1989–90 Rangers F.C. season

Rangers
1989–90 season
ChairmanDavid Holmes
(until 2 June)
David Murray
(from 2 June)
ManagerGraeme Souness
GroundIbrox Stadium
Scottish Premier Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupRunners-up
European CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mo Johnston (15)
All:
Ally McCoist (18)

The 1989–90 season was the 110th season of competitive football by Rangers.

Overview

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Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1989–90 season. On 10 July when Rangers, acting on Souness' say so, purchased former Celtic striker Mo Johnston from French club Nantes for £1.5 million. The fact Rangers signed an ex-Celtic player would have been a big enough story but the fact Johnston was a high-profile Roman Catholic made the move unprecedented. The transfer angered both sides of the Old Firm's support, Rangers because Johnston was an ex-Celt and Catholic (Rangers traditionally did not sign Catholics), and Celtic fans saw Johnston as a turncoat who had already committed to re-join Celtic from Nantes before Rangers made known their interest.

When the season began, Rangers did not. Three matches played in the league, no wins and two defeats. However, the team slowly got into gear, despite only two wins from the first eight games. New arrival Johnston netted the crucial winner during an Old Firm game on 4 November 1989. Scoring the goal in the dying minutes of the match meant Johnston was all but forgiven by the Rangers support. Come May 1990, Rangers' name was on the trophy for the second time in as many seasons but the club again failed to win the Scottish Cup, losing to Celtic in the fourth round, and for once did not win the League Cup. The side lost to Aberdeen by 2–1 in the final.

In Europe they were knocked out the European Cup by German side Bayern Munich,losing the tie 3–1 on aggregate.

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Fee
1 July 1989 England Trevor Steven England Everton £1,525,000
10 July 1989 Scotland Mo Johnston France Nantes £1,500,000
15 August 1989 Israel Bonni Ginzburg Israel Beitar Jerusalem £200,000
30 August 1989 Scotland Davie Dodds Scotland Aberdeen £100,000
3 November 1989 England Chris Vinnicombe England Exeter City £150,000
30 November 1989 England Nigel Spackman England Queens Park Rangers £500,000

Out

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Date Player To Fee
26 May 1989 Scotland Andy Gray England Cheltenham Town Free
5 July 1989 England Mel Sterland England Leeds United £600,000
26 July 1989 Northern Ireland Jimmy Nicholl Scotland Dunfermline Athletic £50,000
29 July 1989 Scotland Davie Kirkwood Scotland Heart of Midlothian £100,000
11 August 1989 Scotland Davie Cooper Scotland Motherwell £50,000
22 August 1989 Scotland Nicky Walker Scotland Heart of Midlothian £125,000
2 October 1989 England Kevin Drinkell England Coventry City £800,000
28 November 1989 England Ray Wilkins England Queens Park Rangers Free
10 January 1990 Scotland Ian McCall England Bradford City £200,000

Results

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All results are written with Rangers' score first.

