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===Formation, early years and William Wilton=== [[File:Rangers FC Gallant Pioneers.jpg|thumb|left|alt=The 1877 Scottish Cup Final Rangers team|The 1877 Scottish Cup Final Rangers team]] Rangers were formed by four founders β brothers [[Moses McNeil]] and [[Peter McNeil (footballer)|Peter McNeil]], [[Peter Campbell (Rangers footballer)|Peter Campbell]] and [[William McBeath]] β who met at West End Park (now known as [[Kelvingrove Park]]) in March 1872. Rangers' first match, in May that year, was a goalless friendly draw with [[Callander F.C.|Callander]] on [[Glasgow Green]]. [[David Hill (Rangers footballer)|David Hill]] was also a founder member.<ref>{{cite book|title=Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872β2013|author=Paul Smith|publisher=Pitch Publishing|year=2013|page=126}}</ref> In 1873, the club held its first annual meeting and staff were elected.<ref name="Founded 1872">{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/45-000-see-rangers-face-blokes-coming-off-153126585.html|title=45,000 to see Rangers face blokes coming off night shift|work=Eurosport|publisher=Yahoo!|date=17 August 2012|access-date=18 August 2012|quote=Founded: 1872<br />Biggest win: 10β0 v Hibernian 1898<br />Most appearances: John Greig 755 (1960β1978)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818000246/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport/45-000-see-rangers-face-blokes-coming-off-153126585.html|archive-date=18 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Official meeting 1873">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15307021|title=The on-field history of Rangers Football Club 1873β2012|work=BBC News|date=14 February 2012|access-date=18 August 2012|quote=The club's origins date back to 1872 when Moses McNeil, his brother Peter, Peter Campbell and William McBeath formed their own team in Glasgow.<br />The name Rangers was adopted from an English rugby club and the first game, against Callander FC, ended 0β0. The club's official beginning came to be recognised as 1873, when the first annual general meeting was held.<br />By the time of the first Scottish Football League season in 1890, Rangers had arrived at their current home of Ibrox, in the south east of Glasgow, via Burnbank and Kinning Park.<br />Rangers finished joint top of the league with Dumbarton, and after a play-off ended 2β2, a decision was taken to share the title.<br />This was the only time the league has ever been shared, and it marked the first senior honour for Rangers.<br />Rangers won the Scottish Cup for the first time in 1894, beating Celtic 3β1<br />Three years later, the club recorded their first ever Scottish Cup win, beating Celtic 3β1 in the 1894 final.<br />Rangers won the trophy again in 1897 and 1898 with victories over Dumbarton and Kilmarnock.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040857/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15307021|archive-date=2 March 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> By 1876, Rangers had its first [[List of Rangers F.C. international footballers|international player]], with Moses McNeil representing [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in a match against [[Wales national football team|Wales]].<ref name="Rangers first Scottish international player">{{cite web|url=http://www.helensburghheroes.com/heroes/moses_mcneil|title=Co founder of Glasgow Rangers Football Club, Rangers and Scotland Footballer β a true Footballing Pioneer|work=Helensburgh Heroes|publisher=helensburghheroes.com|access-date=23 December 2012|quote=McNeil won two caps for Scotland, the first Ranger to represent his country, the first on 25 March 1876 in a 4β0 win over Wales and the second on 13 March 1880 in a 5β4 win over England, in which he played alongside his brother, Henry. Henry McNeil won a total of 10 caps for his country and scored 5 goals.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125001733/http://www.helensburghheroes.com/heroes/moses_mcneil|archive-date=25 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1877, Rangers reached the Scottish Cup final; after drawing the first game, Rangers refused to turn up for the replay and the cup was awarded to [[Vale of Leven F.C.|Vale of Leven]]. Rangers won the [[Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup]] the following year against Vale of Leven 2β1, their first major cup.<ref name="Rangers History">{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/history|title=Rangers History|work=Evening Times|access-date=20 January 2013|quote=Rangers were born in March 1872, after a group of teenage rowing enthusiasts watched a game of football in Glasgow Green. Brothers Peter and Moses McNeil and Peter Campbell and William McBeath got their heads together to give rise to the club, who played just two matches in their first year.<br />It is believed that Moses McNeil suggested the name 'Rangers' after seeing it in a book about English rugby. The club played their first game in May 1872 at Flecher's Haugh in Glasgow Green against Callander, a match that ended in a 0β0 draw.<br /> Rangers was officially founded in 1873 as that was the year they elected office bearers. The club first donned blue shirts in their second game, against Clyde (not the present-day club), and won it 11β0.<br />Five years after their founding, Rangers made it to their first major cup final against Vale of Leven. The game was played at First Hampden Park and finished 1β1, so a replay beckoned. Rangers refused to turn up for the replay and Vale were awarded the cup. The teams met the following year in the Charity Cup. Rangers won 2β1 and the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup was the first major trophy to be won by the team.<br />The 1890β91 season saw the inception of the Scottish Football League, and Rangers were one of ten original members. Rangers' first ever league match took place on 16 August 1890 and resulted in a 5β2 victory over Hearts. After finishing equal-top with Dumbarton, a play-off was held at Cathkin Park to decide the champions. The match finished 2β2 and the title was shared for the only time in its history β the first of Rangers' 54 championships.