1988-89 in Scottish football

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The 1988–89 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scotland.

Contents 1 Notable events 2 Scottish Premier Division 3 Scottish League Division One 4 Scottish League Division Two 5 Other honours 5.1 Cup honours 5.2 Individual honours 5.2.1 SPFA awards 5.2.2 SFWA awards 6 Scottish clubs in Europe 6.1 Celtic 6.2 Dundee United 6.3 Aberdeen 6.4 Hearts 6.5 Rangers 7 Scotland national team 8 See also 9 Notes and references

[edit] Notable events

• July 10 – Maurice Johnston becomes the first high-profile Catholic player to join Rangers. The move was especially controversial as Glasgow rivals Celtic had been due to sign him only days before.

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Rangers	36	26	4	6	62	26	36	56
2	Aberdeen	36	18	14	4	51	25	26	50
3	Celtic	36	21	4	11	66	44	22	46
4	Dundee United	36	16	12	8	44	26	18	44
5	Hibernian	36	13	9	14	37	36	1	35
6	Hearts	36	9	13	14	35	42	-7	31
7	St. Mirren	36	11	7	18	39	55	-16	29
8	Dundee	36	9	10	17	34	48	-14	28
9	Motherwell	36	7	13	16	35	44	-9	27
10	Hamilton Academical	36	6	2	28	19	76	-57	14

Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Hamilton Academical

[edit] Scottish League Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dunfermline Athletic	39	22	10	7	60	36	24	54
2	Falkirk	39	22	8	9	71	37	34	52
3	Clydebank	39	18	12	9	80	55	25	48
4	Airdrieonians	39	17	13	9	66	44	22	47
5	Greenock Morton	39	16	9	14	46	46	0	41
6	St. Johnstone	39	14	12	13	51	42	9	40
7	Raith Rovers	39	15	10	14	50	52	-2	40
8	Partick Thistle	39	13	11	15	57	58	-1	37
9	Forfar Athletic	39	10	16	13	52	56	-4	36
10	Meadowbank Thistle	39	13	10	16	45	50	-5	36
11	Ayr United	39	13	9	17	56	72	-16	35
12	Clyde	39	9	16	14	40	52	-12	34
13	Kilmarnock	39	10	14	15	47	60	-15	34
14	Queen of the South	39	2	8	29	38	99	-61	12

Promoted: Dunfermline Athletic
Relegated: Kilmarnock, Queen of the South

[edit] Scottish League Division Two

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Albion Rovers	39	21	8	10	65	48	17	50
2	Alloa Athletic	39	17	11	11	66	48	18	45
3	Brechin City	39	18	12	9	58	49	9	43
4	Stirling Albion	39	15	12	12	64	55	9	43
5	East Fife	39	14	13	12	55	54	1	42
6	Montrose	39	15	11	13	54	55	-1	41
7	Queen's Park	39	10	18	11	50	49	1	38
8	Cowdenbeath	39	13	14	12	48	52	-4	38
9	East Stirlingshire	39	13	11	15	54	58	-4	37
10	Arbroath	39	11	15	13	56	63	-7	37
11	Stranraer	39	12	12	15	58	63	-5	36
12	Dumbarton	39	12	10	17	45	55	-10	34
13	Berwick Rangers	39	10	13	16	50	59	-9	33
14	Stenhousemuir	39	9	11	10	44	59	-15	29

Promoted: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic

[edit] Other honours

[edit] Cup honours

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up
Scottish Cup 1988–89	Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers
League Cup	Rangers	3 – 2	Aberdeen
Junior Cup	Cumnock Juniors	1 – 0	Ormiston Primrose

[edit] Individual honours

[edit] SPFA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Players' Player of the Year	Theo Snelders	Aberdeen
Young Player of the Year	Billy McKinlay	Dundee United

[edit] SFWA awards

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Richard Gough	Rangers
Manager of the Year	Graeme Souness	Rangers

[edit] Scottish clubs in Europe

Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 1988-89 season

[edit] Celtic

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Celtic scorer(s)
European Cup
September 7, 1988	Bozsik Stadion, Budapest (A)	Budapest Honvéd	0–1	EC1
October 5, 1988	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Budapest Honvéd	4–0	EC1	Billy Stark, Andy Walker, Frank McAvennie, Mark McGhee
October 26, 1988	Celtic Park, Glasgow (H)	Werder Bremen	0–1	EC2
November 8, 1988	Weserstadion, Bremen (A)	Werder Bremen	0–0	EC2

[edit] Dundee United

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Dundee United scorer(s)
	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
September 6, 1988	Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A)	Floriana	0–0	CWC1
October 5, 1988	Tannadice, Dundee (H)	Floriana	1–0	CWC1	Raphael Meade
October 26, 1988	Tannadice, Dundee (H)	Dinamo Bucharest	0–1	CWC2
November 9, 1988	Dinamo Stadium, Bucharest (A)	Dinamo Bucharest	1–1	CWC2	Dave Beaumont

[edit] Aberdeen

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Aberdeen Scorer(s)
UEFA Cup
September 7, 1988	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Dynamo Dresden	0–0	UC1
October 5, 1988	Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden (A)	Dynamo Dresden	0–2	UC1

[edit] Hearts

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Hearts scorers
UEFA Cup
September 7, 1988	Richmond Park, Dublin (A)	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	UC1	Wayne Foster (pen.), Mike Galloway
October 5, 1988	Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H)	St Patrick's Athletic	2–0	UC1	Mike Galloway, Kenny Black
October 26, 1988	Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H)	FK Austria Vienna	0–0	UC2
November 9, 1988	Prater Stadion, Vienna (A)	FK Austria Vienna	1–0	UC2	Mike Galloway
November 23, 1988	Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H)	Velež Mostar	3–0	UC3	Eamonn Bannon, Mike Galloway, John Colquhoun
December 7, 1988	Bijeli Brijeg Stadium, Mostar (A)	Velež Mostar	1–2	UC3	Mike Galloway
February 28, 1989	Tynecastle, Edinburgh (H)	Bayern Munich	1–0	UCQF	Iain Ferguson
March 14, 1989	Olympiastadion, Munich (A)	Bayern Munich	0–2	UCQF

[edit] Rangers

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Competition	Rangers scorer(s)
UEFA Cup
September 7, 1988	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	GKS Katowice	1–0	UC1	Mark Walters
October 5, 1988	Ul. Bukowa, Katowice (A)	GKS Katowice	4–2	UC1	Terry Butcher (2), Ian Durrant, Derek Ferguson
October 26, 1988	Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne (A)	1. FC Köln	0–2	UC2
November 9, 1988	Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow (H)	1. FC Köln	1–1	UC2	Kevin Drinkell

[edit] Scotland national team

Main article: Scotland national football team results and fixtures

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score[1]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
September 14	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo (A)	Norway	2–1	WCQ	Paul McStay, Maurice Johnston
October 19	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Yugoslavia	1–1	WCQ	Maurice Johnston
December 22	Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia (A)	Italy	0–2	F
February 8	Tsirion Athletic Centre, Limassol (A)	Cyprus	3–2	WCQ	Maurice Johnston, Richard Gough (2)
March 8	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	France	2–0	WCQ	Maurice Johnston (2)
April 26	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Cyprus	2–1	WCQ	Maurice Johnston, Ally McCoist
May 27	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	England	0–2	Rous Cup
May 30	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Chile	2–0	Rous Cup	Alan McInally, Murdo MacLeod

[edit] See also

• Dundee United F.C. season 1988-89
• Rangers F.C. season 1988-89

[edit] Notes and references

Seasons in Scottish football v • d • e
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Cup Competitions in Scottish Football
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