On This Day (March 6th)

Sam English

Sam English

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1857 - Founder Peter Campbell was born in Rhu in Argyll. Along with fellow founding members Peter McNeil. Moses McNeil and William McBeath, Campbell played in Rangers' very first match against Callander FC at Flesher's Haugh at Glasgow Green in 1872
1875 - Havelock 0 Rangers 2 (Untraced) - Friendly
1886 - Greenock 3 Rangers 7 (Heggie,Pringle,Buchanan,Untraced 4) - Friendly
1909 - Rangers 0 Hibernian 0 - Scottish League Division One (4,000)
1915 - Rangers 2 (Cairns,Paterson) Dundee 1 - Scottish League Division One (12,000)
1920 - Rangers 1 (Muirhead) Celtic 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (85,000)
1926 - Morton 0 Rangers 4 (Morton 2,Fleming,Cunningham Pen) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (15,000)
1929 - St.Johnstone 1 Rangers 3 (Craig,Marshall,McPhail) -Scottish League Division One (8,000)
1937 - Queen of the South 0 Rangers 1 (Smith) - Scottish League Division One (11,000)
1943 - Rangers 3 (Gillick 2,Duncanson) Celtic 0 - Southern League Cup Section D (40,000)
1948 - Rangers 1 (Duncanson) East Fife 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (90,000)
1954 - Hamilton Accies 1 Rangers 1 (Little) - Scottish League Division One (16,500)
1965 - Hibernian 2 Rangers 1 (Hynd) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (47,363)
1968 - Dunfermline Athletic 1 Rangers 2 (Ferguson, Persson) - Scottish League Division One (24,000)
1971 - Rangers 1 (Jackson) Aberdeen 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (60,584)
1976 - Queen of the South 0 Rangers 5 (McKean 2,Johnstone 2,Henderson) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (18,700)
1979 - IFC Cologne 1 Rangers 0 - European Champions' Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg (50,000)
Having already disposed of two of the strongest sides in the competition in Juventus and PSV Eindhoven,confidence was high that Rangers go the distance in the European Cup.Unfortunately,a particularly harsh winter was just as responsible for wrecking that dream as anything the Germans could produce,for a fixture pile-up and performances that were ring-rusty meant Rangers seldom threatened in Germany.Sadly,they could produce little more in the home leg either
1982 - Rangers 2 (Johnstone,McAdam) Dundee 0 -Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (16,500)
1984 - St.Johnstone 1 Rangers 4 (Redford,Clark,Davies,McCoist) - Scottish Premier Division (5,293)
1989 - Gala Fairydean 2 Rangers 3 (McSwegan 2,Morrow) - Friendly (5,000)
1993 - Arbroath 0 Rangers 3 (Hateley.Murray,McCoist Pen) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (6,488)
A sell-out crowd of 6,488 were at Gayfield Park to see perennial minnows Arbroath take on Rangers.The home side had already gone further in the competition than at any time in their history,but it was to be as far as they got thanks to goals from Mark Hateley,Neil Murray and a penalty from Ally McCoist
1997 - Celtic 2 Rangers 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (49,284)
2002 - St.Johnstone 0 Rangers 2 (Flo,Ricksen) Scottish Premier League (6,382)
2008 - Rangers 2 (Cousin,Davis) Werder Bremen 0 - UEFA Cup Last 16 (45,959)
2010 - Rangers 3 (McCulloch 2,Novo) St.Mirren 1 - Scottish Premier League (47,474)
2011 - St.Mirren 0 Rangers 1 (Bartley) - Scottish Premier League (5,405)
2015 - Dave King, Paul Murray and John Gilligan succeeded in being voted on to the Rangers board at the EGM held at Ibrox.
Shareholders at the meeting called by King, voted Derek Llambias and finance director Barry Leach off the board. King's consortium received about 85% of the votes cast. And the new board immediately appointed shareholder Douglas Park as a director.
 
