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Who founded Rangers FC?

Two brothers, Peter and Moses McNeil, with the help of two friends, Peter Campbell and William McBeath, founded Rangers Football Club in 1872. The original name for the club was Argyle and possibly relates to the large numbers of Highlanders who moved to Glasgow during the Victorian era. The club moved to Ibrox in 1887.

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that of the 11 clubs who formed the original Scottish League, only five are still league teams — Rangers, Celtic, Dumbarton, Hearts, and St. Mirren?

Who founded Celtic FC?

Celtic were founded at a meeting in St. Mary’s Church Hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow, by Brother Walfrid, an Irish Marist brother, on November 6, 1887. The purpose stated in the official club records was stated as “being to alleviate poverty in Glasgow’s East End parishes.” Walfrid’s move to establish the club was a means of fundraising for his charity, The Poor Children’s Dinner Table.

When did Rangers FC and Celtic FC first meet on the pitch?