Jimmy Johnstone vs St Etienne | European Cup 1968/69 | All touches & actions

[@jimwright1148]

Was lucky enough to see him play when i was younger,out in the street nobody wanted to be a goalie,everybody wanted to be "Jinky"💚🍀

[@waynemurray5264]

What a brilliant footballer. Im a 57 year old Manchester City fan, been watching since 1973, I remember jinky only on highlights of the previous weeks games, how it was back in the day. He is one of my favourite players of all time, and in today’s world wide exposure football gets, all the worlds top clubs would be queuing up to sign him, but for how much? You couldn’t put a price on a player of that quality. In my view he’s up there with the greatest there’s ever been. Absolutely scandalous that he only had around 25 international caps. Tragic end to a magnificent player. RIP Jinky.

[@0secure12]

I agree. I'm a United supporter and to this day, I can't believe he never won the European Player of the Year award. This man was a magician.

[@waynemurray5264]

@@0secure12 completely agree mate,should have won it, a magnificent player, one of the best these islands has ever produced

[@TheBobbymcd]

@@0secure12 dont know if youv'e both saw the real madrid friendly against celtics Lisbon Lions for Alfredo de Stefano's final game or testimonial. I wont say anything i will just let you watch.

[@TheBobbymcd]

@@0secure12 i went to the games when i was very young and he was my favourite player ( stating the obvious) he was kicked on a regular basis. When he was young he lined up empty bottles in his mothers hall and dribbled round them and i think there is a documentary out there somewhere about him...also there is a beautiful interview with him and Henrick Larrson together. I was a great admirer of george best and eric cantona as well.

[@0secure12]

@@TheBobbymcd I did see a clip of the Real Madrid Testimonial. He was brilliant and I think di Stefano was full of praise. By the way, Bestie's my favourite player. I wish Sir Matt had signed Jimmy. Imagine Jimmy on one wing and Best on the other.

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

Late 60's was the greatest period of football I can remember. So many magical players!

[@JI7NKJ]

Celtic fan, Oh yes, the Halcion years, so many talented players and a lot of characters too both of which are long gone from the game.

[@kyotocoversjimanderson782]

I am NOT a Celtic fan in any shape or form, but I could happily watch wee Jinky all night long. Sure, it didn't always work, but he was gallus enough to try things, and most of the time he just left defenders mesmerized.

[@JI7NKJ]

Celtic fan, Always like to hear proper football fans giving wee Jinky the credit he was due, Did you know Busby tried to sign him for Utd, as for the lack of Scotland caps well unfortunately for Jinky he was a Catholic and played for Celtic that is what Jinky, Celtic and any Catholic was up against in those days, sectarianism was rife in society as whole and glad to say to a lesser extent than it was but is still there. Cheers pal.

[@i.marr.6688]

If Jimmy was playing today you'd want Gold to buy him, One of the greatest dribblers in the game, It was a shame he never got a game in the world cup 1974 R.I.P Jimmy " Jinky " Johnstone

[@peterbonnar7713]

Saw jinky play a few times as I lived in Luton as a kid. The only hero I ever had 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚🇮🇪

[@kevkevkev59]

Greatest winger of all time. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@YerDa67]

Why’s there no Scottish flag? 😂 He’s a Scottish player, playing for a Scottish team…

[@andymcgill354]

Seen him play many times and my school PE teacher Tommy Cassidy was involved in Jinky going to Celtic.

[@danceswithwolves6841]

What a talent! Reminds me of school football where one kid was better than everyone else 😂 even his teammates just fed the ball to him and gawped! Defenders kicking lumps out of wee jinky, he just got on with it - class

[@DuderinoDeux]

Probably the most exciting romantic decade of European football.

[@familyplummer6812]

Most exciting years for Celtic; unlike today.

[@sashafalcon5143]

I'd say "britain" football. The best of Europe was yet come in the 80'.

[@DuderinoDeux]

@@sashafalcon5143 Brazil 82, Italy, Diego, Napoli, Platini, Euro 84, Mexico 86, Laudrup, Milan late 80s, Arsenal '89. Hooligans, 5 year ban and 6 for the perpetrators, overhyped liverpool side with fortunate wins in Europe, Kenny n co. United and the FA Cup, Robbos shoulder, Spurs even won things, Villa and Ricky Villa, Hoddle...Germany losing 2 WC Finals... Linacre..

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

@@sashafalcon5143 No, this was pure European football. By the 80's South Americans had begun transforming European teams, with Africans to follow from the 90's onwards.

[@sashafalcon5143]

@@a.m.armstrong8354 That's why it became better.

[@jamesgibson6509]

I played his position at blantyre celtic..great wee man.

[@brianreilly1904]

Wee man sends the full back at the second goal for a fish supper😂 was privileged see the wee man live for years being a Celtic fan truly world class

[@TheJonjay777]

Voted the greatest ever Celtic player 🍀🍀

[@KandMe1]

Amazing energy when the opposition clearly had little to no puff left in them he keeps going like an express train.

