Richard Gough (born December 17, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Scottish footballer who played most of his career in central defence for Rangers FC. He is now a football manager.

Gough began his career with another Scottish Premier League team, Dundee United, in 1980. He would play for Dundee for 6 seasons, finishing with 23 goals in 165 appearances. Following the 1986 season, Gough was sold to English First Division club Tottenham Hotspur, for 750,000 pounds, where he would play for only slightly over a year. Midway through the 1987-88 season, Gough returned to Scotland, joining the prestigious Rangers F.C., where he would remain until 1997.

In 1997, Gough left the United Kingdom to come play in the United States' nascent professional league, Major League Soccer. Gough remained in the league for two seasons, the first with the Kansas City Wizards, the second with the San Jose Clash; although Gough only played intermittently in those two seasons, totalling 2 goals and 2 assists in only 36 games, he was named to the MLS Best XI for his 1997 season with the Wizards.

Gough returned to Rangers after the 1997 MLS season, and would play with the club for one more season. In all, he played 318 league games with Rangers, scoring 26 goals.

Gough was also a mainstay on the Scotland national team in the 80's. He made his debut against Switzerland in 1983, and went on to gain 61 caps.

On November 30, 2004 Gough landed his first managerial job with Scottish Premier League team Livingston.