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Ally McCoist
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McCoist in 1994
Full name	Alistair Murdoch McCoist
Date of birth	(1962-09-24) 24 September 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
0000–1978	Fir Park Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1978–1981	St Johnstone	57	(22)
1981–1983	Sunderland	56	(8)
1983–1998	Rangers	418	(251)
1998–2001	Kilmarnock	53	(9)
Total		584	(290)
National team
1980–1981	Scotland U19	10	(7)
1983	Scotland U21	1	(0)
1986–1998	Scotland	61	(19)
1990	SFA (SFL centenary)	1	(0)
Teams managed
2011–2014	Rangers
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Alistair Murdoch McCoist, MBE ( born 24 September 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and TV pundit.

Early life
Playing career
Awards
Personal life
Career statistics
- Playing
  - Club
  - International
- Managerial record
Honours
- Player
- Manager
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Early life

Born at Bellshill Maternity Hospital and raised in East Kilbride, McCoist attended Maxwellton Primary and Hunter High School. His high-school team coach and chemistry teacher was former Clyde and Scotland forward Archie Robertson, who was acknowledged by McCoist for his guidance and influence, but who died in 1978 just as his protégé's career was taking off. Upon leaving school, McCoist had a short spell working as a clerical assistant in the Overseas Development Agency (now the Department for International Development) branch office at Hairmyres. The role offered flexible working arrangements, allowing him to organise his hours around his football career.

Playing career

McCoist began his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone, before moving to English side Sunderland in 1981. He returned to his homeland two years later, signing with Rangers. McCoist had a highly successful spell with Rangers, becoming the club's record goalscorer and winning nine-successive league championships between 1988–89 and 1996–97. He later played for Kilmarnock.

McCoist was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having gained 61 international caps. A prolific striker, he is the fifth-highest all-time goalscorer in the top tier of the Scottish football league system, having scored 260 times for Rangers and Kilmarnock between 1983 and 2001.

Towards the end of his playing career, McCoist started his media career. Between 1996 and 2007, he was a team captain on the BBC sports quiz A Question of Sport. He began to scale back his media commitments in 2007, when he became an assistant manager to Walter Smith at Rangers. He succeeded Smith as Rangers manager in 2011, but the club then suffered from serious financial difficulties. Rangers went into liquidation in 2012 and the club was placed in the fourth tier of Scottish league football. McCoist helped them win successive promotions to the second tier, but after a poor start to the 2014–15 season McCoist handed in his 12-months' notice in December 2014 and was placed on gardening leave. In September 2015, McCoist and Rangers mutually agreed to terminate his contract.

Awards

On 10 June 1994, McCoist was awarded an MBE for services to football. He was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 and is also a member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. McCoist was inducted into the Scotland national football team roll of honour in March 1996, when he was awarded his 50th international cap.

Personal life

McCoist's first wife was Allison. After meeting in 1981, they married in 1990 and divorced in 2004. The marriage produced three children, all sons: Alexander, Argyll and Mitchell. He has two more sons (Arran and Harris) with his second wife, Vivien.

