The 1987 Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup

The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...

 Final was played on 25 October 1987 at Hampden Park

Hampden Park

Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland...

 in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

 and was the final of the 42nd Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

 and Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

. Rangers won the match 5-3 on penalties after both sides drew 3–3.

Match details

Teams

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ABERDEEN :
GK		Jim Leighton Jim Leighton James "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen , Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian.-Club:...
RB		Stewart McKimmie Stewart McKimmie Stewart McKimmie is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for home town club Aberdeen. He played in defence, primarily as a right-back, and also played for Dundee and Dundee United.-Career:...
CB		Alex McLeish Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish , is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, who is currently managing English Premier League club Aston Villa...
CB		Willie Miller Willie Miller William Ferguson Miller, MBE is a former professional football player who made a club record 558 league appearances for Aberdeen. He is currently the club's Director of Football...  (c)
LB		Willie Falconer Willie Falconer William "Willie" Henry Falconer is a Scottish former professional association football player, who played for a string of Scottish and English clubs from 1982 to 2003. He could play in virtually any position on the pitch, but was most commonly used as a striker.-Career:Falconer began his career...
RM		Bobby Connor Bobby Connor Robert James "Bobby" Connor is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as an midfielder. During his playing career, Connor made nearly 600 appearances in the Scottish Football League, and earned four caps for the Scottish national side between 1986 and 1990...
CM		Neil Simpson Neil Simpson Neil Alexander Simpson is a former Scottish international footballer known for his time with Aberdeen F.C.....

} CM   Jim Bett

Jim Bett

James "Jim" Bett is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for Aberdeen. He played in central or left midfield....

LM   Peter Nicholas

Peter Nicholas (footballer)

Peter Nicholas is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international, now football manager.He was capped 73 times at senior level for Wales between 1979 and 1991.-Crystal Palace:...

CF   Joe Miller

Joe Miller (footballer)

Joseph "Joe" Miller is the current assistant manager at Dundalk FC. He is also a former Scottish footballer and a former manager of Scottish Football League club Clyde.-Playing career:...

CF   John Hewitt

John Hewitt (footballer)

John Hewitt, , is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who spent the majority of his playing career with Aberdeen F.C., but also had spells with Celtic and St. Mirren among others...

Substitutes: MF   Peter Weir

Peter Weir (footballer)

Peter Russell Weir is a former Scotland international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen F.C..-Playing career:...

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RANGERS :
GK		Nicky Walker Nicky Walker Joseph Nicol 'Nicky' Walker is a former Scottish professional football goalkeeper.Walker started his career with Elgin City in the Highland League before signing for Leicester City aged 17. He didn’t settle in the Midlands though, and returned to Scotland within the year, signing for Motherwell in...
RB		Jimmy Nicholl Jimmy Nicholl James Michael "Jimmy" Nicholl is a Canadian-born former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Manchester United.He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles...
CB		Richard Gough Richard Gough (footballer) Charles Richard Gough is a former Scottish football central defender who enjoyed great success as captain of Rangers. He also played for Scotland 61 times and had a brief spell as manager of Livingston...
CB		Graham Roberts Graham Roberts Graham Roberts was an English actor most famous for his work on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio 4, including 31 years playing George Barford, the gamekeeper in Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. He was born and raised in Chester, and was educated at King's School in the city...  (c)
LB		Stuart Munro Stuart Munro Stuart Munro is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers....
RM		John McGregor John McGregor (footballer born 1963) John McGregor is a former professional footballer player.McGregor started his career at Queen's Park after signing from Bargeddie Amateurs. He went on to make over a hundred appearances for the Spiders, becoming a mainstay in the side for over three seasons. His form attracted the attention of...
CM		Derek Ferguson Derek Ferguson Derek Ferguson is a Scottish football manager and former player.A creative midfielder, he is best remembered for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian and made two appearances for the Scottish national side. He is the elder brother of current Birmingham City midfielder Barry Ferguson...
CM		Ian Durrant Ian Durrant Ian Durrant is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Rangers, Kilmarnock and the Scotland national team...
LM		Davie Cooper Davie Cooper David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....
CF		Ally McCoist Ally McCoist Alistair Murdoch "Ally" McCoist, MBE ; 24 September 1962) is a Scottish football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Rangers in Scotland....
CF		Robert Fleck Robert Fleck (footballer) Robert William Fleck is a former professional footballer. He was a striker who began his career with Rangers.Despite not being a first team regular, he scored many important goals for the club under Graeme Souness....
Substitutes:
DF		Avi Cohen Avi Cohen Avraham "Avi" Cohen was an Israeli footballer who played as a defender. He was best known for his spell playing for Liverpool in England. After retirement from active football and management, he was the chairman of the Israel Professional Footballers Association for over five years until he was...
FW		Trevor Francis Trevor Francis Trevor John Francis , is a former footballer who won the European Cup with Nottingham Forest and played for England 52 times. He was England's first £1 million player...
Manager:
Graeme Souness Graeme Souness Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur,...

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