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Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in Govan, Glasgow. They have played at their home ground, Ibrox, since 1899. Rangers were founding members of the Scottish Football League in 1890, and the Scottish Premier League in 1998. Rangers have won 55 domestic top-flight league trophies.
Rangers Football Club was founded in 1872 and is one of the 11 original members of the Scottish Football League in 1890. [1] The club's home ground, Ibrox Stadium, ...
In 1883, the Glasgow Football Association was formed, with Rangers one of its six founder members. [5] In 1888, the Old Firm fixture was born when Rangers met Celtic for the first time in a friendly match. Celtic won 5–2. The 1890–91 season saw the inception of the Scottish Football League, and Rangers
Rangers F.C. is owned and operated by The Rangers Football Club Limited ("TRFCL"), which, in turn, is a subsidiary of the holding company Rangers International Football Club Plc ("RIFC"). The latter company, RIFC, also owns other corporations related to Rangers including Rangers Retail Ltd, Rangers Media Ltd and Garrion Security Services Ltd ...
The stadium attendance records for Rangers' Ibrox (118,567, January 1939) [224] [225] and Celtic's Celtic Park (officially 83,500 but estimated at 92,000 with around 10,000 more locked out, January 1938) [226] [227] were both set at Old Firm matches; however while the Ibrox figure is the Rangers club record (and the record for any domestic ...
Hearts: Lost 3–4 against Rangers ; Rangers: Drew 3–3 against Celtic but lost on penalties ; Most final losses: 15, Celtic [20] Most common pairing in the final: 17, Celtic v Rangers (9 Rangers wins, 8 Celtic wins) [17] Most wins while playing at tier 2: 1, joint record: East Fife F.C. Raith Rovers ; Attendances
The attendance of 149,415 for the Scotland vs. England international match of 1937 at Hampden Park is also a European record. The attendance of 147,365 for the 1937 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park is a European record for a club match. Rangers' record attendance of 118,567 at Ibrox is a British record for a league ...
Rangers played their first official match in competitive European football on 2 October 1956. To date, the club has featured in over 300 matches and played in three UEFA sanctioned tournaments as well as an additional two other European competitions, namely the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the European Super Cup .