TheMoonlighter 499 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Next week sees the Rangers AGM for 2010.Here's a clip from one of our earlier meetings held in the Athole Arms in Glasgow.The 'Genial Peter' mentioned is our Founder Peter McNeil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoonlighter 499 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 Here's the Athole Arms Hotel where our meeting was held.1877 saw the Rangers compete in their first ever Scottish Cup Final, they were only a boys club but incredibly took Vale of Leven to 3 games, before the tie was decided at 1st Hampden with Vale winning 3-2.After the first game at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick both teams retired to The Athole Arms Hotel where ''much debating, drinking and laughter was enjoyed''. Rangers also held many of their early meetings here.This establishment was situated where the Vale Pub now stands in Dundas Street, next door to Sammy Dows and stretched to include the ground where the side entrance to Buchanan Street Underground now sits.Thousands of Rangers supporters will walk through it's front doors when taking the Tube to Ibrox.The Athole Arms we believe was owned by one of the Vale of Leven players, so no coincedence the today we have the VALE BAR. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanjo 26,412 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 damn, now thats some interesting stuff right there.Keep it coming mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 top class and keep the coming. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Interesting stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluepeter 5,627 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 I enjoyed reading that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TannochsideBear 355 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Great historical piece.I cant imagine the hours and hours of trawling through old papers and the like to unearth these small gems from our founding years.I'm so looking forward to the Founders Trail this Sunday, and finding out more about our history, and wee gems like this are a reminder of our humble beginnings.The Rangers - The greatest rags to riches story ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
covenanter 158 Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 The Athole Arms Hotel address of 13-21 Dundas Street must be on the site of today's side entrance to Buchanan Street Underground, next to Queen Street railway station. There is a turning circle for Hackney Taxis just north of both the Vale and Dows pubs, I imagine that was the location.Interestingly, a dozen yards further north on the other side of Dundas Street, is the location of a present day Sellik Shoap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoonlighter 499 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share Posted October 10, 2010 The Athole Arms Hotel address of 13-21 Dundas Street must be on the site of today's side entrance to Buchanan Street Underground, next to Queen Street railway station. There is a turning circle for Hackney Taxis just north of both the Vale and Dows pubs, I imagine that was the location.Interestingly, a dozen yards further north on the other side of Dundas Street, is the location of a present day Sellik Shoap.Yep, that's exactly where it stood.The SFA Offices stood next door. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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