List of Rangers F.C. players


This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rangers.
The list includes all players that have appeared in one hundred or more first-team 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, 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|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

NameNationalityPositionRangers careerAppearancesGoalsNotes
'SCO26HB1872–18823410
'SCO22 HB1872–187770
'SCO26 HB1872–187650
'SCO40 FW1872–18792415
'SCO13 FB1874–1884380
SCO22 HB1889–19001718
SCO23 HB1889–18961254
SCO15 FB1890–1894
1896–1897
10911
'SCO41 FW1891–1902281121
'SCO12 FB1892–19042236
'SCO16 FB1893–19052056
'SCO28 FW1894–1915481152
'SCO26 HB1894–190419222
SCO01 GK1896–19041750
SCO15 FB1897–190410928
'SCO42 FW1897–1906
1907–1908
209184
SCO15 FB1899–190513025
SCO41 FW1900–190612150
SCO15 FB1900–1907
1908–1910
21314
SCO32 FB1904–191014916
SCO40 FW1904–190811052
16 FB1904–1914
1916–1917
1600
SCO13 FB1906–19121071
SCO22 FB1909–19171477
SCO50 U1906–191421156
SCO22 HB1906–19142065
'SCO12 FB1907–192033465
SCO41 FW1908–191720153
ENG41 FW1909–191310745
ENG01 GK1909–19202380
SCO42 FW1909–1920230195
'SCO41 FW1910–192232166
SCO28 HB1910–192016841
SCO01 GK1912–19191500
SCO12 FB1912–19171188
'SCO41 FW1913–1927457154
SCO43 FW1913–191910326
'SCO41 FW1914–1929389182
SCO15 FB1914–19191281
'13 FB1915–19274185
'SCO52 U1917–1924
1925–1930
35349
'SCO22HB1917–1934580148
'ENG15 FB1917–19263618
SCO32 HB1918–19241064
'SCO12 FB1919–193656346
SCO44 FW1919–1927195142
'SCO28FW1920–1933440105
14FB1920–19302319
SCO01 GK1920–19262510
SCO01 GK1923–19342810
'SCO32 HB1923–193527538
'SCO42 FW1925–1934268223
SCO41 FW1925–1934225125
'SCO16 FB1925–19475552
'SCO42 FW1927–1940408261
'SCO15 FB1927–19403316
14 FB1927–19331430
SCO13 FB1927–19311153
12 FB1928–19382091
'SCO31 HB1929–194126923
SCO27 HB1929–193915835
'SCO44 FW1930–1946259249
'42 FW1931–19337241
'SCO01 GK1931–19452110
'SCO41 FW1933–1935
1946–1950
14062
'SCO41 FW1933–1946201102
SCO28 FW1934–194410932
'SCO44 FW1936–1954308194
'SCO12 FB1938–19532871
'SCO15 FB1938–19543291
SCO42 FW1939–195014059
'SCO26 FW1939–195530155
'SCO20 FB1941–195742831
'SCO20 FB1945–196052614
SCO32 HB1946–19571797
'SCO16 FB1946–195534016
'SCO01 GK1946–19562960
SCO26 HB1946–195214028
SCO41 FW1947–195411465
SCO42 FW1947–195716468
'28 FW1949–1959238106
'NIR44 FW1950–1959239163
'SCO14 FB1950–19612751
SCO16 FB1950–195614237
'SCO01 GK1951–19603270
SCO42 FW1952–195610659
'SCO12 DF1953–196640725
'SCO27 MF1954–196333146
'SCO42 FW1954–1965317206
SCO28 MF1955–196017952
SCO42 FW1955–1963154121
'SCO16 DF1955–19654074
'SCO44 FW1955–1967317162
'SCO28 MF1956–1967373157
'SCO01 GK1956–19673390
'SCO32 MF1956–196426113
'SCO16 DF1958–197026211
SCO01 GK1958–19701100
'SCO41 FW1958–196419455
SCO32 MF1958–19621031
SCO15 DF1958–19621160
'SCO22 MF1960–1965
1969–1970
25424
'SCO26 MF1960–197242662
'SCO29 DF1960–19734732
'SCO12 DF1961–1978755120
SCO42 FW1962–1967163145
SCO44 FW1962–196711782
'SCO15 DF1963–198250640
'SCO26 MF1964–1972
1980–1982
393125
'SCO14 DF1964–19752503
'SCO13 DF1964–198267477
DEN16DF1965–19702389
'SCO24 MF1966–197430111
SCO16DF1967–198330630
SCO22MF1967–197315049
SWE26MF1967–197011331
'SCO42 FW1968–1973
1975–1977
20678
'SCO22MF1968–197414939
'SCO22 MF1968–198050394
'SCO50 U1970–1983
1985–1986
546210
'SCO01 GK1970–19865350
'SCO42 FW1970–1980300111
'SCO27 MF1971–198245257
'SCO15 DF1972–19823266
SCO28MF1972–197611638
SCO01 GK1973–19801310
SCO23MF1974–197811917
'SCO16 DF1975–19873168
SCO40 U1977–1980
1982
15751
'SCO23 MF1977–198627046
'SCO26 MF1977–198954075
SCO42 FW1978–198623077
SCO22 MF1980–198315230
SCO22MF1980–198624742
NIR15 DF1981–19841538
'SCO15DF1981–1987
1992–1994
42438
SWE22 MF1982–198511820
SCO16DF1982–19861412
SCO15DF1982–198712912
NIR13 DF1983–1984
1986–1989
1060
SCO42 FW1983–198710434
SCO22 MF1983–19901457
SCO14DF1983–19912333
'SCO42 FW1983–1998581355
'SCO25 MF1983–199834745
SCO16DF1985–19931189
'ENG15 DF1986–199017611
'SCO25 MF1986–1991735
'ENG01 GK1986–19912300
'ENG22 MF1987–1989963
ENG26 MF1987–199114352
'SCO15 DF1987–1997
1997–1998
42734
ENG13 DF1988–19942469
'SCO12 DF1988–199727818
'SCO22 MF1988–200033646
SCO42 FW1989–199210046
ENG22MF1989–19931243
ENG27 MF1989–1991
1992–1997
18425
'ENG44 FW1990–1995
1997
222115
NED26 MF1990–199515826
UKR33 MF1991–199613424
SCO14 DF1991–199725119
'SCO01 GK1991–19982600
'SCO25 MF1991–199826520
SCO22MF1992–199911516
SCO44 FW1993–200017158
AUS15 DF1993–1998
1999–2005
25317
'DEN33 MF1994–199815045
'ENG25 MF1995–199810339
SCO13DF1995–19981337
'SCO25 MF1996–2003
2005–2009
43161
'GER22 MF1996–200118282
ITA13DF1997–20011337
AUS12 DF1997–200215911
'ITA15 DF1997–200322424
SCO13 DF1997–20051083
SCO51U1997–20061153
NED25 MF1998–200111822
ENG42 FW1998–200112256
RUS27 MF1998–200211319
SCO28 MF1998–200317125
NED14 DF1998–20031766
'GER01 GK1998–20072980
NED42 FW1999–200414748
NED51 U2000–20031179
SCO42 FW2000–2001
2008–2011
2014–2018
301116
NED33 MF2000–200414941
DEN40 FW2000–200618254
'NED51 U2000–200625420
GEO40 FW2001–200513257
SCO01 GK2001–2012
2018–
3780
SCO13 DF2002–20081224
SCO27 MF2002–200913114
SCO13 DF2004–2010
2013–2015
1115
CRO44 FW2004–200712437
'ESP40 FW2004–201025571
ALG25 MF2005–20091082
SCO44 FW2005–2010
2014–2015
235138
'SCO15 DF2007–20122315
BIH14 DF2006–20122277
SCO13 DF2007–201220928
NIR22 MF2008–2012
2019–
27123
SCO25 U2007–201530370
SCO25 MF2007–20101093
SCO40FW2007–201214033
SCO13DF2007–20121211
NIR44FW2008–2012
2018–2019
16844
ALG15DF2008–20111135
USA25 MF2008–201212512
SCO15DF2011–201925725
SCO44FW2012–201714020
SCO25MF2012–20151158
NIR25MF2012–201612431
ENG25MF2013–201612226
SCO44FW2013–201610724
SCO15DF2009–2010
2015–2018
1075
ENG01GK2015–20201430
ENG15DF2015–24246
SCO25MF2015–202011614
SCO25MF2015–202015218
COL44FW2017–13777
SCO25MF2017–1059
ENG15DF2018–1058
CAN25MF2018–9421

