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  1. The Gift Vouchers are without limit of time and reserve a seat on any Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour of your choice (allowing for availability).

    Adults £30
    Senior Bluenoses( 65 and over) and Wee Bears ( under 16) £20
    +£1 P+P per order

    Gift Vouchers, which can be purchased here on our website, are posted out on the day of purchase.
    https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop
     
     
  2. Only £15.00 ( + £1.72 P+P).

    We have copies of The Updated Gallant Pioneers book all signed by author Gary Ralston available to purchase.

    All chapters have been updated since the original book was released in 2009. An additional chapter on the story of the Founders Trail has also been added.


    It's a must read for all True Blues !

     

    Please purchase your book here on our website https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop  and we'll post your copy out to you within 24 hours.

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  3. Last Saturday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders Story for the East Bank RSC and friends at the Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall Londonderry.

     

    At the end of the evening our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project donations bucket was sent around the hall and the wonderful amount of £47.75 was raised.

     

    We’d like to thank everyone for an incredible weekend ,we were treated like royalty,and for your generosity on the night as this will help to ensure that our restoration work continues over the coming months.

     

    Thank you.

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  4. With Christmas fast approaching treat the bluenose in your life to a day with us on the Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour as we Follow Follow in the Footsteps of our Founders.

     

    The first batch of Tour dates are as follows.

     

    SUNDAY 12TH JANUARY
    SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
    SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
    SUNDAY 8TH MARCH
    SUNDAY 22ND MARCH

    ***Tour dates may be subject to change due to football fixtures***

     

    Join us on a journey of discovery back to 1872 when the Rangers were just the dream of a group of young kids who gathered on Fleshers Haugh. They had no ball, no football kit and used a bush on the Glasgow Green as a changing room.

     

    To avoid disappointment please reserve your seat early as the Founders Trail does sell out very quickly.

     

    Prices are as follows.

    Adults £30

    Children (under 16) and Senior Citizens £20

     

    Reserve your seat here thefounderstrail.co.uk

     

    For further information phone: 0790 2855536.

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  5. Since the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project was launched in 2014 we’ve restored 36 plots. These have ranged from Founders,Presidents, Chairman, Managers, Players and fellow supporters of our Club who perished at the Ibrox disasters.

     

    As our restoration work continues we’re needing help from anyone within the industry who can spare some time to help us with the re-erecting, cleaning and re-lettering of stones.

     

    If you have experience in this field and would like to get involved in the project please send an email to thefounderstrail@gmail.com or call 0790 2855536 for a chat.

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  6. With Christmas fast approaching treat the Bluenose in your life to a Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour Gift Voucher.

     

    The Gift Vouchers are without limit of time and reserve a seat on any Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour of your choice (allowing for availability).

     

    Adults £30
    Senior Bluenoses( 65 and over) and Wee Bears ( under 16) £20
    +£1 P+P per order.

     

    Gift Vouchers, which can be purchased here on our website, are posted out on the day of purchase.

    https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

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  7. Yesterday I had the honour and pleasure of attending the event to unveil a new stone on the plot of Rangers great Neilly Gibson at Larkhall Cemetery.

     

    Thank so much to all those who attended.

     

    The grave had lain unmarked since 1947.

     

    Gone but never Forgotten.

     

    Neilly Gibson:

     

    NEILLY GIBSON joined Rangers when he was still a teenager from junior side Royal Albert and went on to enjoy more than a decade of service with the club.

    A man who would become a 14-times capped Scotland international, he would go on to win six major honours with the Rangers including four league championships.

     

    Defender Gibson was an ever-present in the 1898/99 league campaign when Gers won every one of their 18 matches to win the title by 10 points.

    Indeed, he scored three times in the two biggest wins that campaign, notching a double in an 8-0 rout of Clyde and scoring from the penalty spot in a 10-0 thrashing of Hibernian.

     

    That championship win was the first of four consecutively and in the first three campaigns Gibson missed only three games overall.

     

    Playing 377 times overall for Rangers – including in 184 competitive fixtures with 14 goals – he later spent five years in Partick Thistle’s squad.

     

    Gibson had three sons – Neil, Willie and James – with all three going on to follow in their father’s footsteps as they played the beautiful game.

    In James’ case, he emulated his dad by playing for Scotland and also scored once against Wales in 1929, some 32 years after his parent had struck against Northern Ireland.

