On this day – November 17th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 18 W: 11 D: 2 L: 5

GD: +22 F: 42 A: 20

Win %: 61.11%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.33, Conceded: 1.11

 

1877: 4,000 are in attendance as Rangers draw 1-1 with Vale of Leven in a friendly at Millburn Park. The Light Blues’ goalscorer remains unknown.

1883: Hugh McHardy and Billy McGregor score as Rangers go down 4-2 in a friendly to Dumbarton at Kinning Park.

1888: The goalscorers remain unknown from Rangers’ 4-0 win over Glasgow Thistle in a friendly at Ibrox.

1894: Rangers suffer a 2-0 loss to Celtic in the Final of the Glasgow Cup at Cathkin Park.

1900: A goal each from RC Hamilton, Finlay Speedie and John McPherson sees Rangers come from behind to defeat Morton 3-1 in a league match at Cappielow.

1906: J.Dickie, Archie Kyle and Albert Cunningham are on target as Rangers beat Queen’s Park 3-2 at Ibrox.

1917: David Brown hits a hat-trick as Rangers secure a 4-0 triumph against Airdrie at Ibrox. Tommy Cairns was also on target.

1923: Andy Cunningham scores a penalty to give Rangers a 1-0 victory over Falkirk at Brockville.

1928: A Jimmy Fleming hat-trick and a goal from Andy Cunningham sees Rangers defeat Hamilton 4-0 at Ibrox.

1934: Jimmy Smith scores twice and George Brown misses a penalty as Rangers are held to a 2-2 draw by Aberdeen at Ibrox.

1945: Despite going ahead inside 12 minutes through Willie Waddell, Rangers can only draw 1-1 at home with Hearts.

1951: Colin Liddell pulls a goal back for Rangers who are defeated 3-1 by Raith in Kirkcaldy.

1956: Max Murray grabs both goals as Rangers beat Falkirk 2-0 at Brockville.

1962: Rangers defeat Falkirk 4-0 thanks to a Jimmy Millar double and goals from Davie Wilson and John Greig.

1968: Rangers lodge an offer of £50,000 for St Johnstone starlet Alex MacDonald. The offer was turned down but the deal was eventually completed for £65,000.

1973: A second half John Greig brace sees Rangers come from behind to defeat Falkirk 2-1 at Ibrox.

1979: Rangers are beaten 1-0 by Aberdeen at Ibrox.

1984: Rangers suffer a 2-1 loss to Aberdeen at Ibrox. Dave Mitchell had put the home side ahead after 7 minutes.

1987: Terry Butcher suffers a broken leg in Rangers’ 1-0 home defeat to Aberdeen.

1990: Rangers beat Motherwell 4-2 at Fir Park. Mark Walters put the visitors in-front inside 2 minutes, but goals in the final 16 minutes from Mo Johnston and Gary Stevens (2) were required to secure the points. Davie Cooper was on target for the Steelmen.

2001: Shota Arveladze and Tore Andre Flo score twice each as Rangers defeat Dunfermline 4-0 at Ibrox.

2012: Rangers defeat East Stirling 6-2 at Ochilview with goals scored by Lee McCulloch (2), Andy Little, Lee Wallace, Kevin Kyle and Kal Naismith.

 

Birthdays

1945: Dennis Setterington – (Bo’ness, West Lothian). Rangers: 1965-1970 (Midfielder). Apps: 15, Goals: 6.

On this day – November 16th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 18 W: 12 D: 3 L: 3

GD: +26 F: 48 A: 22

Win %: 66.67%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.67, Conceded: 1.22

 

1878: 2 goals from William Struthers and 1 from Willie Dunlop hands Rangers a 3-0 Friendly win over Vale of Leven.

1889: Jimmy Henderson and Jim Miller get the goals as Rangers defeat Third Lanark 2-0 in the Glasgow Cup Quarter-Final Replay. The Gers would face Queen’s Park in the Semi.

1895: Sadly the goalscorers remain unknown from Rangers’ 7-2 win over Orion in a Friendly at Cattofield.

1901: Jacky Robertson is on the scoresheet as Rangers are beaten 4-1 by Third Lanark in a League match at Ibrox.

