Rangers FC Thread

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is all the rangers haters happy with this , the way i feel about all you haters just now makes me think bring it on. lets see the lot of you sort the shit you have crated with your hate for rangers, this has never been about justice . its always been about kill Rangers, well you reap what you sow . celtic you have your wish you can now go down to england., And sing how you hate them and how your I.r.a killed them. thing is if you do get to the top in the epl,you will never play in europe again .good that all the money and no Europe. no big name player would ever play for yous with that hanging over you, yep yous fekked the spl for what ?

SFA prepare to suspend Rangers
Posted on 31 May, 2012 by Paul67

Scottish FA chief executive, Stewart Regan, this evening announced that the Association would not appeal against the Court of Session decision to rule in Rangers favour over the 12 month player registration ban imposed by a Judicial Panel for not paying social taxes between May 2011 and February 2012. Rangers didn’t pay social taxes in the period since February 2012, the period during which they launched their appeal.

I hear Rangers today served the ruling on the SFA and that the SFA have responded by informing the club that, under Fifa auspices, fresh proceedings will be raised against them for taking a civil court action, which will lead to a minimum punishment of Rangers being suspended from the Association.

The initial case will be referred back to the SFA Appellate Tribunal. Regan reminded us that Rangers appeal to the civil courts broke two SFA Articles and five Fifa statues. The tone and content of his statement demonstrated the frustration at the behaviour of the errant club. He suggested the SFA would tell clubs [Rangers] that they must accept and abide by the Articles of Association at next week’s AGM.

While it appears the Association is about to get tough, they are in the middle of a problem of the making of the SFA and, in particular, Mr Doncaster of the SPL. Here is the problem…

Rangers believe they are needed. This belief is absolute and has been reinforced by the people running our game, the very same people who have been rag-dolled by Rangers in recent weeks.

The SPL waited almost three months for Rangers to respond to their demand for information into what is allegedly the biggest scam in British sporting history. Despite this, throughout that time, the SPL chief executive campaigned vigorously for a Newco-Rangers to become the first club in Scottish football history to be parachuted into the top league.

It took the SPL 11 weeks to set a deadline. No wonder Clark, Whitehouse and Green think they can play hardball.

During this time the SFA, who are the only body competent to investigate if Rangers illegally registered players across all domestic competitions, have taken no action. The SFA president, who was an executive director of Rangers when they introduced the controversial EBTs and who received and EBT himself, has remained in position throughout.

Time for strong leadership, Mr Regan. Mr Doncaster, there’s always a career in the law."

 

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hi paul thanks seen that i never put an r in one of the rangers, could you sort the bit out where i put esp put epl thanks

 

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It'll be an interesting court case if they try to boot us out of football for following the only course of action available to us WITHIN the rules after they applied a punishment OUTWITH THEIR RULES !!

Mistake 1. Punishment outwith rules.
Mistake 2. No rule for us to go to CAS (as per FIFA directives)

FIFA wanted this kept within football, the SFA are inept and FIFA are angry.

The SFA should be punished, not us.

They could decide not to apply any more punishment to RFC in recognition that we are already up shit creek ! But that would be for the good of Scottish Football

 

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how true a post by gallivant on another forum

I mainly feel that it is the Press and Media that has been the driving force behind most of what is happening,,, many people recognize all political persuasions need the press on side,,, (especially as this is the easiest method of communicating to the masses) ,,, "for us" they have become over opinionated ,,, they are the ones feeding our country and sadly other countries with their opinions (and variations) of their interpretation of numerous scenarios,,, this includes many suggestions of what the sfa should or shouldnt do,,, they refuse to leave anything alone as they drag our country through the dirt,,, all in the name of sporting integrity,,, Really,,, they are the ones who constantly (appears deliberate) have maintained that Rangers should be punished severely at every junction,,, every day it seems they have new evidence of wrong-doing,,, "in reality most of it is regurgitated",,, what is more concerning,, is that they can see how damaging this is to Scotland and Scottish football in general,,, and yet they still are un - able or un-willing to try and help bring about a level of sanity and common sense,,,, the press have acted appallingly,,, and "without doubt" most of them should hang their heads in shame ,,, if indeed any of them claim to be a proud scot or care about the decline of spl/sfa or scottish society as a whole ,,, then they should start by ,, stopping this counter productive Sensationalism start using words such as "concurrent punishment" try and help bring about unity ,, stop deliberately causing unrest between various groups,,,, there is no doubt there is a crisis in scottish football,,, "Why Do You Not Use These Positions Of Influence And Power To Do Good",,, the press need to remember,, RANGERS FC AND ITS FANS ARE THE REAL VICTIMS IN ALL THIS,,, the sfa and spl are the custodians of our game,,, its care should be to all its members,,, they also need to realize that they are also there to help in times of strife or controversy,, not just punish,,, Nobody feels harder done by than the fans themselves,, "however we are not responsible for the corrupt few" just as the Syrian people "are not" to be held responsible for the actions of basar al assad

