1989–90 Rangers F.C. season
Appearance
1st (Champions) | |
Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
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League Cup | Runners-up |
European Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: Mo Johnston (15) All: Ally McCoist (18) |
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The 1989–90 season was the 110th season of competitive football by Rangers.
Overview
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
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
final
.
In Europe they were knocked out the
European Cup by German side Bayern Munich
,losing the tie 3–1 on aggregate.
Transfers
In
Date | Player | From | Fee |
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1 July 1989 | ![]() |
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£1,525,000 |
10 July 1989 | ![]() |
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£1,500,000 |
15 August 1989 | Bonni Ginzburg |
Beitar Jerusalem |
£200,000 |
30 August 1989 | ![]() |
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£100,000 |
3 November 1989 | ![]() |
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£150,000 |
30 November 1989 | ![]() |
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£500,000 |
Out
Date | Player | To | Fee |
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26 May 1989 | ![]() |
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Free |
5 July 1989 | ![]() |
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£600,000 |
26 July 1989 | ![]() |
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£50,000 |
29 July 1989 | ![]() |
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£100,000 |
11 August 1989 | ![]() |
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£50,000 |
22 August 1989 | ![]() |
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£125,000 |
2 October 1989 | ![]() |
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£800,000 |
28 November 1989 | ![]() |
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Free |
10 January 1990 | ![]() |
Bradford City |
£200,000 |
Results
All results are written with Rangers' score first.
Scottish Premier Division
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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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
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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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
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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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
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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13 September 1989 | R1 | ![]() |
H | 1–3 | 40,253 | Walters (pen.) |
27 September 1989 | R1 | ![]() |
A | 0–0 | 40,000 |
Appearances
Player | Position | Appearances | Goals |
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Bonni Ginzburg |
GK | 8 | 0 |
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GK | 37 | 0 |
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DF |
30 | 2 |
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DF |
43 | 0 |
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DF |
4 | 0 |
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DF |
31 | 0 |
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DF |
45 | 1 |
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DF |
9 | 0 |
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DF |
44 | 1 |
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DF |
9 | 0 |
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MF | 3 | 0 |
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MF | 8 | 0 |
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MF | 32 | 2 |
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MF | 5 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 1 | 0 |
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MF | 23 | 1 |
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MF | 43 | 3 |
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MF | 36 | 12 |
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MF | 22 | 0 |
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FW |
15 | 4 |
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FW |
7 | 0 |
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FW |
45 | 17 |
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FW |
40 | 18 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions