The great Tommy Callaghan passes away

Everyone at Celtic Park was saddened to hear that former player, Tommy Callaghan passed away early this morning (Friday) at the age of 78.

Cowdenbeath-born Tommy signed for Celtic from Dunfermline Athletic in November 1968 and, in doing so made history in being signed by Jock Stein twice, as it was Stein who had also signed Tommy for the Fife team in 1962.

Midfielder, Tommy made an immediate impact on his debut by scoring against Partick Thistle at Firhill.

That was the first of 34 goals in 264 games he played for Celtic between then and joining Clydebank in 1976.

Over Tommy’s time in the Hoops, Celtic lifted six titles, five Scottish Cups and three League Cups

His heart was always at Celtic Park and he was still a regular at every game as a matchday host with the club.

The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Celtic Football Club are with Tommy’s friends and family at this sad time.