Rangers History Classic Rangers picture thread

[ao2]

A Rangers v Partick Thistle match at Hampden in the 1950s, probably a Glasgow Cup Final I'm reckoning:

 

[amabluestar]

Cracking pictures but cant see them on my laptop, but can see them on my phone.
Still the bestest thread ever.

 

[ItsInTheNet]

A Rangers v Partick Thistle match at Hampden in the 1950s, probably a Glasgow Cup Final I'm reckoning:

Played Partick Thistle 3 times in the Glasgow Cup Final at Hampden in the 1950s...

1952–53

Partick Thistle

3–1

Rangers

1954–55

Partick Thistle

2–0

Rangers

1959–60

Rangers

2–1

Partick Thistle

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

I've got photos of Bears celebrating in The Jungle after Colin Jackson's winner in 1974 for anyone who doubts we were ever in there

There is a great photograph immediately after the Bomber had scored. Quinton Young is hugging big Jackson and in the distance, Tommy McLean is facing the jungle with arms outstretched and looking at a human maelstrom of celebration. Iain McDougall had a great game that day too and scored the first iirc. A great day out for the supporters and the first hint we had that we could finally break their IAR run.

 

[Orangeandblue]

I think the last time we got a part of it was the 1976 Glasgow Cup Final?

I thought possibly the 2-2 League game the following month ?

 

[dh1963]

I thought possibly the 2-2 League game the following month ?

Is that the game we were 2 up?

 

[Orangeandblue]

Is that the game we were 2 up?

The very one. 2-0 at half time scum made it 2-2 with less than 10 mins left.

 

[Ali59]

I've got photos of Bears celebrating in The Jungle after Colin Jackson's winner in 1974 for anyone who doubts we were ever in there

My late dad and I stood in the old jungle for the 73, 74 and 76 victories, it was always a lucky part of the ground for us.
Most of the goals for us were at our end.
I can't remember being in there after the 76 Glasgow cup final.

 

[ao2]

Rangers 2-1 Motherwell, 21st August 1920:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 1-0 Celtic - Scottish Cup QF, 6th March 1920. At the time this crowd of 85,000 was a record attendance:

 

[kenikinif]

My late dad and I stood in the old jungle for the 73, 74 and 76 victories, it was always a lucky part of the ground for us.
Most of the goals for us were at our end.
I can't remember being in there after the 76 Glasgow cup final.

i was only allowed to go to the piggery from season 77,78 and Rangers fans had our end and about a quarter of main stand was wire m barriers between our end and jungle as we would stand there and point and laugh at the tramps

 

[ao2]

Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen, 11th May 1991. Aberdeen needed just a point to do it but Mark Hateley scores twice and Rangers are champions. Ibrox goes nuts!:

 

[ao2]

The famous "murder hill" at Gullane Sands:

 

[ao2]

Rangers have always been lucky with keepers and Chris Woods was one of the best. I'm not sure but this looks like Easter Road?:

 

[ao2]

Gary Stevens, a very fine player indeed:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 1-0 Celtic - League Cup Final, 24th October 1970. The final whistle sounds and Jock Wallace and Stan Anderson can barely disguise their joy as Rangers end 4 1/2 years of trophy drought. Bawheid's face at the left is priceless

 

[ao2]

Jock Wallace with the Scottish Cup. I think this was after the 3-1 win over Hearts, 1st May 1976. He's still to this day my favourite Rangers manager and is much missed:

 

[ao2]

John Greig and Davie Wilson return from a Rangers European trip:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 3-1 Hearts - Scottish Cup Final, 1st May 1976. John Greig and Jock Wallace celebrate winning The Treble. Two absolute legends:

 

[ao2]

John Greig, c.1971:

 

[Blues and Royals]

I was at this game in the old jungle, which Rangers used to get about a quarter.

We used to get almost half of it.

 

[ao2]

Jorg Albertz. Another goal for The Hammer:

 

[ao2]

Celtic 0-3 Rangers, 2nd May 1999. Neil McCann has just scored his second at the piggery and the day is complete. Rangers are champions :

 

[Blues and Royals]

I think the last time we got a part of it was the 1976 Glasgow Cup Final?

I’m pretty certain it was the 1-1 draw in November 75. I was in it standing almost on the halfway line. The next time we went there in May 1976 we had won the league the previous weekend and the Jungle was full of them. We never got back in it after that.

