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 (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.
Pre-1960s | Post-1960s | ||
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GK | Goalkeeper | ||
FB | Full back | DF | Defender |
HB | Half back | MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward | ||
U | Utility player 1 |
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.
Name | From | To | Tenure | Notes |
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![]() | 1876 | 1882 | 6 years | First known club captain. |
![]() | 1882 | 1894 | 2 years | First captain to win the Scottish Cup. |
![]() | 1894 | 1898 | 4 years | |
![]() | 1898 | 1906 | 8 years | |
![]() | 4 years | Captain for four years between 1906 and 1916. | ||
![]() | 1916 | 1926 | 10 years | |
![]() | 1926 | 1927 | 1 year | First non-Scottish captain of the club. |
![]() | 1927 | 1930 | 3 years | |
![]() | 1930 | 1938 | 8 years | |
![]() | 1938 | 1940 | 2 years | |
![]() | 1940 | 1957 | 13 years | |
![]() | 1953 | 1957 | 4 years | |
![]() | 1957 | 1960 | 3 years | |
![]() | 1960 | 1962 | 2 years | |
![]() | 1962 | 1965 | 3 years | |
![]() | 1965 | 1978 | 13 years | Retired as a footballer to become manager of the club. |
![]() | 1978 | 1983 | 5 years | Named captain by Greig after requesting a transfer. |
![]() | 1983 | 21 September 1984 | 1 year | Stripped of captaincy in September due to contract talks. |
![]() | 21 September 1984 | 1 August 1986 | 1 year, 314 days | |
![]() | 1 August 1986 | 23 September 1990 | 4 years, 53 days | Made captain on day signed, 1 August. |
![]() | 23 September 1990 | 31 May 1997 | 6 years, 255 days | Appointed captain after a row between Souness and Butcher. |
![]() | 1 June 1997 | 18 October 1997 | 139 days | First non-British captain of the club. |
![]() | 18 October 1997 | 31 May 1998 | 225 days | Returned to the club in October and was re-appointed captain. [25] |
![]() | 1 June 1998 | 31 October 2000 | 2 years, 152 days | Appointed by Dick Advocaat and was the club's first Catholic captain. [26] |
![]() | 31 October 2000 | 29 August 2003 | 2 years, 302 days | Became captain aged only 22. [27] [28] |
![]() | 3 January 2003 | 8 July 2004 | 1 year, 187 days | Removed as captain after disagreement with McLeish. [29] |
![]() | 17 July 2004 | 7 July 2005 | 1 year, 10 days | First goalkeeper captain, [30] Ricksen stood-in after he was injured. |
![]() | 7 July 2005 | 1 January 2007 | 1 year, 178 days | Stripped of captaincy by Paul Le Guen. [31] |
![]() | 1 January 2007 | 13 January 2007 | 12 days | Captained the club for only 13 days. [32] |
![]() | 13 January 2007 | 30 April 2009 | 2 years, 80 days | Stripped of captaincy by Walter Smith. [33] |
![]() | 3 April 2009 | 20 January 2012 | 2 years, 292 days | Made captain on 3 April, [33] having previously been vice captain. [34] |
![]() | 20 January 2012 | 6 June 2012 | 168 days | Stand in at start of 2011–12 season, permanent from 20 January. [35] |
![]() | 29 July 2012 | 31 August 2012 | 33 days | Club captain for only seven games. [36] |
![]() | 1 September 2012 | 31 May 2015 | 2 years, 272 days | Club captain over three divisions. [37] |
![]() | 25 July 2015 | 6 July 2018 | 2 years, 346 days | Former VC, became captain from start of season, officially 16 August. [38] |
![]() | 6 July 2018 | 5 years, 324 days | Former VC, now current captain from 6 July. [39] |
The Rangers Football Club Hall of fame is a list established in 2000 by the then Rangers chairman, David Murray. The club was the first in Britain to establish a Roll of Honour for former players. [40] [41] Murray 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 first member elected was Moses McNeil, one of the founders of Rangers.
