fullname years death_date clubs caps birth_place goals nationalteam position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
charles patrick tully 1944 1948-1959 1959 -- 1960 27 july 1971 → cliftonville -lrb- loan -rrb- celtic cork hibernians 216 belfast , northern ireland 32 northern ireland midfielder 10 1948 -- 1958 11 july 1924 charlie tully
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charlie tully

charles patrick `` charlie '' tully -lrb- 11 july 1924 - 27 july 1971 -rrb- was a famous footballer of celtic football club .
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 -lrb- belfast -rrb- .
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 .
charlie 's 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 ` tully dribbled about almost at will . '
` . .
the miraculous irishman bewildered , badgered ... .
mesmerised rangers . . '
this catapulted tully to the status of cult hero and the beginning of ` tully mania ' 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 .
before the kick-off he said to his marker , alf ramsay , `` do you enjoy playing for your country , mr ramsay ? ''
`` i do , mr tully '' .
`` make the most of it today then - it might be the last chance you get ! ''
the match report read ` tully took a corner with his right foot .
the inswinger sailed waist high and at speed , swerving into goal at the last moment .
merrick sensed the danger ... but the swerving ball bounced out of his arms and over the line . '
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 .
tully spent brief periods on loan to stirling albion before being released in september 1959 .
thereafter he took up the position of player-manager at cork hibernians before spells in management with bangor -lrb- twice -rrb- and portadown .
tully died in his sleep at home in belfast on 27 july 1971 .
the falls road was packed with mourners for his funeral .
his sons -lrb- charlie and brian -rrb- and daughter patricia all still live in belfast , northern ireland .
