40

YEARS AGO

Aberdeen boss Alex Ferguson was looking for a replacement for assistant manager Pat Stanton.

The former Hibs and Celtic player quit to move back to Edinburgh.

Celtic’s Billy McNeill (above) took a squad of 18 players to play four games over eight days in Holland and West Germany.

Hamilton Accies manager Davie McParland called up four young players for the new season – Graham Mitchell, Billy Paton, Gregory Callan and John Cairns.