List of Rangers F.C. players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rangers. The aim is for the list to include all players that have appeared in 100 or more first-class (league, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup or European competition) matches for the club. Other players may also be included where they are regarded as having played a significant role for the club (e.g. players involved in the 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup campaign or have been named club captain), but the reason for their inclusion should be indicated in the Notes column. Rangers Hall of Fame members are denoted by an emboldened name.
For a full list of all Rangers players with Wikipedia articles see Category:Rangers F.C. players. For player appearance records see Rangers F.C. records.
Players should be listed according to the date they first signed with the club. Appearances and goals are for competitive first-team matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
Notable players
- Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League, Scottish Cup, League Cup, Challenge Cup, European Cup/Champions League, UEFA Cup/Europa League, Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and Super Cup.
Pre-1960s | Post-1960s | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward | ||
U | Utility player1 |
- As of 1 May 2016
Name | Nationality | Position | Rangers career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
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McNeil, MosesMoses McNeil | Scotland | HB | 1872–1882 | 34 | 10 | [1][2] |
McNeil, PeterPeter McNeil | Scotland | HB | 1872–1877 | 7 | 0 | [1] |
McBeath, WilliamWilliam McBeath | Scotland | HB | 1872–1876 | 5 | 0 | [1] |
Campbell, PeterPeter Campbell | Scotland | FW | 1872–1879 | 24 | 15 | [1] |
Vallance, TomTom Vallance | Scotland | FB | 1874–1884 | 38 | 0 | [3] |
Mitchell, DavidDavid Mitchell | Scotland | HB | 1889–1900 | 171 | 8 | |
Marshall, RobertRobert Marshall | Scotland | HB | 1889–1896 | 125 | 4 | |
McCreadie, AndrewAndrew McCreadie | Scotland | FB | 1890–1894 1896–1897 | 109 | 11 | |
McPherson, JohnJohn McPherson | Scotland | FW | 1891–1902 | 281 | 121 | |
Drummond, JockJock Drummond | Scotland | FB | 1892–1904 | 223 | 6 | |
Smith, NicolNicol Smith | Scotland | FB | 1893–1905 | 205 | 6 | |
Smith, AlexAlex Smith | Scotland | FW | 1894–1915 | 481 | 152 | [4] |
Gibson, NeillyNeilly Gibson | Scotland | HB | 1894–1904 | 192 | 22 | |
Dickie, MatthewMatthew Dickie | Scotland | GK | 1896–1904 | 175 | 0 | |
Neil, RobertRobert Neil | Scotland | FB | 1897–1904 | 109 | 28 | |
Hamilton, Robert CummingRobert Cumming Hamilton | Scotland | FW | 1897–1906 1907–1908 | 209 | 184 | |
Robertson, JackyJacky Robertson | Scotland | FB | 1899–1905 | 130 | 25 | |
Speedie, FinlayFinlay Speedie | Scotland | FW | 1900–1906 | 121 | 50 | |
Stark, JamesJames Stark | Scotland | FB | 1900–1907 1908–1910 | 213 | 14 | |
May, JohnJohn May | Scotland | FB | 1904–1910 | 149 | 16 | |
Kyle, ArchieArchie Kyle | Scotland | FW | 1904–1908 | 110 | 52 | |
Craig, AlexAlex Craig | Ireland | FB | 1904–1914 1916–1917 | 160 | 0 | |
Law, GeorgeGeorge Law | Scotland | FB | 1906–1912 | 107 | 1 | |
Hendry, JoeJoe Hendry | Scotland | FB | 1909–1917 | 147 | 7 | |
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell | Scotland | U | 1906–1914 | 211 | 56 | |
Galt, JamesJames Galt | Scotland | HB | 1906–1914 | 206 | 5 | |
Gordon, JimmyJimmy Gordon | Scotland | FB | 1907–1920 | 334 | 65 | |
Bennett, AlexAlex Bennett | Scotland | FW | 1908–1917 | 201 | 53 | |
Hogg, BillyBilly Hogg | England | FW | 1909–1913 | 107 | 45 | |
Lock, HerbertHerbert Lock | England | GK | 1909–1920 | 238 | 0 | |
Reid, WillieWillie Reid | Scotland | FW | 1909–1920 | 230 | 195 | |
Bowie, JamesJames Bowie | Scotland | FW | 1910–1922 | 321 | 66 | |
Paterson, JimmyJimmy Paterson | Scotland | HB | 1910–1920 | 168 | 41 | |
Hempsey, JohnJohn Hempsey | Scotland | GK | 1912–1919 | 150 | 0 | |
