Thousands of fans joined former players, rock star Rod Stewart and politicians to say their final farewell to Celtic and Scotland legend Jimmy Johnstone.

Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of the player known as ‘Jinky‘, who died on Monday, aged 61, after a four-year battle with motor neurone disease.

A crowd of 500 gathered outside St John the Baptist Church in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, to pay tribute to the former player.

Hundreds also lined the streets as his funeral cortege travelled through Glasgow’s east end, towards Johnstone’s spiritual home of Celtic Park.

Thousands greeted Johnstone’s family at the stadium with cheers and applause before the cortege travelled to the player’s final resting place.

Johnstone was most famous for the part he played in the Lisbon Lions team of 1967, when Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup.

Lions team-mates, including Billy McNeil, Jim Craig, John Clark, Bertie Auld, Bobby Lennox, Steve Chalmers, Tommy Gemmell and John Hughes, joined Johnstone’s family in leading the mourners.

Others who attended included rock star Rod Stewart - a Celtic fan -, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and former Scotland team-mate Denis Law.

The current Celtic team were also present, led by manager Gordon Strachan and his predecessor, Martin O’Neill.

Former Celtic, Liverpool and Scotland star Kenny Dalglish joined the congregation, as did Scotland manager Walter Smith and coach Ally McCoist.

The other side of Glasgow’s Old Firm was also strongly represented.

Current Rangers manager Alex McLeish attended the funeral, as did former Gers players John Greig, Sandy Jardine and Davie Wilson.

More than 500 people gathered outside the church where they listened to the Mass over a PA system.

In his homily, Bishop Joseph Devine told how a "tidal wave of sorrow" and a "river of sadness" emerged on Monday morning when news broke that "the greatest-ever Celtic player" had died.

"It was the kind of sadness that eclipsed Old Firm rivalries, indeed all manner of rivalries, as Jimmy was beloved of all supporters of the beautiful game," Bishop Devine told mourners.

He said Celtic Park became a "field of dreams" for supporters for a decade and much of that was due to Johnstone.