[@nyeevans13]

Jimmy. What a player. and he probably just had half a cup of sweet tea and two woodbines at half time to keep him going.

[@JakobusVdL]

or 'a wee swally' - I believe Johnston was fond of a drink

[@marccas10]

What a great first touch the boy had.

[@Bill-Butcher]

Brilliant video... thanks for sharing this... Jinky is Celtic's greatest ever player and one of the best wingers and dribblers of all time... there's hardly any footage of him on the internet... this is golden 🙏 If you have anymore Jinky, please share 😂 👍

[@HarmsFootball]

I went on a bit of a Scottish binge lately; I'll see what I have, if I'll have the footage, I'll do more of Jinky/Murdoch/Greig/Baxter.

[@cooldaddy2877]

Jinky was the greatest ever but will never get the recognition because he played in a small league. He proved it time and time against all the best teams and players in Europe in the sixties and early seventies. Pelé even said he was the greatest and Di Stefano asked Celtic to play in his testimonial because he loved Jinky.

[@jamesguitar7384]

@@cooldaddy2877 I remember when the English papers were proclaiming that George Best was the no 1 right winger in the world because FIFA had picked him for a team of the best to play somebody somewhere , Of course , when they said this , they knew that Jimmy Johnstone had been asked first but had declined because of his horror of flying . It was only really in England that he was ignored .

[@millwallholdings]

@@jamesguitar7384 "Only in England" Do leave off with your bitterness and hate Best was far far better allround player What do you base this on He was largely unknown in Europe

[@millwallholdings]

@@cooldaddy2877 Pele said best was THEE greatest, send me a Link of this Pele comment if you can He wasa great player but pleaseeee

[@ksportz66]

Rare to see a player get so much of the ball and go direct at the defence. I thought his dribbling skills were not has good as his fantastic pace and brilliant drop of the shoulder. Great to watch. Mix of Mark Hughes power and Waddle guile.

[@dunneincrewgear]

Wish we had him now!

[@mcdell6970]

I bet u do 🤣😂🤣

[@iananderson3799]

You would probably take Steve Guppy and Rafael Scheidt just now.

[@gerryquinn5578]

I was there.

[@sanzleaso2553]

I don't know this guy but I like his control

[@HarmsFootball]

One of Scotland's/Celtic's greatest ever players, Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone. Celtic fans voted him as their best ever footballer.

[@jimwright1148]

De Stefano insisted Celtic play in his testimonial in Madrid in June 1967,it was the "Jinky"show!and he was applauded by the Madrid faithfull at the end of the game,he wowed them so much😊Bertie Auld got sent of for giving some back,Celtic won 0-1 with Bobby lennox scoring the winner,will be on here somewhere,check it out👍💚🍀

[@AA-xd1vc]

The first of many nutmegs

[@davidduncan1444]

Wouldn't have looked out of place in a real Madrid team

[@jixuscrixus1967]

From the French archives.... BBC Scotland mysteriously lost (destroyed) all their archive footage of Celtic games.

[@gerryquinn5578]

No mystery!

[@HarmsFootball]

Really? Wow, I didn't know that. I'm guessing that there's a story behind this mystery?

[@jixuscrixus1967]

@@HarmsFootball The director of BBC Scotland through the 1960’s/70’s was known as ‘Blue Peter’ a staunch rangers fan…

[@HarmsFootball]

@@jixuscrixus1967 expected something like this. That's horrible, that Celtic team deserves way more appreciation.

[@iananderson3799]

Green paranoia as rampant as ever. BBC routinely wiped taped recordings of programmes in the 1960s and 70s.

[@lakmeister]

Absolutely hammered them in chances,and Jimmy destroyed them but missed so many chances?

[@amandaorourke3036]

God bless you Jinky, are Chris De......

[@jamesbaxter5001]

Crazy how a nation of that size in the same decade could call upon Jim Baxter, Denis Law, Dave Mackay, Billy Bremner, Jimmy Johnstone, Willie Henderson, Davie Wilson, John White, Alan Gilzean, Bobby Murdoch, Billy McNeill, Tommy Gemmell, John Greig, Dave Gibson, Charlie Cooke, Willie Hamilton, Willie Johnston and more and they never qualified for a World Cup finals and then one day they just stopped producing any players of great talent, makes no sense

[@HarmsFootball]

Yeah, it's quite insane. As for the lack of World Cup qualifications - until this day I have no idea what was happening with NT call ups. Well, I know the explanation but I still have no idea how you can feck up a generation this talented this much. I mean, Johnstone (I'd say the most naturally talented Scot ever after Law & maybe Baxter) with 23 caps, Mackay with 22, Murdoch - the brains behind the Lisbon Lions with (!!) 12...

