The great and the good of Scottish football joined hundreds of fans for the funeral of one of the game's legends today.
Lisbon Lion Tommy Gemmell, who died at the age of 73 last week, was laid to rest at Uddingston's Daldowie Crematorium.
His cortege left from Parkhead, where emotional Celtic fans had gathered to pay their respects, with many leaving flowers and other tributes.
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Applause from the supporters lining the Celtic Way took place, and some threw their scarves at the hearse as a mark of respect.
A wreath of white flowers beside the coffin bore the emblem of the Lisbon Lions - the Celtic team whose victory over Inter Milan in the Portuguese capital in 1967 saw them become the first British club to win the European Cup.
He scored the equaliser in Lisbon and one of his many overlapping runs helped set up the winner for Stevie Chalmers.
Gemmell, who won 18 Scotland caps and played in the 3-2 victory over world champions England at Wembley in 1967, was one of the Parkhead club's most acclaimed players.
Those attending the service included Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and chief executive Peter Lawwell.
Lisbon Lions Bertie Auld, John Clark, Jim Craig and Bobby Lennox, along with former Rangers player Willie Henderson, helped carry the coffin in to Daldowie's East Chapel.
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Former Hoops players Danny McGrain, John Hughes, Dixie Deans, Frank McGarvey, Davie Provan, and Andy Walker were also among the mourners.
Eddie Gray, who played for Leeds United and was a former Scotland team-mate of Gemmell's, was also present.
Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson and administration chief Andrew Dickson attended on behalf of the club.
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