|archive-date=17 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117065523/http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.electricscotland.com/history/sport/football/chapter20.htm Chapter XX.βQueen's Park and Glasgow Charity cup], History of the Queen's Park Football Club 1867 β 1917, Richard Robinson (1920), via Electric Scotland</ref> The first-ever match against [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] took place in 1888, the year after the East End club's establishment. Rangers lost 5β2 in a friendly to an opposition composed largely of guest players from [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref name="First old firm match">{{cite web|url=http://www.football-soccer-camps.com/glasgow-rangers-training.htm|title=Summer Soccer & Football Camps train with the best teams in world football|publisher=football-soccer-camps.com|access-date=20 December 2012|quote=After joining, Rangers finally reached their first final of the Scottish Cup in 1877 but were not victorious.<br /> The eternal rivalry, known as the Old Firm, between the two Glaswegian city teams, Rangers and Celtic has been ongoing since the first Old Firm match in 1888, in which Rangers lost 5β2 in a friendly against the Celtic team which was largely made up of "guest players" from Hibernians.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620144003/http://www.football-soccer-camps.com/glasgow-rangers-training.htm|archive-date=20 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Celtic 5 β 2 Rangers">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0003/|title=The Founding of Celtic Football Club 1888|publisher=BBC Scotland|date=November 2005|access-date=3 January 2013|quote=It would be over six months later before the newly-constituted Celtic club played its first ever match, on 28 May 1888 which resulted in a 5β2 win over Rangers, in what was called a 'friendly match'.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914093144/http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0003/|archive-date=14 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Early years">{{cite web|url=http://www.rangers.co.uk/index.php/club/history/club-history/item/499-founding-fathers|title=The Founding Fathers|publisher=Rangers F.C.|access-date=24 August 2012|quote=All those championships and cups would never have found their way into the Ibrox Trophy Room but for that encounter between Peter McNeil, his brother Moses, Peter Campbell and William McBeath.<br />Their first match was an unlikely affair against Callander FC at Flesher's Haugh on Glasgow Green.<br />...<br />The result was 0β0, but that didn't matter. Rangers had been born.<br />The name Rangers was adopted from an English rugby club. By their second fixture β the only other they played that first year β they had donned the light blue. It must have done the trick β Rangers beat Clyde 11β0.<br />In season 1875β76 they moved to [[Burnbank Park]] and towards the end of that season Rangers had their first international; Moses McNeil, one of the four founders, who made his Scotland debut in a 4β0 victory over Wales.<br />The following year Rangers made the breakthrough reaching their first Scottish Cup Final. It took three matches to find a winner, and sadly it was their opponents Vale of Leven. After two drawn games, 0β0 and 1β1, Rangers finally succumbed 3β2 in the second replay.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522090924/http://www.rangers.co.uk/index.php/club/history/club-history/item/499-founding-fathers|archive-date=22 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:RangersFC League Performance.svg|thumb|250px|Chart of Rangers yearly table positions in League play]] The [[1890β91 in Scottish football|1890β91 season]] saw the inception of the Scottish Football League, and Rangers, by then playing at the first Ibrox Stadium, were one of ten original members. The club's first-ever league match, on 16 August 1890, resulted in a 5β2 victory over [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]]. After finishing joint-top with [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]], a play-off held at [[Cathkin Park]] finished 2β2 and the title was shared for the only time in its history. Rangers' first-ever Scottish Cup win came in 1894 after a 3β1 final victory over rivals Celtic. By the start of the 20th century, Rangers had won two league titles and three Scottish Cups.<ref name="Official meeting 1873" /><ref name="Rangers History" /><ref name="Rangers honours">{{cite web|url=http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/club/rangers/|title=Rangers|publisher=Scottish Football League|date=July 2014|access-date=31 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817225904/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/club/rangers|archive-date=17 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Rangers uefa page">{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50121--rangers/|title=Rangers FC|publisher=UEFA|date=30 December 2010|access-date=19 August 2012|quote=Founded by brothers Moses and Peter McNeil, Peter Campbell and William McBeath, Rangers shared their first championship with Dumbarton FC in 1890/91 then beat Celtic FC 3β1 to win their first Scottish Cup in 1894, clinching their first title outright by winning every game of the 1898/99 campaign.<br />William Struth's 34 years as manager from 1920 onwards ushered in the club's first golden era; Rangers won 18 league championships, ten Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups under Struth, including Scotland's first domestic treble in the 1948/49 season.<br />In 1961, Rangers became the first British club to reach the final of a UEFA competition when they got to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final only to lose 4β1 on aggregate to ACF Fiorentina; they lost 1β0 to FC Bayern MΓΌnchen in the final of the same competition six years later before finally lifting the trophy in 1972 when beating FC Dinamo Moskva 3β2 at the Camp Nou.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124095143/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=50121/profile/index.html|archive-date=24 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> During [[William Wilton]]'s time as match secretary and then team manager, Rangers won ten league titles.
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