Celtic have confirmed club legend and Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers has died, aged 83.
Thomas Stephen Chalmers is best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Celtic in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan, the most famous goal in Celtic history.
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Stevie Chalmers, who wore number 9 in the Lisbon Lions' win against Inter Milan, passed away following a battle with illness.
Celtic Football Club is devastated at the death of Stevie Chalmers, one of #CelticFC’s greatest ever goalscorers and the man who scored the most important goal in the club’s history.
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) April 29, 2019
Rest in peace, Stevie. You'll Never Walk Alone.
The Celtic legend was surrounded by family when he sadly passed away.
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It comes a week on from the passing of Billy McNeill, the club captain during the 1967 European Cup final.
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