Rangers' top 15 goals of all time

Glasgow Rangers The team have not had a genuine goalscorer in the team since the departure of Chris Boyd nearly ten years ago following his second spell at Ibrox.

Alfredo Morelos may He scored 124 goals For the Light Blues, however, their combination play and all-round play gave the team more than just goals. It's no secret that the club needs a striker who knows how to score.

Throughout the club's illustrious history, the Gers have produced many great natural goalscorers in every era.

We've taken a look at the top 15 goalscorers since the club was founded more than 150 years ago.

15

Alec Smith

152 goals

Alec Smith spent 21 years at Rangers, scoring 152 goals for the club during that time. This came despite him being primarily deployed on the wing, creating plenty of opportunities for others, particularly Robert Hamilton.

He won the Scottish Cup in 1897, 1898 and 1903, while playing an important role in the team that won four league titles in a row between 1899 and 1902.

His 152 goals came in 481 games during his time at Glasgow, a ratio of one every three games – an impressive ratio.

14

Tommy Cairns

154 goals

Tommy Cairns joined Rangers in 1913 from St Johnstone, and spent 14 years of his career at the club.

He won seven league titles with Ibrox, scoring a total of 154 goals in all competitions. Cairns also earned all eight of his caps for Scotland during his time with Rangers, scoring once against Wales in 1920, although he was never in the winning side in any of those matches for the national team.

13

Davey Wilson

157 goals

Davey Wilson made his Rangers debut shortly before his 20th birthday, and over the next 11 years the left-side left-side left-back left a lasting impression at Ibrox.

He was a big part of the team that dominated Scottish football in the early 1960s, winning four league titles and five Scottish Cups between 1959 and 1966. Wilson ended up scoring 157 goals, despite playing as a winger throughout his career.

22 caps for Scotland meant he was one of the best attacking talents of his generation, and fans of a certain class still remember him fondly.

12

Jimmy Millar

162 goals

Jimmy Millar originally played as a midfielder for the club, before Scott Simon moved him to centre-forward. He never looked back after that, scoring 162 goals for the Light Blues in 12 years.

Like Wilson, Millar was a key part of the successful team that graced the first half of the 1960s, while forming a legendary partnership with Ralph Brand.

He is only the second player to score in two Scottish Cup finals for Rangers (Derek Johnstone is the other), while he has netted 13 goals against Celtic.

11

Billy Simpson

163 goals

Billy Simpson spent nine years at Rangers, winning three League Championship medals and a Scottish Cup, but it is his goalscoring exploits that will always be remembered.

The Northern Ireland international joined from Linfield in 1950 and ended up scoring an impressive 163 goals in 239 appearances for the club – an average of one every 1.4 games.

There is no doubt that the club could deal with someone with that kind of goalscoring rate in their current starting XI.

10

Andy Cunningham

182 goals

Andy Cunningham joined the Light Blues in 1915, from Kilmarnock, and went on to establish himself as one of the best strikers of his era.

Cunningham spent 13 years at Ibrox, with goals – 182 to be exact – scored in 389 games for Glasgow.

Rangers won seven league titles, but arguably their crowning glory was a 4-0 win over Celtic in the 1928 Scottish Cup Final, Rangers' first victory in the competition for 25 years.

9

Robert Hamilton

184 goals

Robert Hamilton was the club's first distinguished striker. Two separate spells at Ibrox saw the player score 184 goals, winning four league titles and two Scottish Cups in the process.

He was also the club's top scorer for nine consecutive seasons, while becoming Rangers' all-time top scorer against Celtic during his time at the club. Hamilton also scored 15 goals from just 11 appearances for Scotland, enough to finish eighth on the list, although his last match came in 1911.

8

Willie Thornton

194 goals

Willie Thornton spent his 18-year playing career with Rangers, scoring 194 goals.

Regarded as one of the best players in the club's history, Thornton also spent time as an assistant in the late 1960s, even taking charge of the team after the sacking of Davy White in 1969.

He finally left Ibrox in 1972 after a spell as assistant coach to William Waddell.

7

Willie Reid

195 goals

Willie Reid joined the Gers in 1909, making his first notable appearance in the Scottish Cup Final. He spent the next 11 years in Glasgow, top-scoring in six successive seasons for the club.

During this period, Reid scored 195 goals in all competitions for Rangers, including 188 in the league. Reid remains the Scottish Premiership's fourth-highest goalscorer with 270 goals for four teams.

6

Ralph Brand

206 goals

Brand formed an incredible partnership with Millar during their time at Ibrox as the pair terrorized defenses up and down the country, with the club commemorating their association on the big screen, as can be seen above.

Such was his form in front of goal that Brand became Rangers' third-highest goalscorer after the war, scoring 206 goals in all competitions. He also featured in seven grand finals for the club, scoring six goals and never finishing on the losing side.

The striker won 11 trophies, although he finished the 1961 European Cup Winners' Cup final on the losing side.

5

Derek Johnston

210 goals

Derek Johnstone became a favorite with Ibrox fans before his 17th birthday, scoring the winning goal in the 1970 League Cup Final against Celtic.

Over the next 13 years, plus a second spell during the 1985/86 season, Johnston scored 210 goals for the club, winning 13 domestic titles. He even featured in the 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup final against Dynamo Moscow, even though he was only 18 years old at the time.

His post-war tally for the Gers sits behind only Ally McCoist, which indicates just how impressive he is in front of goal.

4

Jimmy Fleming

220 goals

Jimmy Fleming spent 11 years at Rangers between 1925 and 1934 and ended up scoring 220 goals.

Fleming holds the record for the most goals scored by a Rangers player in the Scottish Cup with 44, while his nine goals in a single match against Blairgowrie in 1934 is also a record for most goals in a single match.

3

Jimmy Smith

249 goals

Jimmy Smith is Rangers' third-highest goalscorer, scoring 249 goals during his 18-year spell at the club.

He formed a devastating partnership with Bob MacPhail, with the pair scoring 72 goals between them during the 1933/34 season. He has won two Scottish Cup medals as well as a number of league championships, and looks set to remain third in the list for some time.

2

Bob McPhail

261 goals

Bob McPhail spent 12 seasons at Ibrox, winning nine league titles and six Scottish Cup medals, but these are not his greatest achievements.

In fact, his 261 goals are his best work, including 230 in the league – a record that has stood for more than 50 years.

His partnership with Jimmy Smith has been key to the club winning plenty of trophies and his goal tally in the league is unlikely to be surpassed by anyone any time soon.

1

Ali McCoist

355 goals

Allie McCoist is an anomaly. His record of 355 goals for the Light Blues over 15 years will not be beaten for some time, if ever. The Scottish manager arrived in Glasgow in 1983, enjoying a trophy-laden spell with Rangers, which included winning nine league titles in a row between 1989 and 1997.

His 34 league goals during the 1991/92 season ensured that he became the first Scot to win the European Golden Shoe, a feat he repeated a year later, becoming the only player from the British Isles to win the award twice.

He hasn't featured much over the last few years, however he has shown up to score when it counts, with his own goal. 1998 Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic Being one of his most emotional moments.

McCoist left Rangers in 1998, his last goal coming in the Scottish Cup final defeat to Hearts. A legend in every sense of the word, McCoist's credit may never be surpassed.