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Rangers

Full name	Rangers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Gers; The Teddy Bears; The Light Blues
Founded	1872
Ground	Ibrox Stadium Glasgow, Scotland
Capacity	51,082
Owner	Rangers International Football Club Plc
Chairman	Malcolm Murray
Manager	Ally McCoist
League	Scottish Second Division
2012–13	Scottish Third Division, 1st
Website	http://www.rangers.co.uk/
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Rangers Football Club is a football club based in Glasgow, Scotland that plays in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Their home ground is Ibrox Stadium in the south-west of the city. Founded in Early March 1872, Rangers were one of the ten founder members of the Scottish Football League, and remained in Scotland's top division until the end of the 2011–12 season.

In 2012, The Rangers Football Club Plc became insolvent and entered administration, resulting in liquidation when an agreement could not be reached with its creditors. Its business and assets, including Rangers FC, were bought by a new company, to which the club's Scottish Football Association membership was transferred in time to enable Rangers to relaunch in the Scottish Football League's Third Division at the start of season 2012–13.

In domestic football Rangers have won more league titles and trebles than any other club in the world, winning the league title 54 times, the Scottish Cup 33 times and the Scottish League Cup 27 times, and achieving the treble of all three in the same season seven times. They also won the Third Division title in 2013. In European football, Rangers were the first British club to reach a UEFA tournament final. They won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972 after being runner up twice in 1961 and 1967. A third runners up finish in Europe came in the 2008 UEFA Cup.

Rangers have a long-standing rivalry with Celtic, the two Glasgow clubs being collectively known as the Old Firm, since the late 19th century.

Rangers lost all their history in 2012 when they were liquidated. Although the new rangers (a tribute act) now play at the sports direct (2 for a pound) arena. Rangers are now the least successful club in world football with only 1 trophy to their name. 

Current manager, Ally McCoist says "it's such a shame we no longer exist but atleast greggs is open"!

Crest and colours

Crest

Unusually for a football club, Rangers have two different official crests. Today the original scroll crest appears on the club's strips whereas the lion rampant club crest is used by the media, on club merchandise and on official club documents. Both crests have undergone minor variations since their introduction. It is believed that the scroll crest, representing the letters RFC overlapping, has been used since the club's formation in 1872, although the oldest remaining piece of memorabilia containing this crest is from the 1881–82 season. The scroll crest was replaced in 1959 with the lion rampant club crest which featured a lion rampant, an old-style football and the club's motto Ready, which was shortened from Aye Ready (meaning Always Ready in Scots), all surrounded by the team name, Rangers Football Club. The lion rampant club crest was modernised in 1968; the lion rampant, team name, club motto and old style football all remained. It was again updated ever so slightly in the early 1990s to the current version. The modern circular crest is regularly used on club merchandise and by the media; it has never featured prominently on the club strip. Since 1968 Rangers have had two crests, the scroll crest made a return appearing on the chest of the club shirt for the first time while the modernised club crest was still the club's official logo. The scroll crest first appeared on the teams shorts for the start of the 1978–79 season.

The way the scroll crest has appeared on the club shirt has varied slightly through the years. Between 1990 and 1994 'Rangers Football Club' and the 'Ready' motto appeared above and below the Crest respectively. Between 1997 and 1999 the scroll crest featured within a shield. After a successful end to the season in 2003, which delivered Rangers a Domestic Treble and their 50th league title; five stars were added to the top of the scroll crest, one for every ten titles won by the club. The team wore a special crest on 8 December 2012 in a home league match against Stirling Albion, to commemorate the 140th anniversary of their formation. '1872–2012' appeared above the scroll crest with the words '140 years' featuring below.

