Kenny McDowall

Who is Kenny McDowall?

Kenny McDowall is a former Scottish footballer and is currently assistant manager at Scottish League 1 club Rangers F.C.

During his playing career he played for Partick Thistle and St. Mirren and featured in the 1987 Scottish Cup final as St. Mirren defeated Dundee United 1-0. He made a total of 291 appearances for St. Mirren and was rewarded with a testimonial in 1996 after twelve years service at the club.

After his playing career, he went into coaching and was appointed youth and reserve coach at Celtic in 1997.

After ten years at Celtic, McDowall switched to Glasgow rivals Rangers alongside manager Walter Smith and assistant manager Ally McCoist. At the end of the 2010/2011 season and with Walter Smith's departure, McDowall went from being first team coach at Rangers, to assistant manager to Ally McCoist.