Logan, JamesJames Logan | Scotland | FB | 1912–1917 | 118 | 8 | |
Cairns, TommyTommy Cairns | Scotland | FW | 1913–1927 | 457 | 154 | |
Duncan, ScottScott Duncan | Scotland | FW | 1913–1919 | 103 | 26 | |
Cunningham, AndyAndy Cunningham | Scotland | FW | 1914–1929 | 389 | 182 | |
Pursell, PeterPeter Pursell | Scotland | FB | 1914–1919 | 128 | 1 | |
Manderson, BertBert Manderson | Ireland | FB | 1915–1927 | 418 | 5 | |
Muirhead, TommyTommy Muirhead | Scotland | U | 1917–1924 1925–1930 | 353 | 49 | |
Archibald, SandySandy Archibald | Scotland | HB | 1917–1934 | 580 | 148 | [5] |
Dixon, ArthurArthur Dixon | England | FB | 1917–1926 | 361 | 8 | |
Walls, JamesJames Walls | Scotland | HB | 1918–1924 | 106 | 4 | |
Meiklejohn, DavidDavid Meiklejohn | Scotland | FB | 1919–1936 | 563 | 46 | |
Henderson, GeordieGeordie Henderson | Scotland | FW | 1919–1927 | 195 | 142 | |
Morton, AlanAlan Morton | Scotland | FW | 1920–1933 | 440 | 105 | |
McCandless, BillyBilly McCandless | Ireland | FB | 1920–1930 | 231 | 9 | |
Robb, WilliamWilliam Robb | Scotland | GK | 1920–1926 | 251 | 0 | [6] |
Hamilton, ThomasThomas Hamilton | Scotland | GK | 1923–1934 | 281 | 0 | |
Craig, TullyTully Craig | Scotland | HB | 1923–1935 | 275 | 38 | |
Fleming, JimmyJimmy Fleming | Scotland | FW | 1925–1934 | 268 | 223 | |
Marshall, JamesJames Marshall | Scotland | FW | 1925–1934 | 225 | 125 | |
Gray, DougieDougie Gray | Scotland | FB | 1925–1947 | 555 | 2 | |
McPhail, BobBob McPhail | Scotland | FW | 1927–1940 | 408 | 261 | [7] |
Simpson, JimmyJimmy Simpson | Scotland | FB | 1927–1940 | 331 | 6 | |
Hamilton, Robert J.Robert J. Hamilton | Ireland | FB | 1927–1933 | 143 | 0 | |
Buchanan, JohnJohn Buchanan | Scotland | FB | 1927–1931 | 115 | 3 | |
McDonald, WhiteyWhitey McDonald | Ireland | FB | 1928–1938 | 209 | 1 | |
Brown, GeorgeGeorge Brown | Scotland | HB | 1929–1941 | 269 | 23 | |
Main, BobbyBobby Main | Scotland | HB | 1929–1939 | 158 | 35 | |
Smith, JimmyJimmy Smith | Scotland | FW | 1930–1946 | 259 | 249 | |
English, SamSam English | Ireland | FW | 1931–1933 | 72 | 41 | [8] |
Dawson, JerryJerry Dawson | Scotland | GK | 1931–1945 | 211 | 0 | |
Gillick, TorranceTorrance Gillick | Scotland | FW | 1933–1935 1946–1950 | 140 | 62 | |
Venters, AlexAlex Venters | Scotland | FW | 1933–1946 | 201 | 102 | |
Kinnear, DavidDavid Kinnear | Scotland | FW | 1934–1944 | 109 | 32 | |
Thornton, WillieWillie Thornton | Scotland | FW | 1936–1954 | 308 | 194 | |
Shaw, JockJock Shaw | Scotland | FB | 1938–1953 | 287 | 1 | |
Woodburn, WillieWillie Woodburn | Scotland | FB | 1938–1954 | 329 | 1 | |
Duncanson, JimmyJimmy Duncanson | Scotland | FW | 1939–1950 | 140 | 59 | |
Waddell, WillieWillie Waddell | Scotland | FW | 1939–1955 | 301 | 55 | |
Young, GeorgeGeorge Young | Scotland | FB | 1941–1957 | 428 | 31 | |
McColl, IanIan McColl | Scotland | FB | 1945–1960 | 526 | 14 | |
Rae, WillieWillie Rae | Scotland | HB | 1946–1957 | 179 | 7 | |
Cox, SammySammy Cox | Scotland | FB | 1946–1955 | 310 | 16 | |
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown | Scotland | GK | 1946–1956 | 296 | 0 | |
Rutherford, EddieEddie Rutherford | Scotland | HB | 1946–1952 | 140 | 28 | |
Findlay, WillieWillie Findlay | Scotland | FW | 1947–1954 | 114 | 65 | |
Paton, WillieWillie Paton | Scotland | FW | 1947–1957 | 164 | 68 | |
Hubbard, JohnnyJohnny Hubbard | South Africa | FW | 1949–1959 | 238 | 106 | |
Simpson, BillyBilly Simpson | Northern Ireland | FW | 1950–1959 | 239 | 163 | |
Little, JohnJohn Little | Scotland | FB | 1950–1961 | 275 | 1 | |
Prentice, JohnJohn Prentice | Scotland | FB | 1950–1956 | 142 | 37 | |
Niven, GeorgeGeorge Niven | Scotland | GK | 1951–1960 | 327 | 0 | |
Grierson, DerekDerek Grierson | Scotland | FW | 1952–1956 | 106 | 59 | |
Caldow, EricEric Caldow | Scotland | DF | 1953–1966 | 407 | 25 | |
Scott, AlexAlex Scott | Scotland | MF | 1954–1963 | 331 | 46 | |
Brand, RalphRalph Brand | Scotland | FW | 1954–1965 | 317 | 206 | |
Baird, SammySammy Baird | Scotland | MF | 1955–1960 | 179 | 52 | |
