Schoolboy with Down’s syndrome ditches wheelchair to lead Rangers

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Mason Gordon, 11, led the team out of the Ibrox tunnel with captain James Tavernier.

A Rangers-daft schoolboy led the team out of Ibrox last Wednesday, joined by Gers captain James Tavernier.

Mason Gordon, 11, blew kisses to the crowd as he ditched his wheelchair to lead to the team. Proud mum Ruth, 49, believes Mason is the first club mascot with the condition and said it was an ‘emotional moment’ when the youngster took to the pitch.READ MORE - Celtic to pay respects to Frank McGarvey during Rangers derby after Ibrox disaster tribute“He gets tired really quickly and is in a wheelchair most of the time but he also has ADHD and can be absolutely hyper.

“The whole family are Rangers fans and when Mason was at a Halloween party at Ibrox, we were asked if he’d like to be a mascot at one of the games and I jumped at the chance.” Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day.Ruth, from Kirkcudbright, was also invited into the tunnel before kick-off on Wednesday when Rangers faced Motherwell.

She added: “I watched from the dugout as he came out holding hands with captain James Tavernier and it was a really emotional moment.After Rangers’ 3-0 win, Mason had his photo taken with the players with Ruth saying it was the ‘experience of a lifetime’ for him.

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