Graeme Souness

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

Graeme Souness
Souness (retouched).jpg
Souness in 2001
Personal information
Full nameGraeme James Souness[1]
Date of birth6 May 1953
     (aged 72)
[1]
Place of birthEdinburgh,[1] Scotland
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing positionMidfielder[1]
Youth career
Tynecastle Boys Club & North Merchiston BC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1972Tottenham Hotspur0(0)
1972Montreal Olympique (loan)10(2)
1972–1978Middlesbrough176(22)
1977West Adelaide (loan)6(1)
1978–1984Liverpool247(38)
1984–1986Sampdoria56(8)
1986–1991Rangers50(3)
Total545(74)
National team
1974–1986Scotland54(4)
Teams managed
1986–1991Rangers
1991–1994Liverpool
1995–1996Galatasaray
1996–1997Southampton
1997Torino
1997–1999Benfica
2000–2004Blackburn Rovers
2004–2006Newcastle United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

[3]

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
  1. Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Scottish Cup
  2. Includes Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearance in UEFA Cup
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Appearances in European Cup
  5. Appearances in European Super Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Appearance in FA Charity Shield
  7. Appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  8. Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup

International

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  USSR 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

Manager

Rangers

Liverpool

Galatasaray

Blackburn Rovers

Individual

Honours

Player

Tottenham Hotspur Youth

Middlesbrough

Liverpool[7]

Sampdoria

Rangers

Scotland

Individual

Inductions

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Graeme Souness". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Rollin, Jack (1980). Rothmans football yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 222. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. Graeme Souness at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. 4.0 4.1 Graeme Souness at the Scottish Football Association
  5. Cole strike stuns Spurs. 24 February 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1834988.stm. Retrieved 27 March 2024. 
  6. "Manager profile: Graeme Souness". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. "Players - Graeme Souness". LFCHistory.net. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  8. "Rous-ing win for makeshift Scots". Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1985. p. 15 – via Google News Archive.
  9. "5 unlikely European Cup golden boot winners who shocked the continent". FourFourTwo. 14 February 2017. https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/5-unlikely-european-cup-golden-boot-winners-who-shocked-continent?page=0%2C1. Retrieved 12 July 2017. 
  10. "Honours the continent". LFChistory. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  11. "Team of the Century: 1977-1996 - Souness, Robson & Hoddle...not a bad midfield trio!". GiveMeFootball.com (Give Me Football). 30 August 2007. http://www.givemefootball.com/pfa-legends/teams-of-the-century/team-of-the-century-1977-1996. Retrieved 12 July 2017. 
  12. "100 Players Who Shook The Kop – The definitive list". liverpoolfc.tv. 8 October 2006. Archived from the original on 13 November 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  13. "Graeme Souness". Scottish Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

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