In only Jock Stein’s second full season in charge Celtic play Inter Milan in the European Cup Final. A date with destiny. The legend of the Lisbon Lions was born.
Thousands of fans travelled to Lisbon, by any means necessary, to support their team. Many flew, the largest airlift in the UK since the war. The rest set off in an assortment of vehicles, anything with wheels, which became known as the Celticade. One such fan was John Quinn, a journalist dispatched by the Evening Times to follow the event, his mode of transport for the trip, a Hillman Imp. A trip that he and his fellow Celtic fans would never forget. To watch the Lisbon Lions play football, the Glasgow Celtic way.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the defining moment in Celtic Football Club’s history we will be embarking on a unique pilgrimage to Lisbon. A road trip with a difference, following two fans who plan to retrace the same route to the Estadio Nacional as the Celticade once did, journeying through France and across the Pyrenees into Spain before arriving in Lisbon on the 25th May 2017. And just like John Quinn they’re doing it in the comfort of a classic 1967 Hillman imp.
Our two fans, Martin and Barry are making the trip in memory of their fathers, both Celtic fans who never made it to Lisbon. This film is the fans story and will pay homage to the Lisbon Lions and their achievements 50 years on. Along the Lions Road we will capture the story of that team, all local boys from a 30 mile radius, transformed by the innovative genius of their great manager into one of the finest teams in Europe. We’ll take a trip back to 67’, the summer of love. The only things on the minds of Celtic and their fans was football. They had no time for sex, drugs and rock n roll. They had to get to the game.
The Lions Road (Documentary film) by Donald MacKinnon —Kickstarter
Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan ???? 1967 European Cup Final