Jimmy Bell

Legendary Rangers kitman Jimmy Bell has died at the age of 57, the club has announced.

“Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history. A statement from Rangers said it was “devastated to announce the death of our much-loved, legendary kit man. “Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today.

The Ibrox veteran worked with the club across four decades and was a cult hero among the Light Blues support.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. “Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. He dedicated countless hours to preparation for each training session and game. Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course."

Bell, who had served the club for over 30 years, was described in a statement from the club as a 'friend and confidant to numerous generations of players and ...

Park added: “Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. “Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history. Jimmy will be sorely missed and I send our heartfelt condolences to the entire Bell family at this difficult time on behalf of Rangers Football Club.”

Rangers have announced the passing of 57-year-old Wishaw resident Mr Bell, who worked at the club for more than 30 years.

“Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. "Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club.

REVERED Rangers kit man Jimmy Bell has died suddenly at the age of 57. Bell has been a key part of the Ibrox backroom team ever since joining the Ibrox club shortly before the arrival of Graeme Souness in 1986. Advertisement. Jimmy Bell watches Rangers ...

He is like a father figure to them and does everything." Weir said: "He used to drive the bus for us occasionally. Former Rangers star Ronald De Boer said: "With great sadness the news came to me that Jimmy Bell passed away. "Nothing would stop him. He was a family man, a devoted father, grandfather and husband. Funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course."

RANGERS Football Club are today devastated to announce the death of our much-loved, legendary kit man, Jimmy Bell.

“Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club. “Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history.

The legendary kitman spent almost 40 years at Ibrox and was much-loved by those who worked with at Ibrox.

As Rangers say this morning, he's going to be sadly missed by everybody at the club. You were the absolute legend in that place for me." Will be missed by us all." He wrote: "With great sadness the news came to me that Jimmy Bell passed away. “Behind the hard exterior was a warm and gentle soul. Craig Moore wrote on Twitter: "Complete shock and lost for words.

He was a figure at Ibrox for more than three decades and the club announced his passing.

“Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club. “Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history.

Bell had been with the club for more than 30 years. He drove the team bus before becoming the kit controller and a hugely popular figure at Ibrox with players, ...

Had the heart the size of a house. You were the absolute legend in that place for me.” Had the pleasure of meeting Jimmy when I first signed for the club! Alan Burrows: “I am saddened to hear the news about Jimmy. Spent a bit of time blethering with him when he was at Fir Park last week & he was in good form. Josh Windass: “What a man, thanks for everything you did for me, from off the pitch looking after my beagle and looking after me. Bell had been with the club for more than 30 years.

Jimmy Bell was at Rangers for over 30 years; he was regarded as a vital part of the first team group; chairman Douglas Park pays tribute saying the club ...

Jimmy will be sorely missed and I send our heartfelt condolences to the entire Bell family at this difficult time on behalf of Rangers Football Club." No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club. "Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history.

White hosted his talkSPORT show shortly after learning of the death of his friend.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. So many players will mention Jimmy Bell as soon as they talk about their time at Rangers. I'm thinking of people like (Lorenzo) Amoruso. As Rangers say this morning, he's going to be sadly missed by everybody at the club.

THEY say that people make Glasgow. It is people like Jimmy Bell that made Rangers.

He was an ever-present, a continuous thread that was woven into the fabric of the club just like those famous blue shirts that he laid out before every match. Those that earn such glories and fortunes on the field are the ones who create and dominate the headlines, but it is figures like Bell that make Rangers what they are as a club. He understood it and cared for it and those times of success or failure would have had as profound an effect on him as anyone with Rangers at heart. As title 55 was lifted last season, it was clear just what it meant to a man, an employee and a supporter who was living the dream. It was fitting, then, that he had been there and done that at every major occasion in the club’s history for the last three decades. There are few figures in the long, illustrious story of Rangers who have witnessed such wonderful success.

Players and managers have come and gone, but the much-loved kit man has been a fixture of the Gers dressing room through thick and thin. A diehard Gers man, his ...

