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Rangers: Tributes for late manager Davie White

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Former Rangers boss Davie White

Former Rangers manager Davie White has died aged 80, following a short illness.

White, who was manager between 1967 and 1969, regularly attended the club's matches, including last season in the Third Division.

Rangers chairman Walter Smith said everyone at Ibrox was "saddened" by the news.

"He was a great Rangers man and scarcely missed a match at Ibrox," Smith told the club website.

Rangers players will wear black armbands in Wednesday's friendly against Gutersloh in Germany as a mark of respect.

Smith said the club's thoughts were with White's family.

"I remember when he was appointed as manager and he had such a difficult job at that time, not just because he was following Scot Symon, but because Celtic were enjoying the best period in their history under Jock Stein," Smith added.

"Davie was also manager of Dundee when I was with Dundee United and, ironically, he brought the League Cup to Dens Park in 1973 by beating Celtic."

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  • Comment posted by bullywee, at 09:32 18 Jul 2013

    Also a Clyde FC legend - player, captain and manager. From 1957 to 1966 making 313 appearances scoring 49 goals, then appointed manager in 1966, the youngest in Scotland at the time, and led Clyde to their highest ever league finish in 1966-67, 3rd in the now SPL behind the Lisbon Lions and Rangers, and also reached the Scottish Cup semi finals, taking the Lisbon Lions to a replay. RIP Davie.

  • Comment posted by dh1963, at 13:44 18 Jul 2013

    Davie White's Rangers played 74 league games. They won 54 of them and lost only 10. He won 78% of the points available. In 1967/68 Rangers lost only once, and in 1968/69 beat Jock Stein's Celtic home and away.
    In another era, he would have won multiple trophies.
    History should remember him well, regardless of titles won.
    RIP

  • Comment posted by martin, at 13:13 18 Jul 2013

    As a Celtic fan I remember Davie as one of sports true gentlemen. He had it tough because of the BIG Man being in charge of the Celts. A true BLUE legend and I wish all his family and friends my sincere condolences at this time. So disappointed that some can't allow a person to pass away without being bitter.

  • Comment posted by stevemoore, at 10:36 18 Jul 2013

    mr white stood on the the tarmac as the plane carrying the celtic team home from LIsbon and he was the first man on this soil to congratulate jock stein and players, in those days the player from all the clubs in the glasgow area were mostly friends they grow up together playing for their clubs , and as a celtic fan this is lacking in these days,sending my deepest condolences to his family.R.I.P.

  • Comment posted by U15593701, at 07:56 19 Jul 2013

    A good man and he joined Rangers in a difficult period in our history and was never given a real chance Rest peacefully David, from one of the Rangers family

  • Comment posted by U15633481, at 06:20 19 Jul 2013

    I was just a wee boy when David White was in charge at Ibrox. I remember him as a decent coach & a really nice man. Unfortunately he was up against one the greatest Managers in Football, Jock Stein.

    He also did a good job at my home town club, Clyde in the days when they operated out of Shawfield.

    Sorry that there are a number of twisted people on here showing a total lack of respect.

    RIP David

  • Comment posted by wellididntknow, at 00:17 19 Jul 2013

    As a Celtic fan I find it very sad to see comments requiring moderation on a thread like this. RIP Davie White.

  • Comment posted by BolshyJock, at 23:10 18 Jul 2013

    so sad that a man has died and so many people have felt the need to make comments that have caused them to be removed by the moderators. Whatever people think or believe, or the team they support, a family has lost a loved one. Is it too much to ask that people could restrict comments to something nice to say about the man and his footballing life?

  • Comment posted by david, at 20:18 18 Jul 2013

    RIP Davie White.

  • Comment posted by U3039647, at 17:49 18 Jul 2013

    RIP Davie White

    Unfortunate to be pitted against a great.

  • Comment posted by David, at 16:17 18 Jul 2013

    RIP Davie

  • Comment posted by U15672103, at 15:52 18 Jul 2013

    @22 & 33 very nice comments doesnt matter what team you support a family lost someone they loved dearly same when tommy burns died i went straight to parkhead to pay my condolences after all only a game at the end of the day

  • Comment posted by OddJobLot, at 15:31 18 Jul 2013

    RIP. A decent man from a decent era for Scottish Football.

  • Comment posted by U13237581, at 11:05 18 Jul 2013

    Can't understand why people feel the need to post comments that are getting removed, or why people offering condolences are getting negative votes!??
    Not the time nor place for point scoring.

  • Comment posted by MadEyesKilla, at 09:38 18 Jul 2013

    7 out of 14 comments removed already,looks like the obsessed are doing their usual

  • Comment posted by U15792931, at 08:22 18 Jul 2013

    As a Celtic fan, I always thought he came across well. RIP.

  • Comment posted by HMNP, at 00:37 18 Jul 2013

    Never got a decent run at Rangers, top bloke & a true Ranger, you are in the thoughts of all who know & remember you Davie.

  • Comment posted by jimbo1467, at 17:42 19 Jul 2013

    R.I.P Mr White, i never knew you personally and from what ive heard about you its to my great loss, gone but never forgotten :(

  • Comment posted by U14335203, at 13:03 18 Jul 2013

    @30 Ah, this must be an example of the 'dignity' that gets bandied about at Ibrox at the drop of a hat. Stay classy, my friend, stay classy.

    Davie White was indeed a Clyde legend, and it's disappointing that this got completely glossed over in the above article, but not wholly unexpected. RIP Davie.

  • Comment posted by Rafa1986, at 10:48 18 Jul 2013

    RIP

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