1907: A goal each from Robert Steven and RG Campbell secures a 2-1 victory for Rangers over Partick Thistle at Meadowside Park.

1912: Jimmy Bowie and Willie Reid are on target as Rangers seal a narrow 2-1 win for Rangers over Third Lanark.

1918: Rangers are held to a 0-0 draw away at Airdrie.

1929: Rangers thump Ayr Utd 9-0 thanks to 4 goals from Jimmy Fleming, 2 each from Dr James Marshall and Sandy Archibald, and 1 from George Brown.

1935: Torry Gillick, Alex Venters and Jimmy Fiddes all score a goal each to give Rangers a 3-1 win over Hamilton at Ibrox.

1940: Jimmy Smith hits a hat-trick as Rangers narrowly defeat Morton 5-4 at Ibrox. Charlie Johnston and Bobby Bolt were also on the scoresheet.

1946: Rangers beat Clyde 4-2 courtesy of goals from Chris McNee, Willie Thornton, Jimmy Duncanson and Ian McColl.

1957: Sammy Baird nets twice to seal a 2-0 win for Rangers at home against Clyde.

1963: Ralph Brand equalises with a penalty as Rangers draw 1-1 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

1966: Rangers appoint Bobby Seith as Assistant Manager to Scot Symon. The Club’s no.1 target had been Eddie Turnbull of Aberdeen who turned the offer down, a decision he later admitted regretting.

1968: Rangers suffer a 1-0 defeat away at St Mirren.

1970: Derek Johnstone scores the only goal in Rangers’ 1-0 win over Dynamo Moscow in a Friendly, at Ibrox.

1972: Willie Johnston is sold for £100,000 to West Brom. Whilst serving a 67-day suspension, Bud followed fellow Barcelona hero Colin Stein, who had moved to Coventry, South.

1974: Rangers beat Motherwell 5-0 at Fir Park with goals scored by Derek Johnstone, Quinton Young, Alex MacDonald, Derek Parlane and Bobby McKean.

1977: Goals from John Greig, Derek Johnstone and Sandy Jardine earns Rangers a 3-1 win over Dunfermline in the League Cup Quarter-Final 2^nd Leg. The Gers progressed 6-2 on aggregate to face Forfar in the Semi.

1985: Sandy Clark scores twice as Rangers go down 3-0 to Hearts at Tynecastle.

1988: Rangers come from behind to defeat Hamilton 3-1 thanks to goals from Andy Gray, Ian Ferguson and Kevin Drinkell.

1991: Rangers ease to a 4-0 win over Hamilton courtesy of goals from Davie Robertson, Mark Hateley (2) and Ally McCoist.

1999: Rangers sign Tero Petilla from FC Haka for £300,000.

2002: Arthur Numan and Barry Ferguson score to earn Rangers a 2-2 draw away at Aberdeen.

 

Birthdays

1946: Peter McCloy – (Girvan, South Ayrshire). Rangers: 1970-1986 (Goalkeeper). Apps: 535, Shut-outs: 214, Honours: 2 Scottish League titles, 4 Scottish Cups, 4 Scottish League Cups, 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup, 4 Glasgow Cups, 1 Dyrbough Cup, 1 Tennent Caledonian Cup. International Caps: 4 (Scotland).

On this day – November 15th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 20 W: 16 D: 3 L: 1

GD: +33 F: 57 A: 24

Win %: 80.00%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.85, Conceded: 1.20

 

1879: Rangers defeat Kilmarnock Parkhouse 3-0 in a Friendly. Willie Dunlop, Moses McNeil and John Christie earns the Gers a victory.

1884: Rangers are beaten 4-3 by Arbroath in the Scottish Cup 4^th Round. Goals from James Gossland, Peter Morton and Alick McKenzie had given the Light Blues a 3-0 half-time lead. An injury to Rangers’ Bob Young left him little more than a passenger in the 2^nd half and the Arbroath fought back to victory. After the match, Rangers officials measured the pitch and found that the width was a foot shorter than the minimum requirement. A Replay was ordered after a protest to the SFA.

