Football stars attend funeral of Celtic legend John Clark
Today's Celtic team was represented as manager Brendan Rodgers led the players off a coach for the funeral at St Mary's church in Calton.
Captain Callum McGregor, long-serving player James Forrest and recently returned Kieran Tierney were among those attending, as the team, wearing grey suits and club ties, entered the church.
Majority shareholder, Dermot Desmond and other club officials joined the family of John Clark at the service.
He was married to his wife, Eileen, for more than 60 years. They had a daughter Mairi, and son, Martin, and three grandchildren.
Fellow Lisbon Lion Jim Craig was also seen going into the church, as were former club captains Tom Boyd, Danny McGrain, Scott Brown and former player, captain and manager Neil Lennon.
Ex-Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane and Arsenal legend Ian Wright, who both had short spells at Celtic, turned up together for the funeral mass.
Rangers were also represented with former player John Brown and current CEO Patrick Stewart in attendance attending.
Former Partick Thistle star, Chic Charnley, also attended the church.
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As well as being part of the club's greatest-ever team, Clark went on to lead the youth set-up and became assistant manager to Billy McNeill during his long association with Celtic.
Clark, at the centre of defence played more than 300 matches for Celtic and won four Scottish league titles during the era which the team, managed by Jock Stein, dominated Scottish football and conquered Europe.
Following the service, the funeral cortege will pass by Celtic Park, where the club has invited supporters to pay their respects.
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