Rangers adds Allan McGregor to coaching staff under Derek McInnes

Allan McGregor spent years being the last line of defence at Ibrox. Now he is back, this time standing behind the goal rather than in front of it.

Rangers have confirmed McGregor’s return to the club as goalkeeping coach, joining a new-look backroom staff assembled under incoming manager Derek McInnes. The appointments, made official in late June to early July 2026, signal a deliberate shift in how the club wants to present itself going forward.

A squad of former players running the show

McInnes is not coming in alone. His coaching setup includes Neil McCann and Billy Dodds, two names that carry significant weight in Scottish football and, specifically, in Rangers circles.

McInnes himself is no stranger to Scottish football’s pressures. His longest managerial tenure came at Aberdeen, where he built a reputation for punching above his budget and consistently delivering European football.

McGregor’s record at Rangers is not easy to contextualise

More than 500 appearances for a single club as a goalkeeper is a remarkable number in any era of football. McGregor holds the record for the most appearances by a goalkeeper in Rangers’ history, a stat that places him among the most significant figures the club has produced in the modern era.

His transition into coaching is a natural one. Goalkeeping is the position in football most amenable to specialist coaching, largely because the skills involved, shot-stopping geometry, distribution, command of the penalty area, are sufficiently distinct from outfield play that clubs routinely hire former keepers to work exclusively with the position.

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