Billy Hogg

Rangers In May 1909 he moved to Glasgow, where he joined Rangers for a fee of £100. and 20 goals from 30 appearances in 1911–12. In each of the three championship seasons, Rangers' top scorer was Scotland international Willie Reid.

By 1913, injuries were beginning to limit Hogg's input He made 107 appearances for the club in the league and Scottish Cup, with 45 goals scored, and also claimed three Glasgow Cup winner's medals and one in the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup.

Later career He left Rangers at the end of the season, spending a year with Dundee before accepting the position of player-manager at Raith Rovers, but soon quit this following the outbreak of the First World War, during which he returned to Wearside to work in an engineering works. After the war Hogg went back to Scotland, coaching (and sometimes playing, now in his 40s) at Montrose until 1923,

International career Hogg was selected for all England's matches in the 1902 British Home Championship, including the match against Scotland played at Ibrox Park on 5 April 1902 which was subsequently declared "void" after the collapse of a stand left 25 spectators dead and hundreds injured. England had played poorly in their opening matches, drawing 0–0 with Wales on 3 March 1902 and scrambling a 1–0 victory over Ireland on 22 March. Following the disaster at Ibrox, the Scotland fixture was relocated to Villa Park. The match was fiercely fought and ended with a 2–2 draw, sharing the points but giving the trophy to the Scots.

Personal life Billy Hogg's brother Jack Hogg was also a professional footballer: he was a half-back with Sunderland, Sheffield United and Southampton and Hartlepool United. Hogg's younger son William played with Bishop Auckland and Bradford City.

Honours Sunderland Football League champions: 1901–02

Rangers Scottish League champions: 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13