• Lion rampant club crest before modernisation 1959-1968. Never appeared on the shirt. Lion rampant club crest 1959-1968. Never appeared on the shirt.
• Lion rampant club crest 1968-1991. Never appeared on the shirt. Lion rampant club crest 1968-1991. Never appeared on the shirt.
• Scroll crest. Appeared on the chest of the Rangers shirt 1968-Present.
• Scroll crest with 5 stars. Worn on the Rangers shirt 2003-Present.

Colours

The club colours of Rangers F.C. are royal blue, white and red. However, for the majority of the first forty-eight years of Rangers existence the club played in a plain lighter blue home shirt. The only deviation from this was a four season period from 1879 when the side wore the lighter shade of blue and white in a hooped style. Traditionally this is accompanied by white shorts (often with royal blue and/or red trim) and black socks with red turn-downs. Rangers moved from the lighter shade of blue to royal blue in 1921, and have had a royal blue home shirt every year since. Black socks were first included in 1883 for five seasons before disappearing for eight years but became a more permanent fixture from 1896 onwards. When the red turn-downs were added to the socks in 1904, the strip began to look more like the modern day Rangers home kit. Occasionally the home kit will be altered by the shorts and socks, sometimes replacing the black socks with white ones; or replacing the white shorts and black socks combination with royal blue shorts and socks.

The basic design of Rangers away strips has changed far more than the traditional home strip. Rangers original change strip, used between 1876 and 1879, was all white featuring blue and white hooped socks and a light blue six pointed star on the chest. White and red have been the most common colours for Rangers alternate strips, though dark and light blue have also featured highly. In 1994 Rangers introduced a third kit. This is usually worn if both the home and away kits clash with their opponents. The colours used in the third kits have included combinations of white, red, dark and light blue as well as black.

Selection of Rangers kits through history
The blue shirt, white shorts and blue & white hooped socks. Worn 1873–1879	A change kit featuring a white top. Worn 1916–1918, 1921-1932 and 1933-1934	The blue shirt, white shorts and black socks. Worn 1883–1888 and 1896–1904	The royal blue shirt with white collar and black socks with red tops. Worn 1921–1957	The royal blue shirt and red socks with white tops. Worn 1968–1973 and 2012-2013	The royal blue shirt and black socks with red tops. Worn 1958–1968 and 1973-1978

Sponsors and manufacturers

Since 1978 when Rangers signed a deal with Umbro they have had a specific kit manufacturer and since 1984 have had a kit sponsor. When Rangers played French sides AJ Auxerre and RC Strasbourg in the 1996–97 Champions League and the UEFA Cup respectively, due to a French ban on alcohol advertising the team wore the logo of Center Parcs instead of McEwan's Lager. The following tables detail the shirt sponsors and kit suppliers of Rangers by year:

Stadium and training facility

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 Glasgow Green, followed by Burnbank in the Kelvinbridge area of the city, and then Kinning Park for ten years from the mid-1870s to the mid-1880s. From February of the 1886–87 season, Cathkin Park was used until the first Ibrox Park, in the Ibrox area of south-west Glasgow, was inaugurated for the following season. Ibrox Stadium in its current incarnation was originally designed by the architect Archibald Leitch, a Rangers fan who also played a part in the design of, among others, Old Trafford in Manchester and Highbury in London. The stadium was inaugurated on 30 December 1899, and Rangers defeated Hearts 3–1 in the first match held there.

Rangers' training facility is located in Auchenhowie, Glasgow. The facility is known as Murray Park after former chairman and owner Sir David Murray. It was proposed by then-manager Dick Advocaat upon his arrival at the club in 1998. It was completed in 2001 at a cost of £14 million. Murray Park was the first purpose-built facility of its kind in Scotland, and incorporates features including nine football pitches, a state of the art gym, a hydrotherapy 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. Various first-team players have come through the ranks at Murray Park, including Alan Hutton, Chris Burke, Stevie Smith, John Fleck and Charlie Adam. International club teams playing in Scotland, as well as national sides, have previously used Murray Park for training, and Advocaat's South Korea team used it for training prior to the 2006 World Cup.

