Dave McPherson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David McPherson | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gartcosh United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | Rangers | 205 | (19) |
| 1987–1992 | Heart of Midlothian | 189 | (16) |
| 1992–1994 | Rangers | 71 | (3) |
| 1994–1999 | Heart of Midlothian | 105 | (8) |
| 1999–2000 | Carlton S.C. | 42 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Greenock Morton | 16 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1993 | Scotland | 27 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Greenock Morton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David "Dave" McPherson (born 28 January 1964, in Paisley) is a former Scottish international footballer most famous for his spells with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian.
McPherson began his football career at Gartcosh United before starting his professional career with boyhood favourites Rangers in 1980, breaking into the first team while still a teenager. His impressive form ensured he achieved Under 21 recognition, as well as a place in the Rangers 1st team, by 1983. However, by their own high standards, Rangers were enduring a mediocre spell limiting McPherson's initial success while at Ibrox to one league title and two League Cups.
The revolution brought about by the arrival of Graeme Souness (and numerous new signings) at Rangers led to McPherson being deemed surplus to requirements, and he was sold to Hearts for £325,000 in 1987. He soon became a regular in the Tynecastle line-up, helping Hearts achieve regular high league finishes while enhancing his own reputation. Within two years he became both a Scotland international and club captain. However, despite several close calls, the Jambos were unable to break their trophy famine, and when debts began to rise, McPherson, by then the club's most valuable asset, was sold back to Rangers in 1992, for £1.3m.
McPherson's second spell at Rangers was much more successful than the first, as he helped Walter Smith's dominant side achieve the treble in 1992–93, then a double in the 1993–94 season. The flipside to this success though was the continual arrival of internationally renowned players competing for positions and McPherson again found himself relegated to the bench by 1994.
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