: Celtic did not wear numbers on their shirts at this time. The numbers shown were actually sewn onto their shorts.
A second goalkeeper was the only substitute allowed at the time.
[edit] Squad 1966/67
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Year of Triumph a scanned-in commemorative magazine from 1967.
- Lisbon Lions site in Norwegian.
- Match report from the Guardian, 1967.
