Rangers F.C. supporters

Rangers supporters with a flag display including the Scottish Saltire and the Union Jack at an Old Firm match, 2008
This Rangers themed bar on Paisley Road West is one of several lining the main thoroughfare between Glasgow city centre and Ibrox Stadium

Rangers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Glasgow.

Numerous fan magazines, blogs and supporters' websites are dedicated to the club and the fans have a famous long-standing rivalry with Celtic, the two Glasgow giants collectively known as "The Old Firm".

Rangers supporters have traditionally been identified with the Protestant and Unionist community in Scotland, as well as in Northern Ireland. The club has a global fan-base, with a worldwide spread of over 600 supporters clubs ranging from North America, Australasia and the Middle East to those closer to home in the United Kingdom.[1] In season 2012–13, Rangers recorded the 18th highest average league attendance in Europe. In 2006, Rangers was one of the best-supported clubs in the UK with an estimated 1.4 million supporters.[2] Rangers have an estimated worldwide fanbase in excess of 9 million supporters.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Rangers FC Global Supporters Clubs". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Chelsea Climbing the Popularity Table but Manchester United still the team to beat". Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.