Video: Murdo MacLeod – A life in football, a life in Celtic

A select few people in Celtic’s history have won league titles as both a player AND as part of the management team. But fewer still can claim to have done so in such dramatic fashion as Murdo MacLeod.

Celtic FC Legends v Borussia Dortmund Legends – Celtic Park Former Celtic and Dortmund player Murdo MacLeod with Scott Brown during the charity match at Celtic Park on Sunday May 26, 2024. Photo Robert Perry

When Ten Men Won The League on a spring night in 1979. When against all the odds the Miracle At Love Street occurred in 1986. AND THEN when we ‘Stopped The Ten’ in 1998 in yet another final day decider, there’s just one man who played a pivotal part in all three of those most memorable title wins in our history.

3/9/1983 Scottish Premier League. Glasgow Rangers v Celtic. Murdo McLeod. Photo: Mark Leech / Offside.

Murdo MacLeod’s Celtic Story is genuine Roy Of The Rovers, stuff with the powerful midfielder making a habit of late day drama in some of Celtic’s most memorable trophy wins. He’s also encountered drama of a different nature off the park however, having undergone lifesaving surgery not once, but twice since his playing days.

Ahead of the forthcoming release of his biography “Murdo, Murdo” penned by long term friend and journalist Hugh Keevins, Murdo shares with us the tales of an incredible life in football, on and off the park.

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Podcast: All links at https://thecelticexchange.com/podcast/murdo-macleod-a-life-in-football-a-life-in-celtic/

19.05.1984 Photo: imago/Colorsport Paul McStay and Murdo McLeod (Celtic) challenge Gordon Strachan (Aberdeen) 19/5/84 Scottish FA Cup Final 1984.
Photo: 24.06.1989 Copyright: imago/Kicker/Eissner, Liedel
1995:  MURDO MACLEOD Photo: Allsport UK/ALLSPORT
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A child of the 80s, I have hazy memories of being at the Centenary Cup final at Hampden in May 1988 as we won the league & cup double, but then had to wait almost exactly a decade for our next league title as Wim Jansen & Co stopped the 10! I’m the founder and host of The Celtic Exchange podcast where we now produce several shows per week covering all things Celtic.

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