 

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RANGERS star Kyle Lafferty tied the knot yesterday with stunning former Miss Scotland Nicola Mimnagh.

And the 24-year-old joked with fans outside the church that he WEPT as he and Nic exchanged vows.

One onlooker said: “Someone asked if they cried — Nic said no but Kyle said yes.

“The two of them couldn’t have looked happier though — they’re a stunning couple.”

Kyle — whose kilt matched that of baby son Taylor, the couple’s guest of honour — had a nervous wait at St Margaret’s in Johnstone, Renfrewshire before Nic, 26, arrived 20 minutes LATE.

But after the service — watched by pals including Gers’ Kirk Broadfoot and ex-Miss Scotland Katharine Brown — the couple emerged from the church to cheers and Nic punched the air with her posy of roses.
Her beaming dad Jim said: “I’m so proud.” The newlyweds headed to plush Cameron House Hotel on Loch Lomond for a lavish reception.

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...#ixzz1wadC3g5y

 

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From the Herald.

Herald Sport has obtained a copy of Lord Glennie's 10-page findings after Rangers succeeded in a judicial review of the SFA's decision to hit them with a 12-month signing ban. The case will now be considered again by the SFA's own Appellate Tribunal under Lord Carloway, at a date yet to be set.

Rangers were punished by the SFA for bringing the game into disrepute for, among other things, non-payment of PAYE and National Insurance contributions. They contested the punishment, rather than the verdict, and took the SFA to court. That action could yet have repercussions for the club and the governing body from the world ruling body, FIFA, but Lord Glennie ruled that their case was sound.

The SFA's general disciplinary rules lay out "sanctions available to the tribunal" and "scale of sanctions". On charges of bringing the game into disrepute, the only stated sanctions are a fine, suspension, expulsion from participation in the game, ejection from the Scottish Cup and termination of membership.

Lord Glennie said the decision he had to make was on whether the imposition of a 12-month transfer ban was ultra vires, in other words whether the SFA's disciplinary tribunal had the power to impose any additional sanction.

He found flaws in the SFA's protocol and said there was no point specifying certain punishments for offences if tribunal panels had the power to impose any penalty they wanted to, up to the specified maximum.

Lord Glennie said the SFA's QC at the Court of Session hearings, Aidan O'Neill, had effectively said "so what if it does not mention that", in relation to a transfer ban.

The findings said: "It is to be noted that nowhere in the list of available sanctions is there any reference to a ban for any period on registering new players.

"Mr O'Neill, on behalf of the SFA says, in effect: 'so what if it does not mention that. A fine would be ridiculously low for the conduct here complained of. Suspension or expulsion, or termination of membership, would be too harsh. There must be room, reading the rule sensibly, for something in between which is proportional and effective'. The Appellate Tribunal took a somewhat similar view.

"Their interpretation therefore appears to be this: that the tribunal can award anything which is a lesser penalty than the maximum suspension or termination of membership. I regret that I cannot accept that view. If that was the true view there would, in my opinion, be no point in identifying specific sanctions in the columns headed 'sanctions available to the tribunal'.

"It seems to me to be clear that the protocol is laying down a specific range of sanctions which the tribunal may impose, depending on upon the particular offence with which the club or other member of the SFA is charged. The tribunal cannot impose sanctions not given to it in Annex A.

