Seventies Euro Specials – Celtic v Ujpest Dozsa, 1972

SEVENTIES EURO SPECIALS- CELTIC v UJPEST DOZSA, 1972…

The magnificent result in Budapest was followed by one of those legendary events which seem to occur regularly throughout Celtic’s history. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, at the time arguably the most famous actors in the world, happened to be staying at the Intercontinental Hotel in the city whilst Burton was filming Bluebeard on the outskirts of Budapest.

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James McDevitt grew up in the east end of Glasgow, within 15 minutes walking distance of Celtic Park. He first started attending home games in season 1971/72 and was lucky enough to see some of the Lisbon Lions in the latter years of their careers. His favourite matches are the 1972 Scottish Cup Final (Celtic 6 Hibs 1), the 6-2 win over Rangers in 2000 and the 2-1 Champions League victory over Barcelona in 2013. James has a passionate interest in Celtic's history, especially in the 1960s and 70s. He is a retired primary school head teacher and currently works part-time as a university tutor.

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