A SPECIAL item which Sir Rod Stewart swapped with Rangers legend Sandy Jardine in return for a Scotland cap has been featured on the Antiques Roadshow.
The singer was great friends with the late Scotland international and would often go on nights out with him and Sir Kenny Dalglish in the 1970s.
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During one conversation, Tartan Army fan Sir Rod told Jardine how he would love to own a Scotland international cap.
When the former defender, who died aged 65 in 2014, said he would like to own a gold disc, the pair agreed to a swap deal.
Sir Rod, 79, arranged for a framed disc to be given to Jardine after he achieved more than £250,000 worth of sales of his sixth solo album Atlantic Crossing, which was released in 1975.
It was valued by Antiques Roadshow expert Raj Bisram at between £1,500 and £2,500 after Jardine’s widow Shona brought it along when the BBC show visited Thirlestane Castle in the Borders.
On Sunday night’s episode of the long-running show, Shona Jardine said: “Sandy Jardine is my husband and he died 10 years ago.
“Many years ago he and Kenny Dalglish were very close friends with Rod Stewart.
“They were out having a carry on, as we do in Scotland, and Rod Stewart said, ‘You know I would love to have a Scottish cap Sandy’. Sandy said ‘Well I would like to have a gold disc’.
“They did a swap. Sandy got this and Rod Stewart got a Scotland cap.”
A plaque on the gold disc is inscribed with the message: “Presented to Sandy Jardine to recognise the sale, in the United Kingdom, of more than £250,000 worth of the Warner Bros long playing record album ‘Atlantic Crossing’.”
Bisram said: “As we know Rod Stewart is a crazy football fan and your husband is a Scottish legend.
“This is a gold disc of Atlantic Crossing. I think it’s a great story and I think this is worth at least £1,500 to £2,500 and it could be more. It’s a great thing.”
Despite the valuation, Mrs Jardine said she intends to keep the disc for her relatives to enjoy.
She added: “I think my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren when they come will appreciate this. I hope they do.”
Edinburgh-born Jardine began his career with Rangers in 1965 and went on to make over 600 appearances for the Ibrox side.
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He was part of Rangers European Cup Winners’ Cup-winning team of 1972 and played 38 times for his country.
He also had a successful spell at Hearts, winning Scotland’s player of the year for the second time at the age of 37.
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Jardine died in April 2014 following a battle with cancer.
Celtic fan Sir Rod started following the Scotland national team as a child because of his Edinburgh-born father Robert.
