This weekend

25 YEARS Y AGO Rangers and Kilmarnock were the only teams to record a victory on the opening day of the Premier Division season.

Goals from David Hagen and Mark Hateley (above) helped Rangers beat Hearts 2-1.

Tom Brown scored as Killie won w 1-0 at home to Dundee.

American keeper Brad Friedel arrived at Celtic for a trial. t

Manchester United won the Charity Shield on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Arsenal.

Peter Schmeichel saved a spot-skick from Gunners’ goalie, David Seaman.

35 YEARS AGO

Rangers were beaten 2-1 by Beerschot during a four-team tournament in Belgium.

Sandy Clark got the consolation goal for John Greig’s side.

Celtic beat Hamilton Accies 1-0 in a friendly, with John Halpin the man on target.

Mo Johnston (above) got a double in Partick Thistle’s 2-1 win over Swansea.

St Mirren lost 2-1 to Burnley in a tournament played on the Isle of Man.

Frank Mcdougall hit the target for the Saints, but two late goals from Derek Scott gave the Clarets a victory.

55 YEARS AGO

Hearts inside-right Willie Hamilton was set to miss the first three months of the season after undergoing a cartilage operation.

Manchester City placed a price of £8,000 on former Hibs and Scotland defender, Jackie Plenderleith.

Clyde signed 21-year-old centre-forward Bobby Kerr on a free from Millwall.

Bobby Roberts signed a new one-month contract with Motherwell but still wanted to move to England.

Ian Ure (above) was refusing to sign a new deal at Dundee.