Rangers’ record on this day – P: 23 W: 15 D: 2 L: 6
GD: +24 F: 54 A: 30
Win %: 65.22%
Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.35, Conceded: 1.30
1889: The goalscorers remain unknown as Rangers are beaten 6-2 by Queen of the South Wanderers in a Friendly.
1895: Rangers complete their League fixtures with a 2-1 win over St Bernard’s at Ibrox. David Boyd and Alec Smith scores as the Light Blues come from behind to claim victory. The Gers finished in 3rd place, 9 points behind winners Hearts.
1898: RC Hamilton grabs a hat-trick as Rangers defeat Queen’s Park 4-2 in the Glasgow League at Hampden. Jim Miller had opened the scoring for the visitors.
1901: Alec Smith equalises as Rangers are held to a 1-1 draw by Hearts at Tynecaslte in the final match of the Inter-City League. The Light Blues finished in 3rd position, 4 points off winners Third Lanark.
1904: Alec Mackie and Thomas Paton get the goals as Rangers defeat Newcastle Utd 2-0 in a Friendly at Ibrox.
1907: Sadly, the goalscorers remain unknown from Rangers 4-0 win over Maxwelltown in a Friendly.
1910: 2 goals from Willie Reid and 1 from Billy Hogg secures a 3-0 victory for Rangers against Ayr Utd in a Friendly at Somerset Park.
1911: A Jimmy Galt hat-trick and a goal from Billy Hogg hands Rangers a 4-1 win over Beith in a benefit match for Hugh McPherson.
1912: Rangers wrap up their League fixtures with a 3-1 triumph over Motherwell at Ibrox. An Alex Bennett brace and a goal from Joe Hendry saw the Gers finish on a winning note. The League Championship had already been won and the Light Blues finished 6 points clear of Celtic in 2nd.
1918: James Young scores for Rangers who are beaten 3-1 by Morton in the Army & Navy War Relief Fund Shield Semi-Final, at Ibrox.
1920: Jimmy Bowie and Davie Meiklejohn are on the mark as Rangers defeat Third Lanark 2-0 at Cathkin Park. The victory put the Light Blues within touching distance of the Title, and gave them the chance to seal it the following day at Dumbarton.
1921: Rangers draw 0-0 with Hearts at Ibrox.
1925: Geordie Henderson grabs the winner as Rangers defeat Newcastle Utd 1-0 at Ibrox in a benefit match for James Walls. The match was used to experiment the 40-yard offside rule, following a particularly low-scoring season especially in matches involving the Magpies.
1927: Rangers beat Ayr Utd 4-1 in a Friendly at Somerset Park in a benefit match for Tom Kilpatrick with goals scored by James Hair, Robert Ireland and William Chalmers (2). David Weir also scored an OG.
1929: Rangers round off a hugely successful League campaign with a 3-0 home victory over Dundee. Bob McPhail, Jimmy Fleming and Dr Jimmy Marshall all grabbed a goal each for the Light Blues. The Championship had been long since secured and the Gers finished a whole 16 points ahead of Celtic, losing just 1 of their 38 matches.
1932: Davie Meiklejohn nets the only goal as Rangers beat Hamilton 1-0 at Ibrox.
1935: Jimmy Smith pulls a goal back as Rangers are beaten 2-1 by Hamilton at Douglas Park.
1937: Jimmy Smith levels up as Rangers draw 1-1 with an Irish League Select in a benefit match for Distillery at Windsor Park.
1940: Rangers seal the Western Division Title with a 5-1 thrashing of Queen of the South in at Ibrox. A Jimmy Smith hat-trick and goals from Willie Thornton and Ian McPherson saw the Light Blues tie up the first Wartime League Championship. Rangers had been top of the Scottish League when it was suspended after just 5 games.
1946: Rangers defeat Hearts 2-1 AET in the Semi-Final of the Southern League Cup, at Hampden. Willie Thornton equalised after the Gers had gone behind inside the first minute. Torry Gillick then scored the winner in Extra-Time as the Ibrox side set-up a Final with Aberdeen.
1957: Rangers beat Queen of the South 3-0 at Palmerston Park. Johnny Hubbard opened the scoring prior to Max Murray netting a double. The win was enough to seal the League Championship for Scot Symon’s side who had looked to have been out of the race after a 1-0 defeat to Ayr in January which left the Ibrox men in 4th place, 9 points behind League leaders Hearts. That loss was to be the last the Gers would suffer as they overhauled the men from the Capital to retain the Title for the first time under Symon.
1960: Ralph Brand scores a penalty in Rangers’ 4-1 defeat to Clyde at Shawfield. The visitors found themselves 4-0 down after just 32 minutes before Brand’s penalty on the 43rd minute.
1963: Rangers beat Hearts 5-1 at Ibrox with goals scored by Jim Baxter (2), Holt (OG), Ralph Brand and Davie Wilson.
1966: Kai Johansen’s wonder-goal proves to decisive as Rangers beat Celtic 1-0 in the Replayed Scottish Cup Final at Hampden.
1968: Rangers are beaten 3-2 by Aberdeen in the final match of the season. Dave Smith and Alex Ferguson were on target for the Light Blues. Davie White’s men had held top spot in the League Table with 3 games to go when a draw with Morton saw the advantage turn-over to European Champions Celtic, who had a superior Goal Average. This loss was confirmation that the Gers would finish in 2nd, 2 points behind the Parkhead side.
1972: Alex MacDonald (2) and Colin Stein score as Rangers suffer a 4-3 loss to Dunfermline at Dunfermline.
1974: Rangers beat Dumbarton 3-1 in the penultimate League fixture of the season. Graham Fyfe had given the Gers the lead before Ally Scott netted a double.
1985: Rangers defeat Hearts 3-1 at Ibrox courtesy of goals from Ally McCoist, Robert Prytz and Davie Cooper.
2002: Neil McCann and Barry Ferguson score as Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-0 at Ibrox.
2003: Ronald de Boer grabs a goal as Rangers are beaten 2-1 by Celtic at Ibrox.
2008: Goals from Davie Weir and Daniel Cousin aren’t enough to prevent Rangers from slipping to a 3-2 defeat to Celtic at Parkhead. The Gers had Steven Whittaker sent-off.
2011: New Ibrox anthem Penny Arcade, written by Sammy King and made famous by Roy Orbison, rose to the top of the HMV download charts following a campaign to get the song to no.1 by Rangers fans.
2013: Rangers beat East Stirling 4-2 at Ochilview thanks to goals from Robbie Crawford, David Templeton (2) and Ian Black.
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