Ally McCoist’s net worth, wife with 12-year age gap, ‘house of horrors’ mansion

Ally McCoist has become one of the most popular football personalities in the game today and the Scottish football legend has had quite the interesting life

Football fans often turn the sound up when they realise Ally McCoist is on commentary duties.

After enjoying an impressive football career where he mainly played for Rangers, but also represented St. Johnstone, Sunderland, Kilmarnock and Scotland, McCoist has established himself as an impressive and entertaining pundit. He is an enjoyable figure to watch and listen to, particularly when he is working with the likes of commentator Jon Champion and iconic talkSPORT host Laura Woods.

The Scot’s chaotic, but hugely entertaining, energy is what has endeared him to the football world. As one of the UK’s favourite football characters, Mirror Football takes a look into the life of McCoist.

Ally McCoist net worth

While McCoist’s excitable commentary on TV and radio keeps fans entertained and on the edge of their seats, he’s also made many astute business deals. away from the beautiful game According to Celebrity Net worth, McCoist has a net worth of around £7.7m.

As well as taking into account his wages at talkSPORT, TNT Sports and others, plus his lengthy playing career, McCoist also has a company named RT 1872, named after the date Rangers were founded. He set the company up in 1989 while he was still playing for Rangers.

As of November 2024, McCoist’s company was valued at £3,377,597, a staggering 19% rise from the previous year.

Ally McCoist’s younger wife

McCoist met first wife, Allison – a former beauty Queen – when he was a striker at Sunderland in his playing days. They got married in 1990 and had three sons together but divorced in 2004.

Ten years after his split from Allison, McCoist went on to marry Vivien Ross, with whom he shares a 12-year age-gap in 2014. The couple have two sons together – Arran and Harris.

In September, McCoist recently brought Vivien into the limelight when he said her absence was the reason why he was late for one of his radio shows. After describing her as his “IT engineer” while explaining a technology issue he was having trouble with, he said: “The biggest problem of the lot is wee Viv is away. She is my go-to, she is my engineer at quarter to six if it’s not working. It’s the only thing she has not written on the fridge for me to do.

“She’s sitting there smoking a big cigar on a cruise somewhere in the Med, she never took my call at five to six. I’m actually sitting here patting myself on the back that I have got this up and running, it’s an achievement like you’ve no idea.”

McCoist’s ‘House of Horrors’ and property empire

McCoist’s eye for a property is as impressive as his eye for goal was during his playing days In 2016, McCoist snapped up a 112-year-old Hermiston villa that was so decrepit and neglected that reports at the time estimated it would cost around £2m to restore, which was located in Bridge of Weir, Renfreshire, a stone’s throw from his home.

At the time, the house, which had been abandoned since 2006, still contained a grand piano and a red Rolls Royce which had not been driven in years. According to reports, the house, which resembled something of a ‘house of horrors’ owing to its bizarre interior, has since been demolished.

Meanwhile, in November, McCoist kicked off a new housing development in Bridge of Weir, which aims to build 38 houses and contemporary designed flats. However, he has faced local opposition to his plans, including over 300 objections from residents.

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