1988 Scottish League Cup final

1988 Scottish League Cup final
Event	1988–89 Scottish League Cup
Date	23 October 1988
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	George Smith
Attendance	72,122

The 1988 Scottish League Cup final was played on 23 October 1988 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 43rd Scottish League Cup (Skol Cup). The final was contested by Aberdeen and Rangers and was the second of three consecutive finals between the two clubs.

Rangers won the match 3–2 thanks to goals from Ally McCoist and Ian Ferguson.^[1]^[2]

Match details

23 October 1988

Aberdeen	2–3	Rangers
Dodds 20', 63'		McCoist 14' (pen.), 86' Ferguson 56'

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 72,122

Referee: George Smith


ABERDEEN :
GK	Theo Snelders
RB	Stewart McKimmie
CB	Alex McLeish
CB	Willie Miller (c)
LB	David Robertson
RM	Bobby Connor
CM	Neil Simpson	1'
CM	Jim Bett
LM	John Hewitt
CF	Charlie Nicholas
CF	Davie Dodds
Substitutes:
DF	Brian Irvine	1'
Managers:
Alex Smith Jocky Scott


RANGERS :
GK		Chris Woods
RB		Gary Stevens
CB		Richard Gough
CB		Terry Butcher (c)
LB		John Brown
RM		Mark Walters
CM		Ian Ferguson
CM		Ray Wilkins
LM		Neale Cooper
CF		Ally McCoist
CF		Kevin Drinkell
Substitutes:
DF		Stuart Munro
MF		Derek Ferguson
Manager:
Graeme Souness

References

↑ "NOW YOU KNOW: Ally McCoist double helped Rangers defeat Aberdeen 3-2 in 1998 League Cup Final". Evening Times. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
↑ "Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

External links

SKOL CUP FINAL &imgt=0 Selection of match images at Alamy

[1] "NOW YOU KNOW: Ally McCoist double helped Rangers defeat Aberdeen 3-2 in 1998 League Cup Final". Evening Times. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

[2] "Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers". AFC Heritage Trust. Retrieved 23 October 2017.

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