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Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 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.…

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Official programme for the Skol Cup final, sponsored by Alloa Brewery Company Ltd: Rangers v Aberdeen, at Hampden Park, Glasgow, 25 October 1987. Official programme, GBP1, kick-off 3.00 p.m. 'Welcome.' by Ian R. G. Gellatly, C.A., President of The Scottish Football League: this is the 42nd League/Skol Cup final, and it is particularly appropriate that it should be contested between Rangers and Aberdeen, since both clubs had the honour of contesting the inaugural League Cup final in season 1946/47, when the Ibrox club won 4-0. The two have monopolised the competition since Skol Lager began their association with the League in 1984, and both have indicated their ambitions by signing top-class players from clubs throughout Britain. Aggregate attendance for the 37 ties this season will exceed 375,000, a rise of more than 20 per cent; 127 goals came from 36 ties, an average of 3.5 a game, with GBP12,665 paid out in incentives. This is the third occasion on which Rangers and Aberdeen have contested this final, the Ibrox club having won both previous encounters. 'Take Care And Enjoy A Great Final' by Jim Farry, Secretary of The Scottish Football League, urges precautions against pickpockets and thanks the officials and staff of Queen's Park F.C. 'The Referee - Bob Valentine' by Bobby Maitland of the Scottish Daily Express: Scotland's most experienced and longest-serving referee takes charge of this final for the fourth time in seven years. The 46-year-old Dundonian handled his first final, Rangers against Celtic, in 1977; his travels have taken him to more than thirty countries, including the 1982 World Cup finals, the Olympic Games and a UEFA Cup final. An advertisement announces the 13th Scottish Football Programme Fair, City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, Sunday 8th November 1987, admission 40p. 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: 1987 Binding: Single Issue Magazine Condition: Used - Very Good.…