Players to never (or hardly ever) score for us

[be11y]

Did Bjorkland ever actually leave our half of the pitch?!

 

[Coatbridge Chancellor]

Kirk broadfoot?

Only 1 goal I remember

Aye, the 7-2 game against Falkirk.

 

[ensignquagmire]

Alex Cleland only scored a handful for us iirc, but he’s another to add to the not many but one was unforgettable for us list.

 

[Khal Drogo]

Just thought of Nigel Spackman and looked him up. 100 games for us and scored 1 goal.

That must be a league stat. He scored in cup games against Dunfermline and Queens Park.

The man he replaced, Ray Wilkins, would have had a similar record. He only ever scored against Celtic and one against Clydebank I think?

 

[20rangersultras07]

Numan scored 3 goals in 118 games. Granted the LB position wasn’t as attacking as it is now

 

[Khal Drogo]

Alex Cleland only scored a handful for us iirc, but he’s another to add to the not many but one was unforgettable for us list.

Cleland is a strange one, cos he hardly scored yet got a hat-trick against Keith

 

[Souness86]

Although he scored for us when playing for the sheep!

And against us at Pittodrie in 2011

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

Not in modern times, but Dougie Gray with 851 Appearances (1925-46), scored 2 Goals.
Both came from the Penalty spot, in his sixth season with us, and he played a further 16 seasons, and never scored again.

Longest between goals has to be Willie Woodburn, who scored his first goal in the 1930's, then played 331 Games, before he scored his second goal in the 1950's.

 

[RabSpackman]

Just thought of Nigel Spackman and looked him up. 100 games for us and scored 1 goal.

He scored a couple of goals in the cups as well... Nigel was more there for the interceptions & pinpoint passing than the goals though

I think I’m right in saying that Jimmy Nicholl never scored for Rangers, certainly in the second spell.

Memory plays tricks with me on Gary Stevens and Davie Robertson scoring goals.. far less than I imagined.

 

[RabSpackman]

That must be a league stat. He scored in cup games against Dunfermline and Queens Park.

The man he replaced, Ray Wilkins, would have had a similar record. He only ever scored against Celtic and one against Clydebank I think?

We’re Wilkins’ goals not scored within about 4 days of each other as well? Celtic on the Saturday and Clydebank on the midweek before or after that in the League Cup.

 

[Tailwind]

Stolen from the F365 forum.

Which of our outfield players has the highest number of appearances with the fewest goals?

In modern times, I couldn't really beat Papac.

Is that still going? Vaguely remember that used to be amazing.

 

[Tailwind]

Filip Sebo must be one surely,
seemed a cult hero for some reason also

Tends to be the same guys that fete PLG and hate Kris Boyd and Barry Ferguson. Go figure.

 

[brian401]

I was at a game Sebo scored, must be part of a very small group of people

How small would a small group be? There was 50,000 of us there.

 

[brian401]

Tom Forsyth 218 appearances and 2 goals. Of course one of those was a memorable one, which he nearly missed!

 

[Main Stand]

How small would a small group be? There was 50,000 of us there.

It wasn’t a totally serious post mate

 

[Ross_]

Mo Ross almost 200 career games and 2 goals (both for us)

 

[brian401]

It wasn’t a totally serious post mate

Sorry mate, I thought that was the case but couldn’t resist it.

Given that the goal was scored in the last minute the subway loyal would have left by then so it was a much smaller number than the 50k I said

 

[Carlton The Bear]

Did Bjorkland ever actually leave our half of the pitch?!

That’s what I remember when his name was mentioned earlier in the thread. I was thinking he’d have had to have “Roofe’d it”

 

[WinkieWATP]

Richard Foster - 0 goals in 83 appearances

Managed to somehow miss from a yard out against Valencia

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Bjorklund.

80 odd games - no goals.

He only scored 1 goal in a career of over 350 games.

Was the 1 a cracking free kick and we thought he would be scoring plenty?

 

[1BrianLaudrup]

Actually interesting how many of these players who scored only a few goals for us did manage to net against Celtic. Spackman, Kuznetsov, Thomson, Ugo, even Davis if you look at his total goals compared to the ones against them.

Konterman and Thern each scored a beauty against them and off the top of my head not many apart from that? (though Thern didn't play all that much either).

Edited: removed Nerlinger from the list. I had decided he scored one against them. He didn't.

 

[Duranman]

Konterman, Nerlinger, Thern each scored a beauty against them and off the top of my head not many apart from that? (though the last two didn't play all that much either).

When did Nerlinger score against them?

 

[Hap Hapablap]

Managed to somehow miss from a yard out against Valencia

Love how time exaggerates an event. He wasn't a yard out.

 

[Main Stand]

Managed to somehow miss from a yard out against Valencia

The miss is nowhere near as bad as folk remember, it comes at his weak foot pretty quickly about 12-14 yards out on the right hand side.

He should absolutely score but it’s not the sitter everyone seems to think it was

 

[Ibroxkev]

Just thought of Nigel Spackman and looked him up. 100 games for us and scored 1 goal.

Yeah but it was against them so it counts as two.

