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Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers , Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland , with an all-seated capacity of 51,700.
Its name is derived from Rangers' home stadium, Broxi being an anagram of Ibrox. Broxi is a brown bear with blue inner ears and nose, wearing a Rangers strip. [ 191 ] He made his first appearance in a 2–2 draw against Raith Rovers on 13 November 1993. [ 192 ]
The three largest football stadiums in the country are located in Scotland's largest city Glasgow – Celtic Park, Hampden Park (the football ground of the national football team) and Ibrox Stadium. Other notable large football stadiums include Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Almondvale Stadium in Livingston, and Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.
Ibrox is served by Ibrox subway station of the Glasgow Subway system. [4] The home of football club Rangers F.C. is located at Ibrox Stadium. [5] Ibrox Primary School is a primary school located on Edmiston Drive, the main road through Ibrox, directly across from Ibrox Stadium. The building was designed by Bruce and Hay and was opened in 1906.
On 17 October 1987, Rangers faced Celtic in a Scottish Premier Division fixture at Ibrox Stadium, during the 1987–88 season. The match finished 2–2, but is best remembered for the sending off of three players and the subsequent Court case that took place as a result.
In May 2016, after months of discussion, Rangers fan groups Rangers Supporters' Trust and Rangers First merged to form Club 1872 and launched the new organisation at Ibrox Stadium. [3] The move also saw the dissolution of the Rangers Supporters Assembly and the Rangers Fans Board.
In 2012, The Rangers Football Club PLC entered administration and the company's business and assets, including Rangers F.C., Ibrox Stadium and the Rangers Training Centre were bought by Sevco Scotland Ltd. [1] Sevco Scotland Ltd later changed its name to The Rangers Football Club Ltd. [2] The Rangers International Football Club PLC was then ...
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.