- List of Rangers F.C. players
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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 and European) matches for the club. Other players can be included if they are regarded as having played a significant role for the club (e.g. players involved in the 1971–72 Cup Winners' Cup campaign), 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.
Contents
List of players
- As of 5 November 2011
Name Nationality Position Rangers career Appearances Goals Notes Moses McNeil Scotland
W 1872–1882 34 10 [1][2] Peter McNeil Scotland
MF 1872–1877 7 0 [1] William McBeath Scotland
W 1872–1876 5 0 [1] Peter Campbell Scotland
FW 1872–1879 24 15 [1] Tom Vallance Scotland
RB 1874–1884 38 0 [3] David Mitchell Scotland
MF 1889–1900 171 8 Robert Marshall Scotland
RM 1889–1896 125 4 Andrew McCreadie Scotland
CB 1890–1894
1896–1897109 11 John McPherson Scotland
IF 1891–1902 281 121 Jock Drummond Scotland
DF 1892–1904 223 6 Nicol Smith Scotland
FB 1893–1905 205 6 Alex Smith Scotland
LW 1894–1915 481 152 [4] Neilly Gibson Scotland
W 1894–1904 192 22 Matthew Dickie Scotland
GK 1896–1904 175 0 Robert Neil Scotland
CB 1897–1904 109 28 Robert Cumming Hamilton Scotland
ST 1897–1906
1907–1908209 184 Jacky Robertson Scotland
CB 1899–1905 130 25 Finlay Speedie Scotland
IF 1900–1906 121 50 James Stark Scotland
CB 1900–1907
1908–1910213 14 John May Scotland
WH 1904–1910 149 16 Archie Kyle Scotland
FW 1904–1908 110 52 Alex Craig Ireland
FB 1904–1914
1916–1917160 0 George Law Scotland
RB 1906–1912 107 1 Joe Hendry Scotland
DF 1909–1917 147 7 Robert Campbell Scotland
DF/ST 1906–1914 211 56 James Galt Scotland
MF 1906–1914 206 5 Jimmy Gordon Scotland
DF 1907–1920 334 65 Alex Bennett Scotland
IF 1908–1917 201 53 Billy Hogg England
IF 1909–1913 107 45 Herbert Lock England
GK 1909–1920 238 0 Willie Reid Scotland
ST 1909–1920 230 195 James Bowie Scotland
IF 1910–1922 321 66 Jimmy Paterson Scotland
LW 1910–1920 168 41 John Hempsey Scotland
GK 1912–1919 150 0 James Logan Scotland
DF 1912–1917 118 8 Tommy Cairns Scotland
IF 1913–1927 457 154 Scott Duncan Scotland
OF 1913–1919 103 26 Andy Cunningham Scotland
IF 1914–1929 389 182 Peter Pursell Scotland
CB 1914–1919 128 1 Bert Manderson Ireland
RB 1915–1927 418 5 Tommy Muirhead Scotland
HB/IF 1917–1924
1925–1930353 49 Sandy Archibald Scotland
MF 1917–1934 580 148 [5] Arthur Dixon England
CB 1917–1926 361 8 James Walls Scotland
WH 1918–1924 106 4 David Meiklejohn Scotland
DF 1919–1936 563 46 Geordie Henderson Scotland
CF 1919–1927 195 142 Alan Morton Scotland
LW 1920–1933 440 105 Billy McCandless Ireland
LB 1920–1930 231 9 William Robb Scotland
GK 1920–1926 251 0 [6] Tom Hamilton Scotland
GK 1923–1934 281 0 Tully Craig Scotland
WH 1923–1935 275 38 Jimmy Fleming Scotland
ST 1925–1934 268 223 James Marshall Scotland
IF 1925–1934 225 125 Dougie Gray Scotland
FB 1925–1947 555 2 Bob McPhail Scotland
ST 1927–1940 408 261 [7] Jimmy Simpson Scotland
CB 1927–1940 331 6 Robert J. Hamilton Ireland
LB 1927–1933 143 0 John Buchanan Scotland
RB 1927–1931 115 3 Whitey McDonald Ireland
DF 1928–1938 209 1 George Brown Scotland
LH 1929–1941 269 23 Robert Main Scotland
RW 1929–1939 158 35 Jimmy Smith Scotland
CF 1930–1946 259 249 Sam English Ireland
ST 1931–1933 72 41 [8] Jerry Dawson Scotland
GK 1931–1945 211 0 Torrance Gillick Scotland
IF 1933–1935
1946–1950140 62 Alex Venters Scotland
IF 1933–1946 201 102 David Kinnear Scotland
