Walter Smith

Acting

Walter Smith

Born 1948-02-24 · Lanark, South Lanarkshire, United Kingdom

Walter Ferguson Smith (24 February 1948 – 26 October 2021) was a Scottish football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers. A defender, Smith's playing career consisted of two spells with Dundee United, split by a short time at Dumbarton. A pelvic injury caused his retirement from playing and Smith moved into coaching at Dundee United, working for manager Jim McLean. Smith also took charge of the Scotland under-18 and under-21 teams, and assisted Scotland manager Alex Ferguson at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, after it had been announced that he would be moving to Rangers as assistant to Graeme Souness. Smith became the manager of Rangers in 1991, succeeding Souness. He won thirteen major trophies in seven years, including seven league titles in succession. After leaving Rangers at the end of the 1997–98 season, he was appointed manager of English Premier League club Everton. He was in charge at Goodison Park for four seasons before he was sacked in 2002. After a brief stint as assistant manager to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, Smith was appointed Scotland manager in December 2004. He presided over a revival in their fortunes, taking the national team seventy places up the FIFA World Rankings. After a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying, he resigned as Scotland manager in January 2007 to return to Rangers. He won eight trophies during his second spell as Rangers manager and guided the team to the 2008 UEFA Cup final, before retiring from management in 2011. Smith is the second-most-successful manager in the history of Rangers, behind Bill Struth.

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Documentary on Rangers legend Davie Cooper

Davie Cooper: The Moody Blue

2005

The Jim Baxter Story poster
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Documentary on Rangers legend Jim Baxter

The Jim Baxter Story

2001

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Rangers have stormed their way to a seventh successive league championship title. This video reviews the best of the 1994/95 season's matches.

Glasgow Rangers: Seventh Heaven - Seven in A Row

1995

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Review of Glasgow Rangers Season 1992/93 when they won the treble and almost reached the European Cup Final.

Glasgow Rangers 5 in A Row

1993

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Review of Glasgow Rangers Season 1989/90.

Rangers Champions Again - Race for the Championship 1989-90

1990

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All the action from Rangers' historic 1998/9 campaign, which saw them wresting the championship back from arch rivals Celtic, as well as triumphing in the League and Scottish Cups.

Rangers: The Treble- Official Season Reviews 1998/99

1999

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A retrospective of the great goal-scoring feats of the Rangers and Scotland striker who has made a habit of scoring vital goals for both club and country. Despite some terrible injuries, he has become one of the all-time great Scottish footballers, popular with fans and players alike.

The Real McCoist

1995

Rangers Fc: Seasons to Be Cheerful poster
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A collection of goals, action, victories and interviews highlighting the amazing feat of Rangers winning nine Championships in a row between 1988 and 1997. Some of the stars on show include Terry Butcher, Allie McCoist, Gordon Durie, Paul Gascoigne, Richard Gough, Brian Laudrup, Ian Durant and Duncan Ferguson.

Rangers Fc: Seasons to Be Cheerful

1997

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Review of Glasgow Rangers Season 1991/92

Rangers: Four in A Row- Season 1991-92 Season Review

1992

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Review of Glasgow Rangers Season 1988/89.

Rangers Season 1988/89

1989

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This trivia quiz video with accompanying question booklet contains 600 questions based on 100 clips to test the knowledge of the most ardent Rangers' fan.

Rangers Fc: Rangers Video Challenge

1995

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Dado Prso has been one of Rangers most loyal players of recent years. This DVD is a tribute to the player as he leaves Ibrox after a successful period.

Dado Prso - Goodbye and Thanks

2007

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Review of Glasgow Rangers Season 1990/91

Rangers FC 1990-91 Season: Simply the Best

1991

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Derek Johnstone introduces this tribute to the most crowd-pleasing players to have pulled on a Rangers shirt. Featuring action from the likes of Jimmy Miller, Ted McMinn, Mark Walters and Brian Laudrup, this video also includes highlights from the team's 1972 European Cup Winners Cup final victory against Moscow Dynamo.

Rangers Gold 2: The Entertainers

1999

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Documentary on Rangers legend Ian Durrant

Dynamite - The Ian Durrant Story

2002

Big Dunc: The Story of a Goodison Hero poster
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Duncan Ferguson was a Goodison Park hero. Arriving initially on loan from Glasgow Rangers in 1994 he very quickly became an Evertonian idol. His robust, brave, yet undoubtedly skilful style endeared him to the supporters and a towering header that found the net against Liverpool just after his arrival rubber-stamped his reputation. BIG DUNC tells the whole amazing story of how a gangly youth from the Scottish town of Stirling became one of the most feared and iconic centre-forwards in the Premier League. This Official Everton DVD covers Ferguson s career from schoolboy football, through Dundee United, Glasgow Rangers, his two spells at Goodison, a stay at Newcastle United and an all-too brief international career with Scotland. But, as with most comic-book heroes, there are ups and downs in equal measure. The goals and the glory, the injuries and the red cards, the brushes with the law, the burglaries and the pigeons.

Big Dunc: The Story of a Goodison Hero

2008

Rangers Season 1996/97: 9 in A Row poster
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Review of Glasgow Rangers season 1996/97 when they won nine in a row.

Rangers Season 1996/97: 9 in A Row

1997

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Review of Glasgow Rangers season 1986/87 when they won the League Championship for the first time in nine years.

Rangers 1986/87: That Championship Season

1987

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A behind-the-scenes look at Rangers in 1996

Rangers- Every Other Saturday

1996

Andy Goram: The Goalie poster
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Documentary on Rangers goalkeeping legend Andy Goram.

Andy Goram: The Goalie

1999

Walter's Return- Rangers Revitalised poster
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Documentary charting the return to Ibrox of manager Walter Smith. After a nine-year absence, the nine-in--row legend returns to try and relive the magic once again.

Walter's Return- Rangers Revitalised

2007

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A look back at the battles between one of the most hard-fought derby matches in the world, cataloguing Rangers victories over Celtic.

Rangers: Old Firm Classics

1990

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Rangers' cast of international talent was more than enough for them to gain their eighth consecutive Championship title in 1995/96, as well as adding the Scottish Cup to their trophy cabinet.

Rangers Fc: Eight at the Double- 1995-96 Season

1996

Glasgow Rangers: Greatest Rangers poster
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A tribute to the best players ever to wear the light blue Rangers shirt. A review of the club's greatest players as voted by the club's Fans.

Glasgow Rangers: Greatest Rangers

2000