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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Inigo in 164 Years Ago Today. Peter Campbell.   
    Founder Peter Campbell was born at Garelochhead on the 6th March 1857.
    Peter came from a more privileged background than his fellow Pioneers.
    His father John was a harbour master, his mother Mary was sister of Sir James Jenkins, honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria. The family home was “Craigellan”, a large sandstone villa in the lochside village of Garelochhead.
    A life on the ocean wave was always seemingly inevitable for the youngest of our founders given the sea-faring family to which he belonged but it was the ocean wave that tragically claimed his life at the age of 25.
    In the early 1870’s Peter moved to Glasgow and joined the Barclay Curle shipyard as an apprentice.
    When he and his friends Peter and Moses McNeil and William McBeath struck upon the idea of forming a football club it was no doubt a welcome release from the Clyde-side for Peter.
    He served a five-year apprenticeship with Barclay Curle and a further two years as a journeyman until 1879 while playing for the newly-formed Rangers.
    He was one of the better players in the fledgling side. Indeed he was described in annuals of the time as one of most outstanding players of the period.
    Like his fellow founders, Campbell played in that first match in May 1872 and went on to become a pivotal player for Rangers.
    Campbell, who was vice-captain of Rangers, played for Glasgow against Sheffield in 1876 when he and Moses became the first Rangers players to gain representative honours.He scored five goals in the 1876/77 Cup campaign when Rangers made it all the way to their first final but as previously described they agonisingly lost 3-2 in a second replay to Vale of Leven.
    His last match for Rangers was a Scottish Cup tie against the dominant Queen’s Park which was lost 5-1 in September 1879 and then he became one of the first Scottish players to move to England when he joined Blackburn Rovers and played for them briefly before hanging up his boots.
    The smell of the salt was too strong in his nostrils. He is said to have had seven spells at sea with the London-based merchant ship Margaret Banks in the next three years and then, fatefully, he was on board the St Columba which was bound for Bombay with coal when it left Penarth in South Wales in January 1883.In horrific weather the boat never got past the Bay of Biscay off western France and Peter was pronounced drowned on March 3.The youngest of our founders died aged just 25.On Saturday 22nd July 2017, after a period of negotiation with Penarth Council, we unveiled a memorial plaque at Penarth Pier to commemorate the life of Peter Campbell and his contribution in the formation of Rangers Football Club.The memorial was funded by our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.
    We’re fortunate to have something more tangible to remember Peter Campbell by.He was a member of the first Rangers’ side to win a trophy, the Glasgow Merchants’ Charity Cup in 1879,and there’s an incredible story behind the medal that Peter won that day.
    Fellow Rangers supporter William Mason contacted us to tell of how one of his friends had found this medal belonging to Peter Campbell in a park in East Kilbride in 1968. A few years ago his friend loaned the medal to Rangers and Peter Campbell’s medal is on display in the Blue Room at Ibrox.
    This is a permanent reminder of the contribution Peter Campbell made in forming our great Club.
    Today as we charge towards our 55th League title we remember Founder Peter Campbell.
     
     









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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from tommyw in 164 Years Ago Today. Peter Campbell.   
    Founder Peter Campbell was born at Garelochhead on the 6th March 1857.
    Peter came from a more privileged background than his fellow Pioneers.
    His father John was a harbour master, his mother Mary was sister of Sir James Jenkins, honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria. The family home was “Craigellan”, a large sandstone villa in the lochside village of Garelochhead.
    A life on the ocean wave was always seemingly inevitable for the youngest of our founders given the sea-faring family to which he belonged but it was the ocean wave that tragically claimed his life at the age of 25.
    In the early 1870’s Peter moved to Glasgow and joined the Barclay Curle shipyard as an apprentice.
    When he and his friends Peter and Moses McNeil and William McBeath struck upon the idea of forming a football club it was no doubt a welcome release from the Clyde-side for Peter.
    He served a five-year apprenticeship with Barclay Curle and a further two years as a journeyman until 1879 while playing for the newly-formed Rangers.
    He was one of the better players in the fledgling side. Indeed he was described in annuals of the time as one of most outstanding players of the period.
    Like his fellow founders, Campbell played in that first match in May 1872 and went on to become a pivotal player for Rangers.
    Campbell, who was vice-captain of Rangers, played for Glasgow against Sheffield in 1876 when he and Moses became the first Rangers players to gain representative honours.He scored five goals in the 1876/77 Cup campaign when Rangers made it all the way to their first final but as previously described they agonisingly lost 3-2 in a second replay to Vale of Leven.
    His last match for Rangers was a Scottish Cup tie against the dominant Queen’s Park which was lost 5-1 in September 1879 and then he became one of the first Scottish players to move to England when he joined Blackburn Rovers and played for them briefly before hanging up his boots.
    The smell of the salt was too strong in his nostrils. He is said to have had seven spells at sea with the London-based merchant ship Margaret Banks in the next three years and then, fatefully, he was on board the St Columba which was bound for Bombay with coal when it left Penarth in South Wales in January 1883.In horrific weather the boat never got past the Bay of Biscay off western France and Peter was pronounced drowned on March 3.The youngest of our founders died aged just 25.On Saturday 22nd July 2017, after a period of negotiation with Penarth Council, we unveiled a memorial plaque at Penarth Pier to commemorate the life of Peter Campbell and his contribution in the formation of Rangers Football Club.The memorial was funded by our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.
    We’re fortunate to have something more tangible to remember Peter Campbell by.He was a member of the first Rangers’ side to win a trophy, the Glasgow Merchants’ Charity Cup in 1879,and there’s an incredible story behind the medal that Peter won that day.
    Fellow Rangers supporter William Mason contacted us to tell of how one of his friends had found this medal belonging to Peter Campbell in a park in East Kilbride in 1968. A few years ago his friend loaned the medal to Rangers and Peter Campbell’s medal is on display in the Blue Room at Ibrox.
    This is a permanent reminder of the contribution Peter Campbell made in forming our great Club.
    Today as we charge towards our 55th League title we remember Founder Peter Campbell.
     
     









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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Lovenkrands72 in 164 Years Ago Today. Peter Campbell.   
    Founder Peter Campbell was born at Garelochhead on the 6th March 1857.
    Peter came from a more privileged background than his fellow Pioneers.
    His father John was a harbour master, his mother Mary was sister of Sir James Jenkins, honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria. The family home was “Craigellan”, a large sandstone villa in the lochside village of Garelochhead.
    A life on the ocean wave was always seemingly inevitable for the youngest of our founders given the sea-faring family to which he belonged but it was the ocean wave that tragically claimed his life at the age of 25.
    In the early 1870’s Peter moved to Glasgow and joined the Barclay Curle shipyard as an apprentice.
    When he and his friends Peter and Moses McNeil and William McBeath struck upon the idea of forming a football club it was no doubt a welcome release from the Clyde-side for Peter.
    He served a five-year apprenticeship with Barclay Curle and a further two years as a journeyman until 1879 while playing for the newly-formed Rangers.
    He was one of the better players in the fledgling side. Indeed he was described in annuals of the time as one of most outstanding players of the period.
    Like his fellow founders, Campbell played in that first match in May 1872 and went on to become a pivotal player for Rangers.
    Campbell, who was vice-captain of Rangers, played for Glasgow against Sheffield in 1876 when he and Moses became the first Rangers players to gain representative honours.He scored five goals in the 1876/77 Cup campaign when Rangers made it all the way to their first final but as previously described they agonisingly lost 3-2 in a second replay to Vale of Leven.
    His last match for Rangers was a Scottish Cup tie against the dominant Queen’s Park which was lost 5-1 in September 1879 and then he became one of the first Scottish players to move to England when he joined Blackburn Rovers and played for them briefly before hanging up his boots.
    The smell of the salt was too strong in his nostrils. He is said to have had seven spells at sea with the London-based merchant ship Margaret Banks in the next three years and then, fatefully, he was on board the St Columba which was bound for Bombay with coal when it left Penarth in South Wales in January 1883.In horrific weather the boat never got past the Bay of Biscay off western France and Peter was pronounced drowned on March 3.The youngest of our founders died aged just 25.On Saturday 22nd July 2017, after a period of negotiation with Penarth Council, we unveiled a memorial plaque at Penarth Pier to commemorate the life of Peter Campbell and his contribution in the formation of Rangers Football Club.The memorial was funded by our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.
    We’re fortunate to have something more tangible to remember Peter Campbell by.He was a member of the first Rangers’ side to win a trophy, the Glasgow Merchants’ Charity Cup in 1879,and there’s an incredible story behind the medal that Peter won that day.
    Fellow Rangers supporter William Mason contacted us to tell of how one of his friends had found this medal belonging to Peter Campbell in a park in East Kilbride in 1968. A few years ago his friend loaned the medal to Rangers and Peter Campbell’s medal is on display in the Blue Room at Ibrox.
    This is a permanent reminder of the contribution Peter Campbell made in forming our great Club.
    Today as we charge towards our 55th League title we remember Founder Peter Campbell.
     
