Former Rangers and Scotland internationalist Ronnie Mckinnon has been made an Ambassador of the Lewis and Harris Rangers Supporters Club.
Ronnie, of island parentage – his father was from Glendale in Skye and his mother
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He made 473 appearances for the club and he collected twenty eight caps for Scotland – one of which was gained against England at Wembley in 1967.
During a celebratory event last weekend, Ronnie -
Also in attendance were Andy Goram and John “Bomber” Brown. Both of them said that it was a “genuine pleasure” for them to spend an evening with Ronnie, and said that he was one of the “true greats, from an era that produced very special players.”
Ronnie’s Rangers career never recovered after he broke his leg, in 1972, against
Sporting Lisbon in the quarter final of the Cup Winners’ Cup. Rangers went on to
lift that trophy a few months later. Writing in his autobiography, John Greig described
Ronnie MacKinnon as the “best centre-
Ronnie left for South Africa in 1972 and he resumed playing with Durban United. Ronnie and his wife Liz relocated to the Western Isles over a decade ago, and live in Point in Lewis. One of his first official ambassadorial duties will be to lead a party of 80 supporters from Lewis to a reception in Ibrox next year – when the island supporters club will be making a donation to the Former Players Benevolent Fund. The fund supports players from Ronnie’s own era and gentlemen who are older than him.
Andy Goram made 260 appearances and won 5 Scottish Premier League titles during his time at Rangers and John Brown made 278 appearances and picked up 8 league winners medals for the club.
Both players, who were an important part of the Rangers nine-
In the evening, the event began with Ronnie Mckinnon being presented his honour from two of the Lewis and Harris Rangers Supporters Club's senior members, Bobby Smith and Derek Murray.
This was followed by a joint Q & A session with all 3 former players, then individual talks from both Andy Goram and John Brown. Another sell out crowd at the Club, on Inaclete Road, was captivated by the stories from the Rangers Legends, who each spoke with true passion, honesty and wit. Everyone later enjoyed a buffet and took their opportunity to get autographs and have photos taken with their heroes.
On Sunday morning, both John Brown and Andy Goram went to the Remembrance Day Service at the Point War Memorial. They then made a final visit to the Club house before heading to the airport for their journey back to Glasgow.
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Glasgow Rangers Legend recognised by island supporters club 13/11/12
Ronnie Mckinnon being presented his award from club members Bobby Smith and Derek Murray