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Jock Wallace was a tactically shrewd man instilling in his players a pride in the club and a great feeling of team spirit. A talented goalkeeper he went on to a highly successful managerial career.
Wallace was born on the 6th September 1935 in Blackpool but he grew up in Wallyford, Midlothian. He was a goalkeeper and played for Blackpool, Workington and Ashton United before joining the army in 1954 in the King's Own Scottish Borderers regiment where he served in Northern Ireland, and the jungles of Malaysia.
While in the army he played for Berwick before he was transferred to Airdrie for £2,000 before joining West Bromwich Albion for £8,000 in 1959. He then signed for Bedford Town where he was involved in a giant-killing win against Newcastle United. During his time in England he gained his coaching badges at Lillieshall.
In 1966, he joined Berwick as player-manager where he inspired his team to a 1-0 win against Rangers in one of the biggest upsets in history. Two years later he went to Hearts as assistant manager to John Harvey before Willie Waddell made him coach at Ibrox in June 1970.
His training methods were sometimes unconventional as shown with the players running up and down the huge sand dunes at Gullane. He was a success as during his time as coach Rangers won the European Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Moscow Dynamo 3-2 in Barcelona. Two weeks after the final in 1972, Wallace succeeded Willie Waddell as manager.
In his first period as manager he won 3 league championships, 3 Scottish cups and 2 league cups. He became the first manager to win 2 trebles in 3 years. He resigned in 1978 and joined Leicester City where he won the second division title and gained promotion. He returned to Scotland in 1982 to manage Motherwell and in November 1983 returned to Ibrox where he succeeded John Greig.
He achieved some success in the league cup but he could not turn around the team and was sacked in April 1986 to make way for Graeme Souness. He went on to manage Seville and Colchester United where he became a director. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and died in 1996. At his funeral service in St Michael's Church, Inveresk, Midlothian, he was described as 'the epitome of a Ranger.'
Honours Won as the manager of the Rangers (1972-78)
League Champions:
1974/75, 1975/76 & 1977/78
Scottish Cup:
1972/73, 1975/76 & 1977/78
League Cup:
1975/76 & 1977/78
Honours Won as the manager of the Rangers (1983-86)
