PROMOTION OF RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB TO THE SPFL PREMIERSHIP

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That this House congratulates Rangers Football Club on its promotion to the Premiership of the Scottish Professional Football League; notes that the club is based at Ibrox Stadium in the Southside of Glasgow which hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens; acknowledges the fact that Glasgow will have three clubs in the Premiership in the 2016-17 season; commends the club on winning the Championship division, including the players and coaching staff; and applauds the success of the club in securing the Championship title with four games to spare on 5 April 2016, obtained by winning 25 matches, drawing on four occasions, scoring 83 goals with a goal difference of plus 56.