1988–89 Rangers F.C. season
1988–89 season | |||
Chairman | David Holmes | ||
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Manager | Graeme Souness | ||
Ground | Ibrox Park | ||
Scottish Premier Division |
1st P36 W26 D4 L6 F62 A26 | ||
Scottish Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Winners | ||
UEFA Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Kevin Drinkell (11) All: Kevin Drinkell (19) | ||
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The 1988–89 season is the 92nd season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1988–89 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division, winning the first of nine consecutive league titles.
In the cup competitions, they were lost the Scottish Cup final 1–0 to Celtic thanks to a Joe Miller goal. The team won the Scottish League Cup, defeating Aberdeen 3–2.
The European campaign was not great. The team qualified for the UEFA Cup and after a fine aggregate win over Polish side GKS Katowice, they were knocked in the second round by Cologne of Germany.
Transfer
In
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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19 July 1988 | Gary Stevens | Everton | £1.25m |
29 July 1988 | John Morrow | Linfield | Free |
6 October 1988 | Neale Cooper | Aston Villa | £0.25m |
1 February 1989 | Tom Cowan | Clyde | Free |
Out
Date | Player | From | Fee |
---|---|---|---|
31 May 1988 | Avi Cohen | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Free |
31 May 1988 | Trevor Francis | Queens Park Rangers | Free |
26 August 1988 | Graham Roberts | Chelsea | £0.475m |
26 August 1988 | Jimmy Phillips | Oxford United | £0.11m |
11 February 1989 | Nicky Walker | Heart of Midlothian | £0.125m |
Results
Scottish Premier Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 August 1988 | Hamilton Academical | A | 2–0 | 10,500 | Stevens, McCoist |
20 August 1988 | Hibernian | H | 0–0 | 41,955 | |
27 August 1988 | Celtic | H | 5–1 | 42,858 | McCoist (2), Wilkins, Drinkell, Walters |
3 September 1988 | Motherwell | A | 2–0 | 20,112 | Drinkell, Durrant |
17 September 1988 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 25,501 | Durrant (pen.), Nisbet |
24 September 1988 | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | 35,523 | D.Cooper (pen.), Walters |
27 September 1988 | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | 20,071 | I.Ferguson |
1 October 1988 | Dundee | H | 2–0 | 40,768 | Drinkell, Walters |
8 October 1988 | Aberdeen | A | 1–2 | 23,370 | N.Cooper |
12 October 1988 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 26,000 | McCoist |
29 October 1988 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 20,903 | Gray |
1 November 1988 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 3–0 | 36,505 | Gough, Walters (pen.), Gray |
5 November 1988 | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | 36,060 | Brown, Drinkell |
12 November 1988 | Celtic | A | 1–3 | 60,113 | Walters |
16 November 1988 | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–1 | 33,684 | Gray, Ferguson, Drinkell |
19 November 1988 | Dundee | A | 0–0 | 16,514 | |
26 November 1988 | Aberdeen | H | 1–0 | 42,239 | Gough |
3 December 1988 | Dundee United | H | 0–1 | 39,123 | |
10 December 1988 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 0–2 | 26,424 | |
17 December 1988 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 36,672 | McCall |
31 December 1988 | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–0 | 10,500 | D.Ferguson |
3 January 1989 | Celtic | H | 4–1 | 42,515 | Walters (2, 1 (pen.)), Butcher, I.Ferguson |
7 January 1989 | Motherwell | A | 1–2 | 19,275 | Drinkell |
