1987–88 Scottish Football League

Statistics of the Scottish Football League in season 1987–88.

Scottish Premier Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 44 31 10 3 79 23 +56 72 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Heart of Midlothian 44 23 16 5 74 32 +42 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Rangers 44 26 8 10 85 34 +51 60
4 Aberdeen 44 21 17 6 56 25 +31 59
5 Dundee United 44 16 15 13 54 47 +7 47 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Hibernian 44 12 19 13 41 42 −1 43
7 Dundee 44 17 7 20 70 64 +6 41
8 Motherwell 44 13 10 21 37 56 −19 36
9 St Mirren 44 10 15 19 41 64 −23 35
10 Falkirk (R) 44 10 11 23 41 75 −34 31 Relegation to the 1988–89 Scottish First Division
11 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 44 8 10 26 41 84 −43 26
12 Morton (R) 44 3 10 31 27 100 −73 16
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Scottish First Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Hamilton Academical (C, P) 44 22 12 10 67 39 +28 56 Promotion to the Premier Division
2 Meadowbank Thistle 44 20 12 12 71 37 +34 52
3 Clydebank 44 21 7 16 59 61 −2 49
4 Forfar Athletic 44 16 16 12 67 58 +9 48
5 Raith Rovers 44 19 7 18 81 76 +5 45
6 Airdrieonians 44 16 13 15 65 68 −3 45
7 Queen of the South 44 14 15 15 56 67 −11 43
8 Partick Thistle 44 16 9 19 60 64 −4 41
9 Clyde 44 16 6 22 73 75 −2 38
10 Kilmarnock 44 13 11 20 55 60 −5 37
11 East Fife (R) 44 13 10 21 61 76 −15 36 Relegation to the Second Division
12 Dumbarton (R) 44 12 12 20 51 70 −19 36
Source: RSSSF[dead link] and statto[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Scottish Second Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ayr United (C, P) 39 27 7 5 95 31 +64 61 Promotion to the First Division
2 St Johnstone (P) 39 26 9 4 75 23 +52 61
3 Queen's Park 39 21 9 9 64 44 +20 51
4 Brechin City 39 20 8 11 56 40 +16 48
5 Stirling Albion 39 18 10 11 60 51 +9 46
6 East Stirlingshire 39 15 13 11 52 48 +4 43
7 Alloa Athletic 39 16 8 15 50 46 +4 40
8 Montrose 39 12 11 16 45 51 −6 35
9 Arbroath 39 10 14 15 54 66 −12 34
10 Stenhousemuir 39 12 9 18 49 58 −9 33
11 Cowdenbeath 39 9 13 17 50 67 −17 31
12 Albion Rovers 39 10 11 18 45 75 −30 31
13 Berwick Rangers 39 6 4 29 33 78 −45 16
14 Stranraer 39 4 8 27 34 84 −50 16
Source: "1987-1988 Second Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
  1. ^ "Scottish Division One 1987-1988 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2012-04-10.