List of Rangers F.C. records and statistics
Player records -- Transfers
Table:
#

Player

To

Fee

Date

Source

1

Alan Hutton

Tottenham Hotspur

£9,000,000

30 January 2008

[43]

2

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

Arsenal

£8,500,000

20 June 2001

[40]

3

Jean-Alain Boumsong

Newcastle United

£8,000,000

1 January 2005

[44]

4

Carlos Cuéllar

Aston Villa

£7,800,000

12 August 2008

[45]

5

Barry Ferguson

Blackburn Rovers

£7,500,000

29 August 2003

[46]

6

Tore André Flo

Sunderland

£6,750,000

30 August 2002

[47]

7

Trevor Steven

Marseille

£5,585,000

31 August 1991

8

Nikica Jelavić

Everton

£5,500,000

31 January 2012

[48]

9

Duncan Ferguson

Everton

£4,200,000

11 December 1994

10

Claudio Reyna

Sunderland

£4,000,000

7 December 2001

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Alan Hutton ( born 30 November 1984 ) is a Scottish former professional footballer , who played as a right back . Hutton started his career with Rangers , and won the league title in 2005 . He moved to English football with Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 , and helped them win the League Cup later that year . After a loan spell with Sunderland in 2010 , Hutton joined Aston Villa in 2011 . He initally struggled with Villa , and was loaned to Mallorca , Nottingham Forest and Bolton Wanderers . Hutton then enjoyed a renaissance with Villa , and left the club after helping them win promotion in 2019 . Hutton made 50 appearances for the Scotland national team between 2007 and 2016 .
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Tottenham ( /ˈtɒtənəm/ ) or Spurs , is an English professional football club in Tottenham , London , that competes in the Premier League . Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has been the club 's home ground since April 2019 , replacing their former home of White Hart Lane , which had been demolished to make way for the new stadium on the same site . Their training ground is on Hotspur Way in Bulls Cross in the London Borough of Enfield . The club is owned by ENIC Group . Tottenham have played in a first ( home ) strip of white shirts and navy blue shorts since the 1898-99 season . The club 's emblem is a cockerel standing upon a football , with a Latin motto Audere est Facere ( To Dare Is to Do ) . Founded in 1882 , Tottenham won the FA Cup for the first time in 1901 , the only non-League club to do so since the formation of the Football League in 1888 . Tottenham were the first club in the 20th century to achieve the League and FA Cup Double , winning both competitions in the 1960-61 season . After successfully defending the FA Cup in 1962 , in 1963 they became the first British club to win a UEFA club competition - the European Cup Winners ' Cup . They were also the inaugural winners of the UEFA Cup in 1972 , becoming the first British club to win two different major European trophies . They have collected at least one major trophy in each of the six decades from the 1950s to 2000s - an achievement only matched by Manchester United . In total , Spurs have won two league titles , eight FA Cups , four League Cups , seven FA Community Shields , one European Cup Winners ' Cup and two UEFA Cups .
Giovanni Christiaan van Bronckhorst OON ( Dutch pronunciation : [ ɟijoːˈvɑni vɑm ˈbrɔŋkɦɔrst ] ( listen ) ; born 5 February 1975 ) , also known by his nickname Gio , is a retired Dutch footballer and currently the manager of Guangzhou R & F . Formerly a midfielder , he moved to left back later in his career . During his club career , Van Bronckhorst played for RKC Waalwijk , Feyenoord , Rangers , Arsenal , Barcelona and again with Feyenoord . He was an instrumental player in Barcelona 's 2005-06 UEFA Champions League victory , being in the starting line-up of the final , having played every Champions League match for Barcelona that season . Van Bronckhorst earned 107 caps for the Netherlands national team , and played for his country in three FIFA World Cups , in 1998 , 2006 and 2010 , as well as three UEFA European Championships , in 2000 , 2004 and 2008 . After captaining the Oranje in the 2010 World Cup final , he was elected into the Order of Orange-Nassau . The 2010 World Cup final was the last match in his career . After assisting the Dutch under-21 team and Feyenoord , Van Bronckhorst became Feyenoord manager in May 2015 . He won the KNVB Cup in his first season and the club 's first Eredivisie title for 18 years in 2017 .
Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington , London , England , that plays in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . The club has won 13 League titles , a record 13 FA Cups , 2 League Cups , 15 FA Community Shields , 1 League Centenary Trophy , 1 UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup and 1 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup . Arsenal was the first club from the South of England to join The Football League , in 1893 , and they reached the First Division in 1904 . Relegated only once , in 1913 , they continue the longest streak in the top division , and have won the second-most top-flight matches in English football history . In the 1930s , Arsenal won five League Championships and two FA Cups , and another FA Cup and two Championships after the war . In 1970-71 , they won their first League and FA Cup Double . Between 1989 and 2005 , they won five League titles and five FA Cups , including two more Doubles . They completed the 20th century with the highest average league position . Herbert Chapman won Arsenal 's first national trophies , but died prematurely . He helped introduce the WM formation , floodlights , and shirt numbers , and added the white sleeves and brighter red to the club 's kit . Arsène Wenger was the longest-serving manager and won the most trophies . He won a record 7 FA Cups , and his title-winning team set an English record for the longest top-flight unbeaten league run at 49 games between 2003 and 2004 , receiving the nickname The Invincibles .
Jean-Alain Boumsong Somkong ( born 14 December 1979 ) is a former professional football defender , including French international . He is known for his physical strength , pace and reading of the game .
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear , that plays in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . Founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End . Per the requirements from the Taylor Report , in response to the Hillsborough disaster , that all Premiership teams have an all-seater stadium , the grounds were adjusted in the mid-1990s and now has a capacity of 52,354. , The team plays its home matches at St James ' Park . The club has been a member of the Premier League for all but three years of the competition 's history , spending 86 seasons in the top tier as of May 2018 , and has never dropped below English football 's second tier since joining the Football League in 1893 . They have won four League Championship titles , six FA Cups and a Charity Shield , as well as the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup , the ninth highest total of trophies won by an English club . The club 's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910 , when they won an FA Cup and three of their First Division titles . The club was relegated in 2009 and again in 2016 . The club won promotion at the first time of asking each time , returning to the Premier League as Championship winners in 2010 and 2017 for the 2017-18 season . Newcastle has a local rivalry with Sunderland , with whom they have contested the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898 . The club 's traditional kit colours are black and white striped shirts , black shorts and black socks . Their crest has elements of the city coat of arms , which features two grey seahorses . Before each home game , the team enters the field to Local Hero , and Blaydon Races is also sung during games .
Carlos Javier Cuéllar Jiménez ( Spanish pronunciation : [ ˈkaɾlos ˈkweʎaɾ ] ; born 23 August 1981 ) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Israeli club Bnei Yehuda . Mainly a central defender , he can also operate as a right back .
Aston Villa Football Club ( nicknamed Villa ) is an English professional football club based in Aston , Birmingham . The club competes in the Premier League , the top tier of the English football league system . Founded in 1874 , they have played at their home ground , Villa Park , since 1897 . Aston Villa were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 and of the Premier League in 1992 . Villa are one of only five English clubs to have won the European Cup , in 1981-82 . They have also won the Football League First Division seven times , the FA Cup seven times , the League Cup five times , and the UEFA Super Cup once . Villa have a fierce local rivalry with Birmingham City and the Second City derby between the teams has been played since 1879 . The club 's traditional kit colours are claret shirts with sky blue sleeves , white shorts and sky blue socks . Their traditional club badge is of a rampant lion . The club is currently owned by the NSWE group , a company owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris and the American billionaire Wes Edens .
Barry Ferguson MBE ( born 2 February 1978 ) is a Scottish football coach , former player and pundit who is currently the manager of Kelty Hearts . Ferguson spent most of his playing career at Rangers , in two spells either side of a £7.5 million transfer to English club Blackburn Rovers . He totalled 431 games and 60 goals for Rangers , whom he captained from 2000 . Ferguson won the Scottish Premier League , Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup five times apiece for Rangers , including a treble in 2003 , which earned him the honour of SFWA Footballer of the Year . He also helped Rangers to reach the 2008 UEFA Cup Final . Ferguson made 45 appearances for the Scotland national team , starting from 1998 . In 2009 , following behavioural incidents while on national duty , he was stripped of the captaincy of Rangers and told he would no longer be considered for international selection . Later in his career , he returned to England with Birmingham City , Blackpool and Fleetwood Town . Towards the end of his playing spell with Blackpool , he served as caretaker manager of the club . Ferguson was appointed player-manager of Clyde in June 2014 ; he resigned from this position in February 2017 . He became manager of Kelty Hearts in October 2018 .
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club in Blackburn , Lancashire , England , which competes in the Championship , the second tier of the English football league system . The club was established in 1875 , becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888 and the Premier League in 1992 . In 1890 , Rovers moved to Ewood Park . Blackburn Rovers have been English champions three times , and have won six FA Cups , one Football League Cup and one Full Members ' Cup . The club has spent most of its existence in the top flight of English football . In 1992 , Rovers gained promotion to the new Premier League a year after being taken over by local entrepreneur Jack Walker , who installed Kenny Dalglish as manager . In 1995 , Rovers became Premier League champions . In the 1998-99 season , the club was relegated . It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later , in the 2000-01 season . It has qualified for the UEFA Cup six times : once as League Cup winners , four times through league position and once via the Intertoto Cup . The club 's motto is Arte et Labore , By Skill and Hard Work in Latin .
Tore André Flo ( born 15 June 1973 ) is a Norwegian former professional football striker and youth coach . He was capped 76 times , scoring 23 goals for Norway , and represented his country in 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 , and scored Norway 's first goal when Norway won 2-1 against Brazil and advanced to the second round of the 1998 World Cup . During his professional career , he played for Sogndal , Tromsø and Brann in Tippeligaen , before he moved abroad and played for Chelsea . After a successful spell with the English club , he was sold to Rangers for £12 million and became the most expensive Norwegian player . Flo later had spells at Sunderland , Siena , Vålerenga and Leeds United before he announced his retirement in March 2008 . He later made two comebacks ; for Milton Keynes Dons in November 2008 and the Norwegian club Sogndal in March 2011 . In August 2012 he announced his retirement for the third time . He subsequently rejoined Chelsea and is currently a member of their coaching staff .
Sunderland Association Football Club ( /ˈsʌndərlənd/ ( listen ) , locally /ˈsʊndlən/ ) is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland , Tyne and Wear . Sunderland play in League One , the third tier of English football . Since its formation in 1879 , the club has won six top-flight ( First Division , now the Premier League ) titles ( 1892 , 1893 , 1895 , 1902 , 1913 and 1936 ) , a total only bettered by five other clubs , and has finished runners-up five times . The club has also won the FA Cup twice ( 1937 and 1973 ) and been runners-up twice ( 1913 and 1992 ) , as well as winning the FA Charity Shield in 1936 and being finalists the following year . Sunderland have also been Football League Cup finalists in 1985 and 2014 . Sunderland play their home games at the 49,000-capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997 . The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to 49,000 following expansion in 2000 . Sunderland have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbouring club Newcastle United , with whom they have contested the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898 .
Trevor McGregor Steven ( born Berwick-upon-Tweed , 21 September 1963 ) is an English retired football player . He became known as a member of the successful Everton side of the 1980s , and won 36 international caps for England . A right-sided midfielder , he grew through the ranks at Burnley , making his debut in 1981 . Over the next two seasons he became a regular supplier of goals and Everton boss Howard Kendall , who was building a new team based on youth , decided to bid for him . He is now known for his media work , particularly with RTÉ Sport in Ireland .
Olympique de Marseille ( French pronunciation : ​ [ ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj ] , locally [ ɔlɛ̃ˈpikə də mɑχˈsɛjə ] ; Occitan : Olimpic de Marselha , pronounced [ uˈlimpik de maʀˈsejɔ ] ) , also known as OM ( IPA : [ o.