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Revision as of 05:50, 3 April 2004 by 217.137.246.9 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Rangers Football Club is a Scottish football club, playing in Glasgow, they are nicknamed the Gers. With crosstown rivals Celtic F.C. they dominate the Scottish football league as the Old Firm. They play in light blue shirts, white shorts and black socks.
They are often referred to as Glasgow Rangers, especially in England to differentiate them from other football teams with the name Rangers in their title. This however is not their actual name which is simply just Rangers.
The club has been one of the most controversial in European football due to the fact that it failed to sign a Roman Catholic player for the first 116 years of its history.
In 1972, Rangers won the European Cup Winners Cup, beating Moscow Dynamo by a score of 3-2 in Barcelona. However, their fans then rioted, clashing with Spanish police, and caused extensive damage in the city itself leading to the club being banned from European competition for the next five years.
The club play at the 50,411 seater Ibrox Stadium. Rangers won the Scottish League championship nine years in a row, from 1989 to 1997.
Founded in 1872 as Argyle.
Famous players at Ibrox include: Alan Morton, David Meiklejohn, RS McColl, Willie Waddell, Jock Shaw, Paul Gascoigne, Terry Butcher, Graeme Souness, Ally McCoist, Mark Hateley, Brian Laudrup, Jim Baxter, Ray Wilkins, Andy Goram and William 'Sandy' Jardine.
Rangers supporters are known by their nickname of 'Bluenoses'.
European Cup Winners Cup 1 1972.
Scottish League Champions 50 1891, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003.
Scottish Cup Winners 30 1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003.
Scottish League Cup Winners 21 1946, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003.
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