Tommy Gemmell

This article is about the former Celtic player. For the former St. Mirren player, see Tommy Gemmell (footballer born 1930).

Tommy Gemmell

Personal information
Full name	Tommy Gemmell
Date of birth	16 October 1943 (1943-10-16)
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Full-back
Youth career
1959–1961	Coltness United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1961–1971	Celtic	247	(37)
1971–1973	Nottingham Forest	39	(6)
1973	Miami Toros	0	(0)
1973–1977	Dundee	94	(8)
Total		380	(51)
National team
1966–1971	Scotland	18	(1)
1965–1968	Scottish League XI	5	(0)
Teams managed
1977–1980	Dundee
1986–1987	Albion Rovers
1993–1994	Albion Rovers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Thomas Gemmell (born 16 October 1943) is a former Scottish footballer and manager.

He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961, he joined Celtic from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions' who won the European Cup in 1967. In the final he scored a spectacular goal that was Celtic's equaliser. He also scored in the 1970 European Cup Final against Feyenoord and is currently one of only two British footballers to score in two different European Cup Finals – the other being Phil Neal of Liverpool. He made 418 appearances for Celtic and scored 64 goals. This total comprised 247 league (37 goals), 43 cup (5 goals), 74 league cup (10 goals) and 54 European (12 goals) appearances. His record for penalties was 34 goals from 37 attempts.

In December 1971, Gemmell was transferred to Nottingham Forest to cover for Liam O'Kane. After a short stint in America he returned to Scotland, signing for Dundee in July 1973, and won the Scottish League Cup against former team Celtic. He later managed Dundee and Albion Rovers.

He made his international debut for Scotland against England in April 1966. The following year, he played in the famous 3-2 victory over World Champions England at Wembley Stadium. He won 18 caps and scored one goal from the penalty spot against Cyprus in an 8-0 in a 1970 World Cup qualifier.

External links

• Newcastle Fans profile