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Season 1987/88

Dundee Derby defeat in the Quarter Finals of the League Cup... A 20 year-old Mixu Paatelainen arrives from Finland... Out of Europe in the 2nd Round... Dundee destroyed in the Scottish Cup, but it takes 3 games... Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup Semi Finals, 3 matches at Dens Park... A 5th spot finish - lowest since 1980-81... Defeat in the last 10 minutes of the Scottish Cup Final... Eamonn Bannon and Iain Ferguson leave Tannadice... click here for full review

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1987/88 Roll Call Premier Division Table
Comp.
League
Sco Cup
Lge Cup
Europe
TOTAL
Players
A
G
A
G
A
G
A
G
A
G
Bannon
26
1
9
4
2
-
3
-
40
5
Beaumont
9
1
-
-
-
-
2
-
11
1
Bowman
38
1
8
-
2
-
3
-
51
1
Clark
27
3
7
-
-
-
3
2
37
5
Cleland
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
0
Curran
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
0
Ferguson
38
11
8
2
3
2
3
1
52
16
French
20
3
5
1
-
-
1
-
26
4
Gallacher
26
3
8
1
3
1
2
1
39
6
Hegarty
41
1
9
1
3
-
4
-
57
2
Holt
6
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
9
0
Irvine AJ
7
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
8
0
Irvine JA
16
2
1
2
1
-
1
-
19
4
Kinnaird
11
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
13
0
Kirkwood
1
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
2
0
Main
8
-
2
-
-
-
-
-
10
0
Malpas
44
-
8
1
3
1
4
-
59
2
McGinnis
10
-
1
-
-
-
4
-
15
0
McInally
36
2
9
-
-
-
1
-
46
2
McKinlay
12
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
14
1
McLeod G
12
3
-
-
-
-
1
-
13
3
McLeod J
10
1
3
1
-
-
1
-
14
2
McPhee
10
1
3
-
-
1
1
-
15
2
Narey
39
-
9
-
3
-
3
-
54
0
Paatelainen
19
9
8
2
-
-
-
-
27
11
Preston
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
0
Redford
25
6
8
2
3
-
2
-
38
8
Sturrock
9
3
-
-
3
2
3
2
15
7
Thomson, W
36
-
7
-
3
-
4
-
50
0
Welsh
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
1
Own Goals
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
Total Goals
-
53
-
17
-
7
-
6
-
83
1987/88
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
GD
Celtic
44
31
10
3
79
23
72
+56
Hearts
44
23
16
5
74
32
62
+42
Rangers
44
26
8
10
85
34
60
+51
Aberdeen 44 21 17 6 56 25 59 +31
United
44
16
15
13
54
47
47
+7
5th
Hibs
44
12
19
13
41
42
43
-1
Dundee
44
17
7
20
70
64
41
+6
Motherwell
44
13
10
21
37
56
36
-19
St Mirren
44
10
15
19
41
64
35
-23
Falkirk 44 10 11 23 41 75 31 -34
Dunfermline
44
8
10
26
41
84
26
-43
Morton
44
3
10
31
27
100
16
+73

League Cup Final:

Rangers 3 Aberdeen 3
Rangers won on penalties
Celtic 2 Dundee United 1

United's Top Scorer: Iain Ferguson (16), Mixu Paatelainen (11), Ian Redford (8).

Players In: Hamish French, Alan Irvine, Alan Irvine, Ian McPhee, Mixu Paatelainen.

Through the Ranks: Alex Cleland, Allan Preston.

Players Out: Billy Kirkwood, John Holt, Paul Kinnaird, Alan Irvine, Eamonn Bannon, Iain Ferguson.

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