ɛm ] , locally [ oˈɛmə ] ) or simply Marseille , is a French professional football club based in Marseille in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , Founded in 1899 , the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of their history in the top tier of French football . The club has won ten official league titles ( nine times in Ligue 1 ) , ten Coupes de France and three Coupes de la Ligue . In 1993 , coach Raymond Goethals led the team to become the first and only French club to win the UEFA Champions League , defeating AC Milan 1-0 in the final . In 2010 , Marseille won its first Ligue 1 title in 18 years under the managing of former club captain Didier Deschamps . Marseille 's home ground is the 67,000-capacity Stade Vélodrome in the southern part of the city , where they have played since 1937 . The club has a large fan-base , having regularly averaged the highest attendance in French football . Marseille 's average home gate for the 2008-09 season was 52,276 , the highest in Ligue 1 . The stadium underwent renovation in 2011 , going from its previous capacity of 60,031 to 42,000 . Following completion in August 2014 , the final capacity increased to 67,000 ahead of France 's hosting of UEFA Euro 2016 . In 2015 , the club was ranked 23rd globally in terms of annual revenue , generating €130.5 million . In 1997 , Marseille was purchased by Franco-Swiss businessman Robert Louis-Dreyfus . Following his death in 2009 , his widow Margarita became the club 's majority shareholder in 2010 .
Nikica Jelavić ( Croatian pronunciation : [ nîkitsa jělaʋitɕ ] ; born 27 August 1985 ) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Guizhou Zhicheng . Jelavić began his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split of the Prva HNL in 2002 , before moving to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem in 2007 . A year later , he moved to Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien . In 2010 , he was signed by Rangers , with whom he won the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish League Cup in his first season . He moved to England with Everton in January 2012 , and Hull City two years later . Jelavić is a former Croatian international , debuting in 2009 and retiring in 2014 . He represented the country at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup .
Everton Football Club ( /ˈɛvərtən/ ) is an English professional football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . The club has competed in the top division for a record 116 seasons and has missed the top division only four times ( 1930-31 , 1951-52 , 1952-53 , and 1953-54 ) since the creation of the Football League , of which it is a founding member . The club has won nine League Championships , five FA Cups , and one UEFA Cup Winners Cup . Formed in 1878 , Everton won its first League Championship during the 1890-91 season . After winning four more League Championships and two FA Cups , the club experienced a post-World War II lull until a revival in the 1960s . A period of sustained success came in the mid-1980s , when Everton won a further two League Championships , one FA Cup , and the 1985 European Cup Winners ' Cup . The club 's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup . The club 's supporters are colloquially known as Evertonians or Blues . Everton has a rivalry with Liverpool , and the two sides contest the Merseyside derby . The club has been based at Goodison Park in Walton since 1892 , after moving from Anfield following a disagreement over its rent . The club 's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks .
Duncan Cowan Ferguson ( born 27 December 1971 ) is a Scottish former professional footballer who is the assistant manager of Premier League club Everton . He began his career at Dundee United in 1990 , and moved to Rangers in 1993 for what was then a British transfer record fee . He spent the remainder of his career in England , moving to Everton in 1994 before a stint with Newcastle United between 1998 and 2000 , after which he returned to Everton . Ferguson retired from playing in 2006 , and was promoted to the first team coaching staff at Everton in 2014 . Following the dismissal of Everton manager Marco Silva in December 2019 , Ferguson was named as the team 's caretaker manager until Silva 's replacement Carlo Ancelotti was appointed manager a few weeks later , at which point Ferguson was made assistant manager . During his career , Ferguson won the FA Cup with Everton in 1995 . He was capped for Scotland seven times but subsequently made himself unavailable for selection for the national team due to a dispute with the Scottish Football Association . He has scored more goals than any other Scottish player in England 's Premier League since its creation in 1992 . Ferguson 's aggressive style of play resulted in nine red cards and a three-month prison sentence following an on-field assault of Raith Rovers ' John McStay in 1994 . Eight of those red cards were in the Premier League , where he holds the joint record for dismissals alongside Patrick Vieira and Richard Dunne . He is known by the nicknames Big Dunc and Duncan Disorderly .
Claudio Reyna ( born July 20 , 1973 ) is a retired American soccer player and current Sporting Director of Austin FC . He was the captain of the United States men 's national team before retiring from international soccer following the U.S. 's exit from the 2006 FIFA World Cup . He is widely considered one of the greatest players the United States has ever produced . Reyna last played for New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer , where he was team captain .