Sam English
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1883 - Third Lanark RV 2 Rangers 1 (Untraced) - Friendly (3,000)
Six minutes from the end,with Rangers desperately pushing for an equaliser,a scramble in the Third Lanark goalmouth led to one of the goalposts being broken.This in turn caused the crowd to invade the pitch and the match was subsequently abandoned.
1894 - Clyde 1 Rangers 5 (Barker 2,Gray 2,Cowan) - Scottish League Division One
1900 - Rangers 2 (Stark,R.C.Hamilton) Hibernian 0 - Scottish League Division One (Match Abandoned After 55 Minutes)
This game was abandoned after 55 minutes and replayed on January 26th,Rangers running out 6-0 winners on their way to lifting the League title
1906 - Clyde 1 Rangers 5 (A.Smith 2,Speirs,Kyle,,Dickie) - Scottish League Division One
Alex Smith scored twice during this match,including the 1000th goal scored by Rangers in the Scottish League
1917 - Hamilton Accies 1 Rangers 2 (Reid 2) - Scottish League Division One (8,000)
1923 - Rangers 1 (Meiklejohn) Queen's Park 1 - Scottish League Division One (15,000)
1928 - Rangers 2 (Muirhead,McPhail) Aberdeen 0 - Scottish League Division One (15,000)
1934 - Hearts 4 Rangers 1 (Gillick) - Scottish League Division One (36,345)
1936 - Ralph Brand born in Edinburgh. After starring for the Scotland Schoolboys in 1952 Ralph was snapped up by Rangers and signed profeessional forms in April 1954. Despite having to serve his national service between 1955 and 1956, he went on to make 317 appearances for Rangers and helped the club in a variety of honours, as well as collecting eight caps for Scotland. In August 1965 he was sold to Manchester City,moved on to Sunderland after two years and then returned home to Scotland to finish his playing career with Raith Rovers.
1945 - Partick Thistle 1 Rangers 5 (Gillick 2,Young Pen,Waddell,J.Smith) - Southern League (25,000)
1951 - Morton 0 Rangers 1 (McColl) - Scottish League Division One (14,000)
1953 - Rangers 1 (McCulloch) Arsenal 2 - British Championship (80,000)
Just as Rangers had provided the opposition when Highbury's floodlights were first switched on,so Arsenal reciprocated when it was Ibrox's turn. A crowd of 80,000 were present at the match which was also billed as a British Championship match in honour of both sides having won their respective League championships the previous season.
1956 - Raith Rovers 5 Rangers 1 (B.Simpson) - Scottish League Division One (20,000)
1962 - Rangers 6 (Brand 3,Millar,Wilson,Henderson) Kilmarnock 1 - Scottish League Division One (40,319)
1964 - Rapid Vienna 0 Rangers 2 (Forrest,Wilson) - European Champions' Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg (69.272)
A two goal victory in the Prater Stadium was achieved but at the highest possible price;Jim Baxter suffered a broken leg that would keep him out of the side until the following March.It is the view of many that he was never the same player again,for his influence had been responsible for Rangers overcoming the Austrians in their own backyard,a performance that had been acknowledged by the home crowd,who gave him a standong ovation at the end. The two goal win meant Rangers won 3-0 on aggregate.
1979 - Morton 0 Rangers 1 (Johnstone) - Scottish Premier Division (14,750)
1984 - Rangers 1 (Mitchell) Hearts 1 - Scottish Premier Division (16,700)
1987 - Everton 2 Rangers 2 (Fleck,McCoist) (Rangers Won 8-7 On Penalties) - Dubai Champions Cup (Played in Dubai) (8,000)
Everton and Rangers had won their respective League championships in 1986/87,although Everton had been unable to enter the European Champions Cup owing to the continuing ban on English clubs from European competition.Instead a challenge match was played in Dubai which was subsequently won 8-7 on penalties by Rangers.
1990 - Rangers 4 (Walters 2,Johnston Pen,Stevens) St.Johnstone 1 - Scottish Premier Division (34,610)
1998 - Parma 3 Rangers 1 (Albertz) - UEFA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg (16,437)
2012 - Rangers 2 (Templeton,Little) Stirling Albion 0 - Scottish Football League Division 3 (49,913)
Six minutes from the end,with Rangers desperately pushing for an equaliser,a scramble in the Third Lanark goalmouth led to one of the goalposts being broken.This in turn caused the crowd to invade the pitch and the match was subsequently abandoned.