"It follows that the disciplinary tribunal and the appellate tribunal were, in my view, wrong to hold that they had power to impose the additional sanction in this case. In imposing and affirming that sanction they acted ultra vires.

"The fact that I find the imposition of the additional sanctions to be ultra vires does not necessarily mean that the petitioners will escape to a lighter and ineffective punishment. That is entirely a matter for the appeal tribunal and not for this case."

Rangers, who were represented at the Court of Session by Richard Keen QC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, did not contest the merits of the case itself or the appropriateness of any sanction which is specified in the SFA's articles of association. Nor did the club dispute a £100,000 fine, nor the fact it had brought the game into disrepute.

 

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RST calls for the immediate resignation of Stewart Regan

Friday, 01 June 2012 21:52

The Rangers Supporters Trust Board is calling on Stewart Regan to resign after he favoured a tweet which threatened Rangers Midfielder Lee McCulloch:

"In the image provided you will see a rival fan post "I might try to find a vid to painstakingly review again...& I'd cheerfully see him hung" in conversation that started off with another fan gleefully state he would like Lee McCulloch sent off where Regan has been tweeted in.

Stewart Regan subsequently hit favourite on this tweet:

This is a disgraceful gesture from Stewart Regan which exposes his real attitude towards Rangers Football Club.

It really smacks of incompetence for the SFA Chief Executive to encourage threatening tweets at the same time the authorities are trying to clamp down on threatening behaviour online.

Stewart Regan should be leading by example rather than being a cheer leader for threatening and intimidating behaviour and his position is now untenable.

Rangers supporters' confidence in Stewart Regan has been diminishing for some time given his failure to address the constant singling out of referees in the final third of last season and the obstructive and difficult position he has taken during Rangers current administration process. But this is the last straw and Stewart Regan must pack his bags and go."

 

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its about time regan got to f@@@ ,sfa aka cfa run by these clowns is a disgrace.

 

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all this big mouths that say pay your tax, are now being found out.
shame on them lol

Mail on Sunday page 67 Financial

Lennon lost claim for damages regarding investment of £200k in a tax scheme.
Basically you invest a sum and immediately you receive double in tax relief. Eg £20k invest = £40k tax relief.
High Court Judge. Hamblem ruled when you take part in these kind of schemes there is always risk

 

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Formation and early years

Rangers were formed in March 1872 (not 1873 as had previously been assumed by many, including the Club itself) by four teenagers: Moses McNeil, his brother Peter, William McBeath and Peter Campbell. These four are often referred to as the 'Gallant Pioneers' of the Club and they were soon joined by Tom Vallance who rose to become captain and mainstay during the Club's early years. Little did they know that they had created one of the world's most famous football clubs. The idea of starting a football team came about in February of the year 1872. They wanted to get involved in the sport that was getting more and more popular in Glasgow by the day and decided on the name Rangers from an English rugby club. Moses was said to have chosen this name from C W Alcock's Football Annual. They finally got a ball and you could say it was a 'family affair'; half the team were made up of McNeil's and Campbell's.


As you may know, they played their first match in May 1872 against Callendar FC. It finished 0-0 at Flesher's Haugh, a public park that Peter McNeil had to get down there early to claim their space for the game and put up goalposts. The year 1873 is the official founding of Rangers as that was the year we elected office bearers. We were becoming business-like. The next match was against Clyde (not the present-day one) and it was the first game we wore the light blue. It must have done the trick as we beat them 11-0...who knew that throughout the next 130 years or so we would still be winning wearing the colour blue?


One problem that we did have was a ground. Flesher's Haugh was a public park and the players still had to get ready behind trees before a game. The Founding Fathers wanted a professional football club and the team trained 3 nights a week. We entered the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1874 but were knocked out against Dumbarton in the second round after beating Oxford in the first round. We eventually found a ground of our own in 1875 when we moved south side of Great Western Road to Burnbank. Vale of Leven opened it up with a 1-1 draw, Vale were Scotland's second club behind Queen's Park at the time. Five years after our founding, we made it to our first major cup final against Vale of Leven. The game was played at First Hampden Park and it finished 1-1 so a replay beckoned. Rangers refused to turn up for the replay and Vale were awarded the cup. The Rangers squad were enjoying a day out at the Ayr Races! In all seriousness, we were 1-0 up and put another one in the net but the ref disallowed it for offside. Rangers were that angry that they refused to turn up but they got their revenge the next year in the Charity Cup. We won this one 2-1 in a bad tempered match and it was Vale's turn to feel aggrieved as they protested against a disallowed goal but the SFA threw that away and the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup was the first major trophy to be won by the team.


