List of Rangers F.C. players

Statue of John Greig, holder of Rangers' record for most appearances made for the club

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

Barry Ferguson was a treble winning captain.

• 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.

As of 28 April 2015

Name	Nationality	Position	Rangers career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
McNeil, MosesMoses McNeil	Scotland	26HB	1872–1882	34	10	[1][2]
McNeil, PeterPeter McNeil	Scotland	22 HB	1872–1877	7	0	[1]
McBeath, WilliamWilliam McBeath	Scotland	26 HB	1872–1876	5	0	[1]
Campbell, PeterPeter Campbell	Scotland	40 FW	1872–1879	24	15	[1]
Vallance, TomTom Vallance	Scotland	13 FB	1874–1884	38	0	[3]
Mitchell, DavidDavid Mitchell	Scotland	22 HB	1889–1900	171	8
Marshall, RobertRobert Marshall	Scotland	23 HB	1889–1896	125	4
McCreadie, AndrewAndrew McCreadie	Scotland	15 FB	1890–1894 1896–1897	109	11
McPherson, JohnJohn McPherson	Scotland	41 FW	1891–1902	281	121
Drummond, JockJock Drummond	Scotland	12 FB	1892–1904	223	6
Smith, NicolNicol Smith	Scotland	16 FB	1893–1905	205	6
Smith, AlexAlex Smith	Scotland	28 FW	1894–1915	481	152	[4]
Gibson, NeillyNeilly Gibson	Scotland	26 HB	1894–1904	192	22
Dickie, MatthewMatthew Dickie	Scotland	01 GK	1896–1904	175	0
Neil, RobertRobert Neil	Scotland	15 FB	1897–1904	109	28
Hamilton, Robert C.Robert C. Hamilton	Scotland	42 FW	1897–1906 1907–1908	209	184
Robertson, JackyJacky Robertson	Scotland	15 FB	1899–1905	130	25
Speedie, FinlayFinlay Speedie	Scotland	41 FW	1900–1906	121	50
Stark, JamesJames Stark	Scotland	15 FB	1900–1907 1908–1910	213	14
May, JohnJohn May	Scotland	32 FB	1904–1910	149	16
Kyle, ArchieArchie Kyle	Scotland	40 FW	1904–1908	110	52
Craig, AlexAlex Craig	Ireland	16 FB	1904–1914 1916–1917	160	0
Law, GeorgeGeorge Law	Scotland	13 FB	1906–1912	107	1
Hendry, JoeJoe Hendry	Scotland	22 FB	1909–1917	147	7
Campbell, RobertRobert Campbell	Scotland	50 U	1906–1914	211	56
Galt, JamesJames Galt	Scotland	22 HB	1906–1914	206	5
Gordon, JimmyJimmy Gordon	Scotland	12 FB	1907–1920	334	65
Bennett, AlexAlex Bennett	Scotland	41 FW	1908–1917	201	53
Hogg, BillyBilly Hogg	England	41 FW	1909–1913	107	45
Lock, HerbertHerbert Lock	England	01 GK	1909–1920	238	0
Reid, WillieWillie Reid	Scotland	42 FW	1909–1920	230	195
Bowie, JamesJames Bowie	Scotland	41 FW	1910–1922	321	66
Paterson, JimmyJimmy Paterson	Scotland	28 HB	1910–1920	168	41
Hempsey, JohnJohn Hempsey	Scotland	01 GK	1912–1919	150	0
Logan, JamesJames Logan	Scotland	12 FB	1912–1917	118	8
Cairns, TommyTommy Cairns	Scotland	41 FW	1913–1927	457	154
Duncan, ScottScott Duncan	Scotland	43 FW	1913–1919	103	26
Cunningham, AndyAndy Cunningham	Scotland	41 FW	1914–1929	389	182
Pursell, PeterPeter Pursell	Scotland	15 FB	1914–1919	128	1
Manderson, BertBert Manderson	Ireland	13 FB	1915–1927	418	5
Muirhead, TommyTommy Muirhead	Scotland	52 U	1917–1924 1925–1930	353	49
Archibald, SandySandy Archibald	Scotland	22HB	1917–1934	580	148	[5]
Dixon, ArthurArthur Dixon	England	15 FB	1917–1926	361	8
Walls, JamesJames Walls	Scotland	32 HB	1918–1924	106	4
Meiklejohn, DavidDavid Meiklejohn	Scotland	12 FB	1919–1936	563	46
Henderson, GeordieGeordie Henderson	Scotland	44 FW	1919–1927	195	142
Morton, AlanAlan Morton	Scotland	28FW	1920–1933	440	105
McCandless, BillyBilly McCandless	Ireland	14FB	1920–1930	231	9
