Ally McCoist - Rangers Legend

Alistair Aird

• Publisher: John Blake
• eBook ISBN:
  9781843589457
• Year: 2011

Ally McCoist is one of Scottish soccer's best-loved characters. In a two-decade career, he won the hearts and minds of legions of fans as he established himself as one of the most popular sporting personalities in the UK. A schoolboy prodigy, it was always clear that McCoist was destined for top flight soccer. At just 16 he signed his first professional contract with St. Johnstone, shooting to prominence in the 1980-81 season, scoring 22 league goals, and playing a starring role for the Scottish youth team. He was soon hot property. After two years of mixed fortunes at Sunderland, McCoist returned to Scotland and signed with his boyhood heroes, the Glasgow Rangers. Over the next fifteen years, he established himself as arguably the greatest goal-scorer ever to play for the club. He not only gave heart and soul for Rangers but was also capped 61 times for Scotland. An authoritative and affectionate portrait of this much-loved sportsman, "Ally McCoist: Rangers Legend" charts the highs and lows of a fascinating career, culminating in McCoist reaching legendary status. It also looks at the events that helped to shape his life overcoming homesickness when first playing for an English club and how he coped when his young son had to undergo several life-saving operations. Having hung up his boots, Ally's vibrant personality made him a natural for the television screen. Now, however, he has come full circle and returned "home" after a successful spell as assistant manager at his beloved Rangers, he has taken over the reins to become manager. This wonderful book is a must-read for any soccer fan, or indeed for anyone captivated by this large-than-life character."

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER ONE : THE EARLY YEARS: 1962–78
• CHAPTER TWO : THE SAINTS: 1978–81
• CHAPTER THREE : ROKER DAYS: 1981–83
• CHAPTER FOUR : A DREAM COME TRUE: 1983–84
• CHAPTER FIVE : ALMOST THE END OF THE ROAD: 1984–86
• CHAPTER SIX : THE AWAKENING: 1986–87
• CHAPTER SEVEN : GOALS, GOALS, GOALS: 1987–89
• CHAPTER EIGHT : MO JOHNSTON AND ITALIA ’90: 1989–90
• CHAPTER NINE : THE JUDGE: 1990–91
• CHAPTER TEN : A PAIR OF GOLDEN BOOTS: 1991–93
• CHAPTER ELEVEN : INJURY HELL: 1993–95
• CHAPTER TWELVE : COOP: 1956–95
• CHAPTER THIRTEEN : THE LAST CHANCE SALOON: 1995–96
• CHAPTER FOURTEEN : EURO ’96, RECORDS AND NINE-IN-A-ROW: 1996–97
• CHAPTER FIFTEEN : THE FINAL HURRAH: 1997–98
• CHAPTER SIXTEEN : FOOTBALL IN PERSPECTIVE
• CHAPTER SEVENTEEN : THE FINAL CHAPTER: 1998–2001
• CHAPTER EIGHTEEN : AFTER THE BALL: 2001–07
• CHAPTER NINETEEN : COMING HOME
• CHAPTER TWENTY : RIDING THE ROLLERCOASTER
• CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE : IN CHARGE
• APPENDIX A : GOAL-SCORING RECORD AND CAREER MILESTONES
• APPENDIX B : GOAL-SCORING RECORD WITH RANGERS AGAINST SENIOR SCOTTISH LEAGUE TEAMS
• APPENDIX C : GOAL-SCORING RECORD FOR RANGERS IN EUROPEAN COMPETITION
• APPENDIX D : ALLY McCOIST’S INTERNATIONAL RECORD WITH SCOTLAND
• NOTES
• Plates
• Copyright