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John Greig CBE [5] (born 11 September 1942) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire career with Rangers , as a player, manager and director. Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the club's supporters, [ 6 ] and has been elected to Rangers' Hall of Fame .
Rangers were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Rangers have won 55 domestic top-flight league trophies. The club's record appearance maker is John Greig, who made 755 appearances between 1961 and 1978 in all matches. [1]
Statue of John Greig, holder of Rangers' record for most appearances made for the club. This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rangers.. The list includes all players that have appeared in one hundred or more first-team (league, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup or European competition) matches for the club which totals 243 current and former players.
A statue of John Greig, the Rangers captain at the time of the 1971 disaster, stands atop the monument. In 2011, the 40th anniversary of the disaster was commemorated before the Old Firm game on 2 January 2011 when a one-minute silence was observed before the game.
John Greig in Amsterdam with Rangers for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, January 1969. Symon continued Struth's success by winning six league championships, five Scottish Cups and four League Cups. He also became the second manager to win the domestic treble, in season 1963–64. Another purple patch began at the end of the 1950s: from 1957 until ...
Rangers played a total of 47 competitive matches during the 1969–70 season. ... John Greig (2), Alex MacDonald, Colin Stein, Andy Penman, Kaj Johansen (Pen), Sandy ...
Rangers played a total of 55 competitive matches during the 1983–84 season. The season would signal the end of John Greig's managerial career. The league season began badly, one point from the first four league games, although the team did win their six League Cup games under Greig.
The 1963 Scottish League Cup final was played on 26 October 1963 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 18th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers and Morton , and Rangers won by a score of 5–0.