The 1998–99 season is the 102nd season of competitive football by Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1998–99 season. They started the season under new management with Dick Advocaat

Dick Advocaat

Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat is a Dutch football manager and former player currently the manager of the Russia national football team.He has been moderately successful as a football player and as a coach, which included two stints with the Dutch national football team...

 replacing Walter Smith

Walter Smith

Walter Smith, OBE is a Scottish football manager. His most recent job was at Scottish Premier League club Rangers.Smith had a relatively modest playing career, consisting of two spells with Dundee United which was split by a short time at Dumbarton.A pelvic injury meant he moved in to coaching at...

. The squad Smith had left behind was past its best so Advocaat - with the financial backing of Murray - set about rebuilding almost the entire squad.

Success quickly followed and Advocaat built a team that gave the club their first domestic treble since the 1992–93 season

Rangers F.C. season 1992-93

The 1992–93 season is the 96th season of competitive football by Rangers.-Overview:Rangers played a total of 64 competitive matches during the 1992–93 season. They completed the club's fifth domestic treble...

. The Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...

 was secured by a 1–0 win against Celtic

Celtic F.C.

Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...

 and the League Cup

Scottish League Cup

The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...

 by a 2–1 defeat of St. Johnstone.

The club enjoyed its best season in Europe since 1992–93 as well, reaching the third round of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 before being knocked out by Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 side Parma.

In

Date	Player	From	Fee
18 May 1998	Arthur Numan Arthur Numan Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...	PSV Eindhoven	£4.5m
06 Jul 1998	Gabriel Amato Gabriel Amato Gabriel Amato is a former Argentine footballer.He began his career in Aldosivi of Mar del Plata, and later he went on to become one of the few players to have played for the three most popular teams in his country: Boca Juniors and River Plate and Independiente.He has played for Spanish clubs...	Real Mallorca RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca is a Spanish football team based on Palma, Majorca, in the Balearic Islands. Founded on 5 March 1916, the team currently plays in the Spanish first division, holding home games at Son Moix....	£4.2m
06 Jul 1998	Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....	Feyenoord	£5m
15 Jul 1998	Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC...	Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...	£5.5m
16 Jul 1998	Lionel Charbonnier Lionel Charbonnier Lionel André Michel Charbonnier is a retired French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After retiring, he became a football manager and is currently the manager of Atjeh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia....	AJ Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...	£1.2m
16 Jul 1998	Rod Wallace Rod Wallace Rodney Seymour "Rod" Wallace is a retired English footballer.Wallace played predominantly as a striker or part of an attacking forward line. He started his career at Southampton in 1988 playing 128 league games scoring 45 goals. This form earned him a transfer to Leeds where he won the first...	Leeds United Leeds United A.F.C. Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...	Free
31 Jul 1998	Daniel Prodan Daniel Prodan Daniel Claudiu Prodan is a retired Romanian footballer who played mainly as a central defender.In a career marred by injuries, he played mainly for Steaua Bucureşti, representing the Romanian national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.-Club career:Born in Satu Mare, Prodan came...	Atlético Madrid	£2.2m
04 Aug 1998	Colin Hendry Colin Hendry Edward Colin Hendry is a retired Scottish footballer and manager, who played as a defender. Hendry started his career with Dundee in 1983 and spent spells at Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Rangers, Coventry City, Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool...	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	£4m
06 Nov 1998	Stephane Guivarc'h Stéphane Guivarc'h Stéphane Guivarc'h is a retired French footballer that played as striker. He featured in the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil....	Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...	£3.5m
14 Dec 1998	Neil McCann Neil McCann Neil Docherty McCann is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing for Partick Thistle-Club career:...	Hearts	£2m
24 Dec 1998	Stefan Klos Stefan Klos Stefan Klos is a retired German football goalkeeper who played for Borussia Dortmund and Rangers during his career.He played for Borussia Dortmund from 1991, until he moved to Glasgow on 24 December 1998....	Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...	£0.75m
01 Jan 1999	Lee Feeney Lee Feeney Lee Feeney is a Northern Irish professional footballer.Feeney began his career at Ards. He left to join Linfield and made his debut for them back in February 1997 before moving to Rangers for £100,000 in December 1998. He only made one appearance, during a 4-0 league win verses Dundee in January...	Linfield Linfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....	£0.1m
01 Apr 1999	Craig Moore Craig Moore Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	£1m
13 Apr 1999	Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the...	VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...	£2m

