All-time Scottish Premiership defenders tier list
The greatest defenders in Scottish Premiership history, by their honours. Rank all-time Scottish Premiership defenders from S to F.
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Virgil van DijkDF · CEL
Gary CaldwellDF · CEL
Johan MjällbyDF · CEL
Craig MooreDF · RAN
David WeirDF · RAN
Tom BoydDF · CEL
TVTony Vidmar
DF · RAN
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Dave MackayDF · HOM
Jimmy NichollDF · RAN
Carlos BocanegraDF · RAN
Colin HendryDF · DUN
Roy AitkenDF · CEL
Aaron HughesDF · HOM
RGRichard Gough
DF · RAN
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Dedryck BoyataDF · CEL
Christian DaillyDF · DUN
Jackie McNamaraDF · CEL
Darren O'DeaDF · CEL
CMChris Morris
DF · CEL
MBMartin Buchan
DF · ABE
Steve ClarkeDF · STM
JMJohn McClelland
DF · RAN
Stephen McManusDF · CEL
Oleh KuznetsovDF · RAN
WMWillie Miller
DF · ABE
Marvin AndrewsDF · RAN
John GreigDF · RAN
SMStewart McKimmie
DF · DUN
DMDave McPherson
DF · RAN
SPSaša Papac
DF · RAN
Kevin McKennaFW/DF · HOM
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Bertie PeacockDF · CEL
AKAlan Kernaghan
DF · STJ
Colin MillerDF · RAN
Gary GillespieMF/DF · CEL
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Nikola KatićDF · RAN
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Henning BergDF · RAN
TFTom Forsyth
DF · RAN
Ulises CruzDF · HIBS
Dariusz WdowczykDF · CEL
FZFan Zhiyi
DF · DUN
DCDoug Cowie
DF · DUN
DWDerek Whyte
DF · CEL
AWAndy Webster
DF · HOM
AMAlan McLaren
DF · HOM
IMIan McColl
DF · RAN
DADariusz Adamczuk
DF · DUN
Frank de BoerDF · RAN
JBJohn Blackley
DF · HIBS
SVStanislav Varga
DF · CEL
Stephen CraineyDF · CEL
Piotr CzachowskiDF · DUN
SCStephen Craigan
DF · MOT
GYGeorge Young
DF · RAN
SKStuart Kennedy
DF · ABE
PFPaul Fenwick
DF · HIBS
José Manuel ReyDF · DUN
Jason de VosDF · DUN
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Dominic KinnearDF · STJ
SCSammy Cox
DF · RAN
Takis FyssasDF · HOM
GPGordan Petrić
DF · HOM
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Sean FallonDF · CEL
SSScott Severin
DF · ABE
Ray StewartDF · DUN
Brent SanchoDF · DUN
Glenn LoovensDF · CEL
DGDanny Griffin
DF · STJ
ARAnton Rogan
DF · CEL
Philippe SenderosDF · RAN
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Kevin McNaughtonDF · ABE
ULUlrik Laursen
DF · CEL
JPJens Petersen
DF · ABE
Bert KontermanDF · RAN
Robbie NeilsonDF · HOM
ESErich Schaedler
DF · HIBS
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Darren BarrDF · FALK
RKRob Kiernan
DF · RAN
Basile BoliDF · RAN
Sotiris KyrgiakosDF · RAN
LWLee Wilkie
DF · DUN
Alec McNairDF · CEL
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Grant HanleyDF · HIBS
FMFrank Munro
DF · ABE
Jamie McAllisterDF · ABE
JMJames McPake
DF · DUN
SPSergio Porrini
DF · RAN
Tsanko TsvetanovDF · ABE
James KellyDF · CEL
Garry KennethDF · DUN
Jonay HernándezDF · DUN
BSBobby Shearer
DF · RAN
NGNiklas Gunnarsson
DF · HIBS
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Auston TrustyDF · CEL
Patrick KisnorboDF · HOM
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Jean-Alain BoumsongDF · RAN
DWDu Wei
DF · CEL
Diego WalterMF/DF · CEL
Avi CohenDF · RAN
MKMiodrag Krivokapić
DF · MOT
Top all-time Scottish Premiership defenders — November 2026
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