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Player Records

John Greig, holds the prestigious title of being the record holder for the most appearances in a Rangers football match, with an impressive 755 appearances over a span of 18 seasons, from 1961 to 1978. He also holds the remarkable record for the most appearances in the League Cup, with a total of 121 appearances. On the other hand, Sandy Archibald is recognized for having the most league appearances in Rangers football history, with 513 appearances spanning from 1917 to 1934. In addition, midfielder Alec Smith has the honor of being the record holder for the most Scottish Cup appearances, while the distinguished goalkeeper Allan McGregor holds the remarkable record for the most European appearances.
Scottish League Titles
Rangers FC Player Records
Record Player Number
Most appearances in all competitions John Greig 755
Most league appearances Sandy Archibald 513
Most Scottish Cup appearances Alec Smith 74
Most League Cup appearances John Greig 121
Most European appearances Allan McGregor 109
Most Challenge Cup appearances Lee Wallace 14
Youngest first-team player Derek Ferguson 16 years, 24 days
Oldest first-team player David Weir 41 years, 77 days
Oldest debutant Gareth McAuley 38 years, 338 days
Most consecutive appearances William Robb 241
Most appearances in a season Carlos Cuéllar 65
Longest-serving player Dougie Gray 22 years
Most appearances
# Name and nationality Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 John Greig 1961–1978 498 72 121 64 755
2 Sandy Jardine 1966–1982 451 64 107 52 674
3 Ally McCoist 1983–98 418 47 62 54 581
4 Sandy Archibald 1917–34 513 67 0 0 580
5 David Meiklejohn 1919–36 490 73 0 0 563
6 Dougie Gray 1925–47 490 65 0 0 555
7 Derek Johnstone 1970–83
1985–86
369 57 85 38 549
8 Davie Cooper 1977–89 376 49 77 38 540
9 Peter McCloy 1970–86 351 55 86 43 535
10 Ian McColl 1945–60 360 59 100 7 526

