1987 Scottish League Cup final

Football match

1987 Scottish League Cup finalEvent| 1987–88 Scottish League Cup

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| Aberdeen | Rangers

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3 | 3
Date| 25 October 1987
Venue| Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee| Bob Valentine
Attendance| 71,961

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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.[1][2]

## Match details[edit]

25 October 1987

15:00

Aberdeen| 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)| Rangers

|
|

* Bett 9' (pen.)
* Hewitt 72'
* Falconer 80'

| Report |

* Cooper 22'
* Durrant 40'
* Fleck 87'

Penalties

* Bett
* Nicholas
* Weir
* Hewitt

| 3–5
Rangers went first |

* McCoist
* Cooper
* Fleck
* Francis
* Durrant

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 71,961

Referee: 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 | 3 |  Bobby Connor
CM | 4 |  Neil Simpson |  |
CM | 8 |  Jim Bett
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

## See also[edit]

* Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Soccerbase Archived 26 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine

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