ChelseaBoy 2,441 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 hours ago, gaspard said: Update. I was wrong when I said we had never played Millwall Just stumbled across this Millwall Athletic 5, Rangers 1 1st April 1899 RGS Jimmy Oswald Att, 7000 The match appears to be part of a wee tour of England, we beat Liverpool and Southampton either side of the Millwall game. I doubt the guy was there then 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaBoy 2,441 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 As an aside. Much more history with Chelsea than Millwall https://www.ablueheart.com/football/chelsea/history-and-friendship-between-chelsea-and-glasgow-rangers 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,122 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, ChelseaBoy said: As an aside. Much more history with Chelsea than Millwall https://www.ablueheart.com/football/chelsea/history-and-friendship-between-chelsea-and-glasgow-rangers As someone who has "liked" Chelsea since early 80's and who has always had a warm welcome whenever I've visited / attended Chelsea games, historically, if Rangers have a relationship with an English (or London club) it's undoubtedly with Arsenal! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaBoy 2,441 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 39 minutes ago, CammyF said: As someone who has "liked" Chelsea since early 80's and who has always had a warm welcome whenever I've visited / attended Chelsea games, historically, if Rangers have a relationship with an English (or London club) it's undoubtedly with Arsenal! I remember 3 coach loads of Rs fans coming along to the full members cup final v Man City which ended 5-4 . Simpler times. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,627 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Last Updated: Monday, 7 January 2008, 13:55 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Ground ban for football hooligans There were no reports of trouble inside Dens Park Five football hooligans from Dundee have been banned from every ground in Britain after organising a street fight with visiting English rivals. The casuals were arrested after a pre-season friendly between Dundee FC and London club Millwall in July. Paul Barr, 20, Barry Greig, 25, Paul Hunter, 33, Alan Mearns, 33, and Paul Larnyoh, 37, admitted the charges against them at Dundee Sheriff Court. Barr and Larnyoh were also jailed for five and three months respectively. Greig was given a restriction of liberty order, banning him from leaving his home between 0700 GMT and 1900 GMT for six months. Hunter received a similar order applying between 2100 GMT and 0600 GMT for eight months. Sentence on Mearns was deferred. You are precisely the type of people we don't want at football matches Sheriff Richard Davidson The court heard that only the arrival of police reinforcements prevented a battle between the rival football gangs. Sheriff Richard Davidson said: "In this city there has been very little football crime compared to other parts of the country, for which I am extremely glad. "I have to make it clear that there are very tough penalties for this sort of behaviour, which includes imposing football banning orders. "You are precisely the type of people we don't want at football matches." Casuals from Aberdeen and Edinburgh were also believed to have travelled to the city to take part in the street brawl, which was to have happened outside a pub close to Dens Park. Escorted by police The game on 14 July, which attracted a crowd of 2,385, passed off without any major incident. After the match, Millwall supporters were kept inside the ground to allow Dundee fans to leave. A group of about 60 Millwall fans were then escorted by police from the ground to the city centre train station. However, a group of around 60 Dundee fans rushed towards the Millwall group en route. The five arrested formed part of a disorderly crowd which shouted, swore and gesticulated, challenged Millwall supporters to fight and repeatedly incited others to attack the rival fans. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 6,084 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 The English club faced most often by Rangers is Everton. Reference Chelsea, I attended the first three friendlies, all Rangers victories. The first was a 0-1 win at Stamford Bridge, a thirty yard screamer by Jardine in a '71 testimonial. The second and third games were weeks apart in the mid-eighties, home and away. I suspect they were arranged because both clubs were out of Europe. Rangers won both 3-2, Chelsea's Micky Hazzard was the stand out player in both matches. Interestingly, the game at Ibrox had a twenty minute hiatus because of floodlight failure. I have also witnessed a dozen friendlies against both Arsenal and Spurs; however, the only game where I saw real bad blood was a match at Loftus Road circa 1968. The game ended 2-2 with punches and kicks being regularly exchanged between players. It culminated with Rodney Marsh booting Kai Johansen in the face. The action in Acton was keen that evening as ten thousand Bears righted perceived wrongs. My old man booked a hotel in Kensington, it was our Butler who reported the violence. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspard 562 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 2 hours ago, 26th of foot said: The English club faced most often by Rangers is Everton. Reference Chelsea, I attended the first three friendlies, all Rangers victories. The first was a 0-1 win at Stamford Bridge, a thirty yard screamer by Jardine in a '71 testimonial. The second and third games were weeks apart in the mid-eighties, home and away. I suspect they were arranged because both clubs were out of Europe. Rangers won both 3-2, Chelsea's Micky Hazzard was the stand out player in both matches. Interestingly, the game at Ibrox had a twenty minute hiatus because of floodlight failure. I have also witnessed a dozen friendlies against both Arsenal and Spurs; however, the only game where I saw real bad blood was a match at Loftus Road circa 1968. The game ended 2-2 with punches and kicks being regularly exchanged between players. It culminated with Rodney Marsh booting Kai Johansen in the face. The action in Acton was keen that evening as ten thousand Bears righted perceived wrongs. My old man booked a hotel in Kensington, it was our Butler who reported the violence. Everton? I'm surprised, know we have faced Arsenal 27 times so thought they would have topped the list. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,016 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, gaspard said: Everton? I'm surprised, know we have faced Arsenal 27 times so thought they would have topped the list. I agreed with you but we are wrong and 26th is right. Thirty one matches, an annual event in the 1890s/1900s. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspard 562 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Scott7 said: I agreed with you but we are wrong and 26th is right. Thirty one matches, an annual event in the 1890s/1900s. Thanks for that, tbh I I didn't really doubt 26, my assumptions are more often wrong than right, more worrying for me is that ive recently been reviewing fixtures in those seasons but never picked up on an abundance of Everton games. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted McMinnime 356 Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 8 hours ago, 26th of foot said: The action in Acton was keen that evening as ten thousand Bears righted perceived wrongs. My old man booked a hotel in Kensington, it was our Butler who reported the violence. Was he there to keep a watchful eye on the picnic hamper 26th? Foie Gras washed down with a nice glass of Chablis at half time? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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