Supporters

Rangers FC are one of the best supported clubs in Europe, with an average attendance that is consistently one of the highest on the continent, the figure for the 2011–12 season being the 19th largest home league attendance. The club's website lists over 150 supporters' clubs in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with 95 further clubs spread across over 20 countries around the world. Rangers fans have contributed to several records for high attendances, including the highest home attendance for a league fixture, 118,567 on 2 January 1939. Rangers record highest attendance was against Hibernian on 27 March 1948 in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park. Rangers beat Hibernian 1-0 in front of a packed 143,570 crowd.

In 2008, an estimated 150,000 Rangers supporters, many without match tickets, travelled to Manchester for the UEFA Cup Final. Despite most supporters behaving "impeccably", a minority of fans rioted in the city centre, clashing violently with police and damaging property.

Rivalries

The club's most distinct rivalry is with Glasgow neighbours Celtic F.C.; the two clubs are collectively known as the Old Firm, though they are not currently playing in the same league. Rangers' traditional support is largely drawn from the Protestant Unionist community, whilst Celtic's traditional support is largely drawn from the Catholic community. The first Old Firm match was won by Celtic and there have been nearly four hundred matches played to date. The Old Firm rivalry has fuelled many assaults, sometimes leading to deaths, on Old Firm derby days; an activist group that monitors sectarian activity in Glasgow has reported that on Old Firm weekends, admissions to hospital emergency rooms have increased over normal levels and journalist Franklin Foer noted that in the period from 1996 to 2003, eight deaths in Glasgow were directly linked to Old Firm matches, as well as hundreds of assaults.

The rivalry with Aberdeen began in the late 1970s when the two clubs were among the strongest in Scotland. Relations between fans were further soured during a league match on 8 October 1988, when Aberdeen player Neil Simpson's tackle on Rangers' Ian Durrant resulted in Durrant being injured for two years. Resentment continued and in 1998 an article in Rangers match programme branded Aberdeen fans "scum", although Rangers later issued a "full and unreserved apology" to Aberdeen and their supporters, which was accepted by Aberdeen. Fixtures have been described as "even more of a powderkeg than Old Firm games".

Rangers' fall to the Third Division has led to the club's original rivalry with Queen's Park being renewed for the first time since 1958 in the league. Rangers and Queen's Park first played each other in March 1879 some nine years before the start of the Old Firm rivalry. Matches with Queen's Park were advertised as the "Original Glasgow Derby" by Rangers and the Scottish media; and as the "Oldest Derby in the World" by Queen's Park.

Sectarian chanting

Sectarian chanting by supporters has incurred criticism and sanctions upon the club as well as convictions against individuals identified. In 1999, the vice chairman of The Rangers Football Club Ltd, Donald Findlay, resigned after being filmed singing sectarian songs during a supporters club event. UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Body have punished Rangers for incidents during European ties, most notably Villarreal in 2006, Osasuna in 2007, and PSV Eindhoven in 2011.

Sectarianism

During the 19th century, many immigrants came to Glasgow from Ireland – this was a time of considerable anti-Catholic and anti-Irish sentiment in Scotland. The early success of Celtic, a club associated with the Irish and Catholic community, has been described as sharpening Rangers' Protestant Unionist identity, contributing to the eventual absence of openly Catholic players from the team. From the early 20th century onwards, Catholics were not knowingly signed by the club, nor employed in other prominent roles as an 'unwritten rule'.

In 1989, Rangers signed Maurice "Mo" Johnston, "their first major Roman Catholic signing". Johnston was the highest-profile Catholic to sign for the club since the World War I era, though other Catholics had signed for Rangers before. Since Johnston's signing, an influx of overseas footballers has contributed to Catholic players becoming common place at Rangers. In 1999 Lorenzo Amoruso became the first Catholic captain of the club.

