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Ronnie Simpson – The last Lion of defence
Celtic FC · Oct 11, 2021

Ronnie Simpson – The last Lion of defence

Ronnie Simpson – The last Lion of defence
Ronnie Simpson – The last Lion of defence

“He’s got Ronnie Simpson, No.1” sang the Celtic crowd in homage to Jock Stein before running through the entire team and what better place to start the song than with the elder statesman of the team It was on this day 91 years ago, on October 11, 1930 that Ronnie Simpson was born in Glasgow, and, practically a full 37 years later when the Lisbon Lions ruled supreme in 1967 they were able to rely on a calm, talented and incredibly experienced performer between the sticks...

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