Ibrox Greats Honoured

[ian1964 10,780]

LEGENDARY Rangers manager Bill Struth and sensational striker Derek Johnstone have been inducted into Scottish Football's Hall of Fame.

 

Struth, who bossed Rangers for an incredible 34 years, and DJ joined an illustrious band of men when they were announced at a dinner in Glasgow tonight.

 

They were inducted along with John Thomson, Billy Liddell, Archie Gemmill, Jim Leighton, Ian St John and Bobby Evans.

 

Football fans from all over the world nominated players whom they thought should be recognised for their contribution to Scottish football.

 

Derek Johnstone at the Nou Camp with Cup Winners CupThen a panel of experts from football and the media considered the nominees and had the difficult task of whittling them down to eight.

 

During Struth's remarkable tenure Rangers won 18 Championships, 10 Scottish Cups and 2 League Cups, which makes him the most successful British club manager of all time.

 

He presided over the some of the greatest years in the Club's history, when it established its name in World football.

 

He is, also often accredited with establishing many of the great traditions of the Club and has been a role model for many of managers who followed, most notably Scot Symon and Willie Waddell.

 

Johnstone, of course, famously burst onto the scene in the League Cup Final of 1970 at the age of 16 when his header defeated Celtic and gave Rangers their first trophy in over four years.

 

He was a natural footballer who could play equally adeptly at centre half or in midfield and did so regularly throughout his career.

 

At the age of 18 he played at the back in the Cup Winners' Cup Final of 1972 when he and the rest of the Barcelona Bears became legends.

 

However, it is as a striker that Johnstone made the best impact scoring 210 goals for Rangers, including 132 in the league. Only Ally McCoist has scored more in the post-war era.

 

Those already included in the Hall of Fame are Jim Baxter, Billy Bremner, Sir Matt Busby, Kenny Dalglish, Sir Alex Ferguson, Hughie Gallacher, John Greig, Jimmy Johnstone, Denis Law, Dave Mackay.

 

Danny McGrain, Jimmy McGrory, Billy McNeill, Willie Miller, Bobby Murdoch, Bill Shankly, Gordon Smith, Graeme Souness, Jock Stein, Willie Woodburn, Alan Morton, Alex McLeish, Bobby Lennox, Charles Campbell.

 

George Young, Jim McLean, Joe Jordan, John White, Lawrie Reilly, Willie Waddell, Alex James, Davie Cooper, Tommy Gemmell, Richard Gough, Henrik Larsson, Brian Laudrup, Sandy Jardine.

 

Billy Steel, Willie Ormond, John Robertson, Tommy Walker, Willie Henderson, Walter Smith, Gordon Strachan, Allan Hansen, Ally McCoist, Rose Reilly, Eddie Turnbull, Willie Bauld, Eric Caldow and Jimmy Cowan.

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not before long either.

 

 

WTF is hansen in there for an absolute joke of a Scotland player who put his English club side first constantly

[Jon 0]

I think I'm in the minority but I always rated Hansen as a player, I don't mind him to much as a commentator either and just my opinion that he spent his career with Liverpool and as such landed the job on MOTD. The only gripe I have is referring to England as we but hey, Im not really to bothered about that. Always thought he was class if a little bit before my time. His autobiography is a good read tho, as is Dalgleish's

[Frankie 8,684]

Struth should have been one of the inaugural members.

 

That it has took this long for him to be indicted is a joke.

[scooter657 0]

Struth should have been one of the inaugural members.

 

That it has took this long for him to be indicted is a joke.

 

Absolutely, was saying the same to my mate...

[Super_Ally 0]

Struth should have been one of the inaugural members.

 

That it has took this long for him to be indicted is a joke.

 

That was my thoughts exactly when you look at some of the names that are already in there.