Celtics Smiler: The Neilly Mochan Story

The magical story of Celtic Football Club reads like an elaborate fairytale, which has enraptured their worldwide fanbase for over 127 years. Throughout the club s illustrious history, no other figure has experienced as many triumphs as Neilly Smiler Mochan. As player, trainer and kitman, Mochan was an integral figure in some of Celtic s greatest teams. A hero of the 1953 Coronation Cup winning side, top goal scorer in Celtic s 1954 league and cup double as well as scoring a brace in the record-breaking 7-1 cup final of 1957 against arch rivals Rangers. Neilly went on to become a trusted lieutenant of Jock Stein after hanging up his shooting boots and was Celtic s first team trainer throughout the nine-in-a-row era when Celtic were feared throughout Europe, winning their most glittering prize in 1967 on an unforgettable afternoon in Lisbon. Neilly s successes continued into the 1970s, when ten men won the league in 1979, and into the 1980s, when Celtic won an emphatic League and Scottish Cup double in their centenary year of 1988.From the pinnacle of European success to the depths of 1990s despair and the subsequent Fergus McCann takeover, Smiler tells the unrivalled story of Neilly Mochan and his 40-year Celtic Park odyssey. Written by Mark Kendrick Celtics Smiler: The Neilly Mochan Story is a 2015 English-language Biography Sport motion picture starring John Milroy in the title role. Celtics Smiler: The Neilly Mochan Story was released on 1st December 2015.
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