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Joe Filippi was signed by Celtic in November 1977 in a deal which saw the full-back move to Parkhead from Ayr United with Brian McLaughlin and £15,000 going in the opposite direction.

The Ayrshire-born defender was signed as a replacement for the injured Danny McGrain and he made his debut on November 5th when the Bhoys won a league clash 3-2 at Motherwell. However, given the near impossible task of replacing the world class talents of McGrain life was never going to be easy for the new Bhoy and despite his efforts he struggled to impress the demanding Celtic following.

By 1979 McGrain was back in full flow and Filippi was out of the first team picture. He departed Parkhead for Clyde in December that year after 42 competitive appearances for the Hoops.