Dixie Deans won half a dozen major trophies while playing with the Glasgow club.
The football world mourns as Celtic legend Dixie Deans has died at the age of seventy-nine.
Earning two caps for the Scottish national team, Deans was renowned as a prodigious striker for both Motherwell and Celtic throughout the sixties and seventies, securing six major trophies with the latter.
A Prolific Career Journey
His career started with Neilston Juniors and was nicknamed after former Everton and England striker Dixie Dean because of his remarkable scoring feats, which included 60 in one season.
A move to Motherwell followed in 1965, where he kept on find the back of the net regularly – 89 times in 198 games – and won the Second Division championship in the 1968-69 season.
He collected several red cards during his spell at Motherwell's ground, but Celtic boss Jock Stein was not deterred from bringing Deans to Celtic in 1971, following a shock 4-1 League Cup final loss by Partick Thistle.
Triumphs with Celtic
His discipline improved, but the scoring streak remained as Deans combined with fellow forward Kenny Dalglish to great effect.
He netted a three goals in the 1972 Scottish Cup final and the 1974 League Cup final, each in victories against Hibernian, but is also remembered for missing the crucial penalty in Celtic's 1972 European Cup semi-final defeat on penalties against Inter Milan.
Deans transferred to Luton Town in 1976, having scored 124 goals in 184 games in green and white.
Later Career and Tributes
Subsequent periods with Australian side Adelaide, Carlisle United and Partick Thistle followed before he hung up his boots in 1980.
"Deans will be fondly recalled for his exquisite ability to find the net at Motherwell Football Club," a tribute read.
"He has died aged 79 years old, and we send our condolences to his loved ones during this deeply sorrowful time."
The statement concluded: "RIP, Dixie."