1987–88 Aberdeen F.C. season
1987-88 season | |||
Chairman | Dick Donald | ||
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Manager | Ian Porterfield | ||
Scottish Premier Division | 4th | ||
Scottish Cup | Semi final | ||
Scottish League Cup | Final | ||
UEFA Cup | Second round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Jim Bett (10) All: Davie Dodds (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 24,000 vs. Celtic, 1 September 1987 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 5,500 vs. Motherwell, 7 May 1988 | ||
Average home league attendance | 13,460 | ||
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Aberdeen F.C. competed in the Scottish Premier Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup in season 1987–88.
Overview
Aberdeen finished fourth in the Premier Division for the second successive season. They reached the League Cup final, but lost 5–3 on penalty kicks after a 3–3 draw against Rangers in October. In the Scottish Cup, they lost in the semi-final after a second replay defeat to Dundee United. Aberdeen's UEFA Cup campaign ended in a second round defeat to Dutch club Feyenoord on the away goals rule, after defeating Irish club Bohemian F.C. in the first round.
New signings included Peter Nicholas from Luton Town, Gary Hackett, Tom Jones, Keith Edwards and Charlie Nicholas, who joined from Arsenal in December 1987.
Results
Scottish Premier Division
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Premier Division
Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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1 | 8 August | Dundee | A | 1–1 | Dodds | 10,223 |
2 | 12 August | Morton | H | 3–1 | Simpson, Dodds, J. Miller | 8,000 |
3 | 15 August | Rangers | H | 2–0 | Dodds, P. Nicholas | 22,500 |
4 | 22 August | Motherwell | A | 1–0 | Dodds | 4,858 |
5 | 29 August | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | Bett | 16,000 |
6 | 5 September | Falkirk | A | 2–2 | J. Miller, Falconer | 5,327 |
7 | 12 September | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | J. Miller, Falconer | 11,000 |
8 | 19 September | Celtic | A | 2–2 | J. Miller, P. Nicholas | 38,944 |
9 | 26 September | Hibernian | A | 2–0 | Grant, Falconer | 10,500 |
10 | 3 October | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 3–0 | P. Nicholas, Falconer, Edwards | 11,313 |
11 | 7 October | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Bett | 17,741 |
12 | 10 October | Dundee | H | 0–0 | 12,500 | |
13 | 17 October | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 11,281 | |
14 | 28 October | St Mirren | A | 3–1 | Bett (2), Falconer | 4,707 |
15 | 31 October | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 21,000 | |
16 | 7 November | Morton | A | 0–0 | 3,000 | |
17 | 14 November | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 20,000 | |
18 | 17 November | Rangers | A | 1–0 | W. Miller | 41,371 |
19 | 21 November | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | Dodds | 9,700 |
20 | 24 November | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | Edwards | 9,000 |
21 | 28 November | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 3–0 | Wright, Jones | 7,500 |
22 | 5 December | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Wright (2), Dodds | 8,799 |
23 | 9 December | Falkirk | H | 3–1 | Wright, Dodds, Bett | 8,000 |
24 | 12 December | Morton | H | 4–0 | Connor, Dodds, Bett (2) | 8,000 |
25 | 16 December | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | W. Miller, Bett | 6,500 |
26 | 19 December | Celtic | A | 0–0 | 37,721 | |
27 | 26 December | Falkirk | A | 2–0 | McLeish, Hewitt | 5,000 |
28 | 2 January | Dundee United | H | 0–0 | 21,500 | |
29 | 9 January | Hibernian | A | 0–0 | 16,000 | |
30 | 16 January | Dunfermline Athletic | H | 1–0 | Falconer | 20,000 |
31 | 23 January | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | C. Nicholas | 6,584 |
32 | 6 February | Rangers | H | 1–2 | Bett | 22,500 |
33 | 13 February | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–2 | Bett, Jones | 18,817 |
34 | 27 February | Dundee | H | 1–0 | Dodds | 13,500 |
35 | 5 March | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 4,858 | |
36 | 19 March | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | Jones, C. Nicholas | 10,403 |
37 | 26 March | Falkirk | H | 2–0 | Falconer, W. Miller | 9,410 |
38 | 30 March | Celtic | H | 0–1 | 22,700 | |
39 | 2 April | Dunfermline Athletic | A | 1–1 | Falconer | 7,132 |
40 | 16 April | Morton | A | 2–0 | C. Nicholas, Porteous | 3,200 |
41 | 23 April | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | 10,500 | |
42 | 30 April | Rangers | A | 1–0 | Irvine | 36,010 |
43 | 4 May | Hibernian | H | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
44 | 7 May | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 5,500 | |
Final League table
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
6 | Hibernian | 44 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 41 | 42 | –1 | 43 |
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish League Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R2 | 18 August | Brechin City | H | 5–1 | Irvine, J. Miller (3), Hewitt | 9,000 |
R3 | 26 August | St Johnstone | H | 3–0 | Dodds (2), Bett | 10,800 |
QF | 1 September | Celtic | H | 1–0 | Bett | 24,000 |
SF | 23 September | Dundee | N | 2–0 | Irvine, Connor | 22,034 |
F | 25 October | Rangers | N | 3–3 (Rangers win 5-3 on penalties) | Hewitt, Bett, Falconer | 71,961 |
Scottish Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Scottish Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R3 | 30 January | St Johnstone | A | 1–0 | Connor | 10,000 |
R4 | 20 February | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 | Dodds, Nicholas | 7,270 |
QF | 12 March | Clyde | H | 5–0 | Falconer, Dodds (3), Edwards | 12,000 |
SF | 9 April | Dundee United | N | 0–0 | 20,488 | |
SF R | 13 April | Dundee United | N | 1–1 | Nicholas | 17,288 |
SF R2 | 20 April | Dundee United | N | 0–1 | 19,048 | |
UEFA Cup
Main article: 1987–88 UEFA Cup
Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Aberdeen Scorer(s) | Attendance |
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R1 L1 | 15 September | Bohemians | A | 0–0 | 10,000 | |
R1 L2 | 30 September | Bohemians | H | 1–0 | Bett | 9,950 |
R2 L1 | 21 October | Feyenoord | H | 2–1 | Falconer, J. Miller | 16,000 |
R2 L2 | 4 November | Feyenoord | A | 0–1 | 26,390 | |
Squad
Appearances & Goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | Jim Bett | 50 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
MF | Bobby Connor | 45 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | Davie Dodds | 30 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Keith Edwards | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Willie Falconer | 46 | 11 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
MF | Lee Gardner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Brian Grant | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Stevie Gray | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | Gary Hackett | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Scott Harvie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | John Hewitt | 49 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | Brian Irvine | 22 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | Tom Jones | 31 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
GK | Jim Leighton | 59 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | Michael McArthur | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Stewart McKimmie | 55 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | Alex McLeish | 47 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | Joe Miller | 23 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
DF | Willie Miller | 57 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | Charlie Nicholas | 22 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | Peter Nicholas | 54 | 3 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | Ian Porteous | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | David Robertson | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Neil Simpson | 24 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Peter Weir | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | Paul Wright | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003. Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X.
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