1890: John McPherson scores for Rangers as they draw 1-1 with Third Lanark in the Glasgow Cup Quarter-Final Replay.

1902: A goal each from Bobby Neil, Finlay Speedie and Jacky Robertson secures a narrow 3-2 win for Rangers over Queen’s Park at Ibrox.

1913: Willie Reid and Jimmy Gordon get the goals as Rangers beat Airdrie 2-0.

1924: Goals from Davie Meiklejohn, Andy Cunningham and Geordie Henderson hands Rangers a 3-0 win against Hibs.

1930: Dr James Marshall scores both goals as Rangers beat Queen’s Park 2-0 at Hampden.

1941: Rangers beat Hearts 5-2 at Ibrox with goals coming from Torry Gillick (2), Jimmy Smith, Willie McIntosh and Charlie Johnston.

1947: Rangers come from behind to beat Clyde 2-1. Willie Thornton levelled the scores before David Marshall grabbed the winner.

1952: Rangers twice come from behind to take a 6-4 win against Clyde at Shawfield. Billy Simpson netted a hat-trick with Willie Waddell, John Prentice and Derek Grierson also on target.

1958: A Billy Simpson double and a goal from Alex Scott seals a 3-0 home win for Rangers against Falkirk.

1960: Goals from Jimmy Millar, Ian McMillan and Alex Scott earns Rangers a 3-0 win in Germany over Borussia Monchengladbach in the European Cup Winners’ Cup Quarter-Final 1^st Leg.

1961: An Eric Caldow penalty and a goal from Ralph Brand secures a 2-1 win for Rangers over Vorwaerts Berlin in the 1^st Leg of their European Cup 1^st Round tie. The 2^nd Leg would have to be played in Sweden due to the Germans being unable to get entry visas for NATO countries.

1969: Rangers beat Kilmarnock 5-3 thanks to a Colin Stein hat-trick and goals from Andy Penman and Willie Johnston.

1975: Rangers cruise to a 5-1 win over St Johnstone courtesy of goals from McDonald (OG), Derek Parlane, Bobby McKean, Tommy McLean and Sandy Jardine.

1977: John Greig is awarded an MBE for his services to Football.

1978: Gordon Smith and Bobby Russell are on the mark as Rangers beat Arbroath 2-1 in the League Cup Quarter-Final 2^nd Leg. The Ibrox side progress 3-1 on aggregate to play Celtic in the Semi.

1980: A goal each from Willie Johnston and Sandy Jardine hands Rangers a 2-0 win over Kilmarnock.

1981: Derek Johnstone scores for Rangers in their 1-1 draw with Everton in a Testimonial Match for Colin Jackson.

1986: Rangers defeat Clydebank 4-1 with goals scored by Ally McCoist (2), Ian Durrant and Dave McPherson.

1990: Rangers sell Terry Butcher for £500,000 to Coventry, where he would take up the role of Player-Manager.

1997: Jorg Albertz scores the equaliser as Rangers are forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Aberdeen.

2008: 2 goals in the first 10 minutes from Kris Boyd and Steve Davis gives Rangers a 2-1 win over St Mirren at Ibrox.

2014: Despite going ahead through Lee McCulloch on 72 minutes, Rangers can only draw 1-1 with Alloa at Ibrox.

 

Birthdays

1970: Pedro Caixinha – (Beja, Portugal). Rangers Manager: 2017.

1926: Willie Findlay – (Motherwell, North Lanarkshire). Rangers: 1947-1954 (Midfielder). Apps: 123, Goals: 69, Honours: 1 Scottish League title, 1 Scottish Cup, 1 Glasgow Cup, 2 Glasgow Charity Cups.

On this day – November 14th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 18 W: 10 D: 7 L: 1

GD: +28 F: 44 A: 16

Win %: 55.56%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.44, Conceded: 0.89

 

1885: Sadly, the goalscorers remain unknown from Rangers’ 2-1 Friendly victory over Pollokshields.

1891: Jimmy Henderson is the only known scorer as Rangers draw 2-2 with Battlefield in a Friendly at Ibrox.

1896: Peter Turnbull is on target as Rangers draw 1-1 with Celtic in the Final of the Glasgow Cup.

