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

1876 - 1877	24-01-1877	Caledonian	View Full Match	4-0	Challenge Match	Kinning Park	W
1884 - 1885	24-01-1885	St Mirren	View Full Match	1-3	Challenge Match	Westmarch Estate	L
1890 - 1891	24-01-1891	Hearts	View Full Match	1-0	League	Tynecastle Park	W
1902 - 1903	24-01-1903	Kilmarnock	View Full Match	4-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1919 - 1920	24-01-1920	Dumbarton	View Full Match	0-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	D
1924 - 1925	24-01-1925	East Fife	View Full Match	3-1	Scottish Cup	Bayview Park	W
1930 - 1931	24-01-1931	St Mirren	View Full Match	1-1	League	Ibrox Park	D
1947 - 1948	24-01-1948	Stranraer	View Full Match	1-0	Scottish Cup	Stair Park (Dumfries)	W
1952 - 1953	24-01-1953	Arbroath	View Full Match	4-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1958 - 1959	24-01-1959	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	1-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1961 - 1962	24-01-1962	Partick Thistle	View Full Match	2-1	League	Ibrox Park	W
1969 - 1970	24-01-1970	Hibernian	View Full Match	3-1	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1972 - 1973	24-01-1973	Ajax	View Full Match	2-3	Challenge Match	Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)	L
1975 - 1976	24-01-1976	East Fife	View Full Match	3-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1980 - 1981	24-01-1981	Airdrie	View Full Match	5-0	Scottish Cup	Broomfield Park	W
1986 - 1987	24-01-1987	Aberdeen	View Full Match	0-0	League	Ibrox Park	D
1997 - 1998	24-01-1998	Hamilton Acas	View Full Match	2-1	Scottish Cup	Fir Park	W
2000 - 2001	24-01-2001	Dumbarton	View Full Match	6-1	Challenge Match	Strathclyde Homes Stadium	W
2003 - 2004	24-01-2004	Livingston	View Full Match	1-0	League	Ibrox Stadium	W
2008 - 2009	24-01-2009	Aberdeen	View Full Match	0-0	League	Pittodrie	D
2017 - 2018	24-01-2018	Aberdeen	View Full Match	2-0	League	Ibrox Stadium	W
2023 - 2024	24-01-2024	Hibernian	View Full Match	3-0	League	Easter Road	W

Birthday Blues

Jamie Barjonas

DOB: 24 January, 1999

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Willie Henderson

DOB: 24 January, 1944

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Player of the day

Andy Gray

Signed

16 September 1988

West Bromwich Albion

Left

1 June 1989

Cheltenham Town

Debut

Rangers v Heart of Midlothian 3-0 21 September 1988

Total Appearances

16

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Jimmy Simpson

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Total appearances: 331

John McPherson

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Total appearances: 218

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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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