Rangers partnered with Celtic to form the 'Old Firm Alliance', an initiative aimed at educating children from across Glasgow about issues like healthy eating and fitness, as well as awareness of anti-social behaviour, sectarianism and racism. The club's 'Follow With Pride' campaign was launched in 2007 to improve the club's image and build on previous anti-racist, anti-sectarian campaigns. William Gaillard, UEFA's Director of Communications, commended the SFA and Scottish clubs, including Rangers, for their actions in fighting discrimination. In September 2007, UEFA praised Rangers for the measures the club has taken against sectarianism.

Ownership and finances

Incorporation to limited company and then to a PLC

Rangers Football Club became a limited company on 27 May 1899 when it was incorporated as The Rangers Football Club Ltd. It continued in this form until, in 2000, David Murray decided to list the company on the stock exchange, making it a public limited company. The name of the company was therefore changed to The Rangers Football Club Plc.

Craig Whyte and administration

On 6 May 2011, Craig Whyte bought David Murray's shares for £1. On 13 February 2012. Whyte filed legal papers at the Court of Session giving notice of their intention to appoint administrators. The next day, The Rangers Football Club Plc – which was subsequently renamed RFC 2012 Plc – entered administration over non-payment of £9 million in PAYE and VAT taxes to HM Revenue and Customs. In April the administrators estimated that the club's total debts could top £134m which was largely dependent on the outcome of a First Tier Tax Tribunal concerning a disputed tax bill in relation to an EBT scheme employed by the club since 2001. However, on 20 November 2012, the Tribunal ruled in favour of Rangers. If that decision is upheld the tax bill could be significantly reduced from an estimated £74m to under £2m. On 4 February 2103, HMRC lodged an appeal of the FFT decision and a further hearing will be carried out by a Second Tier Tribunal.

On 25 June 2012, the Crown Office asked Strathclyde Police to investigate the purchase of Rangers and the club's subsequent financial management during Whytes tenure.

Liquidation of PLC and current ownership

Charles Green agreed a deal with the administrators of The Rangers Football Club Plc to purchase its business and assets, including Rangers FC, for a £5.5million fee if the proposed CVA was to be rejected. On 14 June 2012, the formal rejection of the proposed CVA meant that the old company would enter the liquidation process. The accountancy firm BDO were appointed to reveal why the company running the club failed.

Hours after the CVA's rejection, Charles Green completed the purchase of the business and assets, including Rangers FC, of the old company through the company Sevco Scotland Ltd.

The new company acquired Ibrox Stadium and Murray Park along with various other assets including intellectual property, goodwill and various contracts. Sevco Scotland Ltd subsequently changed its name to 'The Rangers Football Club Ltd' at the end of July 2012.

As a result of Rangers' "assets, business and history" being sold to a new company when The Rangers Football Club Plc (subsequently renamed as RFC 2012 Plc) entered the liquidation process, the extent to which Rangers can be regarded as a continuation of the club officially founded in 1872 has been interpreted differently. Rangers Football Club has been described by some in the mainstream media as a "new club", whilst the then Chief Executive, Charles Green, maintained "this is still Rangers". Though the SPL chairman Neil Doncaster said "it is an existing club, even though it's a new company", SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has described Rangers as having moved from being "a club in administration trying to do a company voluntary arrangement, to a club facing liquidation and becoming a newco."

The new company formally applied to acquire the SPL share of The Rangers Football Club Plc on 18 June 2012. The SPL agreed to consider the request to transfer the share, but on 4 July, voted by 10–1 to reject the application. Kilmarnock abstained and the old Rangers company voted in favour. The Rangers Football Club Plc's share in the SPL was subsequently transferred to The Dundee Football Club Ltd. Thereafter, an application to the Scottish Football League was successful with Rangers securing associate membership on 13 July 2012 at an SFL meeting by a vote of 29–1. On the same day a place in the fourth tier of Scottish Football, Scottish Third Division for the 2012–13 season, rather than the Scottish First Division from the two options presented to the SFL member clubs with 25 of the 30 clubs voting that the club should be placed in Division Three.

