Celtic legend and pub owner Harry Hood has died aged 74.

The striker scored a hat-trick in an Old Firm game against Rangers in 1973, a feat that was not repeated until Moussa Dembélé achieved it in 2016.

He also scored the winning goal in the final of the 1971 Scottish Cup against Rangers.

Celtic paid tribute to the player, who made 310 appearances for the Parkhead club between 1969 and 1976, scoring 123 goals.

The club said: "Celtic were blessed with exceptional, world class strikers at that time, having won the European Cup two years previously, but Harry Hood offered something different to the rest.

"He had skill, poise and a touch of real class. When given a chance in front of goal, he rarely panicked.

"The supporters loved him and were happy to immortalise another hero in a varied repertoire of songs."

The forward was in charge of Lisini Pub Co, which owns and runs several pubs and restaurants in the Greater Glasgow.

As well as Celtic, the striker played for Clyde, Sunderland, Motherwell, Queen of the South and San Antonio Thunder.

Celtic described the striker as a player who had the "x-factor".

The club added: "Hood deserves his place in Celtic folklore.

"He wasn't a Lisbon Lion or a Quality Street Kid, but he fitted in perfectly at Celtic.

"He had the x-factor that helped the team win games and in many ways he was the classic Celtic player.

"His record of 123 goals and 12 major honours stands comparison with the greats."