1986–87 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 1986–87 season. The team finished top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time in nine seasons. A total of 69 points were gained from 44 games and a lead of six points over second placed Celtic.

In the cup competitions, they were knocked out of the Scottish Cup in the third round, losing 1–0 at Ibrox to Hamilton Academical. They won the League Cup, defeating Celtic 2–1 with goals from Ian Durrant and Davie Cooper.

The European campaign was a moderate success. The club reached the third round of the UEFA Cup after beating Ilves Tampere and Boavista before beating knocked out by Borussia Mönchengladbach on the away goals rule.

Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
9 August 1986	Hibernian	A	1–2	24,576	McCoist (pen.)
13 August 1986	Falkirk	H	1–0	27,362	McCoist (pen.)
16 August 1986	Dundee United	H	2–3	43,995	McCoist (2)
23 August 1986	Hamilton Academical	A	2–1	10,000	Fraser, West
31 August 1986	Celtic	H	1–0	43,502	Durrant
6 September 1986	Motherwell	A	2–0	17,013	Cooper, McPherson
13 September 1986	Clydebank	H	4–0	26,433	Fleck (3), McMinn
20 September 1986	Dundee	A	0–1	17,132
27 September 1986	Aberdeen	H	2–0	40,155	Souness, McCoist
4 October 1986	Heart of Midlothian	A	1–1	28,637	Cooper
8 October 1986	St Mirren	A	1–0	16,861	Cooper
11 October 1986	Hibernian	H	3–0	38,196	McPherson, Fleck, Bell
18 October 1986	Falkirk	A	5–1	16,800	Fleck (3, 1 (pen.)), Cooper, McCoist
29 October 1986	Dundee United	A	0–0	20,170
1 November 1986	Celtic	A	1–1	60,000	McCoist
8 November 1986	Motherwell	H	0–1	33,966
15 November 1986	Clydebank	A	4–1	9,906	McCoist (2), McPherson, Durrant
19 November 1986	Dundee	H	2–1	22,992	McCoist, McPherson
22 November 1986	Aberdeen	A	0–1	21,733
29 November 1986	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	38,733	McCoist, Cooper, Durrant
3 December 1986	St Mirren	H	2–0	23,110	McPherson, Cooper
6 December 1986	Hibernian	A	0–0	18,536
13 December 1986	Falkirk	H	4–0	24,177	Fleck (2), Cooper, Butcher
20 December 1986	Hamilton Academical	A	2–0	10,000	Fleck, McCoist
27 December 1986	Dundee United	H	2–0	42,165	McCoist, Fleck
1 January 1987	Celtic	H	2–0	43,206	Fleck, McCoist
6 January 1987	Motherwell	A	1–0	19,658	Roberts
10 January 1987	Clydebank	H	5–0	36,397	Fleck (3), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.))
17 January 1987	Hamilton Academical	H	2–0	43,052	Durrant, McCoist
24 January 1987	Aberdeen	H	0–0	43,211
7 February 1987	Heart of Midlothian	A	5–2	29,091	Fleck (2), Roberts, McCoist, Black (o.g.)
14 February 1987	St Mirren	A	3–1	21,399	McCoist (3, 1 (pen.))
28 February 1987	Hibernian	H	1–1	38,630	McPherson
7 March 1987	Falkirk	A	2–1	18,000	McCoist (2)
14 March 1987	Hamilton Academical	H	2–0	33,486	Cooper, McCoist
17 March 1987	Dundee	A	4–0	18,723	McCoist (2), McPherson, Fleck
21 March 1987	Dundee United	A	1–0	21,275	McPherson
28 March 1987	Motherwell	H	1–0	37,305	McCoist
4 April 1987	Celtic	A	1–3	60,800	McCoist
14 April 1987	Dundee	H	2–0	42,427	Cooper, McCoist
18 April 1987	Clydebank	A	3–0	9,950	McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), West
25 April 1987	Heart of Midlothian	H	3–0	43,205	McCoist (3, 1 (pen.))
2 May 1987	Aberdeen	A	1–1	22,568	Butcher
9 May 1987	St Mirren	H	1–0	43,510	Fleck

UEFA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
17 September 1986	R1	Ilves Tampere	H	4–0	27,436	Fleck (3), McCoist
1 October 1986	R1	Ilves Tampere	A	0–2	2,109
24 October 1986	R2	Boavista	H	2–1	38,772	McPherson, McCoist
4 November 1986	R2	Boavista	A	1–0	23,000	Ferguson
26 November 1986	R3	Borussia Monchengladbach	H	1–1	33,000	Durrant
10 December 1986	R3	Borussia Monchengladbach	A	0–0	36,000

Scottish Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
31 January 1987	R3	Hamilton Academical	H	0–1	35,462

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
20 August 1986	R2	Stenhousemuir	A	4–1	9,052	Souness, West, Cooper, McCoist
27 August 1986	R3	East Fife	A	0–0*	8,835
3 September 1986	QF	Dundee	H	3–1	33,750	Fraser, Souness, McMinn
24 September 1986	SF	Dundee United	N	2–1	45,249	McCoist, McMinn
26 October 1986	F	Celtic	N	2–1	74,219	Durrant, Cooper (pen.)

*Rangers won the match 5–4 on penalties

Appearances

Player	Position	Appearances	Goals
Chris Woods	GK	48	0
Ally Dawson	DF	10	0
Stuart Munro	DF	48	0
Graeme Souness	MF	29	3
Dave McPherson	DF	47	8
Terry Butcher	DF	49	2
Bobby Russell	MF	1	0
Colin West	FW	12	3
Ally McCoist	FW	50	36
Ian Durrant	MF	45	5
Ted McMinn	MF	19	3
Derek Ferguson	MF	33	0
Robert Fleck	MF	44	19
Jimmy Nicholl	DF	39	0
Cammy Fraser	MF	21	2
Davie Cooper	MF	48	11
Hugh Burns	DF	5	0
Nicky Walker	GK	2	0
Scott Nisbet	DF	1	0
Dave MacFarlane	MF	5	0
Dougie Bell	MF	12	1
Craig Paterson	DF	2	0
Graham Roberts	DF	19	2
Neil Woods	FW	3	0
Jimmy Phillips	DF	6	0
Davie Kirkwood	MF	1	0

Rangers Football Club

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Junior Cup

European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup

Related to national team	Results Euro 1988 qualifying (Group 7) Rous Cup

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Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Clydebank Dundee Dundee United Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren

First Division	Airdrieonians Brechin City Clyde Dumbarton Dunfermline Athletic East Fife Forfar Athletic Kilmarnock Montrose Morton Partick Thistle Queen of the South

Second Division	Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath East Stirlingshire Meadowbank Thistle Queen's Park Raith Rovers St. Johnstone Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer

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