1987 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

Event

1987–88 Scottish League Cup

Aberdeen	Rangers

3	3

Date

25 October 1987

Venue

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Referee

Bob Valentine

Attendance

71,961

← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Scottish League Cup final was played on 25 October 1987 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 42nd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Aberdeen and Rangers. Rangers defeated Aberdeen 5–3 on penalties after the sides drew 3–3.

Match details

25 October 198715:00

Aberdeen	3 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Rangers
Bett 9' (pen.) Hewitt 72' Falconer 80'	Report	Cooper 22' Durrant 40' Fleck 87'
Penalties
Bett Nicholas Peter Weir Hewitt	3–5 Rangers went first	McCoist Cooper Fleck Francis Durrant

Hampden Park, GlasgowAttendance: 71,961Referee: Bob Valentine


ABERDEEN :
GK	1	Jim Leighton
RB	2	Stewart McKimmie
CB	5	Alex McLeish
CB	6	Willie Miller (c)
LB	11	Willie Falconer
RM	8	Jim Bett
CM	4	Neil Simpson
CM	3	Bobby Connor
LM	10	Peter Nicholas
CF	9	Joe Miller
CF	7	John Hewitt
Substitutes:
MF	12	Peter Weir
MF	14	Brian Grant
Manager:
Ian Porterfield


RANGERS :
GK	1	Nicky Walker
RB	2	Jimmy Nicholl
CB	6	Richard Gough
CB	4	Graham Roberts (c)
LB	3	Stuart Munro
RM	7	John McGregor	1'
CM	5	Derek Ferguson	2'
CM	10	Ian Durrant
LM	11	Davie Cooper
CF	9	Ally McCoist
CF	8	Robert Fleck
Substitutes:
DF	12	Avi Cohen	1'
FW	14	Trevor Francis	2'
Manager:
Graeme Souness

References

"Aberdeen 3-3 Rangers". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
Reynolds, Jim (26 October 1987). "Spot-on Rangers earn the cheers". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

External links

Soccerbase Archived 26 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine

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