Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist MBE, (/m??k??st/; 24 September 1962) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is currently manager of Scottish League One club Rangers.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. At Rangers, McCoist became the club's record goalscorer, netting 355 goals. In addition to this, McCoist holds the Rangers records for number of league goals scored, number of Scottish League Cup goals scored and the most goals scored by a player in European competitions with 251, 54 and 21 respectively. McCoist is also third in the all-time appearance table for Rangers, having made 581 appearances for the club.He is currently ranked as the fifth highest goalscorer in the Scottish top tier league's all time list, having netted 260 times for Rangers and Kilmarnock between 1983 and 2001. If all league goals, from all divisions are included, he moves up one position to 4th, adding 22 1st Division goals from his time with St Johnstone between 1979 and 1981, taking his overall Scottish League total to 282. If looking at total goals scored for a Scottish Club side, he moves up to 2nd place, with 396 goals from 528 games, behind only Jimmy McGrory, who has 485 goals from 478 games.McCoist was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. He is also a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having gained 61 international caps.
Vivien Ross (m. 2014), Allison McCoist (m. 1990–2004)
Children
Arran McCoist, Argyll McCoist, Alexander McCoist, Mitchell McCoist, Harris McCoist
Movies
A Shot at Glory
TV Shows
A Question of Sport, The Match
Star Sign
Libra
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Fact
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He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen's Honours List for his services to Association Football.
2
His nickname at Rangers was "Super Ally".
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He has three boys, Alexander and twins Argyll and Mitchell, with his first wife Allison. He also has two sons, Arran and Harris, with Vivien Ross. Argyll, Arran and Harris are all locations in Scotland, the last two being islands. The McCoist family originates in Argyll.
4
Works as an expert pundit on ITV's flagship football programme The Premiership (2001).
5
Sang on the pop track "Say It With Pride" which celebrated Scotland's participation in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
6
He featured for Scotland in the FIFA World Cup of 1990 and the UEFA European Championships of 1992 and 1996.
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He used to play for the Scottish national football (soccer) team. Now he is the co-host of the show A Question of Sport (1970).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
FIFA 2003
2002
Video Game
Commentary (US version, voice)
A Shot at Glory
2000
Jackie McQuillan
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Final Score
2016
TV Series
Himself - Commentator
European Qualifiers: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia
2016
TV Series
Himself - Analyst
Jimmy Hill: A Man for All Seasons
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Saturday Sportsday
2014
TV Series
Himself - Rangers Manager
Big John: The John Hartson Story
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Rangers Manager
A Question of Sport
1996-2009
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain / Himself - Mystery Guest
The F Word
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sport Relief 2006
2006
TV Movie
Himself
Soccer Night
2004
TV Series
Pundit
The Great British Pop Test
2004
TV Movie
Himself
The Championship
2004
TV Series
Reporter
Sport Relief 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
Hogmanay Live
2003
TV Movie
Himself
Inside the Mind of Paul Gascoigne
2003
TV Movie documentary
Interviewee
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2002
TV Series
Himself - Contestant
Sport Relief
2002
TV Special
Himself
The Premiership
2001
TV Series
Expert Analysis
They Think It's All Over
1995-2001
TV Series
Himself
On the Ball
2001
TV Series
Expert Analysis
Star Secrets
1999
TV Series
Himself
McCoist and MacAulay
1998
TV Series
Himself
Late Lunch
1998
TV Series
Himself
Jolly a Man for All Seasons
1994
TV Movie
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cutting Edge
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
History of the Euros
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Scotland, Euro 96
The Comedy Map of Britain
2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
A Question of Sport
2007
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
Stan Collymore: Confessions of a Premiership Footballer
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Omnibus
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
TRIC Award
Television and Radio Industries Club Awards
TV Sports Presenter/Reporter of the Year
Known for movies
A Question of Sport (1996-2009) as Himself - Team Captain / Himself - Mystery Guest
The Premiership (2001) as Expert Analysis
Jolly a Man for All Seasons (1994) as Himself
Inside the Mind of Paul Gascoigne (2003) as Interviewee
$10 Million
$1.3 Million
