Comparing Celtic FC Greatest XI v Rangers FC Greatest XI Of All Time
RW- Davie Wilson
Wilson played an important role in the club’s success of the early 1960s. He had a natural striker’s touch which made him dangerous in front of goal. His strike rate of 157 goals in 373 games was extremely high for a winger.
One of his trademarks was to drift unseen into the box towards the far post when Alex Scott or Willie Henderson were raiding down the right flank and successfully pick up on their crosses.
He was naturally right-footed and became adept at dribbling with either foot, crossing from the byline on the left, and cutting inside to shoot powerfully with his stronger foot or connect with through balls – tactics which brought an impressive goal tally particularly for a player who was not a dedicated striker.
LW – Davie Cooper
The Scottish left-winger played 377 times for Rangers in the 12 years he was in Glasgow, and his goal against Celtic in the 1979 Dryburgh Cup Final is regarded by some as the greatest goal of all time.
Former Rangers manager Walter Smith said of the flying winger: “God gave Davie Cooper a talent. He would not be disappointed with how it was used.”
He won three Scottish Premier Division titles, three Scottish Cups and seven Scottish League Cups.
ST- Ally McCoist
Super Ally deserves his place as one of the best strikers in the county’s history with a goal ratio of more than a goal every two games. McCoist began his playing career with St.Johnstone, before moving to English side of Sunderland in 1981. He returned to Scotland two years later and signed with Rangers. McCoist had a highly successful spell with Rangers, becoming the club’s record goalscorer and winning nine successive league championships between 1988–89 and 1996–97.
He holds the Rangers record for the league and European goals. Ally McCoist was the first Scottish player to win the Golden Boot, then promptly retained it, and he was the club’s leading scorer in nine of his 15 seasons. He was one of only three players to feature in all Nine-In-A-Row titles – the others were Richard Gough and Ian Ferguson.
In 15 glorious years as a Light Blue, McCoist smashed all of the striking records to set a standard which, given the frequent movement of players these days, which will never be bettered.