| 1988–89 season | |||
| Chairman | Wallace Mercer | ||
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| Manager | Alex MacDonald | ||
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium | ||
| Scottish Premier Division | 6th | ||
| Uefa Cup | Quarter Final | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter Final | ||
| League Cup | Semi Final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Iain Ferguson (5) John Colquhoun (5) All: Iain Ferguson (11) |
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| Highest home attendance | 26,424 v Rangers Scottish Premier Division 10 December 1988 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,392 v Dundee Scottish Premier Division 28 September 1988 | ||
| Average home attendance | 15,367 | ||
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The 1988–89 season is Hearts 6th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts will also compete in the Uefa Cup, Scottish Cup & the Scottish League Cup.
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| Friendly | TSV Battenberg | 3 – 3 | Hearts | 13 July 1988 | ||||
| Mike Galloway 35' Mackay 68' (pen.) Crabbe 80' |
Attendance: 800 |
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| Friendly | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1 – 1 | Hearts | 15 July 1988 | ||||
| Megmann | Mike Galloway 60' | Attendance: 2,500 |
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| Friendly | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 – 0 | Hearts | 16 July 1988 | ||||
| Sven Demandt | Attendance: 1,500 |
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| Friendly | Remscheid | 0 – 2 | Hearts | 20 July 1988 | ||||
| Jardine 35' Clark |
Attendance: 200 |
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| Friendly | ASC Schoeppingen | 2 – 2 | Hearts | 23 July 1988 | ||||
| Black 35' Gavin 86' |
Attendance: 500 |
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| Friendly | TUS Zuelpich | 2 – 4 | Hearts | 24 July 1988 | ||||
| Clark Mike Galloway John Colquhoun 86' |
Attendance: 600 |
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| Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 1 – 5 | Hearts | 30 July 1988 | ||||
| Dunbar 26' | Ferguson 5' Mike Galloway 17' 31' Gary Mackay 45' Wayne Foster 75' |
Attendance: 150 |
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| Friendly | Lossiemouth | 0 – 4 | Hearts | 1 August 1988 | ||||
Sandy Clark 35' John Colquhoun 81' Ferguson 85' |
Attendance: 900 |
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| Friendly | Airdrieonians | 0 – 5 | Hearts | 6 August 1988 | ||||
| Mike Galloway 16' John Colquhoun 17' Sandy Clark 31' Iain Jardine 85' Ferguson 87' |
Attendance: 3,500 |
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| Friendly | Hearts | 2 – 1 | Cruzeiro | 9 August 1988 | ||||
| Kenny Black 43' (pen.) Ferguson 88' |
Eder 2' | Attendance: 12,403 |
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| Friendly | Hearts | 0 – 3 | Nottingham Forest | 12 September 1988 | ||||
| Nigel Clough 24' Mike Galloway 27' (og.) Gary Parker 64' |
Attendance: 8,876 |
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| Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 5 | Hearts | 18 December 1988 | ||||
| Trevor Smith 8' James Jack 31' Willie Callaghan 48' |
Iain Ferguson 23' 30' Mike Galloway 75' 88' Wayne Foster 84' |
Attendance: 3,400 |
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| Uefa Cup R1 | St Patricks Athletic | 0 – 2 | Hearts | Richmond Park | 7 September 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 9,000 |
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| Uefa Cup R1 | Hearts | 2 – 0 | St Patricks Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium | 5 October 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 11,142 |
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| Uefa Cup R2 | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Austria Vienna | Tynecastle Stadium | 26 October 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 14,021 |
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| Uefa Cup R2 | Austria Vienna | 0 – 1 | Hearts | Franz Horr Stadium | 9 November 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 15,000 |
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| Uefa Cup R3 | Hearts | 3 – 0 | Velež Mostar | Tynecastle Stadium | 23 November 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 17,417 |
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| Uefa Cup R3 | Velež Mostar | 2 – 1 | Hearts | 9 November 1988 | ||||
| Attendance: 15,000 |
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| Uefa Cup QF | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Bayern Munich | Tynecastle Stadium | 28 February 1989 | |||
| Attendance: 26,294 |
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| Uefa Cup QF | Bayern Munich | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Olympic Stadium | 14 March 1989 | |||
| Attendance: 25,000 |
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| League Cup R2 | Hearts | 5 – 0 | St Johnstone | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 August 1988 | |||
| Iain Ferguson 10' 19' (pen.) 42' Mackay Iain Jardine 80' |
Attendance: 10,474 |
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| League Cup R3 | Meadowbank Thistle | 0 – 2 | Hearts | 23 August 1988 | ||||
| Kenny Black Malcolm Murray 88' |
Attendance: 6,685 |
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| League Cup QF | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 4 | Hearts | East End Park | 31 August 1988 | |||
| John Watson 30' | Mackay 3' John Colquhoun Iain Ferguson 80' |
Attendance: 15,494 |
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| League Cup SF | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Hampden Park | 21 September 1988 | |||
| Mark Walters 11' 72' Scott Nisbet 52' |
Attendance: 47,912 |
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| Scottish Cup R3 | Hearts | 4 – 1 | Ayr United | Tynecastle Stadium | 28 January 1989 | |||
| Stephen McIntyre 4' Mike Galloway 8' John Colquhoun 63' Dave McPherson 80' |
Attendance: 15, 916 |
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| Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium | 18 February 1989 | |||
| Eamonn Bannon 67' John Colquhoun 78' |
= | Attendance: 18,350 |
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| Scottish Cup QF | Celtic | 2– 1 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 18 March 1989 | |||
| Mark McGhee 17' Robert Aitken 35' (pen.) |
Eamonn Bannon 73' | Attendance: 46,348 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 13 August 1988 | |||
| Frank McAvennie 51' | Attendance: 44,881 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 2 | Hamilton | Tynecastle Stadium | 20 August 1988 | |||
| Iain Ferguson 12' Sandy Clark 51' John Colquhoun 60' |
James Fairlie John McNaught 81' |
Attendance: 12,032 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Easter Road | 27 August 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 23,760 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | St. Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium | 3 September 1988 | |||