LW 1934–1944 109 32 Willie Thornton Scotland
CF 1936–1954 308 194 Jock Shaw Scotland
DF 1938–1953 287 1 Willie Woodburn Scotland
CB 1938–1954 329 1 Jimmy Duncanson Scotland
ST 1939–1950 140 59 William Waddell Scotland
W 1939–1955 301 55 George Young Scotland
DF 1941–1957 428 31 Ian McColl Scotland
DF 1945–1960 526 14 Willie Rae Scotland
WH 1946–1957 179 7 Sammy Cox Scotland
FB 1946–1955 310 16 Bobby Brown Scotland
GK 1946–1956 296 0 Eddie Rutherford Scotland
W 1946–1952 140 28 Willie Findlay Scotland
IF 1947–1954 114 65 Willie Paton Scotland
ST 1947–1957 164 68 Johnny Hubbard South Africa
LW 1949–1959 238 106 Billy Simpson Northern Ireland
CF 1950–1959 239 163 John Little Scotland
LB 1950–1961 275 1 John Prentice Scotland
FB 1950–1956 142 37 George Niven Scotland
GK 1951–1960 327 0 Derek Grierson Scotland
ST 1952–1956 106 59 Eric Caldow Scotland
DF 1953–1966 407 25 Alex Scott Scotland
RW 1954–1963 331 46 Ralph Brand Scotland
ST 1954–1965 317 206 Sammy Baird Scotland
LW 1955–1960 179 52 Max Murray Scotland
ST 1955–1963 154 121 [9] Bobby Shearer Scotland
FB 1955–1965 407 4 Jimmy Millar Scotland
CF 1955–1967 317 162 Davie Wilson Scotland
LW 1956–1967 373 157 Billy Ritchie Scotland
GK 1956–1967 339 0 Harold Davis Scotland
WH 1956–1964 261 13 Dave Provan Scotland
FB 1958–1970 262 11 Norrie Martin Scotland
GK 1958–1970 110 0 Ian McMillan Scotland
IF 1958–1964 194 55 Willie Stevenson Scotland
WH 1958–1962 103 1 Bill Paterson Scotland
CB 1958–1962 116 0 Jim Baxter Scotland
MF 1960–1965
1969–1970254 24 Willie Henderson Scotland
W 1960–1972 426 62 Ronnie McKinnon Scotland
HB 1960–1973 473 2 John Greig Scotland
DF 1961–1978 755 120 [10] Jim Forrest Scotland
ST 1962–1967 163 145 [11] George McLean Scotland
CF 1962–1967 117 82 Colin Jackson Scotland
CB 1963–1982 506 40 Willie Johnston Scotland
W 1964–1972
1980–1982393 125 Willie Mathieson Scotland
LB 1964–1975 250 3 Sandy Jardine Scotland
RB 1964–1982 674 77 Kai Johansen Denmark
FB 1965–1970 238 9 Dave Smith Scotland
LM 1966–1974 301 11 Alex Miller Scotland
FB 1967–1983 306 30 Andy Penman Scotland
MF 1967–1973 150 49 Örjan Persson Sweden
W 1967–1970 113 31 Colin Stein Scotland
ST 1968–1973
1975–1977206 78 Alfie Conn Scotland
MF 1968–1974 149 39 Alex MacDonald Scotland
MF 1968–1980 503 94 Derek Johnstone Scotland
DF/ST 1970–1983
1985–1986546 210 Peter McCloy Scotland
GK 1970–1986 535 0 Derek Parlane Scotland
ST 1970–1980 300 111 Tommy McLean Scotland
RW 1971–1982 452 57 Tom Forsyth Scotland
CB 1972–1982 326 6 Quinton Young Scotland
LW 1972–1976 116 38 Stewart Kennedy Scotland
GK 1973–1980 131 0 Bobby McKean Scotland
RM 1974–1978 119 17 [12] Ally Dawson Scotland
FB 1975–1987 316 8 Gordon Smith Scotland
FW 1977–1980
1982157 51 Bobby Russell Scotland
RM 1977–1986 270 46 Davie Cooper Scotland
W 1977–1989 540 75 John MacDonald Scotland
ST 1978–1986 230 77 Jim Bett Scotland
MF 1980–1983 152 30 Ian Redford Scotland
MF 1980–1986 247 42 John McClelland Northern Ireland
CB 1981–1984 153 8 Dave McPherson Scotland
CB 1981–1987
1992–1994424 38 Robert Prytz Sweden
MF 1982–1985 118 20 Dave MacKinnon Scotland
FB 1982–1986 141 2 Craig Paterson Scotland
CB 1982–1987 129 12 Jimmy Nicholl Northern Ireland
RB 1983–1984
1986–1989106 0 Robert Fleck Scotland
ST 1983–1987 104 34 Derek Ferguson Scotland
MF 1983–1990 145 7 Stuart Munro Scotland
LB 1983–1991 233 3 Ally McCoist Scotland
ST 1983–1998 581 355 [13] Ian Durrant Scotland
CM 1983–1998 347 45 Scott Nisbet Scotland
