Celtic have paid tribute to one of the club's "finest goal scorers" following his sad death aged 79. Dixie Deans, born John Kelly Deans in Johnstone on July 30, 1946, made is name at Motherwell in the 1960s. Bobby Howitt brought Deans to Fir Park in 1965 as he looked to find more goals. And scoring is what he did, with the forward netting 30 goals in the 1966/77 campaign - a post-war record for the club.

Following relegation, Deans' firepower ensured a return to the top flight at the first time of asking, with the forward scoring 32 goals during the 1968/69 season. After 198 appearances over a six-year spell, scoring 89 goals along the way, he caught the eye of the late great Jock Stein, who snapped him up for the east end side in October 1971.

Deans immediately made an impact in a

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