Career statistics

Playing

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Johnstone	1978–79	Scottish First Division	4	0	0	0	0	0	–		4	0
	1979–80		15	0	1	0	0	0	–		16	0
	1980–81		38	22	3	1	2	0	–		43	23
	1981–82		0	0	0	0	5	4	–		5	4
	Total		57	22	4	1	7	4	0	0	68	27
Sunderland	1981–82	First Division	28	2	3	0	1	0	–		32	2
	1982–83	First Division	28	6	1	0	4	1	–		33	7
	Total		56	8	4	0	5	1	0	0	65	9
Rangers	1983–84	Scottish Premier Division	30	8	4	3	10	9	3	0	47	20
	1984–85		25	12	3	0	6	5	4	1	38	18
	1985–86		33	25	1	1	4	1	2	0	40	27
	1986–87		44	34	1	0	5	2	6	2	56	38
	1987–88		40	31	2	1	5	6	6	4	53	42
	1988–89		19	9	8	5	4	4	2	0	33	18
	1989–90		34	14	2	0	4	4	–		40	18
	1990–91		26	11	2	1	4	3	4	3	36	18
	1991–92		38	34	5	4	4	1	2	0	49	39
	1992–93		34	34	4	5	5	8	9	2	52	49
	1993–94		21	7	6	3	1	1	–		28	11
	1994–95		9	1	0	0	0	0	–		9	1
	1995–96		25	16	2	1	4	3	6	0	37	20
	1996–97		25	10	3	1	3	3	6	6	37	20
	1997–98		15	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	26	16
	Total		418	251	47	29	62	54	54	21	581	355
Kilmarnock	1998–99	Scottish Premier League	26	7	1	0	2	1	–		29	8
	1999–2000		9	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	12	3
	2000–01		18	1	2	0	2	2	–		22	3
	Total		53	9	3	0	5	5	2	0	63	14
Career total			584	290	58	30	79	64	56	21	777	405

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Scotland	1986	2	0
	1987	6	3
	1988	5	0
	1989	6	2
	1990	10	3
	1991	4	2
	1992	11	3
	1993	2	2
	1994	—
	1995	3	2
	1996	7	2
	1997	3	0
	1998	2	0
Total		61	19

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McCoist goal.

List of international goals scored by Ally McCoist
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 1987	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	7	Hungary	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	9 September 1987	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	7	Hungary	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3	14 October 1987	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	8	Belgium	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying
4	26 April 1989	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	15	Cyprus	2–1	2–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	15 November 1989	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	19	Norway	1–0	1–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	16 May 1990	Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen, Scotland	21	Egypt	1–2	1–3	Friendly
7	12 September 1990	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	27	Romania	2–1	2–1	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
8	14 November 1990	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	29	Bulgaria	1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
9	11 September 1991	Wankdorf Stadion, Bern, Switzerland	32	Switzerland	2–2	2–2	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
10	13 November 1991	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	33	San Marino	4–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
11	19 February 1992	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	34	Northern Ireland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
12	20 May 1992	Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	37	Canada	2–1	3–1	Friendly
13	9 September 1992	Wankdorf Stadion, Bern, Switzerland	42	Switzerland	1–1	1–3	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	17 February 1993	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland	45	Malta	1–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	17 February 1993	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland	45	Malta	2–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	16 August 1995	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	47	Greece	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
17	15 November 1995	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	49	San Marino	3–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
18	27 March 1996	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland	50	Australia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
19	18 June 1996	Villa Park, Birmingham, England	54	Switzerland	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 1996

Managerial record

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record					Ref.
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %	Ref.
Rangers		1 June 2011	21 December 2014	&&&&&&&&&&&&0167.&&&&&0167	&&&&&&&&&&&&0121.&&&&&0121	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&072.46000072.46
Career Total				&&&&&&&&&&&&0167.&&&&&0167	&&&&&&&&&&&&0121.&&&&&0121	&&&&&&&&&&&&&022.&&&&&022	&&&&&&&&&&&&&024.&&&&&024	&&&&&&&&&&&&&072.46000072.46	—

Honours

Player

Rangers

Scottish Premier Division (10): 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
Scottish Cup: [[1992 Scottish Cup F

final|1991–92]]

Scottish League Cup (9): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97

Individual

European Golden Shoe (2): 1991–92, 1992–93
European Cup top scorer: 1987–88
Ballon d'Or: 1987 (21st place)
SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1991–92
SPFA Players' Player of the Year: 1991–92
Daily Record Golden Shot: 1991–92, 1992–93
Scotland national football team roll of honour: 1996

Manager

Rangers

Scottish League One: 2013–14 (third tier)
Scottish Third Division: 2012–13 (fourth tier)