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List of Rangers F.C. players

List of Rangers F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rangers.

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

The list includes all players that have appeared in one hundred or more first-team (league, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup or European competition) matches for the club which totals 243 current and former players. Further to this, a player can 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. All 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
Gordon Smith, Derek Johnstone and Alex Forsyth in 1978
Ally McCoist, the club's highest goalscorer, in 1994
Allan McGregor with Rangers in 2018; he is the highest European appearances for Rangers
Alan Morton
Willie Johnston in 1969.
John Brown in 2005
Stefan Klos in 2005
Fernando Ricksen at Zenit in 2007
Kris Boyd in 2008
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As of 18 April 2024
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Club captains

Since the club's formation in 1872, over thirty players have permanently held the position of club captain for Rangers. The first was Tom Vallance, from 1876 to 1882. The longest-serving captain is John Greig, who held the role from 1965 until his retirement in 1978. The current club captain is James Tavernier, who took over from Lee Wallace in 2018.

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.

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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.[40][41]
He decided that the club should remember and honour the achievements and contribution made by its finest players throughout its history. A mahogany panel above the famous marble staircase was assigned to display the names of those inducted into the Hall of Fame and an annual presentation ceremony was instigated where the players honoured received their award.

The following criteria are considered by the panel when selecting new members: the individual's service to the club including the number of appearances made, the honours and international caps won whilst with the club and the player's exceptional ability.

The first member elected was Moses McNeil, one of the founders of Rangers.

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References

  1. One of the four founders of Rangers.
  2. McNeil became the first Rangers player to play international football when he played for Scotland against Wales in 1876.
  3. Vallance was Rangers' first captain.
  4. Holds the record for most Scottish Cup appearances by a Rangers player, with 74 in his career.
  5. Holds the record for most league appearances by a Rangers player, with 513 between 1917 and 1934.
  6. Robb played in 241 consecutive matches for Rangers between 1920 and 1925
  7. The longest serving first-team player with Rangers for 21 years and 60 days.
  8. Rangers' second top goalscorer of all time, with 261 goals in 408 matches.
  9. English holds the record for the most league goals scored in a season for Rangers, with 44 in the 1931–1932 season.
  10. Murray scored Rangers' first goal in European football, against OGC Nice in 1956.
  11. 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 Archived 30 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine in 1999.
  12. Holds the record for the most goals scored in one season for Rangers, with 57 in the 1964–1965 season.
  13. McKean died while still a Rangers first team player, in a carbon monoxide poisoning accident in 1978.
  14. Rangers' all-time record goalscorer, with 355 goals between 1983 and 1998.
  15. Souness is the only player-manager in the history of Rangers.
  16. Ray Wilkins was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame in 2003
  17. "Ray Wilkins – Rangers". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  18. Goram was voted Rangers "Greatest ever goalkeeper" Archived 16 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  19. Ferguson became Rangers' youngest ever captain in the 2001–2002 season.
  20. Holds the record for the oldest first-team player, aged 41 years 113 days.
  21. McGregor holds the record for most European football appearances for the club with 109.
  22. Morelos is the record European competition goalscorer for the club with 29.
  23. Holds the record for the oldest first-team goalscorer, aged 38 years 220 days.
  24. Rangers received the highest transfer fee in their history when Bassey was sold to AFC Ajax for £19,600,000 in 2022.
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  30. "Klos new captain for Gers". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004.
  31. "Gers strip Ferguson of captaincy". BBC Sport. 1 January 2007.
  32. "Ferguson back as Rangers captain". BBC Sport. 13 January 2007.
  33. "Scots end Gers pair's cap career". BBC Sport. 3 April 2009.
  34. "Weir is stand-in Rangers captain". BBC Sport. 19 July 2008.
  35. "Rangers 5–1 Elgin City". BBC Sport. 2 September 2012.
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  37. Thomson, Nick (6 July 2018). "Tavernier Is My Leader". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club.
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  39. "Hall of Fame inductees". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 5 March 2014.
  40. "Fame Awards For Trio". Andrew Dickson. Rangers.co.uk. 30 March 2014.

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