On This Day (January 19th)

Sam English

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1878 - Caledonian 0 Rangers 5 (Dunlop 2,Watson 2,P.Campbell) - Friendly
1884 - Vale of Leven 3 Rangers 0 - Scottish Cup Semi-Final
(Played at Alexandria) (7,000)
With it still being some time before neutral venues were selected for the semi-final ties of the Scottish Cup, Rangers were forced to play at Vale of Leven's ground at Alexandria.Vale of Leven swept aside the threat from Rangers to win 3-0 and advance to the final.Or rather they didn't,for they refused to turn up when the SFA turned down requests to move the final owing to illness and a family bereavement,the cup was subsequently awarded to Queen's Park
1889 - Nottingham Forest 2 Rangers 1 (Untraced) - Friendly
1895 - Hearts 0 Rangers 0 - Scottish League Division One
10,000)
1901 - Rangers 0 Third Lanark RV 2 - Inter City League (2,500)
1907 - Airdrieonians 2 Rangers 3 (Cunningham, Speirs, Campbell Pen) - Scottish League Division One (8,000)
1924 - Hamilton Accies 2 Rangers 3 (Craig 2,Cairns) - Scottish League Division One (12,000)
1929 - Rangers 11 (Fleming 3,Craig 2,McPhail 2,Morton 2,Cunningham,Archibald) Edinburgh City 1 - Scottish Cup 1st Round (10,500)
1935 - Rangers 1 (Smith) St.Mirren 0 - Scottish League Division One
1946 - Rangers 2
(Gillick, Waddell) Queen's Park 1 - Southern League (12,000)
1952 - Hearts 2 Rangers 2 (Findlay 2) - Scottish League Division One (47,684)
1957 - Rangers 1 (Murray) St.Mirren 0 - Scottish League Division One (33,000)
1970 - East Fife 1 Rangers 0 - Friendly (4,000)
1974 - Hearts 2 Rangers 4 (Parlane 4) - Scottish League Division One (19,856)
1977 - Aberdeen 3 Rangers 3 (Miller Pen, MacDonald, Johnstone) - Scottish Premier Division (21,591)
On the same day, goalkeeping legend Jerry Dawson died. Born in Falkirk in 1909,he joined Rangers in 1929,eventually replacing Tom Hamilton as first choice goalkeeper. During his time at Ibrox he won five League titles and two Scottish Cups, as well as helping Rangers during the second World war lift two Scottish War Cups ,two Summer Cups and the Southern League. His last game for Rangers came in the friendly against Moscow Dynamo in 1945.
1985 - Aberdeen 5 Rangers 1 (Prytz) - Scottish Premier Division (23,000)
1991 - Hibernian 0 Rangers 2 (Johnston, Houchen OG) - Scottish Premier Division (15,500)
2002 - Aberdeen 0 Rangers 1 (Amoruso) - Scottish Premier League (17,846)
2010 - Rangers 2 (Whittaker 2 ) Hamilton Accies 0 - Scottish Cup 4th Round Replay (After Extra Time) (21,856)
 
1977 - Aberdeen 3 Rangers 3 (Miller Pen, MacDonald, Johnstone) - Scottish Premier Division (21,591)

Midweek game.Went on the bus that left from Craigneuk Orange Halls. I‘m sure Rangers
were 3-1 down and came back to make it 3-3. Some bevvy session on the way up.
 
2002 - mental night. Can still see them running at us down the track and the poor older guy getting caught up in it
 
1970 - did Baxter play in that game? If so, am I right in thinking it was his very last game for the club?
 
1977 - Aberdeen 3 Rangers 3 (Miller Pen, MacDonald, Johnstone) - Scottish Premier Division (21,591)

Midweek game.Went on the bus that left from Craigneuk Orange Halls. I‘m sure Rangers
were 3-1 down and came back to make it 3-3. Some bevvy session on the way up.
Yes 3-1 down. We didn't pick up many points at the sheep pen for quite a few years at that time.
 
1977 - Aberdeen 3 Rangers 3 (Miller Pen, MacDonald, Johnstone) - Scottish Premier Division (21,591)

Midweek game.Went on the bus that left from Craigneuk Orange Halls. I‘m sure Rangers
were 3-1 down and came back to make it 3-3. Some bevvy session on the way up.
I was at that one too. IIRC, Alex Macdonald came on and made a big difference to our play. Poor season for us strangely as we had a good successful team either side of that season.
 
From memory that tadger Frank mcDougall was swaggering about the park like a complete arsehole.


Did he not score 4 goals that day.
Old yin and myself were in the wee bit of the main Stand we used to get next to the Paddock.
Wasn't pleasant walking back to the beach end to get the car.:(
 
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