Farewell to John Clark, a great Celtic man | OneFootball

The Funeral Mass for Lisbon Lion, John Clark, took place today (July 4) at St Mary’s Church, Calton, as his family and many footballing friends and former colleagues gathered to pay tribute to a great Celtic man.

The Mass was celebrated by parish priest of St Mary’s, Fr John Mulholland, while the homily was given by Fr Mark O’Donnell.

He spoke about the most important thing in John’s life – his family – emphasising that, while he was proud of his incredible football achievements, he was, first and foremost, a husband, father and grandfather. And that was the perfect illustration of a humble man.

It was a moving and beautiful Mass, with many supporters also gathered in St Mary’s with their own memories of a Celtic legend.

The Celtic board were there, along with Brendan Rodgers and many of the first-team squad, along with a number of former players, including John’s friend and fellow Lisbon Lion, Jim Craig.

And towards the end of the service, veteran journalist and broadcaster, Archie Macpherson, delivered a eulogy, with his own memories of John as a player and also his most recent and last meeting with him before he sadly passed away.

The funeral cortege then made the short trip along from St Mary’s – the spiritual home of Celtic – to Celtic Park, where fans gathered to pay tribute one last time to a legend of the club and a fellow supporter.