Robb, WilliamWilliam Robb	Scotland	01 GK	1920–1926	251	0	[6]
Hamilton, TomTom Hamilton	Scotland	01 GK	1923–1934	281	0
Craig, TullyTully Craig	Scotland	32 HB	1923–1935	275	38
Fleming, JimmyJimmy Fleming	Scotland	42 FW	1925–1934	268	223
Marshall, JamesJames Marshall	Scotland	41 FW	1925–1934	225	125
Gray, DougieDougie Gray	Scotland	16 FB	1925–1947	555	2
McPhail, BobBob McPhail	Scotland	42 FW	1927–1940	408	261	[7]
Simpson, JimmyJimmy Simpson	Scotland	15 FB	1927–1940	331	6
Hamilton, Robert J.Robert J. Hamilton	Ireland	14 FB	1927–1933	143	0
Buchanan, JohnJohn Buchanan	Scotland	13 FB	1927–1931	115	3
McDonald, WhiteyWhitey McDonald	Ireland	12 FB	1928–1938	209	1
Brown, GeorgeGeorge Brown	Scotland	31 HB	1929–1941	269	23
Main, BobbyBobby Main	Scotland	27 HB	1929–1939	158	35
Smith, JimmyJimmy Smith	Scotland	44 FW	1930–1946	259	249
English, SamSam English	Ireland	42 FW	1931–1933	72	41	[8]
Dawson, JerryJerry Dawson	Scotland	01 GK	1931–1945	211	0
Gillick, TorranceTorrance Gillick	Scotland	41 FW	1933–1935 1946–1950	140	62
Venters, AlexAlex Venters	Scotland	41 FW	1933–1946	201	102
Kinnear, DavidDavid Kinnear	Scotland	28 FW	1934–1944	109	32
Thornton, WillieWillie Thornton	Scotland	44 FW	1936–1954	308	194
Shaw, JockJock Shaw	Scotland	12 FB	1938–1953	287	1
Woodburn, WillieWillie Woodburn	Scotland	15 FB	1938–1954	329	1
Duncanson, JimmyJimmy Duncanson	Scotland	42 FW	1939–1950	140	59
Waddell, WillieWillie Waddell	Scotland	26 FW	1939–1955	301	55
Young, GeorgeGeorge Young	Scotland	20 FB	1941–1957	428	31
McColl, IanIan McColl	Scotland	20 FB	1945–1960	526	14
Rae, WillieWillie Rae	Scotland	32 HB	1946–1957	179	7
Cox, SammySammy Cox	Scotland	16 FB	1946–1955	310	16
Brown, BobbyBobby Brown	Scotland	01 GK	1946–1956	296	0
Rutherford, EddieEddie Rutherford	Scotland	26 HB	1946–1952	140	28
Findlay, WillieWillie Findlay	Scotland	41 FW	1947–1954	114	65
Paton, WillieWillie Paton	Scotland	42 FW	1947–1957	164	68
Hubbard, JohnnyJohnny Hubbard	South Africa	28 FW	1949–1959	238	106
Simpson, BillyBilly Simpson	Northern Ireland	44 FW	1950–1959	239	163
Little, JohnJohn Little	Scotland	14 FB	1950–1961	275	1
Prentice, JohnJohn Prentice	Scotland	16 FB	1950–1956	142	37
Niven, GeorgeGeorge Niven	Scotland	01 GK	1951–1960	327	0
Grierson, DerekDerek Grierson	Scotland	42 FW	1952–1956	106	59
Caldow, EricEric Caldow	Scotland	12 DF	1953–1966	407	25
Scott, AlexAlex Scott	Scotland	27 MF	1954–1963	331	46
Brand, RalphRalph Brand	Scotland	42 FW	1954–1965	317	206
Baird, SammySammy Baird	Scotland	28 MF	1955–1960	179	52
Murray, MaxMax Murray	Scotland	42 FW	1955–1963	154	121	[9]
Shearer, BobbyBobby Shearer	Scotland	16 DF	1955–1965	407	4
Millar, JimmyJimmy Millar	Scotland	44 FW	1955–1967	317	162
Wilson, DavieDavie Wilson	Scotland	28 MF	1956–1967	373	157
Ritchie, BillyBilly Ritchie	Scotland	01 GK	1956–1967	339	0
Davis, HaroldHarold Davis	Scotland	32 MF	1956–1964	261	13
Provan, DaveDave Provan	Scotland	16 DF	1958–1970	262	11
Martin, NorrieNorrie Martin	Scotland	01 GK	1958–1970	110	0
McMillan, IanIan McMillan	Scotland	41 FW	1958–1964	194	55
Stevenson, WillieWillie Stevenson	Scotland	32 MF	1958–1962	103	1
Paterson, BillBill Paterson	Scotland	15 DF	1958–1962	116	0
Baxter, JimJim Baxter	Scotland	22 MF	1960–1965 1969–1970	254	24
Henderson, WillieWillie Henderson	Scotland	26 MF	1960–1972	426	62
McKinnon, RonnieRonnie McKinnon	Scotland	29 DF	1960–1973	473	2
