An iconic football jersey worn by a former Rangers player is to be sold at auction.

The No 6 shirt worn by Jim 'Slim Jim' Baxter in Scotland's 3-2 win over England at Wembley in 1967 will be the headliner at a sports auction in Glasgow next month.

Baxter, who made 150 appearances and won 10 trophies with Rangers, made history at the game when he embarrassed the England stars with his keepie-uppie skills.

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Considered one of Scotland's finest ever players, Baxter would go on to make two more Scotland appearances before retiring in 1970 and he passed away in 2001 aged 61.

In 2013, The Evening Times ran a Legends Countdown series and voted Baxter the greatest ever to put on a Rangers jersey.  

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The late football legend Pele once said of him: "I wish he had been Brazilian."

Baxter's shirt has been on display at Ibrox for 10 years, and auctioneers McTear's expect it to fetch between £40k and £60k when it goes under the hammer on February 3.

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McTear’s sporting specialist, James Bruce, said: “This is a hugely significant piece of Scottish football history and arguably the most important Scotland football jersey ever to come to auction.

"To defeat the world champions in such dominant fashion was a remarkable feat and one that cemented Jim Baxter’s reputation as one of the world’s great midfielders.

“The iconic scene in which Baxter runs down the touchline while juggling the ball is loved by football fans across the globe and is a joy to behold.  

"Indeed, former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, commented ‘it could have been set to music’.”

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The jersey is being sold by Mark Deighan on behalf of his father Jimmy McGarrity.

Mr McGarrity was gifted the shirt by his friend, the former Chelsea player Alan Hudson, who in turn got it from the late England star Alan Ball.  

Mark said: “The jersey has been in our family for over 40 years. Unfortunately, my dad has not been well for some time and we decided that the time was right to sell the jersey to help him to do some of the things and see some of the places he has talked about over the years.”