| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Teams | |
| First meeting | 1875 Charity game for fire victims |
| Latest meeting | 26 August 2014 Queen's Park 1–2 Rangers 2014–15 Scottish League Cup |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 107 |
| Most wins | Rangers (79) |
| Largest victory | Rangers 8–0 Queen's Park (1973–74 Scottish Cup) |
Location of the two teams' stadia in Glasgow | |
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The Original Glasgow derby is the name for the old rivalry between crosstown Scottish football clubs Queen's Park and Rangers, both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are two of the most successful in the Scottish Cup, and the rivalry between them was one of the more intense in the early years of Scottish football, before being overtaken by the Old Firm rivalry from the 1900s onwards. The highest Scottish Cup attendance figure for the fixture was recorded on 18 January 1930 at Hampden Park for the first round, when 95,722 fans attended. The two clubs met in the top flight for last time during 1957–58, the final season before Queen's Park's relegation. The club retained their amateur status from their foundation in 1867 until 2019, which meant it was extremely difficult to compete at the highest level and the intensity of the derby dramatically declined after 1958 as the Spiders never returned to the top tier.[1]
On 20 October 2012, the old derby was revived again in league football after 54 years in the Scottish Third Division following Rangers' expulsion from the top flight in 2012 – the attendance figure for their first meeting was a world record for a fourth division match at the time as 49,463 fans were present at Ibrox Stadium to see fourth placed Rangers overcome early leaders Queen's Park 2–0.[2] Their first league fixture at Hampden since 1958 took place 29 December 2012, attracting 30,117 fans.[3] This was the first five-figure attendance Queen’s Park had recorded for 29 years and would have been higher if the stadium was not operating at reduced capacity due to upgrading work on the North Stand.[4]
Queen's Park and Rangers have played each other 107 times in all major competitions (and over 100 times more in minor and wartime competitions): Rangers have won 79 matches, Queen's Park 11 matches, and 17 ended in a draw.[5]
- ^ Smith, Andrew (14 October 2012). "Rangers v Queen's Park: Renewing an age-old rivalry". The Scotsman. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Rangers 2-0 Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Queen's Park 0-1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Rangers return clash with Queen's Park has Hampden capacity cut, Daily Record, 22 October 2012
- ^ "Rangers and Queen's Park ready to resurrect world's oldest derby". 11 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2020.(subscription required)