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. “There was a lady there called Jean, who was at the football club for 30 years…we just bonded to be honest and she still keeps in contact with me even though she’s left the football club. “Coisty was rooming with Maurice and I always remember him saying, ‘Jimmy can I get some Maltesers?’ Aye, nae bother. Jimmy Bell, 30 years at the club and a funny character. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. You have to appreciate all these people.”

Rangers have paid tribute to long-serving kitman Jimmy Bell following his sudden death.

He was a family man, a devoted father, grandfather and husband. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club. He dedicated countless hours to preparation for each training session and game.

Scottish football has been paying tribute to one of Gers' biggest characters after Bell's passing at the age of 69.

"Working for the club they love and support. "It's a sad day for Scottish football and a sad day for Rangers." "A Rangers supporter growing up, never got the chance to play for Rangers but the next best thing was working for them, following the club, being involved in it and bringing that pride and passion.

Jimmy Bell set the highest standards at Rangers Football Club. This is how Kevin Thomson will remember the well-known Ibrox kitman, who has died suddenly ...

He was like: ‘can you no’ get a pair of socks at Hibs?!’ I was scared to ask him for a pair of socks as a Rangers first-team player. “He was helping me get a strip signed for charity. As ever, he was helping someone out.” He was never starstruck. He was an absolute diamond guy … once you won him over and got past that hard side. “He was almost an unofficial gaffer.

And when they arrived early there was still plenty of Celtic fans out and about and he explained that Bell made sure they couldn't give him any criticism. He ...

"I used to help him a lot with the kit at the academy. You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. Back then you didn't get a lot of stewards and stuff to help you off the bus. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. Every time a Celtic fan came over to give us stick he would block the way. That's what he did, he protected.

The former Ibrox striker shared a message on Instagram last night after the news of Bell's passing was confirmed by the club. Bell had worked for Rangers for ...

“Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. “Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club.

GIOVANNI VAN BRONCKHORST has called on Rangers to pay the ultimate tribute to Jimmy Bell and clinch a Europa League final spot at Ibrox.

Van Bronckhorst said: "When they get injured we all knew that they will work towards this game. "I am sure that the character, the belief, the determination will be there. "It was a hard day for all of us and I think everyone was really down, as you can imagine.

The 30-year-old will do everything to help Rangers reach the Europa League final.

It would be an unbelievable achievement if we could reach the final. I asked him for the number two and he gave me stick for asking him." "Everyone will be ready to go from the first whistle.

The former Ibrox striker shared a message on Instagram last night after the news of Bell's passing was confirmed by the club. Bell had worked for Rangers for ...

“Rangers, and Scottish football as a whole, have lost a legend and a friend today. “Jimmy dedicated his life to Rangers Football Club. Having worked under managers from Graeme Souness through to Giovanni, he experienced some of the greatest days in our 150-year history. No job was too big or too small for him, and he thrived on working for his boyhood club.

The beloved club kitman's sad passing was announced on Tuesday morning and two Ibrox icons insist the best way to pay tribute will be on the park against RB ...

“It’s all come so suddenly. That would be the greatest tribute they could pay to him. “It will be emotional for all the players and staff but also for Gio especially. “Do it for Jimmy because all he wants is to see Rangers through to the final. “Thursday is a huge game for the club against Leipzig and it will be hard for everyone at the club when they see he’s not there in the dugout. “He was the heart of the club and it’s terrible to learn he’s died.

This is how Kevin Thomson will remember the well-known Ibrox kitman, who died suddenly aged 69. “He typified everything you needed to be to be a Rangers ...

“He was helping me get a strip signed for charity. As ever, he was helping someone out.” He was never starstruck. He was an absolute diamond guy … once you won him over and got past that hard side. "That was the hard side. “He was almost an unofficial gaffer.

The former Rangers forward was gutted to hear about the death of his old pal Jimmy Bell.

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. That would be the greatest tribute they could pay to him. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. “Do it for Jimmy because all he wants is to see Rangers through to the final. “Thursday is a huge game for the club against Leipzig and it will be hard for everyone at the club when they see he’s not there in the dugout. And he reckons the devastated Rangers stars in the current team will do all they can to reach the Europa League Final as a tribute to their pal.