1988–89 in Scottish football

The 1988–89 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scotland.

Notable events

Rangers regained their league title and retained the League Cup, but defeat by Celtic in the Scottish Cup final ended their hopes of a domestic treble.
Graeme Souness's acquisition of English players continued with the signing of Norwich City striker Kevin Drinkell and Everton defender Gary Stevens. For the title run-in, he also signed defender Mel Sterland from Sheffield Wednesday, only to sell him to Leeds United in the close season.
Hearts enjoyed the best European run out of all the Scottish clubs, reaching the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup, where they were narrowly beaten by the West German giants Bayern Munich.
Alex Smith and Jocky Scott took joint charge of Aberdeen for the 1988-89 season following the departure of Ian Porterfield after less than two years in charge, but were still unable to return to the club to the glory days of Alex Ferguson, as Rangers and Celtic collected all the major prizes once again.

Champions: Rangers

Relegated: Hamilton Academical

Promoted: Dunfermline Athletic

Relegated: Kilmarnock, Queen of the South

Promoted: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic

Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 1988-89 season

Date	Venue	Opponents		Competition	Scotland scorer
14 September	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo		2–1	WCQG5	Paul McStay, Maurice Johnston
19 October	Hampden Park, Glasgow		1–1	WCQG5	Maurice Johnston
22 December	Stadio Renato Curi, Perugia		0–2	Friendly
8 February	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol		3–2	WCQG5	Maurice Johnston, Richard Gough
8 March	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–0	WCQG5	Maurice Johnston
26 April	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–1	WCQG5	Maurice Johnston, Ally McCoist
27 May	Hampden Park, Glasgow		0–2	Rous Cup
30 May	Hampden Park, Glasgow		2–0	Rous Cup	Alan McInally, Murdo MacLeod

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