Rangers manager Ally McCoist has paid tribute to former Ibrox teammate Ian Redford following his death at the age of 53.

Redford was found dead in a wooded area in Irvine, Ayrshire, on Friday morning. It is understood there were no suspicious circumstances.

Redford moved from Dundee to Rangers for a then Scottish record fee of £210,000 in 1980, where he later teamed up with the current Gers manager and made more than 200 appearances.

McCoist told the official Rangers website: "We are deeply shocked to hear the very sad news that Ian has passed away.

"I had the honour of playing with him early in my Rangers career and he was a terrific lad and an extremely talented footballer who will be sadly missed.

"Everyone at Rangers sends their sincere condolences to Ian's family and our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time."

There will be a one-minute silence to honour Redford prior to Rangers' game against East Fife this afternoon.