One year on from Walter Smith 's tragic passing, Rangers have announced they will unveil a statue honouring the legendary manager.
Smith passed away aged 73 after a battle with cancer this time last year, prompting an outpouring of grief across Scottish football. He was one of our game's greatest ever coaches, having led Rangers to 10 SPL titles across his two spells, as well as managing Everton and Scotland and working under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
He would later serve the Ibrox side as chairman and gave the vast majority of his post-playing career to his boyhood club, where he won a total of 21 domestic honours as manager. And the club have revealed they will immortalise his career by commissioning a statue in his honour, to be erected at the Copland Road end of Ibrox. A statement reads: "On the first anniversary of his passing, Rangers Football Club are today pleased to announce a statue of legendary manager Walter Smith has been commissioned to commemorate his incredible achievements at the club.
"In the modern era, nobody contributed more to Rangers than Walter. He served as assistant manager, manager, and chairman, with his spells as manager yielding an incredible 10 top-flight titles, five Scottish Cups and six League Cups.
"A boyhood supporter who more than lived the dream, future generations will be met with this new sculpture at the famed Copland Road end of Ibrox Stadium."
READ NEXT
