When did Ally McCoist become manager of Rangers?

When did Ally McCoist become manager of Rangers?

Between 1996 and 2007, he was a team captain in the BBC sports quiz A Question of Sport. McCoist began to scale back his media commitments in 2007, when he became an assistant manager to Walter Smith at Rangers. He succeeded Smith as Rangers manager in 2011, but the club then suffered from serious financial difficulties.

Who is the Scottish football manager Ally McCoist?

Ally McCoist. Alistair Murdoch McCoist, MBE (/məˈkɔɪst/; 24 September 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager, pundit and actor.

Where did Alistair McCoist start his football career?

Alistair Murdoch McCoist, MBE ( / məˈkɔɪst /; born 24 September 1962) is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and pundit. McCoist began his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone before moving to English side Sunderland in 1981. He returned to Scotland two years later and signed with Rangers.

When did Ally McCoist go on gardening leave?

McCoist helped them win successive promotions to the second tier, but after a poor start to the 2014–15 season McCoist handed in his 12-months’ notice in December 2014 and was placed on gardening leave. In September 2015 McCoist and Rangers mutually agreed to terminate his contract.

When did Ally McCoist join the Scotland coaching staff?

McCoist joined the Scotland coaching staff under his former manager at Rangers, Walter Smith, in 2004. He turned down the managerial position at Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2006 as he wanted a job nearer his Glasgow home.

How many goals did Ally McCoist score for Celtic?

His tally of 31 goals in 1987–88 could not prevent Celtic regaining the league title and, although Rangers recaptured their crown in 1988–89, McCoist played only 19 games. That title win was the first of nine-in-a-row, but McCoist found himself in and out of the first team for the first three of those successes.