John Clark (footballer, born 1941)
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John Clark (13 March 1941 – 23 June 2025) was a Scottish football player and coach. He was employed by Celtic for fifty years over eight decades, as a player from 1958 to 1971, then having spells as a coach, assistant manager and then kit manager. Clark was a member of the Celtic team which won the European Cup in 1967, nicknamed the Lisbon Lions. He was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
Infobox
1986
Stranraer
Date of birth
(1941-03-13)13 March 1941
Place of birth
Chapelhall, Scotland
Date of death
23 June 2025(2025-06-23) (aged 84)
Position
Left half
Years
Team
1958–1971
Celtic
1971–1973
Morton
1966–1967
Scottish League XI
1977–1978
Aberdeen (assistant)
1978–1983
Celtic (assistant)
1984–1985
Cowdenbeath
1987–1992
Clyde
Tables
Appearances and goals by national team and year[4] · Career statistics
Scotland
Scotland
National team
Scotland
Year
1966
Apps
3
Goals
0
1967
1967
National team
1967
Year
1
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
4
Apps
0
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- UEFAhttps://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0251-0e99b1ba85da-ec8053dc0a29-1000--who-has-won-a-treble-including-domestic-league-and-cup-title/
- Game of the Peoplehttps://gameofthepeople.com/2022/06/01/celtic-1967-the-only-quadruple-winners/
- The Celtic Wikihttps://www.thecelticwiki.com/statistics-1966-67/
- John Clark at the Scottish Football Associationhttps://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=112792
- celticfc.comhttps://www.celticfc.com/news/2021/march/Happy-Birthday-to-Cesar-s-right-hand-man-John-Clark/
- "Ex-Morton defender and Celtic legend John Clark has died aged 84"https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/25260134.celtic-ex-morton-star-lisbon-lion-john-clark-died/
- Celtic FChttps://www.celticfc.com/news/2025/june/23/celtic-legend--john-clark-passes-away/
- "John Clark, Celtic footballer who won the European Cup with the 'Lisbon Lions'"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/06/26/john-clark-celtic-footballer-lisbon-lions-died-obituary/