Tributes had been paid to the previous Celtic and St Mirren striker Frank McGarvey, who has died on the age of 66. McGarvey, who additionally performed for Queen of the South and Clyde and received seven caps for Scotland, used to be identified with pancreatic most cancers final 12 months .
Celtic stated in a remark: โEveryone at Celtic is extremely saddened to hear of the death of former striker Frank McGarvey, who passed away earlier this morning at the age of 66. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at Celtic are with Frank’s family at this extremely sad time.
McGarvey opened up about his battle with “sneaky” pancreatic cancer after making an appearance on the Parkhead pitch before the game against Hibernian in October. โI was at Celtic Park to see the Hibs game and when I walked out and the fans sang You’ll Never Walk Alone, that made me so determined to fight on,โ McGarvey stated.
McGarvey made 341 appearances and scored 102 targets over two spells with St Mirren, and spent 5 glittering years with Celtic within the early Eighties all through which he received two league titles, two Scottish Cups and a League Cup. After returning to the Buddies, he went directly to develop into player-manager of Queen of the South ahead of completing his senior occupation at Clyde, the place he received a Second Division name.
In a remark, St Mirren stated they have been “deeply saddened” via the scoop of McGarvey’s loss of life and added that he could be “forever remembered” on the membership.