He made one first team appearance for the club, in a Scottish League Cup match against East Fife on 26 September 2007.

He played in the Scottish Youth Cup final in 2007, with Rangers beating Celtic 5–0 at Hampden Park.

[2] On 30 August 2008, Emslie signed for Clyde on loan until 5 January 2009, along with fellow Rangers youth player Alan Lowing.

[3] He made his Clyde début a week later, in a 1–0 defeat to Ross County in the Scottish Challenge Cup.

[4] The loan spell was set to be extended until the end of January, but Emslie returned to Ibrox early after picking up an injury.