An application was made for a transfer of SFA membership on 29 June 2012, with the new company applying for the transfer of the membership of The Rangers Football Club Plc. Agreement was reached on the transfer with the new company accepting a number of conditions relating to the old company.

At the end of 2012, Rangers International Football Club Plc became the holding company for the group, having acquired The Rangers Football Club Ltd on the basis of a one for one share exchange.

Rangers Charity Foundation

The Rangers Charity Foundation was created in 2002 and participates in a wide range of charitable work, regularly involving Rangers staff and star players. The foundation also has partnerships with UNICEF, The Prostate Cancer Charity and Erskine, and is responsible for over £2.3 million in donations. As well as fundraising, the Rangers Charity Foundation regularly bring sick, disabled and disadvantaged children to attend matches and tours at Ibrox, with the chance to meet the players.

Records

Club

Player

Players

First team squad

As of April 2013 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SCO Neil Alexander — GK  SCO Blair Currie — GK  SCO Scott Gallacher — GK  IRL Alan Smith — DF  GRE Anestis Argyriou — DF  SCO Darren Cole — DF  BRA Emílson Cribari — DF  FRA Sébastien Faure — DF  CAN Luca Gasparotto — DF  NIR Chris Hegarty — DF  SCO Ross Perry — DF  SCO Lee Wallace (vice-captain) — MF  SCO Fraser Aird — MF  SCO Ian Black

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Robbie Crawford — MF  SCO Kyle Hutton — MF  SCO Lewis Macleod — MF  SCO Lee McCulloch (captain) — MF  NIR Andrew Mitchell — MF  SCO Andrew Murdoch — MF  NIR Dean Shiels — MF  SCO Danny Stoney — MF  SCO David Templeton — MF  SCO Tom Walsh — FW  ENG Kane Hemmings — FW  NIR Andrew Little — FW  SCO Barrie McKay — FW  SCO Kal Naismith

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ROU Dorin Goian (at Spezia Calcio until the end of the 2012–13 season) — DF  USA Carlos Bocanegra (at Racing de Santander until the end of the 2012–13 season)

Board of Directors

As of April 2013

Backroom staff

As of August 2012

Team managers

Only 13 men have been manager of Rangers during their 141-year history. The longest serving manager is Bill Struth who served for 34 years and 26 days. Rangers have had two foreign managers during their history; Dick Advocaat (1 June 1998 to 12 December 2001) and Paul Le Guen (9 May 2006 to 4 January 2007) who is the manager with the shortest time at the club. Graeme Souness is the only player-manager during Rangers' history.

The most successful manager in terms of the number of trophies won is Bill Struth with 18 League titles, 10 Scottish Cups and 2 League Cups, but the most successful manager in terms of trophies to time served is Walter Smith with 7 League titles, 3 Scottish Cups and 3 League Cups in 7 years 42 days. During Smiths second spell which was he managed during financial constraints he won 3 League titles, 2 Scottish Cups and 3 League Cups in 4 years 126 days. Rangers' other manager with notable success was William Waddell who won the European Cup Winner's Cup during his 2 years and 175 day stint. Ally McCoist is the present manager of Rangers F.C.

Honours

As of August 2012

Domestic honours

• Scottish League Championships: 54

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, 2009, 2010, 2011

• Scottish Football League Third Division: 1

2013

• Scottish Cup: 33

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, 2008, 2009

• Scottish League Cup: 27

1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011

• Drybrough Cup

1979

European honours

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1

1972

Doubles and trebles

• Scottish Cup, League Cup, League Title: 7

1948–49, 1963–64, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2002–03

• Scottish Cup and League Cup: 4

1962, 1979, 2002, 2008

• Scottish Cup and League Title: 9

1927–28, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1962–63, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2008–09

• League Cup and League Title: 10

1947, 1961, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2005, 2010, 2011

Notable statistics

Rangers became the first British side to reach a European final in 1961.

