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Get wrapped up in Rangers and celebrate our 150th Anniversary with a Founders Trail Scarf. Our scarves are designed on the original colours of our club,Royal Blue Jersey,White Shorts and Blue and White Socks. The scarves are only £16.00 (+ £3.30 P&P) and can be purchased here on our website. All orders are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

The Gallant Pioneers 1872 Book 150th Anniversary Edition. Only £16.99( plus £2.32 P&P). This year as we celebrate our 150th Anniversary read about how the incredible story of the Rangers started!The book also contains an incredible revelation about our first year. Our Gallant Pioneers books are all signed by the three authors.The foreword is by Rangers Legend John Brown. A must read for all True Blues! Take a journey back to 1872 and the birth of the greatest club in the world formed by a group of kids who had no money,no kit or even a ball. Purchase your book here on our website and we’ll post your copy out within 24 hours. thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Gift Vouchers,which can be purchased here on our website,are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

On Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders Story for Masonic Lodge Murdostoun Castle No 1096 Cleland and friends.A fantastic night was had by all. At the end of the presentation our Restoration Donations bucket was sent around the hall and the wonderful amount of £332.43 was raised for our Restoration of Graves Project. This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks. We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Frank McBride for arranging and organising the event. If you’d like information on hosting a Founders Presentation event please email us for details at thefounderstrail@gmail.com or call 0790 2855536 for a chat.

It will be an honour to present the Founders Story at Airdrie Orange Hall Friday 4th March at 7.30,the hall is at Baillie’s Lane Airdrie. Entertainment will also be provided by the Airdrie Grenadiers Flute Band. Only £5 on the door,we hope to see a few of you there.

Last night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders Story for the Port Glasgow Ladies Loyal Orange Lodge 107 and friends.A fantastic night of celebration was had by all. At the end of the presentation our Restoration Donations bucket was sent around the hall and the incredible amount of £219.76 was raised for our Restoration of Graves Project. This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks. We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Kirstene and Aimee for arranging and organising the event. If you’d like information on hosting a Founders Presentation event please email us for details at thefounderstrail@gmail.com or call 0790 2855536 for a chat.

Treat the Bluenose in your life to a Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour Gift Voucher. *All Gift Vouchers purchased are without limit of time* The Voucher reserves a seat on our luxury Parks of Hamilton coach and are valid for any Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour of your choice (allowing for availability). As we celebrate our 150th Anniversary join us on a journey of discovery back to 1872 when Rangers was just the dream of a group of young kids who gathered on Fleshers Haugh.They had no money,ball or football kit and used a bush on the Glasgow Green as a changing room. The Founders Trail will take you to the very place that our wonderful story began and conclude with a tour of our magnificent Ibrox Stadium. Adults £31 Senior Bluenoses( 65 and over) and Wee Bears ( under 16) £21 +£1 P+P per order Gift Vouchers,which can be purchased here on our website,are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

As we celebrate the 150th year of our Club what better way to get the drinks flowing and the cash tills ringing again in your clubs and pubs than a Rangers Founders Presentation Event. We at the Founders Trail are aware that due to time constraint, distance and cost many supporters can't make the journey to Glasgow to join us on the Founders Trail so eight years ago we launched the Founders Trail Roadshow which is an alternative format and lets us take our wonderful story out to you! The Founders Trail Roadshow tells the story of our Founders from the shores of the Gareloch,to their arrival in Glasgow,their journey to the front door of Ibrox Stadium and beyond.This is done by way of a slideshow presentation.We profile each of our Founders and the subsequent growth of our unique club. The presentation also provides an insight into the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and of course the Founders Trail. We hope that by telling this story it will give everyone an understanding of the very foundations upon which those lads built our club. Over the last few years the Founders Trail Roadshow has visited many supporters clubs and lodges in places such as Belfast,Londonderry,Plymouth,Corby,Blackpool,Campbletown and Thringstone. The presentation lasts for approximately 90 mins, with a 30 minute interval we also encourage a Q&A session at the conclusion. The roadshow can be booked to coincide with other entertainment you may wish to provide for those attending.We have all of our own equipment,all we need from you is a plug point and an audience. If you would like to discuss us bringing the Founders Trail Roadshow to you then please email us at thefounderstrail @gmail.com or call 07902 855536 for a chat.

