A piece of Rangers history has broken a world record at auction.

A Derek Johnstone match-worn jersey from the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final was up for grabs at Graham Budd Auctions' Scottish Sporting Memorabilia Auction event.

The successful bidder claimed the item of Scottish football heritage for an eye-watering £18,000.

And in doing so, parting with the five-figure sum, the company - who are UK's leading sporting memorabilia auctioneers with expertise in Football and other sports - claims this broke the world record price for a Scottish football shirt.

Their announcement reads: "This historic piece of sporting memorabilia broke records at our Scottish Sporting Memorabilia Auction.

"Derek Johnstone’s match-worn 1972 European Cup final long-sleeved shirt went under the hammer and received an incredible £18,000 breaking the World Record price for a Scottish football shirt."

Rangers of course won the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup in Barcelona with a 3-2 victory over Dynamo Moscow. 

Colin Stein and Willie Johnston scored the goals as the Ibrox side secured the momentous achievement.

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