FINE FARE LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION TABLE 1986/87
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W
D
L
F
A
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1.
Rangers
44
18
2
2
45
6
13
5
4
40
17
69
2.
Celtic
44
16
5
1
57
17
11
4
7
33
24
63
3.
Dundee United 44
15
5
2
38
15
9
7
6
28
21
60
4.
Aberdeen
44
13
6
3
32
11
8
10
4
31
18
58
5.
Hearts
44
13
7
2
42
19
8
7
7
22
24
56
6.
Dundee
44
11
6
5
49
31
7
6
9
25
26
48
7.
St. Mirren
44
9
5
8
23
20
3
7
12
13
31
36
8.
Motherwell
44
7
5
10
24
28
4
7
11
19
36
34
9.
Hibernian
44
6
8
8
24
30
4
5
13
20
40
33
10.
Falkirk
44
4
9
9
17
28
4
1
17
14
42
26
11.
Clydebank
44
3
7
12
19
40
3
5
14
16
53
24
12.
Hamilton A.
44
2
4
16
15
40
4
5
13
24
53
21
1ST TEAM APPEARANCES 1986/87
LEAGUE
CUPS
App
G/s
App
G/s
Bell
7(5)
1
2(1)
Burns
4
1
Butcher
43
2
12
Cooper
42
8
12
2
Dawson
6(1)
4
Durrant
39
4
11
2
Ferguson
26(4)
6(1)
1
Fleck
35(5)
19
4(4)
3
Fraser
16
1
8
1
Kirkwood
1
MacFarlane
2(2)
-(1)
McCoist
44
33
12
4
McMinn
9(8)
1
5
2
McPherson
42
8
11
1
Miller
1
Munro
43
10(1)
Nicholl
32(2)
10
Nisbet
-(1)
-(2)
Paterson
2
Phillips
-(6)
Roberts
18
1
1
Russell
1
1
Souness
24(1)
2
7
2
Walker
2
West
4(5)
2
2(3)
1
Woods C.
42
12
Woods N.
-(3)
Own Goals
3
(Figures in brackets indicate
appearances as substitute)
PREMIER STATISTICS 1986/87
Of the 264 games played
11 7 resulted in home wins,
78 in away wins, and 69
were drawn.
A total of 670 goals were
scored, that's an average of
2.53 per game. 385 were
scored by the home teams
and 285 by the away teams.
Rangers' aggregate home
league attendance was
809,152, an average of
36,779 per game.
The highest league
attendance was 60,800 for
the Celtic v Rangers fixture
on 4.4.87.
Rangers' total of 69 points is
a new Premier Division
record.
Rangers conceded only
6 goals at Ibrox, thus
equalling Dundee United's
record set in 1979/80.
Rangers kept 27 clean sheets
including 11 consecutive
shut-outs, both of which are
new Premier Division records.
Date
Opposition
F-A
Pos
Att.
Aug 9
Hibernian
A
1-2
-
24+
Aug 13
Falkirk
H
1-0
7
27,:
Aug 16
Dundee United
H
2-3
7
I 43+
Aug 20
Stenhousemuir (Skol Cup 2)
A
4-1
-
9+
Aug 23
Hamilton
A
2-1
7
i 10.C
Aug 27
East Fife (Skol Cup 3)
A
0-0*
-
10.C
Aug 31
Celtic
H
1-0
6
43+
Sept 3
Dundee (Skol Cup 4)
H
3-1
-
33,7
Sept 6
Motherwell
A
2-0
5
17,C
Sept 13
Clydebank
H
4-0
4
26,7
Sept 17
lives Tampere (UEFA Cup 1
H
4-0
-
27,3
Sept 20
Dundee
A
0-1
5
17,1
Sept 24
Dundee Utd (Skol Cup SF)
N
2-1
-
45,2
Sept 27
Aberdeen
H
2-0
4
40,1
Oct 1
lives Tampere (UEFA Cup 1
A
0-2
-
2,1
Oct 4
Hearts
A
1-1
4
29,0
Oct 8
St. Mirren
A
1-0
3
17,0
Oct 11
Hibernian
H
3-0
3
38,1
Oct 18
Falkirk
A
5-1
3
18,0
Oct 23
Boavista (UEFA Cup 2)
H
2-1
-
38,0
Oct 26
Celtic (Skol Cup Final)
N
2-1
-
74,0
Oct 29
Dundee United
A
0-0
3
20,1
Nov 1
Celtic
A
1-1
3
60,0
Nov 4
Boavista (UEFA Cup 2)
A
1-0
-
20,0
Nov 8
Motherwell
H
0-1
4
33,9
Nov 15
Clydebank
A
4-1
4
10,0
Nov 19
Dundee
H
2-1
4
22,9
Nov 22
Aberdeen
A
0-1
4
23,0
Nov 26
Borussia M. (UEFA Cup 3)
H
1-1
-
43,0
Nov 29
Hearts
H
3-0
4
38,7
Dec 3
St. Mirren
H
2-0+
4
23,1
Dec 6
Hibernian
A
0-0
4
18,5
Dec 10
Borussia M. (UEFA Cup 3)
A
0-0+
-
34,0
Dec 13
Falkirk
H
4-0
4
24,1
Dec 20
Hamilton
A
2-0
3
10,0
Dec 27
Dundee United
H
2-0
2
42,1
Jan 1
Celtic
H
2-0
2
43,2
Jan 6
Motherwell
A
1-0
2
19,6
Jan 10
Clydebank
H
5-0
2
36,3
Jan 17
Hamilton
H
2-0
1
43,0
Jan 24
Aberdeen
H
0-0
2
43,2
Jan 31
Hamilton (Scottish Cup 3)
H
0-1
-
34,4
Feb 7
Hearts
A
5-2+
2
29,0(
Feb 14
St. Mirren
A
3-1
2
21,3
Feb 28
Hibernian
H
1-1
38,6
Mar 7
Falkirk
A
2-1
17,0(
Mar 14
Hamiltorr
H
2-0
33,4*
Mar 17
Dundee
A
4-0
18,7.
Mar 21
Dundee United
A
1-0
21,2"
Mar 28
Motherwell
H
1-0
37,3(
Apr 4
Celtic
A
1-3
60,8(
Apr 14
Dundee
H
2-0
42,4:
Apr 18
Clydebank
A
3-0+
10, OC
Apr 25
Hearts
H
3-0
43,2C
May 2
Aberdeen
A
1-1
23,5C
May 9
St. Mirren
H
1-0
43, M
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