1986–87 in Scottish football

none September 2015 August 2020 football background:#BFD7FF 1986–87 in Scottish football 200px Premier Division champions Rangers Division One champions Morton Division Two champions Meadowbank Thistle Scottish Cup winners St Mirren League Cup winners Rangers Junior Cup winners Auchinleck Talbot Teams in Europe Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Heart of Midlothian, Rangers Scotland national team UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying, Rous Cup ← 1985–86 1987–88 → The 1986–87 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Scotland.1986/87 - The Scottish Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20121203070040/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1980-1989/198687 3 December 2012 In the first full season under the management of player-manager Graeme Souness, Rangers won their first league title since 1978, and also won the League Cup. The title winning side featured two English players enjoying their first season north of the border - defender Terry Butcher and goalkeeper Chris Woods. Celtic manager David Hay paid the price for a trophyless season and was sacked after four years, paving the way for the return of Billy McNeill, the man he had succeeded in 1983. Celtic: A Biography in Nine Lives https://books.google.com/books?id=9sA6Z0JWQzQC Faber & Faber 2012-04-03 9780571275816 Kevin McCarra Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson moved south of the border on 6 November to manage Manchester United. On This Day in 1986: Alex Ferguson agrees to Old Trafford move http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13188156.On_This_Day_in_1986__Alex_Ferguson_agrees_to_Old_Trafford_move/ Herald Scotland 6 November 2014 2015-09-03 He was succeeded at Pittodrie by Ian Porterfield. At the end of the season, Ferguson brought Celtic's top scorer Brian McClair to United, while McClair's strike-partner Mo Johnston moved to France to sign for Nantes. St Mirren won the Scottish Cup with a 1–0 win over Dundee United in the final. Dundee United also lost to IFK Goteborg of Sweden in the UEFA Cup final. Scottish Premier Division 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Rangers Relegated: Clydebank, Hamilton Academical Scottish League Division One 1986–87 Scottish First Division Promoted: Morton, Dunfermline Athletic Relegated: Brechin City, Montrose Scottish League Division Two 1986–87 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Meadowbank Thistle, Raith Rovers Other honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upScottish Cup 1986–87St Mirren1 – 0 Dundee UnitedLeague Cup 1986–87Rangers2 – 1CelticYouth CupCeltic2 – 1MotherwellJunior CupAuchinleck Talbot1 – 0 (rep.)Kilbirnie Ladeside Non-league honours Senior CompetitionWinnerHighland League 1986–87Inverness ThistleEast of Scotland LeagueVale of LeithenSouth of Scotland LeagueAnnan Athletic Individual honours AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year SCO Brian McClair CelticPlayers' Player of the Year SCO Brian McClair CelticYoung Player of the Year SCO Robert Fleck Rangers Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1980–99 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)10 SeptemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)BUL0–0ECQG715 OctoberLansdowne Road, Dublin (A)IRL0–0ECQG712 NovemberHampden Park, Glasgow (H)LUX3–0ECQG7Davie Cooper (2, 1 pen.), Maurice Johnston18 FebruaryHampden Park, Glasgow (H)IRL0–1ECQG71 AprilConstant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels (A)BEL1–4ECQG7Paul McStay23 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)ENG0–0Rous Cup26 MayHampden Park, Glasgow (H)BRA0–2Rous Cup Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match ECQG7 = European Championship qualifying - Group 7 See also 1986–87 Aberdeen F.C. season 1986–87 Dundee United F.C. season Dubai Champions Cup Notes and references 1986 Category:Football in Scotland by season