Former Celtic and Scotland forward Frank McGarvey has passed away

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Celtic legend Frank McGarvey has passed away at the age of 66 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last October.

Glasgow-born McGarvey joined St Mirren in 1975 and stayed at the Paisley club for four years before making a £270,000 move to Liverpool.

He returned to Scotland the following year, in March 1980, without making a first-team appearance on Merseyside to join boyhood heroes Celtic, where he won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and a League Cup.

His last game for Celtic was in the 1985 Scottish Cup final against Dundee United, where he scored the winner in the 2-1 victory at Hampden Park.

After returning to St Mirren for a second spell, he won the Scottish Cup again in 1987 before finishing his senior career with Queen of the South — where he served as player-manager — and then Clyde.

McGarvey played seven times for Scotland, making his debut as a late substitute in a Home International Championship game against Northern Ireland at Hampden Park in May 1979.

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