UEFA rankings

Club coefficient

As of 21 April 2013

Rank	Team	Coefficient
88	Lech Poznań	23.650
89	Birmingham City FC	23.392
90	Getafe CF	22.547
91	Rangers FC	22.538
92	Portsmouth FC	22.392
93	Trabzonspor	21.320
94	FC Lokomotiv Moskva	20.766

Notable former players

Greatest ever team

The following team was voted the greatest ever Rangers team by supporters in 1999. When the vote was launched it was feared that younger voters would ignore the great service of many of the pre-war stars (notably the most successful captain and most successful manager the club has ever had, Davie Meiklejohn and Bill Struth respectively). When the ballot was launched Donald Findlay stated it would be limited to post Second World War players because "few can recall players of these earlier eras":

• Andy Goram
• Sandy Jardine
• Richard Gough
• Terry Butcher
• John Greig – Voted greatest ever Ranger
• Brian Laudrup – Voted Rangers' greatest ever foreign player
• Paul Gascoine
• Jim Baxter – Voted third greatest ever Ranger
• Davie Cooper
• Ally McCoist – Voted second greatest ever Ranger
• Mark Hateley

Scotland Football Hall of Fame

To 2012, 25 players and managers to have been involved with Rangers in their careers, have entered the Scottish Football Hall of Fame:

Scotland Roll of Honour

The Scotland national football team roll of honour recognises players who have gained 50 or more international caps for Scotland. The 7 inductees to have played for Rangers in their career are:

• David Weir
• Christian Dailly
• Kenny Miller
• Richard Gough
• Ally McCoist
• Graeme Souness
• George Young

Scottish Sports Hall of Fame

In the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame, 3 Rangers players have been selected, they are:

• Jim Baxter
• John Greig
• Ally McCoist

See also

References

Notes;

1. Racism has been directed at players on the pitch at Rangers games, including at former Celtic player Bobo Balde.
2. Rangers are the only team in history to ever have accomplished this.
3. Shared with Dumbarton F.C. after both clubs ended the season on 29 points. A play-off game at Cathkin Park on 21 May 1891 finished 2–2, so the clubs were declared joint champions
4. Choices were limited to post World War II era players only.

General;

