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Struth on the 1938 Military Services Display at Ibrox 'One of most spectacular forms of entertainment ever offered'

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we have made an excellent start to league one with ten wins from ten games do you think we could beat our record for successive league wins and what is our record in successive league wins .

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well the rangers are in another final i wonder just how many final games our club has played ?

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September 1983: Rangers played two games at Ibrox Stadium in four days - the fans were treated to a feast of 19 goals.

 

Scottish League: Rangers 6 St Johnstone 3, Cup Winners Cup: Rangers 10 Valetta 0.

 

Gers 16 goals were scored by 11 different players: McCoist(2) McClelland, Prytz, Cooper, Clark, Mitchell(2) MacDonald(3) Dawson, MacKay, Redford(2) & Davies.

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Never realised that Valetta game was so early. That's one of the first games I can recall being at, I went for the half times pies & stuff (aged 12, I might add while the adults sat on their arses- thanks very much) and missed a couple of goals. 1983, well well well.

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George Young making a save in the 1953 Scottish Cup Final replacing GK Niven who had received a head injury

ge Young making a save in the 1953 Scottish Cup Final replacing GK Niven who had received a head injury

 

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Anyone remember George Niven's orange jersey, late 50s? Maybe it wasn't orange. Just a reddish yellow.

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It was the end of an era as the gers moved to their new stadium.

Taken from the minute book of 1899 .

The commitee meeting of february the 22 was held at 175 saint vincent streetand among the usual business of new members,registrations and team matters was a note that an engineer, Archibald Leitch had been appointed for the proposed new ground.

He attended the meeting with samples of the proposed new terracing,3', 3 1/2,' and 4' timber.

The committee chose the latterand instructed him to make plans for a ground to accommodate 60,000 with advice on costs.

The club had resources available to themwith a successful season producing over £5000 profit.

But they also looked to raise further capitalin a floatationof the club which would establish it as a limited company.

By march 20,the engineer presented optionsfor the ground to the committee and they favored an 80,000 capacitywih the terracing curtailed to reduce costs.

At that meeting the committee confirmed its decisions to pursue limited liability status with the company established with a nominal capitalof £12,000.

A special meeting of the members was convened and was held at the Trades hall,Glassford street on march27.

The plans for the new ground were enthusiastically receivedand it was agreed that the club would proceedwith the construction of a stadiumwith 80,000 capacity at a cost of £12,000.

the moveon the establishment of the company was also endorsed by the members.

By april,the engineer was well advanced with the plansand looked at the possibility of selling our oldstand to Kilmarnock fc who were involved in stadium constuction as well.

It was decided, however, t hat we would retain our old stand,but re-erectedat the new stadium positionwhich was to be located a short distancewest of the site of old Ibrox.

Mr Leitch was also instructed to get the schedules for the playing pitch at once and the turf was

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The formation of Chelsea as a football club is a slightly strange one in that the club were set up to make use of the stadium, rather than vice versa. In 1904, Gus Mears had acquired the Stamford Bridge athletics stadium, intending to use it as a football ground. When Fulham turned down the chance to use it…he set up his own club, Chelsea, naming them after the neighbouring borough. Hence, Chelsea actually play in Fulham2

John Tait (Jacky) Robertson

The first player to sign for the club was Robertson, then a 28 year-old Rangers player with 16 Scotland appearances to his name (captaining the side on 3 occasions3 ). One of his notable appearances for Scotland saw the national team playing in the colours of Lord Rosebery (something they did on at least 9 occasions between 1881 and 1951) in a match in which they defeated England 4-1. Robertson captained the side that day and was told by his Lordship, “I have never seen my colours so well sported since Ladas won the Derby.”4

Robertson signed on at Chelsea to be player-manager. He became the West London club’s first signing, first manager…and as it would turn out, first scorer (in a 1-0 away win over Blackpool on the 9th of September, 19055 ). In their first season, Chelsea finished 3rd in the 2nd Division, one place off promotion. Strangely, the next season, he decided to quit in November, with Chelsea again sitting third in the table. They would go on to be promoted at the end of the season. Shortly after quitting Chelsea he took up a new position…as player-manager of Glossop.

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in 1904, Rangers had visited Vienna to play in a tournament celebrating 10 years of First Vienna FC’s existence. Despite putting 9 goals past the Austrians, Rangers were impressed enough to enter into talks to sign their goalkeeper, Karl Pekarna. He became the first professional Austrian footballer when he moved to Glasgow. Pekarna would have been a teammate of Robertson’s for a few months, before both leaving the club in 1905, Pekarna returning to Vienna due to homesickness.1

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