{"id":19271,"date":"2023-01-15T00:01:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T13:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/?p=19271"},"modified":"2023-07-15T23:40:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T12:40:31","slug":"celtic-vs-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/celtic-vs-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic vs Rangers: All You Need to Know About the Old Firm Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Celtic vs Rangers rivalry is one of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/the-biggest-rivalries-in-the-world-of-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">biggest rivalries in the world of football<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here\u2019s all you need to know about the Old Firm derby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The Celtic vs Rangers Hatred<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celtic FC vs Rangers FC lineups are hotly anticipated before release. Glasgow is lit up by the emerald green of Celtic, and royal blue of Rangers, with both Scottish giants among the most prestigious football clubs in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known as the Old Firm, Celtic and Rangers compete in one of the fiercest local rivalries in the world. The Old Firm game is so embedded into Scottish culture, its created social, political, religious and sectarian divides.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Celtic vs Rangers game has created a history of disorder between fans which has led to major changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the 1980 Scottish Cup Final, the ensuing Hampden riots led to the ban of alcohol being served in Scottish football stadiums for over 40 years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also led to the impossibility of an Old Firm game deciding a title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">41 years ago today, Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 in the Scottish Cup Final. Riots ensued at full time&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YmfYKOn3Z4\">pic.twitter.com\/YmfYKOn3Z4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\udf40 Celtic1967.com \ud83c\udf40 (@Celtic1967_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Celtic1967_com\/status\/1391635110441615367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>What Religion Are Celtic and Rangers?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celtic vs Rangers are one of the biggest rivals because of religion. Rangers are built with a Protestant history whereas Celtic&#8217;s roots are built upon Catholic Church foundations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where the Old Firm game gets a lot of it&#8217;s passion and hatred from. A<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glasgow.gov.uk\/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=9735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Glasgow City Council report on sectarianism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found that 74% of Celtic fans identified as Catholic, and only 10% were Protestant. Rangers fans in comparison identified as 65% Protestant and 2% Catholic.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Celtic vs Rangers Sectarianism<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Religion aside, another huge reason Celtic vs. Rangers causes a stir is because traditionally, native and Ulster Scots make up most of the Rangers fan base, and Celtic fans are mostly Catholic-Irish immigrants.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shock moment Rangers v Celtic minute&#8217;s silence disrupted by sick shout about the Pope as fans remembered Ibrox Disaster<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YcCftoW1Hv\">https:\/\/t.co\/YcCftoW1Hv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scotsunsport\/status\/1610957683611369475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Old Firm game is further fuelled by Rangers fans traditionally being pro-British and often displaying the Union Flag, whereas Celtic fans often show the Irish tricolours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celtic vs Rangers rivalry is split even further as a result of Ireland-Northern Ireland relations. One of the most significant causes of the divide was caused in 1912 when Northern Irish company Harland &amp; Wolff opened a shipyard in Glasgow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The location of Rangers was closest to the shipyard and the company had anti-Catholic hiring practices, with many workers being Ulster Protestants of Scottish descent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catholic-Irish immigrants from the east end of Glasgow, who were mostly impoverished, grew discontent and it created even more tension in the Old Firm game rivalry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite Celtic vs Rangers being a Scottish rivalry, the Old Firm game is fierce and intense in Northern Ireland, where it\u2019s advised not to wear a Celtic jersey in Protestant Loyalist areas of Belfast. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reverse it&#8217;s advised to avoid wearing a Rangers shirt in Catholic Republican areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Celtic vs Rangers: Who is Bigger?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Old Firm clubs have won more than 85% of all Scottish league titles, and Celtic vs Rangers is worth at least<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/uk_news\/scotland\/4635535.stm\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a3120m a year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Scottish economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people across the UK and Ireland are supporters of either Celtic or Rangers above even their own local teams based on political and religious views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rangers are more successful on the field, although that gap has closed considerably in recent times. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reality is the Old Firm game benefits both clubs making both Celtic and Rangers bigger in world football.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever there are talks of a reformed British Super League it usually involves Celtic and Rangers joining other Premier League teams.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former Rangers\u2019 striker<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/punditarena.com\/football\/jeff-simon\/kris-boyd-celtic-rangers-english-clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kris Boyd believes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the only clubs in the Premier League bigger than Rangers are Manchester United and Liverpool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">How the British Super League with Rangers and Celtic could look <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yaeMwRPVGZ\">pic.twitter.com\/yaeMwRPVGZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 United Zone (@ManUnitedZone_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUnitedZone_\/status\/1385000658852528134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Who Has More Fans: Celtic vs Rangers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldfootball.net\/attendance\/sco-premiership-2019-2020\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Old Firm game attendances<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Celtic has more fans than Rangers with Celtic averaging crowds of almost 58,000, and Rangers just under 50,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When taking into consideration the capacity of Celtic Park and Ibrox Stadium, Rangers&#8217; matchday attendances reached 97% capacity compared to Celtic\u2019s 96%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rangers are considered to be more popular in the UK. Celtic in comparison are traditionally seen as being more popular worldwide, but that depends on the data you look at.