All badges purchased will be posted out by ourselves within 24 hours.

The final posting date to guarantee delivery in time for Christmas on Founders Trail items from our online shop is Tuesday 21st December. Please place your order here on our website soon to avoid disappointment. All items are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Gift Vouchers,which can be purchased here on our website,are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop Still time to get your Gift Voucher for Christmas.

Purchase your book here on our website and we’ll post your copy out within 24 hours. thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Gift Vouchers,which can be purchased here on our website,are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

The Gallant Pioneers 1872 Book.150th Anniversary Edition For Christmas. Only £16.00 ( + £2.32 P+P). As we approach our 150th Anniversary read about how the incredible story of the Rangers started!The book also contains an incredible revelation about our first year. Our Gallant Pioneers books are all signed by the three authors and Rangers legend John Brown. A must read for all True Blues! Take a journey back to 1872 and the birth of the greatest club in the world formed by a group of kids who had no money,no kit or even a ball. Purchase your book here on our website and we’ll post your copy out within 24 hours. thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Our scarves are only £15.00 (+ £3.30 P&P) and can be purchased here on our website. All orders are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Purchase your book here on our website and we’ll post your copy out within 24 hours. thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Adults £30 Senior Bluenoses( 65 and over) and Wee Bears ( under 16) £20 +£1 P+P per order Gift Vouchers,which can be purchased here on our website,are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

Our scarves are only £15.00 (+ £3.30 P&P) and can be purchased here on our website. All orders are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

A few years ago we had the absolute pleasure of meeting the Great Grandchildren of Harry McNeil,Ann Law and Archie Stewart. Tragically Ann was taken from us last year but she asked her brother Archie that a donation be made to the Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.We’d like to thank both of them for their humbling and overwhelming generosity. Ann and Archie’s parents are pictured with Founder Moses McNeil while visiting him at Rosneath. Harry McNeil. Harry McNeil was the older brother of our Founders Moses and Peter. He has the distinction of having played for our Club in it’s first ever game v Callander in May 1872 on Fleshers Haugh. Harry would play for the Club again during the 1880's and was a member of the Rangers Ancients team,along with the likes of Tom Vallance,who played many exhibition and charitable matches. During the 1870’s Harry would go into a business partnership with his brother Peter, their H+ P McNeil sports good premises were a feature on both Union Street and Renfield Street Glasgow from the mid 1870's until 1896. Once he'd hung up his boots Harry was to run the Royal Hotel in Bangor County Down. He was still attending Ibrox cheering on his beloved Rangers during the early1920’s, Harry lived long enough to see us from day one on Fleshers Haugh,into Ibrox and Rangers playing in front of huge attendances. He passed in 1924. In 2015 our research led us to Harry’s Great Grandchildren Ann Law and Archie Stewart and sadly his unmarked grave in Rutherglen Cemetery, Also buried there were Harry’s Brother in Law Andrew Park and his daughter Annie Robertson McNeil Scott. The Club by way of supporting our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project agreed to purchase a stone for Harry McNeil’s final resting place,this was put in place at a dedication service in 2016. Ann and Archie were guests of the Club at Ibrox and both remained good friends of the Founders Project. Archie still attends and supports our Founders events. The worldwide Rangers family thanks you both sincerely for your kind and generous donation.

*All Gift Vouchers purchased are without limit of time* This Christmas treat the Bluenose in your life to a Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour Gift Voucher. The Gift Vouchers reserve a seat on any Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour of your choice (allowing for availability). Join us on a journey of discovery back to 1872 when the Rangers were just the dream of a group of young kids who gathered on Fleshers Haugh. They had no ball, no football kit and used a bush on the Glasgow Green as a changing room. Adults £30 Senior Bluenoses( 65 and over) and Wee Bears ( under 16) £20 +£1 P+P per order Gift Vouchers,which can be purchased here on our website,are posted out by ourselves within 24 hours. https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

