Glasgow Rangers FC, from the Govan District, was formed by four teenage brothers, Moses McNeil and Peter McNeil, Peter Campbell and William McBeath, who met at West End Park (now known as Kelvingrove Park) in March 1872. Since 1929, they have played at Archibald Leitch's, Ibrox.
Rangers' first match, in May that year, was a goalless friendly draw with Callander, on Glasgow Green. In 1873, the club held its first annual meeting and its committee elected. By 1876 Rangers had its first international player, with Moses McNeil representing Scotland in a match against Wales.
In 1877 Rangers reached their first Scottish Cup final but after drawing the first game, Rangers refused to turn up for the replay, so the cup was awarded to Vale of Leven. Rangers won the Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup the following year against Vale of Leven 2–1, their first major trophy.
The first-ever match against Celtic took place in 1888, the year of the East End club's establishment. Rangers lost 5–2 in a friendly to an opposition composed largely of guest players from Hibernian.
The 1890–91 season saw the inception of the Scottish
Football League and Rangers, by then playing at the "first" Ibrox Stadium, were
one of ten original members. The club's first-ever league match, on 16 August
1890, resulted in a 5–2 victory over Heart of Midlothian. After finishing
joint-top of the league with Dumbarton, a play-off held at Cathkin Park finished 2–2 and the
title was shared for the only time in its history. Rangers' first-ever Scottish
Cup win came in 1894 after a 3–1 final victory over Celtic. 
By the start of the 20th century, Rangers had won two league titles and three Scottish Cups.
Rangers currently hold a certified Guiness (Book Of) Record(s). The club previously held the record for the most goals scored in the Scottish Premier League by an individual player, 164 by Kris Boyd playing for Kilmarnock and Rangers from 2001 to 2010. This record was broken by Kris Boyd again three years later after scoring 167 Scottish Premier League goals in total after re-joining Kilmarnock back in 2013. Rangers held the record for most top-flight domestic league titles won by a football club: 54 in Scottish Division 1 and the Scottish Premier League, between 1891 and 2011. The club held the certified record from 15 May 2011 to 26 June 2020.
Rangers of course went into administration in 2011-12 and the "original" club was liquidated. The club reformed in the Scottish Football League 4th Tier winning three promotions in 4 yars and then reaching the Premiership in 2016-17, winning it in 2020-1 under Steven Gerrard's guidance, the club 's 55th title at this level. His squad of 37 professionals consists of 7 Scots, with an English captain, James Tavernier.
Another accolade is that the Rangers Club is the SECOND most successful club in World History, as Global runners up at the moment, to Al Ahyl (Benghazi) from Eqypt, a club first founded by Cairo's students in 1907. Top international trophy winners is Real Madrid. Rangers also have won most "League" titles in World football (55), the most Trebles (7) and the most overall recognised trophies (119).
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