Scottish Premier Division

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Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
12 August 1989 St Mirren H 0–1 39,951
19 August 1989 Hibernian A 0–2 22,500
26 August 1989 Celtic A 1–1 54,000 Butcher
9 September 1989 Aberdeen H 1–0 40,283 Johnston
16 September 1989 Dundee H 2–2 35,836 McCoist (2)
23 September 1989 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–1 17,765 McCoist
30 September 1989 Heart of Midlothian H 1–0 39,554 Johnston
3 October 1989 Motherwell A 0–1 17,667
14 October 1989 Dundee United H 2–1 36,062 Johnston, McCoist
25 October 1989 St Mirren A 2–0 15,130 McCoist, Johnston
28 October 1989 Hibernian H 3–0 35,260 McCoist (2), Johnston (pen.)
4 November 1989 Celtic H 1–0 41,598 Johnston
18 November 1989 Dundee A 2–0 14,536 Johnston, Walters
22 November 1989 Aberdeen A 0–1 22,500
25 November 1989 Dunfermline Athletic H 3–0 39,131 Johnston, Butcher, McCoist
2 December 1989 Heart of Midlothian A 2–1 24,771 Walters, Steven
9 December 1989 Motherwell H 3–0 33,549 Butcher, McCoist, Brown
16 December 1989 Dundee United A 1–1 15,947 Johnston
23 December 1989 St Mirren H 1–0 31,797 Dodds
30 December 1989 Hibernian A 0–0 24,500
2 January 1990 Celtic A 1–0 54,000 Spackman
6 January 1990 Aberdeen H 2–0 41,351 Walters, McCoist
13 January 1990 Dundee H 3–0 36,993 McCoist, Dodds, Johnston
27 January 1990 Dunfermline Athletic A 1–0 17,380 Steven
3 February 1990 Dundee United H 3–1 39,058 Walters, McCoist, Johnston
10 February 1990 Motherwell A 1–1 17,647 Johnston
17 February 1990 Heart of Midlothian H 0–0 41,884
3 March 1990 Dundee A 2–2 12,743 Johnston, Dodds
17 March 1990 St Mirren A 0–0 16,129
24 March 1990 Hibernian H 0–1 37,452
1 April 1990 Celtic H 3–0 41,926 Walters (pen.), McCoist, Johnston (pen.)
8 April 1990 Aberdeen A 0–0 23,000
14 April 1990 Motherwell H 2–1 39,305 Steven, Johnston
21 April 1990 Dundee United A 1–0 15,995 Steven
28 April 1990 Dunfermline Athletic H 2–0 40,769 McCoist, Dodds
5 May 1990 Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 20,283 Munro

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 Scottish League Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1989 R2 Arbroath H 4–0 31,762 McCoist (3), I.Ferguson
23 August 1989 R3 Greenock Morton A 2–1 11,821 Walters, Pickering (o.g.)
30 August 1989 QF Hamilton Academical A 3–0 9,162 Walters (2), Steven
19 September 1989 SF Dunfermline Athletic N 5–0 41,643 Steven, Johnston, Walters, McCoist, I.Ferguson
22 October 1989 F Aberdeen N 1–2* 61,190 Walters (pen.)

*Aberdeen won the match 2–1 in extra-time

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
20 January 1990 R3 St Johnstone H 3–0 39,003 Johnston, Brown, Walters
25 February 1990 R4 Celtic A 0–1 52,565

European Cup

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Main article: 1989–90 European Cup
Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
13 September 1989 R1 Germany Bayern Munich H 1–3 40,253 Walters (pen.)
27 September 1989 R1 Germany Bayern Munich A 0–0 40,000

Appearances

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Player Position Appearances Goals
Israel Bonni Ginzburg GK 8 0
England Chris Woods GK 37 0
Scotland John Brown DF 30 2
England Terry Butcher DF 43 0
Scotland Tom Cowan DF 4 0
Scotland Richard Gough DF 31 0
Scotland Stuart Munro DF 45 1
Scotland Scott Nisbet DF 9 0
England Gary Stevens DF 44 1
England Chris Vinnicombe DF 9 0
Scotland Neale Cooper MF 3 0
Scotland Derek Ferguson MF 8 0
Scotland Ian Ferguson MF 32 2
Scotland Ian McCall MF 5 0
Scotland Sandy Robertson MF 1 0
Scotland Graeme Souness MF 1 0
England Nigel Spackman MF 23 1
England Trevor Steven MF 43 3
England Mark Walters MF 36 12
England Ray Wilkins MF 22 0
Scotland Davie Dodds FW 15 4
England Kevin Drinkell FW 7 0
Scotland Mo Johnston FW 45 17
Scotland Ally McCoist FW 40 18

League table

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Pos Team
 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
5 Celtic 36 10 14 12 37 37 0 34
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

See also

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