Rangers Durrant started his career at Rangers. He was
Ally McCoist's
boot boy when the striker first joined the club from
Sunderland in 1983. Durrant made his debut against
Greenock Morton in April 1985. The following season, he was a regular fixture in the Rangers team and scored in his first
Old Firm match. He displayed his early promise to a wide audience with his performances alongside fellow young midfielder
Derek Ferguson in the
Scottish League Cup finals of
1986 and
1987 (scoring in both matches and also converting the winning shoot-out penalty in the latter). After one aborted return in early 1990, he made his comeback appearance in a reserve fixture in January 1991 against
Hibernian and was welcomed back by around 30,000 fans. His league return was also against Hibs towards the end of that season, and he started the crucial winner-takes-all match against Aberdeen in May 1991 which
secured the title for Rangers. In 1993 Durrant sued for damages against Simpson, and settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Durrant went on to play a part in the
1992–93 UEFA Champions League run (scoring against
Marseille at the
Stade Velodrome) and won six League titles, three
Scottish Cups and four League Cups.
Kilmarnock In 1998, along with Rangers teammate
Ally McCoist, Durrant transferred to
Kilmarnock. He spent four years at
Rugby Park before retiring and becoming coach of the youth team. He was also shortlisted for the
SPFA Player of the Year in both 1999 and 2000.
Scotland Durrant made his international debut on 9 September 1987 against Hungary, eventually winning 20 caps for
Scotland. His final match was as a Kilmarnock player, against
Republic of Ireland on 30 May 2000. ==Coaching career==