classic celtic games no.12

EUROPEAN CUP SEMI-FINAL 2ND LEG

15TH APRIL 1970 AT HAMPDEN PARK ATTENDANCE 136,505

CELTIC 2 LEEDS UNITED 1 (AGG. 3-1)

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BIG YOGI HEADS HOME THE EQUALISER ON THE NIGHT AND PUTS CELTIC 2-1 AHEAD ON AGGREGATE,JUST LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THE CROWD IN THE BACKGROUND,I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY LIKE IT IN OVER 50 YEARS OF GOING TO HAMPDEN,THERE MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 150,000 THERE THAT NIGHT

BOBBY MURDOCH (NOTIN PICTURE) SCORES THE WINNER AND MAKES THE AGGREGATE SCORE 3-1 GEORGE CONNOLLY,JOHN HUGHES, AND BOBBY LENNOX ARE THE CELTS IN THE PICTURE

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ONE OF THE GREATEST CELTS OF ALL TIME, BOBBY MURDOCH CELEBRATES HIS WINNING GOAL

IN 1970 THE ENGLISH MEDIA WIDELY PROCLAIMED LEEDS UNITED UNDER MANAGER DON REVIE,AND PLAYERS SUCH AS BILLY BREMNER,JACK CHARLTON,NORMAN HUNTER ,JOHNNY GILES,EDDIE GRAY,TERRY COOPER,ETC.AS THE BEST CLUB SIDE IN THE WORLD,HOWEVER THEY DID´NT UNDERSTAND THAT THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORD RESIDED A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF YORKSHIRE,THEY WERE CALLED CELTIC,AND THE 3-1 AGGREGATE SCORE FLATTERED LEEDS AS IT COULD EASILY HAVE 5 OR 6