Jim Craig done it all as a CELTIC Player

Jim Craig done it all as a Celtic player. Jim and his team mates are the most famous Celtic players in Celtic’s long history after that famous win in Lisbon in 1967. On Sunday Jim Craig will unfurl the league flag at Paradise and get the hero’s welcome once again from the Celtic support.

After he unfurls the flag Lisbon Lion, Jim will take his seat in the director’s box in the main stand to enjoy Celtic’s opening game against Kilmarnock.

Jim made his Celtic debut in a European Cup-Winners’ Cup tie against Dutch side, Go Ahead Deventer, in October 1965, and over the next seven years would go on to play 231 times for the Hoops, scoring six goals.

Winning 7 league titles, 4 Scottish Cups, 4 League Cups and of course the big in 67’.

He played his last game in the 1972 Scottish Cup Final when Hibs were hammered 6-1 by Jim and his team mates

I had the pleasure of interviewing Jim a few years back in Malones, Glasgow when I used to host our pre-match show CELTIC AM. His knowledge of Celtic’s history was impressive and he spoke about the highs and lows of being a Celtic player and a supporter over the decades.

He had plenty of time for the Celtic supporters gathered and if my memory serves me correct we also had Joe and Gerry from Not the View Celtic Fanzine with us that morning and the conversation turned to the Old Celtic board and the takeover.

When I look back to all those CELTIC AM shows. I wish we had them recorded properly for our archives. We had some great shows over the years in the bar, upstairs and we even hosted one on the roof garden on the eve of a game v the rangers.

Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes