Charlie Tully - A Celtic Legend 11 July 1924 - 27 July 1971
Tully was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In 1944 he was struggling to break into a very strong Belfast Celtic team and in a bid to garner better match experience was sent on loan to Cliftonville F.C.. After just 10 appearances he returned to more than make the grade at Celtic Park (Belfast). He scored the winning goal in the 1947 Irish Cup Final.
Tully signed for Celtic from Belfast Celtic on 28 June 1948. He played his debut match at Inside-left at home against Morton on 14 August in a 0-0 draw.
He played a total of 319 matches for Celtic, scoring 47 goals, throughout his career, which spanned 11 years.Charlieâs skill quickly earned him the reputation as a Celtic great after an outstanding performance against Rangers in a 3-1 victory at Celtic Park where it was reported âTully dribbled about almost at will.â â..The miraculous Irishman bewildered, badgeredâŠ. mesmerised Rangers..â
This catapulted Tully to the status of cult hero and the beginning of âTully Maniaâ when Tully cocktails were sold in pubs; Tully ties in shops and green Tully ice cream in cafes.As well being such an accomplished club player, Tully played international football for Northern Ireland. One game is particularly well remembered.
In 1952 Tully scored both goals in a 2-2 draw with England, one of which was scored from the corner flag. Tully achieved this feat again in 1953, not once but twice against Falkirk in a Scottish Cup tie at Brockville.
Tully took a corner for Celtic and swung the ball directly into the net. The referee, presuming that the ball must have been placed outwith the arc, instructed Tully to retake the corner. Tully did so with the same result, swinging the ball into the net directly from the corner.aus
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Das Bittere ist, dass Celtic in der Zeit, als Tully dort spielte (1948-1959) genau
eine Meisterschaft holte (1954). Dazu kamen 2 Scottish Cups, 2 Liga-Cups, 2 Glasgow-Cups und natĂŒrlich der Coronation-Cup 1953 zu Ehren der Queen.
Die Rangers gewannen in dieser Zeit 6 Meisterschaften.