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.[citation needed]

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

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Friendlies

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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
16 July 1988 Friendly Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Hearts
Sven Demandt   Attendance: 1,500
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

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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

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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

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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

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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
24 September 1988 Scottish Premier Division Aberdeen 1–0 Hearts Pittodrie Stadium
Charlie Nicholas   11' Attendance: 15,160
28 September 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 1–1 Dundee Tynecastle Stadium
Iain Ferguson   82' Robert Shannon   63' Attendance: 8,392
8 October 1988 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 2–2 Motherwell Tynecastle Stadium
Allan Moore   39'   47' Ray Farningham   60'
Craig Paterson   70'
Attendance: 8,809
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
26 November 1988 Scottish Premier Division Motherwell 2–0 Hearts Fir Park
Steve Kirk   10'
Steve Cowan   83'
Attendance: 6,208
3 December 1988 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 1–1 Hearts Dens Park
Graham Harvey   75' John Colquhoun   51' Attendance: 6,909
31 December 1988 Scottish Premier Division Celtic 4–2 Hearts Celtic Park
Billy Stark    
Mark McGhee    
John Robertson     Attendance: 41,555
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
11 March 1989 Scottish Premier Division Hearts 0–1 Celtic Tynecastle Stadium
Mark McGhee   54' Attendance: 23,087
25 March 1989 Scottish Premier Division Hamilton 0–2 Hearts Douglas Park
Gary Mackay   40'
Dave McPherson   75'
Attendance: 3,854
15 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division Dundee 2–1 Hearts Dens Park
Gordon Chisholm   72'
Keith Wright   87'
Dave McPherson   18' Attendance: 6,993
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

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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

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Premier Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Uefa Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Henry Smith 51 0 36 0 3 0 4 0 8 0
GK   SCO Murray McDermott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Dave McPherson 47 5 32 4 3 1 4 0 8 0
DF   SCO Brian Whittaker 34 0 24 0 0 0 4 0 6 0
DF   SCO Walter Kidd 29 0 20 0 2 0 1 0 6 0
DF   SCO Craig Levein 13 0 9 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Malcolm Murray 11 1 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
DF   SCO Tosh McKinlay 22 1 17 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Alan McLaren 17 1 12 1 3 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Jimmy Sandison 17 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Iain Jardine 20 2 15 1 0 0 2 1 3 0
MF   SCO Allan Moore 14 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Neil Berry 47 1 32 1 3 0 4 0 8 0
MF   SCO Sandy Clark 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
MF   SCO Mike Galloway 46 8 31 2 3 1 4 0 8 5
MF   SCO Kenny Black 45 3 33 1 1 0 3 1 8 1
MF   SCO Eamonn Bannon 45 5 30 2 3 2 4 0 8 1
MF   SCO Gary Mackay 44 4 29 2 3 0 4 2 8 0
FW   SCO Mark Gavin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Scott Crabbe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Wayne Foster 17 2 9 1 0 0 3 0 5 1
FW   SCO John Colquhoun 51 9 36 5 3 2 4 1 8 1
FW   SCO Iain Ferguson 41 11 29 5 2 0 4 5 6 1
FW   SCO John Robertson 19 4 15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0

See also

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References

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