Murray, MaxMax Murray | Scotland | FW | 1955–1963 | 154 | 121 | [9] |
Shearer, BobbyBobby Shearer | Scotland | DF | 1955–1965 | 407 | 4 | |
Millar, JimmyJimmy Millar | Scotland | FW | 1955–1967 | 317 | 162 | |
Wilson, DavieDavie Wilson | Scotland | MF | 1956–1967 | 373 | 157 | |
Ritchie, BillyBilly Ritchie | Scotland | GK | 1956–1967 | 339 | 0 | |
Davis, HaroldHarold Davis | Scotland | MF | 1956–1964 | 261 | 13 | |
Provan, DaveDave Provan | Scotland | DF | 1958–1970 | 262 | 11 | |
Martin, NorrieNorrie Martin | Scotland | GK | 1958–1970 | 110 | 0 | |
McMillan, IanIan McMillan | Scotland | FW | 1958–1964 | 194 | 55 | |
Stevenson, WillieWillie Stevenson | Scotland | MF | 1958–1962 | 103 | 1 | |
Paterson, BillBill Paterson | Scotland | DF | 1958–1962 | 116 | 0 | |
Baxter, JimJim Baxter | Scotland | MF | 1960–1965 1969–1970 | 254 | 24 | |
Henderson, WillieWillie Henderson | Scotland | MF | 1960–1972 | 426 | 62 | |
McKinnon, RonnieRonnie McKinnon | Scotland | DF | 1960–1973 | 473 | 2 | |
Greig, JohnJohn Greig | Scotland | DF | 1961–1978 | 755 | 120 | [10] |
Forrest, JimJim Forrest | Scotland | FW | 1962–1967 | 163 | 145 | [11] |
McLean, GeorgeGeorge McLean | Scotland | FW | 1962–1967 | 117 | 82 | |
Jackson, ColinColin Jackson | Scotland | DF | 1963–1982 | 506 | 40 | |
Johnston, WillieWillie Johnston | Scotland | MF | 1964–1972 1980–1982 | 393 | 125 | |
Mathieson, WillieWillie Mathieson | Scotland | DF | 1964–1975 | 250 | 3 | |
Jardine, SandySandy Jardine | Scotland | DF | 1964–1982 | 674 | 77 | |
Johansen, KaiKai Johansen | Denmark | DF | 1965–1970 | 238 | 9 | |
Smith, DaveDave Smith | Scotland | MF | 1966–1974 | 301 | 11 | |
Miller, AlexAlex Miller | Scotland | DF | 1967–1983 | 306 | 30 | |
Penman, AndyAndy Penman | Scotland | MF | 1967–1973 | 150 | 49 | |
Persson, OrjanÖrjan Persson | Sweden | MF | 1967–1970 | 113 | 31 | |
Stein, ColinColin Stein | Scotland | FW | 1968–1973 1975–1977 | 206 | 78 | |
Conn, AlfieAlfie Conn | Scotland | MF | 1968–1974 | 149 | 39 | |
MacDonald, AlexAlex MacDonald | Scotland | MF | 1968–1980 | 503 | 94 | |
Johnstone, DerekDerek Johnstone | Scotland | U | 1970–1983 1985–1986 | 546 | 210 | |
McCloy, PeterPeter McCloy | Scotland | GK | 1970–1986 | 535 | 0 | |
Parlane, DerekDerek Parlane | Scotland | FW | 1970–1980 | 300 | 111 | |
McLean, TommyTommy McLean | Scotland | MF | 1971–1982 | 452 | 57 | |
Forsyth, TomTom Forsyth | Scotland | DF | 1972–1982 | 326 | 6 | |
Young, QuintonQuinton Young | Scotland | MF | 1972–1976 | 116 | 38 | |
Kennedy, StewartStewart Kennedy | Scotland | GK | 1973–1980 | 131 | 0 | |
McKean, BobbyBobby McKean | Scotland | MF | 1974–1978 | 119 | 17 | [12] |
Dawson, AllyAlly Dawson | Scotland | DF | 1975–1987 | 316 | 8 | |
Smith, GordonGordon Smith | Scotland | U | 1977–1980 1982 | 157 | 51 | |
Russell, BobbyBobby Russell | Scotland | MF | 1977–1986 | 270 | 46 | |
Cooper, DavieDavie Cooper | Scotland | MF | 1977–1989 | 540 | 75 | |
MacDonald, JohnJohn MacDonald | Scotland | FW | 1978–1986 | 230 | 77 | |
Bett, JimJim Bett | Scotland | MF | 1980–1983 | 152 | 30 | |
Redford, IanIan Redford | Scotland | MF | 1980–1986 | 247 | 42 | |
McClelland, JohnJohn McClelland | Northern Ireland | DF | 1981–1984 | 153 | 8 | |
McPherson, DaveDave McPherson | Scotland | DF | 1981–1987 1992–1994 | 424 | 38 | |
Prytz, RobertRobert Prytz | Sweden | MF | 1982–1985 | 118 | 20 | |
MacKinnon, DaveDave MacKinnon | Scotland | DF | 1982–1986 | 141 | 2 | |
Paterson, CraigCraig Paterson | Scotland | DF | 1982–1987 | 129 | 12 | |
Nicholl, JimmyJimmy Nicholl | Northern Ireland | DF | 1983–1984 1986–1989 | 106 | 0 | |
Fleck, RobertRobert Fleck | Scotland | FW | 1983–1987 | 104 | 34 | |
Ferguson, DerekDerek Ferguson | Scotland | MF | 1983–1990 | 145 | 7 | |
Munro, StuartStuart Munro | Scotland | DF | 1983–1991 | 233 | 3 | |
McCoist, AllyAlly McCoist | Scotland | FW | 1983–1998 | 581 | 355 | [13] |
Durrant, IanIan Durrant | Scotland | MF | 1983–1998 | 347 | 45 | |
