- First round
- Second round
- Third round
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Final Teams
- References General Specific
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}}The 1987–88 Scottish League Cup was the forty-second season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final. First round| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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| Arbroath | 1–3[1] | Ayr United | 12 August 1987 | | Berwick Rangers | 1–2[2] | Stirling Albion | 12 August 1987 | | Cowdenbeath | 1–3 | Queen's Park | 12 August 1987 | | St Johnstone | 4–1 | Alloa Athletic | 12 August 1987 | | Stenhousemuir | 1–3[3] | East Stirlingshire | 11 August 1987 | | Stranraer | 0–3 | Albion Rovers | 12 August 1987 | |
Second round| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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| Aberdeen | 5–1 | Brechin City | 19 August 1987 | | Albion Rovers | 1–1[4][5] | East Fife | 19 August 1987 | | Ayr United | 0–1 | Dumbarton | 19 August 1987 | | Celtic | 3–1 | Forfar Athletic | 19 August 1987 | | Dundee United | 4–1 | Partick Thistle | 19 August 1987 | | East Stirlingshire | 1–3 | Dunfermline Ath | 18 August 1987 | | Heart of Midlothian | 6–1 | Kilmarnock | 19 August 1987 | | Hibernian | 3–2 | Montrose | 18 August 1987 | | Meadowbank Thistle | 1–0[6] | Hamilton Academical | 18 August 1987 | | Morton | 1–5 | Clyde | 19 August 1987 | | Motherwell | 3–1 | Airdrieonians | 19 August 1987 | | Queen of the South | 2–1 | Falkirk | 18 August 1987 | | Queen's Park | 0–3 | Dundee | 18 August 1987 | | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Clydebank | 19 August 1987 | | St Mirren | 0–1 | St Johnstone | 18 August 1987 | | Stirling Albion | 1–2 | Rangers | 19 August 1987 | |
Third round| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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| Aberdeen | 3–0 | St Johnstone | 26 August 1987 | | Dumbarton | 1–5 | Celtic | 26 August 1987 | | Dunfermline Ath | 1–4 | Rangers | 26 August 1987 | | Heart of Midlothian | 2–0 | Clyde | 25 August 1987 | | Hibernian | 3–1 | Queen of the South | 25 August 1987 | | Meadowbank Thistle | 0–3 | Dundee | 26 August 1987 | | Motherwell | 4–0 | Albion Rovers | 26 August 1987 | | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Dundee United | 25 August 1987 | |
Quarter-finals| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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| Aberdeen | 1–0 | Celtic | 1 September 1987 | | Dundee | 2–1[7] | Dundee United | 2 September 1987 | | Motherwell | 1–0 | Hibernian | 1 September 1987 | | Rangers | 4–1 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 September 1987 | |
Semi-finals| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Date |
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| Aberdeen | 2–0 | Dundee | 23 September 1987 | | Rangers | 3–1 | Motherwell | 23 September 1987 | |
Final{{Main|1987 Scottish League Cup Final}}{{football box |
|date = 25 October 1987
|team1 = Aberdeen
|score = 3 – 3 (AET)
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|team2 = Rangers
|goals1 = Bett {{goal|}}
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|goals2 = Cooper {{goal|}}
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|stadium = Hampden Park, Glasgow
|referee = Bob Valentine
|attendance = 71,961 }}Teams| ABERDEEN : | | |
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| GK | Jim Leighton | | RB | Stewart McKimmie | | CB | Alex McLeish | | CB | Willie Miller (c) | | LB | Willie Falconer | | RM | Bobby Connor | | CM | Neil Simpson | }} | | CM | Jim Bett | | LM | Peter Nicholas | | CF | Joe Miller | | CF | John Hewitt | | Substitutes: | | MF | Peter Weir | }} | | Manager: | | Ian Porterfield |
| | RANGERS : | | |
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| GK | Nicky Walker | | RB | Jimmy Nicholl | | CB | Richard Gough | | CB | Graham Roberts (c) | | LB | Stuart Munro | | RM | John McGregor | 1}} | | CM | Derek Ferguson | 2}} | | CM | Ian Durrant | | LM | Davie Cooper | | CF | Ally McCoist | | CF | Robert Fleck | | Substitutes: | | DF | Avi Cohen | 1}} | | FW | Trevor Francis | 2}} | | Manager: | | Graeme Souness |
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ReferencesGeneral
|url = http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/league-cup/1987-1988/results
|title = Scottish League Cup 1987–1988 : Results
|accessdate = 25 February 2012
|publisher = Statto
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|archivedate = 3 March 2012
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}}Specific1. ^After Extra Time
2. ^After Extra Time
3. ^After Extra Time
4. ^After Extra Time
5. ^Albion Rovers F.C. won 5–3 on penalties
6. ^After Extra Time
7. ^After Extra Time
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