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	record attendance = 118,567 Vs ], ], ] \|
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	'''Rangers Football Club '''is a ] club from ], ], which plays in the ]. Rangers are the most successful club in Scottish football, with 51 league titles<ref name="Number of league wins">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kamprec.html#tnc\|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation\|title=Total Number of Championships\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>, and have won the most trophies of any football club in the world<ref name="100 trophies">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rangers-100trophies.html\|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation\|title=Glasgow Rangers - 100 Trophies\|date=21 October 2001}}</ref>.

	The club's home, the all-seated 51,082-capacity ] in south-west ], has been accredited as one of ]'s ].

	Rangers players and fans today are multi-national and of various religions, although the club has traditionally been identified with the ] ] community of Scotland. For most of their history, Rangers have enjoyed a fierce rivalry with their cross-city opponents ] <ref name="Unionist">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5289202.stm\|publisher=BBC Website\|title=A rivalry tied up in religion\|date=26 August 2006}}</ref>

	The club is nicknamed ''The Teddy Bears'', from the ] for ''Gers'' (short for ''Rangers''), and the fans are known to each other as 'Bluenoses'. The club's correct name is simply ''Rangers F.C.'' although it is sometimes incorrectly called ''Glasgow Rangers''. This frequently happens with ] commentators seeking to distinguish between them and other similarly-named clubs, particularly ] This naming convention is also popular in Europe and further afield, where any club without its location in its name receives it as a prefix or suffix, for example ''Red Star Belgrade''.

	==History==
	{{main\|History of Rangers F.C.}}

	Rangers Football Club has a long and illustrious history. Formed in 1873, Rangers were the first club in the world to win more than 50 league titles. Rangers are the most honoured football club in the world having won 107 trophies in total.

	==Recent history==
	{{current sport-related\|mini=1\|Rangers F.C. season 2006-07}}
	===Under Paul Le Guen (2006-2007)===
	] at Ibrox to welcome Paul Le Guen.]]
	''']''' replaced former manager ] as manager after ]. Known for unearthing and nurturing young talent, Le Guen immediately made a number of signings for the club, as well as releasing and transfer-listing various players.

	The season started poorly for Rangers, with a number of losses and draws against teams lower in the league, as well as being knocked out of the ] by ] side ]. Rivals Celtic built a lead at the top of the table, as Rangers fought for second place alongside ] and ]. Despite poor form against sides in the bottom half of the SPL, a number of more promising results were achieved, including wins over Hearts, Aberdeen and ]. The first ] match of the season resulted in a 2-0 defeat, the second - at Ibrox - was a 1-1 draw, after which Le Guen said Rangers deserved at least the point.<ref name="Le Guen post-Old Firm match">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6187727.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Le Guen says team are improving\|date=17 December 2006}}</ref>

	Throughout the disappointing first six months of the league campaign Rangers' results in the ] were more respectable. Qualification for the group stage was achieved with a 2-0 aggregate win over ], and Rangers proceeded to become the first Scottish side to qualify for the last 32 of the competition with wins over ], ] and ] and a draw away to ].<ref name="Auxerre 2-2 Rangers">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6161154.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Auxerre 2-2 Rangers\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>

	There had been rumours during the season of disharmony at Rangers, between Scottish and foreign players, with players including captain Barry Ferguson disapproving of Le Guen's strict disciplinarian stance.<ref name="Disharmony">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233959.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Clash of cultures\|date=5 January 2007}}</ref> The imbalance came to a head on the day of the second Old Firm game of the season, with stories appearing in the Scottish media that Ferguson was angry with comments made by his manager regarding the captaincy of the club, and how Le Guen perceived it to be seen as more of an important role in Scotland than it is in France.<ref name="Captaincy comments">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6187525.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Ferguson anger at Le Guen comment\|date=17 December 2006}}</ref> on ] ], Le Guen stripped Ferguson of the captaincy, and after protests from a section of the fans at the away match at ] the following day, it was announced on ] that Le Guen had left Rangers by mutual consent.<ref name="Le Guen departure">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6231489.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Le Guen and Rangers part company\|date=4 January 2007}}</ref>

