HE has played every minute of every game this season and become an integral part of Mark Warburton’s Ibrox blueprint.

He has helped Rangers win points, pulled off stunning saves and kept 13 clean sheets as the Light Blues have moved clear at the top of the Championship.

But keeper Wes Foderingham insists he won’t rest on his laurels and consider himself secure as the Gers No.1 as he faces fresh competition for his starting spot this season.

The 25-year-old has established himself as the first choice shot-stopper at Ibrox in recent months as he has quickly settled into life north of the border following his summer switch from Swindon Town.

For most of his Gers career so far, he only had kid Liam Kelly for competition before his switch to East Fife on a loan deal. But now there are two established goalies who have their sights set on his place in Warburton’s plans.

The arrival of Maciej Gostomski and return to fitness of Cammy Bell have given boss Warburton plenty of choices when he considers who should be the first name on his team-sheet every week.

There is little prospect at present of Foderingham losing his starting berth and the Englishman is determined he will not find himself down the pecking order for the first time in his career.

He said: "No, you can never feel comfortable as a keeper, centre half or striker.

“There's always someone behind you ready to work hard and take your shirt. I've got to work hard and keep the performances as strong as possible.

"To be honest, since I was 19 I've always been out on loan. I was at Fulham when I first went out on loan, then Crystal Palace and I gained experience there.

“When I moved to Swindon Town I went straight in as No.1. So for the bulk of my professional career, that's what I have been used to.

"It's testament to the quality of the goalkeepers we have here that we are all used to being No.1s.

“But only one can play and whoever is training and playing the best will play. So it's my job to keep training well and working hard to keep my shirt."

With so much emphasis on the attacking style of Warburton’s side this season, the contribution of Foderingham has often been over looked in recent months.

The keeper often has little to do during matches as Rangers have dominated proceedings more often than not, but he has kept his concentration and pulled off important saves at crucial times in games.

In the aftermath of victory over St Mirren in October, he was even tipped to one day go on and challenge for a place in the England fold by his Ibrox boss.

"It can be difficult if you only have one or two things to do and if you don't do it well, it looks like you have had a bad game," Foderingham said. "So when called upon, I need to be able to do my job."

Foderingham was joined in a match day squad by Bell for the first time last weekend as Warburton’s side clinched a fourth successive win with a straightforward victory at home to Livingston.

It was the former Kilmarnock keeper’s next step on the road to recovery after a lengthy spell out of action.

Bell has not played for Rangers since the play-off defeat to Motherwell at Fir Park and he faces a battle to establish himself at Ibrox once again.

It is a challenge Foderingham is keen to ensure proves too great for the 29-year-old as he looks to retain the Gers gloves for the rest of the campaign.

He said: "The situation with Cammy is that he's been injured for a while and he's back now and with Liam Kelly going out on loan as well, there's always two or three keepers in the ranks. Competition for places helps to keep you on your toes.

"I'm sure it is difficult for Cammy. He's been the No.1 and played all the games and he's had a prolonged period on the side lines through injury and I've come in and started playing the games now. He was on the bench last week.

“That's football though and these things happen. He's a professional and he's training very, very hard and I'm sure he wants to get back playing, but I want to play as well."

Foderingham may not be taking anything for granted this season but it would take injury or a sudden loss of form for him to lose his spot as Warburton’s first choice keeper.

With Bell back to full fitness and Gostmoski looking to prove his worth between now and the end of the season to win a longer Ibrox deal, Foderingham can’t afford to let his standards slip.

And the former Fulham kid admits his Polish compatriot has been a welcome addition to the Murray Park ranks that are headed up by keeper coach Jim Stewart.

Foderingham said: "It's good because there's been versatility in the training sessions too and it's better to work with a number of keepers. It's competition for places and helps everyone.

"He's a very big lad! He's got a different style and technique coming from Poland, but he's been fantastic and he'll do well. He will add strength to the goalkeeping department.

"He's a lively character and joins in with the banter. It's good to have characters in the dressing room.

"Foreign keepers tend to have a different technique - there's no right or wrong, it's just to do with their coaching. He's got a different catching technique which is very effective because he doesn't drop it!

“I've not asked about the pineapple story when he first came in, I wanted to let him settle in first!

“He gets involved in training - we have a two-touch game in training between the boys which is very competitive and he lost today so he wasn't happy. He's a good lad."