On This Day (August 24th)

[Sam English]

1889 - Rangers 0 St.Mirren 2 - Friendly
1895 - Rangers 0 Third Lanark 4 - Scottish League Division One
1896 - Rangers 2 (Hyslop, Turnbull) Hibernian 1 - Friendly
1901 - Rangers 2 (Speedie, R.C.Hamilton) Hearts 1 - Scottish League Division One (17,000)
1903 - Rangers 2 (Speedie, R.C.Hamilton) Celtic 2 - Alex Smith Benefit Match
1904 - Rangers 1 (A.Smith) Celtic 0 - Neil Gibson Benefit Match (3,000)
1907 - Rangers 4 (R.G.Campbell 3, Livingstone) Aberdeen 0 - Scottish League Division One (20,000)
1912 - Hamilton Accies 0 Rangers 2 (Reid, Brown) - Scottish League Division One (18,000)
1918 - Hearts 1 Rangers 4 (McLean 3, Cairns) - Scottish League Division One (14,500)
1920 - Rangers 2 (Cunninghsm, Cairns) Aberdeen 1 - Scottish League Division One (20,000)
1929 - St.Johnstone 0 Rangers 1 (Marshall) - Scottish League Division One (10,000)
1935 - Rangers 4 (J.Smith 2, Meiklejohn Pen, McPhail) Dundee 3 - Scottish League Division One (20,000)
1938 - Rangers 4 (Venters 2 1Pen, McPhail, Thornton) St.Johnstone 2 -- Scottish League Division One (18,000)
1940 - Motherwell 2 Rangers 3 (Gillick 2, Johnston) - Southern League (11,000)
1953 - Queen of the South 3 Rangers 1 (Thornton) - Friendly (8,000)
This was a benefit match for Charlie Johnston and attracted a crowd of 8000 to Palmerston Park, although Rangers' side was effectively a reserve team.
1957 - St.Mirren 0 Rangers 4 (Murray 2, Scott, Baird) - League Cup Section 2 (23,000)
1959 - Queen's Park 1 Rangers 5 (Millar 2, Scott, Brand, Matthew) - Glasgow Cup Semi-Final (8,000)
1960 - Rangers 6 (Wilson 2, Caldow Pen, Davis, Millar, Brown OG) Partick Thistle 3 - Scottish League Division One (17,000)
1963 - Rangers 3 (Wilson, Brand Pen, Forrest) Celtic 0 - League Cup Section 4 (70,000)
1968 - Celtic 1 Rangers 0 - League Cup Section 4 (75,000)
1974 - Rangers 4 (Johnstone 2, Jardine Pen, Scott) Dundee 0 - League Cup Section 2 (35,000)
1977 - Rangers 3 (Johnstone 2, Miller Pen) St.Johnstone 1 - League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg (10,000)
1983 - Rangers 4 (J.McDonald 2,Clark, Prytz Pen) Queen of the South 0 - League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg (8,000)
1985 - Rangers 3 (Williamson 2, Burns) Hearts 1 - Scottish Premier Division (35,483)
1988 - Rangers 6 (McCoist, Gough, Walters, Wilkins, Drinkell, Durrant) Clydebank 0 - League Cup 3rd Round (34,376)
1990 - Terry Hurlock signed from Millwall. The Londoner had been a cult figure with the Lions and previous club Brentford, earning similar status at Ibrox. Graeme Souness recruited the midfield enforcer, who went on to win a B cap with England as well as winning a Premier Division title and League Cup winners medal in his sole campaign as a Gers player. Hurlock also collected a pile of red and yellow cards due to his robust style of play.
1991 - Rangers 4 (Huistra, Johnston, Spencer, McCoist) Dunfermline Athletic 0 - Scottish Premier Division (35,599)
1994 - Rangers 0 AEK Athens 1 - European Champions' Cup Qualifying Round 2nd Leg (44,789)
Chasing a two goal deficit from the first leg meant Rangers were committed to attack right from the start, with Mark Hateley and Duncan Ferguson spearheading the strike force. Despite a succession of high balls in the Greek penalty area, any one of which Hateley or Ferguson might on another day have converted. Rangers failed to score and with AEK scoring a breakaway just before half-time, lost the tie
1996 - Rangers 1 (Gascoigne) Dundee United 0 - Scottish Premier Division (48,285)
2005 - Rangers 2 (Buffel, Prso) Anorthosis Famagusta 0 - European Champions' League Qualifying Round 2nd Leg (48,500)

 

[simply_the_best]

85 - A great win v a Hearts team that go on to lose the league on GD, we secure 5th spot on the last day.

 

[JMCK]

Terry Hurlock was not a bad player, and he left with a League medal.

 

[Tino_Col]

2005 - Rangers 2 (Buffel, Prso) Anorthosis Famagusta 0 - European Champions' League Qualifying Round 2nd Leg (48,500)

Prso was sensational that night. He ran himself into the ground that season, lifting a very poor team onto his shoulders along with Ferguson at times.

 

[dh1963]

85 - A great win v a Hearts team that go on to lose the league on GD, we secure 5th spot on the last day.

I'm sure Ally was sent off that day, there was a big fight in the centre circle. Maybe along with Walter Kidd?

We started that season well, I remember thinking Hugh Burns was going to be a great wee player for us. But things fell apart totally, I dread to think where we would have finished in the league without McCoist as he must have scored nearly half our goals.

 

[Treble Kings]

1994 was depressing. We'd learned next to nothing from nearly four decades of competing in Europe. Things only got worse in the next couple of years.

 

[dh1963]

Least said about 1994 the better.

Possibly the worst tactical game Walter ever presided over.

 

[loyd_grossman]

Least said about 1994 the better.

Possibly the worst tactical game Walter ever presided over.

Basil Boli at right back was a puzzler

 

[Damask_Rose]

Least said about 1994 the better.

Possibly the worst tactical game Walter ever presided over.

It was an awful week with three home defeats in a row which hadn't happened for decades prior to that. The Rangers Historian had a good article on the last time that had happened in an edition titled Nightmare on Edmiston Drive.

 

[dh1963]

Basil Boli at right back was a puzzler

And big Duncan on the left wing.