[9][10] The name may also be a reference to these two teams being among the original eleven members of the Scottish Football League formed in 1890. The club's correct name is simply Rangers F.C., although they are sometimes referred to as Glasgow Rangers for European matches to avoid confusion.[4]. On 14 June 2012, the parent company that owned the club was forced into liquidation following the rejection of a proposed Company Voluntary Arrangement,[6] and the club's assets, including Ibrox Stadium and Murray Park, were bought by The Rangers Football Club Ltd - a consortium led by Charles Green, a former chief executive of Sheffield United. Father-and-son pairs who have been selected include: Jimmy Simpson was a Rangers captain in the 1930s, while his son Ronnie Simpson was Celtic's European Cup-winning goalkeeper in 1967. [265] During the 2019 season, sisters Kodie and Brogan Hay played on opposite sides in the fixture. [31][32], Hundreds of opposing fans fought an on-pitch battle in the aftermath of Celtic's 1–0 victory in the 1980 Scottish Cup Final at Hampden, fuelled by alcohol and armed with the cans and bottles. Rangers Football Club are an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Professional Football League, in the Scottish Premiership. Nevertheless, this dividing line seems to be blurred in 21st century Glasgow: religious adherence, in general, is falling,[33][31] marriages between Protestants and Catholics have never been higher and the old certainties — the Rangers supporter voting Conservative and the Celtic supporter voting Labour — are no longer in evidence.
Indeed, one of the most popular replica tops was the 1992-93 edition, which did not feature a sponsor and, therefore, had unblemished hoops. Minimum 10 Old Firm games as manager. Celtic Supporters, Identity, and Scottish Society", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Firm&oldid=983990181, Recurring sporting events established in 1888, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 14:09.
The longest sequence without an Old Firm title is three years between 1983 and 1985, while the longest unbroken run of championships between the two clubs began immediately afterwards and is ongoing: 35 seasons and counting since 1986 (overtaking a previous sequence of 27 years between 1905 and 1931). In February 2012 Rangers entered administration because of a problem with tax with HM Revenue and Customs. As of 30 December 2019. ", "Falkirk FC stadium announcer suspended after Rangers 'Sevco' comment", "Irish pub in Glasgow causes a stir with a Zombie Rangers FC advert", "Celtic fans spark storm of protest after claiming Rangers are new club and "Old Firm" derby is dead in newspaper advert", "Former Rangers heroes laugh off Celtic fans' advert that claims Ibrox outfit is a new club", "Old Firm? Celtic and Rangers will be back in European action on Thursday, 22 October for their first Europa League group stage fixture. [58] While warming up on the touchline at Celtic Park in January 1998, Rangers' Paul Gascoigne was caught on television reacting to verbal abuse from the stands by briefly miming the playing of a flute (representing "The Sash" and the typical repertoire of songs on an Orange walk, considered an offensive gesture by Celtic's many supporters of an Irish Catholic background).
[42], Supporters of both clubs, when interviewed, have conceded that they do not particularly enjoy the intense atmosphere of Old Firm matches. Celtic and Rangers have played each other 421 times in major competitions: Rangers have won 163 matches, Celtic 159 matches, and 99 ended in a draw. The club's home, the all-seated 50,817-capacity Ibrox Stadium in south-west Glasgow, has been accredited as one of UEFA's five-star stadia. [14], Another primary contributor to the intensity of the rivalry in the west of Scotland was that Rangers supporters are historically native Scots and Ulster Scots,[15] and Celtic supporters are historically Irish-Scots. [32][22] In 2005 both Celtic and Rangers joined a project to tackle bigotry and sectarianism in sport,[34] but there was little change in the behaviour and subsequent prosecution of the fans. By … The colours used range from light blue to red to a very controversial tangerine.[13]. The footballing environment is also very different, with a third team in the city – Glasgow City F.C. [87], Labour MSP James Kelly introduced the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Repeal) (Scotland) Bill in June 2017. Due to the frequency of the two teams appearing in semi-finals and finals held there (often facing one another), its West and East stands are always allocated to the same club and are informally known as the Rangers end and Celtic end respectively. The club are nicknamed The Teddy Bears, from the rhyming slang for Gers, which in turn is short for Rangers, and the fans are known to each other as "Bluenoses". [223], When compared to other clubs in Scotland, the Old Firm maintain considerably higher attendances;[224] Celtic's recorded crowds tend to be higher than Rangers as their stadium holds approximately 9,000 more seats. [213][217] The record Scottish League Cup final attendance (107,609; October 1965) was an Old Firm affair,[213] although the tournament record was set in 1947 when Rangers overcame Hibernian in a semi-final before 123,830.
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