Former Morton manager Peter Cormack has died at the age of 78.

The Scotland international, who died on Thursday, October 10, sat in the Cappielow hotseat from 2000 until 2002, the last of four managerial appointments following spells as boss of Partick Thistle, Anorthosis Famagusta in Cyprus, the Botswana national team and Cowdenbeath.

Alongside John McMaster, Cormack was also joint assistant manager to club legend Allan McGraw when Ton won the Second Division title in 1995, with a team that still holds a special place in the memories of many Morton fans through names such as Alan Mahood, Paddy Flannery, Davie Wylie and the Finish due of Marko Rajamaki and Janne Lindberg, as well as Cormack's son, also Peter.

The team's championship win earned them a civic reception from the then Inverclyde District Council later that year - an event that brought back memories for local man Allan Robertson, who was the authority's Provost at the time and who spoke to the Tele earlier this year ahead of Morton's Scottish Cup quarter-final against Hearts.

Cormack won two league titles, the UEFA Cup and the FA Cup during a four-year spell at Liverpool between 1972 and 1976, working under manager Bill Shankly.

He won nine full Scotland caps between 1966 and 1971, and made seven appearances for Scotland's under-23 side as well as playing six times for the Scottish League XI.

Cormack, who also played for Nottingham Forest and Bristol City, returned to former club Hibernian after leaving Anfield.

His son played for Morton between 1994 and 1999 during a professional career that included spells at various Scottish lower league clubs.