1979 - IFC Cologne 1 Rangers 0 - European Champions' Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg (50,000)

Over 7,000 Rangers fans made the trip. An amazing amount in the days before cheap flights with
most travelling by supporters buses.
 
1993 - I was 17 and at the RC wedding of remote family... and my bluenose uncle in the pew in front of us somehow listening to the game on a transistor radio, he turned round in one of those moments where it was all quiet and half shouted, “1-0 son” with a big wink.

RIP Sandy.
 
1997 - was this the game where Snelders shat himself and an injured Goram ended up starting the game?
 
RabSpackman said:
1997 - was this the game where Snelders shat himself and an injured Goram ended up starting the game?
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Yeah, Snelders had an attack of nerves and an injured Goram had to be pulled out the stand and thrown in. We signed Andy Dibble in the next few days.

It was the first time we'd lost to them in a meaningful game in years.
 
1976 - An ex yahoo, Mike Jackson was the manager of QofS and was mouthing off beforehand about how they were going to cause an upset.

His previous claim to fame is that as a yahoo back in something like 1962, he and fellow yahoo, Paddy Crerand, were ordered off in a five-a-side game in a tournament at Falkirk.
 
2008 - prob my favourite european home tie for sheer atmos though i know there are a few contenders.

Entire stadium doing the bouncy at one point. Brillant.
 
Sam English said:
1857 - Founder Peter Campbell was born in Rhu in Argyll. Along with fellow founding members Peter McNeil. Moses McNeil and William McBeath, Campbell played in Rangers' very first match against Callander FC at Flesher's Haugh at Glasgow Green in 1872
1875 - Havelock 0 Rangers 2 (Untraced) - Friendly
1886 - Greenock 3 Rangers 7 (Heggie,Pringle,Buchanan,Untraced 4) - Friendly
1909 - Rangers 0 Hibernian 0 - Scottish League Division One (4,000)
1915 - Rangers 2 (Cairns,Paterson) Dundee 1 - Scottish League Division One (12,000)
1920 - Rangers 1 (Muirhead) Celtic 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (85,000)
1926 - Morton 0 Rangers 4 (Morton 2,Fleming,Cunningham Pen) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (15,000)
1929 - St.Johnstone 1 Rangers 3 (Craig,Marshall,McPhail) -Scottish League Division One (8,000)
1937 - Queen of the South 0 Rangers 1 (Smith) - Scottish League Division One (11,000)
1943 - Rangers 3 (Gillick 2,Duncanson) Celtic 0 - Southern League Cup Section D (40,000)
1948 - Rangers 1 (Duncanson) East Fife 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (90,000)
1954 - Hamilton Accies 1 Rangers 1 (Little) - Scottish League Division One (16,500)
1965 - Hibernian 2 Rangers 1 (Hynd) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (47,363)
1968 - Dunfermline Athletic 1 Rangers 2 (Ferguson, Persson) - Scottish League Division One (24,000)
1971 - Rangers 1 (Jackson) Aberdeen 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (60,584)
1976 - Queen of the South 0 Rangers 5 (McKean 2,Johnstone 2,Henderson) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (18,700)
1979 - IFC Cologne 1 Rangers 0 - European Champions' Cup Quarter-Final 1st Leg (50,000)
Having already disposed of two of the strongest sides in the competition in Juventus and PSV Eindhoven,confidence was high that Rangers go the distance in the European Cup.Unfortunately,a particularly harsh winter was just as responsible for wrecking that dream as anything the Germans could produce,for a fixture pile-up and performances that were ring-rusty meant Rangers seldom threatened in Germany.Sadly,they could produce little more in the home leg either
1982 - Rangers 2 (Johnstone,McAdam) Dundee 0 -Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (16,500)
1984 - St.Johnstone 1 Rangers 4 (Redford,Clark,Davies,McCoist) - Scottish Premier Division (5,293)
1989 - Gala Fairydean 2 Rangers 3 (McSwegan 2,Morrow) - Friendly (5,000)
1993 - Arbroath 0 Rangers 3 (Hateley.Murray,McCoist Pen) - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (6,488)
A sell-out crowd of 6,488 were at Gayfield Park to see perennial minnows Arbroath take on Rangers.The home side had already gone further in the competition than at any time in their history,but it was to be as far as they got thanks to goals from Mark Hateley,Neil Murray and a penalty from Ally McCoist
1997 - Celtic 2 Rangers 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (49,284)
2002 - St.Johnstone 0 Rangers 2 (Flo,Ricksen) Scottish Premier League (6,382)
2008 - Rangers 2 (Cousin,Davis) Werder Bremen 0 - UEFA Cup Last 16 (45,959)
2010 - Rangers 3 (McCulloch 2,Novo) St.Mirren 1 - Scottish Premier League (47,474)
2011 - St.Mirren 0 Rangers 1 (Bartley) - Scottish Premier League (5,405)
2015 - Dave King, Paul Murray and John Gilligan succeeded in being voted on to the Rangers board at the EGM held at Ibrox.
Shareholders at the meeting called by King, voted Derek Llambias and finance director Barry Leach off the board. King's consortium received about 85% of the votes cast. And the new board immediately appointed shareholder Douglas Park as a director.
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Who were Havelock 1875
 
