Old Firm Game. The Old Firm rivalry actually predates league football with the first meeting occurring on the 28th May 1888 when the newly formed Celtic defeated Rangers 5-2 at their new Parkhead ground. It was the first Old Firm game in front of fans since December 2019 but Celtic had to face down the capacity Ibrox crowd without any of their own people to.
The opening Old Firm game of the 202122 season will kick off at 12 noon on August 29 as Rangers host Celtic early in the defence of their Scottish Premiership title. The Old Firm derby is the biggest game in Scottish football Credit. Celtic and Rangers must end farcical ticket stand-off or Old Firm game will be just another Derby - Graeme McGarry.
This was an Old Firm game in all but significant competitive tension.
The game will kick-off at a fan-free City Parkhead at 12pm GMT with coverage. It happened on 2 January 1971 in an exit stairway at Ibrox Park now Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow ScotlandIt was the worst British football disaster until the Hillsborough disaster in Sheffield England in 1989. The game will kick-off at a fan-free City Parkhead at 12pm GMT with coverage. The Old Firm match up is not the only derby game now being televised with the Edinburgh derby also being selected by Sky Sports.