Greig, JohnJohn Greig	Scotland	12 DF	1961–1978	755	120	[10]
Forrest, JimJim Forrest	Scotland	42 FW	1962–1967	163	145	[11]
McLean, GeorgeGeorge McLean	Scotland	44 FW	1962–1967	117	82
Jackson, ColinColin Jackson	Scotland	15 DF	1963–1982	506	40
Johnston, WillieWillie Johnston	Scotland	26 MF	1964–1972 1980–1982	393	125
Mathieson, WillieWillie Mathieson	Scotland	14 DF	1964–1975	250	3
Jardine, SandySandy Jardine	Scotland	13 DF	1964–1982	674	77
Johansen, KaiKai Johansen	Denmark	16DF	1965–1970	238	9
Smith, DaveDave Smith	Scotland	24 MF	1966–1974	301	11
Miller, AlexAlex Miller	Scotland	16DF	1967–1983	306	30
Penman, AndyAndy Penman	Scotland	22MF	1967–1973	150	49
Persson, OrjanÖrjan Persson	Sweden	26MF	1967–1970	113	31
Stein, ColinColin Stein	Scotland	42 FW	1968–1973 1975–1977	206	78
Conn, AlfieAlfie Conn	Scotland	22MF	1968–1974	149	39
MacDonald, AlexAlex MacDonald	Scotland	22 MF	1968–1980	503	94
Johnstone, DerekDerek Johnstone	Scotland	50 U	1970–1983 1985–1986	546	210
McCloy, PeterPeter McCloy	Scotland	01 GK	1970–1986	535	0
Parlane, DerekDerek Parlane	Scotland	42 FW	1970–1980	300	111
McLean, TommyTommy McLean	Scotland	27 MF	1971–1982	452	57
Forsyth, TomTom Forsyth	Scotland	15 DF	1972–1982	326	6
Young, QuintonQuinton Young	Scotland	28MF	1972–1976	116	38
Kennedy, StewartStewart Kennedy	Scotland	01 GK	1973–1980	131	0
McKean, BobbyBobby McKean	Scotland	23MF	1974–1978	119	17	[12]
Dawson, AllyAlly Dawson	Scotland	16 DF	1975–1987	316	8
Smith, GordonGordon Smith	Scotland	40 U	1977–1980 1982	157	51
Russell, BobbyBobby Russell	Scotland	23 MF	1977–1986	270	46
Cooper, DavieDavie Cooper	Scotland	26 MF	1977–1989	540	75
MacDonald, JohnJohn MacDonald	Scotland	42 FW	1978–1986	230	77
Bett, JimJim Bett	Scotland	22 MF	1980–1983	152	30
Redford, IanIan Redford	Scotland	22MF	1980–1986	247	42
McClelland, JohnJohn McClelland	Northern Ireland	15 DF	1981–1984	153	8
McPherson, DaveDave McPherson	Scotland	15DF	1981–1987 1992–1994	424	38
Prytz, RobertRobert Prytz	Sweden	22 MF	1982–1985	118	20
MacKinnon, DaveDave MacKinnon	Scotland	16DF	1982–1986	141	2
Paterson, CraigCraig Paterson	Scotland	15DF	1982–1987	129	12
Nicholl, JimmyJimmy Nicholl	Northern Ireland	13 DF	1983–1984 1986–1989	106	0
Fleck, RobertRobert Fleck	Scotland	42 FW	1983–1987	104	34
Ferguson, DerekDerek Ferguson	Scotland	22 MF	1983–1990	145	7
Munro, StuartStuart Munro	Scotland	14DF	1983–1991	233	3
McCoist, AllyAlly McCoist	Scotland	42 FW	1983–1998	581	355	[13]
Durrant, IanIan Durrant	Scotland	25 MF	1983–1998	347	45
Nisbet, ScottScott Nisbet	Scotland	16DF	1985–1993	118	9
Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher	England	15 DF	1986–1990	176	11
Souness, GraemeGraeme Souness	Scotland	25 MF	1986–1991	73	5	[14]
Woods, ChrisChris Woods	England	01 GK	1986–1991	230	0
Wilkins, RayRay Wilkins	England	22 MF	1987–1989	96	3
Walters, MarkMark Walters	England	26 MF	1987–1991	143	52
Gough, RichardRichard Gough	Scotland	15 DF	1987–1997 1997–1998	427	34
Stevens, GaryGary Stevens	England	13 DF	1988–1994	246	9
Brown, JohnJohn Brown	Scotland	12 DF	1988–1997	278	18
Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson	Scotland	22 MF	1988–2000	336	46
Johnston, MoMo Johnston	Scotland	42 FW	1989–1992	100	46
Spackman, NigelNigel Spackman	England	22MF	1989–1993	124	3
Steven, TrevorTrevor Steven	England	27 MF	1989–1997	184	25
