We were The Rangers Football Club from inception, the 1874 members list proves that. The "The" has always been there. In technicality we are The Rangers, not Rangers. In saying that, I am currently researching something interesting with regards to our name. All early accounts have us as The Rangers' Football Club (note the apostrophe!) meaning the football club that belonged to The Rangers, we have an article that states there was a rowing club in connection with The Rangers (The Rangers' Rowing Club?) as well as articles of Rangers playing shinty as well as other sports. I'm still researching but I'm wondering if The Rangers were a sports group, whom eventually focused on football in 1874/5 and onwards (when we got our own ground). Thought provoking anyway. I'm wondering if Clyde Amateur shared links somewhere with a The Rangers' Rowing Club, with the star on our shirt and there's, big coincidence - just throwing ideas around now.. Hah.