The Moonlighter

A few seats remaining for tomorrow's Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour.

If you’d like to join us please reserve your seat here https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/

A few  seats remaining for Saturday's Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour.

If you’d like to join us please reserve your seat here https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/

A  number of seats have  become available on this Saturday’s   Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour.

Adults £25 Child/Concession £18.

If you’d like to join us please reserve your seat here https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/

Further information 0790 2855536

On 12/09/2018 at 18:49, Soulsonic5791 said:

Do you have to be in The Craft to get in?

Everyone is welcome.

On 12/09/2018 at 16:58, Bluedell said:

Does the roadshow cover different areas from the Trail itself?

Yes, we give the individual profiles of the Founders, how the Founders Trail came to be and an in depth insight into the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.

A limited number of seats have  become available on this Sunday’s  Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour.

Adults £25 Child/Concession £18.

If you’d like to join us please send an email to thefounderstrail@gmail.com

Further information 0790 2855536

The Founders Trail Roadshow is heading for Busby!

It will be an honour for us to present the Founders Story at Busby Masonic on Saturday 6^th October at 7pm.

The Hall is at: 2 Hawthorn Road Busby G76 83H.

Tickets are £10 and all details are on the attached poster.

The evening will also provide an insight into The Rangers Graves Restoration Project and The Founders Trail.
 

We hope to see a few of you along.

Last Friday night we had the pleasure of  presenting  the Founders Story  at The Buchaven and Methil RSC.

At the end of the evening our Restoration of Rangers Graves  was sent around the hall and the wonderful amount of £176.19 was raised.

We'd like to thank the Club for a cracking event and everyone who attended for their overwhelming generosity as this will help to ensure that our Restoration work continues over the coming months.

Thank you.

Over the last few weeks my colleague Gordon at the Founders Trail has been digging into the story behind our ‘’ Light Blues’’ tag and what he’s discovered is remarkable.

In the spring of 1877 a young Rangers team were to incredibly reach their first Scottish Final against the mighty Vale of Leven, it was literally men against boys.

This attracted an astonishing crowd of over 8,000 to Hamilton Crescent in Partick with many more spectators outside on top of buildings and trees straining just to get a look at the Rangers.

The first game ended 1-1, the replay a month later was abandoned amid controversial circumstances.

What has recently come to light for us leads us to this conclusion.

The series of games saw the young Rangers, mainly because of their diminutive frame and the fact that they’d managed to master the art of moving the ball very quickly between them, being referred to as ‘’The Light and Speedy’’, this through time changed to ‘’The Light Blues’’ and that’s where the tag came from.

We have never worn a light blue jersey, our colours have always been royal blue.

The team colours can be seen in the clubs bye-laws from 1875 below.

Here is a selection of the articles recently discovered.

Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 12 November 1877

Athletic News - Wednesday 28 September 1881

Greenock Advertiser - Friday 14 March 1884

On 29/06/2018 at 18:02, Gonzo79 said:

Have our colours always been Royal Blue?  I was under the impression we were the 'light blues' for a few decades?

 

Very interesting post though - I had no idea the top with the star was such a mystery.

During the period of the 1877 Scottish Cup Final the Rangers were referred to as '' The light and speedies'', through time this changed to '' The light blues''.

This label came about because of the boys diminutive frame and the fact that they'd mastered the art of moving the ball quickly between themselves.

We have never worn a light blue jersey, our colours have always been royal blue.

Granted there have been versions of our jersey with a lighter shade but that's been down to a  manufacturer fault.  

Over the last few years we've been searching the cemeteries of Glasgow and beyond for the final resting places of those men who played such a vital role in not only forming our Club but the subsequent years thereafter.

Work has already been carried out on 33 plots, this has included the final resting place of every player from the 1877 Scottish Cup Final team.

We’ve also extended the project into assisting those bereaved by the 1961 and 1971 Ibrox Disasters.

Thanks to the generosity of our fellow Rangers supporters funds are in place to allow us to continue our work over the coming months.

These men from our early years gave us so much that we still enjoy  today and it’s important that we give them back a bit of dignity and respect, no-one will be left to rest in an unmarked grave.

If you’d like to donate to the Restoration Project please use the link here on our website.

https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/the-restoration-of-rangers-graves

Thank you.

On 14/08/2018 at 10:14, Bill said:

Moonlighter - I'd love to see this presentation and wonder if a ticket could be purchased on the night? I live a long way from Methil but plan to be in Edinburgh around that date and might have a chance to come along.

I'm sure you'll be fine on the night but i'd email the organizer just to be sure.

scottgreig@blueyonder.co.uk

The scarves are designed on the original colours of the Club.

Thanks to all who have placed orders, these will be posted out tomorrow.

We have plenty of scarves in stock, all orders are posted out within 24 hours.

They are only £13.00 (+ £3.00 P&P) and can be purchased directly here on our website.

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

On the 17^th March 1877 Rangers played our first ever Scottish Cup Final against Vale of Leven at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, the match ended 1-1.

 A replay was also played at the cricket ground which also finished 1-1, that  game went into extra time and was abandoned amid controversial circumstances.

Vale eventually won the Scottish Cup at First Hampden 3-2.

This was a Rangers team of youngsters going toe to toe with the mighty Vale.

It was this series of games that saw the transformation of the Rangers from what was essentially a boys club born at Fleshers Haugh only five years earlier to a respected football club one which caught the imagination and admiration of the Glasgow working class this is something that the Club never lost.

The Rangers were never to look back. 

With this in mind we recently approached the committee at West of Scotland Cricket Club with a view to having a commemorative plaque placed on their pavilion wall celebrating this wonderful achievement.

We’re delighted to say that our proposal was given full approval.

We took delivery of the plaque this week and a date for the unveiling will be advised accordingly.

*This is the third in a series of plaques that we are hoping to have placed around the country highlighting locations linked to our incredible story, previously we’ve had plaques placed at Fleshers Haugh and Penarth.*

Tickets are £5 and are available from scottgreig@blueyonder.co.uk and members of the supporters club.