Taking an overdue break from the film and TV focus today, it's time to start looking at some of the best known names associated with Glasgow. As one of Glasgow's big two football teams (collectively known as the Old Firm) was the focus of my last blog about Heroes and Lost, I thought it only fair that I begin "Glasgow Institutions" with the other team - Rangers. (Celtic fans don't worry - your team will get a similar posting soon!)
Someone with little knowledge of football such as myself can't do a great deal of justice for teams when writing about them, so I'll keep this simple by picking out some of the club's highlights from their official website - http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk
Rangers Football Club was born in 1872, when four young men put together a team to take on Callander FC at Flesher's Haugh on Glasgow Green. A year later the club was officially founded.
Since then, the team has always been one of the strongest in Scotland with the following accolades to its name: Scottish League Champions 51 times between 1891 and 2005; Scottish Cup Winners 31 times between 1894 and 2003; Scottish League Cup Winners 25 times between 1946 and 2007.
As this blog is primarily concerned with Glasgow's place on the world stage, it's Rangers international record that interests me in particular. In 1972, Barcelona was the stage for the European Cup Winner's Cup Final, in which the Glasgow side beat Dynamo Moscow 3-2 to win the competition. They were also runners up in the same competition in 1961 and 1967 and, currently, are preparing to take on Italy's Fiorentina in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup - good luck Rangers!
The club is based at Ibrox Stadium on the southside of the city.
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