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==Notable former players== {{Main|List of Rangers F.C. players}} {{see also|List of Rangers F.C. international footballers|Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame}} ===Club captains=== For further information, see [[List of Rangers F.C. players#Club captains|Rangers club captains]]. {| |- valign="top" | {| class="wikitable alternance" |+Rangers F.C. captains |- !|Name !|Period |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tom Vallance]] || 1876β1882 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Mitchell (footballer, born 1866)|David Mitchell]] || 1882β1894 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John McPherson (footballer, born 1868)|John McPherson]] || 1894β1898 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)|Robert Hamilton]] || 1898β1906 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Robert Campbell (footballer, born 1883)|Robert Campbell]] || 1906β1916 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy Cairns]] || 1916β1926 |- |{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[Bert Manderson]] || 1926β1927 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Tommy Muirhead]] || 1927β1930 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Meiklejohn]] || 1930β1938 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1908)|Jimmy Simpson]] || 1938β1940 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jock Shaw]] || 1940β1957 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[George Young (Scottish footballer)|George Young]] || 1953β1957 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ian McColl]] || 1957β1960 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Eric Caldow]] || 1960β1962 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Bobby Shearer]] || 1962β1965 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Greig]] || 1965β1978 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Derek Johnstone]] || 1978β1983 |- |{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[John McClelland (footballer, born 1955)|John McClelland]] || 1983β1984 |} | {| class="wikitable alternance" |+ <ref>[[List of Rangers F.C. players#Club captains]]</ref> |- !|Name !|Period |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Craig Paterson]] || 1984β1986 |- |{{flagicon|England}} [[Terry Butcher]] || 1986β1990 |- |rowspan="2"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Richard Gough]] || 1990β1997 |- |1997β1998 |- |{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Brian Laudrup]] || 1997 |- |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Amoruso]] || 1998β2000 |- |rowspan="3"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Barry Ferguson]] || 2000β2003 |- |2005β2007 |- |2007β2009 |- |{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Craig Moore]] || 2003β2004 |- |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Stefan Klos]] || 2004β2005 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Gavin Rae]] || 2007 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Weir (Scottish footballer)|David Weir]] || 2009β2012 |- |{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Steven Davis]] || 2012 |- |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Carlos Bocanegra]] || 2012 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Lee McCulloch]] || 2012β2015 |- |{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Lee Wallace]] || 2015β2018 |- |{{flagicon|England}} [[James Tavernier]] || 2018β |} |} {{football squad on pitch|align=right|font-size=95% | GK = [[Andy Goram|Goram]] | RB = [[Sandy Jardine|Jardine]] | RCB = [[Richard Gough|Gough]] | LCB = [[Terry Butcher|Butcher]] | LB = [[John Greig|Greig]] | RM = [[Brian Laudrup|Laudrup]] | RCM = [[Paul Gascoigne|Gascoigne]] | LCM = [[Jim Baxter|Baxter]] | LM = [[Davie Cooper|Cooper]] | RCF = [[Ally McCoist|McCoist]] | LCF = [[Mark Hateley|Hateley]] | caption = The "Greatest Ever" Rangers 11 chosen by fans in 1999. The manager chosen was [[Walter Smith]].{{#tag:ref|Choices were limited to post World War II era players only.|group="n"}}<ref>{{cite web | title = Rangers Greatest 11 | access-date = 20 January 2013 | year = 2011 | publisher = The official Rangers FC Website | url = http://www.rangerspics.com/rangers_greatest_11_pin_badge_framed_set/print/5372821.html | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130101144206/http://www.rangerspics.com/rangers_greatest_11_pin_badge_framed_set/print/5372821.html | archive-date = 1 January 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>}} ===Greatest-ever team=== The following team was voted the greatest ever Rangers team by supporters in 1999. When the vote was launched it was feared that younger voters would ignore the great service of many of the pre-war stars (notably the most successful captain and most successful manager the club has ever had, [[Davie Meiklejohn]] and [[Bill Struth]] respectively). When the ballot was launched [[Donald Findlay]] stated it would be limited to post Second World War players because "few can recall players of these earlier eras":<ref name="Greig">[http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FOOTBALL%3A+GREIG+IS+VOTED+GREATEST+EVER+RANGER!%3B+Ally+second+with+Slim...