1989-90_in_Scottish_football

1989–90 in Scottish football
1989–90 in Scottish football
Premier Division champions
	Rangers
Division One champions
	St Johnstone
Division Two champions
	Brechin City
Scottish Cup winners
	Aberdeen
League Cup winners
	Aberdeen
Junior Cup winners
	Hill of Beath Hawthorn
Teams in Europe
	Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Rangers
Scotland national team
	1990 World Cup qualification, 1990 World Cup
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1989–90 in Scottish football

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The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland. ^[1]

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rangers (C)	36	20	11	5	48	19	+29	51	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Aberdeen	36	17	10	9	56	33	+23	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
3	Heart of Midlothian	36	16	12	8	54	35	+19	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	11	13	12	36	39	−3	35	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Celtic	36	10	14	12	37	37	0	34
6	Motherwell	36	11	12	13	43	47	−4	34
7	Hibernian	36	12	10	14	34	41	−7	34
8	Dunfermline Athletic	36	11	8	17	37	50	−13	30
9	St Mirren	36	10	10	16	28	48	−20	30
10	Dundee (R)	36	5	14	17	41	65	−24	24	Relegation to the 1990–91 Scottish First Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	St Johnstone (C, P)	39	25	8	6	81	39	+42	58	Promotion to the Premier Division
2	Airdrieonians	39	23	8	8	77	45	+32	54
3	Clydebank	39	17	10	12	74	64	+10	44
4	Falkirk	39	14	15	10	59	46	+13	43
5	Raith Rovers	39	15	12	12	57	50	+7	42
6	Hamilton Academical	39	14	13	12	52	53	−1	41
7	Meadowbank Thistle	39	13	13	13	41	46	−5	39
8	Partick Thistle	39	12	14	13	62	53	+9	38
9	Clyde	39	10	15	14	39	46	−7	35
10	Ayr United	39	11	13	15	41	62	−21	35
11	Morton	39	9	16	14	38	46	−8	34
12	Forfar Athletic	39	8	15	16	51	65	−14	29^{[lower-alpha 1]}
13	Albion Rovers (R)	39	8	11	20	50	78	−28	27	Relegation to the Second Division
14	Alloa Athletic (R)	39	6	13	20	41	70	−29	25	Relegation to the Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Brechin City (C, P)	39	19	11	9	59	44	+15	49	Promotion to the First Division
2	Kilmarnock (P)	39	21	5	13	67	41	+26	47	Promotion to the First Division
3	Stirling Albion	39	20	7	12	73	50	+23	47
4	Stenhousemuir	39	18	9	12	62	53	+9	45
5	Berwick Rangers	39	18	5	16	66	57	+9	41
6	Dumbarton	39	15	10	14	70	73	−3	40
7	Cowdenbeath	39	13	13	13	58	54	+4	39
8	Stranraer	39	15	8	16	57	59	−2	38
9	East Fife	39	12	12	15	60	63	−3	36
10	Queen of the South	39	11	14	14	58	69	−11	36
11	Queen's Park	39	13	10	16	40	51	−11	36
12	Arbroath	39	12	10	17	47	61	−14	34
13	Montrose	39	10	12	17	53	63	−10	32
14	East Stirlingshire	39	8	10	21	34	66	−32	26

Competition	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Report
Scottish Cup 1989–90	Aberdeen	0–0 (a.e.t.) (9 – 8 pen.)	Celtic	Wikipedia article
League Cup 1989–90	Aberdeen	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Rangers	Wikipedia article
Youth Cup	Hibernian	0–0 (a.e.t.)(4 – 2 (Pen.)	Dundee United
Junior Cup	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	1–0	Lesmahagow

1989–90 in Scottish football

Award	Winner	Club
Players' Player of the Year	Jim Bett	Aberdeen
Young Player of the Year	Scott Crabbe	Heart of Midlothian

Award	Winner	Club
Footballer of the Year	Alex McLeish	Aberdeen
Manager of the year	Andy Roxburgh	Scotland

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score^[3]	Competition	Scotland scorer(s)
6 September 1989	Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (A)	Yugoslavia	1–3	WCQG5	Gordon Durie
11 October 1989	Parc des Princes, Paris (A)	France	0–3	WCQG5
15 November 1989	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Norway	1–1	WCQG5	Ally McCoist
28 March 1990	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Argentina	1–0	Friendly	Stewart McKimmie
25 April 1990	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	East Germany	0–1	Friendly
16 May 1990	Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)	Egypt	1–3	Friendly	Ally McCoist
19 May 1990	Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)	Poland	1–1	Friendly	Maurice Johnston
28 May 1990	Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A)	Malta	2–1	Friendly	Alan McInally (2)
11 June 1990	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N)	Costa Rica	0–1	WCGC
16 June 1990	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N)	Sweden	2–1	WCGC	Stuart McCall, Maurice Johnston
20 June 1990	Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin (N)	Brazil	0–1	WCGC