14 January 1989 | Aberdeen | A | 2–1 | 23,000 | Munro, D.Ferguson |
21 January 1989 | Dundee | H | 3–1 | 43,202 | I.Ferguson, Butcher, McCoist |
11 February 1989 | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | 22,019 | Munro |
25 February 1989 | St Mirren | H | 3–1 | 39,021 | I.Ferguson, McCoist, Walters |
11 March 1989 | Hamilton Academical | H | 3–0 | 35,733 | I.Ferguson, Sterland, Gough |
25 March 1989 | Hibernian | A | 1–0 | 23,321 | Drinkell |
1 April 1989 | Celtic | A | 2–1 | 60,171 | Drinkell, I.Ferguson |
8 April 1989 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 33,782 | McCoist |
22 April 1989 | St Mirren | A | 2–0 | 22,096 | I.Ferguson, McCoist |
29 April 1989 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 4–0 | 42,856 | Drinkell (2), Sterland (2) |
2 May 1989 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 39,068 | Drinkell, McCoist |
6 May 1989 | Dundee | A | 2–1 | 14,889 | Gray (2) |
13 May 1989 | Aberdeen | H | 0–3 | 42,480 |
UEFA Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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7 September 1988 | R1 | Katowice | H | 1–0 | 41,120 | Walters |
5 October 1988 | R1 | Katowice | A | 4–2 | 40,000 | Butcher (2), Durrant, I.Ferguson |
26 October 1988 | R2 | Cologne | A | 0–2 | 42,000 | |
9 November 1988 | R2 | Cologne | H | 1–1 | 42,204 | Drinkell |
Scottish Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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28 January 1989 | R3 | Raith Rovers | A | 1–1 | 10,500 | I.Ferguson |
1 February 1989 | R3 R | Raith Rovers | H | 3–0 | 40,307 | Walters, Drinkell, Fraser (o.g.) |
18 February 1989 | R4 | Stranraer | H | 8–0 | 41,198 | Drinkell (2), Brown (2), McCoist (2, 1 (pen.) I.Ferguson, Walters |
21 March 1989 | QF | Dundee United | H | 2–2 | 42,177 | Drinkell, McCoist |
27 March 1989 | QF R | Dundee United | A | 1–0 | 21,872 | McCoist |
15 April 1989 | SF | St Johnstone | N | 0–0 | 47,374 | |
18 April 1989 | SF R | St Johnstone | N | 4–0 | 44,205 | Walters, Stevens, Drinkell, McCoist |
20 May 1989 | F | Celtic | N | 0–1 | 72,069 |
League Cup
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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17 August 1988 | R2 | Clyde | A | 3–0 | 14,699 | Drinkell, Walters, D.Ferguson |
24 August 1988 | R3 | Clydebank | H | 6–0 | 34,376 | McCoist, Gough, Walters, Wilkins, Drinkell, Durrant |
31 August 1988 | QF | Dundee | H | 4–1 | 39,667 | McCoist, Walters, I.Ferguson, Forsyth (o.g.) |
21 September 1988 | SF | Heart of Midlothian | N | 3–0 | 53,623 | Walters (2), Nisbet |
23 October 1988 | F | Aberdeen | N | 3–2 | 72,122 | McCoist (2, 1 (pen.)), I.Ferguson |
Appearances
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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Gary Stevens | DF | 52 | 2 |
Richard Gough | DF | 51 | 4 |
Terry Butcher | DF | 51 | 4 |
Mark Walters | MF | 48 | 17 |
Kevin Drinkell | FW | 47 | 19 |
Ray Wilkins | MF | 45 | 2 |
John Brown | DF | 42 | 3 |
Chris Woods | GK | 39 | 0 |
Stuart Munro | DF | 33 | 4 |
Ally McCoist | FW | 33 | 18 |
Davie Cooper | MF | 33 | 1 |
Ian Ferguson | MF | 33 | 13 |
Derek Ferguson | MF | 24 | 3 |
Neale Cooper | MF | 17 | 1 |
Andy Gray | FW | 16 | 5 |
Nicky Walker | GK | 14 | 0 |
Ian Durrant | MF | 14 | 4 |
Mel Sterland | FW | 13 | 3 |
Scott Nisbet | DF | 10 | 2 |
Graeme Souness | MF | 10 | 0 |
Ian McCall | MF | 7 | 1 |
Tom Cowan | DF | 4 | 0 |
Jimmy Nicholl | DF | 3 | 0 |
Kevin MacDonald | MF | 3 | 0 |
Davie Kirkwood | MF | 2 | 0 |
Sandy Robertson | MF | 2 | 0 |
Gary McSwegan | FW | 1 | 0 |
John McGregor | DF | 1 | 0 |
See also
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