1988 Rous Cup

The 1988 Rous Cup was the fourth staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. For the second year in succession, a third team was invited to create a three-team tournament.

1988 Rous Cup

Tournament details
Dates	17–24 May
Teams	3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	England
Runners-up	Colombia
Third place	Scotland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	3 (1 per match)
Attendance	116,723 (38,908 per match)
← 1987 1989 →

After having Brazil's participation in the previous year, the FA again invited South American opposition to participate, this time Colombia.

England won the competition for a second time after being the only team to win a game; the two other matches ended in draws.

Results

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Scotland vs Colombia

17 May 1988

20:00

Scotland	0–0	Colombia
	Report

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Attendance: 20,487

Referee: Vítor Correia (Portugal)

SCOTLAND: GK 1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen) DF 2 Richard Gough (Rangers) DF 3 Steve Nicol (Liverpool) MF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen)  67' MF 7 Kevin Gallacher (Dundee United) MF 8 Paul McStay (Celtic)  58' FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers) MF 10 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund) FW 11 Mo Johnston (Nantes) Substitutions: MF 0 Derek Ferguson (Rangers)  58' FW 0 Andy Walker (Celtic)  67' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

COLOMBIA: GK 1 René Higuita (Atlético Nacional) DF 2 Luis Fernando Herrera (Atlético Nacional) DF 3 Luis Carlos Perea (Atlético Nacional) DF 4 Andrés Escobar (Atlético Nacional) DF 5 Carlos Hoyos (América) MF 6 Bernardo Redín (Deportivo Cali) MF 7 Leonel Álvarez (Atlético Nacional) MF 8 Alexis García (Atlético Nacional) MF 9 Carlos Valderrama (Deportivo Cali) (c) FW 10 Arnoldo Iguarán (Millonarios) FW 11 John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional)  68' Substitutions: MF 0 Jaime Arango (Atlético Nacional)  68' Manager: Francisco Maturana

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England vs Scotland

21 May 1988

15:00

England	1–0	Scotland
Beardsley 12'	Report

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 70,480

Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)

ENGLAND: GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County) DF 2 Gary Stevens (Everton) DF 3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal) MF 4 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest) DF 5 Dave Watson (Everton) DF 6 Tony Adams (Arsenal) MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) MF 8 Trevor Steven (Everton)  72' FW 9 Peter Beardsley (Liverpool) FW 10 Gary Lineker (Barcelona) MF 11 John Barnes (Liverpool) Substitutions: MF 0 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)  72' Manager: Bobby Robson

SCOTLAND: GK 1 Jim Leighton (Aberdeen) DF 2 Richard Gough (Rangers) DF 3 Steve Nicol (Liverpool) MF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c) DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) DF 6 Willie Miller (Aberdeen)  74' MF 7 Neil Simpson (Aberdeen) MF 8 Paul McStay (Celtic)  77' FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers) MF 10 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund) FW 11 Mo Johnston (Nantes) Substitutions: MF 0 Tommy Burns (Celtic)  74' FW 0 Kevin Gallacher (Dundee United)  77' Manager: Andy Roxburgh

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England vs Colombia

24 May 1988

20:00

England	1–1	Colombia
Lineker 22'	Report	Escobar 66'

Wembley Stadium, London

Attendance: 25,756

Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (West Germany)

ENGLAND: GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County) DF 2 Viv Anderson (Manchester United) DF 3 Kenny Sansom (Arsenal) MF 4 Steve McMahon (Liverpool) DF 5 Mark Wright (Derby County) DF 6 Tony Adams (Arsenal) MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) MF 8 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)  73' FW 9 Peter Beardsley (Liverpool) FW 10 Gary Lineker (Barcelona) MF 11 John Barnes (Liverpool)  73' Substitutions: MF 0 Glenn Hoddle (AS Monaco)  73' FW 0 Mark Hateley (AS Monaco)  73' Manager: Bobby Robson

COLOMBIA: GK 1 René Higuita (Atlético Nacional) DF 2 Luis Fernando Herrera (Atlético Nacional) DF 3 Luis Carlos Perea (Atlético Nacional) DF 4 Andrés Escobar (Atlético Nacional) DF 5 Carlos Hoyos (América) MF 6 Bernardo Redín (Deportivo Cali) MF 7 Leonel Álvarez (Atlético Nacional) MF 8 Alexis García (Atlético Nacional) MF 9 Carlos Valderrama (Deportivo Cali) (c) FW 10 Arnoldo Iguarán (Millonarios) FW 11 Jaime Arango (Atlético Nacional) Substitutions: FW 0 John Jairo Tréllez (Atlético Nacional) MF 0 Didí (Atlético Nacional) Manager: Francisco Maturana

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
Colombia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Scotland	2	0	1	1	0	1	–1	1

1988 Rous Cup tournament winners
England

Goalscorers

1 goal

• Andrés Escobar
• Peter Beardsley
• Gary Lineker