Robert White Murdoch (17 August 1944 – 15 May 2001) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland. Murdoch was one of the Lisbon Lions, the Celtic team who won the European …

Bobby Murdoch died aged 56, in Glasgow on 15 May 2001. Born of humble beginnings in Cambuslang, Glasgow on 17th August 1944, Bobby Murdoch was the midfield general in the Celtic team that won the European Cup in 1967 and began a dynasty that dominated Scottish football for nine years.

Murdoch signed for Celtic in August 1959 as a £3-a-week part-timer while working as a sheet metal worker. He gained experience playing for junior side Cambuslang Rangers before joining the Parkhead club permanently in 1961, and made …

May 15, 2024 · BOBBY MURDOCH went through all sorts of agonies as Celtic gatecrashed the European big-time in Lisbon. Murdoch, thoughtful with a delightful touch as well as possessing a shot of sledgehammer proportions, had his right foot stamped on by a desperate Inter Milan defender early in the game.

May 15, 2021 · Bobby did just that, the team won 3-0 and one of the best careers in Celtic’s history was launched, or rather re-launched. Murdoch at right half soon became the key dynamic in the emerging team and it was not long before terms like “world class” began to be used.

May 15, 2001 · He was voted Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year in 1969, led Middlesbrough to promotion to England's top division and won 12 caps for Scotland....

Lisbon Lion and Celtic hero Bobby Murdoch was born in Bothwell, Scotland on 17 August 1944. Died 15 May 2001 aged 56. Brought up in Rutherglen, he lived there for most of his life and attended St. Columbkillle’s Primary school in Rutherglen, before moving to Our Lady’s High Secondary in Motherwell.

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Murdoch was honoured 12 times for Scotland and was voted Scottish Football Player of the Year in 1969. With Celtic he won the Scottish League eight times, the Scottish Cup four times and the Scottish League Cup five times. He also played in both the 1967 and 1970 European Cup finals.

On October 23 1959, Bobby Murdoch, at the age of 15, signed for his boyhood idols. Three years later, he made his debut and scored a goal in a 3-1 league win over Hearts. Playing in the old inside-right position, wearing the No.8 on his shorts, he began to earn a reputation.