English football club season
Everton 1988–89 football season
During the1988–89 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
Everton finished eighth in the table with 54 points after a disappointing season in the league, where they failed to mount a title challenge.
The Toffees were the runners-up in the FA Cup, losing toLiverpool in aMerseyside final atWembley Stadium and advanced to the 4th round of the League Cup.
Before the start of the season, Everton became the first English club to pay a £2million fee when signingWest Ham strikerTony Cottee .
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World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Football League First Division [ edit ] Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 27 August 1988 Newcastle United H 4–0 41,560 Cottee 3,Sharp 3 September 1988 Coventry City A 1–0 18,625 Cottee 10 September 1988 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 34,003 Heath 17 September 1988 Millwall A 1–2 17,507 McLeary (og) 24 September 1988 Luton Town H 0–2 26,017 1 October 1988 Wimbledon A 1–2 6,367 Heath 8 October 1988 Southampton H 4–1 25,356 Cottee 2,Watson ,Steven 22 October 1988 Aston Villa A 0–2 26,636 30 October 1988 Manchester United H 1–1 27,005 Cottee 5 November 1988 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 21,761 Steven (pen)12 November 1988 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 8,627 Sharp ,Reid 19 November 1988 Norwich City H 1–1 28,118 Steven (pen)26 November 1988 West Ham United A 1–0 22,176 Steven 3 December 1988 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 29,657 Cottee 11 December 1988 Liverpool A 1–1 42,372 Clarke (pen)17 December 1988 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 10,067 26 December 1988 Middlesbrough H 2–1 32,651 Steven ,Cottee 31 December 1988 Coventry City H 3–1 30,790 Sheedy 2,Bracewell 2 January 1989 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 26,008 14 January 1989 Arsenal H 1–3 34,825 McDonald 21 January 1989 Luton Town A 0–1 9,013 4 February 1989 Wimbledon H 1–1 23,365 Sharp (pen)11 February 1989 Southampton A 1–1 15,845 Sheedy 14 February 1989 Aston Villa H 1–1 20,142 Cottee 25 February 1989 Derby County A 2–3 17,103 Sharp ,Clarke 11 March 1989 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 22,542 Cottee 22 March 1989 Newcastle United A 0–2 20,933 25 March 1989 Millwall H 1–1 27,062 Sheedy (pen)27 March 1989 Middlesbrough A 3–3 21,351 Cottee ,Sheedy ,Nevin 1 April 1989 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 23,028 Clarke ,Sheedy (pen),Cottee ,Steven 8 April 1989 Arsenal A 0–2 37,608 10 April 1989 Charlton Athletic H 3–2 16,316 Sharp ,Sheedy ,Nevin 22 April 1989 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 28,568 McDonald 3 May 1989 Liverpool H 0–0 45,994 6 May 1989 Norwich City A 0–1 13,239 10 May 1989 Manchester United A 2–1 26,722 Sharp 213 May 1989 West Ham United H 3–1 21,694 Sheedy ,Watson ,Bracewell 15 May 1989 Derby County H 1–0 17,826 Wilson
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers 3 7 January 1989 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 31,186 Sheedy (pen)3 Rep 11 January 1989 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 31,697 Sheedy 4 28 January 1989 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 27,566 Sheedy (pen)4 Rep 31 January 1989 Plymouth Argyle H 4–0 28,542 Sharp 2,Nevin ,Sheedy 5 18 February 1989 Barnsley A 1–0 32,551 Sharp QF 19 March 1989 Wimbledon H 1–0 24,562 McCall SF 15 April 1989 Norwich City Villa Park 1–0 46,553 Nevin Final 20 May 1989 Liverpool Wembley 2–3 (aet) 82,800 McCall 2
Mercantile Credit Football League Centenary Trophy [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers 1 29 August 1988 Manchester United A 0–1 16,439
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