Graeme Souness

Graeme Souness

Souness in 2001
Personal information
Full name	Graeme James Souness[1]
Date of birth	(1953-05-06) 6 May 1953 (age 71)[1]
Place of birth	Edinburgh,[1] Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
Youth career
	Tynecastle Boys Club & North Merchiston BC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1972	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
1972	→ Montreal Olympique (loan)	10	(2)
1972–1978	Middlesbrough	176	(22)
1977	→ West Adelaide (loan)	6	(1)
1978–1984	Liverpool	247	(38)
1984–1986	Sampdoria	56	(8)
1986–1991	Rangers	50	(3)
Total		545	(74)
National team
1974–1986	Scotland	54	(4)
Teams managed
1986–1991	Rangers
1991–1994	Liverpool
1995–1996	Galatasaray
1996–1997	Southampton
1997	Torino
1997–1999	Benfica
2000–2004	Blackburn Rovers
2004–2006	Newcastle United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Graeme Souness (born 6 May 1953) is a former Scottish football player. He has played for Scotland national team.

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tottenham Hotspur	1971–72	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	–		1	0
Montreal Olympique	1972	NASL	10	2			–		–		–		10	2
Middlesbrough	1972–73	Second Division	9	0					–		–		9	0
	1973–74		35	7					–		–		35	7
	1974–75	First Division	38	7					–		–		38	7
	1975–76		35	3					–		–		35	3
	1976–77		38	2					–		–		38	2
	1977–78		19	3					–		–		19	3
	Total		176	22	13	1	12	0	–		–		201	23
Liverpool	1977–78	First Division	15	2	0	0	0	0	3[d]	0	–		18	2
	1978–79		41	8	7	1	1	0	2[d]	0	2[e]	0	53	9
	1979–80		41	1	8	1	7	0	2[d]	0	1[f]	0	59	2
	1980–81		37	6	1	0	8	1	8[d]	6	1[f]	0	55	13
	1981–82		35	5	3	0	9	1	6[d]	0	1[g]	0	54	6
	1982–83		41	9	3	0	8	2	6[d]	0	1[f]	0	59	11
	1983–84		37	7	2	0	12	5	9[d]	0	1[f]	0	61	12
	Total		247	38	24	2	46	9	35	6	7	0	354	55
Sampdoria	1984–85	Serie A	28	5	12	1	–		–		–		40	6
	1985–86		28	3	6	2	–		4[h]	0	–		38	5
	Total		56	8	18	3	–		4	0	–		78	11
Rangers	1986–87	Scottish Premier Division	25	1	1	0	3	2	3[c]	0	–		32	3
	1987–88		18	2	3	0	3	0	6[d]	0	–		30	2
	1988–89		6	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	–		10	0
	1989–90		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
	Total		50	3	5	0	9	2	9	0	–		73	5
Career total			537	73	60	6	67	11	49	6	7	0	706	96

Scotland[4]
Year	Apps	Goals
1974	2	0
1975	1	0
1976	—
1977	—
1978	6	0
1979	6	0
1980	3	0
1981	4	0
1982	9	1
1983	8	1
1984	4	1
1985	7	0
1986	4	1
Total	54	4

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.^[4]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	22 June 1982	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga	Soviet Union	2–2	2–2	1982 FIFA World Cup
2.	16 June 1983	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton	Canada	3–0	3–0	Friendly
3.	12 September 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Yugoslavia	2–1	6–1	Friendly
4.	23 April 1986	Wembley Stadium, London	England	1–2	1–2	1986 Rous Cup

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Rangers	SCO	1 April 1986	16 April 1991	260	165	50	45	063.46
Liverpool	ENG	16 April 1991	28 January 1994	157	65	47	45	041.40
Galatasaray	TUR	1 July 1995	1 July 1996	43	25	8	10	058.14
Southampton	ENG	3 July 1996	1 June 1997	48	14	15	19	029.17
Torino	ITA	5 July 1997	12 October 1997	6	2	1	3	033.33
Benfica	POR	2 November 1997	3 May 1999	71	41	15	15	057.75
Blackburn Rovers	ENG	14 March 2000	6 September 2004	212	86	61	65	040.57
Newcastle United	ENG	13 September 2004	2 February 2006	83	36	18	29	043.37
Total				880	434	217	229	049.32

Tottenham Hotspur Youth

• FA Youth Cup: 1969–70

Middlesbrough

• Football League Second Division: 1973–74

Liverpool^[5]

• Football League First Division: 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
• Football League Cup: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
• FA Charity Shield: 1979, 1980, 1982
• European Cup: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1983–84

Sampdoria

• Coppa Italia: 1984–85

Rangers

• Scottish Premier Division: 1986–87, 1988–89
• Scottish League Cup: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89

Scotland

• Rous Cup: 1985^[6]

Individual

• European Cup Golden Boot: 1980–81^[7]
• PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84^[8]
• PFA Team of the Century (1977–96): 2007^[9]

Rangers

• Scottish Premier Division: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90
• Scottish League Cup: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91

Liverpool

• FA Cup: 1991–92

Galatasaray

• Turkish Cup: 1995–96
• Turkish Super Cup: 1996

Blackburn Rovers

• Football League Cup: 2001–02^[10]

Individual

• Premier League Manager of the Month: October 1996, April 1997^[11]

Inducted into the Scotland national football team roll of honour in 1985, when he gained his 50th international cap. In 1998, Souness was included in the Football League 100 Legends list. A poll of 110,000 Liverpool supporters – 100 Players Who Shook The Kop,^[12] saw Souness placed the ninth most popular player in the club's history. Souness has been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame (in 2007), the Scottish Football Hall of Fame (in 2004)^[13] and the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame.

A summary of Souness's personal achievements are as follows in chronological order:

• Scotland national football team roll of honour
• Football League 100 Legends
• Liverpool 100 players who shook the Kop
• English Football Hall of Fame
• Scottish Football Hall of Fame
• Rangers Hall of Fame