kicked him 3 times before he kicked him back happened right in front of us that day another disgraceful reffereeThe very man Sam. I think his name was Mulheron though, but it's the same guy you're thinking of.
Rangers 2-0 Juventus, European Cup, 27th September 1978. Derek Johnstone celebrates Gordon Smith's decisive goal in the second leg at Ibrox, putting Gers through 2-1 on aggregate, against a team that contained 9 of the players who took Italy to 3rd place in that year's World Cup:
A stunning win. Still think the Bayern team we beat in 1972 were the best team ever knocked out of Europe by a Scottish team.
This was the last time I saw Rangers in Scotland, not a bad trip.Rangers 3-2 Celtic, 4th May 2002. Who can forget this moment as Peter Lovenkrands runs behind the goal at the Rangers End of Hampden, having just scored the injury time winner :
I lean more to knocking Juve out. Both great victories and the Bayern win led us to BarcelonaA stunning win. Still think the Bayern team we beat in 1972 were the best team ever knocked out of Europe by a Scottish team.
was that a friendly game we lost 2-1Rangers v Torpedo Moscow, 1962:
I posted an article on him last week mate , 'Geordie Henderson - The Forgotten Goalscorer'A rarely mentioned great Rangers goalscorer and the first of the prolific Number 9s of the Bill Struth era.
was that a friendly game we lost 2-1
47,000 great crowd for a friendlyIt was.
Found this link of the program and details of our team, but couldn't find that much about the game.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rangers-matchprogrammes/6928196815
I posted an article on him last week mate , 'Geordie Henderson - The Forgotten Goalscorer'
I used to travel to Ibrox on the number 34 from Croftfoot too, would've been late 1980s for me. Always looked forward to the sing song on the top deck on the way home...... Followed by someone tanning the emergency exit windowMy mum and my sister were at Ibrox that Thursday night in the pouring rain.
Got the 34 bus from Croftfoot.
Dad and myself were still on our way home from Barcelona.
Still never seen the cup apart from pictures after all those years.
This is a magnificent thread, please keep it going.
Rangers 3-2 Celtic, 4th May 2002. Who can forget this moment as Peter Lovenkrands runs behind the goal at the Rangers End of Hampden, having just scored the injury time winner :
1976 Final , Alex MacDonald goal.
I was in the uncovered end in the picture. we had the side next to the main stand that day with no
segregation from the Hearts fans.
Crazy and in a way sad, that the attendance for this game was circa 122,400 and the final between us and the bogtrotters 4 years later was 54,500.Rangers 3-2 Celtic, Scottish Cup Final, 5th May 1973. Rangers hit the post:
Crazy and in a way sad, that the attendance for this game was circa 122,400 and the final between us and the bogtrotters 4 years later was 54,500.
Before my time (born in ‘75) but thanks for the insight. Wish I had seen these days.I think the '77 game was affected by a transport strike on the day and the weather was shit. But even at that just over 54,000 for a game v them was really poor. The game matched the atmosphere, a real downbeat match. And don't get me started on Bob Valentine
Before my time (born in ‘75) but thanks for the insight. Wish I had seen these days.
Crazy and in a way sad, that the attendance for this game was circa 122,400 and the final between us and the bogtrotters 4 years later was 54,500.
True, big factor.First ever live TV final probably wouldn't have helped bud.
That Juve team we beat later in the same decade had eight of the Italian national team.I agree. 6 of their players played in the West German team that beat England a week later in the European Championships at Wembley, won the tournament 2 months later and then the World Cup in 1974. Add to that Bayern's three European Cup wins in a row between 1974 and 1976 and you can see just how monumental that Rangers win was in 1972.
That Juve team we beat later in the same decade had eight of the Italian national team.
I never expected Rangers to face any team in Europe back then with an inferiority complex.
I always expected us to win.
Scottish Cup Final, 1973. Derek Johnstone scored many a goal for Rangers in his career, but he was also a damned good defender, and here he thwarts Dalglish in the first half of the final:
And he was still a teenager!
Frightening to think how good he was for so young.
mcneil looks pissedRangers 3-2 Celtic, Scottish Cup Final, 5th May 1973. Two great Rangers, Jock Wallace and Alex MacDonald, celebrate at the final whistle: