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2nd May
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                    Details
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                    Result
                


            
                                        
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                


            1884 - 188502-05-1885Dumbarton
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dumbarton-2-may-1885
                              0-2Glasgow Merchants Charity CupSecond Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                                L
                              
1890 - 189102-05-1891Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1891
                              1-2LeagueFirst Ibrox Park
                                L
                              
1893 - 189402-05-1894St Bernard's Athletic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-st-bernards-athletic-2-may-1894
                              1-2LeagueFirst Ibrox Park
                                L
                              
1895 - 189602-05-1896Hearts
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hearts-v-rangers-2-may-1896
                              2-2FriendlyTynecastle Park
                                D
                              
1900 - 190102-05-1901Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1901
                              0-0Glasgow Merchants Charity CupGilmorehill (Neutral Venue)
                                D
                              
1902 - 190302-05-1903Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1903
                              0-0Inter-City LeagueIbrox Park
                                D
                              
1906 - 190702-05-1907Vale of Leven
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/vale-of-leven-v-rangers-2-may-1907
                              2-0FriendlyMillburn Park
                                W
                              
1907 - 190802-05-1908Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1908
                              1-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupHampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                                D
                              
1913 - 191402-05-1914Clyde
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/clyde-v-rangers-2-may-1914
                              2-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupParkhead
                                W
                              
1924 - 192502-05-1925Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1925
                              4-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1930 - 193102-05-1931Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1931
                              2-2Glasgow Merchants Charity CupHampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                                D
                              
1935 - 193602-05-1936Third Lanark
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1936
                              1-0Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1941 - 194202-05-1942Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1942
                              2-0Southern League CupHampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                                W
                              
1950 - 195102-05-1951Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1951
                              2-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupHampden Park
                                W
                              
1952 - 195302-05-1953Dundee
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-2-may-1953
                              3-1LeagueIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1958 - 195902-05-1959Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1959
                              1-1Glasgow Merchants Charity CupIbrox Park
                                D
                              
1978 - 197902-05-1979Motherwell
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/motherwell-v-rangers-2-may-1979
                              2-1LeagueFir Park
                                W
                              
1980 - 198102-05-1981Heart of Midlothian
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-hearts-2-may-1981
                              4-0LeagueIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1983 - 198402-05-1984Dundee Utd
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-2-may-1984
                              2-2LeagueIbrox Park
                                D
                              
1986 - 198702-05-1987Aberdeen
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/aberdeen-v-rangers-2-may-1987
                              1-1LeaguePittodrie
                                D
                              
1988 - 198902-05-1989Dundee Utd
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-2-may-1989
                              2-0LeagueIbrox Park
                                W
                              
1991 - 199202-05-1992Aberdeen
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/aberdeen-v-rangers-2-may-1992
                              2-0LeaguePittodrie
                                W
                              
1997 - 199802-05-1998Kilmarnock
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-kilmarnock-2-may-1998
                              0-1LeagueIbrox Stadium
                                L
                              
1998 - 199902-05-1999Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/celtic-v-rangers-2-may-1999
                              3-0LeagueParkhead
                                W
                              
2005 - 200602-05-2006Hibernian
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hibs-v-rangers-2-may-2006
                              2-1LeagueEaster Road
                                W
                              
2011 - 201202-05-2012Dundee Utd
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-2-may-2012
                              5-0LeagueIbrox Stadium
                                W
                              
2014 - 201502-05-2015Heart of Midlothian
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hearts-v-rangers-2-may-2015
                              2-2LeagueTynecastle Stadium
                                D
                              
2020 - 202102-05-2021Celtic
                                View
                                https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-2021
                              4-1LeagueIbrox Stadium
                                W
                              

        

