1989–90 in Scottish football
1989–90 in Scottish football | ||
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Premier Division champions | ||
Rangers | ||
Division One champions | ||
St Johnstone | ||
Division Two champions | ||
Brechin City | ||
Scottish Cup winners | ||
Aberdeen | ||
League Cup winners | ||
Aberdeen | ||
Junior Cup winners | ||
Hill of Beath Hawthorn | ||
Teams in Europe | ||
Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Rangers | ||
Scotland national team | ||
1990 World Cup qualification, 1990 World Cup |
The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland. [1]
Notable events
Rangers won their third league title in four seasons under the management of Graeme Souness.
Aberdeen won their first major honours since the departure of Alex Ferguson, winning a cup double of the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
Celtic finished the season without winning a trophy, mounting the pressure on manager Billy McNeill.
Rangers abandoned their longstanding signing policy by acquiring Mo Johnston, who was the first high-profile Catholic player to sign for Rangers. Johnston joined Rangers after having come close to rejoining his old club Celtic from French club Nantes. Also arriving at Rangers was the Everton and England winger Trevor Steven, filling the gap on the right wing left by club hero David Cooper, who signed for Motherwell.
Rangers had four players - more than any other club - selected for the England World Cup squad. Goalkeeper Chris Woods, defenders Gary Stevens and Terry Butcher, and winger Trevor Steven helped them reach the semi-finals.
Scottish Premier Division
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Rangers | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 51 |
2 | Aberdeen | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 44 |
3 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 44 |
4 | Dundee United | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 35 |
5 | Celtic | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 34 |
6 | Motherwell | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 34 |
7 | Hibernian | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 34 |
8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 30 |
9 | St Mirren | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 30 |
10 | Dundee | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 41 | 65 | −24 | 24 |
Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Dundee
Scottish League Division One
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | St Johnstone | 39 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 81 | 39 | 42 | 58 |
2 | Airdrieonians | 39 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 32 | 54 |
3 | Clydebank | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 74 | 64 | 10 | 44 |
4 | Falkirk | 39 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 59 | 46 | 13 | 43 |
5 | Raith Rovers | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 42 |
6 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 41 |
7 | Meadowbank Thistle | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 39 |
8 | Partick Thistle | 39 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 38 |
9 | Clyde | 39 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 39 | 46 | −7 | 35 |
10 | Ayr United | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 35 |
11 | Morton | 39 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 34 |
12 | Forfar Athletic* | 39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 29 |
13 | Albion Rovers | 39 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 27 |
14 | Alloa Athletic | 39 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 25 |
Promoted: St Johnstone
Relegated: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic
* 2 points deducted
Scottish League Division Two
P | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Brechin City | 39 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 49 |
2 | Kilmarnock | 39 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 67 | 41 | 26 | 47 |
3 | Stirling Albion | 39 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 23 | 47 |
4 | Stenhousemuir | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 45 |
5 | Berwick Rangers | 39 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 9 | 41 |
6 | Dumbarton | 39 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 40 |
7 | Cowdenbeath | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 39 |
8 | Stranraer | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 38 |
9 | East Fife | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 63 | −3 | 36 |
10 | Queen of the South | 39 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 58 | 69 | −11 | 36 |
11 | Queen's Park | 39 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 |
12 | Arbroath | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 34 |
13 | Montrose | 39 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 32 |
14 | East Stirlingshire | 39 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 66 | −32 | 26 |
Promoted: Brechin City, Kilmarnock
Other honours
Cup honours
Competition | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Report |
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Scottish Cup 1989–90 | Aberdeen | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (9 – 8 pen.) |
Celtic | Wikipedia article |
League Cup 1989–90 | Aberdeen | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Wikipedia article |
Youth Cup | Hibernian | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 (Pen.) | Dundee United | |
Junior Cup | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 1 – 0 | Lesmahagow |
Senior
Competition | Winner |
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Highland League 1989–90 | Elgin City |
East of Scotland League | Annan Athletic |
South of Scotland League | Girvan |
Individual honours
SPFA awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Players' Player of the Year | Aberdeen | |
Young Player of the Year | Heart of Midlothian |
SFWA awards
Award | Winner | Club |
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Footballer of the Year | Aberdeen | |
Manager of the year | Scotland |
Scotland national team
Date | Venue | Opponents | Score[2] | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) |
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6 September 1989 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (A) | 1–3 | WCQG5 | Gordon Durie | |
11 October 1989 | Parc des Princes, Paris (A) | 0–3 | WCQG5 | ||
15 November 1989 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–1 | WCQG5 | Ally McCoist | |
28 March 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–0 | Friendly | Stewart McKimmie | |
25 April 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 0–1 | Friendly | ||
16 May 1990 | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) | 1–3 | Friendly | Ally McCoist | |
19 May 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | 1–1 | Friendly | Maurice Johnston | |
28 May 1990 | Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A) | 2–1 | Friendly | Alan McInally (2) | |
11 June 1990 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N) | 0–1 | WCGC | ||
16 June 1990 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N) | 2–1 | WCGC | Stuart McCall, Maurice Johnston | |
20 June 1990 | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin (N) | 0–1 | WCGC |
Key:
- (H) = Home match
- (A) = Away match
- WCQG5 = World Cup qualifying - Group 5
- WCGC = World Cup - Group C
See also
1989–90 Aberdeen F.C. season
1989–90 Dundee United F.C. season
1989–90 Rangers F.C. season
Notes and references
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Scotland's score is shown first.