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rangers F.C vs Celtic F.C<\/p>\n<p>Rangers (Blue)<br \/>\nCeltic (Red)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rangers are more popular world wide and massively favoured over Celtic.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers 75% &#8211; Celtic 25%<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Google Trends (specifically for Football) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OHRUOfsUWp\">pic.twitter.com\/OHRUOfsUWp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Douglas P (@douglaspark92) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/douglaspark92\/status\/1492818766878711811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why Is It Called the Old Firm Game?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celtic vs Rangers is known as the &#8220;Old Firm&#8221;, which is a name that&#8217;s thought to have originated from a cartoon in a magazine called The Scottish Referee, published when both teams met in the 1904 Scottish Cup Final.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The satirical cartoon read \u2018Patronise The Old Firm\u2019, which was referencing the \u2018rivalry\u2019 that was said to have been invented as the two clubs were getting along with each other at the time. There were no sectarian divides during this period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also been said that a commentator in an early Celtic vs Rangers match referred to the clubs as \u2018like two old, firm friends\u2019 which is another potential reason for the Old Firm derby name originating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celtic vs Rangers Threat<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 1996 and 2003 there have been an estimated eight deaths and thousands of assaults linked directly to the Old Firm game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celtic and Rangers have continued to distance themselves from their sectarian histories and have clamped down on fan violence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Old Firm game has led to actions such as the banning of alcohol at Scottish football stadiums and the avoidance of an Old Firm game title decider being deliberately avoided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently the biggest threat to the Old Firm derby was the demise and ultimate bankruptcy of Rangers under its former corporate identity of Rangers Football Club plc.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor decisions and dodgy deals led to the club entering liquidation by 2012 owing at least \u00a355 million to various creditors, as well as \u00a379 million in unpaid taxes. Rangers would enter the fourth-tier of Scottish football in the 2012-13 season and would return in time for the 2016-17 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8Happy Anniversary\ud83d\udea8<br \/>\nRangers Football Club plc entered liquidation on 31 October 2012. The refusal of the CVA forced the administrators to sell the business and assets of Rangers to a new company Sevco Scotland, operated by Charles Green. New club The Rangers FC was born. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DtsfV7F98O\">pic.twitter.com\/DtsfV7F98O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celtic SC \u00a9\u00ae\u2122 (@Celtic67Fins72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Celtic67Fins72\/status\/1586985413885009920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 2012 and 2016 it would be a four-year journey for Rangers to rejoin the Scottish Premiership with the league essentially uncontested for Celtic during this period. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2016-17 season would see the Celtic vs Rangers fixture back on the calendar, with the Old Firm game reborn at league football level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Footballers Who Played for Both Celtic and Rangers<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crossing the Old Firm divide is seen as a cardinal sin. The Rangers even had an unspoken transfer policy of not signing Roman Catholic players, a seven decade long policy broken in 1989 with the signing of striker Mo Johnston. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some of the best players that have played for both Celtic and Rangers:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mo Johnstone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenny Miller<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alfie Conn Jr<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steven Pressley<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Brown<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When Graeme Souness was appointed Rangers manager in 1986, he promised to break the club&#8217;s long-standing, unwritten policy of not signing openly Catholic players.<\/p>\n<p>In 1989 he signed Mo Johnston, upsetting both sides of a divided city:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VZxfolE8hB\">https:\/\/t.co\/VZxfolE8hB<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhiteboardFootball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhiteboardFootball<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a0ZIOdsG9n\">pic.twitter.com\/a0ZIOdsG9n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tifo Football (@TifoFootball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TifoFootball_\/status\/1234991951105097728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Celtic vs Rangers rivalry is one of the biggest rivalries in the world of football. Here\u2019s all you need to know about the Old Firm derby.\u00a0 The Celtic vs Rangers Hatred Celtic FC vs Rangers FC lineups are hotly anticipated before release. Glasgow is lit up by the emerald green of Celtic, and royal&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/celtic-vs-rangers\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Celtic vs Rangers: All You Need to Know About the Old Firm Game<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1261],"tags":[1018],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Celtic vs Rangers: All You Need to Know About the Old Firm Game - WOLFGANGSPORT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wolfgangsport.com\/celtic-vs-rangers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celtic vs Rangers: All You Need to Know About the Old Firm Game - WOLFGANGSPORT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Celtic vs Rangers rivalry is one of the biggest rivalries in the world of football. 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