Rangers History Classic Rangers picture thread

[MO_TxTruBlu]

Three of our Greatest Ever

Alan Morton, Bill Struth and Davie Meiklejohn

 

[dh1963]

Three of our Greatest Ever

Alan Morton, Bill Struth and Davie Meiklejohn

My avatar!

 

[drgriffen]

 

[ItsInTheNet]

Jock Wallace with Ted McMinn

 

[drgriffen]

 

[smudger55]

Who is the figure, kneeling, between Alex Willoughby and Andy Penman's adidas holdall?

Billy Semple

 

[Bobby Russell's Perm]

Three of our Greatest Ever

Alan Morton, Bill Struth and Davie Meiklejohn

What a fantastic picture. Epitomises what Glasgow Rangers is all about…

 

[sheddensbear]

Who is the figure, kneeling, between Alex Willoughby and Andy Penman's adidas holdall?

Billy semple

 

[DejaVoodoo]

Phenomenal haircut.

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

Phenomenal haircut.

The manager's is nice too.

 

[ItsInTheNet]

 

[ItsInTheNet]

 

[ItsInTheNet]

 

[davyloyal]

Has Jim Forrest borrowed Bobby Shearer’s left thigh?

 

[Charing]

I believe that photo is in my “Topical Times” from 1969!

Ah yes, 'the hat-trick that gave me the willies' story iirc.

 

[stonewall Jackson]

Who is the figure, kneeling, between Alex Willoughby and Andy Penman's adidas holdall?

Definitely Billy Semple.

 

[Brian Laudrup]

Wee Tommy



Ally and Coop

 

[stein and johnston]

Jim Forrest v Red Star 1964

 

[stein and johnston]

Willie Woodburn

 

[ItsInTheNet]

Ronnie McKinnon bossing Dixie Deans?

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

Ronnie McKinnon bossing Dixie Deans?

Pretty sure that is Harry Hood, I don't think the Apollo Dixie ever faced McKinnon whilst at the Filth.

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

Ronnie McKinnon bossing Dixie Deans?

Harry Hood.

 

[stonewall Jackson]

Ronnie McKinnon bossing Dixie Deans?

Now there was a Rangers Centre Half !

 

[drgriffen]

 

[drgriffen]

 

[drgriffen]

 

[drgriffen]

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

Thanks for posting that @drgriffen. Always good to see the opposition knew we are The Rangers.

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

Three of our Greatest Ever

Alan Morton, Bill Struth and Davie Meiklejohn

I wonder what the reason for that photograph to be taken. Thankfully it was. Davie Meiklejohn looks relatively young so I assume that was in the days of Tommy Muirhead being our Captain. Fantastic photograph.

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

I wonder what the reason for that photograph to be taken. Thankfully it was. Davie Meiklejohn looks relatively young so I assume that was in the days of Tommy Muirhead being our Captain. Fantastic photograph.

I don't know why this particular shot was taken, but Davie Meiklejohn never looked young to me.
I was surprised to find that Alan Morton was 27 years old when Bill Struth signed him.
Alan Morton collected 8 League titles, 3 Scottish Cups, played 342 Games for Rangers,
won 23 Scotland Caps (8 v England) whilst in his 30's!

 

[Templbluenose]

Three of our Greatest Ever

Alan Morton, Bill Struth and Davie Meiklejohn

I'm sure there is a picture with Alan Morton, George Livinstone (trainer) and Davie Meiklejohn just like the one above.

 

[ItsInTheNet]

 

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[JerseyLoyalist]

Bobby Roberts,Leicester captain,signed from Motherwell.

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

I don't know why this particular shot was taken, but Davie Meiklejohn never looked young to me.
I was surprised to find that Alan Morton was 27 years old when Bill Struth signed him.
Alan Morton collected 8 League titles, 3 Scottish Cups, played 342 Games for Rangers,
won 23 Scotland Caps (8 v England) whilst in his 30's!

Alan Morton’s age surprised me too when I found out : a bit like Jock Shaw signing for us when he was 26-27.

I don’t know if it could be all attributed to Bill Struth’s training regime but I found it interesting to see what ages the players, who won the 1928 Cup Final, retired. The information was gleaned from Wiki (so might not be 100% accurate). I have recorded the players names, retirement age and their final professional club.

Tom Hamilton 29 (Falkirk)
Dougie Gray 42 (Rangers)
Bob Hamilton 35 (Morton)
Davie Meiklejohn 35-36 (Rangers)
Jock Buchanan 34 (East Stirling)
Tom ‘Tully’ Craig 38 (Rangers)
Sandy Archibald 38-39 (Raith Rovers)
Andy Cunningham 40 (Newcastle)
Jimmy Fleming 35-36 (Ayr)
Bob McPhail 34-35 (Rangers)
Alan Morton 40 (Rangers)

Tommy Muirhead who was injured at the time of the Final retired at 33.

Tiger was 41 when he retired. I am sure there must have been more players who played well into their 30’s.

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

Jimmy Fleming and (possibly) Bob ‘Newry’ Hamilton throwing Alan Morton a lifeline.

 

[Lairdo]

Bobby Roberts,Leicester captain,signed from Motherwell.

Jackie Sinclair scored against us, if memory serves correctly, for Newcastle United in Fairs Cup Semi-Final, 1969. (As an aside, Davie Gibson was a clever player who gained circa 8 Scotland caps).

 

[Rangerista]

Phenomenal haircut.

"Phenomenal haircuts".

 

[stein and johnston]

Wee “Doddie” v Bayern Munich 1972

 

[ItsInTheNet]

Jackie Sinclair scored against us, if memory serves correctly, for Newcastle United in Fairs Cup Semi-Final, 1969. (As an aside, Davie Gibson was a clever player who gained circa 8 Scotland caps).

Yes Sinclair scored their 2nd goal

 

[Lairdo]

Yes Sinclair scored their 2nd goal

Did Jim Scott (Alex’s brother) score their first.

 

[Willem Bear]

Did Jim Scott (Alex’s brother) score their first.

Yes he did! Signed from Hibs a couple of years before.

 

[drgriffen]

 

[Templbluenose]

Eric Liddell wins the 440 yards handicap at Ibrox 1924

 

[Adelphi Rab R]

Now there was a Rangers Centre Half !

Is it not Harry Hood?

 

[WBD]

Ronnie McKinnon bossing Dixie Deans?

Love the vibrancy of the colours of that strip. Brings back certain feelings. Love it

 

[WBD]

Pretty sure that is Harry Hood, I don't think the Apollo Dixie ever faced McKinnon whilst at the Filth.

Yep. Harry Hood

 

[RoyalBlue]

Yep. Harry Hood

As in “f#@* your Harry, your Lou Macari, your Kevin Barry, your Harry Hood”

 

[Peedzy]

Willie Woodburn

And his crime was too much heart...

 

[ItsInTheNet]