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Jimmy Johnstone
James Connolly Johnstone (30 September 1944 – 13 Mairch 2006) wis a Scots fitbaw player that played as an ootside richt. Kent as "Jinky" fir es elusive dribblin style, Johnstone played fir Celtic fir 13 year, an wis pairt o the 'Lisbon Lions', the team that won the 1967 European Cup Final, as weel as winnin nine consecutive Scottish championships. He scored 129 goals fir Celtic in 515 appearances[5] an wis votit the club's greatest iver player by fans in 2002.[5][3]
Johnstone also won 23 caps for Scotland. He finished third in votin fir the 1967 Ballon d'Or, an wis inductit intae the Scottish Fitbaw Hall o Fame whan it wis inauguratit in 2004.[6]
Rodger Baillie cried Johnstone a "genius who lived by magic and mischief",[7] an Hugh McIlvanney wrate that nae ither player "besieged opponents with such a complex, concentrated swirl of deceptive manoeuvres or ever conveyed a more exhilarating sense of joy in Jimmy johnstone celtic.