Staff · Rangers

Walter Smith

Born 24 Feb 1948 · Lanark (age 67)

Personality calc

  • Professional

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2015

Current ability
164 of 200
Best job (calc)
175 Director of football
World reputation
6,5002 of 5 stars calc
Current reputation
8,150
Wage
£0 p/w
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
Standard
Pressing style
Balanced
Mentality
Balanced
Coaching style
Mental

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking9
  • Directness12
  • Pressing11
  • Sitting back16
  • Tempo17
  • Width12
  • Depth17
  • Flamboyancy6
  • Flexibility11

Team management

  • Free roles5
  • Marking4
  • Offside trap4
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation7
  • Use of playmaker6
  • Use of substitutes10
  • Dirtiness allowance8

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking10
  • Defending17
  • Fitness7
  • Mental19
  • Tactical14
  • Technical13
  • Working with youngsters13
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)15
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination20
  • Discipline17
  • Man management19
  • Motivating19

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability16
  • Judging player potential16
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge16
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy1
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business10
  • Buying players13
  • Hardness of training10
  • Interference1
  • Mind games16
  • Patience1
  • Resources5
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability11
  • Ambition20
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty18
  • Pressure19
  • Professionalism18
  • Sportsmanship18
  • Temperament14

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall4 of 5 stars4
  • Quickness3 of 5 stars3
  • Strength3 of 5 stars3
  • GK shot stopping2.5 of 5 stars2.5
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)4.5 of 5 stars4.5
  • Defending (technical)4.5 of 5 stars4.5
  • Possession (tactical)4.5 of 5 stars4.5
  • Possession (technical)4.5 of 5 stars4.5
  • Attacking (tactical)4 of 5 stars4
  • Attacking (technical)4 of 5 stars4

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football1754.5 of 5 stars20
Assistant Manager First Team1323 of 5 stars14
Coach First Team1243 of 5 stars14
Manager First Team90.5 of 5 stars—
Scout80.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development80.5 of 5 stars1
Gk Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team70.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team50.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
170
Best job (calc)
Director of football
Home reputation
8,150
Reputation scope (calc)
Continental
Personality (calc)
Professional
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Director of football: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Judging player potential4
Man management4
Determination2
Motivating2
Tactical knowledge1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Walter
Last name
Smith
Common name
—
Date of birth
24 Feb 1948 age 67 at game start
Place of birth
Lanark
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—

Contract

Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
5 Aug 2013
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
£0
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
1 Jul 2012 (Hands-on-role non-player retirement)

Playing career

19
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
1980 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 10 Unknown fee
1979 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 10 Unknown fee
1978 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 50 Unknown fee
1977 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 10 Unknown fee
1976 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 180 Unknown fee
1976 Dumbarton Ladbrokes Championship 230 Unknown fee
1975 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 20 Unknown fee
1975 Dumbarton Ladbrokes Championship 210 Unknown fee
1974 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 180 Unknown fee
1973 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 321 Unknown fee
1972 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 141 Unknown fee
1971 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 180 Unknown fee
1970 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 170 Unknown fee
1969 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 50 Unknown fee
1968 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 00 Unknown fee
1967 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 20 Unknown fee
1966 Dundee United Ladbrokes Premiership 10 Unknown fee
1966 Ashfield — —— Unknown fee
1965 Ashfield — —— Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)17917/19 recorded217/19 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerLadbrokes Premiership13×1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2010, 2011
WinnerScottish League Cup10×1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2011, 2011
WinnerScottish Cup5×1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2009
WinnerEnglish FA Cup1×2004
WinnerEuropean U19 Championship1×1982
Runner-UpScottish Cup4×1974, 1989, 1994, 1998
Runner-UpLadbrokes Premiership3×1997, 2006, 2007
Runner-UpScottish League Cup2×1989, 2009
Runner-UpEURO Cup1×2008

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

Awards

10

Staff career

10
  1. Rangers

    30 May 2013 – 5 Aug 2013

    Chairperson

  2. Rangers

    11 Nov 2012 – 30 May 2013

    Director

  3. Rangers

    10 Jan 2007 – 30 May 2011

    Manager First Team

  4. Scotland

    2 Dec 2004 – 10 Jan 2007

    Manager First Team

  5. Manchester United

    3 Mar 2004 – 30 May 2004

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. Everton

    1 Jul 1998 – 1 Mar 2002

    Manager First Team

  7. Rangers

    16 Apr 1991 – 31 May 1998

    Manager First Team

  8. Rangers

    1 Jul 1986 – 16 Apr 1991

    Assistant Manager First Team

  9. Dundee United

    30 Jun 1980 – 30 Jun 1986

    Coach First Team

  10. Dundee United

    30 Jun 1977 – 30 Jun 1980

    Player/Coach First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

40
15 May 2011WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
21 Mar 2011WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
20 Mar 2011WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
30 May 2009WinnerRangersScottish Cup
23 May 2009WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
15 Mar 2009Runner-UpRangersScottish League Cup
24 May 2008WinnerRangersScottish Cup
14 May 2008Runner-UpRangersEURO Cup
16 Mar 2008WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
22 May 2004WinnerManchester UnitedEnglish FA Cup
16 May 1998Runner-UpRangersScottish Cup
24 Nov 1996WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
18 May 1996WinnerRangersScottish Cup
21 May 1994Runner-UpRangersScottish Cup
24 Oct 1993WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
29 May 1993WinnerRangersScottish Cup
25 Oct 1992WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
9 May 1992WinnerRangersScottish Cup
28 Oct 1990WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
22 Oct 1989Runner-UpRangersScottish League Cup
20 May 1989Runner-UpRangersScottish Cup
23 Oct 1988WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
25 Oct 1987WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
26 Oct 1986WinnerRangersScottish League Cup
30 May 1982WinnerScotlandEuropean U19 Championship
4 May 1974Runner-UpDundee UnitedScottish Cup
2010WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
2007Runner-UpRangersLadbrokes Premiership
2006Runner-UpRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1997Runner-UpRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1996WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1995WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1994WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1993WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1992WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1991WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1990WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1989WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1988WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership
1986WinnerRangersLadbrokes Premiership

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About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2015.