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Alistair Murdoch McCoist is a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and TV pundit. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
5 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1990–1996The archive holds 5 team sheets naming Ally McCoist in Scotland's starting line-up, from 1990-06-20 to 1996-06-18.
5 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
A different player of the same name scored for Scotland (4 goals, 1987–1992) — McCoist · Scotland
International goals in our archive
13 goals across 12 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1987–1996| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-06-18 |  Switzerland | W1–0(n) | 36' | UEFA Euro | Birmingham |
| 1995-11-15 |  San Marino | W5–0(h) | 49' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1995-08-16 |  Greece | W1–0(h) | 72' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1993-02-17 |  Malta | W3–0(h) | 15' 68' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Glasgow |
| 1992-09-09 | Switzerland | L1–3(a) | 13' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Bern |
| 1991-11-13 | San Marino | W4–0(h) | 62' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1991-09-11 | Switzerland | D2–2(a) | 83' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bern |
| 1990-11-14 |  Bulgaria | D1–1(a) | 9' | UEFA Euro qualification | Sofia |
| 1990-09-12 |  Romania | W2–1(h) | 76' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1989-11-15 |  Norway | D1–1(h) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Glasgow |
| 1989-04-26 |  Cyprus | W2–1(h) | 63' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Glasgow |
| 1987-10-14 |  Belgium | W2–0(h) | 14' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
Honours
22 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours22 | ||||
| Scottish Premier Division (10) | ×10 | 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97 | Rangers | |
| Scottish League Cup (9) | ×9 | 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97 | Rangers | |
| Scottish Cup | ×1 | 1991–92 | Rangers | |
| Scottish League One | ×1 | 2013–14 | Rangers | |
| Scottish Third Division | ×1 | 2012–13 | Rangers | |
| Individual honours14 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 3 | ||||
| Top scorer in European leagues | ×2 | 1991–92, 1992–93 | ||
| European Cup top scorer | 1987–88 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | 1987 | |||
| SFWA Footballer of the Year | 1991–92 | |||
| SPFA Players' Player of the Year | 1991–92 | |||
| Monthly awards · 4 | ||||
| Scottish League One Manager of the Month (2) | ×2 | 2013, 2014 | ||
| Scottish League Two Manager of the Month | 2012 | |||
| Scottish Premier League Manager of the Month | 2011 | |||
| More honours · 4 | ||||
| Daily Record Golden Shot | ×2 | 1991–92, 1992–93 | ||
| BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year | 1992 | |||
| Scotland national football team roll of honour | 1996 | |||
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||