List of Rangers F.C. managers

This is a list of Rangers Football Club's managers and all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Rangers, since their formation in 1872.

Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of first team matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. Caretaker managers are included, where known, as well as those who have been in permanent charge. As of the start of the 2015–16 season, Rangers have had fourteen different permanent managers and six interim managers.

Managerial history

Match secretaries

Prior to the club forming a corporate entity in June 1899, Rangers had a series of match secretaries who filled the role of what would have been the manager.

Managers

The most successful person to manage Rangers and longest-serving manager is Bill Struth, who won eighteen First tier league championships, ten Scottish Cups, two League Cups, seven war-time league championships, nineteen Glasgow Cups, seventeen Glasgow Merchant Charity Cups, as well as a host of other honours.

The club has, on average, appointed a new manager every seven and a half years. The club's directors have only ever dismissed two of their managers, namely David White and Jock Wallace (during his second spell). The others have left of their own accord or by mutual agreement, except for William Wilton, who died whilst still manager of the side.

Statistics

List of match secretaries

1875-1876 John Campbell[1]
1876-1883 Peter McNeil[1]
1883-1885 J. W. MacKay[1]
1885-1889 James Gossland[1]
1889-1899 William Wilton[1]

List of managers

Information correct as of matches played 02/10/2016. Only competitive matches are included.

NameFromToTenurePWDLGFGAWin%Honours
Scotland Wilton, WilliamWilliam Wilton 27 May 1899 20 May 1920 20 years, 359 days 722 475 118 129 1,724 743 65.78 8 1st-tier League titles
1 Scottish Cup
Scotland Struth, BillBill Struth 20 May 1920 15 June 1954 34 years, 26 days 1,179 788 228 163 2,847 1,144 66.83 18 First-tier League titles
10 Scottish Cups
2 League Cups
Scotland Symon, ScotScot Symon 15 June 1954 1 November 1967 13 years, 139 days 681 445 114 122 1,719 773 65.34 6 First-tier League titles
5 Scottish Cups
4 League Cups
Scotland White, DavidDavid White 1 November 1967 27 November 1969 2 years, 26 days 114 73 19 22 264 122 64.03
Scotland Thornton, WillieWillie Thornton† 27 November 1969 8 December 1969 11 days 2 2 0 0 5 1 100
Scotland Waddell, WilliamWilliam Waddell 8 December 1969 7 June 1972[2] 2 years, 182 days 130 73 25 32 253 134 56.49 1 League Cup
1 Cup Winners' Cup
Scotland Wallace, JockJock Wallace 7 June 1972[2] 23 May 1978 5 years, 350 days 308 201 56 51 655 299 65.25 3 First-tier League titles
3 Scottish Cups
2 League Cups
Scotland Greig, JohnJohn Greig 24 May 1978 28 October 1983 5 years, 157 days 288 150 71 67 514 302 52.08 2 Scottish Cups
2 League Cups
Scotland McLean, TommyTommy McLean† 28 October 1983 10 November 1983 13 days 4 1 0 3 4 6 25.00
Scotland Wallace, JockJock Wallace 10 November 1983 7 April 1986 2 years, 148 days 124 55 36 33 191 131 43.65 2 League Cups
Scotland Totten, AlexAlex Totten† 7 April 1986[3] 16 April 1986[4] 9 days 1 0 0 1 1 2 00.00
Scotland Smith, WalterWalter Smith† 16 April 1986[4] 1 May 1986[5] 15 days 2 0 1 1 2 3 00.00
Scotland Souness, GraemeGraeme Souness 1 May 1986[5] 16 April 1991 4 years, 350 days 257 165 49 43 482 175 64.20 3 1st-tier League titles
4 League Cups
Scotland Smith, WalterWalter Smith 19 April 1991 31 May 1998[6] 7 years, 42 days 379 248 68 63 793 341 65.52 7 First-tier League titles
3 Scottish Cups
3 League Cups
Netherlands Advocaat, DickDick Advocaat 1 June 1998 12 December 2001[7] 3 years, 194 days 195 131 34 30 427 158 67.53 2 First-tier League titles
2 Scottish Cups
1 League Cup
Scotland McLeish, AlexAlex McLeish 13 December 2001[8] 8 May 2006[9] 4 years, 169 days 235 155 44 36 488 196 65.96 2 First-tier League titles
2 Scottish Cups
3 League Cups
France Le Guen, PaulPaul Le Guen 9 May 2006[10] 4 January 2007[11] 240 days 31 16 8 7 47 28 51.61
Scotland Durrant, IanIan Durrant† 4 January 2007[12] 10 January 2007 6 days 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
Scotland Smith, WalterWalter Smith 10 January 2007[13] 15 May 2011[14][6] 4 years, 126 days 245 154 53 38 461 193 62.86 3 First-tier League titles
2 Scottish Cups
3 League Cups
Scotland McCoist, AllyAlly McCoist 16 May 2011[14] 21 December 2014[15] 3 years, 219 days 167 121 22 24 391 123 72.46 1 Fourth-tier league title
1 Third-tier league title
Scotland McDowall, KennyKenny McDowall† 21 December 2014[15] 12 March 2015[16] 81 days 10 3 3 4 9 14 30.00
Scotland McCall, StuartStuart McCall† 12 March 2015[16] 15 June 2015[17] 95 days 17 7 6 4 29 23 41.18
England Warburton, MarkMark Warburton 15 June 2015[17] Present 1 year, 175 days 64 44 11 9 159 57 68.75 1 Second-tier league title
1 Challenge Cup

† Denotes that the person was a caretaker manager.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bob Ferrier, Robert McElroy (2005). Rangers: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-481-7.
  2. 1 2 "On This Day: Jun 7". Rangers Football Club. Rangers.co.uk. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Souness was appointed manager on 8 April but did not officially take charge until 1 May. Totten stood in for one match v Clydebank.
  4. 1 2 Smith was appointed assistant manager on 16 April and took on coaching responisbilites until Souness arrived on 1 May
  5. 1 2 Souness was appointed manager on 8 April but did not officially take charge until 1 May
  6. 1 2 "WALTER SMITH OBE". League Managers Association. www.leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Frustration for Advocaat". BBC Sport. 12 December 2001. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Rangers unveil McLeish". BBC Sport. 11 December 2001. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Emotional McLeish bids farewell". BBC Sport. 7 May 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  10. ↑ "Rangers name Le Guen as manager". BBC Sport. 11 March 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  11. ↑ "Le Guen and Rangers part company". BBC Sport. 4 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  12. ↑ "Rangers reel as Le Guen departs". Julian Taylor. BBC Sport. 4 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Smith appointed boss of Rangers". BBC Sport. 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  14. 1 2 "McCoist confirmed as Smith's successor". BBC Sport. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  15. 1 2 "Rangers manager leaves club & on gardening leave". Chris McLaughlin. BBC Sport. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  16. 1 2 "Stuart McCall to be appointed manager until summer". BBC. BBC Sport. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Warburton Appointed Manager". Rangers.co.uk. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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