THE daughter of Celtic legend Johnny Doyle has spoken of her heartache as rare memorabilia belonging to her father is auctioned off.
Joanna, 36, said she was "gutted" when she found out her father's Scotland Cap, a Celtic shirt and medals are being sold by auctioneers McTears.
The winger and one-time Scotland cap died at the age of 30 when he was electrocuted in his trophy room while carrying out DIY in his home in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in 1981.
After a family rift, his children went to live with their gran and were left with nothing to remember their father's glory days as a star footballer.
Last April, Celtic fans raised enough money to buy a club shirt at a McTear's auction and return it to them.
But now his daughter faces further sadness when she sees her father's treasured memories being sold off in a sports auction on the McTear's website, which runs until January 29.
Johnny's Scotland cap is expected to fetch between £7,000 and £10,000, with his Scotland jersey valued up to £2,000 and a Celtic shirt worn in the 4-2 win over Rangers in May 1979 likely to be sold for up to £4,000, along with medals valued between £2,500 and £3,500.
Miss Doyle, from Kilmarnock, said: "I was gutted when I found out my dad's things are being auctioned off.
"I contacted McTear's the last time and emailed them to tell them I didn't have anything of my dad due to a family fall-out and nothing of my dad's was kept or passed on to us.
"They said it was a private auction and there was nothing they could do so I thought I would be wasting my time contacting them again.
"When I heard about this auction and saw his Scotland Cap, which was the only one he got, and other stuff belonging to my dad were being sold off I was hurt and in tears.
"There is no way I could afford to buy any of it and I hope that whoever gets his stuff will treasure it which I am sure they will if they are willing to pay that kind of money for it."
McTears managing director Brian Clements said they were "extremely rare pieces of sporting memorabilia".
"To have so many high quality items associated with such a famous player in one sale is quite remarkable and I am sure they will attract a lot of interest from football fans at home and overseas," he said.
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