Tributes are being paid to former footballer and manager Jimmy Bone following his death at the age of 75.

The forward represented a string of clubs, including Partick Thistle, St Mirren, and Hearts, with distinction during an 18-year playing career.

He also had a short spell at Celtic and won three Scotland caps as well as playing in England and abroad.

In 1971 he was part of the famous League Cup winning Partick Thistle side that shocked Scottish football by defeating Jock Stein’s all conquering Hoops side at Hampden.

Bone scored one of the goals in a 4-1 victory for the Jags at Hampden, against a Celtic side who were in the middle of a nine in a row run and had reached the European Cup final just over a year earlier.

After hanging up his boots he took to the dugout to manage clubs s

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