Nisbet, ScottScott Nisbet | Scotland | DF | 1985–1993 | 118 | 9 | |
Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher | England | DF | 1986–1990 | 176 | 11 | |
Souness, GraemeGraeme Souness | Scotland | MF | 1986–1991 | 73 | 5 | [14] |
Woods, ChrisChris Woods | England | GK | 1986–1991 | 230 | 0 | |
Wilkins, RayRay Wilkins | England | MF | 1987–1989 | 96 | 3 | |
Walters, MarkMark Walters | England | MF | 1987–1991 | 143 | 52 | |
Gough, RichardRichard Gough | Scotland | DF | 1987–1997 1997–1998 | 427 | 34 | |
Stevens, GaryGary Stevens | England | DF | 1988–1994 | 246 | 9 | |
Brown, JohnJohn Brown | Scotland | DF | 1988–1997 | 278 | 18 | |
Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson | Scotland | MF | 1988–2000 | 336 | 46 | |
Johnston, MoMo Johnston | Scotland | FW | 1989–1992 | 100 | 46 | |
Spackman, NigelNigel Spackman | England | MF | 1989–1993 | 124 | 3 | |
Steven, TrevorTrevor Steven | England | MF | 1989–1997 | 184 | 25 | |
Hateley, MarkMark Hateley | England | FW | 1990–1995 1997 | 222 | 115 | |
Huistra, PieterPieter Huistra | Netherlands | MF | 1990–1995 | 158 | 26 | |
Mikhailichenko, AlexeiAlexei Mikhailichenko | Ukraine | MF | 1991–1996 | 134 | 24 | |
Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson | Scotland | DF | 1991–1997 | 251 | 19 | |
Goram, AndyAndy Goram | Scotland | GK | 1991–1998 | 260 | 0 | [15] |
McCall, StuartStuart McCall | Scotland | MF | 1991–1998 | 265 | 20 | |
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller | Scotland | MF | 1992–1999 | 115 | 16 | |
Durie, GordonGordon Durie | Scotland | FW | 1993–2000 | 171 | 58 | |
Moore, CraigCraig Moore | Australia | DF | 1993–1998 1999–2005 | 253 | 17 | |
Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup | Denmark | MF | 1994–1998 | 150 | 45 | |
Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne | England | MF | 1995–1998 | 103 | 39 | |
Cleland, AlecAlec Cleland | Scotland | DF | 1995–1998 | 133 | 7 | |
Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson | Scotland | MF | 1996–2003 2005–2009 | 431 | 61 | [16] |
Albertz, JorgJörg Albertz | Germany | MF | 1996–2001 | 182 | 82 | |
Porrini, SergioSergio Porrini | Italy | DF | 1997–2001 | 133 | 7 | |
Vidmar, TonyTony Vidmar | Australia | DF | 1997–2002 | 159 | 11 | |
Amoruso, LorenzoLorenzo Amoruso | Italy | DF | 1997–2003 | 224 | 24 | |
Ross, MauriceMaurice Ross | Scotland | DF | 1997–2005 | 108 | 3 | |
Malcolm, BobBob Malcolm | Scotland | U | 1997–2006 | 115 | 3 | |
van Bronckhorst, GiovanniGiovanni van Bronckhorst | Netherlands | MF | 1998–2001 | 118 | 22 | |
Wallace, RodRod Wallace | England | FW | 1998–2001 | 122 | 56 | |
Kanchelskis, AndreiAndrei Kanchelskis | Russia | MF | 1998–2002 | 113 | 19 | |
McCann, NeilNeil McCann | Scotland | MF | 1998–2003 | 171 | 25 | |
Numan, ArthurArthur Numan | Netherlands | DF | 1998–2003 | 176 | 6 | |
Klos, StefanStefan Klos | Germany | GK | 1998–2007 | 298 | 0 | |
Mols, MichaelMichael Mols | Netherlands | FW | 1999–2004 | 147 | 48 | |
Konterman, BertBert Konterman | Netherlands | U | 2000–2003 | 117 | 9 | |
Miller, KennyKenny Miller | Scotland | FW | 2000–2001 2008–2011 2014– | 229 | 96 | |
de Boer, RonaldRonald de Boer | Netherlands | MF | 2000–2004 | 149 | 41 | |
Lovenkrands, PeterPeter Løvenkrands | Denmark | FW | 2000–2006 | 182 | 54 | |
Ricksen, FernandoFernando Ricksen | Netherlands | U | 2000–2006 | 254 | 20 | |
Arveladze, ShotaShota Arveladze | Georgia | FW | 2001–2005 | 132 | 57 | |
McGregor, AllanAllan McGregor | Scotland | GK | 2001–2012 | 278 | 0 | |
Hutton, AlanAlan Hutton | Scotland | DF | 2002–2008 | 122 | 4 | [17] |
Burke, ChrisChris Burke | Scotland | MF | 2002–2009 | 131 | 14 | |
Smith, StevenSteven Smith | Scotland | DF | 2004–2010 2013–2015 |
111 | 5 | |
Prso, DadoDado Pršo | Croatia | FW | 2004–2007 | 124 | 37 | |
Novo, NachoNacho Novo | Spain | FW | 2004–2010 | 255 | 71 | |
Hemdani, BrahimBrahim Hemdani | Algeria | MF | 2005–2009 | 108 | 2 | |
Boyd, KrisKris Boyd | Scotland | FW | 2005–2010 2014–2015 |
235 | 138 | |
