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ON THIS SITE WE WILL HAVE AS MUCH CELTIC AND RANGERS NEWS AS POSSIBLE.... WE WILL HAVE PICTURE GALLERY'S OF BOTH TEAMS AND PLAYERS... OLD FIRM LINKS.... AMONGST MANY OTHER WELL COOL THINGS!!! |
RANGERS BRIEF HISTORY:Glasgow Rangers Football Club was formed by Peter Campbell, William McBeath and brothers, Peter and Moses McNeil. The team had no strips, money or even a football. They had their first match on Flesher's Haugh at Glasgow Green. It was against Callander Football Club and the final score was 0-0. They became established in 1873 when their first annual meeting was held and the office bearers were elected. They continued to use Flesher's Haugh as a pitch until 1875 when they moved to Burnbank. They continued to move pitches until their final move to Ibrox in 1899, where they settled and built their Stadium. It was also this year that they won the Scottish League for the first time winning 18 out of 18 matches accumulating the maximum 36 points.
CELTICS BRIEF HISTORY:Celtic Football Club was formed in 1888 by Brother Walfrid Kerins, leader of the Marist Order. He had seen the benefits that Hibernian Football Club had given to Edinburgh and thought that a similar idea would work in the east end of Glasgow. He wanted the club to raise money for "The Poor Children's Dinner Table," a charity that he had set up to give food to hungry children. The population of the area was largely Irish immigrants who were still looked upon as second class citizens. He gave the club the name 'Celtic' to instill pride in the club and the people that it represented. They rented a piece of land and volunteers worked to transform it into a pitch. The first match that they played was against Glasgow Rangers and they won 5-2.
This early team won many titles including the Scottish Cup just four years after they were formed.
In 1897 they became a limited company and Willie Maley was made their first Secretary and Manager. |
