This weekend

20 YEARS AGO

COVENTRY manager Ron Atkinson paid Hibernian a fee of £300,000 for Northern Ireland attacker Michael O’Neill (above).

Celtic winger Brian McLaughlin signed a new three-year contract with the club.

Aberdeen fielded new signing Ilian Kiriakov in a 4-1 victory over Glentoran that ended their pre-season tour of Ireland.

Manchester United agreed a fee with Slavia Prague to sign Czech Republic star Karel Poborsky.

Liverpool submitted a bid to Borussia Dortmund for another Czech, Patrik Berger.

40 YEARS AGO

CELTIC boss Jock Stein announced that midfielder Steve Murray had no chance of playing again after battling with a toe injury for 12 months.

Rangers left international goalkeeper Stewart Kennedy (above) at home as they embarked on a six-day, twogame tour of Germany.

Former Partick Thistle winger Johnny Gibson was on the lookout for a new club after being freed by Ayr United.

A team from France, including Michel Platini, had two players sent off as they were beaten 4-0 by East Germany at the Olympic Games in Montreal.

60 YEARS AGO

ABERDEEN winger Alan Boyd made the decision to become a full-time footballer.

The architect was described as the mostpromising outside-right he had seen in years by Matt Busby (above) when the player started his career with Queen’s Park.

St Mirren signed centre-half Willie Dallas from Luton Town.

Rangers were given a boost by the news that international full-back Johnny Little was about to be demobbed from the army.

Clyde paid £4500 for the signature of defender Willie Finlay from East Fife.