Rangers F.C.

Rangers F.C. (Rangers Football Club) is a Scottish football club from Glasgow, Scotland which plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club has a successful history in football and lays claim to having won more domestic league titles than any other in the world with 51 wins. Founded in 1873 (although the club itself was founded in 1873, the same team was founded in 1872 - see below), Rangers, as the club is commonly referred to, play at the 50,411 all-seated Ibrox Stadium in south west Glasgow. Rangers play in royal blue shirts, white shorts and black and red socks.

Related Topics:
Scottish - Football - Glasgow - Scottish Premier League - 1873 - Ibrox Stadium

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The present side is multinational and multiracial, although the club has traditionally been identified with the Protestant community of Glasgow, and for most of its history it has enjoyed a fierce rivalry with crosstown opponents Celtic, which draws much of its support from Glasgow's Catholic community. Between them, the two clubs dominate Scottish football, and are collectively known as The Old Firm.

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Protestant - Celtic - Catholic - Old Firm

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The club's correct name is simply Rangers, although they are sometimes (incorrectly) called Glasgow Rangers - often by English commentators seeking to distinguish between them and other similarly named clubs, particularly Queens Park Rangers. The club is nicknamed The Gers by friend and foe alike, although the fans are known to each other as 'Bluenoses' or 'Bears' (from the rhyming slang for Gers = Teddy Bears).

Related Topics:
English - Queens Park Rangers

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