DAVIE Cooper's incredible talents shone in every side he played for during his illustrious playing career.

Whether he was showing his skill for Rangers or Motherwell or strutting his stuff on the international stage for Scotland, Cooper was always a stand-out.

But for Bankies, their greatest memories of Cooper will always be from the 1970s and 1990s when he graced Kilbowie Park for Clydebank.

Next week will be the 15th anniversary of his tragic death and Clydebank Sport Scene marks the occasion by sharing memories with the people who knew him best when he starred for the Bankies.

Former director Jack Steedman still vividly remembers the day they signed Cooper and recalled: "Clubs from across Britain were interested in Davie including Celtic, Rangers, Arsenal and Aston Villa.

"But the day we signed him, I raided the Bankies' club safe and took the silver from the gaming machines in the social club and transferred it into pound notes.

"I took £300 worth of beer-stained notes, drove to the printing works in Hamilton where he worked and convinced him to sign for the club. In forty years of football, it was the best thing I ever did." Cooper was honoured with a place in Clydebank's Hall of Fame which David Curwood, who was the club's commercial manager, accepted at a ceremony in 2008.

Curwood first met Cooper when he signed for the Bankies in 1974 and has fond memories of the Scotland legend. He said: "I knew Davie way back when he first signed for the club.

"He was never keen on training but he only needed five minutes on a football pitch to change a match with a free-kick or a cross.

"We got £100,000 for him when he signed for Rangers. I think there was only one club he was going to go to. He would have never gone down to England and so Jock Wallace singed him in the summer holidays in 1977 for Rangers." The Bankies support wouldn't see the last of Davie Cooper's supreme skills as he rejoined the club from Motherwell in December 1993.

And Curwood added: "Jack Steedman had a great rapport with all the players and he was delighted to come back to the club.

"Davie was a favourite with the fans and I was over the moon when he joined from Motherwell. It gave the club such a lift and it was great for the players.

"He was a nice guy. I lost my wife about 15 years ago, not long before Davie died. He was one of the first people to console me and talk to me about it." James Grady played for Clydebank when Cooper returned to New Kilbowie Park and the Morton manager has plenty of fond memories of Cooper's second spell at the club. He said: "My game was about working hard, running and being busy. The first day we were in training he pulled me aside and told me that I was doing great but no player was quicker than the ball.

"That didn't change my game but it did show that sometimes it was better to pass the ball rather than run with it and the advice has always stayed with me. For a young guy, he took me under his wing.

"I once made a few complementary words about Coops in the papers and a Celtic fan wrote to me saying that he was a bigot and I shouldn't believe everything he says. I showed it to him and he had a wee chuckle because he certainly wasn't a bigot.

"One game that sticks out for me was when I scored a hat-trick at Hampden against Queen's Park in the Challenge Cup and I think Davie set up all three goals. He had a dry sense of humour and I don't think anyone could ever have a bad word to say about him."