The following criteria are considered by the panel when selecting new members:
League title | Scottish Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
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League Cup | Scottish League Cup | Cup Winner's Cup | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup |
Second-tier title | Scottish Championship | Third-tier title | Scottish League One |
Fourth-tier title | Scottish Third Division | Challenge Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
# | Inductee | Induction Year | Position | Rangers Career | Appearances | Honours | International Caps |
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1 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1872–1882 | 34 | None | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 2010 | MF | 1872–1877 | 7 | None | 0 |
3 | ![]() | 2010 | FW | 1872–1879 | 24 | None | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 2010 | MF | 1872–1876 | 5 | None | 0 |
5 | ![]() | DF | 1877–1884 | 38 | None | 7 | |
6 | ![]() | FW | 1891–1902 | 281 | League title (5) Scottish Cup (3) | 9 | |
7 | ![]() | 2011 | DF | 1892–1904 | 225 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (4) | 14 |
8 | ![]() | DF | 1893–1905 | 205 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3) | 12 | |
9 | ![]() | 2011 | MF | 1894–1904 | 192 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3) | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1894–1915 | 481 | League title (4) | 20 |
11 | ![]() | 2011 | FW | 1897–1906 1907–1908 | 209 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (2) | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 2007 | DF | 1907–1920 | 334 | League title (5) | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 2011 | MF | 1910–1922 | 351 | League title (6) | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1913–1927 | 457 | League title (6) | 6 |
15 | ![]() | FW | 1914–1929 | 389 | League title (7), Scottish Cup (1) | 12 | |
16 | ![]() | DF | 1915–1927 | 218 | League title (7) | 5 | |
17 | ![]() | DF | 1917–1926 | 393 | League title (6) | 0 | |
18 | ![]() | MF | 1917–1924 1925–1930 | 353 | League title (8) | 8 | |
19 | ![]() | MF | 1917–1934 | 580 | League title (13), Scottish Cup (3) | 8 | |
20 | ![]() | 2000 | DF | 1919–1936 | 563 | League title (12), Scottish Cup (5) | 15 |
21 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1920–1933 | 440 | League title (9), Scottish Cup (3) | 31 |
22 | ![]() | 2012 | U | 1923–1935 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (2) | 8 | |
23 | ![]() | DF | 1925–1947 | 555 | League title (10), Scottish Cup (6) | 10 | |
24 | ![]() | 2012 | FW | 1925–1934 | 3 | ||
25 | ![]() | 2000 | FW | 1927–1940 | 408 | League title (9), Scottish Cup (6) | 16 |
26 | ![]() | 2011 | DF | 1927–1941 | 14 | ||
27 | ![]() | 2010 | DF | 1929–1941 | 269 | League title (7), Scottish Cup (4) | 19 |
28 | ![]() | FW | 1930–1946 | 259 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (3) | 2 | |
29 | ![]() | 2002 | GK | 1931–1945 | 211 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (2) | 14 |
30 | ![]() | 2009 | FW | 1931–1933 | 72 | League title (1), Scottish Cup (1) | 2 |
31 | ![]() | FW | 1933–1935 1946–1950 | 140 | League title (1), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (2) | 5 | |
32 | ![]() | 2006 | FW | 1933–1946 | 201 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (2) | 3 |
33 | ![]() | 2000 | FW | 1936–1954 | 308 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 4 |
34 | ![]() | 2000 | DF | 1938–1953 | 287 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 4 |
35 | ![]() | DF | 1938–1954 | 329 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 24 | |
36 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1939–1955 | 301 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (2) | 17 |
37 | ![]() | DF | 1941–1957 | 428 | League title (6), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (2) | 53 | |
38 | ![]() | c | DF | 1945–1960 | 526 | League title (6), Scottish Cup (5), League Cup (2) | 14 |
39 | ![]() | 2002 | GK | 1946–1956 | 296 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 3 |
40 | ![]() | 2003 | MF | 1946–1955 | 340 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (2) | 24 |
41 | ![]() | 2011 | GK | 1947–1961 | 328 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (1) | 0 |
42 | ![]() | 2008 | MF | 1949–1959 | 238 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (1) | 1 |
43 | ![]() | 2003 | FW | 1950–1959 | 239 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (1) | 12 |
44 | ![]() | 2012 | DF | 1951–1960 | 275 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (2) | 1 |
45 | ![]() | DF | 1953–1966 | 407 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (3) | 40 | |
46 | ![]() | 2006 | MF | 1954–1963 | 331 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (2) | 16 |
47 | ![]() | 2002 | FW | 1954–1965 | 317 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (4) | 8 |
48 | ![]() | 2003 | FW | 1955–1967 | 317 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (3) | 2 |
49 | ![]() | DF | 1955–1965 | 407 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (4) | 4 | |
50 | ![]() | 2008 | GK | 1955–1967 | 339 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (3) | 1 |
51 | ![]() | 2003 | MF | 1956–1967 | 373 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (5), League Cup (2) | 22 |
52 | ![]() | 2009 | DF | 1956–1964 | 261 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (2) | 0 |
53 | ![]() | 2004 | DF | 1958–1970 | 262 | League title (1), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 5 |