Out

Date	Player	To	Fee
31 May 1998	Ally McCoist Ally McCoist Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist, MBE ; 24 September 1962) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Rangers in Scotland....	Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...	Released
31 May 1998	Andy Goram Andy Goram Andrew Lewis Goram is a former Scotland international association football goalkeeper. He started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the moniker "The Goalie"...	Motherwell Motherwell F.C. Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...	Released
31 May 1998	Stuart McCall Stuart McCall Andrew Stuart Murray McCall , usually known as Stuart McCall, is a former footballer who played in central midfield. He played a total of 763 league games during his career, the 13th highest of all British footballers...	Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....	Released
31 May 1998	Stephen Wright Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer) Stephen Wright is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Wright joined Dunfermline Athletic as first-team coach in January 2008, moving from his youth coaching role at Rangers.-Career:...	Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....	Released
31 May 1998	Richard Gough Richard Gough (footballer) Charles Richard Gough is a former Scottish football central defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers. He also played for Scotland 61 times and had a brief spell as manager of Livingston...	San Jose Earthquakes San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....	Free
31 May 1998	Alan McLaren Alan McLaren Alan James McLaren is a former Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian and Rangers.McLaren started his career with Hearts in 1987 and made over 180 appearances for the Tynecastle club. He moved to Rangers in 1994 in a £2m part-exchange deal, with Dave McPherson moving the opposite...		Retired
07 Jun 1998	Brian Laudrup Brian Laudrup Brian Laudrup is a Danish former football player and current football commentator, pundit and analyst on TV3+. Along with former international goalkeeper Lars Høgh, Laudrup manages a football academy for marginalized youth...	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	Free
15 Jun 1998	Ian Durrant Ian Durrant Ian Durrant is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Kilmarnock and the Scotland national team...	Kilmarnock Kilmarnock F.C. Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...	Free
20 Jun 1998	Joachim Björklund Joachim Björklund Joachim Björklund is a former Swedish professional footballer. For many years he formed a successful central defensive partnership with Patrik Andersson for the Swedish national team. Björklund was selected for the UEFA Euro 1992, 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000...	Valencia Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, Spain. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish Football and European Football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups which was the...	£2.5m
30 Jun 1998	Alec Cleland Alec Cleland Alexander 'Alex' Cleland is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Playing career:Cleland started his career with Dundee United, for whom he made 159 appearances, lifting the Scottish Cup in 1994. He signed for Rangers in a joint deal with Gary Bollan in 1995 and established himself in the...	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	Free
07 Jul 1998	Peter van Vossen Peter van Vossen Peter Jacobus van Vossen is a former Dutch footballer, who played for K.S.K. Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rangers, Feyenoord, De Graafschap and Vitesse. During his time with Ajax he won the 1994/95 European Cup. During his time at Rangers he is well known for missing an open goal in an...	Feyenoord	Free
24 Oct 1998	Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. Gattuso is an aggressive, hard tackling player and in his prime, was widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world...	Salernitana	£4m
10 Oct 1998	Craig Moore Craig Moore Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	£0.8m
06 Nov 1998	Gordan Petric Gordan Petric Gordan Petrić is a retired Serbian footballer.-Career:After starting his career in his homeland with Partizan, he moved to Scotland in 1993 when he joined Dundee United for £600,000. His impressive performances at Tannadice earned him a move to Rangers in July 1995 for £1.5m...	Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...	£0.3m
13 Nov 1998	David Graham	Dunfermline Athletic Dunfermline Athletic F.C. Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....	Free
22 Feb 1999	Steven Boyack Steven Boyack Steven Robert Boyack is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.-Career:Boyack began his career in the youth team at Scottish giants Rangers...	Dundee Dundee F.C. Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...	£0.025m

