1989 Rous Cup

April 2022 1989 23–30 May 3 2 2 2 England Scotland Chile 3 4 1988 The 1989 Rous Cup was the fifth and final staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry. As in the previous two years, a South American team was also invited to compete in a triangular tournament, with Chile being this year's entrant.Chileans to make their Wembley bow in May The Times 16 December 1988 40 World champions Argentina had been originally invited but declined, citing domestic fixture congestion.Argentina turn down invitation The Times 4 November 1988 44 Their invitation had been disapproved of by the British government, given the cut relations between the two nations following the 1982 Falklands War.Argentina invited to Rous Cup The Times 2 November 1988 48 England won the competition for the second year running, and third time in its five years of existence. This marked the final time any England vs Scotland matches would be arranged by the countries until friendly played in August 2013. The three meetings between the teams that took place during this 24-year-long interval were during UEFA competitions (in the Euro 1996 group stage and the two legs of the Euro 2000 qualification play-offs). Due to the English First Division being extended to enable Liverpool to complete their fixtures that had been postponed following the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989, England were unable to select any players from Liverpool or Arsenal (Liverpool's final opponent) for the tournament. Results All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1) England vs Chile 23 May 1989 20:00 ENG 0–0 CHI Report Wembley Stadium, London 15,628 Erik Fredriksson (Sweden) ENGLAND: GK1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)DF2 Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)DF3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)MF4 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)DF5 Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)DF6 Terry Butcher (Rangers)MF7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) MF8 Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur) FW9 Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest)FW10John Fashanu (Wimbledon) 71MF11Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)Substitutions:FWTony Cottee (Everton) 71Manager:Bobby RobsonCHILE: GK1 Roberto Rojas (São Paulo) (c)DF2 Patricio Reyes (Universidad de Chile) DF3 Leonel Contreras (Everton)DF4 Hugo González (Colo-Colo)MF5 Jaime Pizarro (Colo-Colo)FW6 Hugo Rubio (Bologna) MF7 Raúl Ormeño (Colo-Colo)FW8 Juan Covarrubias (Cobreloa) 46DF9 Fernando Astengo (Grêmio) DF10Rubén Espinoza (Colo-Colo)MF11Osvaldo Hurtado (Charleroi) 60Substitutions:MF Jaime Vera (OFI) 60FW Juan Carlos Letelier (Deportes La Serena) 46Manager: Orlando Aravena Scotland vs England 27 May 1989 15:00 SCO 0–2 ENG Report Waddle 20Bull 82 Hampden Park, Glasgow 63,282 Michel Vautrot (France) SCOTLAND: GK1 Jim Leighton (Manchester United)DF5 Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen)DF4 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)DF3 Dave McPherson (Heart of Midlothian)DF2 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)MF8 Pat Nevin (Everton)MF6 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c)MF10 Paul McStay (Celtic)MF11 Bobby Connor (Aberdeen) 57FW9Ally McCoist (Rangers)FW7Mo Johnston (Nantes)Substitutions:MF12Peter Grant (Celtic) 57Manager: Andy RoxburghENGLAND: GK1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)DF2 Gary Stevens (Rangers)DF3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)MF6 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)DF4 Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)DF5 Terry Butcher (Rangers)MF7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)MF8 Trevor Steven (Rangers)FW11 John Fashanu (Wimbledon) 31FW9Tony Cottee (Everton) 75MF10Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)Substitutions:MF14Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur) 75FW16Steve Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 31Manager:Bobby Robson Scotland vs Chile 30 May 1989 20:00 SCO 2–0 CHI Report McInally 5MacLeod 53 Hampden Park, Glasgow 9,006 Alexis Ponnet (Belgium) SCOTLAND: GK1 Jim Leighton (Manchester United) (c)DF2 Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen)DF3 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)DF4 Roy Aitken (Celtic)DF5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)DF6 Gary Gillespie (Liverpool) 70FW7 David Speedie (Coventry City) 46MF8 Peter Grant (Celtic)MF9 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund)MF10Paul McStay (Celtic)FW11Alan McInally (Aston Villa)Substitutions:DF17Derek Whyte (Celtic) 70FW18Mo Johnston (Nantes) 46Manager: Andy RoxburghCHILE: GK1 Roberto Rojas (São Paulo) (c)DF2 Patricio Reyes (Universidad de Chile) DF3 Leonel Contreras (Everton)DF4 Hugo González (Colo-Colo)MF5 Héctor Puebla (Cobreloa)MF6 Jaime Vera (OFI)MF7 Alejandro Hisis (OFI)MF8 Jaime Pizarro (Colo-Colo)MF9 Juvenal Olmos (Universidad Católica) 65FW10Hugo Rubio (Bologna)FW11Juan Covarrubias (Cobreloa) 46Substitutions:MF20Jaime Patricio Ramírez (Unión Española) 65FW22Juan Carlos Letelier (Deportes La Serena) 46Manager: Orlando Aravena Final standings Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts PointsENG211020+23SCO21012202CHI201102−21 1989 Rous Cup tournament winnersENG 100pxEngland Goalscorers 1 goal ENG Steve Bull ENG Chris Waddle SCO Murdo MacLeod SCO Alan McInally References Category:Rous Cup Rous Rous Rous Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by England Category:International association football competitions hosted by Scotland Category:May 1989 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:1989 in South American men's international football Category:1989 in European men's international football