54 | ![]() | 2010 | FW | 1958–1964 | 194 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 6 |
55 | ![]() | 2002 | MF | 1960–1972 | 426 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (2) | 29 |
56 | ![]() | 2004 | DF | 1960–1973 | 473 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (3) | 28 |
57 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1960–1965 1969–1970 | 254 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (4) | 34 |
58 | ![]() | 2000 | DF | 1961–1978 | 755 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (6), League Cup (1), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 44 |
59 | ![]() | DF | 1963–1982 | 506 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (5) | 8 | |
60 | ![]() | 2000 | DF | 1964–1982 | 674 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (5), League Cup (5), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 34 |
61 | ![]() | 2002 | MF | 1964–1972 1980–1982 | 393 | Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (2), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 22 |
62 | ![]() | 2007 | DF | 1964–1975 | 250 | Scottish Cup (1), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 0 |
63 | ![]() | 2007 | DF | 1966–1974 | 301 | Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 2 |
64 | ![]() | 2003 | MF | 1968–1980 | 503 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (4), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 1 |
65 | ![]() | 2002 | FW | 1968–1973 1975–1977 | 206 | League Cup (2), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 21 |
66 | ![]() | 2007 | MF | 1968–1974 | 149 | Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (1), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 2 |
67 | ![]() | c | GK | 1970–1986 | 535 | League title (1), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (4), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 4 |
68 | ![]() | 2010 | FW | 1970–1980 | 300 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (2) | 12 |
69 | ![]() | c | FW | 1970–1983 1985–1986 | 546 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (5), League Cup (5), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 14 |
70 | ![]() | 2004 | MF | 1971–1982 | 452 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (3), Cup Winners' Cup (1) | 9 |
71 | ![]() | 2003 | DF | 1972–1982 | 326 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (2) | 22 |
72 | ![]() | 2011 | DF | 1975–1987 | 316 | Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (4) | 5 |
73 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1977–1989 | 540 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (7) | 24 |
74 | ![]() | 2006 | MF | 1977–1986 | 370 | League title (1), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (4) | 0 |
75 | ![]() | 2012 | DF | 1980–1987 1992–1994 | 330 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (4) | 27 |
76 | ![]() | 2000 | FW | 1983–1998 | 581 | League title (9), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (9) | 61 |
77 | ![]() | 2002 | MF | 1983–1998 | 347 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (4) | 19 |
78 | ![]() | 2003 | MF | 1986–1991 | 73 | League title (1) | 54 |
79 | ![]() | 2002 | DF | 1986–1990 | 176 | League title (3), League Cup (2) | 77 |
80 | ![]() | 2004 | GK | 1986–1991 | 230 | League title (4), League Cup (3) | 43 |
81 | ![]() | 2002 | DF | 1987–1997 1997–1998 | 427 | League title (9), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (6) | 61 |
82 | ![]() | 2006 | MF | 1988–2000 | 336 | League title (10), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (5) | 9 |
83 | ![]() | 2003 | MF | 1987–1989 | 96 | League title (1), League Cup (1) | 84 |
84 | ![]() | 2004 | DF | 1988–1997 | 278 | League title (6), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (3) | 0 |
85 | ![]() | 2003 | FW | 1990–1995 1997 | 222 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (3) | 32 |
86 | ![]() | 2000 | GK | 1991–1998 | 260 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 48 |
87 | ![]() | 2008 | MF | 1991–1998 | 265 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (2) | 40 |
88 | ![]() | 2000 | MF | 1994–1998 | 150 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (1) | 75 |
89 | ![]() | 2003 | MF | 1995–1998 | 103 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (1) | 57 |
90 | ![]() | 2002 | MF | 1996–2001 | 182 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (2) | 3 |
91 | ![]() | 2004 | MF | 1996–2003 2005–2009 | 431 | League title (5), Scottish Cup (5), League Cup (5) | 45 |
92 | ![]() | 2010 | DF | 1997–2003 | 224 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (3) | 0 |
93 | ![]() | 2009 | GK | 1998–2007 | 298 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (2) | 0 |
94 | ![]() | 2014 [42] | DF | 2000–2006 | 254 | League title (2), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (3) | 12 |
95 | ![]() | 2014 [42] | FW | 2004–2010 | 255 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (2) | 0 |
96 | ![]() | 2011 | DF | 2007–2012 | 215 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (3) | 69 |
97 | ![]() | 2014 [42] | DF | 2007–2015 | 303 | League title (3), Scottish Cup (2), League Cup (3), Third-tier title (1), Fourth-tier title (1) | 18 |
98 | ![]() | 2023 [43] | GK | 2001–2012 2018–2023 | 505 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (4), League Cup (5) | 42 |
99 | ![]() | 2023 [43] | MF | 2008–2012 2019–2023 | 370 | League title (4), Scottish Cup (3), League Cup (3) | 140 |
100 | ![]() | 2023 [43] | DF | 2015- | 457 | League title (1), Scottish Cup (1), League Cup (1), Second-tier title (1), Challenge Cup (1) | 0 |
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