Jimmy Johnstone (30 September1944 - 13 March 2006)  was a Scottish winger who became a Celtic legend during the Jock Stein era. Johnstone played his first game for the Celtic senior team on 21 March 1963 at the age of nineteen.  Although just 5ft 4in and weighing 9½ stone, Johnstone soon established himself as a favourite with Celtic fans with his pace on the wing, and his willingness to take on defenders. A classical winger, famed for his dynamic speed, immaculate control and ability to go outside the opposing full back, he was capped 23 times for Scotland, and scored 129 goals in 515 appearences for Celtic. His dazzling dribbles earned him the nickname 'Jinky' and made him an essential part of the great team that won nine consecutive Scottish League titles between 1965 and 1974. Celtic manager Jock Stein considered him "better than Stanley Matthews".   He won just 23 caps for Scotland because of his fear of flying. Johnstone was one of the 'Lisbon Lions', the team that won the European Cup for Celtic in 1967.In Nantes, in the first leg of the second round, Johnstone's form was irresistible; the French press nicknamed him the Flying Flea.  Celtic reached the European Cup final again in 1970, losing 2-1 after extra time to the Dutch team, Feyenoord. The campaign was notable for their double victory against the then dominant Leeds United in the semi-finals with Johnstone outstanding in both games. During his time with Celtic Johnstone scored 129 goals in 515 appearances. After leaving Parkhead at the end of the 1974/75 season, he played for San Jose Earthquakes, Sheffield United, Dundee, Shelbourne and Elgin City before retiring from football.  Johnstrone himself had no doubt about how his talent had been honed, in an era when there was not a lot of money about. "Football was the greatest part of our lives, just like the boys from Brazil and Spain. They lived in poverty, like us, and that's where all the great players came from - the street." In 2002 Celtic fans voted him the club’s greatest player.