Walter Smith's playing career includes two spells as a midfielder with Dundee United, which sandwich a two-year stint with Dumbarton. Here, he faces up to Celtic in a 1974 Scottish Cup final defeat
It is with United that Smith (top right) moves into coaching and he becomes assistant to Jim McLean (bottom right). The pair oversee a Scottish League Premier Division title success in 1983 and a European Cup semi-final appearance the following year
Having coached Scotland's Under-18 and Under-21 sides, Smith is drafted in to assist caretaker first-team coach Alex Ferguson (left) at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico following the sudden death of Ferguson's predecessor, Jock Stein
Smith first moves to Rangers shortly after the 1986 World Cup as assistant to new Ibrox player/manager, Graeme Souness (left). The Souness era heralds a change in fortunes for Rangers with the 1987 league title win their first in nine years
Following more league championship wins in 1989 and 1990, Souness leaves Rangers for Liverpool near the end of the 1990/91 season and Smith is promoted to the manager's post by chairman David Murray (right)
The league title race goes to the last day of the season, when Rangers need to beat leaders Aberdeen at Ibrox to win the championship. Two goals by Mark Hateley (left) gives Smith a dramatic first trophy as Rangers boss
Continued domination of Scotland's top flight sees Rangers enter the newly formed Champions League for the first time in 1992. Smith's men come close to reaching the final but are edged out by eventual tournament winners Marseilles
But season 1992/93 ends on a high with Rangers completing the domestic treble. Smith is seen pictured here with assistant Archie Knox
The marquee signings of Paul Gascoigne (far right) and Brian Laudrup (second from right) help Rangers equal Celtic's record of nine successive league titles in 1997
Season 1997/98 starts with a disappointing early exit from European competition and Richard Gough (left) is brought back to captain the club a few months after departing for the USA. Smith announces that he will be leaving Ibrox at the end of the campaign
Smith's last season in charge ends without a trophy as Celtic pip Rangers to the league and Hearts triumph against the Ibrox side in the Scottish Cup final. Smith's first spell as Rangers boss included seven league title wins and six domestic cup successes
Smith's next managerial charge is with Everton in England's top flight. His time at Goodison Park is not as successful as in Glasgow with the Toffees ending in the bottom half of the table for three successive seasons and Smith being sacked in 2002
Smith has a brief spell as assistant manager of Manchester United, where he is reunited with old friend Sir Alex Ferguson
Smith gets back into management with Scotland, his first international charge. He is assisted by former Celtic boss Tommy Burns (left) and ex-Rangers striker Ally McCoist (right)
Scotland produce a string of impressive results under Smith's leadership, the most notable a 1-0 win over France at Hampden in-which Gary Caldwell (pictured) scores the winner
Midway through Scotland's Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Smith leaves the national post to return to Ibrox, taking McCoist with him and also obtaining the services of coach Kenny McDowell (far right) from Celtic
Fifteen months after Smith's return, Rangers feature in the 2008 Uefa Cup final but are beaten at the Manchester showpiece by Zenit St Petersburg, coached by the man who replaced Smith at Ibrox in 1998, Dick Advocaat (left)
Rangers miss out on the Scottish Premier League title to Celtic but triumph in both domestic cups, Kris Boyd (pictured) netting doubles in both finals
A few months after their Uefa Cup final appearance, Rangers suffer an early exit from European competition at the hands of Lithuanian side FBK Kaunas
The exit from Europe contributes to a financial loss and mounting debts. Rangers accept a bid from Birmingham for Boyd, but the striker turns down the move and stays to help the Ibrox side win the SPL and Scottish Cup
There is more European failure for Rangers the following season as they fail to win any of their Champions League group games, Romanian side Unirea Urziceni winning 4-1 at Ibrox. The club's finances mean they have not bought a player in more than a year
The focus returns to domestic matters and Rangers win the League Cup final, despite having two players sent off at Hampden. Kenny Miller (right) nets the only goal of the game
And Rangers retain their SPL crown with Kyle Lafferty (right) scoring the winning goal in the title-clinching victory over Hibernian at Easter Road
Smith lifts the SPL trophy at Ibrox and admits he is uncertain about his future. He has been working without a contract since January while Rangers search for a new owner and Smith says he has yet to decide whether to stay as manager
Rangers confirm that Smith will remain as manager for another year, with assistant McCoist (left) and coach McDowall taking charge thereafter
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