On This Day (October 15th)

[Sam English]

1887 - Pollockshields Athletic 2 Rangers 3 (Gow,Turner OG,Untraced) - Glasgow Cup 2nd Round
1892 - Rangers 0 St.Mirren 0 - Scottish League (4,000)
1898 - Rangers 1 (Campbell) Celtic 1 - Glasgow Cup Semi-Final (35,000)
1904 - Celtic 2 Rangers 2 (R.C.Hamilton,Mackie) - Scottish League Division One (25,000)
1910 - Third Lanark 1 Rangers 1 (Gordon) - Scottish League Division One (30,000)
1912 - Rangers 5 (Parker,Goodwin,Paterson,Hogg,RG Campbell Pen) Aberdeen 2 - Inter-City League (2,000)
Although Rangers kicked off the Inter-City League with an impressive win over Aberdeen, the competition was later abandoned owing to lack of interest.With Rangers already playing some 34 matches in the Scottish League,plus further games in the Scottish Cup,Glasgow Cup and Charity Cup,another League was the last thing they needed to contend with.The crowds obviously thought so too,for only 2,000 were at Ibrox for the clash with Aberdeen
1921 - Airdrieonians 1 Rangers 2 (Henderson,Cunningham) - Scottish League Division One (15,000)
1927 - Rangers 1 (Fleming) Celtic 0 - Scottish League Division One (60,000)
1932 - Rangers 1 (Marshall) Partick Thistle 0 - Glasgow Cup Final (Played at Hampden Park) (35,552)
1938 - Rangers 4 (Venters 2,McPhail,Thornton) Partick Thistle 1 - Scottish League Division One (30,000)
1949 - Falkirk 0 Rangers 2 (Williamson,Rutherford) - Scottish League Division One (20,000)
1955 - Partick Thistle 1 Rangers 3 (Hubbard,Scott,Baird) - Scottish League Division One (40,000)
1960 - Rangers 3 (Brand 2,Millar) Dunfermline Athletic 0 - Scottish League Division One (30,000)
1962 - Rangers 2 (Wilson,Millar) Celtic 2 - Glasgow Cup 1st Round (50,000)
1966 - Hearts 1 Rangers 1 (Millar) - Scottish League Division One (29,048)
1974 - Queen's Park 1 Rangers 3 (Parlane,Fyfe,Johnstone) - Glasgow Cup Semi-Final (5,737)
Despite the fact that Rangers put out a full first team,just 5,737 were there to see them set up yet another final clash with Celtic, courtesy of a 3-1 win over Queen's Park. Goals from Derek Parlane,Graham Fyfe and Derek Johnstone took Rangers through
1977 - Motherwell 1 Rangers 4 (Johnstone 3,Smith) - Scottish Premier Division (20,050)
1983 - Dundee 3 Rangers 2 (Russell,Redford) - Scottish Premier Division (11,945)
1994 - Rangers 2 (C.Miller,Robertson) Kilmarnock 0 - Scottish Premier Division (44,099)
2011 - Rangers 1 (Jelavic) St.Mirren 1 - Scottish Premier League (47,034)

 

[ssblue]

2011 - 95th minute Steven Thompson equaliser for St Mirren.

We had the ball at their corner flag 20 seconds earlier.

 

[Felixrfc]

2011 was brutal.

If i remember was walking to the game, stopped at a pub before an noticed Kilmarnock were scudding them 3-0. That would have put us 15 points clear if we beat St Mirren. Time I got to the stadium it was 3-3 and a last minute equaliser for St Mirren.
Season definitely changed after that.

 

[Kris1872]

2011 If we won that day we would of been 12 points in front of Celtic with them drawing with Kilmarnock that day.

All meant %^*& all in the end mind you after what went on in February. But at the time this was the start of our decline.

 

[Treble Kings]

If things had fallen in place that day for us that day (them losing and us winning) we might've won the league despite having points deducted. Remember, Lennon said he was quitting that day if they'd lost.

 

[thetoptier]

there was a blatant red card challenge ignored just before half time in the scum game

they should have been down to 10 men, talk was that if they lost the scumbag was out the door

 

[BruceyBalboa]

2011 - 95th minute Steven Thompson equaliser for St Mirren.

We had the ball at their corner flag 20 seconds earlier.

Weren't aware of what was to come in February and how big that was to be, but this result felt absolutely huge at the time. They'd come back from three down to rescue a point, and we meekly gave up two.

 

[dh1963]

1977 Peak DJ. He was unplayable that day.

 

[Orangeandblue]

1974 - Queen's Park 1 Rangers 3 (Parlane,Fyfe,Johnstone) - Glasgow Cup Semi-Final (5,737)

Very eerie in Hampden that night.

 

[jimbear]

2011 - 95th minute Steven Thompson equaliser for St Mirren.

We had the ball at their corner flag 20 seconds earlier.

Please

Everything at the club just seemed to go pear shaped for us after that game. That other mob came back from 3-0 down at half time against Killie to get a draw. It was a very eventful day.

 

[crmpicco]

2011 - Rangers 1 (Jelavic) St.Mirren 1 - Scottish Premier League (47,034)

Remember that game well. The chance to go an absolute mile ahead of them - that was before we knew what was coming (and was going on in the background though)

 

[instructor]

1983 - Dundee 3 Rangers 2 (Russell,Redford) - Scottish Premier Division (11,945)
If this was the John Brown hat-trick match then I was there, I think Durrant may have had one of his early appearances for us.
Correction, this was a match in 1985, same scoreline.

 

[Marstonbear]

2011 was brutal.

If i remember was walking to the game, stopped at a pub before an noticed Kilmarnock were scudding them 3-0. That would have put us 15 points clear if we beat St Mirren. Time I got to the stadium it was 3-3 and a last minute equaliser for St Mirren.
Season definitely changed after that.

Given they equalised in the last minute and you’d only just got there that must have been one hell of a walk