The 1890/91 brought the first ever Scottish League and Rangers would find themselves tied with Dumbarton at the top. A play-off would commence and Rangers took a two-goal lead but let that slip and it finished 2-2. The Championship was shared for the first time in its history. Another notable season was the 1898/99 that saw us win every game - a record that no club can match. We would go on to make many more landmarks.

 

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The Bill Struth Era

When Rangers first ever manager, William Wilton was tragically killed in a boating accident in 1920, Bill Struth took charge and began arguably the clubs most successful era to date. Struth had a phenomenal record as manager - he won 25 league championships in 34 years. Struths other honours included 10 Scottish Cups, 2 league cups, 19 Glasgow Cups and 17 Glasgow Merchant Charity cups. He was known widely for his disciplinarian attitude, and made the players wear collar and tie for training.

Struth took up other positions in the club as well as manager, before being manager he was Wiltons assistant. Towards the end of his career, he also took on the roles of director and vice chairman, after retiring as Rangers manager in 1954. The Bill Struth Main Stand and a bronze bust of him (located in the Main Stand) are tributes to him inside the ground, not to mention the famous painting of him that hangs in the Ibrox Trophy Room

 

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The War Years

Rangers were incredibly successful during the war. Unfortunately, most of our results and cups didn't officially count because of players that served their country during the time. We were top of the league when war was declared in early September, 3 clear of Celtic. We had won 4 and drawn 1 of the first 5 games and sat familiarly top of the league with 9 points. It was 2 points for a win in those days remember. Rangers had many players that served in the army during this period, despite claims from people who casted envious glares down Ibrox way because of our success at the time. Out of the 34 domestic trophies available during this time period, Rangers won 25 of them.

 

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Post-Struth to the 70's

These years were quiet years for Rangers, with not much happening on or off the park. After Struth, manager Scot Symon took over and lasted for thirteen years, winning six league titles, five Scottish Cups and four League Cups. In 1960 he took Rangers to the European Cup semi-final, only to lose to Eintracht Frankfurt. He was dismissed in October 1967.

Davie White was next to take charge. He lasted a total of two years, and did not manage to win any trophies. He was fired after Rangers were beaten 6-2 on aggregate by Polish side Górnik Zabrze. His team had enjoyed two decent runs in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in the years before.

 

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Nine in a Row

Rangers won the league every year from 1989 to 1997. It was the second time in our history we had achieved this feat although the first time was during the war years and like the record 8-1 Old Firm win over Celtic, was deemed unofficial. Graeme Souness won 2 of those before departing for Liverpool leaving Walter Smith to win the the other 7. Rangers simply had more money than any other team in Scotland at the time and had better players. The most challenging one was in 1991 when it was between us and Aberdeen. All Aberdeen had to do was draw to win the league and Rangers had to win. Goals from Mark Hateley gave us a 2-0 win and set us up for the rest. The 9th was achieved at Tannadice thanks to a header from Brian Laudrup after a great cross from Charlie Miller. That elusive 10th proved one step too far but in all honesty, we should have won it with our hands tied behind our backs. Each team kept dropping points throughout and it came to the last 2 games of the season. We were 2 points ahead with two games to go and had Kilmarnock at Ibrox. Surely an easy victory but unbelievably, we lost it 1-0. This gave Celtic the opportunity to win the league on the last game at home to St. Johnstone and they did so. The dream was over.

