1986-87 in Scottish football

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The 1986–87 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Scotland.

Contents 1 Scottish Premier Division 2 Scottish League Division One 3 Scottish League Division Two 4 Other honours 4.1 Cup honours 4.2 Individual honours 5 Scotland national team 6 See also 7 Notes and references

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	44	31	7	6	85	23	62	69
2	Celtic	44	27	9	8	90	41	49	63
3	Dundee United	44	24	12	8	66	36	30	60
4	Aberdeen	44	21	16	7	63	28	35	58
5	Hearts	44	21	14	9	64	43	21	56
6	Dundee	44	18	12	14	74	57	17	48
7	St. Mirren	44	12	12	20	36	51	-15	36
8	Motherwell	44	11	12	21	43	64	-21	34
9	Hibernian	44	10	13	21	44	70	-26	33
10	Falkirk	44	8	10	26	31	70	-39	26
11	Clydebank	44	6	12	26	35	93	-58	24
12	Hamilton Academical	44	6	9	29	39	93	-54	21

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Clydebank, Hamilton Academical

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Greenock Morton	44	24	9	11	88	56	32	57
2	Dunfermline Athletic	44	23	10	11	61	41	20	56
3	Dumbarton	44	23	7	14	67	52	15	53
4	East Fife	44	15	21	8	68	55	13	51
5	Airdrieonians	44	20	11	13	58	46	12	51
6	Kilmarnock	44	17	11	16	62	53	9	45
7	Forfar Athletic	44	14	15	15	61	63	-2	43
8	Partick Thistle	44	12	15	17	49	54	-5	39
9	Clyde	44	11	16	17	48	56	-8	38
10	Queen of the South	44	11	12	21	50	71	-21	34
11	Brechin City	44	11	10	23	44	72	-28	32
12	Montrose	44	9	11	24	37	74	-37	29

Promoted: Morton, Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated: Brechin City, Montrose

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Meadowbank Thistle	39	23	9	7	69	38	31	55
2	Raith Rovers	39	16	20	3	73	44	29	52
3	Stirling Albion	39	20	12	7	55	33	22	52
4	Ayr United	39	22	8	9	70	49	21	52
5	St. Johnstone	39	16	13	10	59	49	10	45
6	Alloa Athletic	39	17	7	15	48	50	-2	41
7	Cowdenbeath	39	16	8	15	59	55	4	40
8	Albion Rovers	39	15	9	15	48	51	-3	39
9	Queen's Park	39	9	19	11	48	49	-1	37
10	Stranraer	39	9	11	19	41	59	-18	29
11	Arbroath	39	11	7	21	46	66	-20	29
12	Stenhousemuir	39	10	9	20	37	58	-21	29
13	East Stirlingshire	39	6	11	22	33	56	-23	23
14	Berwick Rangers	39	8	7	24	40	69	-29	23

Promoted: Meadowbank Thistle, Raith Rovers

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1986–87	St. Mirren	1 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Dundee United
League Cup	Rangers	2 – 1	Celtic
Junior Cup	Auchinleck Talbot	1 – 0 (rep.)	Kilbirnie Ladeside

[edit] Individual honours

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Brian McClair	Celtic
Players' Player of the Year	Brian McClair	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	Robert Fleck	Rangers

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
September 10	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Bulgaria	0–0	ECQ
October 15	Lansdowne Road, Dublin (A)	Republic of Ireland	0–0	ECQ
November 12	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Luxembourg	3–0	ECQ	Davie Cooper (2, 1 pen.), Maurice Johnston
February 18	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Republic of Ireland	0–1	ECQ
April 1	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels (A)	Belgium	1–4	ECQ	Paul McStay
May 23	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	0–0	Rous Cup
May 26	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Brazil	0–2	Rous Cup

[edit] See also

• Dundee United F.C. season 1986-87

[edit] Notes and references

Seasons in Scottish football v • d • e
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Football in Scotland v • d • e
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National teams
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League competitions in Scottish football
Premier League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East League South League Junior Leagues
Cup Competitions in Scottish Football
Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup