Gordon Durie

Gordon Scott Durie (born 6 December 1965 in Paisley) is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker. He played for East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Hearts. He was also capped 43 times by Scotland. After retiring from play after 2001, in 2010 he became a coach and manager, working for East Fife and Rangers as an assistant.

Gordon Durie
Personal information
Full name Gordon Scott Durie[1]
Date of birth (1965-12-06) 6 December 1965
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1984 East Fife 81 (26)
1984–1986 Hibernian 47 (14)
1986–1991 Chelsea 123 (51)
1991–1993 Tottenham Hotspur 58 (11)
1993–2000 Rangers 125 (44)
2000–2001 Heart of Midlothian 16 (3)
Total 450 (149)
National team
1987–1998 Scotland 43 (7)
Teams managed
2012 East Fife
2014–2015 Rangers (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Durie started his senior career with East Fife, and he then moved to Hibernian in 1984;[2] while still in his teens, he played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final with Hibs,[3] who sold him to Chelsea for £400,000 in 1986.[4]

His spell with Chelsea from 1986 to 1991 yielded 63 goals in total from 153 appearances, and they won the Football League Second Division in 1989.[5] Durie then moved Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 for a £2.2 million fee.[6] He was their first goalscorer in the Premier League, in a 2–2 home draw with Crystal Palace on 22 August 1992.[7]

The most successful period of his career came while playing for Rangers after transferring to Ibrox in November 1993,[6] with a major role in winning the last four of their 'nine in a row' of Scottish league championships and playing a handful of matches in two later title wins.[8] Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1[9][10] and collected runners-up medals in the competition in 1994 and 1998; he was a Scottish League Cup winner in 1998.[8]

Durie left Rangers at the end of the 1999–2000 season after 179 appearances and 52 goals.[8][11] After turning down an offer from Australia, Durie signed for Hearts in September 2000.[11] He stayed there for the rest of the 2000–01 season, after which he retired from playing.

International career

Durie made his international debut for Scotland on 11 November 1987, in a 1–0 against Bulgaria.[12] He was capped 43 times in all, scoring seven goals.[12] Durie scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Latvia that clinched qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[13] His last appearance for Scotland was during that World Cup, in a 3–0 defeat against Morocco.[12]

Coaching career

Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.[14] On 1 March 2012 he was made caretaker manager at Bayview following the departure of John Robertson.[15] Durie took the job on a longer term basis, but then suffered from ill health.[16] He resigned in November 2012 due to this illness.[17]

Durie joined the Rangers coaching staff in July 2013, to work with the reserve and under-20 teams.[18] He was promoted to a first team coaching role in December 2014, following the departure of manager Ally McCoist.[19] Durie left Rangers in July 2015, as new manager Mark Warburton made changes to the coaching staff.[20]

Personal life

His son, Scott, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.[21]

Durie was declared bankrupt in 2016.[22]

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[12]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 1989Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb Yugoslavia1–01–3WCQG5
21 May 1991Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle San Marino2–02–0ECQG2
311 September 1991Wankdorf Stadion, Bern  Switzerland1–22–2ECQG2
413 November 1991Hampden Park, Glasgow San Marino3–04–0ECQG2
526 May 1996Veteran's Stadium, New Britain CT United States1–01–2Friendly
611 October 1997Celtic Park, Glasgow Latvia2–02–0WCQG4
712 November 1997Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne France1–11–2Friendly

References
  1. "Gordon Durie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. (Hibernian player) Durie, Gordon, FitbaStats
  3. Stylish Dons complete Fergie's set, The Glasgow Herald, 28 October 1985
  4. McPartlin, Patrick (3 December 2020). "Hibs and Sevilla: The forgotten feisty friendlies of the 1980s". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. Chelsea FC Player Profile: Gordon Durie, Stamford-Bridge.com
  6. A £1.2m spur as Rangers get the Durie's verdict, The Glasgow Herald, 22 November 1993
  7. "Tottenham Hotspur VS Crystal Palace Match overview Premier League 92/93". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  8. (Rangers player) Durie, Gordon, FitbaStats
  9. Dick, David (19 May 1996). "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  10. "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. "Durie leads Hearts to victory". BBC Sport. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  12. Gordon Durie at the Scottish Football Association
  13. Scotland: Seven times qualification has been on the line at home, BBC Sport, 5 October 2015
  14. "Gordon Durie makes East Fife return as coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 November 2010.
  15. "East Fife caretaker". Greg Maxwell (Forth One). 1 March 2012.
  16. Smith, Craig (17 October 2012). "East Fife chief says supporters needed 'now more than ever'". The Courier. DC Thomson. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  17. "Gordon Durie leaves East Fife manager's job due to illness". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  18. "Gordon Durie joins Ibrox coaching staff". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  19. McLaughlin, Chris (23 December 2014). "Rangers: Gordon Durie to replace Ian Durrant in backroom team". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  20. Jack, Christopher (4 July 2015). "Warburton reshapes Rangers backroom staff as Durie and Henry depart". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  21. "East Fife sign defender Scott Durie from Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  22. "Former Dundee, Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper Rab Douglas declared bankrupt". The Courier. DC Thomson. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
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