Ally McCoist, Barry Ferguson, Brian Laudrup – Top 10 Rangers legends every fan should know
Rangers are a club steeped in history, with a lot of legendary players winning silverware at Ibrox over the years, but recent times have been difficult.
The Gers have won just one of the last 10 Scottish Premierships since returning to the top flight, and with Russell Martin recording a truly disastrous start at Rangers, fans are reminiscing about the glory days even more.
Rangers have won 55 league titles in their history, and are one of the most famous clubs in world football, with some big names appearing in the past.
Ibrox News has listed 10 true Rangers legends that fans simply have to know, dating back to the glory days over the last century.
Ally McCoist (1983-1998)
Ally McCoist is one of the biggest legends in Rangers history, as the highest goalscorer for the club, as well as an avid supporter to this day.
Super Ally scored 355 goals for the Gers, nearly 100 more than the next highest goalscorer, in a legendary 15-year spell at Ibrox.
McCoist also managed Rangers between 2011 and 2014, and won a combined 12 league titles as a manager and player.
Andy Goram (1991-1998)
Andy Goram was the best goalkeeper Rangers have ever had, joining from Hibernian in 1991 and enjoying a truly legendary spell.
Goram nearly reached the Champions League final with Rangers, and also won the player of the year award in 1992-93, after a truly outstanding campaign.
The Goalie won 10 major trophies for Rangers, including six Scottish Premiership titles, and was voted as Rangers’ best-ever goalkeeper in a fan poll in 2001.
Ian Durrant (1985-1998)
Ian Durrant started out as McCoist’s boot boy in 1983, before eventually breaking through into the Rangers team in 1985.
Despite suffering a career-threatening injury at age 21, Durrant made 346 appearances for Rangers, scoring 45 goals, as part of the side which won nine titles in a row.
Brian Laudrup (1994-1998)
Brian Laudrup is one of the biggest names to have played for Rangers, having joined under Walter Smith as a Champions League winner in 1994.
Laudrup was outstanding in four years at Rangers, winning three league titles and making a huge impact on the pitch in a free attacking role.
His best game came in the 1996 Scottish League Cup final, now known as the Laudrup final, as he provided three assists and scored twice in a 5-1 win over Hearts.
John Greig (1961-1978)
John Greig holds the record for the most Rangers appearances, and this is unlikely to be beaten any time soon.
Greig made 755 appearances for Rangers as a one-club man, and is perhaps the biggest legend in Rangers’ history, having served as a player, manager and director of the club and no one else.
The defender was part of the side which won the 1971-72 Cup Winners Cup, and won several trophies as a player and coach.
David Weir (2007- 2012)
David Weir is one of the more recent players to appear on this list, but as the first player to be inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame while still playing, it is clear that he is a modern day legend of the club.
Weir made 60 appearances in 2008-09 as Rangers won the domestic treble and reached the final of the Europa League, as the captain who succeeded Barry Ferguson.
The centre-back also returned to Rangers after his retirement as an assistant for Mark Warburton for a year and a half, before stepping down from his role.
Barry Ferguson (1997-2003, 2005-2009)
Ferguson has been seen a lot at Rangers in recent years after serving as interim manager at the end of the 2024-25 season, but he was one of the club’s best-ever players.
The midfielder was a fierce captain, but poor behaviour with the Scotland team saw him stripped of the captaincy.
Despite this, Ferguson enjoyed two successful spells at Rangers, in which he reached the Europa League final and won five league titles, and made 431 appearances overall.
Richard Gough (1987-1998)
Richard Gough had established himself as one of the best defenders in Scotland at Dundee United, and Rangers paid a record fee of over £1million to sign him from Tottenham in 1987.
The defender enjoyed an incredibly successful period at Ibrox, and made 427 appearances overall, with 37 goals to his name.
Jorg Albertz (1996-2001)
Jorg Albertz was nicknamed The Hammer by Rangers fans for a key reason, that he would constantly fire in powerful long shots.
In five years at Rangers, the German became a fan favourite at Ibrox, with some famous goals in Old Firm derbies, and will go down in history as one of their best ever players.
Albertz is arguably the greatest foreign player to appear for Rangers, and he was held in very high regard among the Rangers faithful.
Jim Baxter (1960-65, 1969-70)
Jim Baxter was one of Scotland’s greatest-ever players, and the attacker won an astonishing 10 trophies in five years.
Baxter was the king of the Old Firm, having lost just two of his 18 clashes with Celtic, and can be considered the Ronaldinho of Rangers, given his history off the pitch, as well as his skillful style of play.
The attacker was a true maverick at Rangers, and his ashes were spread at Ibrox following his passing in 2001.
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