1903: RC Hamilton equalises as Rangers draw 1-1 at home with Hibs.

1906: RG Campbell scores all 7 goals as Rangers trounce Morton 7-0 in a benefit match for Clyde Boilermakers Strike Distress Fund.

1908: Tom Murray is on the mark as Rangers are forced to settle for a 1-1 draw away at Queen’s Park.

1914: Willie Reid is on the scoresheet as Rangers are held to a 1-1 draw by Dumbarton at Boghead.

1925: 2 goals from Robert McKay and 1 from Jimmy Fleming hands Rangers a 3-0 victory over Cowdebeath at Ibrox.

1931: Despite going 2-0 up through Bob McPhail and Sam English, Rangers can only draw 2-2 with Clyde at Ibrox.

1936: A goal each from Jimmy Smith and Bobby Main seals a 2-1 win for Rangers over Kilmarnock.

1942: Rangers defeat Partick Thistle 4-1 courtesy of a Jimmy Duncanson brace and goals from Torry Gillick and Alex Venters.

1953: Rangers thrash Hamilton 8-1 thanks to goals from Willie Waddell (2), Willie Thornton (3), Billy Simpson, Johnny Hubbard and Willie Paton.

1956: Rangers are beaten 2-1 by Nice in the European Cup 1^st Round 2^nd Leg, in France. Johnny Hubbard had given the Gers a half-time lead with a penalty. The Light Blues had William Logie sent-off towards the end of the match. With the aggregate scores level at 3-3, Rangers’ first ever European tie would go to a Decider which was to be played in “neutral” Paris.

1959: Jimmy Millar grabs all 4 goals as Rangers ease to a 4-0 win away at Arbroath.

1964: Jim Baxter scores as Rangers draw 1-1 with Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

1970: Rangers cruise to a 5-0 win over Clyde with goals scored by Colin Stein (2), Willie Johnston, Mulheron (OG) and Derek Johnstone.

1981: Goals from Derek Johnstone, Jim Bett, Bobby Russell and Davie Cooper secure a 4-1 victory for Rangers against St Mirren at Ibrox.

1987: Ally McCoist scores both goals for Rangers in their 2-2 draw with St Mirren at Love Street. Ian Ferguson was on target for the home side.

1996: Brian Laudrup scores the winner after 7 minutes as Rangers beat Celtic 1-0 at Parkhead. Paul Gascoigne also missed a penalty.

1998: A goal each from Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Andrei Kanchelskis gives Rangers a 2-1 win over Aberdeen.

2004: Dado Prso scores the only goal from the penalty spot as Rangers beat Hibs 1-0 at Easter Road. The visitors had Nacho Novo sent-off on 28 minutes and Prso missed another penalty with 5 minutes remaining.

 

Birthdays

1943: Dave Smith – (Aberdeen). Rangers: 1966-1974 (Midfielder). Apps: 303, Goals: 19, Honours: 1 European Cup Winners’ Cup, 1 Glasgow Cup. International Caps: 2 (Scotland).

1956: Avi Cohen – (Cairo, Egypt). Rangers: 1987-1988 (Defender). Apps: 12, Honours: 1 Scottish League Cup. International Caps: 51 (Israel).

1959: Chris Woods – (Swineshead, Lincolnshire, England). Rangers: 1986-1991 (Goalkeeper). Apps: 230, Shut-outs: 119, Honours: 4 Scottish League titles, 3 Scottish League Cups, 1987 Dubai Champions Cup. International Caps: 43 (England).

1970: Erik Bo Andersen – (Dronningborg, Denmark). Rangers: 1996-1997 (Forward). Apps: 34, Goals: 18, Honours: 1 Scottish League title. International Caps: 6 (Denmark).

1982: Stephen Hughes – (Motherwell, North Lanarkshire). Rangers: 1999-2005 (Midfielder). Apps: 89, Goals: 7, Honours: 1 Scottish League Cup, 2004 Walter Tull Trophy. International Caps: 1 (Scotland).

 

Usual kick-off time of 8pm tonight for this week’s Rangers Quiz.

