Who is Craig McPherson? Rangers coach in focus as Celtic boss headbutt dominates derby thriller takeaways

It was a thrilling night in the SWPL1 as Celtic and Rangers clashed in a crucial fixture at the top of the division - but the fixture would descend into chaos with some ugly scenes at full-time.

Celtic remained second in the league with a 99th-minute Caitlin Hayes equaliser, after forward Brogan Hay's first-half strike looked to be enough for Malky Thomson's side as the defending champions had looked to close the gap on leaders Glasgow City. However, the excitement on the pitch has not been the main talking point coming out of the derby showdown.

Images emerged following the full-time whistle which appeared to show Rangers assistant coach Craig McPherson headbutting Fran Alonso from behind as the Celtic boss shook hands with the players at the full-time whistle. The Hoops boss also claims he was called "a little rat" by McPherson as he walked off the pitch at Broadwood Stadium.

But who is McPherson? Record Sport takes a look at the man at the centre of the flashpoint.

McPherson will be a familiar name to fans of Scottish lower league football, having been a mainstay at hometown club Morton during his six year stint at the club. The versatile midfielder would end his spell in Greenock in 2000 with a brief stint at Clyde, before making the switch to Airdrieonians.

He would then be snapped up by Falkirk and helped them to promotion to the top flight back in 2005. After one season in the SPL he would call time on his playing career and make the move into coaching.

McPherson would stick with Falkirk and move into the youth academy set-up and work his way through the set-up, eventually being named the head of youth for the Bairns back in 2009. His success behind the scenes would allow him to return to first-team coaching at