Celtic will pay a joint tribute to Lisbon Lions Billy McNeill and Stevie Chalmers for the length of the William Hill Scottish Cup final.
Neil Lennon’s avid gamers will wear shorts marked with both numbers 5 and 9 after they face Hearts on Would possibly also fair 25 – 52 years to the day since McNeill and Chalmers played key roles in firing Celtic to European Cup glory.
The pair died throughout the home of seven days of each and each a form of last month.
Ahead Chalmers netted the winner as Celtic beat Inter Milan in Lisbon in 1967 sooner than centre-half of McNeill lifted the trophy.
An announcement from Celtic learn: “One number shall be on the entrance left of the shorts, whereas the a form of shall be on the support wonderful, a mirrored image of the enduring method the Celtic avid gamers wore their numbers in the 1960s when Billy and Stevie wore the golf green and white hoops with such distinction.”
Avid gamers will additionally wear jackets with both ‘McNeill’ or ‘Chalmers’ on the support alongside with their respective numbers after they stroll out at Hampden.
Ukrainian winger Marian Shved shall be amongst those cheering Celtic on as the January signing arrived in Glasgow after completing his loan spell with Karpaty, the membership who supplied him to the Scottish champions.
The 21-year-archaic, who scored 15 desires in 26 league video games this season, informed Celtic’s online internet page: “It’s colossal to in the discontinuance be here at Celtic. I’ve been in actuality alive to on coming, and now I am here, I’m in actuality having a peer ahead to starting my Celtic profession.
“I’ve had a colossal few days at the practising ground already, and I’ve spent my time working onerous as I continually originate.
“The following couple of weeks is a colossal probability for me to fetch to hang the membership and the avid gamers and a form of of us at Celtic. I in actuality have had an even welcome already, and I am very grateful to everyone for making me feel at home.
“I in actuality had been out in Glasgow, too, and had the probability to satisfy some fans, which has been colossal enjoyable and, all over again, they have got treated me so warmly.
“I’m already considering ahead to subsequent season and I will’t wait to fetch out at Celtic Park, such an even enviornment, and play for the fans.”
Celtic to pay tribute to Lisbon Lions McNeill and Chalmers at Scottish Cup final
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