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    82 Years Ago Today.

    in Rangers Chat

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    On the 16th February 1935 Rangers legend Tom Vallance died at the family home at 83 Pitt Street Glasgow.

     

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    Tom is buried in Hillfoot Cemetery in Bearsden and his funeral was attended by Mr. Struth, Chairman James Bowie and his old team-mate James McIntyre who both took a cord. Incredibly, players from the Vale of Leven team whom Tom had faced 60 years earlier in 1877 were also in attendance.

     

    That will give you an indication as to how highly regarded Tom Vallance was.

     

    Tom was paid the ultimate accolade by the Club in May 1898 when he was made a life member. In 2012 we had Tom put on to canvas by way of a painting by artist Helen Runciman which was unveiled at Ibrox Stadium at the end of our Founders Trail.

     

    Tom Vallance took his rightful place at the top of the Marble Staircase alongside his friends and fellow Founders.

     

    Some facts on Tom Vallance:

     

    Tom had an incredible 60 year association with the Club.

     

    He was a master oarsman, a champion athlete (he set a Scottish long jump record of over 21 feet), he studied at the Glasgow School of Art, had paintings accepted by the Royal Scottish Academy and was Rangers Club Captain and President for many years.

     

    While President of the Club it was not uncommon to find Tom Vallance working the turnstiles on match day at First Ibrox.

     

     

    We have recorded details of Tom Vallance being present at the ceremony held on 1st January 1929 which saw the opening of the Main Stand at Ibrox and also at a Dinner held in the old St.Enoch’s Hotel after a Rangers match in 1933, he was also a guest of the Club that year for the New Year’s day game against Celtic.

     

    So, the lad who was present at Fleshers Haugh in 1872 was still attending Ibrox some 60 years later where the Club that he’d helped form and nurture were now playing in front of crowds touching 100,000.

     

    Tom Vallance.

     

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    Remembering the 66. Robert Grant.

    in Rangers Chat

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    How can you help The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project?

     

    We of course won’t carry out any restoration work without first consulting with the relatives of those affected by the disasters and gaining their consent.

     

    Do you know of any relative that we can approach and offer assistance?

     

    If you can help please send an email to the founderstrail@gmail.com or call 0790 2855536.

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    Remembering the 66. Robert Grant.

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    Robert Grant didn’t return home from Ibrox on the 2nd January 1971.

     

    He was only 21.

     

    When we published details on the planned restoration of the Markinch Bench we were contacted by a Robert Lindsay of the Bishopton RSC who informed us that he had visited Robert’s grave and asked if we could clean it up and re-letter the inscription.

     

    Robert managed to get a contact number for Robert Grant’s sister whom I spoke to last week and explained the on-going work with the Restoration Project.

     

    She agreed to the cleaning of her brother’s stone .

     

    This work was carried out yesterday . The re-lettering will be done in due course.

     

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    Founders Trail Sunday 5th February. Meeting Details.

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    Would all who are booked on tomorrow's Tour please note that there will be a Founders Trail welcome desk available within Bar 72 West at Ibrox Stadium from 11.15am prior to our 12pm departure from outside of the Ibrox Megastore

     

    Access to Bar 72 is via the main entrance to Argyle House .

     

    This will give us an opportunity to greet you and check you from our loading chart and to distribute our travel packs.

     

    Parking is available throughout the day around Ibrox Stadium.

     

    If you have any questions before the tour please don't hesitate in contacting us on 0790 2855536.

     

     

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    The Staff of Rangers Football Club on the Trail of our Founders.

    in Rangers Chat

    Posted · Edited by The Moonlighter

    Since the Founders Trail first took to the streets of Glasgow in 2009 our primary objective has been to get our wonderful story out to as many people as possible and in turn safe guard the real Rangers story for future generations.

     

    Last November our Board of Directors took the journey with us and it was then that we discussed with them our aim to take every Club employee around on the Founders Trail to give them an understanding of the foundations upon which our unique Club was built, and why it means so much today to so many.

     

    We’re delighted to say that this coming Monday 6th February we’ll be taking a minimum of 33 office staff from the Club around on the Founders Trail.

     

    Craig Mulholland has also said that he wants our Under 17’s and Under 20’s to take the Founders Trail with us as part of their education into what Rangers Football Club is.

     

    We’re currently trying to pinpoint a date for this.

     

    These are significant and positive steps being taken by our Club.

     

    We at the Founders Trail are honoured and delighted to be playing a part in this process.

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