Club captains

Since the club's 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 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 Football Club.
NameFromToTenureNotes
187618826 yearsFirst known club captain.
188218942 yearsFirst captain to win the Scottish Cup.
189418984 years
189819068 years
4 yearsCaptain for four years between 1906 and 1916.
1916192610 years
192619271 yearFirst non-Scottish captain of the club.
192719303 years
193019388 years
193819402 years
1940195713 years
195319574 years
195719603 years
196019622 years
196219653 years
1965197813 yearsRetired as a footballer to become manager of the club.
197819835 yearsNamed captain by Greig after requesting a transfer.
198321 September 19841 yearStripped of captaincy in September due to contract talks.
21 9 19841 8 1986
1 8 198623 9 1990Made captain on day signed, 1 August.
23 9 199031 5 1997Appointed captain after a row between Souness and Butcher.
1 6 199718 10 1997First non-British captain of the club.
18 10 199731 5 1998Returned to the club in October and was re-appointed captain.
1 6 199831 10 2000Appointed by Dick Advocaat and was the club's first Catholic captain.
31 10 200029 8 2003Became captain aged only 22.
3 1 20038 7 2004Removed as captain after disagreement with McLeish.
17 7 20047 7 2005First goalkeeper captain, Ricksen stood-in after he was injured.
7 7 20051 1 2007Stripped of captaincy by Paul Le Guen.
1 1 200713 1 2007Captained the club for only 13 days.
13 1 200730 4 2009Stripped of captaincy by Walter Smith.
3 4 200920 1 2012Made captain on 3 April, having previously been vice captain.
20 1 20126 6 2012Stand in at start of 2011–12 season, permanent from 20 January.
29 7 201231 8 2012Club captain for only seven games.
1 9 201231 5 2015Club captain over three divisions.
25 7 20156 7 2018Former VC, became captain from start of season, officially 16 August.
6 7 2018Former VC, now current captain from 6 July.

