On this day – July 21st

1971: A goal from John Greig after 25 seconds and 1 from Tommy McLean with 15 minutes to go gives Rangers a 2-1 win over Organte in the Gothenburg Jubilee Alliance Tournament 3rd Place Play-off.

1983: Rangers kick-off their Swedish tour with an 11-0 hammering of Arlovs. Ally McCoist and John McDonald both netted hat-tricks with Dave McPherson, Bobby Russell, Sandy Clark, Ian Redford and Robert Prytz also on the scoresheet.

1987: Rangers continue their tour of Switzerland with a 3-2 win over Wettongen. An Ally McCoist brace and a goal from Graeme Souness sees the Gers emerge victorious.

1994: Rangers sign Brian Laudrup from Fiorentina for £2.5 million.

1995: Rangers begin their pre-season with a 2-1 win over Brondby. Mark Hateley and Paul Gascoigne were on the scoresheet for the Gers.

1999: Goals from Gio van Bronckhorst, Barry Ferguson and Bould (OG) hands Rangers a 3-1 win over Sunderland in Ian Ferguson’s testimonial.

2000: Rangers are beaten 3-1 in a Friendly by Livingston. Billy Dodds is the Light Blues’ goalscorer.

2001: Claudio Caniggia is on target for Rangers as they go down 2-1 to Anderlecht in John Brown’s testimonial.

2007: Rangers draw 1-1 with Falkirk in a testimonial match for Alex Totten. Lee McCulloch had the Light Blues ahead inside the first minute.

2009: Christian Dailly signs for Charlton after the expiry of his Rangers contract.

2010: Danny Wilson signs for Liverpool in a £2 million deal.

2011: Rangers sign Lee Wallace from Hearts for a fee of £1.5 million.

2014: Nicky Clark and Calum Gallagher score to give Rangers a 2-1 win over the Victoria Highlanders in the 3rd match of their North American Tour.

2015: Rangers are beaten 1-0 by Burnley in a Friendly at Ibrox.

 

Birthdays

1987: Bilel Mohsni – (Paris, France). Rangers: 2013-2015 (Defender). Apps: 60, Goals: 12, Honours: 1 Scottish League One title. International Caps: 9 (Tunisia).

1996: Joe Aribo – (Camberwell, London, England). Rangers: 2019-present (Midfielder). Apps: 48, Goals: 9. International Caps: 4 (Nigeria).

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