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Rangers Trivia
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Scottish Division 1 Championship (1974-75), the first Scottish Premier Division Championship (1975-76),
the last Scottish Premier Division (1997-98) and the first Scottish Premier League (1998-99).
During the 1880s Rangers competed in both the English and Scottish F.A. Cups.
Rangers first league game was played on 16 August 1890.
Rangers won the first Scottish Championship of the twentieth century 1899-1900 and the first
championship of the twenty first century 1999-2000.
Alfie Conn was the first player to win a Scottish FA Cup-winners' medal with both Old Firm teams. He
played for Rangers in the 1973 team that beat Celtic 3-2 and played for Celtic in 1997 when they beat
Rangers 1-0.
Jimmy Fleming scored nine of Rangers' 14 goals in their 14-2 win over Blairgowie - a record for the
Scottish Cup.
Rangers defeated Celtic five times during the 1963-64 season - twice in the league, twice in the League
cup and also the quarter final of the Scottish Cup.
The de Boer twins, Frank and Ronald, played together on the same team with five different sides - Ajax
(Holland), A-Rayyan (Qatar), Barcelona (Spain), Rangers and Holland.
During the 1930s Rangers dominated Scottish football winning seven championships, five Scottish Cups and
completing a double on three occasions.
Former Rangers player, Gordon Ramsey, was the first Scot to receive a Michelin star when his restaurant,
in Chelsea, was awarded three in 2001.
When Rangers defeated Celtic 3-2 to win the Scottish Cup Final of 1973, it was the first time a member
of Royal Family, Princess Alexandra, had attended the Scottish Cup Final.
Rangers took the decision to become a Public Limited Company. Match Secretary William Wilton was
appointed the first manager of the club. The first Chairman was James Henderson.
The first league meeting between Rangers and Celtic was on 21 March 1891 at Parkhead. The score was
2-2.
On 2nd May 1992, Ally McCoist scored Rangers first goal in a 2-0 victory. It was Rangers' 100th league
goal of the season and Ally's 200th goal for Rangers.
Rangers are one of only 15 clubs to compete in one of the three major European competitions for at least
20 consecutive seasons, this does not include the Intertoto Cup.
When Rangers completed their nine consecutive titles between 1988-89 to 1996-97, it was the second
time the club had won nine titles in a row. The first time was between 1938-39 to 1946-47, six of these
titles were classed as unofficial as they were wartime titles.
When Mark Hateley was awarded the Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year he was the first
Englishman to win the award.
The Scottish Cup victory in 2000 was the 100th competitive trophy success for the club.
On January 1st, 1943 Rangers defeated Celtic 8-1 in the N'er Day game. The game was classed
as unofficial because it was during the war years.
During the 1963 Scottish Cup Final replay between Rangers and Celtic at Hampden Park on 15 May, Ralph
Brand scored his second and Rangers' third goal in a 3-0 win - Davie Wilson scored the other Rangers goal -
with 20 minutes remaining of the game to play. As soon as the ball hit Frank Haffey's net, the King's Park
End at Hampden emptied as the greatest fans in the world deserted their team.
Rangers have played Celtic in 13 League Cup Finals winning 8.
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