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

1895 - 1896	08-02-1896	Clyde	View Full Match	2-2	League	Barrowfield Park	D
1901 - 1902	08-02-1902	Kilmarnock	View Full Match	3-0	Friendly	Ibrox Park	W
1907 - 1908	08-02-1908	Celtic	View Full Match	1-2	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	L
1912 - 1913	08-02-1913	Hamilton Acas	View Full Match	1-1	Scottish Cup	Douglas Park	D
1918 - 1919	08-02-1919	Morton	View Full Match	1-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1929 - 1930	08-02-1930	Kilmarnock	View Full Match	4-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1932 - 1933	08-02-1933	Queen's Park	View Full Match	1-1	Scottish Cup	Hampden Park	D
1935 - 1936	08-02-1936	Albion Rovers	View Full Match	3-1	Scottish Cup	Cliftonhill Park	W
1940 - 1941	08-02-1941	Queen's Park	View Full Match	1-1	League	Ibrox Park	D
1946 - 1947	08-02-1947	Queen of the South	View Full Match	2-0	League	Palmerston Park	W
1960 - 1961	08-02-1961	Dundee	View Full Match	2-4	League	Dens Park	L
1963 - 1964	08-02-1964	St Mirren	View Full Match	2-3	League	Ibrox Park	L
1966 - 1967	08-02-1967	Clyde	View Full Match	5-1	League	Shawfield Park	W
1974 - 1975	08-02-1975	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	2-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1985 - 1986	08-02-1986	Motherwell	View Full Match	0-1	League	Fir Park	L
1987 - 1988	08-02-1988	Raith Rovers	View Full Match	0-0	Scottish Cup	Stark's Park	D
1991 - 1992	08-02-1992	St Mirren	View Full Match	2-1	League	Love Street	W
1996 - 1997	08-02-1997	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	3-0	League	East End Park	W
2002 - 2003	08-02-2003	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	3-1	League	East End Park	W
2003 - 2004	08-02-2004	Kilmarnock	View Full Match	2-0	Scottish Cup	Rugby Park	W
2005 - 2006	08-02-2006	Aberdeen	View Full Match	0-2	League	Pittodrie	L
2014 - 2015	08-02-2015	Raith Rovers	View Full Match	1-2	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Stadium	L
2019 - 2020	08-02-2020	Hamilton Acas	View Full Match	4-1	Scottish Cup	New Douglas Park	W

Birthday Blues

Paul McKnight

DOB: 8 February, 1977

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Jimmy Phillips

DOB: 8 February, 1966

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Player of the day

Rhys McCabe

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1 June 2011

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1 June 2012

Sheffield Wednesday

Debut

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian 1-2 3 March 2012

Total Appearances

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Lorenzo Amoruso

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Total appearances: 450

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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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