Scottish League Cup (Skol Cup) final programme, Season 1988/89: Aberdeen v Rangers, Hampden Park, 23 October 1988 — the Skol Cup final at Hampden; Aberdeen v Rangers

Official programme for the Skol Cup final, sponsored by Alloa Brewery Company Ltd: Aberdeen v Rangers, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, 23 October 1988. Official programme, GBP1.00, kick-off 3.00 p.m. Front cover: John Hewitt of Aberdeen and Gary Stevens of Rangers. 'This Is The One That Counts!' by Jack Steedman, President of The Scottish Football League: another classic Aberdeen versus Rangers final. Twelve months have elapsed since a capacity Hampden crowd, with millions of television viewers worldwide, witnessed a match now regarded as one of the great finals of all time - 120 minutes of pulsating action, total commitment, end-to-end football, six goals, and the first occasion on which a penalty shoot-out decided a national cup final in Scotland. This season's competition has averaged 3.3 goals a game, 120 goals from 36 ties, with GBP12,105 paid out to clubs and players under the Skol Lager incentives package, and a Special Family Section created in the Jock Stein Terracing. Will Rangers retain their unbeaten record against the Dons in this final and extend their Skol Cup sequence to three seasons, or can Pittodrie record a first major victory under the new co-management of Alex Smith and Jocky Scott? 'It's The Honour That Counts' by Alan Davidson of the Evening Times profiles the referee, George Smith of Edinburgh, who by stepping out of the Hampden tunnel completes a full set of Hampden medals, having handled two Scottish Cup finals - the 1980 Old Firm confrontation and last season's Dundee United contest. He celebrated his 45th birthday the week before and is in his 28th year of refereeing, the last eighteen on the Grade One list and FIFA listed. 'The match fee is irrelevant. The honour is everything.' The Scottish Football League Management Committee for 1988/89 is listed in full. Published by The Scottish Football League/M & A Thomson Litho.

Author: The Scottish Football League/M & A Thomson Litho

Publisher: The Scottish Football League/M & A Thomson Litho

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Single Issue Magazine

Condition: Used - Very Good