 9 men have taken charge of the side on a caretaker basis, while 5 men served as Secretaries choosing the team, prior to the appointment of the club's first manager William Wilton in 1899.The longest serving manager was Bill Struth who served for 34 years and 26 days.Rangers have had three foreign managers during their history; Dick Advocaat (1 June 1998 to 12 December 2001), Paul Le Guen (9 May 2006 to 4 January 2007) and Pedro Caixinha (11 March 2017 to 26 October 2017).