RabSpackman said:
1993 - I was 17 and at the RC wedding of remote family... and my bluenose uncle in the pew in front of us somehow listening to the game on a transistor radio, he turned round in one of those moments where it was all quiet and half shouted, “1-0 son” with a big wink.

RIP Sandy.
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My main memory of that day was when we left the pub to go to the ground and bumped into 3 home supporters who all had Danny McGrain masks on!
 
2015: The day our club was saved from the rats. King and co have made some mistakes but without them we would not be in the position we are. Would be just as fitting that the anniversary of that is the weekend we seal the title almost as much as sealing it in a few weeks ;)
 
1965 - a freezing cold day and the pitch was rock solid. The ref said it was playable but many thought it wasn't. We lost to a last minute goal.

1968 - a midweek game which I attended. My memory is telling me that the Pars scored first but I'm not 100% cerrain. Anyone else who was there remember
It?

1971 - as a result of what happened on January 2nd this game was made an all ticket affair.

1976 - I got tickets for this game from a workmate who played for Clyde. We ended up with a spare which my brother took into Ramsay's Bar on Duke St on the Friday night before it to see if anybody wanted it. When he shouted out in the bar to ask if anybody was interested he was nearly knocked over in the rush.

1979 - Gordon Smith was clean through and missed a one on one with their goalie.

1993 - an absolutely glorious day at Arbroath for a great Rangers team.
 
Sam English said:
1948 - Rangers 1 (Duncanson) East Fife 0 - Scottish Cup Quarter-Final (90,000)
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An incredible attendance of 90,000 at Ibrox to see Rangers take on Second Division (Div B) East Fife.
36 year old Scot Symon had taken his first Managerial post at East Fife at the start of that 47-48 campaign, and had already secured the League Cup, back in October, and would go on to win that Div B in his first season in charge.

The Semi Final v Hibernian (1-0) saw a record attendance of 143,570

The Final v Morton (1-1) brought in 131,975

The Replayed Final 1-0 v Morton had a record crowd for a midweek match at 133,750.

Four Scottish Cup ties that collectively had 499,295 paying punters.

PS
Our attendance at the 3rd round Scottish Cup game v Partick Thistle (3-0) was 68,000,
which was more than any attendance at any League match that season.
Just gives an idea of how important the Scottish Cup was back then
 
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2011 - One of those games which are largely forgettable but crucial to winning a league title.

Was this the one where the Tims fave pet ref Thomson chalked off a perfectly legit goal for us?
 
BruceyBalboa said:
2011 - One of those games which are largely forgettable but crucial to winning a league title.

Was this the one where the Tims fave pet ref Thomson chalked off a perfectly legit goal for us?
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Struggling to remember it. Were we a goal down?
 
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