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Season	Date	Opponent	Full Match Details	Score (Rangers First)	Competition	Stadium	Win Loss Draw

1880 - 1881	12-02-1881	Dumbarton	View Full Match	0-1	Challenge Match	Boghead Park	L
1886 - 1887	12-02-1887	St Bernard's Athletic	View Full Match	2-0	Challenge Match	Powderhall	W
1897 - 1898	12-02-1898	Dundee	View Full Match	1-2	League	Carolina Port	L
1915 - 1916	12-02-1916	Hearts	View Full Match	2-1	League	Tynecastle Park	W
1920 - 1921	12-02-1921	Dundee	View Full Match	2-1	Scottish League	Dens Park	W
1923 - 1924	12-02-1924	Queen's Park	View Full Match	2-0	League	Hampden Park	W
1926 - 1927	12-02-1927	St Mirren	View Full Match	4-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1937 - 1938	12-02-1938	Queen of the South	View Full Match	3-1	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1943 - 1944	12-02-1944	Hamilton Acas	View Full Match	4-1	League	Douglas Park	W
1948 - 1949	12-02-1949	Aberdeen	View Full Match	2-0	League	Pittodrie Park	W
1954 - 1955	12-02-1955	St Mirren	View Full Match	1-1	League	Ibrox Park	D
1965 - 1966	12-02-1966	Hibernian	View Full Match	2-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1971 - 1972	12-02-1972	Dundee Utd	View Full Match	1-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1976 - 1977	12-02-1977	Dundee Utd	View Full Match	2-3	League	Ibrox Park	L
1978 - 1979	12-02-1979	Motherwell	View Full Match	3-1	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1982 - 1983	12-02-1983	Morton	View Full Match	5-0	League	Cappielow Park	W
1993 - 1994	12-02-1994	Hibernian	View Full Match	2-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1994 - 1995	12-02-1995	Aberdeen	View Full Match	0-2	League	Pittodrie	L
2004 - 2005	12-02-2005	Hibernian	View Full Match	3-0	League	Ibrox Stadium	W
2005 - 2006	12-02-2006	Celtic	View Full Match	0-1	League	Ibrox Stadium	L
2010 - 2011	12-02-2011	Motherwell	View Full Match	6-0	League	Ibrox Stadium	W
2019 - 2020	12-02-2020	Kilmarnock	View Full Match	1-2	League	Rugby Park	L
2021 - 2022	12-02-2022	Annan Athletic	View Full Match	3-0	Scottish Cup	Galabank	W
2022 - 2023	12-02-2023	Partick Thistle	View Full Match	3-1	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Stadium	W

Birthday Blues

Eric Ferguson

DOB: 12 February, 1965

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Player of the day

Nicky Law

Signed

24 May 2013

Motherwell (pre contract)

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1 June 2016

Bradford

Debut

Albion Rovers v Rangers 0-4 28 July 2013

Total Appearances

111

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Harold Davis

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Total appearances: 261

Paul Gascoigne

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No true Ranger has ever failed in the tradition set him

William Struth (16 June 1875 – 21 September 1956) was the second manager of Rangers Football Club, leading the club for 34 years between 1920 and 1954, as well as being the holder of a number of other positions, including director.

Struth is one of the most successful managers in Scottish and British football history, winning 30 major trophies in his career; a record 18 Scottish league championships, 10 Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups.

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