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Stewart Wilson

How Philippe Clement's Rangers record stacks up to Smith, Souness, Gerrard & more

Philippe Clement's reign as Rangers manager has finally been brought to an end.

Comprehensive defeat at Ibrox by St Mirren was a loss too far for the Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart who had only just backed his man earlier this week.

A 1-0 home defeat in the Scottish Cup to Queen's Park had left the Belgian manager's position untenable in the eyes of the fans already.

And now the power brokers have come to the same conclusion.

His spell wasn't without its highs. Rangers were solid in Europe and beat Betis in Spain, Malmo in Sweden and even Nice in France.

At home he won the Scottish League Cup with a win over Aberdeen.

But domestic success otherwise eluded him, including two cup final defeats to Celtic and a lamentable record in the Scottish Premiership this season where they sit 13 points behind Celtic.

Here's how Clement's record stacks up to others who have sat in the Rangers manager's office.


1899-1920: William Wilton (66%). 8 titles, 1 Scottish Cup.

1920-1954: Bill Struth (67%). 18 titles, 10 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups.

1954-1967: Scott Symon (65%). 5 titles, 5 Scottish Cups, 4 League Cups.

1967-1969: Davie White (64%). No trophies.

1969-1972: Willie Waddell (56%). 1 League Cup, 1 European Cup Winners Cup.

1972-1978: Jock Wallace (65%) 3 titles, 3 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups.

1978-1983: John Greig (52%). 2 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups.

1983-1986: Jock Wallace (44%). 2 League Cups.

1986-1991: Graeme Souness (63%). 3 titles, 4 League Cups.

1991-1998: Walter Smith (66%). 7 titles, 3 Scottish Cups, 3 League Cups.

1998-2001: Dick Advocaat (68%). 2 titles, 2 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups.

2001-2006: Alex McLeish (66%). 2 titles, 2 Scottish Cups, 3 League Cups.

2006-2007: Paul Le Guen (52%). No trophies.

2007-2011: Walter Smith (63%). 3 titles, 2 Scottish Cups, 3 League Cups.

2011-2014: Ally McCoist (72%). 2 lower league titles.

2014-2015: Kenny McDowall (30%). No trophies.

2015: Stuart McCall (41%). No trophies.


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2015-2017: Mark Warburton. (66%). 1 Challenge Cup. 1 Championship league title.

2017: Pedro Caixinha. (54%). No trophies.

2017 and 2018: Graeme Murty. (60%. Including previous caretaker spell). No trophies.

2018-2021: Steven Gerrard (64%). 1 title.

2021-2022: Giovanni van Bronckhorst (59%). 1 Scottish Cup.

2022-2023: Michael Beale (72%). No trophies.

2023-2025: Philippe Clement (65%). 1 League Cup.

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