Rangers
1986–87 season
ChairmanDavid Holmes
ManagerGraeme Souness
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupThird round
League CupWinners
UEFA CupThird round
Glasgow CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ally McCoist (34)
All:
Ally McCoist (38)

The 1986–87 season was the 107th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1986–87 season. The team finished top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time in nine seasons. A total of 69 points were gained from 44 games and a lead of six points over second placed Celtic.

The Souness Revolution began with the signing of England internationals, goalkeeper Chris Woods and centre half Terry Butcher. Northern Ireland international Jimmy Nicholl rejoined the club and Colin West was brought in to partner Ally McCoist in attack. In December Graham Roberts arrived from Tottenham Hotspur to strengthen the defence.

There was a disappointing start to the league campaign, losing 2–1 to Hibernian at Easter Road. Graeme Souness was sent off for a tackle on George McCluskey in the centre circle, with both teams displaying a lack of discipline at that moment.[1]

On the penultimate day of the season the Championship was secured at Pittodrie with a 1–1 draw against Aberdeen. A Terry Butcher header was enough to bring the league title back to Ibrox for the first time since 1978.

In the cup competitions, Rangers were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round, losing 1–0 at Ibrox to Hamilton Academical. The goal ended a run of 1196 minutes without conceding – a British record for goalkeeper Chris Woods.

They won the League Cup, defeating Celtic 2–1 with goals from Ian Durrant and Davie Cooper. This was an early success for Graeme Souness and helped pave the way towards the Championship.

The European campaign was moderately successful. Rangers reached the third round of the UEFA Cup after beating Ilves Tampere and Boavista before being knocked out by Borussia Mönchengladbach on the away goals rule.

Transfer

In

Date Player From Fee
23 May 1986 England Colin WestEngland Watford£175,000[2]
2 July 1986 England Chris WoodsEngland Norwich City£1,200,000[2]
August 1986 England Terry ButcherEngland Ipswich Town£750,000[2]
August 1986 Northern Ireland Jimmy NichollEngland West Bromwich Albion
December 1986 England Graham RobertsEngland Tottenham Hotspur£450,000[3]
22 December 1986 England Neil WoodsEngland Doncaster Rovers£120,000[4]
27 March 1987 England Jimmy PhillipsEngland Bolton Wanderers£95,000[5]

Out

Date Player From Fee

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1986HibernianA1–224,576McCoist (pen.)
13 August 1986FalkirkH1–027,362McCoist (pen.)
16 August 1986Dundee UnitedH2–343,995McCoist (2)
23 August 1986Hamilton AcademicalA2–110,000Fraser, West
31 August 1986CelticH1–043,502Durrant
6 September 1986MotherwellA2–017,013Cooper, McPherson
13 September 1986ClydebankH4–026,433Fleck (3), McMinn
20 September 1986DundeeA0–117,132
27 September 1986AberdeenH2–040,155Souness, McCoist
4 October 1986Heart of MidlothianA1–128,637Cooper
8 October 1986St MirrenA1–016,861Cooper
11 October 1986HibernianH3–038,196McPherson, Fleck, Bell
18 October 1986FalkirkA5–116,800Fleck (3, 1 (pen.)), Cooper, McCoist
29 October 1986Dundee UnitedA0–020,170
1 November 1986CelticA1–160,000McCoist
8 November 1986MotherwellH0–133,966
15 November 1986ClydebankA4–19,906McCoist (2), McPherson, Durrant
19 November 1986DundeeH2–122,992McCoist, McPherson
22 November 1986AberdeenA0–121,733
29 November 1986Heart of MidlothianH3–038,733McCoist, Cooper, Durrant
3 December 1986St MirrenH2–023,110McPherson, Cooper
6 December 1986HibernianA0–018,536
13 December 1986FalkirkH4–024,177Fleck (2), Cooper, Butcher
20 December 1986Hamilton AcademicalA2–010,000Fleck, McCoist
27 December 1986Dundee UnitedH2–042,165McCoist, Fleck
1 January 1987CelticH2–043,206Fleck, McCoist
6 January 1987MotherwellA1–019,658Roberts
10 January 1987ClydebankH5–036,397Fleck (3), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
17 January 1987Hamilton AcademicalH2–043,052Durrant, McCoist
24 January 1987AberdeenH0–043,211
7 February 1987Heart of MidlothianA5–229,091Fleck (2), Roberts, McCoist, Black (o.g.)
14 February 1987St MirrenA3–121,399McCoist (3, 1 (pen.))
28 February 1987HibernianH1–138,630McPherson
7 March 1987FalkirkA2–118,000McCoist (2)
14 March 1987Hamilton AcademicalH2–033,486Cooper, McCoist
17 March 1987DundeeA4–018,723McCoist (2), McPherson, Fleck
21 March 1987Dundee UnitedA1–021,275McPherson
28 March 1987MotherwellH1–037,305McCoist
4 April 1987CelticA1–360,800McCoist
14 April 1987DundeeH2–042,427Cooper, McCoist
18 April 1987ClydebankA3–09,950McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), West
25 April 1987Heart of MidlothianH3–043,205McCoist (3, 1 (pen.))
2 May 1987AberdeenA1–122,568Butcher
9 May 1987St MirrenH1–043,510Fleck

