Scottish Premier Division 1987/88
| Scottish Premier Division 1987/88 | |
| master | Celtic Glasgow |
| European Cup of National Champions |
Celtic Glasgow |
| Uefa cup |
Heart of Midlothian Glasgow Rangers FC Aberdeen |
| Cup winners | Celtic Glasgow |
| European Cup Winners' Cup |
Dundee United |
| Relegated |
FC Falkirk Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton |
| Teams | 12 |
| Games | 264 |
| Gates | 646 (ø 2.45 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Tommy Coyne(Dundee FC) |
| ← Premier Division 1986/87 | |
The Scottish Football League Premier Division was played for the 13th time in 1987/88 . It was also the 91st edition of a top soccer division within the Scottish Football League in which the Scottish champions were determined. In the 1987/88 season, 12 clubs competed against each other in a total of 44 days. Each team played twice at home and twice against every other team. The 2-point rule applied . In the event of a tie, the goal difference counted .
The championship won for the 35th time in the club's history Celtic Glasgow . The Bhoys qualified as champions for the following European Cup of National Champions season 1988/89 . As a defeated cup finalist , Dundee United qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup . Second, third and fourth placed Heart of Midlothian , Glasgow Rangers and FC Aberdeen qualified for the UEFA Cup .
The Falkirk FC , Dunfermline Athletic and Greenock Morton got into the end of the season First Division from. With 33 goals, Dundee FC's Tommy Coyne was the top scorer.
societies
Location of the clubs in the Scottish Premier Division 1987/88 |
statistics
Closing table
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 79:23 | +56 | 72:16 |
| 2. | Heart of Midlothian | 44 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 74:32 | +42 | 62:26 |
| 3. | Glasgow Rangers (M, L) | 44 | 26th | 8th | 10 | 85:34 | +51 | 60:28 |
| 4th | Aberdeen FC | 44 | 21st | 17th | 6th | 56:25 | +31 | 59:29 |
| 5. | Dundee United | 44 | 16 | 15th | 13 | 54:47 | +7 | 47:41 |
| 6th | Hibernian Edinburgh | 44 | 12 | 19th | 13 | 41:42 | −1 | 43:45 |
| 7th | Dundee FC | 44 | 17th | 7th | 20th | 70:64 | +6 | 41:47 |
| 8th. | Motherwell FC | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21st | 37:56 | −19 | 36:52 |
| 9. | FC St. Mirren (P) | 44 | 10 | 15th | 19th | 41:64 | −23 | 35:53 |
| 10. | FC Falkirk | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 41:75 | −34 | 31:57 |
| 11. | Dunfermline Athletic (N) | 44 | 8th | 10 | 26th | 41:84 | −43 | 26:62 |
| 12. | Greenock Morton (N) | 44 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 27: 100 | −73 | 16:72 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| 1987/88 season | |
| Scottish champion and participation in the European Cup of National Champions in 1988/89 | |
| Participation in the 1988/89 UEFA Cup | |
| Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1988/89 | |
| Relegated to the first division | |
| At the end of the 1986/87 season | |
| (M) | Champion of the previous year |
| (P) | Cup winner of the previous year |
| (L) | League cup winner of the previous year |
| (N) | Newcomer from the First Division |
The championship team from Celtic Glasgow
(All players included in the squad for the 1987/88 season.)
| 1. | Celtic Glasgow |
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See also
Web links
- Scottish Premier Division 1987/88 at Statto.com
- Scottish Premier Division 1987/88 in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League Top goalscorers per division. (No longer available online.) Scottish-football-historical-archive.com, archived from the original on September 27, 2012 ; accessed on April 13, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Celtic FC Squad 1987/88. worldfootball.net, accessed April 14, 2015 .