 

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Downsizing Under McLeish

Alex McLeish was appointed as Dick Advocaat's successor on 11th December 2001. He made an immediate impact at Ibrox, beating Celtic 2-1 in the semi final before beating Ayr 4-1 in the final. He achieved the double by beating Celtic 3-2 in the final, Peter Lovenkrands scoring in the last minute to secure a memorable triumph. The 02/03 season proved to follow on from where they left off and we won the 7th treble in club history. With players like Ronaldo De Boer, Barry Ferguson, Lorenzo Amoruso, Stefan Klos, Shota Arveladze etc... we won the league in the last day of the season to record our 50th League Championship, a world record. We finished the season with 97 points from 31 wins and 101 goals. A couple of goals proved to be the decider in that campaign as Celtic matched us all the way. This success was sandwiched between a League Cup final win over Celtic and Scottish Cup victory over Dundee. The next season was a huge disappointment, we sold off Barry Ferguson, Lorenzo Amoruso and Neil McCann to cut costs and the squad was never the same. We qualified for the Champions League but that was the only highlight and we finished the season trophyless. The 04-05 campaign was made up mainly of McLeish signings and it was a big improvement on the previous one. We won the League Cup against Motherwell and the league yet again went to the wire. With 5 games to go in the league, Celtic were up next at Ibrox. They held a 2 point advantage over us and a win for them surely would spell the end for our title hopes. Goals from Petrov and Bellamy gave them a 2-1 win and with 4 games left, they held a 5 points advantage. It looked impossible to come back from but Hibs defeated Celtic at Parkhead and things looked a tiny bit better. We defeated Aberdeen up north with a famous celebration from Dado Prso. Both teams would win the rest of their games until it came to the final day. With Rangers 2 points behind, we were away to Hibs and they were away at Motherwell. We had to win to have any chance of winning this title and hoped Celtic would drop points. Sutton put Sellick ahead around 30 minutes and things stayed that way at half time. We needed a two goal swing and the first of those came on 60 minutes as Novo's cross found it's way in the Hibs goal. The minutes ticked by and the Rangers players on the pitch were just stroking the ball about hoping to hear some news. The Hibs players just allowed us to do this as the scoreline guaranteed them qualification to the UEFA Cup. Then, with 88 minutes on the clock, the Rangers fans roared. Scott McDonald scored and made it 1-1 at Fir Park. Three minutes later and he scored again! Within a space of three minutes, we went from runners-up to Champions and it's probably the best championship win in history, although some will have their personal favourite. The 06-07 season isn't worth mentioning. To finish 3rd in a 2 horse race is unacceptable but we were the first Scottish club to qualify for the Last 16 of the Champions League. The only bright spark in a woeful season and the next would be managed by our second ever foreign manager.

 

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The Revolution

Chairman David Murray described Paul Le Guen's arrival as "a massive moonbeam of success"...how wrong he was. The Frenchman went about his business quickly and brought in a number of players including Lionel Letizi, Karl Svensson, Libor Sionko and Filip Sebo. After a mixed preseason in South Africa, we went to Fir Park for the first game of the season. Big DJ on Clyde 1 described the first half as the best half of football he'd seen from Rangers for years and we won it 2-1. The season progressed and something wasn't quite right. We were unable to win 3 straight games for months and when we did do it, Falkirk ended it with a 1-0 win. When things appeared to be getting better (beating Aberdeen 2-1 up north, dominating Celtic at Ibrox, beating Hibs 3-0) we lost to Inverness and drew with St. Mirren. His last game proved to be at the location of his first and a Kris Boyd penalty gave us a 1-0 win. Boyd celebrated his goal with 6 fingers, in reference to former captain Barry Ferguson who had been dropped by the manager. Paul Le Guen explained in his post-match interview that he felt Ferguson was undermining him and had too much influence in the dressing room. Paul Le Guen and David Murray would come to an agreement and the Frenchman packed his things and signed for PSG a couple of weeks later. 'The Revolution' hadn't worked as planned and we turned to one man in our hour of need. Step forward Walter Smith.

