1987–88 Rangers F.C. season

The 1987–88 season was the 108th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Rangers
1987–88 season
ChairmanDavid Holmes
ManagerGraeme Souness
GroundIbrox Park
Scottish Premier Division3rd
P44 W26 D8 L10 F85 A34 Pts60
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupWinners
European CupQuarter-finals
Glasgow CupNot completed
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ally McCoist (31)
All:
Ally McCoist (42)

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 £1.1m.

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.

Transfer

In
Date Player From Fee
May 1987 Israel Avi CohenIsrael Maccabi Tel Aviv[1]
1987 England Mark FalcoEngland Watford[1]
September 1987 England Trevor FrancisItaly Atalanta£75,000[1]
1987 Scotland Richard GoughEngland Tottenham Hotspur£1,000,000[1]

Out
Date Player From Fee
December 1987 Scotland Robert FleckEngland Norwich City£580,000[1]

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 August 1987Dundee UnitedH1–139,120McCoist (pen.)
12 August 1987HibernianA0–122,000
15 August 1987AberdeenA0–222,568
22 August 1987FalkirkH4–032,340McCoist (3), Falco
29 August 1987CelticA0–160,800
5 September 1987DundeeH2–138,302Fleck, McCoist
12 September 1987Dunfermline AthleticH4–039,749McCoist (3), Souness
19 September 1987MotherwellA1–019,480Philliben (o.g.)
26 September 1987MortonH7–035,843McCoist (3), Falco (3), Fleck
3 October 1987Heart of MidlothianA0–028,637
6 October 1987St MirrenH3–139,298Falco, Butcher, Souness
10 October 1987Dundee UnitedA0–118,214
17 October 1987CelticH2–244,500McCoist, Gough
28 October 1987Dunfermline AthleticA4–018,070Durrant (2), McCall (pen.), McCoist
31 October 1987MotherwellH1–036,583McCoist
7 November 1987HibernianH1–037,571Fleck
14 November 1987St MirrenA2–220,649McCoist (2)
17 November 1987AberdeenH0–141,371
21 November 1987FalkirkA1–017,500Fleck
24 November 1987MortonA3–016,500D.Ferguson, Fleck, McCoist
28 November 1987Heart of MidlothianH3–243,557Fleck, Durrant, Levein (o.g.)
5 December 1987Dundee UnitedH1–041,159McCoist
12 December 1987HibernianA2–021,000Gough, Fleck
14 December 1987Dunfermline AthleticH2–231,687D.Ferguson, McCoist
19 December 1987MotherwellA2–015,436McCoist (pen.), Philiben (o.g.)
26 December 1987DundeeH2–040,938McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
2 January 1988CelticA0–260,800
6 January 1988DundeeA1–017,450McCoist
9 January 1988MortonH5–038,349McCoist (3), Durrant
16 January 1988Heart of MidlothianA1–128,967Durrant (pen.)
23 January 1988FalkirkH3–141,088Bartram, Brown, Durrant (pen.)
6 February 1988AberdeenA2–122,500McCoist, Gough
13 February 1988St MirrenH4–041,664Cooper, Walters, Wilkins, Gough
27 February 1988Dundee UnitedA1–120,846Walters
5 March 1988Dunfermline AthleticA3–019,017McCoist (pen.), Walters, Gough
12 March 1988MotherwellH1–039,650Durrant
20 March 1988CelticH1–243,650Bartram
26 March 1988DundeeA3–214,879Roberts, Walters, Durrant (pen.)
2 April 1988Heart of MidlothianH1–241,125Bartram
9 April 1988MortonA2–312,000I.Ferguson, Durrant
16 April 1988HibernianH1–132,218D.Ferguson
23 April 1988St MirrenA3–013,809Walters, Brown, McCoist
30 April 1988AberdeenH0–136,010
7 May 1988FalkirkA5–014,500Walters (2), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), D.Ferguson

European Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 September 1987R1Dynamo KievA0–1100,000
30 September 1987R1Dynamo KievH2–044,500Falco, McCoist
21 October 1987R2Gornik ZabrzeH3–141,366McCoist, Durrant, Falco
4 November 1987R2Gornik ZabrzeA1–123,250McCoist (pen.)
2 March 1988QFSteaua BucharestA0–233,000
16 March 1988QFSteaua BucharestH2–144,000Gough, McCoist (pen.)

Scottish Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
30 January 1988R3Raith RoversA0–09,500
10 February 1988R3 RRaith RoversH4–135,144Durrant (2, 1 (pen.)), Walters, McCoist
20 February 1988R4Dunfermline AthleticA0–219,360

League Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
19 August 1987R2Stirling AlbionA2–113,000Falco, McCoist
26 August 1987R3Dunfermline AthleticA4–118,070McCoist (3, 1 (pen.)), Falco
2 September 1987QFHeart of MidlothianH4–140,920Durrant (2), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
23 September 1987SFMotherwellN3–145,938Fleck, Falco, Kirk (o.g.)
25 October 1987FAberdeenN3–3*71,961Cooper, Durrant, Fleck

*Rangers won the match 5–3 on penalties

Dubai Super Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 December 1987FEvertonN2–2*8,000Fleck, McCoist

*Rangers won the match 8–7 on penalties

Glasgow Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
13 April 1988SFPartick ThistleA2–1✝4,500Cooper, Spencer

✝Competition not completed

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
England Chris Woods GK 520
Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl DF 330
Scotland Stuart Munro DF 220
Scotland Derek Ferguson MF 434
Scotland John McGregor DF 320
Israel Avi Cohen DF 120
Scotland Davie Kirkwood MF 70
England Mark Falco FW 1910
Scotland Ally McCoist FW 5342
England Jimmy Phillips DF 270
Scotland Davie Cooper MF 432
Scotland Ian Durrant MF 5416
Scotland Robert Fleck MF 289
Scotland Dave MacFarlane MF 10
Scotland Scott Nisbet DF 290
England Colin West FW 10
England Graham Roberts DF 501
England Terry Butcher DF 181
Scotland Graeme Souness MF 302
Scotland Ian McCall MF 121
England Trevor Francis FW 250
Scotland Richard Gough DF 366
England Ray Wilkins MF 291
England Mark Walters MF 218
Scotland Nicky Walker GK 60
Scotland John Brown DF 122
Denmark Jan Bartram DF 143
Scotland Ian Ferguson MF 81
Scotland Gary McSwegan FW 10

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

See also

References
  1. Walter Smith; Ken Gallacher (1994). Mr Smith: The Fan Who Joined the Ibrox Legends. Mainstream Publishing Company. ISBN 9-781-851586-684.
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