Paul McStay was the heartbeat of Celtic across the 1980s and into the 1990s, a graceful passing midfielder who spent his entire career at Parkhead and came to embody the club’s ideals. Known to supporters as ‘The Maestro’, he read the game with a composure that belied his years and set the tempo from deep.
Loyal to Celtic even through leaner seasons, he collected league championships and Scottish Cups and won a substantial haul of Scotland caps, captaining his country with the same understated authority he brought to club football.