 

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Stability

Walter Smith returned to Rangers on January 10th 2007 from the Scotland post. He immediately brought in assistant Ally McCoist and Celtic reserve coach Kenny McDowall. He brought back Barry Ferguson and the team won 5-0 against Dundee United in horrible conditions in Govan. That's the kind of result Le Guen would've killed for. David Weir and Ugo Ehiogu were brought in to shore the defense and the central partnership had a combined age of 70! It worked though and hypothetically, if the league started since Walter's return in January Rangers would have won the league with games to spare. The 07-08 season was the serious one though and a lot of money was spent to make sure we would be successful. After a shaky start, we would go on a run of 18 wins in 19 games and one defeat in 30, even that defeat against Werder Bremen was enough to take us through! It all seemed perfect down Ibrox at that time before our run of games caught up on us. A Nacho Novo penalty in the shoot out would send us the UEFA Cup final and we seemed certain to win at least a treble. Despite having a 7 point lead with a game in hand, we blew it and Celtic won the league by 3 points. Zenit would also beat us in the UEFA Cup final and the dream season ended with a whimper, not what this team deserved at all. We would add the Scottish Cup and the League Cup to the Trophy Room but everyone knew we had blown it towards the end. The 08-09 season started horrifically; we were knocked out of Europe altogether by FBK Kaunas. Things were looking bleak but millions were spent once again and it contributed to us winning the title. One of the most important titles in our history was won at Tannadice and you can't even imagine the calibre of player at Ibrox the now had we not won that. A Nacho Novo volley from 30 yards against Falkirk in the Scottish Cup final would give us our 33rd success in that competition. So in 3 years Walter Smith has managed 2 league titles, 2 Scottish Cups, 2 League Cups and a European final. Take a bow.

 

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On This Day (June 3rd)
1921 - B1903 Hellerup 1 Rangers 2 (Cunningham,Christiansen OG) - Friendly (20,000)
Rangers' second game of their brief tour of Denmark drew a crowd of 20,000 to Hellerup,with Andy Cunningham and an own goal providing them with their win.
1923 - FC Berne 0 Rangers 7 (Untraced) - Friendly (10,000)
The fifth game in Rangers end of season tour saw them beat FC Berne 7-0 in front of a crowd of 10,000,although the indentity of the scorers are not known.
1928 - Fall River 0 Rangers 0 - Friendly (15,000)
After two victories on their North American tour,Rangers were held to a goalless draw against Fall River in front of a crowd of some 15,000 spectators.
1930 - Fort Range R. 2 Rangers 4 (Fleming 2,Archibald,McPhail) - Friendly (10,000)
1956 - Valencia 4 Rangers 1 (Hubbard) - Friendly (60,000)

 

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The War Years

Rangers were incredibly successful during the war. Unfortunately, most of our results and cups didn't officially count because of players that served their country during the time. We were top of the league when war was declared in early September, 3 clear of Celtic. We had won 4 and drawn 1 of the first 5 games and sat familiarly top of the league with 9 points. It was 2 points for a win in those days remember. Rangers had many players that served in the army during this period, despite claims from people who casted envious glares down Ibrox way because of our success at the time. Out of the 34 domestic trophies available during this time period, Rangers won 25 of them.

the war years should have been counted as that horrible lot from the east end still count there goal tally afterall from those year.

 

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List of records and honours

European Cup Winners Cup

Winners 1972; Runners-up 1961, 1967

UEFA Cup

Runners-up 2008

UEFA Super Cup

Runners-up 1972

Scottish League Champions (54)

1891*, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011

*In 1891 the championship was shared with Dumbarton

Scottish Cup Winners (33)

1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009

Scottish League Cup Winners (27)

1946, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2011

Minor Honours

Southern League (6)

1940/41, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1943/44, 1944/45, 1945/46

Glasgow Cup (42)

1896/97, 1897/98, 1899/00, 1900/01, 1901/02, 1910/11, 1911/12, 1912/13, 1913/14, 1917/18, 1918/19, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1923/24, 1924/25, 1929/30, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1939/40, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1943/44, 1944/45, 1947/48, 1949/50, 1953/54, 1956/57, 1957/58, 1959/60, 1969/70, 1971/72, 1974/75, 1976/77, 1978/79, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87

Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup (28)

1878/79, 1896/97, 1899/00, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1908/09, 1910/11, 1918/19, 1921/22, 1922/23, 1924/25, 1928/29, 1929/30, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1940/41, 1943/44, 1944/45, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48, 1950/51, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1959/60

