1987-88 in Scottish football

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The 1987–88 season was the 91st 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 Scottish clubs in Europe 5.1 Rangers 5.2 St. Mirren 5.3 Aberdeen 5.4 Celtic 5.5 Dundee United 6 Scotland national team 7 See also 8 Notes and references

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Celtic	44	31	10	3	79	23	56	72
2	Hearts	44	23	16	5	74	32	42	62
3	Rangers	44	26	8	10	85	34	51	60
4	Aberdeen	44	21	17	6	56	25	31	59
5	Dundee United	44	16	15	13	54	47	7	47
6	Hibernian	44	12	19	13	41	42	-1	43
7	Dundee	44	17	9	20	70	64	6	41
8	Motherwell	44	13	10	21	37	56	-19	36
9	St. Mirren	44	10	15	19	41	64	-23	35
10	Falkirk	44	10	11	23	41	75	-34	31
11	Dunfermline Athletic	44	8	10	26	41	84	-43	26
12	Greenock Morton	44	3	10	31	27	100	-73	16

Champions: Celtic
Relegated: Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Morton

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hamilton Academical	44	22	12	10	67	39	28	56
2	Meadowbank Thistle	44	20	12	12	70	51	19	52
3	Clydebank	44	21	7	16	59	61	-2	49
4	Forfar Athletic	44	16	16	12	67	58	9	48
5	Raith Rovers	44	19	7	18	81	76	5	45
6	Airdrieonians	44	16	13	15	65	68	-3	45
7	Queen of the South	44	14	15	15	56	67	-11	43
8	Partick Thistle	44	16	9	19	60	64	-4	41
9	Clyde	44	17	6	21	73	75	-2	40
10	Kilmarnock	44	13	11	20	55	60	-5	37
11	East Fife	44	13	10	21	61	76	-15	36
12	Dumbarton	44	12	12	20	51	70	-19	36

Promoted: Hamilton Academical
Relegated: East Fife, Dumbarton

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ayr United	39	27	7	5	95	31	64	61
2	St. Johnstone	39	26	9	4	75	23	52	61
3	Queen's Park	39	21	9	9	64	44	20	51
4	Brechin City	39	20	8	11	56	40	16	48
5	Stirling Albion	39	18	10	11	60	51	9	46
6	East Stirlingshire	39	15	13	11	52	48	4	43
7	Alloa Athletic	39	16	8	15	50	46	4	40
8	Montrose	39	12	11	16	45	51	-6	35
9	Arbroath	39	10	14	15	54	66	-12	34
10	Stenhousemuir	39	12	9	18	49	58	-9	33
11	Cowdenbeath	39	9	13	17	50	67	-17	31
12	Albion Rovers	39	10	11	18	45	75	-30	31
13	Berwick Rangers	39	6	4	29	33	78	-45	16
14	Stranraer	39	4	8	27	34	84	-50	16

Promoted: Ayr United, St. Johnstone

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1987–88	Celtic	2 – 1	Dundee United
League Cup	Rangers	3 – 3 (a.e.t.) (5 – 3 pen.)	Aberdeen
Junior Cup	Auchinleck Talbot	1 – 0	Petershill

[edit] Individual honours

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Paul McStay	Celtic
Players' Player of the Year	Paul McStay	Celtic
Young Player of the Year	John Collins	Hibernian

[edit] Scottish clubs in Europe

Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 1987-88 season

[edit] Rangers

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Rangers scorer(s)
European Cup
September 16, 1987	Olympic Stadium, Kyiv (A)	Dynamo Kyiv	0–1	EC1
September 30, 1987	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Dynamo Kyiv	2–0	EC1	Mark Falco, Ally McCoist
October 21, 1987	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Górnik Zabrze	3–1	EC2	Ally McCoist, Ian Durrant, Mark Falco
November 4, 1987	Ernest Pohl Stadium, Zabrze (A)	Gornik Zabrze	1–1	EC2	Ally McCoist (pen.)
March 2, 1988	Steaua Stadium, Bucharest (A)	Steaua Bucharest	0–2	ECQF
March 16, 1988	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	Steaua Bucharest	2–1	ECQF	Richard Gough, Ally McCoist (pen.)

[edit] St. Mirren

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	St. Mirren scorer(s)
	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
September 16, 1987	St. Mirren Park, Paisley (H)	Tromsø	1–0	CWC1	Kenny McDowall
September 29, 1987	Alfheim Stadium, Tromsø (A)	Tromsø	0–0	CWC1
October 21, 1987	Achter de Kazerne, Mechelen (A)	KV Mechelen	0–0	CWC2
November 4, 1987	St. Mirren Park, Paisley (H)	KV Mechelen	0–2	CWC2

[edit] Aberdeen

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Aberdeen Scorer(s)
UEFA Cup
September 15, 1987	Dalymount Park, Dublin (A)	Bohemians	0–0	UC1
September 30, 1987	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Bohemians	1–0	UC1	Jim Bett (pen.)
October 21, 1987	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2–1	UC2	Willie Falconer, Willie Miller
November 4, 1987	Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam (A)	Feyenoord Rotterdam	0–1	UC2

[edit] Celtic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Celtic scorer(s)
UEFA Cup
September 15, 1987	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Borussia Dortmund	2–1	UC1	Andy Walker, Derek Whyte
September 30, 1987	Westfalenstadion, Dortmund (A)	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	UC1

[edit] Dundee United

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Dundee United scorer(s)
UEFA Cup
September 16, 1987	The Showgrounds Coleraine (A)	Coleraine	1–0	UC1	Paul Sturrock
September 30, 1987	Tannadice, Dundee (H)	Coleraine	3–1	UC1	Kevin Gallacher, Paul Sturrock, John Clark
October 21, 1987	Tannadice, Dundee (H)	FC Vítkovice	1–2	UC2	Iain Ferguson
November 4, 1987	unknown, Ostrava (A)	FC Vítkovice	1–1	UC2	own goal

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
September 9, 1987	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Hungary	2–0	F	Ally McCoist (2)
October 14, 1987	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Belgium	2–0	ECQ	Ally McCoist, Paul McStay
November 11, 1987	Vasil Levski, Sofia (A)	Bulgaria	1–0	ECQ	Gary Mackay
December 2, 1987	Stade de la Frontière, Esch (A)	Luxembourg	0–0	ECQ
February 17, 1988	Al-Malaz Stadium, Riyadh (A)	Saudi Arabia	2–2	F	Maurice Johnston, John Collins
March 22, 1988	Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A)	Malta	1–1	F	Graeme Sharp
April 27, 1988	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid (A)	Spain	0–0	F
May 17, 1988	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Colombia	0–0	Rous Cup
May 21, 1988	Wembley Stadium, London (A)	England	0–1	Rous Cup

[edit] See also

• Dundee United F.C. season 1987-88

[edit] Notes and references

Seasons in Scottish football v • d • e
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Cup Competitions in Scottish Football
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