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Article: Elisha Scott was keeper of the Celtic traditions

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July 22, 2009
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Dixie Dean, England and Everton's acclaimed centre-forward, scorer of a phenomenal 63 goals in the 1926-27 season, had no hesitation when asked to name his top goalkeeper -- "Elisha Scott" he replied instantly.

His tussles with Scott in Merseyside derbies and three Ireland- England internationals are part of football folklore. "Yes, he was the greatest -- none better," Dean emphasised. It was a sentiment also echoed by Liverpool manager and Scottish international Bill Shankly.

My memories of Scott, known to some as Lish and others Lee, came flooding back last weekend after a moving and dignified ceremony at Scott's grave in Belfast City Cemetery. Members of the Belfast Celtic Society, led by ...

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