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Evan Williams was a reserve keeper at Wolverhampton Wanderers when he moved to Celtic in October 1969.

It was a remarkable change of fortune for the Dumbarton-born keeper who suddenly swapped reserve league football for European glory nights with Jock Stein’s Hoops.

Williams made his Celtic debut on December 1st 1969 and he kept a clean sheet as the Bhoys won a home league encounter with St Mirren 2-0. He went on to be one of the few Celtic players to do themselves justice in the 1970 European Cup final defeat to Feyenoord.

Tasked with the near impossible mission of replacing Lisbon Lion Ronnie Simpson, Williams served Celtic well, although by season 1971-72 he found himself no longer an automatic pick after Stein had brought in Denis Connaghan. Williams eventually departed Parkhead in the summer of 1974 when he was released by the club before signing on for Clyde. By then he had made 148 appearances and helped himself and the team to four league championship title and two Scottish Cup victories