	===Walter Smith's return (2007-present)===

	Following the departure of Paul Le Guen, a number of media sources report an "understanding" that the new management structure would consist of former Rangers manager ] and former player ], and the ] confirmed that Rangers enquired about the availability of the pair.<ref name="Walter Smith approach">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Rangers' Smith approach revealed\|date=7 January 2007}}</ref> However, on ], the SFA rebuffed Rangers' approach for Smith.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=SFA reject Rangers' Smith move \|date=8 January 2007}}</ref>

	On ] ], it was announced that Smith was the new manager of Rangers, with McCoist confirmed as assistant manager and Kenny McDowall as first-team coach.<ref name="Smith return">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6233237.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Smith installed as Rangers boss\|date=10 January 2007}}</ref>

	==The Old Firm and Sectarianism==
	Rangers' most distinct rivalry is with Celtic F.C., the other major football club based in Glasgow; the two clubs are collectively known as the ]. Rangers' traditional support has largely come from the Protestant community, while Celtic's has come from the Roman Catholic community. Consequently, the rivalry between the two clubs has often been characterised along sectarian lines. Both Rangers and Celtic now accept that they have a problem with sectarianism, and both admit that a proportion of their supporters have been, and continue to be, guilty of perpetuating partisan, sectarian beliefs as well as cultural intolerance.

	During the late 19th century, many immigrants came to Glasgow from Ireland. This was around the same time that both Old Firm clubs were founded, Rangers in 1873 and Celtic in 1888. Celtic grew out of the Irish Catholic community and Rangers came to be identified with the Protestant community.

	In recent times, both Rangers and Celtic have taken measures to combat sectarianism. Working alongside the ], ] groups, schools and community organisations, the Old Firm has made efforts to clamp down on sectarian songs, inflammatory flag-waving, and troublesome supporters, using increased levels of policing and surveillance.<ref name="Who's getting cuffed today?">{{cite news\|url=http://www.sundayherald.com/49302\|publisher=Sunday Herald\|title=Who's getting cuffed today?\|date=24 April 2005}}</ref>

	On ] ], following an investigation into the conduct of Rangers supporters at both legs of their ] tie against ], the Control and Disciplinary Body of ] declared the Rangers fans not guilty of alleged discriminatory chants.<ref name="fine">{{cite news\|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=512/newsId=413276.html\|publisher=UEFA Website\|title=Rangers handed fine\|date=12 April 2006}}</ref> UEFA challenged the ruling, and their Appeals Body partially upheld the appeal<ref name="appeal">{{cite news\|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=512/newsId=424237.html\|publisher=UEFA Website\|title=Rangers appeal upheld\|date=24 May 2006}}</ref>, fining the Ibrox club £13,500, and warning the club as to their responsibility for any future misconduct.

	On ] ], Rangers, in conjunction with representatives from several supporters clubs, announced that they would comply with three UEFA directives:

	*The club is "ordered to announce measurable targets in order to reduce sectarian behaviour amongst its supporters".
	*The club is "to control their anti-sectarian activities by producing comprehensive statistics that are communicated to the public".
	*The club is "to make a public address announcement at every official fixture, be it international or domestic, stating that any sectarian chanting and any form of the song '']'' is strictly prohibited".<ref name="club statement">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,5~838110,00.html\|publisher=Rangers FC Website\|title=Joint Supporter/Club Statement\|date=}}</ref>

	==Stadium and training facility==
	{{main\|Ibrox Stadium\|Murray Park}}
	]
	The club used a variety of grounds in Glasgow as a venue for home matches in the years between 1872 and 1899. The first was Flesher's Haugh, situated on ], followed by Burnbank in the ] area of the city and then ] for ten years from the mid-1870s to the mid-1880s. From February of the 1886-87 season ] was used, until the first Ibrox Park, in the ] area of south-west Glasgow was inaugurated for the following season. Ibrox Stadium in its current incarnation was originally designed by the architect ], a Rangers fan<ref name="Archibald Leitch">{{cite news\|url=http://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/culture/football.html\|title=Scottish football\|date=June 2006}}</ref> who also played a part in the design of, among others, ] in ] and ] in ]. The stadium was inaugurated on ], ]; Rangers defeated ] 3-1 in the first match held there.

