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

1884 - 1885	07-02-1885	Hibs	View Full Match	4-3	Challenge Match	Kinning Park	W
1890 - 1891	07-02-1891	Abercorn	View Full Match	1-1	League	Underwood Park	D
1913 - 1914	07-02-1914	Alloa Athletic	View Full Match	5-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1919 - 1920	07-02-1920	Arbroath	View Full Match	5-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1924 - 1925	07-02-1925	Montrose	View Full Match	2-0	Scottish Cup	Links Park	W
1930 - 1931	07-02-1931	Airdrie	View Full Match	0-1	League	Ibrox Park	L
1947 - 1948	07-02-1948	Leith Athletic	View Full Match	4-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Park	W
1952 - 1953	07-02-1953	Dundee	View Full Match	2-0	Scottish Cup	Dens Park	W
1958 - 1959	07-02-1959	St Mirren	View Full Match	3-1	League	Love Street	W
1961 - 1962	07-02-1962	Standard Liege	View Full Match	1-4	European Cup	Stade Maurice Dufrasne	L
1969 - 1970	07-02-1970	Forfar Athletic	View Full Match	7-0	Scottish Cup	Station Park	W
1975 - 1976	07-02-1976	Aberdeen	View Full Match	2-1	League	Ibrox Park	W
1980 - 1981	07-02-1981	Dundee Utd	View Full Match	1-2	League	Tannadice	L
1986 - 1987	07-02-1987	Heart of Midlothian	View Full Match	5-2	League	Tynecastle Park	W
1997 - 1998	07-02-1998	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	1-1	League	Ibrox Stadium	D
1998 - 1999	07-02-1999	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	3-0	League	East End Park	W
2000 - 2001	07-02-2001	Celtic	View Full Match	1-3	League Cup Semi-Final	Parkhead	L
2013 - 2014	07-02-2014	Dunfermline Athletic	View Full Match	4-0	Scottish Cup	Ibrox Stadium	W
2020 - 2021	07-02-2021	Hamilton Acas	View Full Match	1-1	League	New Douglas Park	D

Birthday Blues

Daniel Cousin

DOB: 7 February, 1977

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Ross Perry

DOB: 7 February, 1990

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Sasa Papac

DOB: 7 February, 1980

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Player of the day

Scott Nisbet

Signed

1 June 1985

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Left

1 June 1993

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Debut

Rangers v Motherwell 1-0 7 December 1985

Total Appearances

118

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Dave McPherson

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Total appearances: 324

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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