Jimmy Bone passes away | OneFootball

Everyone at Celtic Park was saddened to hear of the death of former player, Jimmy Bone who has passed away at the age of 75.

A man of many clubs north and south of the border as well as in Canada and Hong Kong, it was his longer-term spells with Partick Thistle, Arbroath and St Mirren for which he is fondly remembered before going into management, again with many clubs.

His biggest claim to fame, though, was being a scorer in Thistle’s shock 4-1 win in the 1971/72 League Cup final over Celtic – indeed, Jimmy was one of four Partick Thistle players that day who would eventually play for Celtic, the others being Ronnie Glavin, Alan Rough and Johnny Gibson.

It was the great Jock Stein who signed Jimmy from Sheffield United in February, 1974 and he made his Hoops debut in a 1-0 home win over Hearts in March of that year.

That was one of 11 games he played for Celtic, and, ironically, his only goal for the club came in his very last game - a 2-1 win over Dunfermline in December, 1974 - before moving on in January to his more usual scoring prowess with his next club, Arbroath.

The thoughts of everyone at Celtic Park are with Jimmy’s family and friends at this sad time.