{"id":237742,"date":"2025-07-04T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/237742\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T15:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T15:34:11","slug":"roy-keane-and-ian-wright-attend-funeral-of-celtic-icon-as-ex-man-utd-chief-pays-respects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/237742\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Keane and Ian Wright attend funeral of Celtic icon as ex-Man Utd chief pays respects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The funeral of Celtic legend John Clark took place on Friday, with Roy Keane, Ian Wright and former Manchester United chief Patrick Stewart among those in attendance<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/0_John-Clark-funeral.jpg\" alt=\"Order of Service for the funeral of John Clark, held at St Mary's Church, Glasgow. Former Celtic defender John Clark, one of the Lisbon Lions who played in the club's European Cup win in 1967, died in June aged 84. Picture date: Friday July 4, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire.\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>John Clark was remembered on Friday(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Roy Keane and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/ian-wright\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Wright<\/a> were seen paying their respects at the funeral of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/celtic-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Celtic<\/a> legend John Clark. Mourners gathered in Glasgow on Friday to remember Clark, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/breaking-celtic-john-clark-dead-35437764\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"who died aged 84 last weekLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">who died aged 84 last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The defender made over 300 appearances for Celtic and won 15 major trophies, including six Scottish league titles. Clark was also part of the famous Celtic team who became the first British club to lift the European Cup in 1967, beating <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/inter-milan\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Inter Milan<\/a> in Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Clark&#8217;s funeral mass was held at St Mary&#8217;s Church in the Calton area of Glasgow. Afterwards, the funeral cortege travelled down The Celtic Way outside the club&#8217;s stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Multiple stars, including the entire Celtic first-team squad, were in attendance. Keane and Wright both played for Celtic at the latter end of their respective careers, and they paid their respects to Clark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Also pictured in attendance was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/rangers-fc\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Rangers<\/a> CEO Patrick Stewart. Stewart, a former member of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United&#8217;s<\/a> board, left Old Trafford in July 2024 and joined Rangers last December.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/manchester-united-garnacho-keane-saha-35485540\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alejandro Garnacho sent Roy Keane warning after Man Utd star&#8217;s &#8216;stupid&#8217; decision<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/ian-wright-eni-aluko-itv-35457244\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Wright excluded from ITV&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Euros coverage as Eni Aluko gets return<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Rangers commented on Clark&#8217;s passing, posting on social media: &#8220;Everyone at Rangers passes on their condolences to the Clark family and all Celtic at this sad time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">At the chapel, a number of Portuguese flags were on display. It was a nod to both the scene of Celtic&#8217;s European Cup triumph as well as honouring the tragic deaths of <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> forward <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/diogo-jota\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Diogo Jota<\/a> and his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Celtic said ahead of the funeral: &#8220;John Clark was a Lisbon Lion, a cornerstone of our greatest ever team and a dedicated servant to Celtic. We come together to honour his incredible legacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Manager <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/brendan-rodgers\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Brendan Rodgers<\/a> paid a heartfelt tribute to Clark, saying: &#8220;Greatness is a word people throw around, but for John Clark it is a very fitting tribute. John was instrumental in delivering our greatest day ever and his achievement is forever etched in Celtic\u2019s proud history.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1_John-Clark-funeral.jpg\" alt=\"Roy Keane (left) and Ian Wright arrive for the funeral of John Clark, held at St Mary's Church, Glasgow. Former Celtic defender John Clark, one of the Lisbon Lions who played in the club's European Cup win in 1967, died in June aged 84. Picture date: Friday July 4, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow\/PA Wire.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Roy Keane and Ian Wright made the journey to Glasgow(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;John&#8217;s continued presence at Celtic across so many decades I know served as an absolute inspiration to so many players, managers and staff, including myself very much.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;To have him with us, as part of the club for so long has been a tremendous privilege for us all, it meant so much to us. Through his knowledge, his wisdom and his true love for Celtic, John has made such an important contribution to the club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I know John was loved so dearly by his family, by everyone at the club and our supporters. 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