1. ^ Independant Commission of Lord Nimmo Smith. 12 September 2012 http://www.scotprem.com/content/mediaassets/doc/SPL%20Commission%20reasons%20for%20decision%20of%2012%20September%202012.pdf. Retrieved 9 February 2012. purchased substantially all the business and assets of Oldco, including Rangers FC, by entering into an asset sale and purchase agreement {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
2. Euro ties fill Rangers void for Celtic - Neil Lennon www.bbc.co.uk, 21 September 2012
3. Neil Lennon...on Rangers funding, Sean Connery, and a McGeady statue www.heraldscotland.com, 1 October 2012
4. Interview: Gordon Durie, East Fife manager and former Rangers striker www.scotsman.com, 5 August 2012
5. "The Badges of Rangers Football Club". Danbury Mint. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013. The earliest badge featured the celebrated RFC scroll crest believed to have been used since 1872. Then there's the lion rampant and the club motto 'READY', which have appeared on Rangers' badges since 1959. Finally, see the evolution into the current badge, with the famous blue, white and red colours. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
6. "The Rangers Crest". Rangers FC. Retrieved 21 January 2013. Although the 'RFC' Scroll Crest was omitted in 1959 it made a welcome return in 1968 when it was placed on the club's home jersey for the very first time. It was later added to the shorts a decade later for the start of the 1978–79 season.
7. "The Rangers Crest". Gersnet Online. Retrieved 21 January 2013. From 1990 to 1994 'Rangers Football Club' and the 'Ready' motto were placed above and below the Crest respectively. In 1997–98 the Crest was placed in a shield but perhaps the most significant change was before the start of the 2003/04 campaign. Having clinched their 50th League Championship, a year in which Rangers secured a domestic Treble, the Club decided to add five stars above the Scoll Crest, one for every ten titles won.
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10. Devlin, John (3 July 2009). "An alternative to alcohol". True Colours. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012. Rangers have actually sported the Center Parcs logo during the course of two seasons. It was first worn in the 1996–97 Champions League match at Auxerre that the French side won 2–1. Then in 97–98 a new style Center Parcs logo was worn in the UEFA Cup first round first leg game in Strasbourg where again the 'Gers lost 2–1 (also wearing their change blue shorts) {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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32. Smith, Andrew (14 October 2012). "Rangers v Queen's Park: Renewing an age-old rivalry". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012. IT HAS been billed by the Ibrox club as the "original Glasgow derby". It might equally be argued that their hosting of Queen's Park in the Third Division on Saturday is the newest Glasgow derby.
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    Although the teams last met in a League Cup tie 21 years ago and regularly jousted in the Glasgow Cup in the two decades before that, there has not been a league meeting since 1958, the year Queen's Park last played top-flight football. The fact the confrontation has returned to the calendar in a wholly different form was best encapsulated by Rangers ambassador Sandy Jardine. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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• Gallagher, Tom (1987). Glasgow, the Uneasy Peace: Religious Tension in Modern Scotland, 1819–1914. Manchester University Press ND. ISBN 0719023963, 9780719023965. Retrieved 18 August 2012. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Souness, Graeme; Gallacher, Ken (1989). Graeme Souness: A Manager's Diary. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 185158224X, 9781851582242. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Murray, William J. (2000). The Old Firm: Sectarianism, Sport and Society in Scotland. John Donald Publishers. ISBN 0859765423, 9780859765428. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Ferrier, Bob; McElroy, Robert (1990). Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. Crowood Press. ISBN 1-85223-404-0.
• Ferrier, Bob; McElroy, Robert (1998). Glasgow Rangers: Player by Player. Crowood Press. ISBN 0-600-59495-5.
• Ferrier, Bob; McElroy, Robert (2005). Rangers: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-481-7.
• Smith, Paul (2012). For Richer, for Poorer: The Murray Years. Random House. ISBN 1780572824, 9781780572826. Retrieved 4 January 2013. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

Further reading

• General Books LLC (2010). Scottish Football Clubs Statistics. General Books LLC. ISBN 1156866057, 9781156866054. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Kuper, Simon. Football Against the Enemy. Orion. ISBN 0-7528-4877-1.
• Giulianotti, Richard (1999). Football: A Sociology of the Global Game. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0745617697, 9780745617695. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Armstrong, Gary; Giulianotti, Richard (2001). Fear and loathing in world football. Berg Publishers. ISBN 1 85973 463 4. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
• Potter, David; Jones, Phil (2011). The Encyclopedia of Scottish Football. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 1908051108. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
• Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (4 August 2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–12. Headline. ISBN 0755362322. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
• Romanos, Joseph (2010). Great Sporting Rivals (Large Print 16pt). ReadHowYouWant.com. ISBN 1458779661, 9781458779663. Retrieved 25 December 2012. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Scott, Les (2008). End to End Stuff. Random House. ISBN 0593060687, 9780593060681. Retrieved 24 August 2012. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
• Barnes, Stuart (2010). News of the World Football Annual 2006/2007. HarperCollins UK. ISBN 0007234236, 9780007234233. Retrieved 20 December 2012. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)

External links

Official

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• "Rangers". Scottish Football League. August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Rangers Football Club: Team Profile". Scottish Premier League. May 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Rangers". FIFA.com. FIFA. 2011. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Rangers FC". UEFA. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Rangers Supporters Trust". Rangers Supporters Trust. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

News

• Rangers F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures
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