On this day – November 13th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 19 W: 11 D: 4 L: 4

GD: +31 F: 50 A: 19

Win %: 57.89%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.63, Conceded: 1.00

 

1875: Moses McNeil scores for Rangers who are beaten 2-1 by Third Lanark in the Scottish Cup 2^nd Round Replay. The Gers had won the original tie but a Replay was ordered as they had kicked-off both halves. The Replay also carried controversy. Rangers appealed to the SFA afterwards that Third Lanark’s Goalkeeper had played in ordinary street clothes and so was indistinguishable from the crowd. They also claimed that Thirds first goal was scored with a hand and also that the Crowd had spilled onto the park causing the match to be abandoned 7 minutes from time. The appeal fell on deaf ears.

1880: Rangers thump Clyde 11-0 in the 4^th Round of the Scottish Cup. William Struthers, George Angus, Willie Pringle and James Steel are the only known goalscorers. The Light Blues would face Hurlford in the 5^th Round.

1886: Tuck McIntyre and Robert Fraser are the only known goalscorers from Rangers’ 4-2 Friendly win over Abercorn.

1897: Bobby Neil scores for Rangers with a penalty as they are held to a 1-1 draw by Celtic in the Glasgow Cup Semi-Final Replay.

1909: Rangers suffer a 1-0 defeat to Clyde at Shawfield.

1915: An Andy Cunningham double and a goal from Scott Duncan gives Rangers a 3-0 win over Hamilton in a League match at Ibrox.

1920: Geordie Henderson scores all 4 goals as Rangers defeat Clydebank 4-2 at Clydeholm Park.

1926: Andy Cunnngham and Dr James Marshall are on the scoresheet in Rangers’ 2-2 draw with Hibs in Edinburgh.

1937: Jimmy Smith equalises as Rangers draw 1-1 with Arbroath at Gayfield.

1943: Willie McIntosh scores 4 times to hand Rangers a 4-1 win away at Queen’s Park.

1948: Rangers beat St Mirren 2-0 at Love Street. Torry Gillick opened the scoring inside 30 seconds before Willie Waddell doubled the lead 8 minutes from the end.

1954: Rangers beat Falkirk 3-0. John Prentice gave the Gers a lead at Brockville before Billy Simpson netted a brace.

1963: George McLean scores the only goal as Rangers defeat Queen’s Park 1-0 in the Glasgow Cup 1^st Round. The Ibrox men would face Clyde in the Semi-Final.

1965: Willie Henderson and George McLean get the goals as Rangers beat Hearts 2-0 at Tynecastle.

1968: Rangers beat Dundalk 3-0 in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 2^nd Round 2^nd Leg. Willie Mathieson put the Light Blues in-front before Colin Stein grabbed a double, narrowly missing out on making it a hat-trick of hat-tricks in his first 3 Rangers appearances. The Gers completed a 9-1 aggregate victory and would meet DWS Amsterdam in the 3^rd Round.

1971: Rangers are beaten 3-2 at home by Dundee. Willie Johnston pulled 2 goals back but the Dee’s were 3 up after 19 minutes.

1976: Rangers beat Kilmarnock 4-0 at Rugby Park thanks to goals from Bobby McKean, Colin Jackson (2) and Derek Parlane.

1982: Davie Cooper and Derek Johnstone score for Rangers who go down 4-2 to Dundee Utd at Tannadice. Davie Dodds and Richard Gough were amongst the scorers for the home side.

1993: Mark Hateley scores twice to earn Rangers a 2-2 draw at home with Raith Rovers. Gordon Dalziel had put the Fife side ahead.

1994: Ally McCoist is given the freedom of East Kilbride.

2010: A goal each from Kenny Miller and Vladimir Weiss gives Rangers a 2-0 victory over Aberdeen at Ibrox. Miller also missed a penalty.

 

Birthdays

1858: Joe Lindsay – (Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire). Rangers: 1887. Apps: 3, Goals: 2. International Caps: 8 (Scotland).

1914: Sammy Ross – (Darvel, East Ayrshire). Rangers: 1939-1940 (Midfielder). Apps: 4.

1962: Colin West – (Wallsend, North Tyneside, England). Rangers: 1986-1987 (Forward). Apps: 16, Goals: 3, Honours: 1 Glasgow Cup.