 

[ao2]

Sam English had a sad life after the death of John Thomson in 1931, not least as a result the outrageous comments of scum manager Maley at the inquest. Not one player on the field thought the coming together was anything other than accidental but Maley's comment "I hope it was an accident" scarred English for the rest of his life and he died at the early age of 58 in 1967. Here he is in another Rangers v Celtic match, this time at Hampden:

 

[ao2]

Says it all really :

 

[ao2]

Is there a better photo than this of Steven Gerrard? I still can't believe he's our manager after everything we've gone through the last 7 years :

 

[ao2]

Willie Mathieson. He was nicknamed "wan fit" but to get into the Rangers sides of the late 60s and early 70s you had to have more than just a bit of luck. The fact he played in the 1972 Cup-Winners Cup and 1973 Scottish Cup finals bears testament to his strengths:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 2-2 Celtic, 17th October 1987. Chris Woods lamps one on McAvennie and both are sent off, followed soon after by Terry Butcher (also in the photo), with Graham Roberts (behind Butcher) famously taking over in goal and conducting the Ibrox choir after Richard Gough's late equaliser that almost blew the roof off Ibrox. Unbelievably all four would end up in court:

 

[Ali59]

John Greig, c.1971:

Old Rugby park?

 

[ao2]

Rangers 3-0 Celtic, 1st April 1990. Chris Woods celebrates Ally McCoist's penalty that wrapped up the points:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 4-4 Celtic, 22nd March 1986. Robert Fleck takes on MacLeod on a crazy day at Ibrox:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 4-0 Seville - Cup-Winners Cup, 5th September 1962. Bobby Shearer exchanges gifts with the Spanish skipper before the kick-off:

 

[ao2]

Rangers 4-1 Athletic Bilbao - Fairs Cup QF, 19th March 1969. Gers scored two goals in the last 5 minutes to put us in the driving seat for the second leg and Willie Johnston celebrates in style:

 

[ao2]

Three giants of the 1940s and 1950s (and of any era) - Willie Woodburn, George Young and Jock "Tiger" Shaw take a break from training at Ibrox:

 

[ao2]

Celtic 1-2 Rangers, 1st April 1989. The Rangers players celebrate Gers first win at the piggery in 9 years, with a crucial late penalty save by Chris Woods cementing the victory:

 

[Ali59]

Rangers 4-1 Athletic Bilbao - Fairs Cup QF, 19th March 1969. Gers scored two goals in the last 5 minutes to put us in the driving seat for the second leg and Willie Johnston celebrates in style:

Behind the goal that night. John Greig missed the penalty at that end.

 

[ao2]

I’m pretty certain it was the 1-1 draw in November 75. I was in it standing almost on the halfway line. The next time we went there in May 1976 we had won the league the previous weekend and the Jungle was full of them. We never got back in it after that.

You could be right mate. I know they put the fences up there after a pitch invasion in a game v Hibs in a game that was abandoned because of fog with the scum losing 0-2 (if it had ended on time the fog wouldn't have been too bad). They got a 1-1 draw in the replayed game. I think that was October 1975. It was definitely around that time we last got part of The Jungle and they cut our allocation regularly after that.

 

[ao2]

Old Rugby park?

The fences around the pitch in the background look like Rugby Park mate, so I think you're right. I loved games down there back in the day. Now with that pitch and their petty ticket allocations they've diminished the experience I think.

 

[ao2]

Behind the goal that night. John Greig missed the penalty at that end.

He put it well over the bar didn't he?!

 

[Kingstein]

John Greig, c.1971:

Based on the style of terracing behind john
It looks very much like that pic was taken at rugby park

 

[Ali59]

He put it well over the bar didn't he?!

Yes ,well over the bar, Good picture of it online.

 

[dh1963]

The famous "murder hill" at Gullane Sands:

It built "character"

PS I didn't think Ally McCoist was at Rangers when we wore that strip.

 

[ao2]

It built "character"

PS I didn't think Ally McCoist was at Rangers when we wore that strip.

He wasn't when we wore it in actual games but we kept it for training mate, same as there are photos of the 70s team wearing the 60s v-neck at training.

And you're right - I think many a Rangers player spewed up his breakfast on that hill lol.

 

[Blues and Royals]

You could be right mate. I know they put the fences up there after a pitch invasion in a game v Hibs in a game that was abandoned because of fog with the scum losing 0-2 (if it had ended on time the fog wouldn't have been too bad). They got a 1-1 draw in the replayed game. I think that was October 1975. It was definitely around that time we last got part of The Jungle and they cut our allocation regularly after that.

That was the same day we were at Motherwell winning 1-0. Then the fog came down, you couldn’t see a thing and we lost 2-1.
Their game got abandoned because hundreds of scum invaded the pitch in conditions that were no worse than ours.

 

[ao2]

Yes ,well over the bar, Good picture of it online.

I have it somewhere and it sure looks like it's going into orbit lol. Just as well it wasn't crucial!

 

[ao2]

That was the same day we were at Motherwell winning 1-0. Then the fog came down, you couldn’t see a thing and we lost 2-1.
Their game got abandoned because hundreds of scum invaded the pitch in conditions that were no worse than ours.

Yep. We played well but lost. Their pitch invasion meant their game went on later and the fog came down thick and they got out of jail. At least we still won the league in the end!

 

[Ali59]

John Greig penalty miss v Atletico

 

[Ali59]

Rangers v Leeds

 

[Ali59]

2ND Leg