Weir, DavidDavid Weir | Scotland | DF | 2007–2012 | 231 | 5 | [18] |
Papac, SasaSaša Papac | Bosnia and Herzegovina | DF | 2006–2012 | 227 | 7 | |
Whittaker, StevenSteven Whittaker | Scotland | DF | 2007–2012 | 209 | 28 | |
Davis, StevenSteven Davis | Northern Ireland | MF | 2008–2012 | 211 | 22 | |
McCulloch, LeeLee McCulloch | Scotland | U | 2007–2015 | 303 | 70 | |
Thomson, KevinKevin Thomson | Scotland | MF | 2007–2010 | 109 | 3 | |
Naismith, StevenSteven Naismith | Scotland | FW | 2007–2012 | 140 | 33 | |
Broadfoot, KirkKirk Broadfoot | Scotland | DF | 2007–2012 | 121 | 1 | |
Lafferty, KyleKyle Lafferty | Northern Ireland | FW | 2008–2012 | 137 | 37 | |
Bougherra, MadjidMadjid Bougherra | Algeria | DF | 2008–2011 | 113 | 5 | |
Edu, MauriceMaurice Edu | United States | MF | 2008–2012 | 125 | 12 | |
Wallace, LeeLee Wallace | Scotland | DF | 2011– | 211 | 22 | |
Black, IanIan Black | Scotland | MF | 2012–2015 | 115 | 8 | |
Shiels, DeanDean Shiels | Northern Ireland | MF | 2012– | 123 | 31 | |
Law, NickyNicky Law | England | MF | 2013–2016 | 122 | 26 | |
Clark, NickyNicky Clark | Scotland | FW | 2013–2016 | 106 | 24 |
Club captains
Since the clubs formation in 1872, over thirty players have permanently held the position of club captain for Rangers F.C. The first club captain was Tom Vallance, who was captain from 1876 to 1882. The longest-serving captain is John Greig, who was club captain from 1965 until his retirement in 1978. The current club captain is Lee Wallace, who took over after Lee McCulloch was released in 2015.
Although many players have held the position of captain during matches and in many occasions several matches in a row, when the club captain was injured or suspended, this list only includes players that have been officially appointed as the captain of Rangers Football Club.
Name | From | To | Tenure | Notes |
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Vallance, TomTom Vallance | 1876 | 1882 | 6 years | First known club captain. |
1882 | 1894 | |||
McPherson, JohnJohn McPherson | 1894 | 1898 | 4 years | |
Hamilton, RobertRobert Hamilton | 1898 | 1906 | 8 years | |
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell | 4 years | Captain for four years between 1906 and 1916. | ||
Cairns, TommyTommy Cairns | 1916 | 1926 | 10 years | |
Manderson, BertBert Manderson | 1926 | 1927 | 1 year | First non-Scottish captain of the club. |
Muirhead, TommyTommy Muirhead | 1927 | 1930 | 3 years | |
Meiklejohn, DavidDavid Meiklejohn | 1930 | 1938 | 8 years | |
Simpson, JimmyJimmy Simpson | 1938 | 1940 | 2 years | |
Shaw, JockJock Shaw | 1940 | 1957 | 13 years | |
Young, GeorgeGeorge Young | 1953 | 1957 | 4 years | |
McColl, IanIan McColl | 1957 | 1960 | 3 years | |
Caldow, EricEric Caldow | 1960 | 1962 | 2 years | |
Shearer, BobbyBobby Shearer | 1962 | 1965 | 3 years | |
Greig, JohnJohn Greig | 1965 | 1978 | 13 years | Retired as a footballer to become manager of the club. |
Johnstone, DerekDerek Johnstone | 1978 | 1983 | 5 years | Named captain by Greig after requesting a transfer. |
McClelland, JohnJohn McClelland | 1983 | 21 September 1984 | 1 year | Stripped on captaincy in September due to contract talks. |
Paterson, CraigCraig Paterson | 21 September 1984 | 1 August 1986 | 1 year, 314 days | |
Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher | 1 August 1986 | 23 September 1990 | 4 years, 53 days | Made captain on day signed, 1 August. |
Gough, RichardRichard Gough | 23 September 1990 | 31 May 1997 | 6 years, 255 days | Appointed captain after a row between Souness and Butcher. |
Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup | 1 June 1997 | 18 October 1997 | 139 days | First non-British captain of the club. |
Gough, RichardRichard Gough | 18 October 1997 | 31 May 1998 | 225 days | Returned to the club in October and was re-appointed captain.[19] |
Amoruso, LorenzoLorenzo Amoruso | 1 June 1998 | 31 October 2000 | 2 years, 152 days | Appointed by Dick Advocaat and was the clubs first Catholic captain.[20] |
Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson | 31 October 2000 | 29 August 2003 | 2 years, 302 days | Became captain at aged only 22 years.[21][22] |
Moore, CraigCraig Moore | 3 January 2003 | 8 July 2004 | 1 year, 187 days | Removed as captain after disagreement of McLeish.[23] |
Klos, StefanStefan Klos | 17 July 2004 | 7 July 2005 | 1 year, 10 days | First goalkeeper captain[24] Ricksen stood-in after he was injured. |
Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson | 7 July 2005 | 1 January 2007 | 1 year, 178 days | Stripped of captaincy by Paul Le Guen[25] |
Rae, GavinGavin Rae | 1 January 2007 | 13 January 2007 | 12 days | Captained the club for only 13 days.[26] |
Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson | 13 January 2007 | 30 April 2009 | 2 years, 80 days | Stripped of captaincy by Walter Smith.[27] |
Weir, DavidDavid Weir | 3 April 2009 | 20 January 2012 | 2 years, 292 days | Made captain on 3 April,[27] having previously been vice captain[28] |
Davis, StevenSteven Davis | 20 January 2012 | 6 June 2012 | 168 days | Stand in at start of 2011–12 season, permanent from 20 January[29] |
Bocanegra, CarlosCarlos Bocanegra | 29 July 2012 | 31 August 2012 | 33 days | Club captain for only seven games[30] |
McCulloch, LeeLee McCulloch | 1 September 2012 | 31 May 2015 | 2 years, 272 days | Club captained over three divisions[31] |
Wallace, LeeLee Wallace | 25 July 2015 | 288 days | VC, captain from start of season, officially 18 August |
Hall of fame
The Rangers F.C. Hall of fame is a list established in 2000 by the then Rangers chairman, David Murray, the first of any club in Britain.[32] He decided that the club should remember and honour the achievements and contribution made to Rangers by its finest players throughout its history. A mahogany panel above the famous marble staircase was assigned to display the names of those former players inducted into the Hall of Fame and an annual presentation ceremony was instigated where the players honoured received their award.
The following five criteria are considered by the panel when selecting new members include the individuals service to the club including the number of appearances made, the honours and international caps won whilst with the club and the players exceptional ability.
The first member elected was Moses McNeil, one of the founders of Rangers.
Inductee | Year | Position | Career | Appearances | Honours | Caps |
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Moses McNeil | 2000 | MF | 1872-1882 | 34 | 2 | |
Peter McNeil | 2010 | MF | 1872-1877 | 7 | 0 | |
Peter Campbell | 2010 | FW | 1872-1879 | 24 | 2 | |
William McBeath | 2010 | MF | 1872-1876 | 5 | 0 | |
Tom Vallance | DF | 1877-1884 | 38 | 6 | ||
John McPherson | FW | 1891-1902 | 281 | L (5), SC (3) | 9 | |
Jock Drummond | 2011 | DF | 1892-1904 | 14 | ||
Nicol Smith | DF | 1893-1905 | 205 | SC (1) | 12 | |
Alex Smith | 2000 | MF | 1894-1915 | 481 | L (4) | 20 |
Jimmy Gordon | 2007 | DF | 1907-1920 | 334 | L (5) | 10 |
Tommy Cairns | 2000 | MF | 1913-1927 | 457 | L (6) | 6 |
Andy Cunningham | c | FW | 1914-1929 | 389 | L (7), SC (1) | 12 |
Bert Manderson | DF | 1915-1927 | 218 | L (7) | 5 | |
Tommy Muirhead | MF | 1917-1924 1925-1930 | 353 | L (8) | 8 | |
Sandy Archibald | MF | 1917-1934 | 580 | L (13), Scottish Cup (3) | 8 | |
David Meiklejohn | 2000 | DF | 1919-1936 | 563 | L (12), SC (5) | 15 |
Alan Morton | 2000 | MF | 1920-1933 | 440 | L (9), SC (3) | 31 |
Tully Craig | 2012 | U | 1923-1935 | L (5), SC (2) | 8 | |
Dougie Gray | DF | 1925-1947 | 555 | L (10), SC (6) | 10 | |
Jimmy Fleming | 2012 | FW | 1925-1934 | 3 | ||
Bob McPhail | 2000 | FW | 1927-1940 | 408 | L (9), SC (6) | 16 |
George Brown | 2010 | DF | 1929-1941 | 269 | 19 | |
Jimmy Smith | FW | 1930-1946 | 259 | L (5), SC (3) | 2 | |
Jerry Dawson | 2002 | GK | 1931-1945 | 211 | L (5), SC (2) | 14 |
Sam English | 2009 | FW | 1931-1933 | 72 | L (1), SC (1) | 2 |