-a060162063 Football: Greig is voted greatest ever Ranger!] The Free Library, 1999</ref> * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Andy Goram]] * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Sandy Jardine]] * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Richard Gough]] * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Terry Butcher]] * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[John Greig]] β voted Rangers' greatest-ever player * {{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Brian Laudrup]] β voted Rangers' greatest-ever foreign player * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Paul Gascoigne]] * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jim Baxter]] β voted Rangers' third greatest-ever player * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Davie Cooper]] * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ally McCoist]] β voted Rangers' second greatest-ever player * {{Flagicon|England}} [[Mark Hateley]] ===Scottish Football Hall of Fame=== As of 1 June 2020, 33 players and managers to have been involved with Rangers in their careers have entered the [[Scottish Football Hall of Fame]]:<ref>[http://scottishfootballhalloffame.co.uk/hall-of-fame/ Scottish Football Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101063107/http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-introduction.html |date=1 November 2013 }} Scottish Football Museum</ref> {{Div col|colwidth=13em}} * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Greig]] β 2004 Inaugural Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Souness]] β 2004 Inaugural Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]] β 2004 Inaugural Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Baxter]] β 2004 Inaugural Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Woodburn]] β 2004 Inaugural Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex McLeish]] β 2005 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Waddell]] β 2005 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Young (Scottish footballer)|George Young]] β 2005 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Morton]] β 2005 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Davie Cooper]] β 2006 Inductee * {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Brian Laudrup]] β 2006 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Sandy Jardine]] β 2006 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie Henderson]] β 2006 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Gough]] β 2006 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Walter Smith]] β 2007 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally McCoist]] β 2007 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Eric Caldow]] β 2007 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Johnstone]] β 2008 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bill Struth]] β 2008 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Meiklejohn]] β 2009 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Mo Johnston]] β 2009 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Andy Goram]] β 2010 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Smyth McColl]] β 2011 Inductee * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Terry Butcher]] β 2011 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bob McPhail]] β 2012 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scot Symon]] β 2013 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Davie Wilson]] β 2014 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)|Bobby Brown]] β 2015 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jock Wallace Jr.|Jock Wallace]] β 2016 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Archie Knox]] β 2018 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ian McMillan (footballer)|Ian McMillan]] β 2018 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tommy McLean]] β 2019 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Stein]] β 2019 Inductee {{Div col end}} ===Scottish FA International Roll of Honour=== The [[Scottish FA International Roll of Honour]] recognises players who have gained 50 or more international caps for Scotland. As of 1 July 2021, the 10 inductees to have won caps while playing for Rangers are:<ref name=SFARoll>{{cite web|url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scotland/roll-of-honour/mens-roll-of-honour/|publisher=Scottish Football Association|access-date=20 January 2013|title=International Roll of Honour}}</ref> * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[David Weir (Scottish footballer)|David Weir]] β 2006 Inductee, 69 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Kenny Miller]] β 2010 Inductee, 69 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Christian Dailly]] β 2003 Inductee, 67 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Richard Gough]] β 1990 Inductee, 61 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally McCoist]] β 1996 Inductee, 61 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Young (Scottish footballer)|George Young]] β 1956 Inductee, 54 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Graeme Souness]] β 1985 Inductee, 54 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Colin Hendry]] β 2001 Inductee, 51 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Naismith]] β 2019 Inductee, 51 Caps * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alan Hutton]] β 2016 Inductee, 50 Caps ===Scottish Sports Hall of Fame=== Three Rangers players have been selected in the [[Scottish Sports Hall of Fame]], they are:<ref>[http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees Scottish Sports Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524105030/http://www.sshf.co.uk/inductees |date=24 May 2013 }} Scottish Sports</ref> * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim Baxter]] β 2002 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Greig]] β 2002 Inductee * {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Ally McCoist]] β 2007 Inductee ===Greatest-ever Ranger=== [[John Greig]] was voted the greatest ever Rangers player in 1999.<ref name="Greig"/> He was announced as Honorary Life President in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9324-greig-named-honorary-president |title=Greig Named Honorary President |website=Rangers F.C. |date=23 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526215457/http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9324-greig-named-honorary-president |archive-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>
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