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The club was formed on February 3rd 1988 in the Moat Bar, Dundonald, where the club held the first
couple of meetings before moving to Fisher Body Social Club. The club resided there until February 1993
when it took up residence in Dundonald Orange Hall. The club residied in the Orange Hall for
approximately two and a half years. The club finally took up residence in the Harbour Bar, Ann Street on
8 November 1995.
After being resident in the Harbour since November 1995, it was decided at a club EGM held on 1 August
2000, to change the name of the club to the Harbour Bar, Belfast R.S.C. On the 19 October 2005 the club
held it's last meeting in the Harbour Bar, ending a ten year association. This was due to the bar being sold
to someone who is not Rangers orientated (if you understand what I mean). The club now conducts it's
business in the Cresta Golf and Social Club on the Castlereagh Road. After almost two years resident in
the Cresta Golf and Social Club, the members voted to change the name to the Cresta Loyal R.S.C. thus
ending the Harbour era.
The club membership which has changed quite significantly throughout the years has only two surviving
founder members. They are John Walker and Jim Moffett.
The club is financed from member's dues, levies and other fund raising activities or outings organised
through the bar. All monies raised are put towards subsidising members trips to see Rangers. We also
organise charity events to which proceeds are donated to selected charities of the members choice.
However, the main aim of the club is to ensure as many members, who desire, travel to watch Rangers at
as many games as they wish as cheaply as possible.
This applies to all games home or away
The club celebrated it's twentieth anniversary on the 3rd February 2008, this was commemorated with
an issue of Cresta Loyal polo shirts.
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