Robert Malcolm (born 12 November 1980 in

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) is a Scottish former

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player and coach. Malcolm played as a

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for

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(on loan),

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and

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. He also represented Scotland in under-21 and 'B' team international matches. Since retiring as a player, Malcolm has worked as a coach. He assisted

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during his time as manager of

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and

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Playing career

Rangers

He began his career playing for

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team

, either as a

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or a

. A graduate of the club's

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, Malcolm played 115 games (three goals) in all competitions across his seven years as a senior player at Rangers, winning four major honours (two league titles, a

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). In May 2004, Malcolm was fined £5,000 after signing "FTP" (an acronym depicting "Fuck The Pope") alongside an autograph for a fan. Anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth made Rangers aware of the incident which took place at a private club function. In November 2004, Malcolm was sent-off from the dug-out at

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and escorted to the dressing room by two police officers for making what was reported to have been obscene gestures towards fans of rival Scottish club

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, during an

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derby. However, he did return to the bench later in the match. Despite playing 17 times for Rangers during season 2005–06 under

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, he was not in the plans of new manager

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for the new season and was left out of the squad's pre-season trip to South Africa. He had been linked with moves to

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and

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before being released by Rangers on 31 August 2006.

Derby County

Malcolm signed for

on 6 September. He played a part in The Rams promotion to the English

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, but injuries hampered his progress at the Derby and on 16 November 2007 he joined Championship club

on loan until 1 January 2008, where he joined up with ex-Derby teammates Lee Camp and

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. On 28 December 2007, Malcolm was suspended by Derby County after he was charged by police with a drink driving offence, although he was playing for QPR at the time. The charge related to an alleged incident on the

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in Derbyshire the previous morning. He was bailed to appear before

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on 16 January 2008. During this hearing the case was

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until 29 January. After the adjournment Malcolm admitted to being unfit to drive through drink and he was subsequently banned from driving. On 31 January 2008 Malcolm had his Derby County contract paid up by manager

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, after playing only 14 games for The Rams, with one Premier League appearance in a 6–0 defeat at

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Motherwell

Reports in February 2008 had linked him with a move to

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, but, after failing a fitness test, he instead opted to join

side

on 26 February 2008, signing a contract until the end of the 2007–08 season. Malcolm then signed a further one-year deal with the club on 10 July 2008.

Brisbane Roar

Malcolm signed for Queensland-based A-League team

in July 2009 where former Rangers teammates

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and

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played at the time. He was released by the Roar after the team started a rebuilding phase under new coach

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Dundee

In March 2010, Malcolm moved back to Scotland, with First Division hopefuls Dundee. Having made three appearances for Dundee he was released by the club on 4 May 2010, along with 8 other players.

Cowdenbeath

Malcolm signed for

in March 2011. He was released in May 2011 following Cowdenbeath's relegation to the

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. After missing a year through injury, Malcolm trained with East Fife in July 2012. However, ultimately he never played for another senior club.

International

Malcolm made appearances for both Scotland U21 and Scotland B. He was also called up to the senior Scotland team in February 2003 but was ultimately never capped at that level.

Coaching career

Malcolm was appointed to a coaching position at

in January 2014, working for his former Rangers teammate

. In a match against

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in April 2014, Malcolm was filmed pushing Blackpool player

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in the face. Ferguson subsequently admitted that tensions were a "bit high". Blackpool avoided relegation from the

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, but Ferguson and Malcolm left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season. Ferguson was appointed manager of

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club

and in June 2014 recruited Malcolm to be a coach. Malcolm was promoted to the position of assistant manager at Clyde in August 2014. After Ferguson resigned on 26 February, Malcolm took caretaker charge of one match. In October 2017, Malcolm was seen operating an

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in Glasgow's

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neighbourhood, filling in for a relative who owned the operation. Malcolm was the assistant manager of

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, working under

, up until 2021, when Ferguson was appointed as manager of

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Statistics

Playing statistics

Managerial statistics

Honours

Rangers *

: 2002–03, 2004–05 *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2002–03 *

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: 2004–05

References

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