who was the first british team to win the european cup
Celtic
title: Football in the United Kingdom text: and Chelsea (1)) Celtic became the first British club to win the Cup in 1967, beating Italian side Inter who had won 2 of the previous 3 finals 2–1 in Lisbon. The first English team to win the competition was Manchester United, who defeated two-time winners Benfica of Portugal 4–1 at Wembley a year later, in 1968. English teams enjoyed the most successful period when they won the European Cup six years in a row from 1977 to 1982. As a result of the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, English clubs (though not those of other British associations) were banned title: European Cup and UEFA Champions League history text: 1–0 down after a Sandro Mazzola penalty to beat Internazionale 2–1 in the Estádio Nacional in Lisbon, with goals from Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers. The team, which became known as "the Lisbon Lions", managed by Jock Stein, were unique as they were all born within 30 miles (48 km) of Celtic Park in Glasgow. In 1968, ten years after the Munich air disaster, Manchester United became the first English team to win the competition, defeating Benfica in the final 4–1 after extra time at Wembley Stadium in London. Matt Busby, United's manager at the time of the disaster in title: European Cup and UEFA Champions League history text: Stade de Reims of France, who reached two finals and several Italian clubs such as Milan and Fiorentina. Hibernian were the first British club to play in the European Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the inaugural tournament in 1955. The English league winners, Chelsea, were denied entry by the Football League's secretary Alan Hardaker, who believed it was in the best interests of English football and football in general for them not to enter. This era culminated in the famous 1960 European Cup Final, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, where Real Madrid obliterated Eintracht Frankfurt of West Germany 7–3 in title: 1966–67 European Cup text: top scorers from the 1966–67 European Cup (excluding preliminary round) are as follows: 1966–67 European Cup The 1966–67 season of the European Cup football club tournament was won by Celtic for the first time in the final against Internazionale, who eliminated defending champions Real Madrid in the quarter-finals. They were the first British team to win the cup and also remain the only Scottish team to do so. The Soviet Union entered its champion for the first time this season. "CSKA Red Flag won 6–1 on aggregate." "Vorwärts Berlin won 12–1 on aggregate." Liverpool beat Petrolul Ploiești 2–0 in a title: Bill Foulkes text: sending United into the final. The final was held at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1968. Up against Benfica, Foulkes started the match in central defence. As the match entered extra time, the scoreline was 1–1, with the United goal coming from Charlton. Then, Best, Brian Kidd and Charlton scored a goal each, and United triumphed 4–1, becoming the first English team to win the European Cup. 10 years after the Munich air disaster, Foulkes had finally won a European Cup winners medal at the age of 36. Foulkes later said that winning the Cup helped him to "get over