The turmoil caused by the ‘did he resign or not’ waygoing of Mark Warburton as manager of Rangers prompted Jack Williamson to get in touch.
“In the 1950s and 1960s, Rangers had a legendary manager called Scot Symon,” said Jack.
“Despite being very, very successful, he was sacked by Rangers after being told by a third party.
“This was shambolic then, and repeated several times since with the waygoings of John Greig, Ally McCoist and now Mark Warburton. Until Rangers learn to treat their staff with respect, they will always be second fiddle to Celtic, not just on the park but off it.”
Strong feelings by Jack, so I decided to dig into the circumstances surrounding Symon leaving Ibrox.
After a long playing career with Dundee, Portsmouth and Rangers, Symon went into management with East Fife and Preston North End before being summoned to take over at Ibrox in 1957.
And it was success all the way for the Govan giants.
European football was gaining momentum at the time.
Along with several forays in the European Cup, he guided the Gers to two European Cup-Winners’ Cup finals in 1961 and 1967, losing to Fiorentina and Bayern Munich respectively.
However, in late 1967, 10 months on from the infamous defeat to Berwick Rangers in the Scottish Cup, he was sacked.
Symon said at the time: “I had a meeting with an accountant who told me I was being sacked immediately. I have been waiting all day to hear something from the club.
“They have given me no reason whatsoever for my dismissal.
“I have had no word whatsoever from the directors of Rangers and I intend waiting at home until I hear from them.”
The following day, Rangers announced that Davie White was their new manager.
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