Daly on a pre-contract deal. Manager Ally McCoist confirmed their interest in signing Daly. The move meant Daly would become the first Catholic player from the Republic of Ireland to sign for Rangers. McCoist himself said that he had no problem with Daly's religion or place of birth. Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Daly scored his first goal for Rangers in a pre-season friendly against FC Emmen. He scored his first competitive goals for the club in a 6–0 away victory against Airdrieonians making the score 4–0 and 6–0. His next goal for Rangers was in a 3–0 victory over Queen of the South in the Scottish Challenge Cup Quarter Final on 17 September. On 28 September he scored four times in an 8–0 victory over Stenhousemuir. He scored another hat-trick in a 4–0 away win over East Fife on 26 October. He scored Rangers' only goal in the Ramsdens cup semi-final against Stenhousemuir to secure McCoist his first final as manager since taking over from Walter Smith in 2011. A few days after Daly scored a double against Airdrieonians in a 3–0 victory in the Scottish Cup booking Rangers place in the next round. He scored his 15th and 16th goals for the season in consecutive matches against Dunfermline and Airdrieonians respectively. He was ruled out for six weeks at the start of the 2014–15 season with a knee injury that required surgery. On 29 May 2015, Daly confirmed that he had left Rangers and was a free agent. Raith Rovers Daly signed a short-term contract with Raith Rovers in August 2015. He scored his first goal for Raith in a 2–1 loss to Hibernian on 24 October 2015. International career Daly represented Republic of Ireland from under-14 to under-21 level and was hailed by Niall Quinn as his successor to the Republic of Ireland front line. Daly's talent was then recognised when he picked up Ireland's 2001 Youth Player of the Year award and he was also given the opportunity to progress to the under-21 team. Daly maintained his promise and scored in Ireland under-19's 3–2 victory over England. For the next two years, Daly kept his place and became a frequent goalscorer in the Republic of Ireland under-21 national football team and went on to play at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing in two of Ireland's group matches before their second round exit. Coaching career