| Wayne Foster 57' (pen.) | Paul Chalmers 12' Brian Hamilton 42' |
Attendance: 11,389 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 September 1988 | |||
| Terry Butcher 74' (og.) | Iain Durrant 47' (pen.) Scott Nisbet 64' |
Attendance: 25,401 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie Stadium | 24 September 1988 | |||
| Charlie Nicholas 11' | Attendance: 15,160 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium | 28 September 1988 | |||
| Iain Ferguson 82' | Robert Shannon 63' | Attendance: 8,392 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 1 October 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 10,838 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 2 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 8 October 1988 | |||
| Allan Moore 39' 47' | Ray Farningham 60' Craig Paterson 70' |
Attendance: 8,809 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hamilton | 0 – 4 | Hearts | Douglas Park | 11 October 1988 | |||
| Iain Ferguson Kenny Black John Colquhoun |
Attendance: 4,764 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 22 October 1988 | |||
| Mark McGhee Frank McAvennie |
Attendance: 24,017 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium | 29 October 1988 | |||
| Iain Jardine | Brian Whittaker Og.' | Attendance: 12,644 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium | 1 November 1988 | |||
| Richard Gough Mark Walters pen.' Andrew Gray |
Attendance: 36,505 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Love Street Stadium | 5 November 1988 | |||
| Mark McWalter 63' | Peter Godfrey 91' (og.) | Attendance: 7,563 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 2 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Stadium | 12 November 1988 | |||
| Dave McPherson 90' | Paul Kane 15' Steve Archibald 83' |
Attendance: 23,062 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 19 November 1988 | |||
| Attendance: 10,121 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 2 – 0 | Hearts | Fir Park | 26 November 1988 | |||
| Steve Kirk 10' Steve Cowan 83' |
Attendance: 6,208 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Dens Park | 3 December 1988 | |||
| Graham Harvey 75' | John Colquhoun 51' | Attendance: 6,909 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium | 10 December 1988 | |||
| Mike Galloway Iain Ferguson |
Attendance: 26,424 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | Hamilton | Tynecastle Stadium | 17 December 1988 | |||
| Alan McLaren Dave McPherson |
Attendance: 11,490 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 4 – 2 | Hearts | Celtic Park | 31 December 1988 | |||
| Billy Stark Mark McGhee |
John Robertson | Attendance: 41,555 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hibs | 1 – 0 | Hearts | Easter Road | 4 January 1989 | |||
| Edward May 13' | Attendance: 27,219 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium | 7 January 1989 | |||
| John Colquhoun 3' Tosh McKinlay 62' |
Attendance: 11,961 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium | 14 January 1989 | |||
| Attendance: 13,283 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 0 – 0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park | 21 January 1989 | |||
| Attendance: 13,674 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3 – 1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium | 11 February 1989 | |||
| John Colquhoun 31' Eamonn Bannon 41' Gary Mackay 58' |
Alan Lawrence 5' | Attendance: 10,432 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Hearts | Pittodrie | 25 February 1989 | |||
| Brian Irvine 24' Dave McPherson 30' (og.) Paul Wright 37' |
Attendance: 14,887 Referee: Jim McCluskey |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium | 11 March 1989 | |||
| Mark McGhee 54' | Attendance: 23,087 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hamilton | 0 – 2 | Hearts | Douglas Park | 25 March 1989 | |||
| Gary Mackay 40' Dave McPherson 75' |
Attendance: 3,854 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2 – 1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium | 1 April 1989 | |||
| Eamonn Bannon 29' John Robertson 81' |
Keith Houchen 25' | Attendance: 22,090 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Love Street Stadium | 8 April 1989 | |||
| Peter Weir 31' | John Robertson 77' | Attendance: 6,970 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Hearts | Dens Park | 15 April 1989 | |||
| Gordon Chisholm 72' Keith Wright 87' |
Dave McPherson 18' | Attendance: 6,993 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1 – 0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium | 22 April 1989 | |||
| Mike Galloway 14' | Attendance: 13,367 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 4 – 0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium | 29 April 1989 | |||
| Mel Sterland 17' 40' Kevin Drinkell 57' 70' |
Attendance: 42,122 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0 – 0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium | 6 May 1989 | |||
| Attendance: 8,613 |
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| Scottish Premier Division | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Hearts | Fir Park | 13 May 1989 | |||
| Colin O'Neill 49' (pen.) | Neil Berry 78' | Attendance: 4,587 |
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| No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Uefa Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Henry Smith | 51 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| GK | Murray McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Dave McPherson | 47 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| DF | Brian Whittaker | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Walter Kidd | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| DF | Craig Levein | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Malcolm Murray | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tosh McKinlay | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alan McLaren | 17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jimmy Sandison | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Iain Jardine | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Allan Moore | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Neil Berry | 47 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| MF | Sandy Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mike Galloway | 46 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
| MF | Kenny Black | 45 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| MF | Eamonn Bannon | 45 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| MF | Gary Mackay | 44 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | ||
| FW | Mark Gavin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Scott Crabbe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Wayne Foster | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| FW | John Colquhoun | 51 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ||
| FW | Ian Ferguson | 41 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | John Robertson | 19 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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