FB 1985–1993 118 9 Terry Butcher England
CB 1986–1990 176 11 Graeme Souness Scotland
CM 1986–1991 73 5 [14] Chris Woods England
GK 1986–1991 230 0 Ray Wilkins England
MF 1987–1989 96 3 Mark Walters England
W 1987–1991 143 52 Richard Gough Scotland
CB 1987–1997
1997–1998427 34 Gary Stevens England
RB 1988–1994 246 9 John Brown Scotland
DF 1988–1997 278 18 Ian Ferguson Scotland
MF 1988–2000 336 46 Mo Johnston Scotland
ST 1989–1992 100 46 Nigel Spackman England
MF 1989–1993 124 3 Trevor Steven England
RW 1989–1997 184 25 Mark Hateley England
CF 1990–1995
1997222 115 Pieter Huistra Netherlands
W 1990–1995 158 26 Alexei Mikhailichenko Ukraine
AM 1991–1996 134 24 David Robertson Scotland
LB 1991–1997 251 19 Andy Goram Scotland
GK 1991–1998 260 0 [15] Stuart McCall Scotland
CM 1991–1998 265 20 Charlie Miller Scotland
MF 1992–1999 115 16 Gordon Durie Scotland
CF 1993–2000 171 58 Craig Moore Australia
CB 1993–1998
1999–2005253 17 Brian Laudrup Denmark
AM 1994–1998 150 45 Barry Ferguson Scotland
CM 1994–2003
2005–2009431 61 [16] Paul Gascoigne England
CM 1995–1998 103 39 Alec Cleland Scotland
RB 1995–1998 133 7 Jörg Albertz Germany
MF 1996–2001 182 82 Sergio Porrini Italy
RB 1997–2001 133 7 Tony Vidmar Australia
DF 1997–2002 159 11 Lorenzo Amoruso Italy
CB 1997–2003 224 24 Maurice Ross Scotland
RB 1997–2005 108 3 Robert Malcolm Scotland
DF/MF 1997–2006 115 3 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Netherlands
CM 1998–2001 118 22 Rod Wallace England
ST 1998–2001 122 56 Andrei Kanchelskis Russia
RW 1998–2002 113 19 Neil McCann Scotland
LW 1998–2003 171 25 Arthur Numan Netherlands
LB 1998–2003 176 6 Stefan Klos Germany
GK 1998–2007 298 0 Allan McGregor Scotland
GK 1998– 253 0 Michael Mols Netherlands
ST 1999–2004 147 48 Bert Konterman Netherlands
DF/MF 2000–2003 117 9 Kenny Miller Scotland
ST 2000–2001
2008–2011146 67 Ronald de Boer Netherlands
AM 2000–2004 149 41 Peter Løvenkrands Denmark
FW 2000–2006 182 54 Fernando Ricksen Netherlands
DF/MF 2000–2006 254 20 Shota Arveladze Georgia
FW 2001–2005 132 57 Alan Hutton Scotland
RB 2002–2008 122 4 [17] Chris Burke Scotland
RW 2002–2009 131 14 Dado Pršo Croatia
CF 2004–2007 124 37 Nacho Novo Spain
FW 2004–2010 255 71 Brahim Hemdani Algeria
CM 2005–2009 108 2 Kris Boyd Scotland
CF 2005–2010 192 128 David Weir Scotland
CB 2007– 231 5 [18] Saša Papac Bosnia and Herzegovina
LB 2006– 213 7 Steven Whittaker Scotland
RB 2007– 196 26 Steven Davis Northern Ireland
MF 2008– 191 18 Lee McCulloch Scotland
CM 2007– 154 15 Kevin Thomson Scotland
CM 2007–2010 109 3 Steven Naismith Scotland
FW 2007– 140 33 Kirk Broadfoot Scotland
RB 2007– 107 1 Kyle Lafferty Northern Ireland
CF 2008– 128 36 Madjid Bougherra Algeria
CB 2008–2011 113 5 Maurice Edu United States
CM 2008– 100 11 Key to positions
GK Goalkeeper RB Right back RW Right winger DF Defender IF Inside Forward LB Left back LW Left winger CB Centre back FW Forward FB Fullback W Winger MF Midfielder ST Striker WH Wing Half AM Attacking Midfielder CM Central Midfielder Notes
- ^ a b c d 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.
References
External links
- Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. The Crowood Press. 1990. ISBN 1-85223-404-0.
- Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. The Crowood Press. 1998. ISBN 0-600-59495-5.
- Rangers: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. 2005. ISBN 1-85983-481-7.
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