Former Rangers and Partick Thistle defender Dave MacKinnon has been named as director of football at Scottish Championship club Hamilton Accies.
The 66-year-old was last with fellow second tier side Greenock Morton as chief executive but returns to New Douglas Park in their newly-created upstairs role, where he was once media and communications director. It comes as part of a period of change at the South Lanarkshire side, with head coach Stuart Taylor replaced in the dugout by his assistant, former Dundee United and Hibs midfielder John Rankin.
Part of Mackinnon's role will be to help Rankin in his first senior management gig, with recruitment likely to be a big part of the former Rangers man's job alongside his notable experience at a high level. Accies chairman Allan Maitland commented: “We are delighted to confirm John. As a person he possesses all the qualities which were looking for to take the club forward."
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The 66-year-old made just shy of 100 appearances for Partick Thistle in the late 70s and early 80s before moving to Rangers in 1982.
He would spend four years at Ibrox, cracking a century of outings in light blue, winning two League Cups.
His former club are back in for pre-season this week ahead of a new Premiership campaign that begins next month.
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