How many captains

Rangerscoverboy

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If I were to ask you how many we've had - as in officially appointed club captain, not just who has worn the armband - what would your guess be?
 
I'd say less than 30 if you don't count the likes of Gavin Rae etc,. who all had it for days, rather than at least a year.
 
I'd say less than 30 if you don't count the likes of Gavin Rae etc,. who all had it for days, rather than at least a year.
Wasn't Rae an "officially appointed club captain" though?

Might have missed some, but since 2000 alone I would say these players were the official captain of the club for very varying lengths of time. Others were captain for games but not stated by the club as the captain.

Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier

That's in just 20 years. There's almost another 130 years to add on.

But I do totally agree some there were not "proper" captains as nowhere near long enough.
 
The likes of PLG won’t get this as they think it’s not important, but aye, probably not a load.

More in modern football likely, where players move club more often. But like guys above say, there will be some long term holders of the role.
 
I would say around the 35 mark if we are talking about official club captain and not who have wore the armband.
 
Wasn't Rae an "officially appointed club captain" though?

Might have missed some, but since 2000 alone I would say these players were the official captain of the club for very varying lengths of time. Others were captain for games but not stated by the club as the captain.

Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier

That's in just 20 years. There's almost another 130 years to add on.

But I do totally agree some there were not "proper" captains as nowhere near
Laudrup before Amoruso?
Working back,
Gough
Butcher

what’s the timeline before that?
 
Guessing mid 20s, purely on the assumption that we only had about 10 in our first 100 yrs.
From Greig on I have counted 12 but reckon I'll have missed a few
 
Jock Shaw
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
TerryButcher
Graham Roberts
Richard Gough
 
I reckon in low 40’s. Don’t think there were named Captains in early years, then some of them were 10 plus years. I say 43

was Tom Vallance not the first Captain?
 
Laudrup before Amoruso?
Working back,
Gough
Butcher

what’s the timeline before that?
Don't think we count Graham Roberts as he was a stand in as club captain Butcher was injured, so pre Butcher it would be Craig Paterson, John Mclelland, Ally Dawson, DJ till you get back to Mr Greig.

Have I missed any from early 80s?
 
This seem to be the full list? Anyone missing?
25 all in by the looks of it, obviously not counting stand-ins, etc.

Tom Vallance
John McPherson
Tommy Muirhead
Davie Meiklejohn
Jock Shaw
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
Terry Butcher
Richard Gough
Brian Laudrup
Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier
 
This seem to be the full list? Anyone missing?
25 all in by the looks of it, obviously not counting stand-ins, etc.

Tom Vallance
John McPherson
Tommy Muirhead
Davie Meiklejohn
Jock Shaw
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
Terry Butcher
Richard Gough
Brian Laudrup
Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier
No George Young?
 
This seem to be the full list? Anyone missing?
25 all in by the looks of it, obviously not counting stand-ins, etc.

Tom Vallance
John McPherson
Tommy Muirhead
Davie Meiklejohn
Jock Shaw
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
Terry Butcher
Richard Gough
Brian Laudrup
Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier

Who had it after PLG stripped Barry of the armband? Did it go straight to Weir?
 
25, think I was first to say that. Where's my prize. I'll take 55 right now thank you very much!
 
This seem to be the full list? Anyone missing?
25 all in by the looks of it, obviously not counting stand-ins, etc.

Tom Vallance
John McPherson
Tommy Muirhead
Davie Meiklejohn
Jock Shaw
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
Terry Butcher
Richard Gough
Brian Laudrup
Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier
No Woodburn ?
 
Was DJ not captain for around 4 years from when Greig became manager.

There are a couple of long serving captains missing off the lists in this thread, Robert Hamilton, Tommy Cairns and George Young I think were all official club captains.
 
So Shaw, Woodburn, Young then Shearer.
Ok- so updated, now at 27:

Tom Vallance
John McPherson
Tommy Muirhead
Davie Meiklejohn
Jock Shaw
Willie Woodburn
George Young
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
Terry Butcher
Richard Gough
Brian Laudrup
Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier
 
Was DJ not captain for around 4 years from when Greig became manager.

There are a couple of long serving captains missing off the lists in this thread, Robert Hamilton, Tommy Cairns and George Young I think were all official club captains.
Where would they fit in the list mate, and I’ll update.
 
This seem to be the full list? Anyone missing?
25 all in by the looks of it, obviously not counting stand-ins, etc.

Tom Vallance
John McPherson
Tommy Muirhead
Davie Meiklejohn
Jock Shaw
Bobby Shearer
Eric Caldow
John Greig
Ally Dawson
John McLelland
Craig Paterson
Terry Butcher
Richard Gough
Brian Laudrup
Lorenzo Amoruso
Barry Ferguson
Craig Moore
Stefan Klos
Fernando Ricksen
Gavin Rae
Davie Weir
Steven Davis
Lee McCulloch
Lee Wallace
James Tavernier
Was Carlos Bocanegra one?
 
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