Hateley, MarkMark Hateley	England	44 FW	1990–1995 1997	222	115
Huistra, PieterPieter Huistra	Netherlands	26 MF	1990–1995	158	26
Mikhailichenko, AlexeiAlexei Mikhailichenko	Ukraine	33 MF	1991–1996	134	24
Robertson, DavidDavid Robertson	Scotland	14 DF	1991–1997	251	19
Goram, AndyAndy Goram	Scotland	01 GK	1991–1998	260	0	[15]
McCall, StuartStuart McCall	Scotland	25 MF	1991–1998	265	20
Miller, CharlieCharlie Miller	Scotland	22MF	1992–1999	115	16
Durie, GordonGordon Durie	Scotland	44 FW	1993–2000	171	58
Moore, CraigCraig Moore	Australia	15 DF	1993–1998 1999–2005	253	17
Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup	Denmark	33 MF	1994–1998	150	45
Gascoigne, PaulPaul Gascoigne	England	25 MF	1995–1998	103	39
Cleland, AlecAlec Cleland	Scotland	13DF	1995–1998	133	7
Ferguson, BarryBarry Ferguson	Scotland	25 MF	1996–2003 2005–2009	431	61	[16]
Albertz, JorgJörg Albertz	Germany	22 MF	1996–2001	182	82
Porrini, SergioSergio Porrini	Italy	13DF	1997–2001	133	7
Vidmar, TonyTony Vidmar	Australia	12 DF	1997–2002	159	11
Amoruso, LorenzoLorenzo Amoruso	Italy	15 DF	1997–2003	224	24
Ross, MauriceMaurice Ross	Scotland	13 DF	1997–2005	108	3
Malcolm, BobBob Malcolm	Scotland	51U	1997–2006	115	3
Bronckhorst, GiovanniGiovanni van Bronckhorst	Netherlands	25 MF	1998–2001	118	22
Wallace, RodRod Wallace	England	42 FW	1998–2001	122	56
Kanchelskis, AndreiAndrei Kanchelskis	Russia	27 MF	1998–2002	113	19
McCann, NeilNeil McCann	Scotland	28 MF	1998–2003	171	25
Numan, ArthurArthur Numan	Netherlands	14 DF	1998–2003	176	6
Klos, StefanStefan Klos	Germany	01 GK	1998–2007	298	0
Mols, MichaelMichael Mols	Netherlands	42 FW	1999–2004	147	48
Konterman, BertBert Konterman	Netherlands	51 U	2000–2003	117	9
Miller, KennyKenny Miller	Scotland	42 FW	2000–2001 2008–2011 2014–2015	180	74
Boer, RonaldRonald de Boer	Netherlands	33 MF	2000–2004	149	41
Lovenkrands, PeterPeter Løvenkrands	Denmark	40 FW	2000–2006	182	54
Ricksen, FernandoFernando Ricksen	Netherlands	51 U	2000–2006	254	20
Arveladze, ShotaShota Arveladze	Georgia	40 FW	2001–2005	132	57
McGregor, AllanAllan McGregor	Scotland	01 GK	2001–2012	278	0
Hutton, AlanAlan Hutton	Scotland	13 DF	2002–2008	122	4	[17]
Burke, ChrisChris Burke	Scotland	27 MF	2002–2009	131	14
Smith, StevenSteven Smith	Scotland	13 DF	2004–2010 2013–2015	108	4
Prso, DadoDado Pršo	Croatia	44 FW	2004–2007	124	37
Novo, NachoNacho Novo	Spain	40 FW	2004–2010	255	71
Hemdani, BrahimBrahim Hemdani	Algeria	25 MF	2005–2009	108	2
Boyd, KrisKris Boyd	Scotland	44 FW	2005–2010 2014–2015	232	138
Weir, DavidDavid Weir	Scotland	15 DF	2007–2012	231	5	[18]
Papac, SasaSaša Papac	Bosnia and Herzegovina	14 DF	2006–2012	227	7
Whittaker, StevenSteven Whittaker	Scotland	13 DF	2007–2012	209	28
Davis, StevenSteven Davis	Northern Ireland	22 MF	2008–2012	211	22
McCulloch, LeeLee McCulloch	Scotland	25 U	2007–2015	300	70
Thomson, KevinKevin Thomson	Scotland	25 MF	2007–2010	109	3
Naismith, StevenSteven Naismith	Scotland	40FW	2007–2012	140	33
Broadfoot, KirkKirk Broadfoot	Scotland	13DF	2007–2012	121	1
Lafferty, KyleKyle Lafferty	Northern Ireland	44FW	2008–2012	137	37
Bougherra, MadjidMadjid Bougherra	Algeria	15DF	2008–2011	113	5
Edu, MauriceMaurice Edu	United States	25 MF	2008–2012	125	12
Wallace, LeeLee Wallace	Scotland	15DF	2011–	155	12
Black, IanIan Black	Scotland	25MF	2012–2015	112	8

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 McCulloch, who took over after Carlos Bocanegra left the club on loan, in 2012.

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.

Dates	Name	Notes
1876 – 1882	Tom Vallance	First known club captain.
1882 – 1894
1894 - 1898	John McPherson
1898 – 1906	Robert Hamilton
1906 – 1916
	Robert Campbell	Captain for four years between 1906 and 1916.
1916 – 1926	Tommy Cairns
1926 – 1927	Bert Manderson	First non-Scottish captain of the club.
1927 – 1930	Tommy Muirhead
1930 – 1938	David Meiklejohn
1938 – 1940	Jimmy Simpson
1940 – 1953	Jock Shaw
1953 – 1957	George Young
1957 – 1960	Ian McColl
1960 – 1962	Eric Caldow
1962 – 1965	Bobby Shearer
1965 – 1978	John Greig	Retired as a footballer to become manager of the club.
1978 – 1983	Derek Johnstone	Named captain by Greig after requesting a transfer.
1983 – 1984	John McClelland	Stripped on captaincy in September after failing to agree a new contract.
1984 – 1986	Craig Paterson
1986	Ally Dawson
1986 - 1990	Terry Butcher	Made captain on day signed, 1 August.
1990 – 1997	Richard Gough	Appointed captain in September, after a row between Souness and Butcher.
1997	Brian Laudrup	Made first non-British captain of the club.
1997 – 1998	Richard Gough	Returned to the club on 18 October and was re-appointed captain.[19]
1998 – 2000	Lorenzo Amoruso	First captain appointed by Dick Advocaat.
2000 – 2003	Barry Ferguson	Became captain at only 22-years-old on 31 October.[20][21]
2003 – 2004	Craig Moore	Removed as captain after disagreement of McLeish.[22]
2004 – 2005	Stefan Klos	First goalkeeper to captain the club.[23]Fernando Ricksen acted as stand-in after Klos suffered a serious injury.
2005 – 2007	Barry Ferguson	Stripped of captaincy by Paul Le Guen[24]
2007	Gavin Rae	Captained the club for only 13 days.[25]
2007 – 2009	Barry Ferguson	Stripped of captaincy by Walter Smith.[26]
2009 – 2012	David Weir	Made captain on 3 April,[26] having previously been vice captain.[27]
2012	Steven Davis	Stand in at start of 2011–12 season, took over permanently on 20 January.[28]
2012	Carlos Bocanegra	Club captain for only seven games.[29]
2012 – 2015	Lee McCulloch	Has captained the club in three divisions.[30]

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.^[31] 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.

References

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.