1988 Scottish League Cup Final
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The 1988 Scottish League Cup
Final was played on 23 October 1988 at Hampden Park
in Glasgow
and was the final of the 43rd Scottish League Cup. The final was contested by Aberdeen
and Rangers
. Rangers won the match 3–2 thanks to goals from Ally McCoist
and Ian Ferguson
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RANGERS :
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GK
Chris Woods
RB
Gary Stevens
CB
Richard Gough
CB
Terry Butcher
(c)
LB
John Brown
RM
Davie Cooper
CM
Ian Ferguson
CM
Ray Wilkins
LM
Mark Walters
CF
Ally McCoist
CF
Kevin Drinkell
Manager:
Graeme Souness
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 23 October 1988 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 43rd Scottish League Cup. 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 3–2 thanks to goals from 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....
and Ian Ferguson
Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1968)
Ian Ferguson is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played for ten clubs in a seventeen-year career.-Career:Ferguson began his career at junior club Lochgelly Albert in the 1980s...
.
Match details
Teams
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| GK |  Theo SneldersTheo Snelders Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders is a former Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.-Career:... |
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| 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:... |
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| 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... |
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| 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) |
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| LB | David Robertson David Robertson (footballer born 1968) David Robertson is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a left back. Throughout his career, Robertson played for Aberdeen, Rangers, Leeds United and Montrose.- Playing career :... |
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| 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... |
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| CM | Neil Simpson Neil Simpson Neil Alexander Simpson is a former Scottish international footballer known for his time with Aberdeen F.C..... |
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| 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.... |
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| LM | 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... |
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| CF | Charlie Nicholas |
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| CF | Davie Dodds Davie Dodds David Dodds is a former Scottish football player who played for Dundee United, Aberdeen and Rangers in the 1980s. During his playing career, he scored over 100 League goals, and earned two Scotland caps.- Early life and career :... |
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| DF | Brian Irvine Brian Irvine (footballer) Brian Irvine is a former international footballer who played as a defender.-Career:Irvine began his career with Falkirk in 1983. After two years and nearly forty league appearances for the Bairns - where he played alongside his brother - Irvine moved to Aberdeen... |
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| Managers: | ||||
| Alex Smith Jocky Scott Jocky Scott John Alexander Scott is a Scottish football coach and former player probably best known for his playing career, and three managerial spells with Dundee. Scott is currently the manager of Scottish Football League club Stirling Albion.- Club career :Scott played for Scotland, Dundee and Aberdeen... |
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Chris WoodsChris Woods
Christopher 'Chris' Charles Eric Woods is a former England international football goalkeeper, who played in the Football League and Premier League for Queens Park Rangers, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday, Reading, Southampton and Burnley, in the Scottish Football League for Rangers, and in Major...
Gary StevensGary Stevens
Gary Michael Stevens is a retired English footballer who is best remembered playing in defence for a successful Everton side of the 1980s, as well as for the England national football team....
Richard GoughRichard 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...
Terry ButcherTerry Butcher
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
(c)
John Brown Davie CooperDavie Cooper
David "Davie" Cooper was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger....
Ian Ferguson Ray WilkinsRay Wilkins
Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE , often known as "Butch" Wilkins, is an English former footballer and at present a television pundit...
Mark WaltersMark Walters
Mark Everton Walters is a retired professional footballer from Birmingham, England.-Aston Villa:Walters began his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa on leaving school in the summer of 1980, turning the professional a year later - just after Villa's Football League First Division title triumph...
Ally McCoistAlly 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....
Kevin DrinkellKevin Drinkell
Kevin Smith Drinkell is a former professional footballer and football manager. He runs his football Agency Kevin Drinkell Sport Management Ltd in Stirling, Scotland...
Graeme SounessGraeme 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,...