170 Years Ago Today. Tom Vallance. On the 27th May 1856 the Rangers great that was Tom Vallance was born. To quote his Rangers team-mates from the 1870’s ‘’ The whole of Rangers loved him like a brother’’ Over the years of our research into the formation of our Club one name kept popping up time and again and that’s the name of Tom Vallance who had on reflection been sadly overlooked. Tom was born at a small farmhouse known as Succoth near Renton in the parish of Cardro

The Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour. New July Date Added! Saturday 30th May Sunday 14th June Sunday 19th July Join us on a historical coach journey around Glasgow as we follow in the footsteps of our Founders, our first stop of the day is Fleshers Haugh the birthplace of our Club, we then visit many locations linked to our Founders and the early years of our Club.After a half time break at Partick we visit Craigton Cemetery and finish our day with a tour of our magnific

170 Years Ago Today. Founder William McBeath. On the 7th May 1856 our Founder William McBeath was born in the village of Callander. Willie’s dad Peter owned a general store on Callander’s Main Street, the family home was above the store which today is The Waverley Hotel. William had an older sister Jane and a brother Peter. Another boy was born after William but he like so many other children of the time died in infancy. Tragically, William's dad Peter McBeath passed in Novem

The Founders Trail and the Partick District Many thanks to everyone from Partick District who joined us on the Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour yesterday, it was a cracking day out celebrating those lads who formed our unique club, thank you for your continued support.. If you’d like to join us on the Trail please book your seat here thefounderstrail.co.uk Gift Vouchers https://www.thefounderstrail.co.uk/shop

The Founders Trail and Ibrox Stadium Tour New Date Added! Sunday 14th June Join us on a historical coach journey around Glasgow as we follow in the footsteps of our Founders,our first stop of the day is Fleshers Haugh the birthplace of our Club, we then visit many locations linked to our Founders and the early years of our Club. After a half time break at Partick we visit Craigton Cemetery and finish our day with a tour of our magnificent Ibrox Stadium. Adults £36 Children (u

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The Sam English RSC Coleraine. Last Saturday night a Sam English memorial night was held in Patsys Bar Coleraine. During the event the wonderful amount of £250 was raised for our Restoration of Graves Project, this will ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months. We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended for their generosity and in particular Johnny McAllister for the fund raising. Thank you.

88 Years Ago Today. Founder Moses McNeil. On the 9th April 1938 our Founder Moses McNeil passed at Townend Hospital Dumbarton, Moses had been visiting a friend in Dumbarton and became unwell, he was the grand age of 83. Moses was born on the 29th October 1855 at Belmore House which today is part of the Faslane Naval Base, his father John was from Comrie in Perthshire, mother Jane Bain from Downpatrick in Ulster. He was a natural athlete, powerful and of stocky build, he was a

Today we remember those who lost their lives and were injured in the 1902 Ibrox Disaster. The 1902 Ibrox disaster was the collapse of a stand at the Broomloan Road end of Ibrox Stadium .The collapse caused the deaths of 25 supporters, and injuries to 500 more during an international football match between Scotland and England on 5th April 1902 as part of the 1901–02 British Home Championship. Last year at Craigton Cemetery we found and restored the final resting place of one

The Founders Trail Trip To Rosneath Saturday 18th July 2026. Last summer we ran a very popular guided coach tour up into Founders country and this July we’re making our return! As we continue to celebrate our Founders we’re delighted to announce details of our next trip up into the Gareloch area where those who formed our Club were born and bred.As we make our way from Glasgow to the Gareloch we’ll also visit the final resting place of Tom Vallance in Bearsden. The Tour iti

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The Glenrothes Loyal RSC On Sunday afternoon we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story at The Station Hotel Leslie for The Glenrothes Loyal RSC and friends, a fantastic day was had by all. After the event we were presented with the incredible sum of £500 for our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project, this will ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months. We’d like to sincerely thank all who attended

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The Cross Keys RSC Last Friday night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story at Top of the Pop Stevenston for the Cross Keys RSC and friends, a fantastic evening was had by all. After the event our donations bucket was sent around the hall and the wonderful sum of £218 was raised for our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project. This will ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months. We’d like to sinc

On This Day. Founder Peter McNeil. 125 years ago today. Peter McNeil. On the 30th March 1901 our Founder Peter McNeil passed at Hawkhead Asylum in Glasgow which today is Leverndale Hospital, he rests in Craigton Cemetery with his brothers William and James and parents John and Jean. On the 9th September 2009 Heather Lang unveiled our Founders plaque at Fleshers Haugh to mark the location of the first match played by our Club against Callander in May 1872, there was no-one mor

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and The Fallin Miners Welfare. Yesterday afternoon we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story at The Fallin Miners Welfare, a fantastic afternoon was had by all. After the event our donations bucket was sent around the hall and the incredible sum of £343.17 was raised for our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project. This will ensure that our work continues over the coming weeks and months. We’d like to sincerely thank all who

The Founders Trail Roadshow. Bringing the Rangers story out to you! 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 a few years ago we launched the Founders Trail Roadshow which is an alternative format and lets us take our wonderful story out to you! The Roadshow tells the story of our Founders from the shores of the Gareloch,to their arrival in Glasgow, th

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and the 10M Rangers Supporters Club. Last night we had the pleasure of presenting the Founders story for the 10M RSC and friends at Lodge Anderson McMillan 1552 Carntyne, a fantastic evening was had by all. After the event a collection was taken and the incredible sum of £668 was raised for our Restoration of Rangers Graves Project this included donations by the 10M and Garrowhill RSC’s and the Lodge. This will ensure that our work co

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and the Oceanic Rangers Supporters Association. The weekend before last we attended the ORSA convention in Adelaide hosted by The John Brown Loyal RSC. On the Friday afternoon we had the honour and privilege of presenting the Founders Story in The Elephant British Pub, it was a joy to also have in attendance John Brown Ian Ferguson Lorenzo Amoruso Davie Mitchell. At the end of the presentation a collection tray for the restoration pro

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and Robert Neill Rangers Football Club 1897-1904. Just recently we found in Lambhill cemetery Glasgow the final resting place of Rangers “ Invincible” Robert Neill. R. G. Neill was a centre half back born in the Calton area of Glasgow,he was an ever present in the 1899 invincible season, his penalty conversion with the last kick of the game at Easter road kept the 100% run alive. While at our Club Robert won four League Titles, one Sc

The Founders Trail and the ORSA Convention Adelaide 2026. I was first approached by David Mawhinney two years ago who asked if we’d present the Founders Story at the ORSA convention in Adelaide, I’ll be honest and to my eternal shame I took his approach with a large pinch of salt. David then emailed me and before we knew it plans were being put in place. We flew out to Adelaide from Glasgow on the 21st February and after an unexpected 24 hour lay over in Dubai where we had th

As we continue our Restoration of Graves Project we managed to locate the final resting place of Rangers player David Crawford, sadly at rest in an unmarked grave in Dumfries. Thanks to the donations that we’ve received from our fellow Rangers supporters a memorial plaque was placed at the weekend to David Crawford to give him back some dignity and respect. Thank you to David Wilkie for the following. David Crawford was born in Paisley on the 9th of March 1873. He was a stead

Daily Record - Saturday 18 June 1938 Sometimes a single line in an old newspaper sends you down a path you didn’t expect. In this case, it led straight to the Low Green of Glasgow Green—where football first took hold in the city, where the early Rangers trained, and where generations of Glaswegians plunged into the Clyde from the famous springboards. The article from the Daily Record in 1938 that sparked this journey painted a vivid picture: footballers and pedestrians joggin