1987–88 Rangers F.C. season
1987–88 season | |
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Chairman | David Holmes |
Manager | Graeme Souness |
Ground | Ibrox Park |
Scottish Premier Division | 3rd P44 W26 D8 L10 F85 A34 Pts60 |
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round |
League Cup | Winners |
European Cup | Quarter-finals |
Glasgow Cup | Not completed |
Top goalscorer | League: Ally McCoist (31) All: Ally McCoist (42) |
The 1987–88 season was the 108th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 58 competitive matches during the 1987–88 season. The team finished a disappointing third in the Scottish Premier Division with 60 points, two behind Hearts and twelve behind champions Celtic.
Future club captain Richard Gough was signed from Tottenham Hotspur for a club record fee of £1.5m.
In the cup competitions, they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the fourth round, losing 2–0 away to Dunfermline Athletic. They won the League Cup (Skol Cup), defeating Aberdeen 5–3 on penalties after the match was drawn 3–3.
The European campaign was fairly successful. The club reached the quarter final of the European Cup after beating Dynamo Kiev and Górnik Zabrze before being knocked out by Steaua Bucharest.
Rangers defeated English Champions Everton in the Dubai Super Cup in December. The match ended 2–2 with Rangers winning the penalty shootout 8–7. The match was dubbed the unofficial British Championship decider by the football media.
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 August 1987 | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | 39,120 | McCoist (pen.) |
12 August 1987 | Hibernian | A | 0–1 | 22,000 | |
15 August 1987 | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | 22,568 | |
22 August 1987 | Falkirk | H | 4–0 | 32,340 | McCoist (3), Falco |
29 August 1987 | Celtic | A | 0–1 | 60,800 | |
5 September 1987 | Dundee | H | 2–1 | 38,302 | Fleck, McCoist |
12 September 1987 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 4–0 | 39,749 | McCoist (3), Souness |
19 September 1987 | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | 19,480 | Philliben (o.g.) |
26 September 1987 | Morton | H | 7–0 | 35,843 | McCoist (3), Falco (3), Fleck |
3 October 1987 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–0 | 28,637 | |
6 October 1987 | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | 39,298 | Falco, Butcher, Souness |
10 October 1987 | Dundee United | A | 0–1 | 18,214 | |
17 October 1987 | Celtic | H | 2–2 | 44,500 | McCoist, Gough |
28 October 1987 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4–0 | 18,070 | Durrant (2), McCall (pen.), McCoist |
31 October 1987 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 36,583 | McCoist |
7 November 1987 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 37,571 | Fleck |
14 November 1987 | St Mirren | A | 2–2 | 20,649 | McCoist (2) |
17 November 1987 | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | 41,371 | |
21 November 1987 | Falkirk | A | 1–0 | 17,500 | Fleck |
24 November 1987 | Morton | A | 3–0 | 16,500 | D.Ferguson, Fleck, McCoist |
28 November 1987 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–2 | 43,557 | Fleck, Durrant, Levein (o.g.) |
5 December 1987 | Dundee United | H | 1–0 | 41,159 | McCoist |
12 December 1987 | Hibernian | A | 2–0 | 21,000 | Gough, Fleck |
14 December 1987 | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 2–2 | 31,687 | D.Ferguson, McCoist |
19 December 1987 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 15,436 | McCoist (pen.), Philiben (o.g.) |
26 December 1987 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 40,938 | McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)) |
2 January 1988 | Celtic | A | 0–2 | 60,800 | |
6 January 1988 | Dundee | A | 1–0 | 17,450 | McCoist |
9 January 1988 | Morton | H | 5–0 | 38,349 | McCoist (3), Durrant |
16 January 1988 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–1 | 28,967 | Durrant (pen.) |
23 January 1988 | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | 41,088 | Bartram, Brown, Durrant (pen.) |
6 February 1988 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 22,500 | McCoist, Gough |
13 February 1988 | St Mirren | H | 4–0 | 41,664 | Coopers, Walters, Wilkins, Gough |
27 February 1988 | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | 20,846 | Walters |
5 March 1988 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–0 | 19,017 | McCoist (pen.), Walters, Gough |
12 March 1988 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 39,650 | Durrant |
20 March 1988 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 43,650 | Bartram |
26 March 1988 | Dundee | A | 3–2 | 14,879 | Roberts, Walters, Durrant (pen.) |
