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Aberdeen F.C. 1987-88 football season
Aberdeen F.C. competed in the
Scottish Premier Division ,
Scottish Cup ,
Scottish League Cup and
UEFA Cup in
season 1987β88 .
Overview
Aberdeen finished fourth in the Premier Division for the second successive season. They reached the League Cup final, but lost 5β3 on penalty kicks after a 3β3 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
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
8 August
Dundee
A
1β1
Dodds
10,223
2
12 August
Morton
H
3β1
Simpson ,
Dodds ,
J. Miller
8,000
3
15 August
Rangers
H
2β0
Dodds ,
P. Nicholas
22,500
4
22 August
Motherwell
A
1β0
Dodds
4,858
5
29 August
Dundee United
H
1β1
Bett
16,000
6
5 September
Falkirk
A
2β2
J. Miller ,
Falconer
5,327
7
12 September
St Mirren
H
2β0
J. Miller ,
Falconer
11,000
8
19 September
Celtic
A
2β2
J. Miller ,
P. Nicholas
38,944
9
26 September
Hibernian
A
2β0
Grant ,
Falconer
10,500
10
3 October
Dunfermline Athletic
H
3β0
P. Nicholas ,
Falconer ,
Edwards
11,313
11
7 October
Heart of Midlothian
A
1β2
Bett
17,741
12
10 October
Dundee
H
0β0
12,500
13
17 October
Dundee United
A
0β0
11,281
14
28 October
St Mirren
A
3β1
Bett (2),
Falconer
4,707
15
31 October
Celtic
H
0β1
21,000
16
7 November
Morton
A
0β0
3,000
17
14 November
Heart of Midlothian
H
0β0
20,000
18
17 November
Rangers
A
1β0
W. Miller
41,371
19
21 November
Motherwell
H
1β0
Dodds
9,700
20
24 November
Hibernian
H
1β1
Edwards
9,000
21
28 November
Dunfermline Athletic
A
3β0
Wright ,
Jones
7,500
22
5 December
Dundee
A
2β1
Wright (2),
Dodds
8,799
23
9 December
Falkirk
H
3β1
Wright ,
Dodds ,
Bett
8,000
24
12 December
Morton
H
4β0
Connor ,
Dodds ,
Bett (2)
8,000
25
16 December
St Mirren
H
2β1
W. Miller ,
Bett
6,500
26
19 December
Celtic
A
0β0
37,721
27
26 December
Falkirk
A
2β0
McLeish ,
Hewitt
5,000
28
2 January
Dundee United
H
0β0
21,500
29
9 January
Hibernian
A
0β0
16,000
30
16 January
Dunfermline Athletic
H
1β0
Falconer
20,000
31
23 January
Motherwell
A
1β2
C. Nicholas
6,584
32
6 February
Rangers
H
1β2
Bett
22,500
33
13 February
Heart of Midlothian
A
2β2
Bett ,
Jones
18,817
34
27 February
Dundee
H
1β0
Dodds
13,500
35
5 March
St Mirren
A
0β0
4,858
36
19 March
Dundee United
A
2β0
Jones ,
C. Nicholas
10,403
37
26 March
Falkirk
H
2β0
Falconer ,
W. Miller
9,410
38
30 March
Celtic
H
0β1
22,700
39
2 April
Dunfermline Athletic
A
1β1
Falconer
7,132
40
16 April
Morton
A
2β0
C. Nicholas ,
Porteous
3,200
41
23 April
Heart of Midlothian
H
0β0
10,500
42
30 April
Rangers
A
1β0
Irvine
36,010
43
4 May
Hibernian
H
0β2
7,000
44
7 May
Motherwell
H
0β0
5,500
Final standings
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R2
18 August
Brechin City
H
5β1
Irvine ,
J. Miller (3),
Hewitt
9,000
R3
26 August
St Johnstone
H
3β0
Dodds (2),
Bett
10,800
QF
1 September
Celtic
H
1β0
Bett
24,000
SF
23 September
Dundee
N
2β0
Irvine ,
Connor
22,034
F
25 October
Rangers
N
3β3 (Rangers win 5β3 on penalties)
Hewitt ,
Bett ,
Falconer
71,961
Scottish Cup
UEFA Cup
Squad
Appearances & Goals
References
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 . Desert Island Books 2002.
ISBN
1-874287-49-X .
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to
national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division