Combined Reserve League

1969-70

North Eastern League (Autumn Series)

1941-42

North Eastern League (Spring Series)

1941-42

North Eastern League Cup (Autumn Series)

1943-44

North Eastern League Cup (Spring Series)

1943-44

Scottish Alliance League (6)

1923-24, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1934-35

Scottish Football Combination (2)

1897-98, 1998-99

Scottish FA 2nd XI Cup (25)

1889-90, 1897-98, 1898-99, 1906-07, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1937-38, 1940-41, 1951-52, 1961-62, 1962-64, 1964-65, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1976-77, 1978-79

Glasgow 2nd XI Cup (8)

1894-95, 1898-99, 1905-06, 1909-10, 1910-11, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1914-15

Scottish Reserve League Champions (8)

1955-56, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1973-74, 1974-75

Scottish Premier Reserve League (11)

1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98, 2000-01

Scottish Reserve League West (4)

1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95

Scottish Premier Reserve League Cup (4)

1975-76, 1976-77, 1992-93, 1997-98

Scottish Reserve League Cup (6)

1945-46, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1974-75

Scottish League C Division (3)

1951-52, 1952-53, 1953-54

Glasgow International Exhibition Cup

1901-02

Scottish National Exhibition Tournament

1908-09

Lord Provost's Rent Relief Fund Cup

1921-22

British Championship

1933/34

Emergency War Cup

1939/40

Southern League Cup (6)

1940-41, 1941-42, 1942-43, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46

Summer Cup

1941/42

Victory Cup

1945/46

Paisley Charity Cup

1971/72

Gothenburg Alliance Jubilee Tournament

1971/72

Tennent's Caledonian Cup

1978/79

Drybrough Cup

1979/80

Dubai Champions Cup

1987/88

Ibrox International Challenge Trophy

1995/96

Tournoi International Juniors de Roubaix

1975/76

Festival Cup

2002/03

Records

Record Ibrox attendance: 118,730 v Celtic, Division One, January 2nd, 1939

Record Scottish Cup attendance: 143,570 (against Hibernian, won 1–0, Hampden Park (N), 27 March 1948).

Record League Cup attendance: 125,154 (against Hibernian, won 3–1, Hampden Park (N), 22 March 1947).

Record European attendance: 100,000 (against Dynamo Kiev, lost 1–0, Respublikanskiy Stadium (A), 16 September 1987).

Lowest home European attendance: 14,268 (against ASK Vorwärts Berlin, won 2–1, 15 November 1961).

Record Victory: 13-0 v Possilpark, Scottish Cup, October 6, 1877, v Uddingston, Scottish Cup, November 10, 1877 and v Kelvinside, Scottish Cup, September 28, 1889.

Most goals in a game: 14-2 Blairgowrie, Scottish Cup, 1934

Record Defeat: 1-7 v Celtic, League Cup Final, October 19, 1957

Record League victory: 10-0 v Hibs, December 24, 1898.

Record League defeat: 0-6 v Dumbarton, May 4, 1892.

Record appearances: John Greig, 755, 1960-78.

*Dougie Gray made 940 appearances between 1925 and 1947 but 385 of them were during World War II and these games are considered unofficial.

Record League appearances: Sandy Archibald, 513, 1917-34.

Record Scottish Cup appearances: Alec Smith, 74.

Record League Cup appearances: John Greig, 121.

Record European appearances: Barry Ferguson 82 (up to May 14, 2008)

Record scorer: Ally McCoist 355 goals, 1983-98.

Highest number of goals in a season: Jim Forrest, 57 goals in 1964/65

Highest number of League goals in a season: Sam English, 44 goals in 1931/32


First Scottish Cup match: vs. Oxford, won 2–0, Recreational Ground - Queen's Park, Glasgow, 12 October 1874

First match: vs. Callander F.C., Friendly, 0–0, Flesher's Haugh (Glasgow Green), May 1872

First FA Cup match: vs. Everton, won 1–0, Stanley Park (A), 30 October 1886

First European match: vs. OGC Nice, won 2–1, European Cup, Ibrox Park (H), 24 October 1956

First League Cup match: vs. St. Mirren, won 4–0, Ibrox, 21 September 1946

First League match: vs. Hearts, won 5–2, Ibrox, 16 August 1890


1,000th league goal: Alec Smith (against Clyde, won 5-1, 8 December 1906).

