The plan was that I was going to retire and take a job with the American Federation, but Nottingham Forest offered me a contract and there was interest from West Ham and another Premiership club.

In all he played 428 league games with Rangers scoring 37 goals. as an apprentice professional in July 1978. In October 1997 he returned to Rangers due to injury issues at Ibrox.

He also played for Scotland 61 times and had a brief spell as manager of Livingston. Charles Richard Gough (born in Stockholm Sweden 5 April 1962) is a former Scottish football defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers.