Former Scotland Cap Bone Dies Aged 75

Much-travelled Scottish erstwhile striker and head Jimmy Bone has died astatine nan property of 75.

Bone began his profession pinch Partick Thistle and went to play for Norwich City, Sheffield United, Celtic, St Mirren, Toronto Blizzard, Hong Kong Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, arsenic good arsenic 2 spells pinch Arbroath.

He besides earned 2 caps for Scotland, scoring successful a 4-1 World Cup qualifying triumph distant to Denmark successful 1974.

Bone helped Thistle and Norwich triumph promotion to their respective apical flights and was besides portion of nan former's celebrated 4-1 Scottish League Cup last triumph complete Celtic successful 1971.

He would besides thief St Mirren triumph nan Anglo-Scottish Cup, beating Bristol City 5-1 connected aggregate successful nan 1980 final.

Bone first went into coaching arsenic player-boss of Arbroath successful February 1985 and went connected to negociate Airdrieonians, starring them to promotion to nan Premier Division successful 1991.

He took complaint of Power Dynamos successful Zambia, winning nan African Cup Winners' Cup successful 1991.

Bone went connected to negociate St Mirren, East Fife, Wits University successful South Africa's apical formation and Stenhousemuir, arsenic good arsenic a spell arsenic caretaker pinch Partick Thistle.

He besides had adjunct roles pinch Ross County and Chester City.