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Thomas Gemmell,

(born October 16, 1943 in Motherwell) is a former Scottish footballer and manager.

He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability.

In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United.
He was one of the
'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967.

In the final he scored a spectacular goal that was Celtic's equaliser.

He also scored in the 1970 European Cup Final and is currently one of only two British footballers to score in two different European Cup Finals – the other being Phil Neal of Liverpool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He made 418 appearances for Celtic and scored 64 goals.

This total comprised 247 league (37 goals), 43 cup (5 goals), 74-league cup (10 goals) and 54 European (12 goals) appearances.

His record for penalties was 34 goals from 37 attempts.

In December 1971, he was transferred to Nottingham Forest to cover for Liam O'Kane. He returned to Scotland in January 1973, and won the Scottish League Cup against former team, Celtic.


He later managed Dundee and Albion Rovers.

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