'Ibrox men's
finest hour
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WILLIE WADDELL, the man who steered Rangers to
their finest hour in Europe, makes a victory speech in the
team's hotel in Barcelona after they had beaten Moscow
Dynamo in the European final. Looking on is Ranoers
chairman JOHN LAWRENCE.
Willie Waddell was appointed manager
in December 1969 with Jock Wallace
joining as coach soon afterwards.
He was to occupy that No. 5 berth
in Barcelona last year in Rangers' finest
hourand not even the disturbances
after the victorywhich cost the club a
year's ban from European footballcan
take away anything from the achieve
ment of the team
Peter McCloy; Sandy Jardine, Willie
Mathieson; John Greig (captain), Derek
Johnstone, Dave Smith; Tommy
McLean, AlfieConn, Colin Stein (scorer),
Alex MacDonald, Willie Johnston (two
goals).
They rightly have earned a place in
the Ibrox roll of glory which has
spanned 100 years.
This new partnership brought Rangers
the League Cup for the first time in six
years with a victory over Celtic at
Hampden in October, 1970. And a fairy
tale win it was, too, with 16-year-old
Derek Johnstone heading the only goal
of the game the same Derek who
is now settling to look a great Ibrox
centre half of the future.
The greatest honour for any
Rangers skipperholding
aloft a European trophy, the
Cup-Winners' Cup. The
honour fell to John Greig and
what a fitting end to 100
great years. Now for the next
