Thomas Gemmell is a former Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 and manager.

He played as left-sided fullback and had powerful shooting ability. In October 1961

1961-62 in Scottish football

The 1961–62 season was the 65th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division One:Dundee had an excellent start to the season, including a 5–1 win away to Rangers, and having a seemingly invincible lead by Christmas. A poorrun of form in the new year, including a...

, he joined Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 from Coltness United. He was one of the 'Lisbon Lions

Lisbon Lions

The Lisbon Lions is the nickname given to the Celtic team that won the European Cup at the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, Portugal on 25 May 1967, defeating Internazionale 2–1. All the members of this team were born within 30 miles of Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic's style was the antithesis of the...

' who won the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

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 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

Phil Neal

Philip George "Phil" Neal is a former footballer who was, at one time, the most successful player in English football history. He played for Liverpool 650 times over an eleven year period and is the only player to have appeared in the first five of their European Cup finals, winning four of them...

 of Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

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. 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

Nottingham Forest F.C.

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 to cover for Liam O'Kane

Liam O'Kane

William O'Kane is a former Northern Irish footballer.O'Kane played as a defender and began his career with Derry City FC. He signed for Nottingham Forest in November 1968 and made his debut on 25 January 1969 against Norwich City F.C...

. After a short stint in America, he returned to Scotland in July 1973

1972-73 in Scottish football

The 1972–73 season was the 76th season of Scottish league football.-Scottish League Division One:Champions: Celtic Relegated: Kilmarnock, Airdrieonians-Scottish League Division Two:Promoted: Clyde, Dunfermline Athletic...

, and won the Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup

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 against former team, Celtic. He later managed Dundee and Albion Rovers

Albion Rovers F.C. (Scotland)

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.

He made his international debut for Scotland

Scotland national football team

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 against England

England national football team

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 in April 1966. The following year, he played in the famous 3-2 victory over World Champions England at Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium

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. He won 18 caps and scored one goal from the penalty spot against Cyprus

Cyprus national football team

The Cyprus national football team represents Cyprus in association football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association, the governing body for football in Cyprus. Cyprus' home ground is the GSP Stadium in Nicosia and the current coach is Nikos Nioplias...

 in an 8-0 in a 1970 World Cup qualifier.

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