Rangers promoted to Premiership: Twitter reaction, including from Frank and Ronald de Boer

The giants of Scottish football secured their return to the top flight with a 1-0 win ovre Dumbarton

Rangers players celebrate promotion (Getty)

Rangers secured a return to the Scottish Premiership after clinching the Ladbrokes Championship title with a 1-0 home win over Dumbarton.

Here, we take a look at how Twitter responded.

"RangersFC Champions. well done boys. Back to the premiership, Back to the #Oldfirm " - the official Twitter account of Dutch brothers Frank and Ronald de Boer, who played together at Ibrox towards the end of their careers in 2004.

"Great to see RangersFC seal promotion back to SPL and LaffK score on his debut tonight" - Southampton midfielder Steven Davis congratulates his former club and his Northern Ireland team-mate Kyle Lafferty.

"Well done Rangers. Back where we belong. RangersFC Great work with the team this season MarkWarburton9" - Scottish curler Greg Drummond, the 2014 Winter Olympics silver medalist, pays tribute to the achievements of Mark Warburton's squad.

Andy Halliday joins Rangers supporters after securing promotion (Getty)

"Well well well the GERS are back WATP" Veteran Spain forward Nacho Novo on his former side's success.

"Rangers back in the Scottish top division is exactly what Scottish football needed" - Carl Frampton, the IBF and WBA super-bantamweight champion.

"Congrats to rangersfc!!! Back in the SPL where they belong!!! Bring on the Old Firm!" - American midfielder Maurice Edu, who had a spell at Ibrox from 2008 to 2012.

"RangersFC we are back where we belong! congrats to the team and staff and all the fans! Brilliant!!! #WATP #TheMightyRangersAreBack" - Veteran Denmark forward Peter Lovenkrands.