The Old Firm


The Old Firm – An Unbiased Look

CELTIC
First British team to win the European Champion Clubs Cup.
First non Latin team to win the European Champion Clubs Cup.
Two European Cup final and four semi final appearances as well as a UEFA Cup final appearance.
First British team to win nine league titles in a row.
First Scottish team to win the league under a Dutch manager.
Only Scottish club ever to score 7 goals in a major domestic cup final.
Largest football stadium in Scotland with a capacity of over 60,000.
Largest attendance for a European tie, 134,000 v Leeds United at Hampden Park.
Only British club to appear in14 consecutive League Cup finals.
Only British club to win 5 consecutive League Cups.
First British club to have it’s own newspaper.

RANGERS
First  and only Scottish team to lose 12 goals (1-6 and 3-6, v Eintracht 1959/60) in a European tie.
One European Cup semi final appearance (see above for result).
Second British team to win nine league titles in a row.
Second Scottish team to win the league under a Dutch manager.
Only Scottish club ever to concede 7 goals in a major domestic cup final.
First British club to be banned from Europe (72/73).
Third largest football stadium in Scotland behind Celtic and Queens Park.
First Scottish club to go out of Europe twice in one season.
First club to lose a cup final by default after failing to appear for the final against Vale Of Leven.

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