A few weeks ago we had the pleasure of locating the final resting place of Dugald and Alexander Mackenzie in Cathcart Cemetery Glasgow. Restoration work and the placing of a memorial plaque has now been carried out. A special thanks goes out to Billy and Alison Fletcher for their assistance. Dugald MacKenzie. Vice President 1890-91 President 1891/92 and 1895/96 Director 1900/1901 and 1905/06 Dugald MacKenzie became President of Rangers in 1891 and retained the honourable position until 1896. He was also president of the SFA and the Scottish Amateur Athletic Union. When cycle racing was at it’s zenith in the 1890’s Dugald often travelled to bring the most famous cyclists of the day to the Rangers Sports. Dugald was President of Rangers when we won our first ever Scottish Cup in 1894. As a life member he was presented with a gold badge in 1896 for his tireless work with our Club. Alexander Bryce MacKenzie Player 1882/83 and 1891/92 Director 1899/00 and 1910/11 Alex had the distinction of playing in every position for the Rangers and was known as ‘’ The handyman’’. He undoubtedly was a quality player as playing for ten years back in the 1880’s was quite an achievement. He went on to become a Director at our Club and also served on various committee’s once his playing days were over. The MacKenzie brothers gave many years of service to our Club and today are remembered by the worldwide Rangers support.

A couple of weeks ago we were contacted by the family of James ‘’Tuck’’ McIntyre, his great niece said that she’d been researching her family tree which took her on to our website thefounderstrail.co.uk On Sunday we had the pleasure of meeting, all the way from Texas, Sandra Tucker and her friend Susan. It was a joy to take them on a tour of many places relating to James’s time at Rangers including our magnificent Ibrox Stadium. They then paid their respects at his final resting place at Craigton Cemetery. The James McIntyre story. James played for Alexandria Athletic for three years before joining Rangers in 1880.He played for Rangers for 11 years and was Club captain for a spell. He represented Glasgow against Sheffield, London, Lancashire, Edinburgh and Birmingham and was capped for Scotland against Wales in 1884.He was Convenor of the Rangers ground and was also on selection committee’s. James was one of the few people to be awarded life membership of the Rangers. In the 1890’s James McIntyre was the owner of what was Tuck’s which became Fergies, NN10 and today the Three Cheers pub at Paisley Road Toll which he sadly lost due to ‘’cash flow problems’’. ‘’ Well if he wasn’t so keen on giving the Rangers supporters so much whiskey on tick then it could’ve stayed in the family hands ‘’ said his Grand Daughter Vivien. In his later years James lived at 407 Paisley Road, a stone’s throw from Ibrox Stadium .Due to his contribution to the Club over many years a supporter offered to buy James and his family a retirement house in Largs which James turned down as he said it would take him too far away from the Rangers.Vivien said ‘’ He would often sit at the window of the flat on Paisley Road and the supporters on their way to Ibrox would shout and wave up to him which brought him great comfort’’. She also informed us that the name ‘’ Tuck’’ came about because of his portly figure. It isn’t everyone who can say that a family relative met Buffalo Bill! It was in 1891 that Bill Cody brought his famous Wild West show to Glasgow. James McIntrye met with him and asked that he bring his show to Ibrox, sadly that never transpired but James brought Buffalo Bill to Ibrox to watch the Rangers play Queens Park. James sadly passed on 17th March 1943. James McIntyre played a huge role in the early years of our Club and won’t ever be forgotten.

Many thanks to those who have purchased books, these will all be posted out tomorrow morning. http://thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop?fbclid=IwAR2v6dtoEfCGiops4dc7XXZ0KgWvoX5cFtEV-khdCKi9oJC6OrbdECsQlNg

Only £16.00 ( + £2.32 P+P). As we approach our 150th Anniversary read about how our incredible story started!The book also contains an incredible revelation about our first year. Our Gallant Pioneers books are all signed by the three authors and Rangers legend John Brown. A must read for all True Blues! Take a journey back to 1872 and the birth of the greatest club in the world formed by a group of kids who had no money,no kit or even a ball. Purchase your book here on our website and we’ll post your copy out within 24 hours. thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop