Rangers: An Illustrated History of Glasgow Rangers
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Author: Rab MacWilliam
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 192
'There's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers.' Formed in 1872 on a public pitch on Glasgow Green, Rangers are today one of the most famous and best-supported clubs in world football. From their dominance of Scottish football at the turn of the 20th century, via the constant battles for supremacy over Celtic in the 1920s and 1930s, the impregnable 'Iron Curtain' defence of the 1940s and 1950s and the Jim Baxter-inspired side of the early 1960s, Rangers have always played with skill, passion and pride. Although domestically overshadowed by Jock Stein's Celtic in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the 'Light Blues' won their only European trophy - the European Cup Winners Cup - in a dramatic and controversial final in 1972 and won the 'treble' twice in that decade. Several lean years followed, but the arrival in 1986 of Graham Souness as manager, and his acquisition of top English players and the first Catholic to have signed for Rangers in modern times, sparked off a revolution at Ibrox and set the club on its way to equalising Celtic's record of nine league titles in a row. The 'nine-in-a-row' was sealed by manager Walter Smith in 1997, and Rangers' hegemony in Scottish football was co
Author: Rab MacWilliam
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 192
'There's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers.' Formed in 1872 on a public pitch on Glasgow Green, Rangers are today one of the most famous and best-supported clubs in world football. From their dominance of Scottish football at the turn of the 20th century, via the constant battles for supremacy over Celtic in the 1920s and 1930s, the impregnable 'Iron Curtain' defence of the 1940s and 1950s and the Jim Baxter-inspired side of the early 1960s, Rangers have always played with skill, passion and pride. Although domestically overshadowed by Jock Stein's Celtic in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the 'Light Blues' won their only European trophy - the European Cup Winners Cup - in a dramatic and controversial final in 1972 and won the 'treble' twice in that decade. Several lean years followed, but the arrival in 1986 of Graham Souness as manager, and his acquisition of top English players and the first Catholic to have signed for Rangers in modern times, sparked off a revolution at Ibrox and set the club on its way to equalising Celtic's record of nine league titles in a row. The 'nine-in-a-row' was sealed by manager Walter Smith in 1997, and Rangers' hegemony in Scottish football was co
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Rab MacWilliam
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 192
'There's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers.' Formed in 1872 on a public pitch on Glasgow Green, Rangers are today one of the most famous and best-supported clubs in world football. From their dominance of Scottish football at the turn of the 20th century, via the constant battles for supremacy over Celtic in the 1920s and 1930s, the impregnable 'Iron Curtain' defence of the 1940s and 1950s and the Jim Baxter-inspired side of the early 1960s, Rangers have always played with skill, passion and pride. Although domestically overshadowed by Jock Stein's Celtic in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the 'Light Blues' won their only European trophy - the European Cup Winners Cup - in a dramatic and controversial final in 1972 and won the 'treble' twice in that decade. Several lean years followed, but the arrival in 1986 of Graham Souness as manager, and his acquisition of top English players and the first Catholic to have signed for Rangers in modern times, sparked off a revolution at Ibrox and set the club on its way to equalising Celtic's record of nine league titles in a row. The 'nine-in-a-row' was sealed by manager Walter Smith in 1997, and Rangers' hegemony in Scottish football was co
Author: Rab MacWilliam
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 192
'There's not a team like the Glasgow Rangers.' Formed in 1872 on a public pitch on Glasgow Green, Rangers are today one of the most famous and best-supported clubs in world football. From their dominance of Scottish football at the turn of the 20th century, via the constant battles for supremacy over Celtic in the 1920s and 1930s, the impregnable 'Iron Curtain' defence of the 1940s and 1950s and the Jim Baxter-inspired side of the early 1960s, Rangers have always played with skill, passion and pride. Although domestically overshadowed by Jock Stein's Celtic in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the 'Light Blues' won their only European trophy - the European Cup Winners Cup - in a dramatic and controversial final in 1972 and won the 'treble' twice in that decade. Several lean years followed, but the arrival in 1986 of Graham Souness as manager, and his acquisition of top English players and the first Catholic to have signed for Rangers in modern times, sparked off a revolution at Ibrox and set the club on its way to equalising Celtic's record of nine league titles in a row. The 'nine-in-a-row' was sealed by manager Walter Smith in 1997, and Rangers' hegemony in Scottish football was co
Rangers: An Illustrated History of Glasgow Rangers