Charlie Nicholas paid tribute to Frank McGarvey and insisted his name will be forever etched in the histories of Celtic and St Mirren.
The 66-year-old passed away on New Year’s Day after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. The striker, who won seven Scotland caps, had two spells at St Mirren, won a big-money move to Liverpool and returned for spells at Celtic, Queen of the South and Clyde in the senior ranks.
McGarvey netted 100 goals in his five years at Celtic and also lifted the Scottish Cup with St Mirren in 1987 in his top-flight career.
Former Celtic teammate Nicholas admitted: “Frank helped me improve as a footballer. We were getting taught how to make runs as a striker and Frank just did it naturally.
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