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. 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.
InducteeInduction
Year
PositionRangers
Career
AppearancesHonoursInterntional
Caps
2000MF1872-1882342
2010MF1872-187770
2010FW1872-1879242
2010MF1872-187650
DF1877-1884386
FW1891-1902281League titles, Scottish Cup's 9
2011DF1892-1904225League titles, Scottish Cup's 14
DF1893-1905205League titles, Scottish Cup's 12
2000MF1894-1915481League titles 20
2007DF1907-1920334League titles 10
2000MF1913-1927457League titles 6
cFW1914-1929389League titles, Scottish Cup's 12
DF1915-1927218League titles 5
MF1917-1924
1925-1930
353League titles 8
MF1917-1934580League titles, Scottish Cup's 8-
2000DF1919-1936563League titles, Scottish Cup's 15
2000MF1920-1933440League titles, Scottish Cup's 31
2012U1923-1935League titles, Scottish Cup's 8
DF1925-1947555League titles, Scottish Cup's 10
2012FW1925-19343
2000FW1927-1940408League titles, Scottish Cup's 16
2010DF1929-1941269League titles, Scottish Cup's 19
FW1930-1946259League titles, Scottish Cup's 2
2002GK1931-1945211League titles, Scottish Cup's 14
2009FW1931-193372League titles, Scottish Cup's 2
FW1933-1935
1946-1950
140League titles, Scottish Cup's, LC 5
2006FW1933-1946201League titles, Scottish Cup's 3
2000FW1936-1954308League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 4---
2000DF1938-1953287 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 4-----
DF1938-1954329 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 24-----
2000MF1939-1955301 League titles, Scottish Cup's 17-----
DF1941-1957428 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 53-----
cDF1945-1960526 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 14-----
2002GK1946-1956296 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 3----
2003MF1946-1955340League titles, Scottish Cup's 24-----
2011GK1947-1961328League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0---
2008MF1949-1959238L, Scottish Cup's 1-----
2003FW1950-1959239League titles, Scottish Cup's 12-----
2012DF1951-1960275League titles, Scottish Cup's 1---
DF1953-1966407League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 40---
2006MF1954-1963331League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 16-----
2002FW1954-1965317League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 8----
2003FW1955-1967317League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 2-
DF1955-1965407League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 4
2008GK1955-1967339League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 1-----
2003MF1956-1967373League titles, SC, League Cup's 22-----
2009DF1956-1964261League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0-----
2004DF1958-1970262League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 5-----
2010FW1958-1964194League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 6-----
2002MF1960-1972426League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 29-
2004DF1960-1973473League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 28-----
2000 MF1960-1965
1969-1970
254League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 34-----
2000DF1961-1978755League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 44-
cDF1963-1982506League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 8-----
2000DF1964-1982674League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 34-
2002MF1964-1972
1980-1982
393Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 22-----
2007DF1964-1975250Scottish Cup's, ECWC 0-----
2007DF1966-1974301ECWC 2-----
2003MF1968-1980503League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 1-----
2002FW1968-1973
1975-1977
206League Cup's, ECWC 21-
2007MF1968-1974149Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 2-----
cGK1970-1986535 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 4-----
2010FW1970-1980300League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 12-----
cFW1970-1983
1985-1986
546League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 14-----
2004MF1971-1982452League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, ECWC 9-----
2003DF1972-1982326League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 22-----
2000MF1977-1989540League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 24-----
2006MF1977-1986370League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0-----
2012DF1980-1987
1992-1994
330League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 27---
2000FW1983-1998581League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 61-----
2002MF1983-1998347League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 19
2003MF1986-199173League titles 54-----
2002DF1986-1990176League titles, League Cup's 77
2004GK1986-1991230League titles, League Cup's 43-----
2002DF1987-1997
1997-1998
427League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 61
2006MF1988-2000336 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 9-----
2003MF1987-198996 League titles, League Cup's 84-----
2004DF1988-1997278 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0-----
2003FW1990-1995
1997
222 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 32-----
2000GK1991-1998260League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 48-----
2008MF1991-1998265 League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 40-----
2000MF1994-1998150League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 75-----
2003MF1995-1998103League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 57-----
2002MF1996-2001182League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 3
2004MF1996-2003
2005-2009
431League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 45----
2010DF1997-2003224L, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0----
2009GK1998-2007298League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0----
2014DF2000-2006254League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 12----
2014FW2004-2010255League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's 0----
2014DF2007-2015303League titles, Scottish Cup's, League Cup's, SL1, SL3 18----

2011 inductees

Jimmy Simpson

Ally Dawson


Neilly Gibson

Jimmy Bowie


RC Hamilton

Arthur Dixon


George Niven

David Weir