Roy Keane and Ian Wright attend funeral of Celtic icon as ex-Man Utd chief pays respects

Roy Keane and Ian Wright were seen paying their respects at the funeral of Celtic legend John Clark. Mourners gathered in Glasgow on Friday to remember Clark, who died aged 84 last week.

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 Inter Milan in Lisbon.

Clark's funeral mass was held at St Mary's Church in the Calton area of Glasgow. Afterwards, the funeral cortege travelled down The Celtic Way outside the club's stadium.

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.

Also pictured in attendance was Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart. Stewart, a former member of Manchester United's board, left Old Trafford in July 2024 and joined Rangers last December.

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Rangers commented on Clark's passing, posting on social media: "Everyone at Rangers passes on their condolences to the Clark family and all Celtic at this sad time."

At the chapel, a number of Portuguese flags were on display. It was a nod to both the scene of Celtic's European Cup triumph as well as honouring the tragic deaths of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, in a car crash on Thursday.

Celtic said ahead of the funeral: "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."

Manager Brendan Rodgers paid a heartfelt tribute to Clark, saying: "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’s proud history.

"John'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.

"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.

"I know John was loved so dearly by his family, by everyone at the club and our supporters. We will all miss him so much."

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