Season	Date	Opponent	Details	Score	Competition	Stadium	Result

1884 - 1885	02-05-1885	Dumbarton	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dumbarton-2-may-1885	0-2	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Second Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)	L
1890 - 1891	02-05-1891	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1891	1-2	League	First Ibrox Park	L
1893 - 1894	02-05-1894	St Bernard's Athletic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-st-bernards-athletic-2-may-1894	1-2	League	First Ibrox Park	L
1895 - 1896	02-05-1896	Hearts	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hearts-v-rangers-2-may-1896	2-2	Friendly	Tynecastle Park	D
1900 - 1901	02-05-1901	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1901	0-0	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Gilmorehill (Neutral Venue)	D
1902 - 1903	02-05-1903	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1903	0-0	Inter-City League	Ibrox Park	D
1906 - 1907	02-05-1907	Vale of Leven	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/vale-of-leven-v-rangers-2-may-1907	2-0	Friendly	Millburn Park	W
1907 - 1908	02-05-1908	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1908	1-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)	D
1913 - 1914	02-05-1914	Clyde	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/clyde-v-rangers-2-may-1914	2-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Parkhead	W
1924 - 1925	02-05-1925	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1925	4-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1930 - 1931	02-05-1931	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1931	2-2	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)	D
1935 - 1936	02-05-1936	Third Lanark	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-third-lanark-2-may-1936	1-0	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1941 - 1942	02-05-1942	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1942	2-0	Southern League Cup	Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)	W
1950 - 1951	02-05-1951	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1951	2-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Hampden Park	W
1952 - 1953	02-05-1953	Dundee	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-2-may-1953	3-1	League	Ibrox Park	W
1958 - 1959	02-05-1959	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-1959	1-1	Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup	Ibrox Park	D
1978 - 1979	02-05-1979	Motherwell	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/motherwell-v-rangers-2-may-1979	2-1	League	Fir Park	W
1980 - 1981	02-05-1981	Heart of Midlothian	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-hearts-2-may-1981	4-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1983 - 1984	02-05-1984	Dundee Utd	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-2-may-1984	2-2	League	Ibrox Park	D
1986 - 1987	02-05-1987	Aberdeen	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/aberdeen-v-rangers-2-may-1987	1-1	League	Pittodrie	D
1988 - 1989	02-05-1989	Dundee Utd	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-2-may-1989	2-0	League	Ibrox Park	W
1991 - 1992	02-05-1992	Aberdeen	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/aberdeen-v-rangers-2-may-1992	2-0	League	Pittodrie	W
1997 - 1998	02-05-1998	Kilmarnock	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-kilmarnock-2-may-1998	0-1	League	Ibrox Stadium	L
1998 - 1999	02-05-1999	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/celtic-v-rangers-2-may-1999	3-0	League	Parkhead	W
2005 - 2006	02-05-2006	Hibernian	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hibs-v-rangers-2-may-2006	2-1	League	Easter Road	W
2011 - 2012	02-05-2012	Dundee Utd	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-dundee-utd-2-may-2012	5-0	League	Ibrox Stadium	W
2014 - 2015	02-05-2015	Heart of Midlothian	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/hearts-v-rangers-2-may-2015	2-2	League	Tynecastle Stadium	D
2020 - 2021	02-05-2021	Celtic	View https://therangersarchives.co.uk/rangers-v-celtic-2-may-2021	4-1	League	Ibrox Stadium	W

                
On This Day
Every match played on today's date
2nd May

        28
        matches played on 2nd May
    
                    1885
                    1884 - 1885
                
LOSS
Dumbarton
0-2

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Second Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                
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                    1891
                    1890 - 1891
                
LOSS
Celtic
1-2

                    League
                
                    First Ibrox Park
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1894
                    1893 - 1894
                
LOSS
St Bernard's Athletic
1-2

                    League
                
                    First Ibrox Park
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1896
                    1895 - 1896
                
DRAW
Hearts
2-2

                    Friendly
                
                    Tynecastle Park
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1901
                    1900 - 1901
                
DRAW
Celtic
0-0

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Gilmorehill (Neutral Venue)
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1903
                    1902 - 1903
                
DRAW
Third Lanark
0-0

                    Inter-City League
                
                    Ibrox Park
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1907
                    1906 - 1907
                
WIN
Vale of Leven
2-0

                    Friendly
                
                    Millburn Park
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1908
                    1907 - 1908
                
DRAW
Third Lanark
1-1

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Hampden Park (Neutral Venue)
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1914
                    1913 - 1914
                
WIN
Clyde
2-1

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Parkhead
                
                View Full Match
                
                    1925
                    1924 - 1925
                
WIN
Third Lanark
4-1

                    Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
                
                    Ibrox Park
                
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