	Since 1899, ] have taken place at the stadium. The first occurred in 1902 during a ] vs ] international match, when a section of terracing collapsed leading to the deaths of 26 people and over 500 injuries. The second disaster took place during the traditional New Year's Day ] game in 1971. As the crowd were leaving the match, barriers on the stairway to the rear of passageway 13 at the Copland End collapsed, causing a crush and resulting in the deaths of 66 people, with over 200 injuries. The second disaster led to a major redevelopment of Ibrox, overseen by the general manager ]. After being converted to an all seater stadium, Ibrox was awarded ] status.

	The stands in Ibrox are: The ] Main Stand (three tiers; the top one known as the Club Deck), Govan Stand (two tiers), and the Copland and Broomloan Stands (both two tiers) which are behind the goals. In addition to these, there are also the East and West Enclosures (in the lower tier of the Main Stand), and the two corners adjacent to the Govan Stand are filled in. After work in summer 2006 to make the Bar 72 area situated in the Govan Stand, the total capacity of Ibrox is 51,082.<ref name="Ibrox capacity">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,5,00.html\|publisher=Rangers Official Website\|title=A Look at Ibrox's Rich History}}</ref> On ] ], Rangers announced that the Main Stand would be renamed The Bill Struth Main Stand in September 2006 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of their former manager Bill Struth, who served as manager of Rangers for 34 years.<ref name="Bill Struth Stand">{{cite news\|url=http://www.followfollow.com/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=294114\|publisher=Follow Follow Fansite\|title=Gers to unveil The Bill Struth Stand on September 9\|date=22 August 2006}}</ref>

	Rangers training facility is located in ], near ] in Glasgow. The facility is known as ] after chairman ]. It was proposed by then-manager ] on his arrival at the club in 1998 and was completed in 2001 at a cost of £14m. Murray Park is the first purpose built facility of its kind in Scotland, and incorporates features including nine football pitches, a state of the art gym, a ] pool and a video editing suite. Rangers' youth teams are also accommodated at Murray Park, with around 140 players between under-10 and under-19 age groups using the training centre.<ref name="Murray Park">{{cite news\|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/features/display.var.1155946.0.new_kids_on_the_ball.php\|publisher=Evening Times\|title=New kids on the ball\|date=30 January 2007}}</ref> Various first team players have come through the ranks at Murray Park, including ], ] and ]. International club teams playing in Scotland, as well as national sides, have previously used Murray Park for training, and Advocaat's ] used it for training prior to the ].

	==Notable players==
	Notable past and present players at Ibrox include:

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	'''¹''' - Player is included in the ].

	'''²''' - Player is currently playing for the club.

	==Team managers==
	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
	\|-
	!rowspan="2"\|Name
	!rowspan="2"\|Nationality
	!rowspan="2"\|Period
	!colspan="5"\|Record
	\|-
	!P!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1899–1920
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1920–1954
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1954–1967
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1967–1969
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1969–1972
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1972–1978
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1978–1983
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1983–1986
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1986–1991
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|1991–1998
	\|266
	\|169
	\|49
	\|48
	\|63.53
	\|-
	\|
	]
	\|{{flagicon\|Netherlands}}
	\|1998–2001
	\|194
	\|131
	\|33
	\|30
	\|67.53
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|2001–2006
	\|235
	\|155
	\|44
	\|36
	\|65.96
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|France}}
	\|2006–2007
	\|31
	\|16
	\|8
	\|7
	\|51.61
	\|-
	\|]
	\|{{flagicon\|Scotland}}
	\|2007–Present
	\|4
	\|3
	\|0
	\|1
	\|75.00
	\|-
	\|}

	==Current squad==
	===2006-07 Transfers===
	''For a list of Rangers' 2006-07 transfers, see ].''

