Complex sentence: He led the club to the 1969 League Cup final and third in the League one year, ahead of Rangers, taking them into Europe for the first time, a major achievement for a Scottish club outside the major cities.
Split into simpler sentences: He led the club to the 1969 League Cup final and third in the League one year, ahead of Rangers. This league finish meant that Saints qualified for European competition for the first time, a major achievement for a Scottish club outside the major cities.