The first ever meeting of Rangers and Liverpool was in October 1892

dh1963

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There has never been a competitive match between Rangers and Liverpool, but matches between the clubs go back a long way, in fact right back to just after Liverpool FC were formed. They came into existence in the summer of 1892, created after a boardroom split at Everton and formed by former Everton president John Houlding.
Liverpool started life in the Lancashire League, playing their first ever competitive match in the competition on September 3rd 1892, beating Higher Walton 8-0 at Anfield. They also played a number of friendly matches in those early weeks, as they tried knitting together a brand new team and also to promote their brand new club. On October 6th 1892, they played their first ever match in Scotland, the opposition being Rangers at Ibrox.
Liverpool had a former Rangers player on the right wing in Tom Wyllie, but were no match for their hosts. Rangers beat them comfortably by 6-1 in front of an estimated 4000 spectators.
The Rangers team was
Haddow, Gow, Drummond; Marshall, A. McCreadie, Mitchell; Kerr, D. McPherson, Martin, J. McPherson, H. McCreadie.

The Glasgow Herald match report is attached, although difficult to read.

 
Thanks for that. Here's a report from Scottish Referee that I hope is a bit easier to read:

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The first time we played at Anfield might have been against Everton. That would need to be checked though.
 
The first time we played at Anfield might have been against Everton. That would need to be checked though.

There was another after the 8-1 defeat:

Apr 2nd 1892 Everton 0 Rangers 2. Both sides were weakened because of the England v Scotland game on the same day. Everton's last game at Anfield was later that month.
 
That 1890 game was originally due to have taken place at Ibrox, but then it was switched to Anfield because Ibrox staged the Scottish Cup Final that day - Queen's Park v Vale of Leven.
 
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We played Everton at Anfield on October 30th 1886. The game was meant to be an FA Cup first round tie, and some records still show it as that. Everton, however, say that they realised they were going to field ineligible players so withdrew from the competition and played the game as a friendly.
6,000 watched Rangers win 1-0 with a goal by Charlie Heggie.

 
Wasn't most of Liverpool's first ever team Scottish and a few in fact supported us ?
I believe the first XI to appear for Liverpool were 11 Scotsmen.

"Liverpool FC president, John Houlding, had put his faith in Ulsterman John McKenna to assemble a good enough team for Liverpool for the club's debut season. Houlding got to know McKenna through the Orange Order and they had struck a firm friendship. McKenna had been known for helping Liverpool's poor people and took a great interest in player's welfare reflected in him becoming the Football League chairman in 1910, staying in the post for no less than 26 years."

"It is no wonder that the team originally known as "The Anfielders" became to be known as "Team of the Macs", due to the number of Scottish players."
 
I believe the first XI to appear for Liverpool were 11 Scotsmen.

"Liverpool FC president, John Houlding, had put his faith in Ulsterman John McKenna to assemble a good enough team for Liverpool for the club's debut season. Houlding got to know McKenna through the Orange Order and they had struck a firm friendship. McKenna had been known for helping Liverpool's poor people and took a great interest in player's welfare reflected in him becoming the Football League chairman in 1910, staying in the post for no less than 26 years."

"It is no wonder that the team originally known as "The Anfielders" became to be known as "Team of the Macs", due to the number of Scottish players."
Liverpool's first ever competitive eleven from September 1892 in their opening game in the Lancashire League. Scots are in bold. Ten out of Eleven.

Sydney Ross - born Edinburgh, signed from Cambuslang
Andrew Hannah - born Renton, signed from Renton
Duncan McLean - born Renton, signed from Everton

Joe Pearson - born Lancashire, signed from West Derby (his only ever Liverpool appearance)
Joe McQue - born Glasgow, signed from Celtic
Jim McBride - born Renton, signed from Renton
Tom Wyllie - born Maybole, signed from Everton (ex-Rangers player)
Jock Smith - born Kilmarnock, signed from Sunderland
Malcolm McVean - born Bonhill, signed from Third Lanark
Jonathan Cameron - born Glasgow, signed from Renton
Andrew Kelvin -born Kilmarnock, signed from Kilmarnock
 
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The team of the Macs back in 1892-93
Back row: Joe McQue, John McCartney, Andrew Hannah, Sidney Ross, Matt McQueen, Duncan Mclean, Jim McBride, A. Dick (trainer).
Front row: Tom Wyllie, John Smith, John Miller, Malcolm McVean, Hugh McQueen.
 
And John McKenna and John Houlding who founded both clubs were Orangemen, Freemasons and members of the Tory party :D

It was a different City before the 70s. Conservatives were regularly in power or on the council plus the Union jack was a regular thing on the KOP, well into the 80s. Sadly the 80s and the socialists have killed Liverpool as a force.
 
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