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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Scottish footballer and manager</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other people with the same name, see <a href="/wiki/William_Thornton_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="William Thornton (disambiguation)">William Thornton (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vcard" style="line-height: 1.2em; max-width: 420px !important;"><caption class="infobox-title fn" style="line-height: 1.2em;">Willie Thornton</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Full name</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data nickname" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> Willam Thornton</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1920-03-03</span>)</span>3 March 1920</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Winchburgh" title="Winchburgh">Winchburgh</a>, Scotland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> 26 August 1991<span style="display:none">(1991-08-26)</span> (aged 71)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Forward_(association_football)#Striker" title="Forward (association football)">Striker</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(<abbr title="League goals">Gls</abbr>)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1936–1954</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 219</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (138)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1946–1952</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team" title="Scotland national football team">Scotland</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 8</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (1)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1949</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Football_League_XI" title="Scottish Football League XI">Scottish Football League XI</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 1</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1954–1959</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1959–1968</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1969</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a> <i>(caretaker)</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>William Thornton</b> <a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">MM</a> (3 March 1920 – 26 August 1991) was a Scottish <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manager_(association_football)" title="Manager (association football)">manager</a>. Thornton's entire senior playing career was spent with <a href="/wiki/Rangers_F.C." title="Rangers F.C.">Rangers</a>, and Thornton is considered to be one of the greatest players in the club's history. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Football_career">Football career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Thornton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Football career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton played for Rangers from 1936 to 1954, then became a manager with first <a href="/wiki/Dundee_F.C." title="Dundee F.C.">Dundee</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Partick_Thistle_F.C." title="Partick Thistle F.C.">Partick Thistle</a>. Thornton later returned to Rangers as assistant manager to <a href="/wiki/David_White_(Scottish_footballer)" title="David White (Scottish footballer)">Davie White</a> in the summer of 1968 and was briefly <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_manager" title="Caretaker manager">caretaker manager</a> in 1969 after White's dismissal. Thornton then worked as assistant to <a href="/wiki/William_Waddell_(footballer)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Waddell (footballer)">William Waddell</a> until 1972. The club won the two matches when Thornton was in charge. Thornton is one of Scotland's all-time top goalscorers, with 138 league goals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Military_career">Military career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Thornton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Military career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton served in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Horse" title="Scottish Horse">Scottish Horse</a> fighting in the Italian campaign at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Anzio" title="Battle of Anzio">battle of Anzio</a>, and winning the <a href="/wiki/Military_Medal" title="Military Medal">Military Medal</a> for his bravery during the <a href="/wiki/Allied_invasion_of_Sicily" title="Allied invasion of Sicily">invasion of Sicily</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the war, Thornton played football for a <a href="/wiki/British_Eighth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="British Eighth Army">British Eighth Army</a> team that also included <a href="/wiki/George_Hamilton_(footballer)" title="George Hamilton (footballer)">George Hamilton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Finney" title="Tom Finney">Tom Finney</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Thornton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton died on 26 August 1991, aged 71 years old.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Thornton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manager">Manager</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Thornton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Manager"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Dundee</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forfarshire_Cup" title="Forfarshire Cup">Forfarshire Cup</a> : 1954–55, 1955–56</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willie_Thornton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/williethornton.html">"Willie Thornton - Scotland Football League Record from 23 Mar 1949 to 23 Mar 1949 clubs - Rangers"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Willie+Thornton+-+Scotland+Football+League+Record+from+23+Mar+1949+to+23+Mar+1949+clubs+-+Rangers&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.londonhearts.com%2FSFL%2Fplayers%2Fwilliethornton.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWillie+Thornton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2009/apr/01/referee-sent-off-footballers-honoured-the-knowledge">"Has a referee ever been sent off?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/TheGuardian.com" class="mw-redirect" title="TheGuardian.com">TheGuardian.com</a></i>. 31 March 2009.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=TheGuardian.com&rft.atitle=Has+a+referee+ever+been+sent+off%3F&rft.date=2009-03-31&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Ffootball%2F2009%2Fapr%2F01%2Freferee-sent-off-footballers-honoured-the-knowledge&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AWillie+Thornton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRippon2011" class="citation book cs1">Rippon, Anton (21 October 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTw7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT149"><i>Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War</i></a>. 