• Expendure: £35,950,000
• Income: £7,625,000

• Total loss/gain: £28,325,000

Scottish Premier League

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
01 Aug 1998	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–2	15,892	Wallace
15 Aug 1998	Motherwell	H	2–1	49,275	Wallace, Albertz (pen.)
22 Aug 1998	Kilmarnock	A	3–1	17,608	Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Miller
29 Aug 1998	St. Johnstone	H	4–0	48,732	Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
12 Sep 1998	Dundee United	A	0–0	12,788
20 Sep 1998	Celtic	H	0–0	50,026
23 Sep 1998	Aberdeen	A	1–1	17,862	Wallace
26 Sep 1998	Dunfermline Athletic	A	2–0	11,507	B.Ferguson, Johansson
04 Oct 1998	Dundee	H	1–0	48,348	Albertz(pen.)
17 Oct 1998	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	49,749	Wallace (2), Johansson
28 Oct 1998	Motherwell	A	0–1	11,777
31 Oct 1998	Dundee United	H	2–1	49,503	Wallace, Amoruso
08 Nov 1998	St. Johnstone	A	7–0	9,636	Wallace, Johansson, Kanchelskis, Albertz (2, 2 (pens.)), Guivarc'h (2)
14 Nov 1998	Aberdeen	H	2–1	49,479	Kanchelskis, van Bronckhorst
21 Nov 1998	Celtic	A	1–5	59,703	van Bronckhorst
05 Dec 1998	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–1	47,465	van Bronckhorst
12 Dec 1998	Kilmarnock	H	1–0	49,781	Wallace
19 Dec 1998	Heart of Midlothian	A	3–2	17,134	Wallace, Guivarc'h (2)
26 Dec 1998	St. Johnstone	H	1–0	49,479	Porrini
30 Dec 1998	Dundee United	A	2–1	11,707	Wallace, Wilson
03 Jan 1999	Celtic	H	2–2	50,059	Wallace, Amato
27 Jan 1999	Dundee	A	4–0	9,453	Guivarc'h, Miller (2), Johansson
30 Jan 1999	Aberdeen	A	4–2	19,537	Wallace, Albertz (pen.), Kanchelskis, Porrini
07 Feb 1999	Dunfermline Athletic	A	3–0	11,500	Kanchelskis, Johansson (2)
20 Feb 1999	Dundee	H	6–1	49,462	Albertz(3, 1 (pen.)), van Bronckhorst, McCann (2)
28 Feb 1999	Kilmarnock	A	5–0	16,242	Wallace (3), Johansson, McCann
13 Mar 1999	Motherwell	H	2–1	49,483	Wallace, Johansson
20 Mar 1999	Dundee United	H	0–1	49,164
04 Apr 1999	St. Johnstone	A	1–3	9,740	Moore
14 Apr 1999	Dunfermline Athletic	H	1–0	46,220	van Bronckhorst
18 Apr 1999	Dundee	A	1–1	11,051	Vidmar
25 Apr 1999	Aberdeen	H	3–1	49,145	Wallace, Kanchelskis, Amato (pen.)
02 May 1999	Celtic	A	3–0	59,918	McCann (2), Albertz (pen.)
09 May 1999	Heart of Midlothian	H	0–0	49,495
15 May 1999	Motherwell	A	5–1	11,078	Amato (3, 1 (pen.)), van Bronckhorst, Kanchelskis
23 May 1999	Kilmarnock	H	1–1	48,835	Amato

UEFA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
22 Jul 1998	QR1	Shelbourne Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....	A Prenton Park Prenton Park is an association football stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C. The club moved to the current Prenton Park in 1912. The ground has had several rebuilds, with the most recent occurring in 1995 in response to the requirement of the Taylor Report...	5–3	6,047	Albertz(2 pens), van Bronckhorst, Amato (2)
29 Jul 1998	QR1	Shelbourne Shelbourne F.C. Shelbourne Football Club is an Irish professional football club based in the Drumcondra area of Dublin, currently playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division....	H	2–0	46,906	Johansson (2)
11 Aug 1998	QR2	PAOK	H	2–0	45,000	Wallace, Kanchelskis
25 Aug 1998	QR2	PAOK	A	0–0	36,000
11 Sep 1998	R1	Beitar Jerusalem	A	1–1	14,000	Albertz
01 Oct 1998	R1	Beitar Jerusalem	H	4–2	45,610	Johansson, Wallace, Porrini, Gattuso Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. Gattuso is an aggressive, hard tackling player and in his prime, was widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world...
22 Oct 1998	R2	Bayer Leverkusen	A	2–1	22,000	Johansson, van Bronckhorst
05 Nov 1998	R2	Bayer Leverkusen	H	1–1	50,012	Johansson
24 Nov 1998	R3	Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...	H	1–1	49,514	Wallace
08 Dec 1998	R3	Parma Parma F.C. Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...	A	1–3	17,000	Albertz