Scottish League Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
20 August 1986R2StenhousemuirA4–19,052Souness, West, Cooper, McCoist
27 August 1986R3East FifeA0–0*8,835
3 September 1986QFDundeeH3–133,750Fraser, Souness, McMinn
24 September 1986SFDundee UnitedN2–145,249McCoist, McMinn
26 October 1986FCelticN2–174,219Durrant, Cooper (pen.)

*Rangers won the match 5–4 on penalties

Scottish Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
31 January 1987R3Hamilton AcademicalH0–135,462

UEFA Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
17 September 1986R1Finland Ilves TampereH4–027,436Fleck (3), McCoist
1 October 1986R1Finland Ilves TampereA0–22,109
24 October 1986R2Portugal BoavistaH2–138,772McPherson, McCoist
4 November 1986R2Portugal BoavistaA1–023,000Ferguson
26 November 1986R3Germany Borussia MönchengladbachH1–133,000Durrant
10 December 1986R3Germany Borussia MonchengladbachA0–036,000

Glasgow Cup

DateRoundOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
28 April 1987SFClydeN1–14,000Spencer
7 May 1987FCelticA1–015,109

Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Scotland Nicky Walker GK 20
England Chris Woods GK 480
England Terry Butcher DF 492
Scotland Hugh Burns DF 50
Scotland Ally Dawson DF 100
Scotland Dave McPherson DF 478
Scotland Stuart Munro DF 480
Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl DF 390
Scotland Scott Nisbet DF 10
Scotland Craig Paterson DF 20
England Jimmy Phillips DF 60
England Graham Roberts DF 192
Scotland Dougie Bell MF 121
Scotland Davie Cooper MF 4811
Scotland Ian Durrant MF 455
Scotland Derek Ferguson MF 330
Scotland Robert Fleck MF 4419
Scotland Cammy Fraser MF 212
Scotland Davie Kirkwood MF 10
Scotland Dave MacFarlane MF 50
Scotland Ted McMinn MF 193
Scotland Bobby Russell MF 10
Scotland Graeme Souness MF 293
Scotland Ally McCoist FW 5036
England Colin West FW 123
England Neil Woods FW 30

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 44 31 7 6 85 23 +62 69 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Celtic 44 27 9 8 90 41 +49 63 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Dundee United 44 24 12 8 85 34 +51 60
4 Aberdeen 44 21 16 7 63 29 +34 58
5 Heart of Midlothian 44 21 14 9 64 43 +21 56
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Si Ferry Meets... Ally McCoist" – Open Goal, YouTube, published on 16 April 2018
  2. 1 2 3 Walter Smith; Ken Gallacher (1994). Mr Smith: The Fan Who Joined the Ibrox Legends. Mainstream Publishing Company. ISBN 9-781-851586-684.
  3. ↑ "Graham ROBERTS". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Neil WOODS". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jimmy PHILLIPS". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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