Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the age of 83. 

Stevie Chalmers scored 231 goals in 406 appearances for Celtic between 1959 and 1971. 

This feat makes him the club’s fourth top goalscorer of all-time. Only Henrik Larsson (242), Bobby Lennox (277) and Jimmy McGrory (468) have scored more goals for Celtic.

However, the sheer importance of one of his goals outweighs those of the rest, coming on Thursday, May 25, 1967 at the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon. 

In the 85th minute of Celtic's European Cup final with Inter Milan, Chalmers knocked home a Bobby Murdoch shot into the net to give Celtic a 2-1 victory, ensuring they became the first club from the UK to lift the trophy.

Chalmers' football career began in junior football with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy and Ashfield.

However, shortly before a move to Celtic, he was struck down by an extremely serious illness – tuberculosis meningitis – which was, more often than not in those days, a fatal diagnosis.

READ MORE: Celtic's Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers dead

Stevie, then 20 and a fit youth player with Newmarket Town, fought for his lifeand spent six months in hospital before he was able to make a full recovery and was resume his football career.

In February 1959, he signed for Celtic, and his arrival coincided with the emergence of youngsters such as Billy McNeill and John Clark who would soon be joined by the likes of Jimmy Johnstone, John Hughes and Tommy Gemmell. This group, who were given the moniker of the Kelly Kids after the then Celtic chairman Robert Kelly, would go on to form the spine of Celtic’s most successful ever team.

Stevie was following in the footsteps of his father, David, who had also been a footballer, playing for Clydebank amongst other teams. 

Stevie made his Celtic debut on March 10, 1959, in a 2-1 home defeat to Airdrie. Some six months later, he made his second start and scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Raith Rovers at Starks Park.

READ MORE: Celtic pay tribute to Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers

Over the next few years, he would enjoy incredible success with Celtic with the arrival of Jock Stein as manager in 1965, and he won four league titles, three Scottish Cups, four League Cups and, of course, the European Cup.

Another highlight of Chalmers' carrer will have come on January 3, 1966, when he netted a hat-trick against Rangers.

He also scored Celtic’s last goal in the 4-0 win over Rangers in the 1969 Scottish Cup final while in that same season, both he and his great friend, Bobby Lennox, scored five goals apiece in a 10-0 League Cup win over Hamilton Accies at Celtic Park.

READ MORE: In pictures: Celtic legend Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers remembered after death, aged 83

His 231st and final goal for Celtic came on May 1, 1971 in a 6-1 win over Clyde at Celtic Park. It was the last time the Lisbon Lions appeared in a starting XI.

After Celtic, he spent time with Morton and Partick Thistle, before hanging up his boots. He would later become involved with Celtic Pools, while in recent years he was a regular presence at Celtic Park on a matchday along with some of his fellow Lions.

Stevie is survived by his wife, Sadie, their children, Stephen, Carol, Paul, Ann, Martin, Clare, and their grandchildren. 

Read more of today's top Glasgow stories.