Graeme Murty: Rangers confirm departure of former first team manager

By Matthew Elder
Published 20th Nov 2021, 16:20 BST
Updated 20th Nov 2021, 16:38 BST
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Former Rangers manager Graeme Murty is leaving the Ibrox club after five years. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)Former Rangers manager Graeme Murty is leaving the Ibrox club after five years. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Former Rangers manager Graeme Murty is leaving the Ibrox club after five years. (Photo by Craig Williamson / SNS Group)
Rangers have confirmed the departure of former first team manager Graeme Murty, bringing an end to his rollercoaster five-year spell with the Glasgow outfit.

Murty was twice placed in caretaker charge of the Ibrox club - firstly following the departure of Mark Warburton in February 2017 when he took charge of six matches before the appointment of Pedro Caixinha.

After Caixinha was sacked in October 2017, Murty was again placed in control of the first team before being appointed permanent manager until the end of the season, but was unable to prevent Celtic from winning a seventh consecutive title.

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He returned to his role with the Under-20s following the appointment of Steven Gerrard in June 2018. He had been serving as Head of Elite Academy Development under Gerrard but his departure has been confirmed following the appointment of new head coach Giovanni Van Bronckhorst.

A club statement read: "Rangers FC thank Graeme for his outstanding service throughout his five years at the club, including when he stepped up to take on first-team responsibilities at the request of the board.

"Graeme has played a leading role in the development of our Academy players and practices, leading our development squad to success in the SPFL Reserve League and managing our first steps into the UEFA Youth League in 2019.

"We wish Graeme every success in his future career."

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