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| 1988–89 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Holmes |
| Manager | Graeme Souness |
| Ground | Ibrox Stadium |
| Scottish Premier Division | 1st (champions) |
| Scottish Cup | Runners-up |
| League Cup | Winners |
| UEFA Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Drinkell (11) All: Kevin Drinkell (19) |
The1988–89 season was the 109th season of competitivefootball byRangers.
Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1988–89 season. They regained theScottish Premier Division title, winning the first of nine consecutive league titles.
England international right back,Gary Stevens was signed fromEverton andKevin Drinkell was brought in to partner Ally McCoist up front.
Results against Celtic were pivotal in the Championship race, winning 5–1 and 4–1 at Ibrox. They also secured their first win at Parkhead since 1980, 2–1 in March. The league was won at Ibrox with a 4–0 demolition of Hearts.
In the cup competitions, they lost theScottish Cup final 1–0 toCeltic. The team won theScottish League Cup (Skol Cup) for the third season in a row defeatingAberdeen 3–2.
The European campaign was disappointing. The team qualified for theUEFA Cup and after a fine aggregate win over Polish sideGKS Katowice, they were knocked out in the second round byKöln of West Germany.
Lawrence Marlborough sold his controlling interest in Rangers to Scottish businessmanDavid Murray in November 1988. Murray would later take over as chairman from David Holmes.
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 1988 | £500,000 | ||
| 19 July 1988 | £1,000,000 | ||
| 29 July 1988 | Free | ||
| 17 September 1988 | Free | ||
| 3 October 1988 | £250,000 | ||
| 6 February 1989 | £100,000 | ||
| 4 March 1989 | £750,000 |
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1988 | Free | ||
| 1 July 1988 | £300,000 | ||
| 26 August 1988 | £475,000 | ||
| 26 August 1988 | £100,000 |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1988 | R1 | H | 1–0 | 41,120 | Walters | |
| 5 October 1988 | R1 | A | 4–2 | 40,000 | Butcher (2), Durrant, I.Ferguson | |
| 26 October 1988 | R2 | A | 0–2 | 42,000 | ||
| 9 November 1988 | R2 | H | 1–1 | 42,204 | Drinkell |
| Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 14 | 0 | |
| GK | 39 | 0 | |
| DF | 42 | 3 | |
| DF | 51 | 4 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | 51 | 4 | |
| DF | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 33 | 4 | |
| DF | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | 10 | 2 | |
| DF | 52 | 2 | |
| MF | 33 | 1 | |
| MF | 17 | 1 | |
| MF | 14 | 4 | |
| MF | 24 | 3 | |
| MF | 33 | 13 | |
| MF | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 7 | 1 | |
| MF | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | 10 | 0 | |
| MF | 48 | 17 | |
| MF | 45 | 2 | |
| FW | 47 | 19 | |
| FW | 16 | 5 | |
| FW | 33 | 18 | |
| FW | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | 13 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangers(C) | 36 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 56 | Qualification for theEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Aberdeen | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 50 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 46 | Qualification for theCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 44 | Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 35 |