     









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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from 00gunn00 in 164 Years Ago Today. Peter Campbell.   
    Founder Peter Campbell was born at Garelochhead on the 6th March 1857.
    Peter came from a more privileged background than his fellow Pioneers.
    His father John was a harbour master, his mother Mary was sister of Sir James Jenkins, honorary surgeon to Queen Victoria. The family home was “Craigellan”, a large sandstone villa in the lochside village of Garelochhead.
    A life on the ocean wave was always seemingly inevitable for the youngest of our founders given the sea-faring family to which he belonged but it was the ocean wave that tragically claimed his life at the age of 25.
    In the early 1870’s Peter moved to Glasgow and joined the Barclay Curle shipyard as an apprentice.
    When he and his friends Peter and Moses McNeil and William McBeath struck upon the idea of forming a football club it was no doubt a welcome release from the Clyde-side for Peter.
    He served a five-year apprenticeship with Barclay Curle and a further two years as a journeyman until 1879 while playing for the newly-formed Rangers.
    He was one of the better players in the fledgling side. Indeed he was described in annuals of the time as one of most outstanding players of the period.
    Like his fellow founders, Campbell played in that first match in May 1872 and went on to become a pivotal player for Rangers.
    Campbell, who was vice-captain of Rangers, played for Glasgow against Sheffield in 1876 when he and Moses became the first Rangers players to gain representative honours.He scored five goals in the 1876/77 Cup campaign when Rangers made it all the way to their first final but as previously described they agonisingly lost 3-2 in a second replay to Vale of Leven.
    His last match for Rangers was a Scottish Cup tie against the dominant Queen’s Park which was lost 5-1 in September 1879 and then he became one of the first Scottish players to move to England when he joined Blackburn Rovers and played for them briefly before hanging up his boots.
    The smell of the salt was too strong in his nostrils. He is said to have had seven spells at sea with the London-based merchant ship Margaret Banks in the next three years and then, fatefully, he was on board the St Columba which was bound for Bombay with coal when it left Penarth in South Wales in January 1883.In horrific weather the boat never got past the Bay of Biscay off western France and Peter was pronounced drowned on March 3.The youngest of our founders died aged just 25.On Saturday 22nd July 2017, after a period of negotiation with Penarth Council, we unveiled a memorial plaque at Penarth Pier to commemorate the life of Peter Campbell and his contribution in the formation of Rangers Football Club.The memorial was funded by our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project.
    We’re fortunate to have something more tangible to remember Peter Campbell by.He was a member of the first Rangers’ side to win a trophy, the Glasgow Merchants’ Charity Cup in 1879,and there’s an incredible story behind the medal that Peter won that day.
    Fellow Rangers supporter William Mason contacted us to tell of how one of his friends had found this medal belonging to Peter Campbell in a park in East Kilbride in 1968. A few years ago his friend loaned the medal to Rangers and Peter Campbell’s medal is on display in the Blue Room at Ibrox.
    This is a permanent reminder of the contribution Peter Campbell made in forming our great Club.
    Today as we charge towards our 55th League title we remember Founder Peter Campbell.
     
     









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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from BlueboyG in The Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour Christmas Gift Voucher.   
    *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 £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
     
     

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from TEFTONG in Our Gallant Pioneers For Christmas.The 150th Anniversary Celebration Book.   
    Only £16.00(plus £2.70 P&P). A must read for all True Blues!

    As we draw the curtain on our 150th year read the incredible story of how the Rangers began,the book also contains an incredible exclusive revelation about our first year!

    Our Gallant Pioneers books are all signed by the three authors.The foreword is by Rangers Legend John Brown.

    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


     
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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from VERITAS VOS LIBREBETS in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and the Windsor Tavern Partick.   
    On Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for the Windsor Tavern in Partick,a fantastic night was had by all.
    After the presentation our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project was sent around the pub and the incredible amount of £300 was raised,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank Stevie for arranging the event and everyone who attended for their support and overwhelming generosity.
    Thank you.

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Amokachi in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and the Windsor Tavern Partick.   
    On Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for the Windsor Tavern in Partick,a fantastic night was had by all.
    After the presentation our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project was sent around the pub and the incredible amount of £300 was raised,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank Stevie for arranging the event and everyone who attended for their support and overwhelming generosity.
    Thank you.

