captain on the week of his 41st birthday when Rangers defeated Kilmarnock 5–1 on the last day of the season beating Celtic to the title by a single point. On 26 May 2011, it was announced that Weir was to be inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame. He has become the first ever player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame whilst under contract at the club. On 17 July 2011, Weir signed a new one-year deal with Rangers. Following Walter Smith's retirement as manager, Ally McCoist succeeded him. Under McCoist, Weir did not play in the League, and he was replaced as captain by Steven Davis. Weir made his last appearance in the Champions' League Third qualifying round 1st leg against Swedish side Malmö FF. Weir played for 29 minutes, before being replaced by Juan Manuel Ortiz. On 17 January 2012, he announced that he would be leaving Rangers in order to continue his career at an unnamed club in England. The club he was close to signing for was Sheffield United and he trained with the Blades for several weeks, however he moved into coaching instead. International career Weir earned his first cap for Scotland in a 1–0 defeat to Wales on 27 May 1997. He scored his one and only goal for Scotland in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia at Hampden Park on 6 October 2001. Weir temporarily retired from international football in 2002 after his performance in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands was criticised by manager Berti Vogts. He returned to international football when Walter Smith was appointed Scotland manager in December 2004. Weir became a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour when he won his 50th Scotland cap. This milestone came in a match against Lithuania on 6 September 2006, in which he captained his country to a 2–1 win. He captained Scotland four times. On 24 August 2010, Weir was recalled to the Scotland squad at the age of 40 for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Lithuania and Liechtenstein in September 2010. Weir became the oldest ever Scottish football international when he played against Lithuania on 3 September 2010, aged 40 years and 116 days, breaking Jim Leighton's previous record of 40 years and 78 days. Coaching and managerial career Everton coach In February 2012, Weir returned to Everton in