Torry Gillick | FW | 1933-1935 1946-1950 | 140 | L (1), SC (2), LC (2) | 5 | |
Alex Venters | 2006 | FW | 1933-1946 | 201 | L (3), SC (2) | 3 |
Willie Thornton | 2000 | FW | 1936-1954 | 308 | L (4), SC (1) | 7 |
Jock Shaw | 2000 | DF | 1938-1953 | 287 | L (4), SC (3), LC (2) | 4 |
Willie Woodburn | DF | 1938-1954 | 329 | L (4), SC (4), LC (2) | 24 | |
William Waddell | 2000 | MF | 1939-1955 | 301 | L (4), SC (2) | 17 |
George Young | DF | 1941-1957 | 428 | L (6), SC (4), LC (2) | 53 | |
Ian McColl | c | DF | 1945-1960 | 526 | L (6), SC (5), LC (2) | 14 |
Bobby Brown | 2002 | GK | 1946-1956 | 296 | L (3), SC (3), LC (2) | 3 |
Sammy Cox | 2003 | MF | 1946-1955 | 310 | L (3), SC (2) | 24 |
Johnny Hubbard | 2008 | MF | 1949-1959 | 238 | L (3), SC (1) | 1 |
Billy Simpson | 2003 | FW | 1950-1959 | 239 | L(3), SC (1) | 12 |
John Little | 2012 | DF | 1951-1960 | 275 | 1 | |
Eric Caldow | DF | 1953-1966 | 407 | L (5), SC (2), LC (3) | 40 | |
Alex Scott | 2006 | MF | 1954-1963 | 331 | L(4), SC (1), LC (2) | 16 |
Ralph Brand | 2002 | FW | 1954-1965 | 317 | L (4), SC (4), LC (4) | 8 |
Jimmy Millar | 2003 | FW | 1955-1967 | 317 | L, SC (4), LC (3) | 2 |
Bobby Shearer | DF | 1955-1965 | 407 | L (5), SC (3), LC (4) | 4 | |
Billy Ritchie | 2008 | GK | 1955-1967 | 339 | L (2), SC (4), LC (3) | 1 |
Davie Wilson | 2003 | MF | 1956-1967 | 373 | L (2), SC (5), LC (2) | 22 |
Harold Davis | 2009 | DF | 1956-1964 | 261 | L (4), SC (1), LC (2) | 0 |
David Provan | 2004 | DF | 1958-1970 | 262 | L (1), SC (3), LC (2) | 5 |
Ian McMillan | 2010 | FW | 1958-1964 | 194 | 6 | |
Willie Henderson | 2002 | MF | 1960-1972 | 426 | League (2) Scottish Cup (4) LC (2) | 29 |
Ronnie McKinnon | 2004 | DF | 1960-1973 | 473 | League (2) Scottish Cup (4) LC (3) | 28 |
Jim Baxter | 2000 | MF | 1960-1965 1969-1970 | 254 | L (3), SC (3), LC (4) | 34 |
John Greig | 2000 | DF | 1961-1978 | 755 | L (5), SC (6), LC (1), ECWC (1) | 44 |
Colin Jackson | c | DF | 1963-1982 | 506 | L (3), SC (3), LC (5) | 8 |
Sandy Jardine | 2000 | DF | 1964-1982 | 674 | L (3) SC (5), LC (5), ECWC (1) | 34 |
Willie Johnston | 2002 | MF | 1964-1972 1980-1982 | 393 | SC (1), LC (2), ECWC (1) | 22 |
Willie Mathieson | 2007 | DF | 1964-1975 | 250 | SC (1), ECWC (1) | 0 |
Dave Smith | 2007 | DF | 1966-1974 | 301 | ECWC (1) | 2 |
Alex MacDonald | 2003 | MF | 1968-1980 | 503 | L (3), SC (4), LC (4), ECWC (1) | 1 |
Colin Stein | 2002 | FW | 1968-1973 1975-1977 | 206 | LC (2), ECWC (1) | 21 |
Alfie Conn | 2007 | MF | 1968-1974 | 149 | ECWC (1) | 2 |
Peter McCloy | c | GK | 1970-1986 | 535 | L (1), SC (4), LC (4), ECWC (1) | 4 |
Derek Parlane | 2010 | FW | 1970-1980 | 300 | 12 | |
Derek Johnstone | c | FW | 1970-1983 1985-1986 | 546 | L (3), SC (5), LC (5), ECWC (1) | 14 |
Tommy McLean | 2004 | MF | 1971-1982 | 452 | L (3), SC (4), LC (3), ECWC (1) | 9 |
Tom Forsyth | 2003 | DF | 1972-1982 | 326 | L (3), SC (4), LC (2) | 22 |
Davie Cooper | 2000 | MF | 1977-1989 | 540 | L (3), SC (3), LC (7) | 24 |
Bobby Russell | 2006 | MF | 1977-1986 | 370 | L (1), SC (3), LC (4) | 0 |
Dave McPherson | 2012 | DF | 1980-1987 1992-1994 | |||
Ally McCoist | 2000 | FW | 1983-1998 | 581 | L (9), SC (1), LC (9) | 61 |
Ian Durrant | 2002 | MF | 1983-1998 | 347 | League (3), Scottish Cup (3), LC (4) | 19 |
Graeme Souness | 2003 | MF | 1986-1991 | 73 | L (1) | 54 |
Terry Butcher | 2002 | DF | 1986-1990 | 176 | L (3), LC (2) | 77 |
Chris Woods | 2004 | GK | 1986-1991 | 230 | L (4), LC (3) | 43 |
Richard Gough | 2002 | DF | 1987-1997 1997-1998 | 427 | L (9), SC (3), LC (6) | 61 |
Ian Ferguson | 2006 | MF | 1988-2000 | 336 | L (10), SC (3), LC (5) | 9 |
Ray Wilkins | 2003 | MF | 1987-1989 | 96 | League (2), LC (1) | 84 |
John Brown | 2004 | DF | 1988-1997 | 278 | L (6), SC (3), LC (3) | 0 |
Mark Hateley | 2003 | FW | 1990-1995 1997 | 222 | L (5), SC (2), LC (3) | 32 |
Andy Goram | 2000 | GK | 1991-1998 | 260 | L (5), SC (3), LC (2) | 48 |
Stuart McCall | 2008 | MF | 1991-1998 | 265 | L (5), SC (3), LC (2) | 40 |
