Jacqueline Malone-Wallace

RANGERS Football Club were saddened to learn of the news of the passing of lifelong supporter, Jacqueline Malone-Wallace, at our fixture against Aberdeen at Ibrox earlier this month.

An Edinburgh native, Mrs. Malone-Wallace had an unbridled love for the club and, as a season-ticket holder of over 20 years, Rangers became a central part of her life.

It was her late father, Kenny, who introduced her to Rangers, with Jacqueline the only one out of three daughters in whom the club became a way of life.

She first witnessed the spectacle of Ibrox in the 1990s and the love affair began following a cup match at home against Dundee United.

A season ticket holder in the Copland Front for a decade, Jacqueline took over her father’s seat in the Copland Rear in 2015 following his passing and regularly made the pilgrimage through to Govan from her home in Saughton, and later Dalkeith, in Edinburgh.

Few players marvelled Jacqueline more than the all-action Barry Ferguson in midfield, although she reserved a soft spot for the skill and ambition of Ianis Hagi in the current Gers squad.

It was fitting, then, that Jacqueline met her husband, David, through their mutual love of the Light Blues in the workplace.

The pair married in 2018, the happiest day of their lives, but that was soon relegated to second-best after an emotionally-charged evening at Ibrox in the UEFA Europa League semi-finals against RB Leipzig.

Jacqueline is survived by her husband, David, her mother, Violet, and her two sisters, Julie and Jennifer.

The thoughts of everyone at Rangers are with Jacqueline’s family and friends at this time.