THE last British Legion club in Glasgow is looking for football fans to help it in its fight to keep it open.

The Knightswood branch has suffered from falling numbers and is facing rising costs to keep the club going.

It was granted permission to hold a bucket collection outside Ibrox when Rangers played their home leg of their Europa League qualifying tie.

They hoped for fans to want to help out and donate cash to keep a long-standing ex-forces tradition alive in Glasgow.

The club is also looking at setting up a crowdfunding initiative to help raise cash.

Barclay McCran, branch president, said they want to save the last Legion club in the city.

He said: “It is an appeal to save the club which is in danger of closing through a lack of income.

“We don’t want it to close as it is the only one left in Glasgow.”

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He added: “I want to thank Rangers for allowing us to hold the collection.”

Barclay said the club is a lifeline for many ex-servicemen and women and for many older people in the community.

He would also like to see more people apply to join as members and see what facilities the club has.

The British Legion Club is open to anyone in the Glasgow area who wants to join.

The Knightswood Royal British Legion club is in Cairntoul Drive, and is close to Garscadden Railway Station for anyone who wants to use public transport to get there.

The branch has been open since 1944, and has had countless thousands of members over the years. But from a high of almost 2,000 at one point, it is now down to around just 230.

Changing patterns of people’s social life as well as fewer ex-service personnel has led to a drop in membership.

There are 160 branches of the Royal British Legion across Scotland and 60 associated clubs.

It was established in 1921 when charities formed to help soldiers from the First World War amalgamated.