On This Day (March 1st)

[Sam English]

1879 - Third Lanark RV 2 Rangers 1 (Hill) - Friendly
1890 - Rangers 3 (McFarlane 2,Untraced) Thistle 1 - Friendly
1902 - Rangers 0 Celtic 5 - Inter-City League (12,000)
1913 - Kilmarnock 2 Rangers 3 (Parker 2,Paterson) - Scottish League Division One (6,000)
1919 - Rangers 3 (Brown,Archibald,Cunningham) Hearts 2 - Scottish League Division One (35,000)
1927 - Queen's Park 1 Rangers 2 (Archibald,McMillan) - Scottish League Division One (18,000)
Tommy Cairns made his last League appearance for Rangers.He joined Rangers in 1913,having previously played for Bristol City and St.Johnstone,and formed a highly successful partnership with Alan Morton on the left wing for Rangers,helping them to the title on five occasions.He left Rangers to return to England with Bradford City and spent five years at Valley Parade before retiring shortly before his 42nd birthday.He later returned to Scotland ,where he scouted for Arsenal throughout the 1930's and died in 1967 at the age of 77.
1930 - Rangers 3 (Morton 2,Brown) Montrose 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (12,500)
1941 - Rangers 4 (Symon,Bolt,J.Smith,Gillick) Falkirk 0 - Southern League Cup Section Three (12,000)
1947 - Rangers 2 (Waddell,Caskie) Dundee United 1 - League Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg (40,000)
1952 - Stirling Albion 1 Rangers 5 (Prentice,Waddell,Rae,Cox Pen,Thornton) - Scottish League Division One (14,000)
1958 - Dunfermline Athletic 1 Rangers 2 (Murray,Brand) - Scottish Cup 3rd Round (24,377)
1960 - Rangers 2 (Caldow Pen,McMillan) Aberdeen 2 - Scottish League Division One
1961 - Rangers 2 (Wilson,McMillan) Motherwell 5 - Scottish Cup 3rd Round Replay (90,000)
1967 - Rangers 2 (D.Smith,Willoughby) Real Zaragoza 0 - European Cup-Winners' Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg (65,000)
A superb first-half performance,capped by goals from Dave Smith and Alex Willoughby,seemed to put Rangers in control,but they should have turned their superiority into further goals,as the second leg was to prove
1969 - Rangers 1 (Greig Pen) Airdrieonians 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (46,276)
1975 - Rangers 2 (McKean,McLean) Hearts 1 - Scottish League Division One (39,425)
1977 - Although it was widely known that Alfie Conn was unsettled at Spurs and Rangers fans had chanted his name during the previous two matches,Conn signed for Celtic on a month's loan !
1980 - Rangers 1 (Johnstone) Hibernian 0 - Scottish Premier Division (29,500)
1986 - Rangers 2 (McCoist 3 1 Pen) Hibernian 1 - Scottish Premier Division (16,574)
1989 - St.Johnstone 2 Rangers 2 (McCoist,McSwegan) - Friendly (6,000)
This game was a testimonial match for Dougie Barron and drew a crowd of 6,000 to Muirton Park,Rangers' last ever visit to the ground.
1997 - Aberdeen 2 Rangers 2 (Laudrup,Moore) - Scottish Premier Division (16,331)
2008 - Rangers 3 (Dailly,Adam,Boyd) Aberdeen 1 - Scottish Premier League (50,066)
2014 - East Fife 0 Rangers 1 (McCulloch Pen) - Scottish League One (4,020)
2016 - Rangers 2 (Forrester, Wallace) Raith Rovers 0 - Scottish Championship (40,662)
2017 - Rangers 3 (McKay, Waghorn, Hyndman) St.Johnstone 2 - Scottish Premiership (46,800)

 

[Khal Drogo]

2008 - Good goal from Dailly. Near post volleyed flick from a corner

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

Sam

1967 : Did big John miss a penalty in this game?

 

[JerseyLoyalist]

1961
I'm sure we were two up in the first game when Baxter went off injured.

 

[jimbear]

1967 - massive queue at the boys gate and I didn't get in until 20 minutes after the kick off and missed both goals.

1969 - that particular Airdrie side were a very hard lot and took no prisoners. My school's PE teacher, Derek Whiteford played for them and he was a decent player. It was a hard fought game and I remember an older Airdrie supporter telling me after it that we would not get it any tougher.

1975 - Ralph Callachan scored a great equalising goal for Hearts. It was a vital game and we thought it was a dropped point before Wee Tommy got onto the ball after a scramble in their penalty box in the dying seconds. The Bears went absolutely loopy when the ball rolled into the net.

2014 - Another last gasp winner that day after Templeton won us the penalty.

2017 - we tossed a two goal lead but yet another last gasp winner and a great goal at that.

 

[jimbear]

Sam

1967 : Did big John miss a penalty in this game?

Not in that game. You're possibly thinking about the Bilbao game in 1969 when he did. Dave Smith did miss a penalty in the return game in Zaragozza.

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

1980 - A certain mercurial Belfast boy was playing for the opposition.

There was one spectacular cameo moment when he zipped a cross field pass from one side of the park to the other and it never rose above the grass.

 

[The Meik's Crombie]

Not in that game. You're possibly thinking about the Bilbao game in 1969 when he did. Dave Smith did miss a penalty in the return game in Zaragozza.

Thanks jimbear. Another example of me having all of the facts but not in the right order.

 

[Charing]

1967-weather not unlike the present. 2-0 up by half time and then both Smith and willoughby had goals chalked off for offside.
2017 That clown kiernan got sent off when we were in front and we needed a last gasp hyndman goal to win after being 2-0 up.
40 years in a flash!