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Wallace</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1899</span>–1919)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Sandy_MacFarlane" title="Sandy MacFarlane">MacFarlane</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1919</span>–1925)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alec_McNair" title="Alec McNair">McNair</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1925</span>–1928)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Sandy_MacFarlane" title="Sandy MacFarlane">MacFarlane</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1928</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bissett" title="Jimmy Bissett">Bissett</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1928</span>–33)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Billy_McCandless" title="Billy McCandless">McCandless</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1933</span>–37)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Andy_Cunningham_(footballer)" title="Andy Cunningham (footballer)">Cunningham</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1937</span>–40)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/George_Anderson_(footballer,_born_1887)" title="George Anderson (footballer, born 1887)">Anderson</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1944</span>–54)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thornton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1954</span>–59)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Shankly" title="Bob Shankly">Shankly</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1959</span>–65)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Kean" title="Sammy Kean">Kean</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1965</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Ancell" title="Bobby Ancell">Ancell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1965</span>–68)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Prentice_(footballer,_born_1926)" title="John Prentice (footballer, born 1926)">Prentice</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1968</span>–72)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/David_White_(Scottish_footballer)" title="David White (Scottish footballer)">White</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1972</span>–77)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Gemmell" title="Tommy Gemmell">Gemmell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1977</span>–80)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Don_Mackay" title="Don Mackay">Mackay</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1980</span>–84)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Archie_Knox" title="Archie Knox">Knox</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>–86)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jocky_Scott" title="Jocky Scott">Scott</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>–88)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dave_Smith_(footballer,_born_1933)" title="Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933)">D. Smith</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1988</span>–89)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Wallace_(footballer,_born_1943)" title="Gordon Wallace (footballer, born 1943)">G. Wallace</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1989</span>–91)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Blackley" title="John Blackley">Blackley</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1991</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Iain_Munro" title="Iain Munro">Munro</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1991</span>–92)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Stainrod" title="Simon Stainrod">Stainrod</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1992</span>–93)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Duffy_(footballer)" title="Jim Duffy (footballer)">Duffy</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1993</span>–96)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_McCormack_(footballer,_born_1955)" title="John McCormack (footballer, born 1955)">McCormack</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1997</span>–98)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jocky_Scott" title="Jocky Scott">Scott</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1998</span>–2000)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ivano_Bonetti" title="Ivano Bonetti">Bonetti</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2000</span>–02)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Duffy_(footballer)" title="Jim Duffy (footballer)">Duffy</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2002</span>–05)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kernaghan" title="Alan Kernaghan">Kernaghan</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>–06)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rae_(footballer,_born_1969)" title="Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)">Rae</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2006</span>–08)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/David_Farrell_(footballer,_born_1969)" title="David Farrell (footballer, born 1969)">Farrell</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2008</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jocky_Scott" title="Jocky Scott">Scott</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2008</span>–10)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Chisholm" title="Gordon Chisholm">Chisholm</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2010</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Smith_(footballer,_born_1974)" title="Barry Smith (footballer, born 1974)">B. Smith</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2010</span>–13)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(footballer,_born_1962)" title="John Brown (footballer, born 1962)">Brown</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2013</span>–14)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hartley" title="Paul Hartley">Hartley</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2014</span>–17)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Neil_McCann" title="Neil McCann">McCann</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2017</span>–18)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jim_McIntyre_(footballer)" title="Jim McIntyre (footballer)">McIntyre</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2018</span>–19)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/James_McPake" title="James McPake">McPake</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2019</span>–22)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mark_McGhee" title="Mark McGhee">McGhee</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2022</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Bowyer" title="Gary Bowyer">Bowyer</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2022</span>–23)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Tony_Docherty" title="Tony Docherty">Docherty</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2023</span>–)</span></span></li></ul> </div> <small>(c) = <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_manager" title="Caretaker manager">caretaker manager</a></small></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Partick_Thistle_F.C._–_managers" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#E00000; color:yellow; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 black,inset -1px -1px 0 black; width: 87%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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<a href="/wiki/List_of_Partick_Thistle_F.C._managers" title="List of Partick Thistle F.C. managers"><span style="color:yellow;">managers</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Easton_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Easton (football manager) (page does not exist)">Easton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1903</span>–29)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donald_Turner_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Donald Turner (football manager) (page does not exist)">Turner</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1929</span>–47)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/David_Meiklejohn" title="David Meiklejohn">Meiklejohn</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1947</span>–59)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thornton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1959</span>–68)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Scot_Symon" title="Scot Symon">Symon</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1968</span>–70)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Davie_McParland" title="Davie McParland">McParland</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1970</span>–74)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bertie_Auld" title="Bertie Auld">Auld</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1974</span>–80)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Quinn_(footballer)" title="Pat Quinn (footballer)">Quinn</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1980</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Cormack" title="Peter