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 Stadium
Scottish Premier Division3rd
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupWinners
European CupQuarter-final
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.

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
May 1987 Avi Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv[1]
1987 Mark Falco Watford[1]
September 1987 Trevor Francis Atalanta£75,000[1]
2 October 1987 Richard Gough Tottenham Hotspur£1,100,000[2]
30 December 1987 Mark Walters Aston Villa£500,000[3]
15 January 1988 John Brown Dundee£350,000[4]
15 February 1988 Ian Ferguson St Mirren£850,000[5]

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

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1987–88 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 1987Greenock MortonH7–035,843McCoist (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 1987Greenock MortonA3–016,500D.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 1988Greenock MortonH5–038,349McCoist (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 1988Greenock MortonA2–312,000I.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

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish 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 1987FAberdeenN3–371,961Cooper, Durrant, Fleck

*Rangers won the match 5–3 on penalties

Scottish Cup
Main article: 1987–88 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

European Cup
Main article: 1987–88 European Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
16 September 1987R1 Dynamo KyivA0–1100,000
30 September 1987R1 Dynamo KievH2–044,500Falco, McCoist
21 October 1987R2 Górnik ZabrzeH3–141,366McCoist, Durrant, Falco
4 November 1987R2 Gornik ZabrzeA1–123,250McCoist (pen.)
2 March 1988QF Steaua BucureștiA0–233,000
16 March 1988QF Steaua BucureștiH2–144,000Gough, McCoist (pen.)

Dubai Super Cup
Main article: Dubai Champions Cup
DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
8 December 1987F EvertonN2–2*8,000Fleck, McCoist

*Rangers won the match 8–7 on penalties

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

✝Competition not completed

Appearances
Player Position Appearances Goals
Nicky Walker GK 60
Chris Woods GK 520
Jan Bartram DF 143
John Brown DF 122
Terry Butcher DF 181
Avi Cohen DF 120
Richard Gough DF 366
John McGregor DF 320
Stuart Munro DF 220
Jimmy Nicholl DF 330
Scott Nisbet DF 290
Jimmy Phillips DF 270
Graham Roberts DF 501
Davie Cooper MF 432
Ian Durrant MF 5416
Derek Ferguson MF 434
Ian Ferguson MF 81
Robert Fleck MF 289
Davie Kirkwood MF 70
Dave MacFarlane MF 10
Ian McCall MF 121
Graeme Souness MF 302
Mark Walters MF 218
Ray Wilkins MF 291
Mark Falco FW 1910
Trevor Francis FW 250
Ally McCoist FW 5342
Gary McSwegan FW 10
Colin West 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.
  2. "Old Firm market swoop breaks the £2m barrier". Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1987.
  3. "Rangers beat Everton in chase for £500,000 Mark Walters". Glasgow Herald. 31 December 1987.
  4. "Brown is hoping to leave Hearts with the Blues=Glasgow Herald". 16 January 1988.
  5. "Its softly, softly as Ferguson finally signs for Rangers=Glasgow Herald". 16 February 1988.
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