Old Firm gallery: A selection of past Celtic-Rangers showdowns in pictures

Old Firm gallery: A selection of past Celtic-Rangers showdowns in pictures

Steven Gerrard’s Rangers travel to Parkhead for the first Old Firm derby of the season where he will face his former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.

Both sides come into the match with some momentum after qualifying for the Europa League group stages on Thursday, while Gerrard has yet to taste defeat in 12 matches as Gers boss.

Here, Press Association Sport looks at previous Old Firm clashes in pictures.

Rangers and Celtic fans will be hoping to earn the bragging rights at the weekend
Rangers and Celtic fans will be hoping to take the bragging rights at the weekend (Jane Barlow/PA)

Kenny Dalglish opened the scoring for Celtic but Rangers came back to secure victory
Kenny Dalglish opened the scoring for Celtic but Rangers came back to secure victory (PA)

Celtic 4 Rangers 2, Scottish Premier League – May 21, 1979

Murdo Macleod, centre, added a spectular late goal to seal victory for 10-man Celtic
Murdo MacLeod, centre, added a spectacular late goal to seal victory for 10-man Celtic (PA)

Rangers 4 Celtic 4, Scottish Premier League – March 22, 1986

Ally McCoist scored plenty over goals past Celtic over the course of his Rangers career
Ally McCoist scored plenty of goals past Celtic over the course of his Rangers career (Chris Bacon/PA)

Rangers 2 Celtic 2, Scottish Premier League – October 17, 1987

Rangers goalkeeper Chris Woods, right, tangles with Celtic’s Frank McAvennie in the seventh minute of their controversial match at Ibrox Stadium
Rangers goalkeeper Chris Woods, right, and Celtic’s Frank McAvennie were both dismissed after this altercation in the controversial match at Ibrox (PA)

Rangers 1 Celtic 1, Scottish Premier League – March 17, 1996

Rangers and Celtic players observed a one minute's silence before their game at Ibrox
Rangers and Celtic players observed a minute’s silence before their game at Ibrox (PA Photos)

Celtic 6 Rangers 2, Scottish Premier League – August 27, 2000

Henrik Larsson celebrates after scoring the fifth goal for Celtic against Rangers
Henrik Larsson celebrates after scoring the fifth goal for Celtic against Rangers (David Cheskin/PA)

Rangers 5 Celtic 1, Scottish Premier League – November 26, 2000

Lorenzo Amoruso, right, celebrates his goal for Rangers with team-mate Barry Ferguson
Lorenzo Amoruso, right, celebrates his goal for Rangers with team-mate Barry Ferguson (Maurice McDonald/PA)

Celtic 2 Rangers 3, Scottish Cup final – May 4, 2002

Rangers boss Alex McLeish celebrates winning the Scottish Cup final against Celtic
Rangers boss Alex McLeish celebrates winning the Scottish Cup final against Celtic (David Cheskin/PA)

Celtic 1 Rangers 0, Scottish Cup fifth-round replay – March 2, 2011

El Hadji Diouf was one of three Rangers players to get sent off in the cup tie
El Hadji Diouf was one of three Rangers players to get sent off in the cup tie (Lynne Cameron/PA)

Celtic 3 Rangers 0, Scottish Premiership – April 29, 2012

Celtic fans taunt Rangers fans
Celtic fans taunt Rangers fans (Lynne Cameron/PA)

Celtic 5 Rangers 1, Scottish Premiership – September 10, 2016

Moussa Dembele became an instant Celtic hero with his hat-trick
Moussa Dembele became an instant Celtic hero with his hat-trick (Jeff Holmes/PA)

Rangers 2 Celtic 3, Scottish Premiership – March 11, 2018

Odsonne Edouard celebrates in front of the Celtic fans at Ibrox
Odsonne Edouard celebrates in front of the Celtic fans at Ibrox (Jeff Holmes/PA)

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