Documentary photographs
Ibrox photo gallery
The ground, its architecture and a place of remembrance. Each photograph has its own date and source; older views do not confirm today’s seating or access arrangements.
25 photographs
20 July 2009
Platform at Ibrox Subway station
A historical platform view inside Ibrox Subway station, with an Inner Circle sign above the tracks. This is not a photograph of the street entrance or evidence of present-day step-free access.
Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
21 October 2008
Ibroxhill House portico, Bellahouston Park
The surviving portico of Ibroxhill House in Bellahouston Park, a short walk south of the stadium.
Roger Griffith · Public domain (released by the photographer). Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
23 March 2014
The Blue Room
The panelled Blue Room inside the Bill Struth Main Stand, where Rangers hold the annual Loving Cup ceremony. Historic Environment Scotland notes its moulded cornice and timber panelling.
Johnelwaq · CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
23 March 2014
The marble staircase
The marble staircase inside the Main Stand entrance, one of the highlights of the Rangers stadium tour.
Johnelwaq · CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
6 July 2014
Ibrox from the air
An aerial view of the four-sided stadium, showing the Main Stand and the three stands built in 1978–81.
Harvey Milligan · CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
18 December 2008
The Broomloan Road Stand
The Broomloan Road Stand, opened in 1979 as part of the post-1971 redevelopment.
Stephen Sweeney · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
22 March 2008
Ibrox from Copland Road
The stadium seen from Copland Road, beside the end where the Copland Road Stand opened in 1978.
Lynn M Reid · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
10 June 2008
Ibrox and its surroundings
Ibrox and the surrounding district of Govan, photographed from the Glasgow Science Centre Tower.
Kenneth Hall · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
Photograph date not recorded
The Bill Struth Main Stand under lights
The Bill Struth Main Stand lit blue at night, seen from pitch level beside the goal. A recent view of the stand, not a current seating plan.
Supplied by the site owner · Reused with the site owner’s confirmed permission. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
28 March 2023
New Edmiston House exterior
The new Edmiston House building, photographed in March 2023. Temporary barriers visible in this early exterior view do not describe today’s entry arrangements.
Daniel (Flickr, Glasgow) · CC BY 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
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25 May 2024
Walter Smith’s statue at Ibrox
The full bronze figure and plinth outside Ibrox, with the Copland Road Stand behind. Douglas Jennings’ sculpture shows Smith with both arms raised. Photographed on the day the statue was unveiled.
Crowsus · CC BY 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
25 May 2024
Detail of the Walter Smith bronze
A closer view of Walter Smith’s face and raised arms in Douglas Jennings’ statue, with the Copland Road Stand in the background. Photographed on the unveiling date.
Crowsus · CC BY 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
27 July 2014
Ibrox during Commonwealth Games rugby sevens
An uncropped panoramic photograph of Ibrox during the Glasgow 2014 rugby sevens weekend. Rugby posts and Commonwealth Games branding are visible; the photograph does not show a match in progress.
puffin11k (Flickr account: nigelhomer) · CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
7 July 2019
Inside Ibrox: the Copland Stand
A pitchside view of the Copland Road Stand’s two tiers. This predates the 2024/25 accessibility works and is not a current seating plan.
Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
1 January 2008
The Main Stand façade
The central red-brick entrance of the Bill Struth Main Stand, designed by Archibald Leitch & Partners. This photograph shows the surviving building, not its construction.
Hugh Craig · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
Photograph date not recorded
Brickwork and later additions
The Main Stand’s brickwork alongside later upper-level and corner additions. The capture date and photographer are not recorded.
Original Ibrox Stadium visitor website · Reused with the site owner’s confirmed permission. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
22 March 2008
The Ibrox Disaster Memorial
John Greig’s statue at the memorial to those who died in the stadium tragedies. A place for quiet remembrance, not a matchday attraction.
Lynn M Reid · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
18 February 2012
The Main Stand entrance and flags
Looking up at the red-brick entrance, Rangers lettering and flags above the Main Stand.
Robert Murray · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
14 October 2006
Inside Ibrox on a matchday
A view from the seating towards the pitch and opposite stands, with sunlight across the playing surface. This is a historical view, not a current seat-location guide.
Archibald99 · Public domain (released by the photographer). Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
27 September 2023
Pitchside before Rangers v Livingston
The pitch and stands during the evening of Rangers’ Scottish League Cup quarter-final against Livingston. The fixture is identified in the original photograph record.
DaHuzyBru · CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
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27 September 2023
An evening view along the seating
Looking along the covered seating towards the floodlit pitch at the Rangers–Livingston cup fixture. This angle shows the roof and rows of seats rather than an entrance or access route.
DaHuzyBru · CC BY-SA 4.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
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4 May 2006
The ground from the surrounding streets
A wider exterior view of Ibrox across the road and parking area. This older photograph does not establish present-day parking or pedestrian arrangements.
Richard Sutcliffe · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
1 April 2018
Brickwork, glass and the stadium exterior
A street-level view of the stadium exterior, showing brick elevations and later glass-fronted additions.
Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
1 April 2018
The Icons of Ibrox mural
The large “The Icons of Ibrox” display beside the stadium, photographed as part of the exterior setting in 2018.
Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
19 October 2011
Ibrox in the wider neighbourhood
A more distant view of Ibrox with works and neighbouring land in the foreground. It records the surrounding area in 2011, not current construction activity.
Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0. Shown uncropped at a reduced size.
A documented collection, not a complete survey
The interior photographs show the pitch and seating, not indoor tour rooms. Concerts, concourses and dressing rooms are not pictured here: no substitute images or invented capture dates are used. The original records explain each photograph’s reuse terms.
Historic photographs and stadium development Main Stand reconstruction photos