Bobby Murdoch vs Jimmy Johnstone
Scotland against Scotland. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Bobby Murdoch
Scotland · 1959–1976 · CM
- Almanac rating
- 89
- Rank in Scotland
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 12 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- Celtic, Scottish Football League XI, Middlesbrough
It was his driven shot that Stevie Chalmers turned past Sarti for the goal that beat Inter in Lisbon in 1967, the moment a British club first lifted the European Cup. Beyond that afternoon he collected eight Scottish championships, five Scottish Cups and five League Cups, the passing engine of Jock Stein's Celtic. Career record: 12 caps and 6 goals for Scotland; club career at Celtic, Scottish Football League XI, Middlesbrough.
Jimmy Johnstone
Scotland · 1960s · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Scotland
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 23 · 4 goals
- Clubs
- Celtic, Sheffield United, Elgin City
A Lisbon Lion and European Cup winner in 1967, "Jinky" was a dazzling winger whose trickery tormented defenders for Celtic and Scotland. Career record: 23 caps and 4 goals for Scotland; club career at Celtic, Sheffield United, Elgin City.
The verdict
The almanac puts Jimmy Johnstone ahead by 1 rating point, 90 against 89.
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