Rangers F.C. season 1988-89

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Rangers
Season 1988-89
Manager Graeme Souness
Chairman David Holmes
League Scottish Premier Division
Final league position 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.

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[edit] 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 consectutive league title.

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.

[edit] Results

All results are written with Rangers' score first.

[edit] Scottish Premier Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 Aug 1988 Hamilton A 2-0 10,500 Stevens, McCoist
20 Aug 1988 Hibernian H 0-0 41,955
27 Aug 1988 Celtic H 5-1 42,858 McCoist (2), Wilkins, Drinkell, Walters
03 Sep 1988 Motherwell A 2-0 20,112 Drinkell, Durrant
17 Sep 1988 Hearts A 2-1 25,501 Durrant (pen), Nisbet
24 Sep 1988 St Mirren H 2-1 35,523 Davie Cooper (pen), Walters
27 Sep 1988 Dundee United A 1-0 20,071 Ian Ferguson
01 Oct 1988 Dundee H 2-0 40,768 Drinkell, Walters
08 Oct 1988 Aberdeen A 1-2 23,370 Neale Cooper
12 Oct 1988 Hibernian A 1-0 26,000 McCoist
29 Oct 1988 St Mirren A 1-1 20,903 Gray
01 Nov 1988 Hearts H 3-0 36,505 Gough, Walters (pen), Gray
05 Nov 1988 Motherwell A 2-1 36,060 Brown, Drinkell
12 Nov 1988 Celtic A 1-3 60,113 Walters
16 Nov 1988 Hamilton H 3-1 33,684 Gray, Ian Ferguson, Drinkell
19 Nov 1988 Dundee A 0-0 16,514
26 Nov 1988 Aberdeen H 1-0 42,239 Gough
03 Dec 1988 Dundee United H 0-1 39,123
10 Dec 1988 Hearts A 0-2 26,424
17 Dec 1988 Hibernian H 1-0 36,672 McCall
31 Dec 1988 Hamilton A 1-0 10,500 Derek Ferguson
03 Jan 1989 Celtic H 4-1 42,515 Walters (2, 1 pen), Butcher, Ian Ferguson
07 Jan 1989 Motherwell A 1-2 19,275 Drinkell
14 Jan 1989 Aberdeen A 2-1 23,000 Munro, Derek Ferguson
21 Jan 1989 Dundee H 3-1 43,202 Ian Ferguson, Butcher, McCoist
11 Feb 1989 Dundee United A 1-1 22,019 Munro
25 Feb 1989 St Mirren H 3-1 39,021 Ian Ferguson, McCoist, Walters
11 Mar 1989 Hamilton H 3-0 35,733 Ian Ferguson, Sterland, Gough
25 Mar 1989 Hibernian A 1-0 23,321 Drinkell
01 Apr 1989 Celtic A 2-1 60,171 Drinkell, Ian Ferguson
08 Apr 1989 Motherwell H 1-0 33,782 McCoist
22 Apr 1989 St Mirren A 2-0 22,096 Ian Ferguson, McCoist
29 Apr 1989 Hearts H 4-0 42,856 Drinkell (2), Sterland (2)
02 May 1989 Dundee United H 2-0 39,068 Drinkell, McCoist
06 May 1989 Dundee A 2-1 14,889 Gray (2)
13 May 1989 Aberdeen H 0-3 42,480

[edit] UEFA Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
07 Sep 1988 GKS Katowice H 1-0 41,120 Walters
05 Oct 1988 GKS Katowice A 4-2 40,000 Butcher (2), Durrant, Ian Ferguson
26 Oct 1988 Cologne A 0-2 42,000
09 Nov 1988 Cologne H 1-1 42,204 Drinkell

[edit] Scottish Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 Jan 1989 Raith Rovers A 1-1 10,500 Ian Ferguson
01 Feb 1989 Raith Rovers H 3-0 40,307 Walters, Drinkell, Fraser (og)
18 Feb 1989 Stranraer H 8-0 41,198 Drinkell (2), Brown (2), McCoist (2, 1 pen), Ian Ferguson, Walters
21 Mar 1989 Dundee United H 2-2 42,177 Drinkell, McCoist
27 Mar 1989 Dundee United A 1-0 21,872 McCoist
15 Apr 1989 St Johnstone N 0-0 47,374
18 Apr 1989 St Johnstone N 4-0 44,205 Walters, Stevens, Drinkell, McCoist
20 May 1989 Celtic N 0-1 72,069

[edit] League Cup

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
17 Aug 1988 Clyde A 3-0 14,699 Drinkell, Walters, Derek Ferguson
24 Aug 1988 Clydebank H 6-0 34,376 McCoist, Gough, Walters, Wilkins, Drinkell, Durrant
31 Aug 1988 Dundee H 4-1 39,667 McCoist, Walters, Ian Ferguson, Forsyth (og)
21 Sep 1988 Hearts N 3-0 53,623 Walters (2), Nisbet
23 Oct 1988 Aberdeen N 3-2 72,122 McCoist (2, 1 pen), Ian Ferguson

[edit] Appearances

Player Position Appearances Goals
Flag of England Trevor Steven MF 52 2
Flag of Scotland Richard Gough DF 51 4
Flag of England Terry Butcher DF 51 4
Flag of England Mark Walters MF 48 17
Flag of England Kevin Drinkell FW 47 19
Flag of England Ray Wilkins MF 45 2
Flag of Scotland John Brown DF 42 3
Flag of England Chris Woods GK 39 0
Flag of Scotland Stuart Munro DF 33 4
Flag of Scotland Ally McCoist FW 33 18
Flag of Scotland Davie Cooper MF 33 1
Flag of Scotland Ian Ferguson MF 33 13
Flag of Scotland Derek Ferguson MF 24 3
Flag of Scotland Neale Cooper MF 17 1
Flag of Scotland Andy Gray FW 16 5
Flag of Scotland Nicky Walker GK 14 0
Flag of Scotland Ian Durrant MF 14 4
Flag of England Mel Sterland FW 13 3
Flag of Scotland Scott Nisbet DF 10 2
Flag of Scotland Graeme Souness MF 10 0
Flag of Scotland Ian McCall MF 7 1
Flag of Scotland Tom Cowan DF 4 0
Flag of Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl DF 3 0
Flag of Scotland Kevin MacDonald MF 3 0
Flag of Scotland Davie Kirkwood MF 2 0
Flag of Scotland Sandy Robertson MF 2 0
Flag of Scotland Gary McSwegan FW 1 0
Flag of Scotland John McGregor DF 1 0

[edit] See also