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The 1971 Ibrox disaster, also known as the Second Ibrox Disaster, was a crush among the crowd at an Old Firm football game (Rangers v Celtic), which led to 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries. It happened on 2 January 1971 in an exit stairway at Ibrox Park (now Ibrox Stadium) in Glasgow , Scotland.
The crew of Soyuz 11 died after undocking from space station Salyut 1 after a three-week stay. A cabin vent valve construction defect caused it to open at service module separation. The recovery team found the crew dead. These three are, as of 2025, the only human fatalities in space (above 100 kilometers (330,000 ft)). [4] [5]
The following season, after an Old Firm match where Celtic played against their rivals Rangers at Ibrox Park, Thomson received widespread praise from the press following an "immense" performance. On 5 February 1930, Thomson was seriously injured in a game against Airdrieonians : he broke his jaw, fractured several ribs, damaged his collar bone ...
Ibrox, from the Scottish Gaelic term for badger den, may refer to: Ibrox, Glasgow, a district of the city of Glasgow in western Scotland; Ibrox Stadium, the home of Rangers Football Club 1902 Ibrox disaster; 1971 Ibrox disaster; Ibrox Park (1887–99), previous home ground of Rangers F.C. Ibrox railway station, closed 1967
Caixinha's first full season started with Rangers suffering one of the worst results in their history. After winning 1–0 at Ibrox, Rangers lost 2–0 to Luxembourg minnows Progrès Niederkorn, resulting in Rangers being knocked out 2–1 on aggregate in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 Europa League.
Dominic Devine (c.1957 – 6 August 2023) was a British convicted sex offender and serial rapist. Devine, known as the Beast of Ibrox, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987 for attacks against five women in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, including four rapes.
Last week, officials recovered the body of a missing 20-year-old woman after a dayslong search. The discovery marked the third reported death in the national park in one week, USA TODAY previously ...
Rangers first moved to the Ibrox area later in 1887, playing on a site immediately to the east of the current stadium. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The first match at this stadium was an 8–1 defeat to English side Preston North End on 20 August 1887, watched by a capacity crowd of over 15,000.