     

    Neilly Gibson (1894-1905)
    Appearances: 184. Goals: 14.
    Honours: Four league titles, Two Scottish Cups.
    14 caps (Scotland).

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  8. We’re delighted to launch our first batch of Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour dates for 2020.

     

    This will be our eleventh year and the popularity of the Trail continues to soar.

     

    Since we first took to the streets of Glasgow in 2009 we’ve taken almost 10,000 people on the Trail of our Founders and through the doors of Ibrox Stadium ,many for the first time.

     

    Through the education process of the Founders Trail our objective is to safeguard our unique and wonderful history for future generations.

     

    Join us as we Follow Follow in the Footsteps of our Founders.

     

    The Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour dates are as follows.

     

    SUNDAY 12TH JANUARY
    SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY
    SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY
    SUNDAY 8TH MARCH
    SUNDAY 22ND MARCH

    ***Tour dates may be subject to change due to football fixtures***

     

    Join us on a journey of discovery back to 1872 when the Rangers were just the dream of a group of young kids who gathered on Fleshers Haugh. They had no ball, no football kit and used a bush on the Glasgow Green as a changing room.

     

    To avoid disappointment please reserve your seat early as the Founders Trail does sell out very quickly.

     

    Prices are as follows.

     

    Adults £30

    Children (under 16) and Senior Citizens £20

     

    Reserve your seat here thefounderstrail.co.uk

     

    For further information phone: 0790 2855536.

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  9. A few weeks ago I was contacted by and met a Joel Leslie who informed me that he has been researching the story of the Rangers team from season 1899 who of course set that incredible record of winning every league match, Joel’s aim is to publish a book on his work.

     

    During his extensive research Joel sadly discovered in Larkhall the unmarked grave of an integral member of this great Rangers team Neilly Gibson. The plot has been unmarked since 1947.

     

    We of course agreed that this would have to be rectified , Joel in turn got the necessary consent from Neilly Gibson’s family.

     

    We at the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project have donated  a sum to assist the funding of this project.

     

    On Saturday 16th November at 12pm a dedication event will be held in Larkhall Cemetery, the cemetery is at Station Road Larkhall ML9 2DB.

    All Welcome.

     

    Neilly Gibson:

     

    NEILLY GIBSON joined Rangers when he was still a teenager from junior side Royal Albert and went on to enjoy more than a decade of service with the club.

     

    A man who would become a 14-times capped Scotland international, he would go on to win six major honours with the Rangers  including four league championships.

     

    Defender Gibson was an ever-present in the 1898/99 league campaign when Gers won every one of their 18 matches to win the title by 10 points.

     

    Indeed, he scored three times in the two biggest wins that campaign, notching a double in an 8-0 rout of Clyde and scoring from the penalty spot in a 10-0 thrashing of Hibernian.

     

    That championship win was the first of four consecutively and in the first three campaigns Gibson missed only three games overall.

     

    Playing 377 times overall for Rangers – including in 184 competitive fixtures with 14 goals – he later spent five years in Partick Thistle’s squad.

     

    Gibson had three sons – Neil, Willie and James – with all three going on to follow in their father’s footsteps as they played the beautiful game.

     

    In James’ case, he emulated his dad by playing for Scotland and also scored once against Wales in 1929, some 32 years after his parent had struck against Northern Ireland.

     

    Neilly Gibson (1894-1905)
    Appearances: 184. Goals: 14.
    Honours: Four league titles, Two Scottish Cups.
    14 caps (Scotland).

     

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  10. It will be an honour for us to present the Founders Story for the East Bank Rangers Supporters Club and friends at the historic Apprentice Boys Memorial Hall Londonderry on Saturday 23rd November at 7.30. The Memorial Hall is at 13 Society Street Londonderry BT48 6PJ.

     

    The evening will also give an insight into the Founders Trail and Restoration of Rangers Graves Project. Entertainment will follow the presentation.

     

    Tickets priced at only £7 are available from martynmancini1961@gmail.com. Payment can also be made at the door on the night.

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  11. Last Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders Story for LLOL 259 and friends at the Unity Club Falkirk.

     

    At the end of the evening our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project donations bucket was sent around the hall and the wonderful amount of was £65.53 raised.

     

    We’d like to sincerely thank everyone for their generosity as this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming months

    .

    Thank you.

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