Most successful Rangers managers ever

We examine the most successful managers in the history of Rangers Football Club.

Most successful Rangers managers of all time

• Jock Wallace (8 trophies)

Stats:

• Scottish league titles - 3
• Scottish Cups - 3
• Scottish League Cups - 2
• Win ratio - 65.25%

A goalkeeper during his playing career at clubs including Airdrieonians and West Bromwich Albion, Jock Wallace became player-manager of Berwick Rangers in 1966.

Success with Berwick Rangers - including a famous Scottish Cup triumph over Rangers in 1967 - led to Wallace taking up coaching roles at Hearts and then the Govan giants themselves.

Working as a coach under Willie Waddell as Rangers won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972, Wallace landed the top job after his mentor opted to step back behind the scenes.

In 1975, Wallace was in charge as Rangers thwarted Celtic's quest to win 10 Scottish league titles in a row.

Further success in the Ibrox hotseat would follow as Wallace led Rangers to two domestic Trebles in 1976 and 1978 before surprisingly tendering his resignation.

Wallace returned to manage Rangers for a second spell in 1983, but the Gers only captured two Scottish League Cup trophies in three seasons during a frustrating period for the club in which Aberdeen and Dundee United enjoyed marked domestic success.

• William Wilton (9 trophies)

Stats:

• Scottish league titles - 8
• Scottish Cups - 1
• Win ratio - 65.78%

A player in Rangers' second string XI without ever making a first team appearance, William Wilton took on a number of roles on the club's staff before being appointed as manager in 1899 including secretary and treasurer.

Managing the club for 21 years between 1899 and 1920, Wilton led Rangers to eight league titles and one Scottish Cup.

During his tenure in Govan, Wilton oversaw the club's transition to the existing Ibrox Stadium in 1899 and the response to the 1902 disaster at the venue in which a stand collapse caused the death of 25 supporters at a match between Scotland and England.

• Scot Symon (15 trophies)

Stats:

• Scottish league titles - 6
• Scottish Cups - 5
• Scottish League Cups - 4
• Win ratio - 65.34%

Representing Dundee, Portsmouth and Rangers as a player, Scot Symon made his foray into management with East Fife in 1947.

A year at Preston North End would follow in 1953 before Symon returned to manage his former club Rangers in 1954.

In post as Rangers manager for 13 years between 1954 and 1967, Symon led the club to a total of six league titles, five Scottish Cups and four Scottish League Cups.

Symon also inspired Rangers to two European Cup Winners' Cup finals in 1961 and 1967, losing to Fiorentina and Bayern Munich respectively.

• Walter Smith (21 trophies)

Stats:

• Scottish league titles - 10
• Scottish Cups - 5
• Scottish League Cups - 6
• Win ratio - 64.5%

In charge of Rangers across two spells, Walter Smith won a staggering 21 major trophies as manager in total.

First serving as Graeme Souness' assistant manager, Smith was officially appointed Rangers manager for the first time in May 1991.

In his first tenure, Smith guided Rangers to 13 trophies including seven league titles, three Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups.

Smith was unable to help steer Rangers to 10 league titles in a row, however, with Celtic claiming back the crown in 1997/98 under Wim Jansen.

A legendary figure at the club, Smith made a sensational return to Rangers in January 2007 by stepping aside from his role as Scotland manager.

In his second spell as manager, Smith inspired Rangers to three league titles, two Scottish Cups, three Scottish League Cups as well as a run to the UEFA Cup final in 2008 which they lost to Russian outfit Zenit.

• Bill Struth (30 trophies)

Stats:

• Scottish league titles - 18
• Scottish Cups - 10
• Scottish League Cups - 2
• Win ratio - 66.83%

Standing above all Rangers managers throughout history is the great Bill Struth.

A stonemason and professional runner, Struth became a coach at local football club at Hearts in the 1900s.

HIs experience with Hearts led to Struth becoming manager of Clyde in 1908, working alongside Alex Maley - the brother of legendary Celtic boss Willie Maley.

In 1914, Struth became assistant manager to William Wilton at Rangers who had been in charge since 1899.

Following Wilton's death in a boating accident in 1920, Struth took the reins at Ibrox and went on to become the club's longest serving manager of all time - in charge for 34 years in total.

During this tenure, Struth won a staggering 18 league titles, 10 Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups.

A strict disciplinarian, Struth became the first Scottish manager to win the Treble of the league title, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in 1949.