50 Fun Facts About Rangers FC
Learn something new, then test yourself with the quiz.
Know these facts? Prove it.
Take the 50-question quizIn which Scottish city are Rangers based?
The club is often called Glasgow Rangers, though that has never been its official name.
In which year were Rangers founded?
Four teenage boys dreamed the club up while walking through West End Park, now Kelvingrove Park.
What is the name of Rangers' home stadium?
It is a Category B listed building and Scotland's third-largest football ground.
Which architect designed Ibrox?
He was a Rangers fan who also worked on Old Trafford and Highbury.
What colour have Rangers always played in?
The club switched from a lighter blue to royal blue in 1921.
How many Scottish championships had Rangers won as of 2020-21, a then world record?
The 2021 title also ended Celtic's bid for ten in a row.
Which trophy did Rangers lift in Barcelona in 1972?
They had lost finals of the same competition in 1961 and 1967.
Whom did Rangers beat in the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup final?
Colin Stein and a Willie Johnston double secured the 3-2 win.
In which stadium was the 1972 Cup Winners' Cup final played?
A crowd of 35,000 watched in Barcelona on 24 May 1972.
Who captained Rangers to the 1972 European triumph?
He received the trophy in a small room inside the stadium after pitch invasions.
Which club are Rangers' Old Firm rivals?
The two clubs have won 111 Scottish league titles between them.
How many lives were lost in the 1971 Ibrox disaster?
The crush happened on a stairway exit at the end of an Old Firm game on 2 January 1971.
Which manager led Rangers for 34 years from 1920 to 1954?
He won 18 league titles and more trophies than any manager in Scottish football.
What British league attendance record was set at Ibrox on 2 January 1939?
The crowd watched Rangers beat Celtic in the New Year Old Firm match.
Who was the first manager of Rangers' nine-in-a-row era, from 1986?
He managed the first three of the nine title seasons before Walter Smith took over.
Where did Rangers clinch their ninth consecutive title in May 1997?
A single-goal win over Dundee United sealed it on 7 May 1997.
Who became Rangers' first foreign manager in 1998?
The Dutchman, nicknamed 'The Little General', won the treble in his first season.
Which striker did Rangers sign for a club-record £12 million under Advocaat?
The Norwegian arrived from Chelsea in 2000.
Who signed for Rangers in 1989 as the club's first major Roman Catholic signing?
He had previously played for Celtic and had recently agreed to rejoin them.
Who became the first Catholic captain of Rangers in 1999?
The Italian defender arrived from Fiorentina.
Which manager led Rangers to their 50th league title in 2003?
The title was won on goal difference with a 6-1 final-day win over Dunfermline.
In 2005 the SPL trophy helicopter famously diverted to which ground for Rangers?
Celtic conceded late goals to Motherwell while Rangers led against Hibernian.
Whom did Rangers lose to in the 2008 UEFA Cup final?
Zenit were managed by former Rangers boss Dick Advocaat.
Roughly how many Rangers fans travelled to Manchester for the 2008 UEFA Cup final?
It remains the largest travelling support in football history.
Who beat Rangers on penalties in the 2022 Europa League final?
The match in Seville finished 1-1 after extra time before a 5-4 shootout.
On what date were Rangers placed into administration in 2012?
The club was docked 10 points and finished 20 behind Celtic.
At which level did Rangers restart in 2012-13?
The SPL and SFA had wanted them placed in the First Division.
Whom did Rangers beat 5-1 in their first fourth-tier match in 2012, before a record crowd?
The attendance of 49,118 was a world record for a fourth-tier league match.
Which Luxembourg club knocked Rangers out of the 2017-18 Europa League qualifiers?
Progrès had never won a tie and had scored once in Europe before.
Which former Liverpool captain became Rangers manager in 2018?
He signed a four-year contract and later left for Aston Villa.
How many points did Rangers amass in their unbeaten 2020-21 title season?
It was the club's first championship in ten years.
Who became Rangers manager on 11 November 2021?
The former Rangers midfielder took the club to the 2022 Europa League final.
What goal difference did Rangers post in their 2022-23 Champions League group, a record low?
They lost all six games against Napoli, Liverpool and Ajax, beating Dinamo Zagreb's -19.
Which NFL franchise's investment arm bought into Rangers in 2025?
49ers Enterprises joined a consortium led by Andrew Cavenagh to buy 51% of the shares.
Which Rangers manager was sacked after just 123 days in charge in 2025?
Russell Martin lasted 123 days, the shortest reign of any Rangers manager at the time; he went after a 1-1 draw with Falkirk.
What is the name of Rangers' bear mascot?
The name is an anagram of Ibrox; he first appeared in 1993.
What single word is Rangers' club motto?
It appears on the lion rampant crest introduced in 1959.
Why were five stars added to Rangers' scroll crest in 2003?
The stars marked the 50th title won that season.
Rangers' 1993-94 change strip was criticised for evoking which organisation?
The strip first appeared in 1993-94 and returned in 2018-19 and 2022-23.
Who holds Rangers' all-time scoring record with 355 goals?
He also took over as manager from Walter Smith in 2011.
Which Colombian striker holds Rangers' record for most European goals, with 29?
He joined from Finnish club HJK for a reported £1 million in 2017.
Which Rangers player was voted 'The Greatest Ever Ranger' by supporters in 1999?
He spent his whole career at the club as player, manager and director.
How much did Rangers pay Lazio for Paul Gascoigne in 1995?
He helped the club to two league titles and a Scottish Cup.
From which Italian giant did Brian Laudrup join Rangers in 1994?
Walter Smith paid £2.3 million to rescue him from Serie A.
Which English club did Walter Smith manage after leaving Rangers in 1998?
He spent four seasons at Goodison Park before returning to Ibrox in 2007.
Who managed Rangers to their first Scottish Cup win in 1894?
Wilton served as match secretary and then manager, winning ten league titles.
Rangers shared the first Scottish League title in 1890-91 with which club?
A play-off at Cathkin Park finished 2-2 and the title was split, the only time ever.
Which Northern Irish club do Rangers fans share a friendship with, dating to 1920?
Two of the founders had a County Down-born mother.
Rangers' training centre in Milngavie was originally named after which chairman?
Dick Advocaat proposed it; it cost £14 million and opened in 2001.
Which Dutch club beat Rangers in the first ever European Super Cup in January 1973?
The 6-3 aggregate tie doubled as Rangers' centenary match during a European ban.
Think you know Rangers FC?
Put these facts to the test with the interactive quiz.
Take the 50-question quiz