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from rabc10000 in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and the Windsor Tavern Partick.   
    On Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for the Windsor Tavern in Partick,a fantastic night was had by all.
    After the presentation our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project was sent around the pub and the incredible amount of £300 was raised,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank Stevie for arranging the event and everyone who attended for their support and overwhelming generosity.
    Thank you.

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Amokachi in Founders of Rangers Presentation at the Windsor Tavern Partick Friday 1st July.   
    It will be an honour for us to present the Founders Story at the Windsor Tavern 473 Dumbarton Road Partick on Friday 1st July at 7.30pm.
    All welcome!
    Tickets are only £5 and available from behind the bar,this will be a fantastic night of celebration.Half Time pies will be served.
    We hope to see a few of you there!

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from BlackpoolBear1952 in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and the Larkhall and District Rangers Supporters Club.   
    Last Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for Lodge St.Thomas 306 Larkhall and friends,a fantastic night was had by all.
    Before the presentation the Larkhall and District Rangers Supporters Club donated a cheque for £150 to the Restorations of Rangers Graves Project,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank the supporters club for their overwhelming generosity.
    Thank you.
     



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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from dougie76 in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and Lodge St.Thomas 306 Larkhall.   
    Last night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for Lodge St.Thomas 306 Larkhall and friends,a fantastic night was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the hall and the wonderful sum of £151.04 was raised for the Restoration Project,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Robert Scott 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.






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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Jimfanciesthedude in For Your Bluenose Dad! The Gallant Pioneers 1872 Book 150th Anniversary Edition For Father’s Day( Sunday 19th June).   
    Only £16.99( plus £2.32 P&P). A must read for all True Blues!
    This year as we celebrate our 150th Anniversary read the incredible story of how the Rangers story began.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.
    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
     
     

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Amokachi in For Your Bluenose Dad! The Gallant Pioneers 1872 Book 150th Anniversary Edition For Father’s Day( Sunday 19th June).   
    Only £16.99( plus £2.32 P&P). A must read for all True Blues!
    This year as we celebrate our 150th Anniversary read the incredible story of how the Rangers story began.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.
    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
     
     

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from rabc10000 in On Father’s Day( Sunday 19th June)treat Dad 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
     

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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from wully in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The 20 Club Rutherglen.   
    On Sunday afternoon the Founders Trail presented the story of our Founders for the 20 Club in Rutherglen a fantastic day was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the club and the wonderful sum of £201.99 was raised for the Project,additionally the club donated an astonishing £150 which took the total raised on the day for the Restoration of Rangers Graves to an incredible £351.99,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Cameron Leask 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.
     
     


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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Blumhoilann in 150 Years Ago This Week.The Birth Of The Rangers.   
    ‘’Thus ended their first match played at the latter end of May 1872 some two months after the inauguration of the club’’.
    The words of Rangers player William Dunlop from his article The Rangers FC which he wrote so eloquently for the SFA Annual in 1881 using the pen name ‘True Blue’.
    Rangers Football Club played it’s first ever match 150 years ago this week.
    Our Club was formed on a spare bit of ground at Fleshers Haugh by a few kids who’d come to Glasgow seeking employment and a better way of life.Their Club ,which they formed for no other reason than the love of football and the pursuit of sporting excellence,would go on to become the world’s most successful.
    That first ever match was against Callander and ended 0-0, Willie continued,“Their first game was a terrible spectacle with the ball suffering an incredible amount of abuse” William McBeath was given man of the match and then spent a week in bed recovering due to his exertions’’
    Founder William McBeath was from the town of Callander and we believe it would have been Willie who approached ex-pats from the town who had settled in Glasgow and that’s probably where the opposition came from for our first match.
    Willie’s Rangers team-mate Sam Ricketts wrote in 1884 about the boys playing those first few games in their civvies,journalist John Allan wrote about them having to change behind a bush as there were no facilities.
    William Dunlop described how genial Peter McNeil would travel on a Saturday morning to a desirable part of the Glasgow Green, set up the noted standards and stand guard until the classic hour came when he would be joined by his friends.We felt this was a very dramatic and moving image and commissioned a painting to be done depicting this scene.We presented the painting by artist Helen Runciman to the Club in 2009 and it now hangs on the marble staircase at Ibrox.
    The Rangers would remain at Fleshers Haugh for three years.We then began our journey around Glasgow to Burnbank and Kinning Park before finally settling in the Ibrox area in 1887 where we would grow to become the world’s most successful football club.
    The Rangers FC by William Dunlop.
    https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/the-Rangers-f-c-by...