On this day – November 12th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 20 W: 11 D: 4 L: 5

GD: +22 F: 45 A: 23

Win %: 55.00%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.25, Conceded: 1.15

 

1881: David Hill is the only known goalscorer from Rangers’ 2-0 win over Thornliebank in the Scottish Cup 4^th Round.

1887: Robert Brand scores 4 as Rangers cruise to a 5-0 victory over Third Lanark in a Friendly. Robert Fraser was also on target.

1892: Rangers were leading Abercorn 3-0 in a League match at Ibrox when the game was abandoned due to bad light on 81 minutes. John Barker and Cuthbertson (OG) are the only known goalscorers.

1898: Rangers are beaten 1-0 by Queen’s Park in the Final of the Glasgow Cup. Nick Smith scored an OG.

1904: Rangers suffer a 3-0 defeat away at St Mirren.

1910: 2 goals from Billy Hogg and 1 from Willie Reid secures a 3-0 victory for Rangers over Kilmarnock at Ibrox.

1921: Tommy Cairns is on the mark as Rangers are held to a 1-1 draw at home by Dumbarton.

1927: Rangers come from 1-0 down to beat Hibs 4-1 at Ibrox. Goals from Andy Cunningham and Jimmy Fleming, and 2 from George McMillan saw the Gers to victory.

1929: Rangers secure the signing of 20 year-old Goalkeeper James “Jerry” Dawson from Camelon Juniors. He would go on to earn the nickname “The Prince of Goalkeepers,” playing nearly 500 times for the Light Blues (including wartime football), until his departure to Falkirk in 1946.

1932: Rangers thrash Morton 6-1 with goals coming from Davie Meiklejohn, Bob McPhail, Sam English, Dr James Marshall, Jimmy Fleming and Jimmy Smith.

1938: A goal each from Alex Venters, Willie Waddell and Bob McPhail earns Rangers a 3-1 win away at Hearts. Venters also missed a penalty.

1949: Joe Johnson scores the winner 5 minutes from the end as Rangers beat St Mirren 1-0 at Ibrox.

1955: Rangers overturn a 1-0 deficit to beat Hearts 4-1 courtesy of goals from Don Kitchenbrand (2), Billy Simpson and Sammy Baird.

1960: Rangers defeat Dundee Utd 4-0 thanks to goals from Ian McMillan, Jimmy Millar (2) and Alex Scott.

1966: Jim Forrest equalises as Rangers draw 1-1 with St Johnstone at Muirton Park.

1969: Rangers are beaten 3-1 in Poland by Gornik Zabrze in the European Cup Winners’ cup 2^nd Round 1^st Leg. Orjan Persson was on the scoresheet for the visitors.

1975: Rangers beat Dundee Utd 4-0. Goals from Derek Johnstone, Derek Parlane, Alex MacDonald and Colin Jackson sealed the win.

1977: Despite going ahead through Derek Johnstone, Rangers are forced to settle for a 1-1 draw away at Celtic.

1983: Rangers are beaten 3-0 by Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

1985: An Ally McCoist brace hands Rangers a 2-1 win over Queen’s Park in the Glasgow Cup 1^st Round. The Light Blues progressed to face Celtic in the Final.

1988: Mark Walters scores from a penalty as Rangers go down 3-1 to Celtic at Parkhead. Terry Butcher also scored an OG.

2000: Rangers beat Aberdeen 2-1 at Pittodrie. Kenny Miller levelled the scores before Michael Mols grabbed the winner.

2008: Rangers draw 0-0 with Motherwell at Fir Park.

 

Birthdays

1980: Bob Malcolm – (Glasgow). Rangers: 1997-2006 (Defender/Midfielder). Apps: 115, Goals: 3, Honours: 2 Scottish League titles, 1 Scottish Cup, 1 Scottish League Cup, 2003 Wernesgruner Cup.

On this day – November 11th

Rangers’ record on this day – P: 21 W: 14 D: 4 L: 3

GD: +28 F: 52 A: 24

Win %: 66.67%

Average Goals Scored P/M: 2.48, Conceded: 1.14

 

1873: Rangers draw 0-0 with the Rovers in a Friendly.