	===First-team squad===
	{{Fs start}}
	{{Fs player\|no=1\|nat=Germany\|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=2\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF\|other=on loan from ]}}
	{{Fs player\|no=3\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=4\|nat=Belgium\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=5\|nat=Bosnia and Herzegovina\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=6\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF\|other=]}}
	{{Fs player\|no=7\|nat=France\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=8\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=9\|nat=Croatia\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=10\|nat=Spain\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=11\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=12\|nat=England\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs mid}}
	{{Fs player\|no=14\|nat=Czech Republic\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=15\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=17\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=18\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=19\|nat=Sweden\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=20\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=22\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=23\|nat=Slovakia\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=25\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=26\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=28\|nat=France\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=30\|nat=Senegal\|name=]\|pos=MF}}

	{{Fs end}}

	===Reserve and Youth Squad===
	<!-- These are the offical numbers, eventually-->

	{{Fs start}}
	{{Fs player\|no=34\|nat=England\|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=36\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=41\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=42\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=43\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=44\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=45\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=47\|nat=South Africa\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=48\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=49\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=50\|nat=England\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=51\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=52\|nat=Belgium\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=53\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs mid}}
	{{Fs player\|no=54\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=55\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=56\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=57\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=58\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=GK}}
	{{Fs player\|no=59\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=60\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=61\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=62\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=63\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=66\|nat=Cote d'Ivoire\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=70\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=--\|nat=Northern Ireland\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=––\|nat=Denmark\|name=]\|pos=FW\|other=on loan from ]}}
	{{Fs end}}
	'''Players out on loan:'''
	* {{flagicon\|Scotland}} Calum Reidford - ''to ]''
	* {{flagicon\|Scotland}} Martin Ure - ''to ]''

	==Non-playing staff==
	===Boardroom===
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-
	! Position !! Name
	\|-
	\|'''Chairman''' \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|'''Chief Executive''' \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|'''Football Administrator''' \|\| Andrew Dickson
	\|-
	\|'''Director of Finance''' \|\| Donald McIntyre
	\|-
	\|'''Operations Executive''' \|\| Laurence MacIntyre
	\|-
	\|'''Director''' \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|'''Non-Executive Director''' \|\| John McClelland
	\|-
	\|'''Non-Executive Director''' \|\| Alastair Johnston
	\|-
	\|'''Non-Executive Director''' \|\| David Cunningham King
	\|-
	\|'''Non-Executive Director''' \|\| Donald Wilson
	\|-
	\|}

	===Management===
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-
	! Position !! Name
	\|-
	\|'''Manager''' \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|'''Assistant Manager''' \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|'''First Team Coach''' \|\| Kenny McDowall
	\|-
	\|'''Reserve Coach''' \|\| ]
	\|-
	\|}

	==Club records==
	'''Record home attendance''':
	118,567 .v. ], January 1939

	'''Record victory''':
	13-0 .v. Possilpark, ], October 1877

	'''Record league victory''':
	10-0 .v. ], December 1898

	'''Record defeat''':
	2-10 .v. ], 1886

	'''Record league defeat''':
	0-6 ], May 1892

	'''Record appearances''':
	], 755, 1960-1978

	'''Record league appearances''':
	], 513, 1917-1934

	'''Record Scottish Cup appearances''':
	], 74

	'''Record league cup appearances''':
	], 121

	'''Record European appearances''':
	], 64

	'''Record goalscorer''':
	], 355 goals, 1983-1998

	'''Most goals in one season''':
	], 44 goals, 1931/1932

	'''Most league goals''':
	], 251 goals

	'''Most Scottish Cup goals''':
	], 44 goals

	'''Most League Cup goals''':
	], 54 goals

	'''Most European goals''':
	], 21 goals

	'''Shutout record''':
	], 1196 minutes, 1986/87 (British record)

