Post by thomas on Jan 1, 2023 17:13:15 GMT
Former Celtic striker, Frank McGarvey, passes away
Everyone at Celtic is extremely saddened to hear of the death of former striker, Frank McGarvey, who passed away earlier this morning (January 1) at the age of 66.
Frank spoke to supporters at Celtic Park ahead of the game against Hibernian back in October to thank them for all their support over the years, and in particular, more recently following the news that he was battling cancer.
Frank’s career as a professional footballer began with St Mirren in 1975, and he spent four years with the Paisley before moving south to join Liverpool.
After 10 months at Anfield, he returned to Scotland, signing for his beloved Celtic in March 1980 for a fee of around £270,000, becoming, for a short time, became Scotland's most expensive footballer.
Over the next five years, Frank went on to play 245 times for Celtic, scoring 109 goals, and he is one of only 30 players in Celtic’s history to have scored at least a century of goals for the club.
He won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and the League Cup with Celtic, and is fondly remembered for his wonderful diving header goal to win the Scottish Cup in 1985.
Frank spoke to supporters at Celtic Park ahead of the game against Hibernian back in October to thank them for all their support over the years, and in particular, more recently following the news that he was battling cancer.
Frank’s career as a professional footballer began with St Mirren in 1975, and he spent four years with the Paisley before moving south to join Liverpool.
After 10 months at Anfield, he returned to Scotland, signing for his beloved Celtic in March 1980 for a fee of around £270,000, becoming, for a short time, became Scotland's most expensive footballer.
Over the next five years, Frank went on to play 245 times for Celtic, scoring 109 goals, and he is one of only 30 players in Celtic’s history to have scored at least a century of goals for the club.
He won two league titles, two Scottish Cups and the League Cup with Celtic, and is fondly remembered for his wonderful diving header goal to win the Scottish Cup in 1985.
sad news.
