1989–90 in Scottish football

none March 2022 football background:#BFD7FF 1989–90 in Scottish football 200px 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 ← 1988–89 1990–91 → The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland. http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1980-1989/108990/ 1989/90 - the Scottish Football League 2011-12-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121205212915/http://www.scottishfootballleague.com/stats/records/league-championship/league-tables/1980-1989/108990/ 5 December 2012 Notable events Rangers won their third league title in four seasons under the management of Graeme Souness. Aberdeen won their first major honours since the departure of Alex Ferguson, winning a cup double of the Scottish Cup and the League Cup. Celtic finished the season without winning a trophy, mounting the pressure on manager Billy McNeill. Rangers abandoned their longstanding signing policy by acquiring Mo Johnston, who was the first high-profile Catholic player to sign for Rangers. Johnston joined Rangers after having come close to rejoining his old club Celtic from French club Nantes. Also arriving at Rangers was the Everton and England winger Trevor Steven, filling the gap on the right wing left by club hero David Cooper, who signed for Motherwell. Rangers had four players – more than any other club – selected for the England World Cup squad. Goalkeeper Chris Woods, defenders Gary Stevens and Terry Butcher, and winger Trevor Steven helped them reach the semi-finals. Scottish Premier Division 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division Champions: Rangers Relegated: Dundee Scottish League Division One 1989–90 Scottish First Division Promoted: St Johnstone Relegated: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic Scottish League Division Two 1989–90 Scottish Second Division Promoted: Brechin City, Kilmarnock Other honours Cup honours CompetitionWinnerScoreRunner-upReportScottish Cup 1989–90Aberdeen0–0 (9 – 8 pen.)CelticWikipedia articleLeague Cup 1989–90Aberdeen2–1 RangersWikipedia articleYouth CupHibernian0–0 (4 – 2 (Pen.)Dundee UnitedJunior CupHill of Beath Hawthorn1–0Lesmahagow Senior CompetitionWinnerHighland League 1989–90Elgin CityEast of Scotland LeagueAnnan AthleticSouth of Scotland LeagueGirvan Individual honours SPFA awards AwardWinnerClubPlayers' Player of the Year SCO Jim Bett AberdeenYoung Player of the Year SCO Scott Crabbe Heart of Midlothian SFWA awards AwardWinnerClub Footballer of the Year SCO Alex McLeish Aberdeen Manager of the year SCO Andy Roxburgh Scotland Scotland national team Scotland national football team 1980–99 results DateVenueOpponentsScoreScotland's score is shown first.CompetitionScotland scorer(s)6 September 1989Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (A)Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–3WCQG5Gordon Durie11 October 1989Parc des Princes, Paris (A)France France0–3WCQG515 November 1989Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Norway Norway1–1WCQG5Ally McCoist28 March 1990Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Argentina Argentina1–0FriendlyStewart McKimmie25 April 1990Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)East GermanyEast Germany0–1Friendly16 May 1990Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H)Egypt Egypt1–3FriendlyAlly McCoist19 May 1990Hampden Park, Glasgow (H)Poland Poland1–1FriendlyMaurice Johnston28 May 1990Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A)Malta Malta2–1FriendlyAlan McInally (2)11 June 1990Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N)Costa Rica Costa Rica0–1WCGC16 June 1990Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N)Sweden Sweden2–1WCGCStuart McCall, Maurice Johnston20 June 1990Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin (N)Brazil Brazil0–1WCGC Key: (H) = Home match (A) = Away match WCQG5 = World Cup qualifying – Group 5 WCGC = World Cup – Group C See also 1989–90 Aberdeen F.C. season 1989–90 Dundee United F.C. season 1989–90 Rangers F.C. season Notes and references 1989 Category:Football in Scotland by season