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          Tommy Gemmell

          Scottish footballer and manager

          This article is about the Celtic player. For the St. Mirren player, see Tommy Gemmell (footballer, born 1930).

          Thomas Gemmell (16 October 1943 – 2 March 2017) was a Scottish football player and manager.

          Although right-footed, he excelled as a left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. Gemmell is best known as one of the Celtic side who won the 1966–67 European Cup; he scored the first Celtic goal in the final.

          Tommy Gemmell is one of the all-time Celtic greats.

        1. Tommy Gemmell is one of the all-time Celtic greats.
        2. Today, CQN is acknowledging the historic achievement with a series of EXCLUSIVE extracts from the late, great Tommy Gemmell's autobiography, '.
        3. This is the first time Tommy Gemmell has written a full autobiography.
        4. Gemmell himself said in his autobiography, Lion Heart, that he grew up 'in the finest football academy for which a youngster could have wished.
        5. LISBON LION Tommy Gemmell was born on this day in in Craigneuk, North Lanarkshire to proud parents Alfie and Margaret.

          6. Gemmell played 18 times for Scotland, and also played for Nottingham Forest, Miami Toros and Dundee. After retiring as a player in 1977, Gemmell managed Dundee and Albion Rovers.

          Playing career

          Celtic

          In October 1961, Gemmell joined Celtic from Coltness United;[2] he signed youth terms on the same day as right winger Jimmy Johnstone, who lived a few miles away and would also have a long association with the club.[3] He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the 1967 European Cup final a