Rangers History Classic Rangers picture thread

[Ali59]

Last half hour plus extra time according to the Evening Yimrd

Only the extra time was shown live as I recall.

With their game starting at 8pm, BBC may have only got permission to cover the last half hour after our game finished on STV.
I was still in the Albion car park when Dixie aimed for the moon.

 

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Rangers 1-0 Celtic, 2nd January 1969. John Greig wins the match with a second half penalty:

 

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Rangers 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic, 19th October 1968. Sandy Jardine nets. I'm pretty sure he was being played at centre-forward at this time, just 3 weeks before the signing of Colin Stein:

 

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Andy Penman, c.1969/70:

 

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Two legends together. John Greig and Alan Morton with the Scottish Cup, 27th April 1966:

 

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John Greig and match winner Kai Johansen show off the Scottish Cup to jubilant Bears after the replay win, 27th April 1966:

 

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John Greig and Derek Johnstone get "stuck in" v Ajax in the Super Cup match at Ibrox, 16th January 1973:

 

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John Greig, 1971:

 

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John Greig c.1962/63:

 

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John Greig in a match v Dundee, c.1962/64. I love the change strip we had then (the first choice was THE classic of course):

 

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Rangers 1-0 Celtic, 31st August 1986:

 

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Rangers 3-1 Hearts, Scottish Cup Final, 1st May 1976. Alex MacDonald celebrates the second goal just on half-time and The Treble is on the way:

 

[drgriffen]

 

[AndythephotoDr]

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[AndythephotoDr]

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Both pics colourised by me #andythephotodr as usual

 

[dh1963]

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Some truly great players in this picture.
I've banged on about it a few times over the years, but Willie Reid not being in the Hall of Fame needs put right, it's like Ally McCoist or Willie Thornton not in it. Right up there among the greatest goalscorers in Scottish football history.

 

[drgriffen]

 

[Ali59]

Rangers 1-0 Celtic, 31st August 1986:

Away supporters in Main stand that day

 

[Ali59]

Rangers 3-1 Hearts, Scottish Cup Final, 1st May 1976. Alex MacDonald celebrates the second goal just on half-time and The Treble is on the way:

I was in that end of the ground that day with my Dad. Thousand of our supporters in that end with the Hearts supporters.(getting soaked).

 

[Beer Belly Loyal]

 

[noucamp72]

Still getting likes for photos I've put up which I can't see at this end ?

Been like this since the site got downgraded.

 

[amabluestar]

This is the best thread ever.
I love it.

 

[auldyin]

I was in that end of the ground that day with my Dad. Thousand of our supporters in that end with the Hearts supporters.(getting soaked).

I was in the "Kings Park end" also I would say that we had more of us than Hearts fans

 

[dh1963]

This is the best thread ever.
I love it.

My favourite too.

 

[amabluestar]

I was in the "celtic end" also I would say that we had more of us than Hearts fans

Kings Park end.
Scum should not be mentioned on this wonderful thread.

 

[auldyin]

Kings Park end.
Scum should not be mentioned on this wonderful thread.

Is that you happy now I have changed it

 

[drgriffen]

 

[drgriffen]

 

[dh1963]

Welcome back to my favourite thread!

 

[DC Anchor]

I was in the "Kings Park end" also I would say that we had more of us than Hearts fans

was in the open end that day as well, the vast majority in it were Bears. Also don't remember it raining that day?
got in and was walking up the stairs as the gates got pushed in!

 

[Walt Longmire]

was in the open end that day as well, the vast majority in it were Bears. Also don't remember it raining that day?
got in and was walking up the stairs as the gates got pushed in!

Yep, it was raining.

(I got a soaking in there but unfortunately it wasn't just the rain - a 'rite of passage ' in those days.)

 

[dh1963]

was in the open end that day as well, the vast majority in it were Bears. Also don't remember it raining that day?
got in and was walking up the stairs as the gates got pushed in!

It pissed down!

We were in the North Enclosure under that funny wee stand on stilts that was there back then.

 

[DC Anchor]

It pissed down!

We were in the North Enclosure under that funny wee stand on stilts that was there back then.

I'm obliviously wrong, can't remember though but

a great day out...in the rain!

 

[drgriffen]

 

[Timardim]

Always love contributing to these type of threads.

Stanley Matthews playing for Rangers during the war ...

My Dad's hero ...

Eric Caldow, Jim Baxter, Ralph Brand and Davy Wilson ...

I remember my father telling me that Davy Wilson played in every position for Rangers during his career including goalie

 

[Calderwoodloyal]

The reason my father wore a tie every time we went to see Rangers. Mr Struth instilled a pride in both players and fans alike. It’s our way, it’s only right

 

[dh1963]

I remember my father telling me that Davy Wilson played in every position for Rangers during his career including goalie

I knew Bobby Shearer played in goal once at Tynecastle, who did Davie Wilson play in goal against?

 

[Ali59]

The reason my father wore a tie every time we went to see Rangers. Mr Struth instilled a pride in both players and fans alike. It’s our way, it’s only right

My late Dad was the same

The reason my father wore a tie every time we went to see Rangers. Mr Struth instilled a pride in both players and fans alike. It’s our way, it’s only right

My late Dad was the same, shirt and tie following The Rangers.

 

[Timardim]

I knew Bobby Shearer played in goal once at Tynecastle, who did Davie Wilson play in goal against?

Don't know for sure but he said he replaced the goalie being injured.....no substitutes in these days

 

[Calderwoodloyal]

My late Dad was the same

My late Dad was the same, shirt and tie following The Rangers.

It’s what separates us. We are not a football club, we are an institution, a way of life and Mr Struth epitomised that. Our fathers absorbed it and instilled it in us. No other clubs support could have taken what we have and still stood tall and proud and proclaimed proudly that we are the people and others may say as they will but by god we welcome their chase to attain what we have

 

[ItsInTheNet]

Dave Smith and Alec Smith.

 

[dh1963]

Dave Smith and Alec Smith.

The most common surname in our history?
Off the top of my head there was Alec Smith (the great winger), Jimmy Smith, Gordon Smith, Stevie Smith, Graeme Smith as well as the 2 above. No doubt more.

 

[drgriffen]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1156272615029432322

 

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Rangers 2-1 Partick Thistle, 15th September 1962. Ex-Ranger George Niven, with the help of a defender, clears the danger from Ralph Brand in an Ibrox match watched by a huge crowd of more than 76,000:

 

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Tinypic seems to be useless today and is closing, so it looks like it will have to be Imgur to upload. But in the past I've had problems with that site and some of the photos seem to come out blank. Anyway, here goes!

Rangers 4-0 Celtic, 1st January 1963. Harry Davis's deflected shot loops over Haffey into the net to put Gers one up, much to the joy of Ralph Brand on the right:

 

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Rangers 6-0 Raith Rovers, 14th October 1961. Ralph Brand scores one of his four in this league match at Ibrox:

 

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Colin Stein in a match against Motherwell at Fir Park, 1972:

 

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Davie Wilson in a match at Ibrox, c.1965:

 

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Jim Forrest, c.1964:

 

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Kilmarnock 1-1 Rangers, 14th November 1964. Kilmarnock, managed by Willie Waddell, would go on to win that 1964/65 League Championship with Rangers 5th and Celtic 8th - the only time both have finished outside the top 3: