All-time Scottish Premiership defenders bracket

The greatest defenders in Scottish Premiership history, by their honours. Fill out a all-time Scottish Premiership defenders bracket.

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1

Virgil van Dijk2013–2015

2

Gary Caldwell2002–2010

3

Johan Mjällby1998–2004

4

Craig Moore1994–2005

5

David Weir1992–2012

6

Tom Boyd1983–2003

7

TV

Tony Vidmar1997–2002

8

Dave Mackay1953–1959

9

Jimmy Nicholl1983–1989

10

Carlos Bocanegra2011–2013

11

Colin Hendry1983–2000

12

Roy Aitken1976–1995

13

Aaron Hughes2017–2019

14

RG

Richard Gough1980–1998

15

Dedryck Boyata2015–2019

16

Christian Dailly1990–2009

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Jackie McNamara1995–2010

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Darren O'Dea2006–2012

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CM

Chris Morris1987–1992

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MB

Martin Buchan1965–1972

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Steve Clarke1982–1987

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JM

John McClelland1981–1993

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Stephen McManus2003–2010

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Oleh Kuznetsov1990–1994

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WM

Willie Miller1972–1990

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Marvin Andrews2004–2006

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John Greig1961–1978

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SM

Stewart McKimmie1980–1998

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DM

Dave McPherson1980–1999

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SP

Saša Papac2006–2012

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Kevin McKenna2001–2005

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Bertie Peacock1949–1961

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AK

Alan Kernaghan1997–2006

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Colin Miller1984–1995

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Gary Gillespie1977–1994

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Nikola Katić2018–2022

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Henning Berg2003–2004

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TF

Tom Forsyth1967–1982

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Ulises Cruz2001–2002

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Dariusz Wdowczyk1989–1994

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FZ

Fan Zhiyi2001–2002

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DC

Doug Cowie1945–1961

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DW

Derek Whyte1985–2002

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AW

Andy Webster2001–2013

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AM

Alan McLaren1987–1999

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IM

Ian McColl1945–1960

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DA

Dariusz Adamczuk1993–2003

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Frank de Boer2004

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JB

John Blackley1967–1984

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SV

Stanislav Varga2003–2006

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Stephen Crainey1997–2004

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Piotr Czachowski1993–1995

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SC

Stephen Craigan1995–2012

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GY

George Young1941–1957

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SK

Stuart Kennedy1971–1983

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PF

Paul Fenwick1995–2004

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José Manuel Rey2000

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Jason de Vos1998–2001

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Dominic Kinnear1986–1989

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SC

Sammy Cox1945–1956

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Takis Fyssas2005–2007

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GP

Gordan Petrić1993–2001

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Sean Fallon1950–1958

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SS

Scott Severin1997–2012

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Ray Stewart1976–1992

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Brent Sancho2003–2005

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Glenn Loovens2008–2012

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DG

Danny Griffin1994–2008

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AR

Anton Rogan1986–1991

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Philippe Senderos2016–2017

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Kevin McNaughton1999–2006

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UL

Ulrik Laursen2000–2005

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JP

Jens Petersen1964–1970

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Bert Konterman2000–2003

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Robbie Neilson1999–2013

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ES

Erich Schaedler1969–1985

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Darren Barr2004–2014

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RK

Rob Kiernan2010

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Basile Boli1994–1995

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Sotiris Kyrgiakos2005–2006

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LW

Lee Wilkie1998–2010

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Alec McNair1904–1925

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Grant Hanley2025–

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FM

Frank Munro1964–1978

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Jamie McAllister1999–2006

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JM

James McPake2012–2014

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SP

Sergio Porrini1997–2001

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Tsanko Tsvetanov1996–1998

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James Kelly1889–1896

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Garry Kenneth2004–2012

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Jonay Hernández2002–2005

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BS

Bobby Shearer1955–1965

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NG

Niklas Gunnarsson2016–

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Auston Trusty2024–

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Patrick Kisnorbo2003–2005

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Jean-Alain Boumsong2004–2005

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DW

Du Wei2005–2006

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Diego Walter2020–2021

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Avi Cohen1987–1988

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MK

Miodrag Krivokapić1988–1996

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A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

The greatest defenders in Scottish Premiership history, by their honours.

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