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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Thermopylae in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The 20 Club Rutherglen.   
    On Sunday afternoon the Founders Trail presented the story of our Founders for the 20 Club in Rutherglen a fantastic day was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the club and the wonderful sum of £201.99 was raised for the Project,additionally the club donated an astonishing £150 which took the total raised on the day for the Restoration of Rangers Graves to an incredible £351.99,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Cameron Leask 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.
     
     


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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from BlueAvenger in 150 Years Ago This Week.The Birth Of The Rangers.   
    ‘’Thus ended their first match played at the latter end of May 1872 some two months after the inauguration of the club’’.
    The words of Rangers player William Dunlop from his article The Rangers FC which he wrote so eloquently for the SFA Annual in 1881 using the pen name ‘True Blue’.
    Rangers Football Club played it’s first ever match 150 years ago this week.
    Our Club was formed on a spare bit of ground at Fleshers Haugh by a few kids who’d come to Glasgow seeking employment and a better way of life.Their Club ,which they formed for no other reason than the love of football and the pursuit of sporting excellence,would go on to become the world’s most successful.
    That first ever match was against Callander and ended 0-0, Willie continued,“Their first game was a terrible spectacle with the ball suffering an incredible amount of abuse” William McBeath was given man of the match and then spent a week in bed recovering due to his exertions’’
    Founder William McBeath was from the town of Callander and we believe it would have been Willie who approached ex-pats from the town who had settled in Glasgow and that’s probably where the opposition came from for our first match.
    Willie’s Rangers team-mate Sam Ricketts wrote in 1884 about the boys playing those first few games in their civvies,journalist John Allan wrote about them having to change behind a bush as there were no facilities.
    William Dunlop described how genial Peter McNeil would travel on a Saturday morning to a desirable part of the Glasgow Green, set up the noted standards and stand guard until the classic hour came when he would be joined by his friends.We felt this was a very dramatic and moving image and commissioned a painting to be done depicting this scene.We presented the painting by artist Helen Runciman to the Club in 2009 and it now hangs on the marble staircase at Ibrox.
    The Rangers would remain at Fleshers Haugh for three years.We then began our journey around Glasgow to Burnbank and Kinning Park before finally settling in the Ibrox area in 1887 where we would grow to become the world’s most successful football club.
    The Rangers FC by William Dunlop.
    https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/the-Rangers-f-c-by...






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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from Amokachi in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The 20 Club Rutherglen.   
    On Sunday afternoon the Founders Trail presented the story of our Founders for the 20 Club in Rutherglen a fantastic day was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the club and the wonderful sum of £201.99 was raised for the Project,additionally the club donated an astonishing £150 which took the total raised on the day for the Restoration of Rangers Graves to an incredible £351.99,this will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Cameron Leask 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.
     
     


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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from lewislaudrup in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The St Laurence Bar Slamannan.   
    Last Saturday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for The St Laurence bar in Slammanan,a fantastic night was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the pub and the wonderful sum of £104.70 was raised for the Project.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Graeme McCausland 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.
     


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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from MaddistonKnight in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The St Laurence Bar Slamannan.   
    Last Saturday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for The St Laurence bar in Slammanan,a fantastic night was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the pub and the wonderful sum of £104.70 was raised for the Project.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Graeme McCausland 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.
     


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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from ayrshireranger in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The Brothers in Blue Rangers Supporters Club.   
    Last Friday night we had the honour of presenting the Founders Story for The Brothers in Blue RSC and friends at the Shawbank Club,a fantastic night was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the club and the wonderful sum of £127.35 was raised for the Project,The Brothers in Blue RSC have additionally donated a further £200! a quite incredible gesture.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Guy Muir 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.





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    The Moonlighter got a reaction from JCDBigBear in The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The Brothers in Blue Rangers Supporters Club.   
    Last Friday night we had the honour of presenting the Founders Story for The Brothers in Blue RSC and friends at the Shawbank Club,a fantastic night was had by all.
    At the end of the presentation our Restorations of Rangers Graves Donations Bucket was sent around the club and the wonderful sum of £127.35 was raised for the Project,The Brothers in Blue RSC have additionally donated a further £200! a quite incredible gesture.This will help to ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months.
    We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their overwhelming generosity and in particular Guy Muir 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.





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