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This is a list of Rangers Football Club's managers and all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Rangers, in its various guises, since their formation in 1872.

Each manager's entry includes his dates of tenure and the club's overall competitive record (in terms of first team matches won, drawn and lost), honours won and significant achievements while under his care. As of the start of the 2015–16 season, Rangers have had 15 full-time managers and five caretakers.

The most successful person to manage Rangers and longest-serving manager is Bill Struth, who won eighteen Scottish League Championships, ten Scottish Cups, two League Cups, seven war-time league championships, nineteen Glasgow Cups, seventeen Glasgow Merchant Charity Cup's, as well as a host of other honours.

The club has, on average, appointed a new manager every seven and a half years. The club's directors have only ever dismissed two of their managers, namely David White and Jock Wallace (during his second spell). The others have left through of their own accord or by mutual agreement, except for William Wilton, who died whilst still manager of the side.

Information correct as of matches played October 2015 . Only competitive matches are included.

NamePeriodRecord
PWDLWin %
William Wilton 1899–1920 724 480 120 124 66.29
Bill Struth 1920–1954 1179  788 228 163 66.83
Scot Symon 1954–1967 684  449 115 120  65.64
David White 1967–1969 111  70 19 22 63.06
William Waddell 1969–1972 131  74 25 32 56.49
Jock Wallace 1972–1978 308  201 56 51 65.25
John Greig 1978–1983 228  121  59 48 53.07
Jock Wallace 1983–1986 135  62 36 37 45.92
Graeme Souness 1986–1991 258  163 50 45 63.18
Walter Smith 1991–1998 266 169 49 48 63.53
Dick Advocaat 1998–2001 194 131 33 30 67.53
Alex McLeish 2001–2006 235 155 44 36 65.96
Paul Le Guen 2006–2007 31 16 8 7 51.61
Walter Smith 2007 - 2011 245 154 53 38 62.86
Ally McCoist 2011 - 2014 167 121 22 24 72.46
Stuart McCall 2015 17 7 6 4 41.18
Mark Warburton 2015 - Present 17 15 0 2 88.23
TOTAL - 15 Managers 1899 - Present 4696 3021 871 794

64.45
Trophies won
Name  League  Scottish Cup  League Cup  Europe  Total  
Wilton, WilliamWilliam Wilton 7 1 0 0 8
Struth, BillBill Struth 18 10 2 0 30
Symon, ScotScot Symon 6 5 4 0 15
White, DavidDavid White 0 0 0 0 0
Waddell, WilliamWilliam Waddell 0 0 1 1 2
Wallace, JockJock Wallace 3 3 4 0 10
Greig, JohnJohn Greig 0 2 2 0 4
Souness, GraemeGraeme Souness 3 0 4 0 7
Smith, WalterWalter Smith 10 5 6 0 21
Advocaat, DickDick Advocaat  2 2 1 0 5
McLeish, AlexAlex McLeish 2 2 3 0 7
Le Guen, PaulPaul Le Guen  0 0 0 0 0
Ally McCoist 0 0 0 0 0
Stuart McCall 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Warburton 0 0 0 0 0