[@wonjubhoy]

Scotland had terrible draws then. They were in the same group as Czechoslovakia for 1962, the team who finished runners up to Brazi. They were in the same group as Italy for 1966 and West Germany for 1970. The odds were stacked against Scotland. Some of those players you mentioned ended up playing for Scotland in the world cup during the 1970s. To be fair to the current Scotland team it is the best group of Scottish players for 30 years.

[@henrymcvey6538]

Macbreeeed! Superbe et fantastique! Jinky was the greatest winger who ever lived. I cry just thinking about him!

[@thebunsterooo]

This was great 👍, got anymore off jinky ?

[@HarmsFootball]

I'm probably going back to him one day to make more comps. Lovely player.

[@thebunsterooo]

@@HarmsFootball i seen him when i was a young boy he was magnificent, the best ive ever seen , theirs not that much footage off him unfortunately .

[@Bill-Butcher]

@@HarmsFootball You should try and get a hold of Jimmy Johnstone, all touches and actions Vs Real Madrid, 1967, Alfredo Di Stefano testimonial match. Jimmy was brilliant in that game 👍

[@jerryoshea3116]

I don't think he was as skillful as say George Best,but for sheer Speed,hard work,skill, aggression and industry,he must have been a f##king "Nightmare" to play against!.(He reminded me of a more aggressive Archie Gemmel) And only his fellow Team mates&the opposition could really accurately testify to!.

[@HarmsFootball]

I'd say that the closest comparison to Johnstone in terms of his playing style would be Garrincha and not George Best.

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@HarmsFootball I can see where ur going,but Garrincha from what I saw was purely a "Wing Man" Master!!.. But Johnstone was certainly a Handful.. Non stop,full of energy!.And of course he could never play now,they would consider his style "To Physical" Which anyone with any sense would regard as BS

[@a.m.armstrong8354]

@@jerryoshea3116 In 62 World Cup, Garrincha was a monster, cutting in and using his left.

[@jerryoshea3116]

@@a.m.armstrong8354 Absolutely,He was a Genius Winger" the likes of we are unlikely to see again!

[@johnbarclay5964]

U could mark best out of a game at times although a brilliant player but u couldn't Mark Jimmy out of a game, best IMO, was not as influential when man u started to lose their midfield to age, skill wise top class

[@somnambul5004]

Для того времени был довольно техничным игроком.

[@nigelbaldwin6438]

That was some stop at 2:16!

[@joseanido6723]

UNO DE LOS MEJORES REGATEADORES DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS, JUNTO A POR EJEMPLO: GARRINCHA, AMANCIO AMARO, BEST, MARADONA, RONALDINHO, MESSI.

[@vincentwhelan475]

I'm a Luton fan but never understood why Johnstone never got the credit like George Best did.English league snobbery I assume.

[@HarmsFootball]

I adore Johnstone but from what I've seen (granted, I haven't seen him live, just all the footage available online), he was way less consistent than Best (talking about his peak version though). At his best - perhaps equally devastating, but on an off day surely not... and he had a fair few of those.

[@vincentwhelan475]

@@HarmsFootball Tbh. How much footage do we ever see of George Best...always the same clips And don't forget Johnstone was brilliant in the European Cup final a year before Best played...And wasn't great.

[@vincentwhelan475]

@@HarmsFootball I'm not saying George wasn't a great player or wasn't better just that Johnstone never gets a mention in England.

[@alexcampbell3032]

Nearly as good as Davie Cooper!

[@sydbarret1973]

Jinky

[@alanmctavish4802]

Tavy@ jinky was a great player but we always see the same 2 or 3 games. Here he wasnt that good. Thats why i cant put jinky up there with george best, pele, maradona, eusebio, best had better control over his own body not just the ball. Wich is why he could beat players in more ways than jinky, plus best was a much better and harder braver player all round.

[@jimwright1148]

£30 a week Celtic players,some absurd wages for underachievers in world football these days for inferior players to this team of greats,Hail!Hail!

[@JI7NKJ]

Yes very true, even below average players today can be millionaires, they got £250 a man for lifting the European cup.

[@MegaChabrol]

Yes, but that's just the time they were playing, if Johnstone was playing today he'd be on £200 grand a week plus and playing for Chelsea etc certainly not for celtic.

[@andycampbell4420]

All I see is him running around in circles ultimately losing possession!He was no Cruff or Ronaldo or Messi .......

[@johncarroll772]

😅😅😅😅 he just created 2 goals

[@andycampbell4420]

@@johncarroll772 Here's your homework assignment!?How many assists Vs dispossessions in his career !? You'll be disappointed so don't bother..... Nityananda

[@richardloach610]

He was okay. Nothing amazing, half these clips are of him losing the ball

[@michaelmciver4440]

Your obviously not a football fan

[@sydbarret1973]

Sometimes found kinky infuriating to watch…. A lot of huff and puff with no end result…. Similar to but not as bad as aiden mcgeedy

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

Masterclass by the wee man