Gordon Durie

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| name = Gordon Durie

| image =

| fullname = Gordon Scott Durie{{Hugman|5603|access-date=22 April 2017}}

| height = 1.78 m{{Cite web |title=Gordon Durie Forward, Profile & Stats {{!}} Premier League |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/577/Gordon-Durie/overview |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=premierleague.com |language=en}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Paisley, Scotland

| position = Striker

| years1 = 1981–1984 | caps1 = 81 | goals1 = 26 | clubs1 = East Fife

| years2 = 1984–1986 | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 14 | clubs2 = Hibernian

| years3 = 1986–1991 | caps3 = 123 | goals3 = 51 | clubs3 = Chelsea

| years4 = 1991–1993 | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 11 | clubs4 = Tottenham Hotspur

| years5 = 1993–2000 | caps5 = 125 | goals5 = 44 | clubs5 = Rangers

| years6 = 2000–2001 | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 3 | clubs6 = Heart of Midlothian

| totalcaps = 450 | totalgoals = 149

| manageryears1 = 2012

| managerclubs1 = East Fife

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs2 = Rangers (assistant)

| nationalyears1 = 1987–1998 | nationalteam1 = Scotland

| nationalcaps1 = 43 | nationalgoals1 = 7

}}

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

Playing career

Durie started his senior career with East Fife, and he then moved to Hibernian in 1984;[https://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=6299 (Hibernian player) Durie, Gordon], FitbaStats while still in his teens, he played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final with Hibs,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b_c9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=IUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4480%2C7280038 Stylish Dons complete Fergie's set], The Glasgow Herald, 28 October 1985 who sold him to Chelsea for £400,000 in 1986.{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/nostalgia/hibs-and-sevilla-forgotten-feisty-friendlies-1980s-3056954 |title=Hibs and Sevilla: The forgotten feisty friendlies of the 1980s |newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News |date=3 December 2020 |access-date=7 December 2020 |first=Patrick |last=McPartlin}}

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.[http://stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=166&surname=Durie&firstname=Gordon Chelsea FC Player Profile: Gordon Durie], Stamford-Bridge.com in 1991, Durie moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a £2.2 million fee.[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12706759.a-12m-spur-as-rangers-get-the-duries-verdict/ A £1.2m spur as Rangers get the Durie's verdict], The Glasgow Herald, 22 November 1993 Durie scored on his debut in a 3–2 away win at The Dell versus Southampton. He was also their first goalscorer in the Premier League, in a 2–2 home draw with Crystal Palace on 22 August 1992.{{cite web|url=http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=match&MatchID=3442|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203110412/http://www.statbunker.com/football/btb/index.php?PL=match&MatchID=3442|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-03|title=Tottenham Hotspur VS Crystal Palace Match overview Premier League 92/93}}

The forward then joined boyhood favourites Rangers in November 1993

and Durie played 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.[https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1282 (Rangers player) Durie, Gordon], FitbaStats Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1{{cite news |first=David |last=Dick |title=Laudrup shatters Hearts |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/laudrup-shatters-hearts-1348182.html |work=The Independent |location=London |date=19 May 1996 |access-date=20 March 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/the-elite-players-who-scored-cup-final-hat-tricks-1-3589574|title=The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=31 October 2014|access-date=27 November 2017}} and collected runners-up medals in the competition in 1994 and 1998; he was a Scottish League Cup winner in 1998.

Durie left Rangers at the end of the 1999–2000 season after 179 appearances and 52 goals.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/951462.stm |title=Durie leads Hearts to victory |date=1 October 2000 |access-date=8 December 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport}} After turning down an offer from Australia, Durie signed for Hearts in September 2000. 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.{{SFA profile}} He was capped 43 times in all, scoring seven goals. He was one of Scotland's bright spots in their team at Euro '96. And Durie scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Latvia that clinched qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34439731 Scotland: Seven times qualification has been on the line at home], BBC Sport, 5 October 2015 The last time he played for the Scottish team was during that World Cup, in a 3–0 defeat against Morocco.

Coaching career

Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/9186759.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 November 2010 |title=Gordon Durie makes East Fife return as coach }} On 1 March 2012, he was made caretaker manager at Bayview following the departure of John Robertson.{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/GregMax1/status/175237894796083200 |publisher=Greg Maxwell (Forth One) |date=1 March 2012 |title=East Fife caretaker }} Durie took the job on a longer-term basis, but then suffered from ill health.{{cite news |url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/25431/east-fife-chief-says-supporters-needed-now-more-than-ever.html |first=Craig |last=Smith |work=The Courier |publisher=DC Thomson |date=17 October 2012 |access-date=21 October 2012 |title=East Fife chief says supporters needed 'now more than ever' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204220/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Sport/Football/article/25431/east-fife-chief-says-supporters-needed-now-more-than-ever.html |archive-date=19 October 2012 }} He resigned in November 2012, due to this illness.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20197575 |title=Gordon Durie leaves East Fife manager's job due to illness |publisher=BBC Sport |date=4 November 2012 |access-date=4 November 2012}}

Durie joined the Rangers coaching staff in July 2013, to work with the reserve and under-20 teams.{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/gordon-durie-joins-ibrox-coaching-staff.1372775223 |title=Gordon Durie joins Ibrox coaching staff |work=The Herald |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=2 July 2013 |access-date=4 July 2015}} He was promoted to a first team coaching role in December 2014, following the departure of manager Ally McCoist.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30585753 |title=Rangers: Gordon Durie to replace Ian Durrant in backroom team |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2014 |access-date=4 July 2015 |first=Chris |last=McLaughlin}} Durie left Rangers in July 2015, as new manager Mark Warburton made changes to the coaching staff.{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13370842.display/ |title=Warburton reshapes Rangers backroom staff as Durie and Henry depart |work=Evening Times |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=4 July 2015 |access-date=4 July 2015 |first=Christopher |last=Jack}}

Personal life

His son, Scott, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/east_fife/8790347.stm |title=East Fife sign defender Scott Durie from Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2010 |access-date=5 July 2010}}

Durie was declared bankrupt in 2016, due to a failed investment in a film production company.{{cite news |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/350436/former-dundee-celtic-scotland-goalkeeper-rab-douglas-declared-bankrupt/ |title=Former Dundee, Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper Rab Douglas declared bankrupt |work=The Courier |publisher=DC Thomson |date=17 January 2017 |access-date=29 March 2024}}{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/celtic-rangers-stars-lose-1million-10371396 |title=Celtic and Rangers stars lose £1million after falling foul of failed investment scheme |newspaper=Daily Record |date=7 May 2017 |accessdate=29 March 2024 |first=Graeme |last=Donohoe}}

Career statistics

= International goals =

:Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	6 September 1989	Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb	{{Fb\|YUG}}	1–0	1–3	WCQG5
2	1 May 1991	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle	{{fb\|SMR\|1862}}	2–0	2–0	ECQG2
3	11 September 1991	Wankdorf Stadion, Bern	{{fb\|SUI}}	1–2	2–2	ECQG2
4	13 November 1991	Hampden Park, Glasgow	{{Fb\|SMR\|1862}}	3–0	4–0	ECQG2
5	26 May 1996	Veteran's Stadium, New Britain CT	{{Fb\|USA}}	1–0	1–2	Friendly
6	11 October 1997	Celtic Park, Glasgow	{{fb\|LAT}}	2–0	2–0	WCQG4
7	12 November 1997	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne	{{Fb\|FRA}}	1–1	1–2	Friendly

Honours

Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 1988–89 Second Division{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=147}}

References

External links

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[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/gordonscottdurie.html International Appearances] at londonhearts.com Scotland section

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