Scotland
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium, also known as Ibrox Park, is the stadium of Rangers FC. It is located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. As one of the oldest and largest stadiums in Britain, the site of two major disasters and as one of the first wave of predominantly all-seater football grounds in Britain, Ibrox Stadium has been identified as a stadium of historical significance. Rangers FC's early history was an itinerant one. After the team's first match in 1872, Rangers FC played home matches in a variety of locations across Glasgow. In 1873 they played mainly at Fleshers' Haugh before moving to Burnbank. Rangers FC first moved to the Ibrox area in 1887, playing on a site immediately to the east of the current stadium. The first match at this stadium was an 8-1 defeat to English side Preston North End FC, watched by a crowd of 15 000. In 1899, as landowners tried to reclaim part of the site leased to Rangers FC, the club opted to move to the site of the current Ibrox, raising funds for the construction of the new stadium by formalising the club as a limited company and issuing 12 000 one pound shares. A record crowd of 118 000 gathered in January 1939 for a league match with Celtic FC. The stadium is one of the European stadiums which have UEFA's 5-star rating. This enables it to host finals of the UEFA Champions League and the European Championship.
