Celtic European Cup Winners 1967 – The
In 1967 Celtic completed their most glorious season by winning every competition entered: Scottish League, Scottish Cup, League Cup,
The team became known as the
Celtic's style was the antithesis of the cynical, but highly effective, defensive style of Internazionale. Jimmy Johnstone described the teams 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 defense. 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 delivered 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.
The display contains the complete set of six 1967 coins, namely: halfcrown, florin, sixpence, threepence, penny and halfpenny.
All of the coins are in Fine (or better) condition and the item is housed in a display protection case.
This would make a great Christmas or Birthday present for a Celtic fan.
The Year That Was 1967…
• On 21 April, a military coup in Athens establishes the regime of the 'Greek colonels' (ends July 1974) • On 28 May, civil war begins in Nigeria as Colonel Odumegwu-Ojukwu declares an independent republic, called Biafra, in Iboland (ends 1970) • From 5 to 10 June, Israel defeats Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six-Day War, afterwards occupying Arab land • The race riots in approximately 70 American cities in July accelerates the 'flight to the suburbs' by middle-class whites and blacks • On 27 July in Britain, the Sexual Offences Act decriminalises homosexual acts between consenting males over 21 • On 9 October, Argentinean/Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara is executed in Bolivia • On 3 December, Dr Christiaan Barnard performs the first heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. The patient, Louis Washkansky, dies after 18 days • S Manabe and R T Wetherald warn that the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, caused by human activity, is resulting in a 'greenhouse effect' • French academic philosopher Jacques Derrida publishes De la grammatologie (On Grammatology) and L'écriture et la differènce (Writing and Difference), early examples of postmodernist literary deconstruction • Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez publishes Cien anos de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude), an example of the emerging genre of magic realism • British playwright Tom Stoppard's first play, the absurdist Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, is first performed • Films include Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow Up and Norman Jewison's In the Heat of the Night •
Sporting 1967...
• Celtic win all before them in Scottish and European football • English Football League Champions were Manchester United, leaving Nottingham Forest in the runners up spot • Tottenham Hotspurs defeated Chelsea 2-1 in the FA Cup Final • The Grand National winning horse was ‘Foinavon’ • The Cheltenham Gold Cup winning horse was ‘Woodland Venture’ • The Epsom Derby winning horse was ‘Royal Palace’ • Golf's British Open was won by Robert de Vicenzo • Oxford won the Boat Race by three ¼ lengths over Cambridge • F1 Champion was Denny Hulme driving for Brabham • Snooker’s World Championship was decided on a challenge match basis from 1964-68: John Pulman (England) did not defend his title during 1967 • The Wimbledon tennis singles tournament saw victories for John Newcombe of Australia (mens) and Billie Jean King of USA (ladies) • American Sport - Super Bowl I from Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California: Green Bay Packers 35-10 Kansas City Chiefs – NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers 4-2 San Francisco Warriors – Major League Baseball World Series: St. Louis 4-3 Boston (MVP Bob Gibson) •