Brian Laudrup | 2000 | MF | 1994-1998 | 150 | L (3), SC (1), LC (1) | 75 |
Paul Gascoigne | 2003 | MF | 1995-1998 | 103 | L (2), SC (1), LC (1) | 57 |
Jörg Albertz | 2002 | MF | 1996-2001 | 182 | L (3), SC (1), LC (2) | 3 |
Barry Ferguson | 2004 | MF | 1996-2003 2005-2009 | 431 | L (5), SC (5), LC (5) | 45 |
Lorenzo Amoruso | 2010 | DF | 1997-2003 | 224 | L (3), SC (3), LC (3) | 0 |
Stefan Klos | 2009 | GK | 1998-2007 | 298 | L (4), SC (4), LC (2) | 0 |
Fernando Ricksen | 2014 | DF | 2000-2006 | 254 | 12 | |
Nacho Novo | 2014 | FW | 2004-2010 | 255 | 0 | |
Lee McCulloch | 2014 | DF | 2007-2015 | 303 | 18 |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 One of the four founders of Rangers.
- ↑ McNeil became the first Rangers player to play international football when he played for Scotland against Wales in 1876.
- ↑ Vallance was Rangers' first captain.
- ↑ Holds the record for most Scottish Cup appearances by a Rangers player, with 74 in his career.
- ↑ Holds the record for most league appearances by a Rangers player, with 513 between 1917 and 1934.
- ↑ Robb played in 241 consecutive matches for Rangers between 1920 and 1925
- ↑ Rangers' second top goalscorer of all time, with 261 goals in 408 matches.
- ↑ English holds the record for the most league goals scored in a season for Rangers, with 44 in the 1931–1932 season.
- ↑ Murray scored Rangers' first goal in European football, against OGC Nice in 1956.
- ↑ Greig holds the record for most appearances for Rangers, with 755 in his seventeen year spell at the club. He was voted the Greatest Ever Ranger in 1999.
- ↑ Holds the record for the most goals scored in one season for Rangers, with 57 in the 1964–1965 season.
- ↑ McKean died while still a Rangers first team player, in a carbon monoxide poisoning accident in 1978.
- ↑ Rangers' all-time record goalscorer, with 355 goals between 1983 and 1998.
- ↑ Souness is the only player-manager in the history of Rangers.
- ↑ Goram was voted Rangers "Greatest ever goalkeeper".
- ↑ Ferguson became Rangers' youngest ever captain in the 2001–2002 season, and holds the record for most European football appearances for the club with 82.
- ↑ Rangers received the highest transfer fee in their history when Hutton was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £9,000,000 in 2008.
- ↑ Holds the record for the oldest first-team player for Rangers, aged 41 years 77 days.
- ↑ "Week Beginning 11 October 1997". reocities. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ↑ "Amo strikes at Catholic schools". BBC (BBC Sport). 20 June 2003.
- ↑ "Deposed captain in new Ibrox row". BBC Sport. 1 November 2000.
- ↑ "Rovers sign Ferguson". BBC Sport. 29 August 2003.
- ↑ "Rangers transfer list Moore". BBC Sport. 8 July 2004.
- ↑ "Klos new captain for Gers". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004.
- ↑ "Gers strip Ferguson of captaincy". BBC Sport. 1 January 2007.
- ↑ "Ferguson back as Rangers captain". BBC Sport. 13 January 2007.
- 1 2 "Scots end Gers pair's cap career". BBC Sport. 3 April 2009.
- ↑ "Weir is stand-in Rangers captain". BBC Sport. 19 July 2008.
- ↑ "Reluctant David Weir ready for Rangers bow". BBC Sport. 20 January 2012.
- ↑ "Carlos Bocanegra joins Racing Santander on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Rangers 5-1 Elgin City". BBC Sport. 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame". Rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame inductees". Rangers Football Club (Rangers.co.uk). 5 March 2014.
External links
- Rangers player history and stats at The Rangers Archive
- Bob Ferrier; Robert McElroy (1990). Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. The Crowood Press. ISBN 1-85223-404-0.
- Bob Ferrier; Robert McElroy (1998). Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. The Crowood Press. ISBN 0-600-59495-5.
- Bob Ferrier; Robert McElroy (2005). Rangers: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-481-7.
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