# 1987–88 Scottish Football League

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

## Scottish Premier Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 44 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 59 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 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 | Relegation to the 1988–89 Scottish First Division |
| 12 | Morton (R) | 44 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 100 | −73 | 16 | Relegation to the 1988–89 Scottish First Division |

## Scottish First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## Scottish Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 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 | |
* Association football
* Scotland
* ↑ "Scottish Division One 1987-1988 Season Summary". statto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2012-04-10.