Club legend Stevie Chalmers sadly passes away aged 83

One of Celtic’s greatest legends, Stevie Chalmers, has passed away aged 83, following a fight with dementia.

A member of the famous Lisbon Lions, he will be forever remembered for his winning goal in 1967, in a final against Inter Milan that would see Celtic become the first British team to win the European Cup.

Cited on the Daily Record, the club displayed a fitting tribute about the legend on their website:

Stevie was a role model for all, especially to his children growing up. In later years, he doted on his grandchildren and they, too, were a great source of love and laughter for Stevie.

In such times of sadness, we must celebrate a life lived to the full. As a family we ask that you remember Stevie with love and affection and take pleasure when recalling the many wonderful times he and his teammates gave to us all through their wonderful skills on the pitch.

The Scotsman was a prolific figure for the club, scoring 155 goals in 263 league appearances for the Hoops.

Stevie also went on to play for clubs Morton and Patrick Thistle before he hung up his boots in 1975.

Peter Lawwell, Celtic’s chief executive had this to say about Chalmers:

This is such terrible news, and on behalf of the club, I would first of all like to pass on my condolences to Stevie’s wife, Sadie, their children, Stephen, Carol, Paul, Ann, Martin, Clare, and their grandchildren.

Stevie was a much-loved husband, father and grandfather, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this desperately sad time.

Lawwell went on to describe Chalmers as “a Celtic legend, and one of the greatest goalscorers this club has ever seen”.

The news comes just days after it was confirmed that the captain of the famous Lisbon Lions side Billy McNeill had also passed away, in what has been a deeply sorrow time for the club and everybody involved.