Billy calls time on role as chairman
Now I can go back to being a crabbit old fan
Cambuslang Rangers chairman William Miller has stepped down from his role after 16 years.
The die-hard Lang fan will step back from his post at the end of the season due to ill health and to allow the club to appoint some “fresh blood”.
Miller has been a regular on the Somervell Park terracing ever since he was a youngster.
He grew up watching the team in their most successful period in the 1970s when they lifted the Scottish Junior Cup four times in five seasons.
A few league titles were won along the way too.
But as the sun sets on another successful campaign – their third promotion in three years – Miller reckons it is time to call it a day.
He said: “I decided half way through the season this was going to be my last because of my ill health, a chronic illness, and also to introduce a bit of flesh blood in to the club.
“I just did it for the extra season because of the new guys coming in. Plus Scott Wilson, the secretary, was leaving to work at Hampden so with two people off at the same time I thought it wasn’t fair on the new guys.
“Although it’s a voluntary role, it can be very stressful running a football club.
“Being the chair of Cambuslang was never about an ego trip, it was all about Cambuslang. I can now go back to being a crabbit old fan again!”
Miller grew up in Newton before a move into Cambuslang ignited his love affair with the Wee Gers. Memory of the Scottish Junior Cup final victory in 1969 is vague, but the moment led to remembering his local heroes for life – including the legendary Jackie Mordue playing at centre half in the great team of the 1970s.
He went on to write the book, Cambuslang Rangers the Glory Years, and took up the role as chairman in 2002, working under president Gordon Henry.
Success kept coming for the Camby years later as Alan Wardlaw led the side to a league title in 2013 and the team continues to thrive under manager Paul McColl.
But there is one trophy Miller would loved to see return to the town.
He continued: “I liked working with Alan but Paul has done very well to bring the club up through all those divisions.
“To go up the season before last and then to watch us win the league with the last kick of the ball when Thomas ‘Deco’ Kilmartin scored that penalty, that was the pinnacle.
“But what I want to see in my lifetime is for Cambuslang to win the Scottish Junior Cup again.”
He added: “I’d like to thank Gordon Henry, Scott Wilson, those who have passed, Jim Dickie and Jim Scoular, the managers, committee members, any players and fans I’ve known.
“Over the years we have had our differences with committees but you appreciate each other’s work because it is voluntary.
“It’s great to be part of the junior family.”