Aberdeen 1986–87 football season
Aberdeen competed in the Scottish Premier Division , Scottish Cup , Scottish League Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in season 1986–87 .
Overview
Aberdeen lost their manager Alex Ferguson to Manchester United in November 1986. He was replaced by Ian Porterfield . On the field, the club finished in a disappointing fourth place in the Premier Division, and were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions by Celtic. In Europe, they were knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup by Swiss club FC Sion at the first round stage.
New signings included midfielder Bobby Connor from Dundee and striker Davie Dodds from Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax .
Results
Scottish Premier Division
Match Day
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
1
9 August
Dundee United
A
1–2
Stark
10,910
2
13 August
Hibernian
H
4–0
Stark , Gray , J. Miller , Angus
12,983
3
16 August
Hamilton Academical
H
2–0
Stark (2)
10,316
4
23 August
Celtic
A
1–1
J. Miller
46,073
5
30 August
Dundee
H
2–0
J. Miller , Hewitt
12,486
6
6 September
St Mirren
A
1–1
Stark
4,435
7
13 September
Heart of Midlothian
H
0–1
15,625
8
20 September
Clydebank
A
3–1
Hewitt , Weir
2,766
9
27 September
Rangers
A
0–2
40,155
10
4 October
Motherwell
H
2–2
W. Miller , Dodds
8,751
11
8 October
Falkirk
A
3–3
Stark , McLeish , Bett
4,800
12
11 October
Dundee United
H
2–0
Hewitt (2)
14,922
13
18 October
Hibernian
A
1–1
Connor
9,127
14
25 October
Hamilton Academical
A
1–0
Bett
3,001
15
1 November
Dundee
A
2–0
Porteous , Dodds
8,200
16
8 November
St Mirren
H
0–0
11,366
17
15 November
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–2
Hewitt
17,108
18
19 November
Clydebank
H
5–0
Stark (2), Connor (2), Hewitt
7,301
19
22 November
Rangers
H
1–0
Dodds
21,733
20
26 November
Celtic
H
1–1
McLeish
22,040
21
29 November
Motherwell
A
1–0
Weir
4,479
22
3 December
Falkirk
H
1–0
Stark
9,253
23
6 December
Dundee United
A
0–0
10,242
24
13 December
Hibernian
H
1–0
Stark
11,003
25
20 December
Celtic
A
1–1
J. Miller
32,624
26
27 December
Hamilton Academical
H
0–0
10,500
27
1 January
Dundee
H
2–1
Wright , Grant
11,000
28
21 January
Heart of Midlothian
H
2–1
Grant , W. Miller
15,030
29
24 January
Rangers
A
0–0
44,000
30
27 January
Clydebank
A
5–0
Hewitt , Dodds , Wright (2), Connor
2,007
31
7 February
Motherwell
H
1–0
Wright
10,000
32
21 February
Falkirk
A
3–0
Stark (2), McLeish
5,000
33
25 February
St Mirren
A
0–1
3,553
34
28 February
Dundee United
H
0–1
14,000
35
7 March
Hibernian
A
1–1
Bett
6,000
36
14 March
Celtic
H
1–0
Irvine
20,000
37
21 March
Hamilton Academical
A
2–0
Bett , Porteous
3,594
38
28 March
St Mirren
H
0–1
7,000
39
4 April
Dundee
A
1–1
Grant
4,346
40
11 April
Clydebank
H
1–1
Irvine
6,000
41
18 April
Heart of Midlothian
A
1–1
Hewitt
12,539
42
25 April
Motherwell
A
2–0
Hewitt , Miller
2,886
43
2 May
Rangers
H
1–1
Irvine
23,500
44
9 May
Falkirk
H
3–1
Hewitt , Miller , Grant
6,500
Final standings
Source:
Statto Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R3
1 February
Celtic
H
2–2
Bett , Hewitt
23,000
R3 R
4 February
Celtic
A
0–0
55,405
R3 2R
9 February
Celtic
N
0–1
21,255
European Cup Winners' Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
H/A
Score
Aberdeen Scorer(s)
Attendance
R1 L1
17 September
FC Sion
H
2–1
Bett , Wright
12,312
R1 L2
1 October
FC Sion
A
0–3
11,800
Squad
Appearances & Goals
References
Kevin Stirling. Aberdeen A Centenary History 1903-2003 . Desert Island Books 2002. ISBN 1-874287-49-X .
Domestic leagues Domestic cups European competitions Related to national team Club seasons
Premier Division First Division Second Division
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