 

[Peekaboo]

Konterman, Nerlinger, Thern each scored a beauty against them and off the top of my head not many apart from that? (though the last two didn't play all that much either).

Vignal and Wilkins both scored one of their few goals against them

 

[1BrianLaudrup]

When did Nerlinger score against them?

I've got that wrong - thanks for the correction. Editing it out.

 

[Duranman]

I've got that wrong - thanks for the correction. Editing it out.

No worries. Was genuinely thinking I'd missed it. Always wrecked at those games

 

[Vader]

The miss is nowhere near as bad as folk remember, it comes at his weak foot pretty quickly about 12-14 yards out on the right hand side.

He should absolutely score but it’s not the sitter everyone seems to think it was

Thought I was mad to remember it being much further out than 1 yard!

 

[1BrianLaudrup]

No worries. Was genuinely thinking I'd missed it. Always wrecked at those games

Honestly mate, I've been watching loads of old highlights and goals on YouTube recently and I could have sworn I'd seen one Nerlinger scored in an Old Firm game. Him and Thern have probably blended into the same guy in my memory. That Thern one is unbelievable.

 

[WilkinsBullet]

Stolen from the F365 forum.

Which of our outfield players has the highest number of appearances with the fewest goals?

In modern times, I couldn't really beat Papac.

Gary Stevens......David Robertson

 

[TQ3]

Paul Rideout. He was brought in as a striker to cover injuries, I don’t know the stats but it felt like he was never going to score for us. He did get one, but that was after a 10 game run of blanks. He did try, but just didn’t happen for him.

 

[St Andrews Bear]

For strikers Eduardo Herrera and egil ostenstaad were shocking signings 1 goal between them I believe?
Marcus Gayle and James Beattie as well, waste of money.
Capucho and Mladenovic as well should have scored more than they did

 

[Main Stand]

For strikers Eduardo Herrera and egil ostenstaad were shocking signings 1 goal between them I believe?
Marcus Gayle and James Beattie as well, waste of money.
Capucho and Mladenovic as well should have scored more than they did

Big Eduardo scored twice, two cracking finishes to be fair!.

 

[wilso10]

Has DangerZone not popped in to suggest James Tavernier yet? Because all he does is score penalties and they don't count.

If not, give him time...

 

[Jjbscotty]

For strikers Eduardo Herrera and egil ostenstaad were shocking signings 1 goal between them I believe?
Marcus Gayle and James Beattie as well, waste of money.
Capucho and Mladenovic as well should have scored more than they did

Herrera scored 2 and they were both cracking finishes to be fair but yes he was a shocking signing.

 

[Main Stand]

Paul Rideout. He was brought in as a striker to cover injuries, I don’t know the stats but it felt like he was never going to score for us. He did get one, but that was after a 10 game run of blanks. He did try, but just didn’t happen for him.

Went on to score the winner in an FA Cup final IIRC.

 

[St Andrews Bear]

Big Eduardo scored twice, two cracking finishes to be fair!.

I can only remember one v Ross county, who was the other one against?

 

[Main Stand]

I can only remember one v Roas county, who was the other one against?

Patrick thistle, lovely wee back heel flick from a low cross.

Pena scored a cracking header too.

 

[St Andrews Bear]

Patrick thistle, lovely wee back heel flick from a low cross.

Pena scored a cracking header too.

Honestly can’t remember that at all, you tube will have it I guess

 

[Main Stand]

Honestly can’t remember that at all, you tube will have it I guess

Three genuinely brilliant goals

 

[Japandroid]

Dan Eggen.

 

[TQ3]

Went on to score the winner in an FA Cup final IIRC.

For Everton. He was a likeable guy, and even played centre half for us once, but as a striker he wasn’t prolific.

 

[Tailwind]

For strikers Eduardo Herrera and egil ostenstaad were shocking signings 1 goal between them I believe?
Marcus Gayle and James Beattie as well, waste of money.
Capucho and Mladenovic as well should have scored more than they did

Ahh, good old Egil Oftenbad

 

[Northampton Lodger]

Interesting common theme , the amount of players that only scored one or two but managed a goal against Celtic.

£20 on Simpson for Sunday ?

 

[90minsofmadness]

Leon balogan I'd the only outfield player with a good amount of minutes not to have scored this season.

Has only scored about 8 in his career.

 

[TheGoalie11]

Should Jamie Ness be added to the list of hardly scoring for us but getting one against Celtic? Even Edu, only remember him scoring a few.

 

[Main Stand]

Should Jamie Ness be added to the list of hardly scoring for us but getting one against Celtic? Even Edu, only remember him scoring a few.

Edu only tended to score crackers or big goals

ICT
Motherwell
Celtic
Valencia

 

[TheGoalie11]

Edu only tended to score crackers or big goals

ICT
Motherwell
Celtic
Valencia

Sporting Lisbon away too. Scored more than I was giving him credit for.

 

[Main Stand]

Sporting Lisbon away too. Scored more than I was giving him credit for.

Ricky Foster Ronaldo chop, then a reverse to David Healy who crosses for Mo Edu.

What a bizarre goal