Saturday, October 17, 2009

The History and Tradition of the Glasgow Rangers

One of the most popular football teams in Scotland is the Glasgow Rangers. The Rangers are a team steeped in history and tradition. In 1872, the Glasgow Rangers of the two founding brothers Peter and Moses McNeil, and their friends William McBeath and Peter McNeail. She chose the name for their soccer club by combing through a book in English rugby and borrowing from the name of an existing team. The team saw limited action in their inaugural year with only a handful of friendsGames, including a draw against Callander FC and an 11 to nil drubbing of Clyde.

Fast forward to modern times and the Glasgow Rangers popularity has exploded. In 2006, Paul Le Geun took administrative control over the Rangers and went on a spree of signings for the team, together with transactions that cleaned some of the grease on the team. They struggled early on, and after a few defeats to lower clubs, were removed from the League Cup. The Rangers through town rivals, theGlasgow Celtics were dominate during this period, which caused much suffering for the hardcore fans Rangers.

Walter Smith was brought in 2007 to replace Paul Le Guen. Smith brought on former Rangers player All McCoist to his assistant coach.

The Rangers have three primary colors: red, royal blue and white. Their home shirts are royal blue with white and red trim and the players wear white shorts and black socks. It is sometimes reversed parts of their uniform. ForFor example, you can sometimes find the Royal Rangers play in white socks and shorts are blue in color.

The Rangers remain one of the most popular football clubs in Scotland and plays at all levels, even if they split local attention and interest with the Glasgow Celtics. Thanks to the long history the Rangers have there are no signs of slowing down their popularity in the foreseeable future.



Want to learn more about the Rangers? You can learn more aboutthe team and Glasgow by going to Visit Glasgow, Scotland online at http://www.visitglasgowscotland.com

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