Mo Johnston - Scotland's Signing of the Century
The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide to sign for Rangers.
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
August 8, 20158m 58s
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Show Notes
In the summer of 1989, the Catholic striker, Mo Johnston, shocked Scotland by crossing the sectarian divide in Glasgow and signing for the traditionally Protestant club, Rangers. His agent, Bill McMurdo, gives Sporting Witness an inside account of the deal.
(Photo: Mo Johnston with his Rangers teammates. Credit: Getty Images)