	'''Most capped player''':
	], 112 caps for ]

	'''Highest transfer fee received''':
	], £8.5m, ], 2001

	'''Highest transfer fee paid''':
	], £12.5m, ], 2000

	==Greatest team==
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	]
	{{Image label\|x=0.22\|y=0.05\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Yellow">Goram</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.04\|y=0.22\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Jardine</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.12\|y=0.15\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Gough</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.28\|y=0.15\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Butcher</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.37\|y=0.22\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Greig</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.37\|y=0.45\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Cooper</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.13\|y=0.35\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Gascoigne</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.28\|y=0.35\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Baxter</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.04\|y=0.45\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Laudrup</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.13\|y=0.52\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Hateley</font>}}
	{{Image label\|x=0.28\|y=0.52\|scale=350\|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">McCoist</font>}}
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	<tr><td><small>Rangers' Greatest Ever Team</small></td></tr>
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	The following team was voted as the greatest-ever Rangers team at an awards ceremony in 1999. Thousands of Rangers fans voted:

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	{{Fs player\|no=2\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=3\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=4\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=5\|nat=England\|name=]\|pos=DF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=6\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=7\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=8\|nat=England\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs player\|no=9\|nat=Scotland\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=10\|nat=England\|name=]\|pos=FW}}
	{{Fs player\|no=11\|nat=Denmark\|name=]\|pos=MF}}
	{{Fs end}}

	== Honours ==

	* Rangers hold the world record for number of domestic league championships won<ref name="Number of league wins">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kamprec.html#tnc\|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation\|title=Total Number of Championships\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>, racking up 51 titles.
	* They hold the record for ]<ref name="Number of trebles">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/doublerec.html#treb\|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation\|title=Domestic Trebles\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>, with seven so far.
	* Rangers won their 100th major trophy in 2000, the first club in the world to reach that milestone.<ref name="100 trophies">{{cite news\|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rangers-100trophies.html\|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation\|title=Glasgow Rangers - 100 Trophies\|date=21 October 2001}}</ref>
	* Have competed in European competitions in more seasons than any other British club, 46 times as of and including 2006-07.
	* First Scottish club to qualify from both the ] group stage (2005-06)<ref name="Rangers 1-1 Inter">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4494912.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Rangers 1-1 Inter Milan\|date= 6 December 2005}}</ref> and the ] group stage (2006-07).<ref name="Auxerre 2-2 Rangers">{{cite news\|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6161154.stm\|publisher=BBC Sport website\|title=Auxerre 2-2 Rangers\|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>

	=== Major honours ===

	====League====
	* '''Scottish League championships (51):'''
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\| 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
	\| 2005
	\|}

	====Cups====

	* '''] winners:''' 1972
	* '''] winners (31):'''
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\| 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
	\|}

	* '''] winners (24):'''
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\| 1947
	\| 1949
	\| 1961
	\| 1962
	\| 1964
	\| 1965
	\| 1971
	\| 1976
	\| 1978
	\| 1979
	\| 1982
	\| 1984
	\|-
	\| 1985
	\| 1987
	\| 1988
	\| 1989
	\| 1991
	\| 1993
	\| 1994
	\| 1997
	\| 1999
	\| 2002
	\| 2003
	\| 2005
	\|}
	----

	=== Other honours ===

	====League====
	* '''Emergency War League (1):''' 1940
	* '''Southern League (6):''' 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
	* '''Glasgow League (2):''' 1895/96, 1897/98

	====Cups====
	*'''] (3):''' (Premier) 1984, 1992; (Junior) 1985
	* '''] (1):''' 1979
	* '''] (2):''' 1984, 1989
	* '''] (44):''' 1893, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 <br>1975 trophy shared with Celtic after 2-2 draw
	* '''Glasgow Merchants and Charity Cup (32):''' 1878-79, 1896-97, 1899-1900, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1918-19, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60

	==References==
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	==External links==
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