Hamilton Accies secretary Scott Struthers has paid tribute to "distinguished" former coach Davie Wilson, and revealed how the Rangers legend played a role in his old club's Scottish Cup downfall in 1987.
Mr Wilson, who has sadly passed away aged 85, was a talented left-winger for Rangers, winning 11 major honours from 1956 to 1967, and helped the Ibrox side to the 1960 European Cup semi-final and 1961 Cup Winners' Cup final.
In his decade at Ibrox, he won five league titles, five Scottish Cups and four League Cups, earning him a place in the Rangers Hall of Fame.
Mr Wilson was also a coach at Hamilton Accies, under boss John Lambie and assistant Jim Dempsey, during the 1986-87 season.
During that season the Lanarkshire club famously knocked Rangers out of the Scottish Cup third round, courtesy of Adrian Sprott's legendary goal and Struthers said: "David was coach, or reserve team coach, and for all that he was clearly a Rangers legend, that's what he was remembered for, he was actually on our coaching staff the day we beat Rangers in the Scottish Cup at Ibrox back in 1987.
"He was pictured celebrating with John Lambie and all of our players, so he was very much on our bench that day - maybe one of Rangers' more unusual defeats in recent years."
Wilson also turned out for Hamilton Accies' reserves during his time at Douglas Park, but an appearance against Queen of the South might not have been on his highlights reel.
Struthers revealed: "One day when he was reserve coach for us, we were down at Queen of the South at Palmerston Park and we were short of numbers, so he listed himself as a substitute at the age of 50.
"He brought himself on as a substitute, tried an overhead kick in the penalty box, fell awkwardly and broke his arm, so I'm quite sure that wasn't one of his career highlights!
"Davie was with us for about 18 months and he was clearly a very distinguished former player and coach to some of the reserve players that we had at that time, such as Allan Ferguson, Jim Weir and Paul McDonald, for example, who were all coming through.
"He was a lively and very friendly character in the dressing room, with clearly a huge amount of experience and knowledge on the game.
"Davie was a genuine, friendly, Scottish guy. Clearly with his European and international experience with Rangers and Scotland in the 1960s in particular, he had an awful lot of good information, contacts, and experience of playing against many top players.
"Over the years I would meet him now and again. Obviously not latterly, but you would meet him over the years, when he was in a Rangers' ambassadorial role, which they have for many of the distinguished former players."
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