Frank Macgarvey: Last News

Frank McGarvey has passed away aged 66 following a battle with cancer, the Celtic legend's family have announced.

A Scottish football great felt “palmed off” by doctors before he was given a terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis, his daughter has said.

St Mirren fans can pay tribute to former hero Frank McGarvey when he is laid to rest today.

A minute's silence to remember the 66 fans who died in the Ibrox disaster 52 years ago was tarnished by boos ahead of the Ne'erday Old Firm clash.

Celtic will first-foot Rangers at Ibrox Stadium but they could also kick their rivals' title chances into touch.

Tributes have poured in for St Mirren Hall of Famer Frank McGarvey following his sad passing at the age of 66.

Charlie Nicholas paid tribute to Frank McGarvey and insisted his name will be forever etched in the histories of Celtic and St Mirren.

The football world paid its respects to ex-Celtic and St Mirren legend Frank McGarvey after he passed away this morning at the age of 66. Former players, ex-teammates, the Scottish Football Association and the striker's clubs hailed the 66-year-old, who won a host of trophies in his career, after he lost his brave fight against pancreatic cancer.

Former Celtic and Clyde striker Frank McGarvey has died at the age of 66 following a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Celtic legend Murdo MacLeod has told how he has been to hell and back after nearly dying from complications following heart surgery. The Hoops hero - who spent over three months in hospital, including eight weeks on a ventilator - got home from hospital but has a long road to recovery.

Keith Lasley learned first-hand how much cup success means to the Buddies when he was just seven-years old.

Rangers fans not to worry about his whereabouts and joked: “I’m in your head!”. The prominent Hoops supporter was mocked by the Ibrox legions after his regular social media clips backing his side last season.

St Mirren midfielder Billy Stark believes his Buddies passed up a golden opportunity to win the Premier Division in 1980.After an impressive sixth place finish in the 1978/79 season the Saints shot up the table the following campaign, in part thanks to the goalscoring exploits of striker Doug Somner who went on to net an incredible 25 goals to pick up that year’s golden boot.Despite having lost key players Frank McGarvey and Tony Fitzpatrick at the start of the 1979/80 season, to Liverpool and Bristol City respectively, Jim Clunie’s men started strongly and an incredible run of just one defeat in sixteen games had them sitting second in the table in mid-March.Stark himself contributed seven goals up to that point, forming a formidable

Sir Alex Ferguson for the thrown glasses which used to smash above him and his teammates’ heads.But the former Buddies striker admits the fact he left the club for Aberdeen without saying goodbye still stings the 64-year-old to this day.McGarvey makes no bones about the fact the pair had a love-hate relationship during their time at Love Street.While they were incredibly successful on the park, helping each other to lift their first silverware as a player and manager respectively back in 1977, in the dressing room and behind the scenes the pair didn’t always see eye to eye.Ex-Celtic striker McGarvey insists the Manchester United icon forged him into the clinical striker he was, but says the way he left the Buddies for the Dons back in 1978

St Mirren hero Frank McGarvey knows a thing or two about tasting success with the Buddies. In his first stint at the club, the clinical young striker helped fire Alex Ferguson’s Furies to the First Division title in 1977.

St Mirren into an early lead after just eight minutes, but Celtic ’s Gary Hooper levelled it up for Neil Lennon’s side moments before the break. Craig Samson crucially saved a Charlie Mulgrew penalty kick early in the second 45, before Paul McGowan kept his cool to make it 2-1 from a penalty kick.And Saints fans were in dreamland when Steven Thompson added a third with 21 minutes remaining with a lovely low finish.Charlie Mulgrew made it 3-2 after 93 minutes, but it was far too late for Celtic to mount a comeback with Saints going on to meet – and beat – Hearts in the final that March.

Arsenal could land Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard for £20m this summer.

Arsenal transfer target Odsonne Edouard will be on his way from Celtic to the Premier League this summer.