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 Jan 1999	R3	Stenhousemuir	H	2–0	37,759	Wallace, Guivarc'h
14 Feb 1999	R4	Hamilton Academical	A	6–0	7,339	Vidmar, Kanchelskis, McCann, Albertz(pen.), Johansson (2)
06 Mar 1999	QF	Falkirk	H	2–1	39,250	McCann, Amoruso
11 Apr 1999	SF	St. Johnstone	N	4–0	20,664	McCann, Johansson, van Bronckhorst, Wallace
29 May 1999	F	Celtic	N	1–0	52,670	Wallace

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 Aug 1998	R3	Alloa Athletic	H	4–0	37,201	Albertz(2), B.Ferguson, Amoruso
08 Sep 1998	QF	Ayr United	A	2–0	11,198	Miller, Amato
25 Oct 1998	SF	Airdrieonians	N	5–0	21,171	Johansson, Wallace (2), I.Ferguson, Durie
29 Nov 1998	F	St. Johnstone	N	2–1	45,533	Guivarc'h, Albertz

Appearances

No.	Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
1	Lionel Charbonnier Lionel Charbonnier Lionel André Michel Charbonnier is a retired French footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After retiring, he became a football manager and is currently the manager of Atjeh United of the Liga Primer Indonesia....	GK	19	0
2	Sergio Porrini Sergio Porrini Sergio Porrini is an Italian former football coach and former player, mostly famous for his periods at Juventus and Scottish club Rangers...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	54	3
3	Lorenzo Amoruso Lorenzo Amoruso Lorenzo Pier Luigi Amoruso is a former Italian Assocation footballer who played for seven teams during his footballing career but is perhaps best known for his six-year spell with Glasgow side Rangers...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	49	3
4	Daniel Prodan Daniel Prodan Daniel Claudiu Prodan is a retired Romanian footballer who played mainly as a central defender.In a career marred by injuries, he played mainly for Steaua Bucureşti, representing the Romanian national team in one World Cup and one European Championship.-Club career:Born in Satu Mare, Prodan came...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	0	0
5	Arthur Numan Arthur Numan Arthur Numan is a retired Dutch footballer. He played as a left back and was a regular fixture in Netherlands national football team...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	19	0
6	Barry Ferguson Barry Ferguson Barry Ferguson MBE is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	40	2
7	Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Ukrainian-born Russian football manager and former association footballer who played as a right winger. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies.Currently, he is managing FC...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	45	9
8	Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni van Bronckhorst Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON , known as Gio in Spain, is a retired Dutch footballer of Moluccan descent who served as the captain of the Dutch national team from August 2008 until his retirement....	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	53	10
9	Gordon Durie Gordon Durie Gordon Scott Durie , known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.- Playing career :...	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	13	1
10	Gabriel Amato Gabriel Amato Gabriel Amato is a former Argentine footballer.He began his career in Aldosivi of Mar del Plata, and later he went on to become one of the few players to have played for the three most popular teams in his country: Boca Juniors and River Plate and Independiente.He has played for Spanish clubs...	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	31	9
11	Jörg Albertz Jörg Albertz Jörg Albertz is a retired German professional footballer. Between 1996 and 1998 he played three international games for the German national football team.-Career:...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	53	19
12	Jonas Thern Jonas Thern Jonas Magnus Thern is a Swedish association football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder.- Early career :...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	2	0
13	Antti Niemi	GK	14	0
14	Ian Ferguson	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	26	1
15	Gordan Petrić Gordan Petric Gordan Petrić is a retired Serbian footballer.-Career:After starting his career in his homeland with Partizan, he moved to Scotland in 1993 when he joined Dundee United for £600,000. His impressive performances at Tannadice earned him a move to Rangers in July 1995 for £1.5m...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	2	0
15	Stéphane Guivarc'h Stéphane Guivarc'h Stéphane Guivarc'h is a retired French footballer that played as striker. He featured in the France squad that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup on home soil....	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	18	7
16	Rod Wallace Rod Wallace Rodney Seymour "Rod" Wallace is a retired English footballer.Wallace played predominantly as a striker or part of an attacking forward line. He started his career at Southampton in 1988 playing 128 league games scoring 45 goals. This form earned him a transfer to Leeds where he won the first...	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	51	27