2,000th league goal: Jimmy Gordon (against Kilmarnock, won 7–1, 15 September 1919).

3,000th league goal: Bob McGowan (against Cowdenbeath, won 7–0, 20 December 1930).

4,000th league goal: Jimmy Duncanson (against Dundee, won 3–1, 25 December 1947).

5,000th league goal: Alex Scott, Rangers 7–3 Ayr Utd, 29 April 1961

6,000th league goal: Derek Parlane, Hearts 2–4 Rangers, 19 January 1974

7,000th league goal: Ally McCoist (against Motherwell, won 3–0, 9 December 1989).

8,000th league goal: Shota Arveladze (against Dundee, won 3–0, 10 August 2002).


Most League goals: Ally McCoist, 251.

Most Scottish Cup goals: Jimmy Fleming, 44.

Most League Cup goals: Ally McCoist, 54.

Most European goals: Ally McCoist, 21.

Most European appearances: Barry Ferguson, 82

Most consecutive appearances: William Robb, 241 (from 13 April 1920 until 31 October 1925).

Most appearances in a season: Carlos Cuellar, 65 in 2007/2009

Most penalties scored: Johnny Hubbard, 54

Most goals scored in a league match:

Jimmy Smith, 6 goals, won 9–1, (against Ayr United, 15 August 1933).
Jimmy Smith, 6 goals, won 7–1 (against Dunfermline Athletic, 11 August 1934).
Davie Wilson, 6 goals, won 7–1 (against Falkirk, 17 March 1962).

Most goals scored in a Scottish Cup match: Jimmy Fleming, 9 goals (against Blairgowrie, 20 January 1934).

Most goals scored in a League Cup match: Jim Forrest, 5 goals (against Hamilton Accies, 30 October 1965).

Most goals scored in a European game: Dave McPherson, 4 goals (against Valletta FC, 14 September 1983).

Most points in a season: 97 points, in the treble winning season of 2002-03

Fewest points in a season: 69 points, in the 1994-95 season

20 points in the 1893-94 season where it was 2 points for a win.

Record transfer fee received: £9million from Tottenham for Alan Hutton, 30th January 2008.

Record transer fee paid: £12.5million to Chelsea for Tore Andre Flo.


Oldest player to have played in cup final: David Weir(39) v Falkirk, Saturday May 30th 2009

Youngest player to have played in cup final: John Fleck(16) v Queen of the South, Saturday May 24th, 2008

Oldest first-team player: Davie Weir, 39 years, 364 days (against Motherwell, 9th May 2010)

Oldest debutant: Billy Thomson, 37 years, 50 days (against Dundee United, 1 April 1995)


First capped player: Moses McNeil for Scotland (against Wales, 25 March 1876).

Most international caps while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 59 for Scotland

Most capped player to play for Rangers: Frank de Boer, 112 for Holland.

Most capped Scottish player to play for Rangers: Christian Dailly, 67.

Most international goals while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 19 for Scotland.

First Rangers player to appear at a World Cup: Eric Caldow (against Yugoslavia, 8 June 1958).

First Rangers player to score at a World Cup: Sammy Baird (against France, 15 June 1958).

Most World Cup appearances while a Rangers player: Sandy Jardine, 4.

First World Cup winner to play for Rangers: Lionel Charbonnier.

First European Championship winner to play for Rangers: Brian Laudrup.

First Rangers player to appear at a European Championship: Chris Woods (against USSR, 18 June 1988).

Most World Cup goals while a Rangers player: Sammy Baird and Mo Johnston, 1.

First Rangers player to score at a European Championship: Ally McCoist (against Switzerland, 12 June 1996).

Most European Championship appearances while a Rangers player: Andy Goram and Stuart McCall, 6.

Most European Championship goals while a Rangers player: Ally McCoist, 1.