First Ibrox

When the Landlords at Kinning Park hinted that they would like the land back for redevelopment. Rangers were soon on the lookout for a new home. The Ibrox area of the city was soon chosen with the city expanding and the city tramcars also covering more miles it seemed a good choice.
The new site was secured on a ten year lease and the club set to work on building a new ground. They employed the services of Glasgow Architect John Gordon who along with contractors Fred Braby & Company set to work.
The ground they built was very advanced for its day the grandstand had enough space to seat 1200 spectators. It was covered by a curved roof with a semi circular gable in the middle the stand consisted of 16 rows of bench seating.

The pitch was surrounded by a running track. It had been Rangers intension of fostering athletics. And indeed the annual Rangers Sports were a very important athletics fixture for many decades. The Track was surrounded by a painted white wooden rail to keep the spectators off the pitch. The whole site was enclosed by a Corrugated iron sheeting fence. A club Pavilion was also sited within the grounds this held changing rooms a committee room and baths.
The SFA Annual of 1887-88 season included an advert from the contractors which read
Fred Braby & Co Limited Engineers and Contractors Petershill Glasgow
Rangers Football Club Ground Grand Stand to seat upwards of 1200 persons, Commodious Pavilion of Galvaninised and Corrugated Iron and wood Ground enclosed with substantial paling formed of their Galvanised and corrugated Iron Sheets fixed to wood framing thus making it strong and unclimable from outside.