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Goalscoring Records

Rangers' all-time leading scorer is Ally McCoist, who scored 355 goals in a fifteen year spell at the club from 1983 to 1998. He holds the record for the most goals in the Scottish League Cup and in European competitions, with 54 and 21 goals respectively. However, McCoist was unable to surpass the Scottish Cup goal-scoring record of Jimmy Fleming, which has stood at 44 since 1934. Jim Forrest holds the record for the most goals in one season with 57 in all competitions.

Most goals in all competitions: Ally McCoist, 355.
Most league goals: Ally McCoist, 251.
Most Scottish Cup goals: Jimmy Fleming, 44.
Most League Cup goals: Ally McCoist, 54.
Most European goals: Ally McCoist, 21.
Most goals in one season: Jim Forrest, 57 (during the 1964–65 season).
Most league goals in one season: Sam English, 44 (during the 1931–32 season).
Most hat-tricks: Ally McCoist, 28.
Most penalties scored: Johnny Hubbard, 54.
Most goals scored by player in a match:
- League match:
  - Jimmy Smith, 6 goals, won 9–1, (against Ayr United, 15 August 1933).
  - Jimmy Smith, 6 goals, won 7–1 (against Dunfermline Athletic, 11 August 1934).
  - Davie Wilson, 6 goals, won 7–1 (against Falkirk, 17 March 1962).
- Scottish Cup match: Jimmy Fleming, 9 goals (against Blairgowrie, 20 January 1934).
- Scottish League Cup match: Jim Forrest, 5 goals (against Hamilton Academical, 30 October 1965).
- European match: Dave McPherson, 4 goals (against Valletta FC, 14 September 1983).
Youngest goalscorer: Derek Johnstone, 16 years 319 days (against Cowdenbeath, 19 September 1970).
Oldest goalscorer: David Weir, 38 years 183 days (against Kilmarnock, 9 November 2008).

Top goalscorers table

#	Name	Career	Apps	Goals	Average
1	Ally McCoist	1983–1998	581	355	0.61
2	Bob McPhail	1927–1940	408	261	0.64
3	Jimmy Smith	1930–1946	259	249	0.96
4	Jimmy Fleming	1925–1934	268	223	0.83
5	Derek Johnstone	1970–1982 1985-1986	546	210	0.38
6	Ralph Brand	1954–1965	317	206	0.65
7	Willie Reid	1909–1920	230	195	0.84
8	Willie Thornton	1936–1954	308	194	0.63
9	RC Hamilton	1897–1908	209	184	0.88
10	Andy Cunningham	1914–1929	389	182	0.47

Appearances Records

John Greig holds Ranger's appearance record, having played 755 times over the course of 18 seasons from 1961 to 1978. He also holds the records for Scottish League Cup appearances, with 121 appearances. Sandy Archibald is the holder of the most league appearances, having made 513, from 1917 to 1934. The Scottish Cup appearance record holder is Alec Smith who made 74 in the competition. Barry Ferguson holds the record for the most European appearances, with 82.

Most appearances in all competitions: John Greig, 755.
Most league appearances: Sandy Archibald, 513.
Most Scottish Cup appearances: Alec Smith, 74.
Most League Cup appearances: John Greig, 121.
Most European appearances: Barry Ferguson, 82.
Youngest first-team player: Derek Johnstone, 16 years 319 days (against Cowdenbeath, 19 September 1970).
Oldest first-team player: Jock Shaw, &0000000000000039.00000039 years, &0000000000000324.000000324 days (against East Fife, 18 October 1952).
Oldest debutant: David Weir, 35 years 256 days (against Dunfermline Athletic, 21 January 2007).
Most consecutive appearances: William Robb, 241 (from 13 April 1920 until 31 October 1925).
Most appearances in a season: Carlos Cuéllar, 65 (during the 2007–08 season).
Longest-serving player: Dougie Gray, 22 years (from June 1925 until May 1947).

Most appearances

#	Name	Career	Apps	Goals
1	John Greig	1961–1978	755	120
2	Sandy Jardine	1964–1982	674	77
3	Ally McCoist	1983–1998	581	355
4	Sandy Archibald	1917–1934	580	148
5	Davie Meiklejohn	1919–1936	563	46
6	Dougie Gray	1925–1947	555	2
7	Derek Johnstone	1970–1982 1985-1986	546	210
8	Davie Cooper	1977–1989	540	75
9	Peter McCloy	1970–1986	535	0
10	Ian McColl	1945–1960	526	14

International records

First capped player: Moses McNeil for Scotland (against Wales, 25 March 1876).
Most international caps while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 59 for Scotland.
Most capped player to play for Rangers: Frank de Boer, 112 for Netherlands.
Most capped Scottish player to play for Rangers: Christian Dailly, 67.
Most international goals while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 19 for Scotland.
First Rangers player to appear at a World Cup: Eric Caldow (against Yugoslavia, 8 June 1958).
First Rangers player to score at a World Cup: Sammy Baird (against France, 15 June 1958).
Most World Cup appearances while a Rangers player: Sandy Jardine, 4.
Most World Cup goals while a Rangers player: Sammy Baird and Mo Johnston, 1.
First World Cup winner to play for Rangers: Lionel Charbonnier.
First Rangers player to appear at a European Championship: Andy Goram, Richard Gough, Stuart McCall and Ally McCoist (against Netherlands, 12 June 1992).
First Rangers player to score at a European Championship: Ally McCoist (against Switzerland, 12 June 1996).
Most European Championship appearances while a Rangers player: Andy Goram and Stuart McCall, 6.
Most European Championship goals while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 1.
First European Championship winner to play for Rangers: Brian Laudrup.