Goalscorers

Ally McCoist is the all-time leading scorer with 355 goals to his name. He achieved this feat during his fifteen-year tenure at the club from 1983 to 1998. McCoist also holds the record for the most goals in the Scottish League Cup competition with 54 goals. However, despite his remarkable goal-scoring exploits, McCoist fell short of Jimmy Fleming's Scottish Cup goal-scoring record of 44, which has remained unbeaten since 1934. Meanwhile, Jim Forrest is the proud holder of the record for the most goals in one season, having scored a phenomenal 57 goals in all competitions.
Scottish League Titles
Record Player Goals Season/Match
Most goals in all competitions Ally McCoist 355
Most league goals Ally McCoist 251
Most Scottish Cup goals Jimmy Fleming 44
Most League Cup goals Ally McCoist 54
Most Challenge Cup goals Kenny Miller / Lee McCulloch 5
Most European goals Alfredo Morelos 29
Most goals in one season Jim Forrest 57 1964–65 season
Most league goals in one season Sam English 44 1931–32 season
Most hat-tricks Ally McCoist 28
Most penalties scored Johnny Hubbard 54
Most consecutive games scored in Alfredo Morelos 7 2018–19 season
Most goals scored in a match Jimmy Smith 6 won 9–1, vs. Ayr United, 15 August 1933
Most goals scored in a match Jimmy Smith 6 won 7–1, vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 11 August 1934
Most goals scored in a match Davie Wilson 6 won 7–1, vs. Falkirk, 17 March 1962
Scottish Cup match Jimmy Fleming 9 vs. Blairgowrie, 20 January 1934
Scottish League Cup match Jim Forrest 5 vs. Hamilton Academical, 30 October 1965
European match Dave McPherson 4 vs. Valletta, 14 September 1983
Youngest goalscorer Willie Thornton 1 16 years, 312 days, vs. Arbroath, 9 January 1937
Oldest goalscorer David Weir 1 38 years, 183 days, vs. Kilmarnock, 9 November 2008
Fastest goal scored in a match Gordon Durie 1 11 seconds, vs. Dundee United, 1 April 1995
Top Goalscorers
# Name and nationality Years League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1 Ally McCoist 1983–1998 251 (418) 29 (47) 54 (62) 21 (54) 355
2 Bob McPhail 1927–1940 230 (354) 31 (54) 0 0 261
3 Jimmy Smith 1930–1946 225 (234) 24 (25) 0 0 249
4 Jimmy Fleming 1925–1934 176 (225) 44 (42) 0 0 220
5 Derek Johnstone 1970–1983
1984–1985
132 (369) 30 (57) 39 (85) 9 (38) 210
6 Ralph Brand 1954–1965 118 (355) 13 (37) 27 (59) 12 (58) 206
7 Willie Reid 1909–1920 188 (217) 7 (13) 0 0 195
8 Willie Thornton 1936–1954 144 (224) 21 (34) 29 (50) 0 194
9 Robert C. Hamilton 1897–1908 157 (175) 27 (34) 0 0 184
10 Andy Cunningham 1914–1929 162 (350) 20 (39) 0 0 182
Internationalists
Record Player Number Details
First capped player Moses McNeil - for Scotland, against Wales, 25 March 1876
Most international caps while a Rangers player Steven Davis 61 for Northern Ireland
Most capped player to play for Rangers Steven Davis 140 -
Most capped Scottish player to play for Rangers David Weir and Kenny Miller 69 -
Player with most overall international goals to play for Rangers David Healy 36 for Northern Ireland
Most international goals while a Rangers player Ally McCoist 19 for Scotland
First Rangers player to appear at a World Cup Eric Caldow - for Scotland vs. Yugoslavia, 8 June 1958
First Rangers player to score at a World Cup Sammy Baird - for Scotland vs. France, 15 June 1958
Most appearances while a Rangers player at FIFA World Cup Sandy Jardine 4 -
Most goals while a Rangers player at FIFA World Cup Sammy Baird / Mo Johnston 1[dubious – discuss] -
First winner to play for Rangers Lionel Charbonnier - (France)
Most European Championship appearances while a Rangers player Andy Goram and Stuart McCall 6 -
Most European Championship goals while a Rangers player Brian Laudrup 3 -
First Rangers player to appear at UEFA European Championship Chris Woods - for England vs. Soviet Union, 18 June 1988
First Rangers player to score at UEFA European Championship Brian Laudrup - for Denmark vs. Portugal, 9 June 1996
First winner to play for Rangers Brian Laudrup - (Denmark)
Record transfer fees paid
# Player From Fee Date
1 Tore André Flo Chelsea £12,000,000 23 November 2000
2 Ryan Kent Liverpool £6,500,000 2 September 2019
2 Michael Ball Everton £6,500,000 20 August 2001
3 Mikel Arteta Barcelona £6,000,000 29 June 2002
4 Kanchelskis Fiorentina £5,500,000 15 July 1998
4 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Feyenoord £5,500,000 6 July 1998
5 Ronald de Boer Barcelona £4,500,000 30 August 2000
5 Barry Ferguson Blackburn Rovers £4,500,000 31 January 2005
5 Arthur Numan PSV Eindhoven £4,500,000 18 May 1998
5 Bert Konterman Feyenoord £4,500,000 1 July 2000
Record transfer fees received
# Player To Fee Date
1 Calvin Bassey AFC Ajax £19,600,000 20 July 2022
2 Nathan Patterson Everton £11,500,000 4 January 2022
3 Alan Hutton Tottenham Hotspur £9,000,000 30 January 2008
4 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Arsenal £8,500,000 20 June 2001
5 Jean-Alain Boumsong Newcastle United £8,000,000 1 January 2005
6 Carlos Cuéllar Aston Villa £7,800,000 12 August 2008
7 Barry Ferguson Blackburn Rovers £7,500,000 29 August 2003
8 Tore André Flo Sunderland £6,750,000 30 August 2002
9 Joe Aribo Southampton £6,000,000 9 July 2022
10 Trevor Steven Marseille £5,585,000 31 August 1991
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