Episode 45 - Remembering Walter Smith

The Scottish Football Citizen

In this episode Andy takes a look back at the life of Walter Smith following his passing after an illness at the age of 73. Brought up as a Rangers fan in the Carmyle district of Glasgow, Smith started his playing career at Drumchapel Amateurs before going junior with Ashfield and then making the step up to professional football with Dundee United. Smith became a regular in the United defence under Jim McLean before going on to play for Dumbarton and then returned to Tannadice as assistant to McLean. In 1986 he became Graeme Souness' assistant at Rangers before taking the Ibrox job in 1991 where he won trophy after trophy. Following four years as manager of Everton, Smith became manager of the Scotland national team in 2004 before returning to his beloved Rangers in 2007 and retired as their second most-successful manager of all time in 2011.

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