1988–89 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 6th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

Heart of Midlothian
1988–89 season
ChairmanScotland Wallace Mercer
ManagerScotland Alex MacDonald
StadiumTynecastle Stadium
Scottish Premier Division6th
Uefa CupQuarter-final
Scottish CupQuarter-final
League CupSemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Scotland Iain Ferguson (5)
Scotland John Colquhoun (5)

All:
Scotland Iain Ferguson (11)
Highest home attendance26,424 v Rangers Scottish Premier Division 10 December 1988
Lowest home attendance8,392 v Dundee Scottish Premier Division 28 September 1988
Average home league attendance15,367

Fixtures

Friendlies

13 July 1988 Friendly TSV Battenberg 3–3 Hearts
Mike Galloway 35'
Mackay 68' (pen.)
Crabbe 80'
Attendance: 800
15 July 1988 Friendly Rot-Weiss Essen 1–1 Hearts
Megmann Mike Galloway 60' Attendance: 2,500
20 July 1988 Friendly Remscheid 0–2 Hearts
Jardine 35'
Clark
Attendance: 200
23 July 1988 Friendly ASC Schoeppingen 2–2 Hearts

Black 35'
Gavin 86'
Attendance: 500
24 July 1988 Friendly TUS Zuelpich 2–4 Hearts

Clark
Mike Galloway
John Colquhoun 86'
Attendance: 600
30 July 1988 Friendly Forres Mechanics 1–5 Hearts
Dunbar 26' Ferguson 5'
Mike Galloway 17' 31'
Gary Mackay 45'
Wayne Foster 75'
Attendance: 150
1 August 1988 Friendly Lossiemouth 0–4 Hearts

Sandy Clark 35'
John Colquhoun 81'
Ferguson 85'
Attendance: 900
6 August 1988 Friendly Airdrieonians 0–5 Hearts
Mike Galloway 16'
John Colquhoun 17'
Sandy Clark 31'
Iain Jardine 85'
Ferguson 87'
Attendance: 3,500
9 August 1988 Friendly Hearts 2–1 Cruzeiro
Kenny Black 43' (pen.)
Ferguson 88'
Eder 2' Attendance: 12,403
12 September 1988 Friendly Hearts 0–3 Nottingham Forest
Nigel Clough 24'
Mike Galloway 27' (og.)
Garry Parker 64'
Attendance: 8,876
18 December 1988 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 3–5 Hearts
Trevor Smith 8'
James Jack 31'
Willie Callaghan 48'
Iain Ferguson 23' 30'
Mike Galloway 75' 88'
Wayne Foster 84'
Attendance: 3,400

Uefa Cup

26 October 1988 Uefa Cup R2 Hearts 0–0 Austria Vienna Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 14,021
9 November 1988 Uefa Cup R2 Austria Vienna 0–1 Hearts Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
23 November 1988 Uefa Cup R3 Hearts 3–0 Velež Mostar Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 17,417
28 February 1989 Uefa Cup QF Hearts 1–0 Bayern Munich Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 26,294
14 March 1989 Uefa Cup QF Bayern Munich 2–0 Hearts Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 25,000

League Cup

17 August 1988 League Cup R2 Hearts 5–0 St Johnstone Tynecastle Stadium
Iain Ferguson 10' 19' (pen.) 42'
Mackay
Iain Jardine 80'
Attendance: 10,474
23 August 1988 League Cup R3 Meadowbank Thistle 0–2 Hearts Brockville Park
Kenny Black
Malcolm Murray 88'
Attendance: 6,685
31 August 1988 League Cup QF Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 Hearts East End Park
John Watson 30' Mackay 3'
John Colquhoun
Iain Ferguson 80'
Attendance: 15,494
21 September 1988 League Cup SF Rangers 3–0 Hearts Hampden Park
Mark Walters 11' 72'
Scott Nisbet 52'
Attendance: 53,107

Scottish Cup

28 January 1989 Scottish Cup R3 Hearts 4–1 Ayr United Tynecastle Stadium
Stephen McIntyre 4'
Mike Galloway 8'
John Colquhoun 63'
Dave McPherson 80'
Attendance: 15, 916
18 March 1989 Scottish Cup QF Celtic 2– 1 Hearts Celtic Park
Mark McGhee 17'
Robert Aitken 35' (pen.)
Eamonn Bannon 73' Attendance: 46,348

Scottish Premier Division

13 August 1988 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 1–0 Hearts Celtic Park
Frank McAvennie 51' Attendance: 44,881
27 August 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hibernian 0–0 Hearts Easter Road
Attendance: 23,760
17 September 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–2 Rangers Tynecastle Stadium
Terry Butcher 74' (og.) Iain Durrant 47' (pen.)
Scott Nisbet 64'
Attendance: 25,401
28 September 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Iain Ferguson 82' Robert Shannon 63' Attendance: 8,392
29 October 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Aberdeen Tynecastle Stadium
Iain Jardine Brian Whittaker Og.' Attendance: 12,644
5 November 1988 Scottish Premier Division St Mirren 1–1 Hearts Love Street Stadium
Mark McWalter 63' Peter Godfrey 91' (og.) Attendance: 7,563
3 December 1988 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
Graham Harvey 75' John Colquhoun 51' Attendance: 6,909
4 January 1989 Scottish Premier Division Hibs 1–0 Hearts Easter Road
Edward May 13' Attendance: 27,219
25 February 1989 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 3–0 Hearts Pittodrie
Brian Irvine 24'
Dave McPherson 30' (og.)
Paul Wright 37'
Attendance: 14,887
Referee: Jim McCluskey
29 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division Rangers 4–0 Hearts Ibrox Stadium
Mel Sterland 17' 40'
Kevin Drinkell 57' 70'
Attendance: 42,122
13 May 1989 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 1–1 Hearts Fir Park
Colin O'Neill 49' (pen.) Neil Berry 78' Attendance: 4,587

Scottish Premier Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Dundee United 36 16 12 8 44 26 +18 44 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5 Hibernian 36 13 9 14 37 36 +1 35
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 9 13 14 35 42 7 31
7 St Mirren 36 11 7 18 39 55 16 29
8 Dundee 36 9 10 17 34 48 14 28
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Squad information

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Premier DivisionScottish CupScottish League CupUefa Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Henry Smith 510360304080
GK Scotland SCO Murray McDermott 1000000010
DF Scotland SCO Dave McPherson 475324314080
DF Scotland SCO Brian Whittaker 340240004060
DF Scotland SCO Walter Kidd 290200201060
DF Scotland SCO Craig Levein 13090200020
DF Scotland SCO Malcolm Murray 11180003100
DF Scotland SCO Tosh McKinlay 221171300020
DF Scotland SCO Alan McLaren 171121300020
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Sandison 170140100020
MF Scotland SCO Iain Jardine 202151002130
MF Scotland SCO Allan Moore 142122000020
MF Scotland SCO Neil Berry 471321304080
MF Scotland SCO Sandy Clark 4121002000
MF Scotland SCO Mike Galloway 468312314085
MF Scotland SCO Kenny Black 453331103181
MF Scotland SCO Eamonn Bannon 455302324081
MF Scotland SCO Gary Mackay 444292304280
FW Scotland SCO Mark Gavin 2020000000
FW Scotland SCO Scott Crabbe 1010000000
FW England ENG Wayne Foster 17291003051
FW Scotland SCO John Colquhoun 519365324181
FW Scotland SCO Iain Ferguson 4111295204561
FW Scotland SCO John Robertson 194154300010

See also

References

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