1893: A goal each from John McPherson and David Boyd hands Rangers a 2-1 victory over Third Lanark in a League match.

1899: James Wilkie is on target as Rangers draw 1-1 with Celtic in the Glasgow Cup Final.

1905: Despite going 2-0 ahead through Archie Kyle, Rangers are defeated 4-2 at home by Third Lanark.

1911: Goals from Billy Hogg and Willie Reid earns Rangers a 2-1 win away at Motherwell.

1916: Rangers are forced to settle for a 0-0 draw with Hibs at Easter Road.

1922: A Geordie Henderson double and a goal from Tommy Cairns gives Rangers a 3-0 victory over Hamilton.

1933: Rangers thump Queen of the South 4-0 in Dumfries. Bob McPhail opened the scoring before Jimmy Smith grabbed a hat-trick.

1936: Rangers lift another Glasgow Cup, this time with a 6-1 thrashing of Partick Thistle in the Final. A Jimmy Smith hat-trick and goals from Bob McPhail, Bobby Main and Davie Kinnear saw the Cup heading Ibrox way.

1939: Rangers ease to a 4-0 win at home against St Mirren with goals scored by Willie Thornton, Chris McNee, Thomas Gilmour and Willie Findlay.

1943: Rangers sign 18 year-old Willie Paton from Rob Roy FC.

1944: Rangers defeat Dumbarton 5-2 thanks to goals from Jimmy Duncanson, Willie Waddell (2), Scot Symon and Charlie Watkins.

1950: Willie Paton and Willie Thornton get the goals as Rangers beat St Mirren 2-0 at Love Street.

1958: Rangers overturn a 2-0 deficit to beat Napoli 5-2 in a Friendly at Ibrox. Davie Wilson (2), Harold Davis, Max Murray and Andy Matthew gave the Gers a victory.

1959: A goal each from Ian McMillan, Davie Wilson, Alex Scott and Jimmy Millar sees Rangers defeat Red Star Bratislava in the European Cup 2^nd Round 1^st Leg at Ibrox.

1961: Ralph Brand pulls a goal back for Rangers as they are beaten 5-1 by Dundee at Ibrox. Andy Penman was on the scoresheet for the Dee’s whilst Alan Gilzean scored the other 4, only the 2^nd time an opposing player had done so at Ibrox.

1967: Willie Johnston scores the only goal after 2 minutes to give Rangers a 1-0 home win over Morton.

1972: Alfie Conn grabs the decisive goal in the 84^th minute to secure a 1-0 victory for Rangers over Airdrie at Ibrox.

1978: An Alex Forsyth penalty earns Rangers a 1-1 draw against Celtic. This was a Rangers home game but due to construction work on the Copland Road Stand, the match was played at Hampden.

1981: Rangers have Kenny Black sent-off as they are beaten 2-0 at Dundee Utd. Colin Jackson also scored an OG.

1983: Following a change of Manager, there was also a reshuffle of the Rangers Board. Hugh Adam became a Director, alongside Tom Dawson and James Robinson. Adam had helped build up the Rangers Pools, a very useful source of income for the Club. Further changes would also see Rae Simpson replaced by John Paton as Chairman.

1992: 2 goals from Ally McCoist and 1 from Mark Hateley seals a 3-1 victory for Rangers over Dundee.

1995: Oleg Salenko equalises for Rangers as they are held to a 1-1 draw by Aberdeen.

2006: Kris Boyd and Stevie Smith are on the mark as Rangers triumph 2-0 over Dunfermline at Ibrox.

2007: Walter Smith, Ally McCoist and Eric Caldow are all inducted into Scottish Football’s Hall of Fame.

2018: Scott Arfield and Eros Grezda score twice each as Rangers thump Motherwell 7-1 at Ibrox. Alfredo Morelos and Glenn Middleton were also on target whilst James Tavernier scored a retaken penalty.

 

Birthdays

1996: Ryan Kent – (Oldham, Lancashire, England). Rangers: 2018-2019, 2019-present (Midfielder). Apps: 50, Goals: 6.

 

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