An Everton delegation paid their respects to Walter Smith at a memorial service for the former Blues manager at Glasgow Cathedral on Friday.

Assistant manager Duncan Ferguson, Players’ Life President Graeme Sharp and ex-players Gary Naysmith and Michael Ball were among the Everton representatives at Glasgow Rangers’ service for Smith, who passed away last month at the age of 73 following a long illness.

Smith was in charge at Goodison Park between July 1998 and March 2002 and was a hugely-popular figure at the Club.

Before moving to Merseyside, Smith enjoyed seven enormously successful years managing Rangers, winning seven straight league titles.

Smith, who was born in the town of Lanark on 24 February 1948, managed 168 Everton matches. Highlights included a 1-0 win at Liverpool in September 1999 and the 5-0 victory over Sunderland three months later which began Bill Kenwright’s tenure as owner on a perfect note.

Smith was named Scotland boss in December 2004 and won seven and drew five of 16 matches in a 25-month reign.