Cormack">Cormack</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1980</span>–84)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Benny_Rooney" title="Benny Rooney">Rooney</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>–86)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bertie_Auld" title="Bertie Auld">Auld</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Johnstone" title="Derek Johnstone">Johnstone</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>–87)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Hagart" title="John Hagart">Hagart</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1987</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Billy_Lamont" title="Billy Lamont">Lamont</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1987</span>–88)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Watson_(footballer)" title="Bobby Watson (footballer)">Watson</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1988</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Lambie_(footballer,_born_1941)" title="John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)">Lambie</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1988</span>–89)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Clark" title="Sandy Clark">Clark</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1989</span>–90)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Collins_(footballer)" title="Gerry Collins (footballer)">Collins</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Lambie_(footballer,_born_1941)" title="John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)">Lambie</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>–95)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Murdo_MacLeod" title="Murdo MacLeod">MacLeod</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1995</span>–97)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_McVeigh_(footballer)" title="John McVeigh (footballer)">McVeigh</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1997</span>–98)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bryce" title="Tommy Bryce">Bryce</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1998</span>–99)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Lambie_(footballer,_born_1941)" title="John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)">Lambie</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1999</span>–03)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Collins_(footballer)" title="Gerry Collins (footballer)">Collins</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2003</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Britton" title="Gerry Britton">Britton</a> & <a href="/wiki/Derek_Whyte" title="Derek Whyte">Whyte</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2003</span>–04)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Lambie_(footballer,_born_1941)" title="John Lambie (footballer, born 1941)">Lambie</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2004</span>–05)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Campbell_(footballer,_born_1953)" title="Dick Campbell (footballer, born 1953)">Campbell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>–07)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Bone" title="Jimmy Bone">Bone</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ian_McCall_(footballer)" title="Ian McCall (footballer)">McCall</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>–11)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jackie_McNamara" title="Jackie McNamara">McNamara</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2011</span>–13)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Archibald" title="Alan Archibald">Archibald</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2013</span>–18)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Britton" title="Gerry Britton">Britton</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2018</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee 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<ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/William_Wilton" title="William Wilton">Wilton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1899</span>–1920)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Struth" title="Bill Struth">Struth</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1920</span>–54)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Scot_Symon" title="Scot Symon">Symon</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1954</span>–67)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/David_White_(Scottish_footballer)" title="David White (Scottish footballer)">White</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1967</span>–69)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Thornton</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1969</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Waddell" title="Willie Waddell">Waddell</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1969</span>–72)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jock_Wallace_Jr." title="Jock Wallace Jr.">Wallace</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1972</span>–78)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McLean" title="Tommy McLean">McLean</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1978</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Greig" title="John Greig">Greig</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1978</span>–83)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Wallace</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1983</span>–86)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Totten" title="Alex Totten">Totten</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Walter_Smith" title="Walter Smith">Smith</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Souness" title="Graeme Souness">Souness</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>–91)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Smith</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1991</span>–98)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Advocaat" title="Dick Advocaat">Advocaat</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1998</span>–2001)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Alex_McLeish" title="Alex McLeish">McLeish</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2001</span>–06)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Le_Guen" title="Paul Le Guen">Le Guen</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2006</span>–07)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Durrant" title="Ian Durrant">Durrant</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Smith</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>–11)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ally_McCoist" title="Ally McCoist">McCoist</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2011</span>–14)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Kenny_McDowall" title="Kenny McDowall">McDowall</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2014</span>–15)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Stuart_McCall" title="Stuart McCall">McCall</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2015</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Warburton" title="Mark Warburton">Warburton</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2015</span>–17)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Graeme_Murty" title="Graeme Murty">Murty</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2017</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Caixinha" title="Pedro Caixinha">Caixinha</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2017</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Murty<sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2017</span>–18)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Nicholl" title="Jimmy Nicholl">Nicholl</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2018</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Gerrard" title="Steven Gerrard">Gerrard</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2018</span>–21)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Giovanni_van_Bronckhorst" title="Giovanni van Bronckhorst">Van Bronckhorst</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2021</span>–22)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Beale_(football_coach)" title="Michael Beale (football coach)">Beale</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2022</span>–23)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Steven_Davis" title="Steven Davis">Davis</a><sup>c</sup></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2023</span>)</span></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Philippe_Clement" title="Philippe Clement">Clement</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2023</span>–)</span></span></li></ul> </div> <small>(c) = <a href="/wiki/Caretaker_manager" title="Caretaker manager">caretaker 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Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_(footballer,_born_1962)" title="John Brown (footballer, born 1962)">J. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Brown_(footballer,_born_1923)" title="Bobby Brown (footballer, born 1923)">R. Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Butcher" title="Terry Butcher">Butcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Cairns" title="Tommy Cairns">Cairns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eric_Caldow" title="Eric Caldow">Caldow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Campbell_(Rangers_footballer)" title="Peter Campbell (Rangers footballer)">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfie_Conn_Jr." title="Alfie Conn Jr.">Conn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davie_Cooper" title="Davie Cooper">Cooper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Cox" title="Sammy Cox">Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tully_Craig" title="Tully Craig">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Cunningham_(footballer)" title="Andy Cunningham (footballer)">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harold_Davis_(footballer)" title="Harold Davis (footballer)">H. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Davis" title="Steven Davis">S. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ally_Dawson" title="Ally Dawson">A. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Dawson_(footballer,_born_1909)" title="Jerry Dawson (footballer, born 1909)">J. Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Dixon_(footballer,_born_1892)" title="Arthur Dixon (footballer, born 1892)">Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jock_Drummond" title="Jock Drummond">Drummond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Durrant" title="Ian Durrant">Durrant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_English" title="Sam English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Ferguson" title="Barry Ferguson">B. Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Ferguson_(footballer,_born_1967)" title="Ian Ferguson (footballer, born 1967)">I. Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Fleming_(footballer,_born_1901)" title="Jimmy Fleming (footballer, born 1901)">Fleming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Forsyth" title="Tom Forsyth">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Gascoigne" title="Paul Gascoigne">Gascoigne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neilly_Gibson" title="Neilly Gibson">Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torry_Gillick" title="Torry Gillick">Gillick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Goram" title="Andy Goram">Goram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Gordon_(footballer,_born_1888)" title="Jimmy Gordon (footballer, born 1888)">Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Gough" title="Richard Gough">Gough</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dougie_Gray" title="Dougie Gray">Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Greig" title="John Greig">Greig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Hamilton_(Scottish_footballer)" title="Robert Hamilton (Scottish footballer)">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hateley" title="Mark Hateley">Hateley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Henderson" title="Willie Henderson">Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hubbard" title="Johnny Hubbard">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colin_Jackson_(Scottish_footballer)" title="Colin Jackson (Scottish footballer)">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Jardine" title="Sandy Jardine">Jardine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Johnston" title="Willie Johnston">Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Johnstone" title="Derek Johnstone">Johnstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stefan_Klos" title="Stefan Klos">Klos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Laudrup" title="Brian Laudrup">Laudrup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Little_(footballer)" title="John Little (footballer)">Little</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_MacDonald_(footballer,_born_1948)" title="Alex MacDonald (footballer, born 1948)">MacDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bert_Manderson" title="Bert Manderson">Manderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mathieson" title="Willie Mathieson">Mathieson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_McBeath" title="William McBeath">McBeath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_McCall" title="Stuart McCall">McCall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_McCloy" title="Peter McCloy">McCloy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ally_McCoist" title="Ally McCoist">McCoist</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_McColl" title="Ian McColl">McColl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_McCulloch" title="Lee McCulloch">McCulloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_McGregor" title="Allan McGregor">McGregor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_McKinnon" title="Ronnie McKinnon">McKinnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_McLean" title="Tommy McLean">McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ian_McMillan_(footballer)" title="Ian McMillan (footballer)">McMillan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moses_McNeil" title="Moses McNeil">M. McNeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_McNeil_(footballer)" title="Peter McNeil (footballer)">P. McNeil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_McPhail" title="Bob McPhail">McPhail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_McPherson_(footballer)" title="Dave McPherson (footballer)">D. McPherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McPherson_(footballer,_born_1868)" title="John McPherson (footballer, born 1868)">J. McPherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Meiklejohn" title="David Meiklejohn">Meiklejohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Millar_(footballer,_born_1934)" title="Jimmy Millar (footballer, born 1934)">Millar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Morton" title="Alan Morton">Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Muirhead" title="Tommy Muirhead">Muirhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Niven" title="George Niven">Niven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nacho_Novo" title="Nacho Novo">Novo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Parlane" title="Derek Parlane">Parlane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Provan_(footballer,_born_1941)" title="David Provan (footballer, born 1941)">Provan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fernando_Ricksen" title="Fernando Ricksen">Ricksen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Ritchie" title="Billy Ritchie">Ritchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Russell_(footballer,_born_1957)" title="Bobby Russell (footballer, born 1957)">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Scott_(footballer,_born_1936)" title="Alex Scott (footballer, born 1936)">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jock_Shaw" title="Jock Shaw">Shaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shearer" title="Bobby Shearer">Shearer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Simpson_(footballer,_born_1929)" title="Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1929)">W. 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