17	Derek McInnes Derek McInnes Derek John McInnes is a former Scottish football player and current manager of Bristol City. McInnes featured prominently for Greenock Morton, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Dundee United during his playing career. He won two caps for the Scotland national football team while with West...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	9	0
18	Rino Gattuso Gennaro Gattuso Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian footballer, who plays for Serie A club Milan. He mainly plays as a defensive midfielder. Gattuso is an aggressive, hard tackling player and in his prime, was widely regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in the world...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	11	1
18	Neil McCann Neil McCann Neil Docherty McCann is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing for Partick Thistle-Club career:...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	24	8
19	Craig Moore Craig Moore Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	15	1
19	Stefan Klos Stefan Klos Stefan Klos is a retired German football goalkeeper who played for Borussia Dortmund and Rangers during his career.He played for Borussia Dortmund from 1991, until he moved to Glasgow on 24 December 1998....	GK	23	0
20	Jonatan Johansson Jonatan Johansson (footballer) Jonatan Lillebror Johansson is a retired Finnish footballer. He last played for TPS in Finnish Veikkausliiga. His main position was a striker and he was a regular in the Finnish national team.- Early career :...	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	37	17
21	Ståle Stensaas Ståle Stensaas Ståle Stensaas is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He spent the majority of his career at Rosenborg, and he is currently coaching Rosenborg's junior team.-Career:...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	2	0
22	Scott Wilson	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	20	1
23	David Graham	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	5	0
24	Barry Nicholson Barry Nicholson Barry Nicholson is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Preston North End.-Early years:...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	6	0
25	Tony Vidmar Tony Vidmar Anthony "Tony" Vidmar is an Australian former professional football player of Slovenian origin. He was a member of the Australian national team, competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona for his native country, and is currently Australia's third highest capped player...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	39	2
26	Theo Snelders Theo Snelders Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders is a former Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Career:...	GK	0	0
27	Charlie Miller Charlie Miller Charles "Charlie" Miller is a Scottish football player who is currently without a club following his release from Clyde...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	21	4
28	Luigi Riccio Luigi Riccio (footballer) Luigi Riccio is an Italian association footballer who plays for Sassuolo.He began his career as a professional in Giarre, before moving to Perugia. In 1997 he moved abroad to Rangers. He made only one appearance as a substitute during a league match against Motherwell on 15 May 1999. He left for...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	1	0
35	Colin Hendry Colin Hendry Edward Colin Hendry is a retired Scottish footballer and manager, who played as a defender. Hendry started his career with Dundee in 1983 and spent spells at Blackburn Rovers, Manchester City, Rangers, Coventry City, Bolton Wanderers and Blackpool...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....	32	0
38	Craig Moore Craig Moore Craig Andrew Moore , is a retired Australian soccer defender.Moore is best known for his two spells with Scottish Premier Division / Scottish Premier League club Rangers...	DF Defender (football) Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
40	Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna Claudio Reyna is a retired American soccer player and the current USSF US Youth Soccer Technical Director. He was the captain of the United States national team before retiring from international football following the USA's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He is widely considered one of the...	MF Midfielder A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...	6	0
	Sebastian Rozental Sebastián Rozental Sebastián Rozental Igualt is a retired Chilean-Israeli professional football player.On the club level, Rozental has played for Universidad Católica , Colo-Colo , and Unión Española in his native Chile, Rangers in Scotland, where he became the first player from South America to play for the...	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	3	0
	Lee Feeney Lee Feeney Lee Feeney is a Northern Irish professional footballer.Feeney began his career at Ards. He left to join Linfield and made his debut for them back in February 1997 before moving to Rangers for £100,000 in December 1998. He only made one appearance, during a 4-0 league win verses Dundee in January...	FW Striker Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...	1	0