1894 - Clyde 1 Rangers 5 (Barker 2,Gray 2,Cowan) - Scottish League Division One
1900 - Rangers 2 (Stark,R.C.Hamilton) Hibernian 0 - Scottish League Division One (Match Abandoned After 55 Minutes)
This game was abandoned after 55 minutes and replayed on January 26th,Rangers running out 6-0 winners on their way to lifting the League title
1906 - Clyde 1 Rangers 5 (A.Smith 2,Speirs,Kyle,,Dickie) - Scottish League Division One
Alex Smith scored twice during this match,including the 1000th goal scored by Rangers in the Scottish League
1917 - Hamilton Accies 1 Rangers 2 (Reid 2) - Scottish League Division One (8,000)
1923 - Rangers 1 (Meiklejohn) Queen's Park 1 - Scottish League Division One (15,000)
1928 - Rangers 2 (Muirhead,McPhail) Aberdeen 0 - Scottish League Division One (15,000)
1934 - Hearts 4 Rangers 1 (Gillick) - Scottish League Division One (36,345)
1936 - Ralph Brand born in Edinburgh. After starring for the Scotland Schoolboys in 1952 Ralph was snapped up by Rangers and signed profeessional forms in April 1954. Despite having to serve his national service between 1955 and 1956, he went on to make 317 appearances for Rangers and helped the club in a variety of honours, as well as collecting eight caps for Scotland. In August 1965 he was sold to Manchester City,moved on to Sunderland after two years and then returned home to Scotland to finish his playing career with Raith Rovers.
1945 - Partick Thistle 1 Rangers 5 (Gillick 2,Young Pen,Waddell,J.Smith) - Southern League (25,000)
1951 - Morton 0 Rangers 1 (McColl) - Scottish League Division One (14,000)
1953 - Rangers 1 (McCulloch) Arsenal 2 - British Championship (80,000)
Just as Rangers had provided the opposition when Highbury's floodlights were first switched on,so Arsenal reciprocated when it was Ibrox's turn. A crowd of 80,000 were present at the match which was also billed as a British Championship match in honour of both sides having won their respective League championships the previous season.
1956 - Raith Rovers 5 Rangers 1 (B.Simpson) - Scottish League Division One (20,000)
1962 - Rangers 6 (Brand 3,Millar,Wilson,Henderson) Kilmarnock 1 - Scottish League Division One (40,319)
1964 - Rapid Vienna 0 Rangers 2 (Forrest,Wilson) - European Champions' Cup 2nd Round 2nd Leg (69.272)
A two goal victory in the Prater Stadium was achieved but at the highest possible price;Jim Baxter suffered a broken leg that would keep him out of the side until the following March.It is the view of many that he was never the same player again,for his influence had been responsible for Rangers overcoming the Austrians in their own backyard,a performance that had been acknowledged by the home crowd,who gave him a standong ovation at the end. The two goal win meant Rangers won 3-0 on aggregate.
1979 - Morton 0 Rangers 1 (Johnstone) - Scottish Premier Division (14,750)
1984 - Rangers 1 (Mitchell) Hearts 1 - Scottish Premier Division (16,700)
1987 - Everton 2 Rangers 2 (Fleck,McCoist) (Rangers Won 8-7 On Penalties) - Dubai Champions Cup (Played in Dubai) (8,000)
Everton and Rangers had won their respective League championships in 1986/87,although Everton had been unable to enter the European Champions Cup owing to the continuing ban on English clubs from European competition.Instead a challenge match was played in Dubai which was subsequently won 8-7 on penalties by Rangers.
1990 - Rangers 4 (Walters 2,Johnston Pen,Stevens) St.Johnstone 1 - Scottish Premier Division (34,610)
1998 - Parma 3 Rangers 1 (Albertz) - UEFA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Leg (16,437)
2012 - Rangers 2 (Templeton,Little) Stirling Albion 0 - Scottish Football League Division 3 (49,913)