2 April 1988 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–2 | 41,125 | Bartram |
9 April 1988 | Morton | A | 2–3 | 12,000 | I.Ferguson, Durrant |
16 April 1988 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 32,218 | D.Ferguson |
23 April 1988 | St Mirren | A | 3–0 | 13,809 | Walters, Brown, McCoist |
30 April 1988 | Aberdeen | H | 0–1 | 36,010 | |
7 May 1988 | Falkirk | A | 5–0 | 14,500 | Walters (2), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), D.Ferguson |
European Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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16 September 1987 | R1 | Dynamo Kiev | A | 0–1 | 100,000 | |
30 September 1987 | R1 | Dynamo Kiev | H | 2–0 | 44,500 | Falco, McCoist |
21 October 1987 | R2 | Gornik Zabrze | H | 3–1 | 41,366 | McCoist, Durrant, Falco |
4 November 1987 | R2 | Gornik Zabrze | A | 1–1 | 23,250 | McCoist (pen.) |
2 March 1988 | QF | Steaua Bucharest | A | 0–2 | 33,000 | |
16 March 1988 | QF | Steaua Bucharest | H | 2–1 | 44,000 | Gough, McCoist (pen.) |
Scottish Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 February 1988 | R3 | Raith Rovers | A | 0–0 | 9,500 | |
10 February 1988 | R3 R | Raith Rovers | H | 4–1 | 35,144 | Durrant (2, 1 (pen.)), Walters, McCoist |
20 February 1988 | R4 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 0–2 | 19,360 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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19 August 1987 | R2 | Stirling Albion | A | 2–1 | 13,000 | Falco, McCoist |
26 August 1987 | R3 | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 4–1 | 18,070 | McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Falco |
2 September 1987 | QF | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–1 | 40,920 | Durrant (2), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)) |
23 September 1987 | SF | Motherwell | N | 3–1 | 45,938 | Fleck, Falco, Kirk (o.g.) |
25 October 1987 | F | Aberdeen | N | 3–3* | 71,961 | Cooper, Durrant, Fleck |
*Rangers won the match 5–3 on penalties
Dubai Super Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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8 December 1987 | F | Everton | N | 2–2* | 8,000 | Fleck, McCoist |
*Rangers won the match 8–7 on penalties
Glasgow Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 April 1988 | SF | Partick Thistle | A | 2–1✝ | 4,500 | Cooper, Spencer |
✝Competition not completed
Appearances
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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GK | 52 | 0 |
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DF | 33 | 0 |
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DF | 22 | 0 |
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MF | 43 | 4 |
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DF | 32 | 0 |
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DF | 12 | 0 |
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MF | 7 | 0 |
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FW | 19 | 10 |
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FW | 53 | 42 |
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DF | 27 | 0 |
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MF | 43 | 2 |
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MF | 54 | 16 |
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MF | 28 | 9 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 29 | 0 |
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FW | 1 | 0 |
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DF | 50 | 1 |
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DF | 18 | 1 |
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MF | 30 | 2 |
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MF | 12 | 1 |
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FW | 25 | 0 |
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DF | 36 | 6 |
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MF | 29 | 1 |
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MF | 21 | 8 |
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GK | 6 | 0 |
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DF | 12 | 2 |
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DF | 14 | 3 |
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MF | 8 | 1 |
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FW | 1 | 0 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Celtic (C) | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 79 | 23 | +56 | 72 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
2 | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 74 | 32 | +42 | 62 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
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 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions