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]
| 1988–89 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman |  Wallace Mercer |
| Manager | Alex MacDonald |
| Stadium | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Scottish Premier Division | 6th |
| Uefa Cup | Quarter-final |
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final |
| League Cup | Semi-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Iain Ferguson (5) John Colquhoun (5) All: Iain Ferguson (11) |
| Highest home attendance | 26,424 v Rangers Scottish Premier Division 10 December 1988 |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,392 v Dundee Scottish Premier Division 28 September 1988 |
| Average home league attendance | 15,367 |
Fixtures edit
Friendlies edit
| 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 |
| 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 edit
| 7 September 1988 Uefa Cup R1 | St Patricks Athletic | 0–2 | Hearts | Richmond Park |
| Attendance: 9,000 |
| 5 October 1988 Uefa Cup R1 | Hearts | 2–0 | St Patricks Athletic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 11,142 |
| 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 |
| 7 December 1988 Uefa Cup R3 | Velež Mostar | 2–1 | Hearts | Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom |
| Attendance: 17,000 |
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 February 1989 Scottish Cup R4 | Hearts | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Eamonn Bannon 67' John Colquhoun 78' |
Attendance: 18,350 |
| 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 edit
| 13 August 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Celtic | 1–0 | Hearts | Celtic Park |
| Frank McAvennie 51' |
Attendance: 44,881 |
| 20 August 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–2 | Hamilton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Iain Ferguson 12' Sandy Clark 51'John Colquhoun 60' |
James Fairlie John McNaught 81' |
Attendance: 12,032 |
| 27 August 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hibernian | 0–0 | Hearts | Easter Road |
| Attendance: 23,760 |
| 3 September 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Wayne Foster 57' (pen.) |
Paul Chalmers 12' Brian Hamilton 42' |
Attendance: 11,389 |
| 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 |
| 1 October 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 0–0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Attendance: 10,838 |
| 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 |
| 11 October 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hamilton | 0–4 | Hearts | Douglas Park |
| Iain Ferguson Kenny Black John Colquhoun |
Attendance: 4,764 |
| 22 October 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–2 | Celtic | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Mark McGhee Frank McAvennie |
Attendance: 24,017 |
| 29 October 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Iain Jardine |
Brian Whittaker Og.' |
Attendance: 12,644 |
| 1 November 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 3–0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Richard Gough Mark Walters pen.'Andrew Gray |
Attendance: 36,505 |
| 5 November 1988 Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 1–1 | Hearts | Love Street Stadium |
| Mark McWalter 63' |
Peter Godfrey 91' (og.) |
Attendance: 7,563 |
| 12 November 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–2 | Hibernian | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Dave McPherson 90' |
Paul Kane 15' Steve Archibald 83' |
Attendance: 23,062 |
| 19 November 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 10,121 |
| 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 |
| 10 December 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Rangers | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Mike Galloway Iain Ferguson |
Attendance: 26,424 |
| 17 December 1988 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | Hamilton | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Alan McLaren Dave McPherson |
Attendance: 11,490 |
| 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 |
| 7 January 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–0 | St Mirren | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Colquhoun 3' Tosh McKinlay 62' |
Attendance: 11,961 |
| 14 January 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–0 | Motherwell | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 13,283 |
| 21 January 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee United | 0–0 | Hearts | Tannadice Park |
| Attendance: 13,674 |
| 11 February 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 3–1 | Dundee | Tynecastle Stadium |
| John Colquhoun 31' Eamonn Bannon 41'Gary Mackay 58' |
Alan Lawrence 5' |
Attendance: 10,432 |
| 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 |
| 1 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 2–1 | Hibs | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Eamonn Bannon 29' John Robertson 81' |
Keith Houchen 25' |
Attendance: 22,090 |
| 8 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division | St Mirren | 1–1 | Hearts | Love Street Stadium |
| Peter Weir 31' |
John Robertson 77' |
Attendance: 6,970 |
| 15 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Dundee | 2–1 | Hearts | Dens Park |
| Gordon Chisholm 72' Keith Wright 87' |
Dave McPherson 18' |
Attendance: 6,993 |
| 22 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 1–0 | Aberdeen | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Mike Galloway 14' |
Attendance: 13,367 |
| 29 April 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Rangers | 4–0 | Hearts | Ibrox Stadium |
| Mel Sterland 17' 40' Kevin Drinkell 57' 70' |
Attendance: 42,122 |
| 6 May 1989 Scottish Premier Division | Hearts | 0–0 | Dundee United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| Attendance: 8,613 |
| 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 edit
| 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.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Squad information edit
| 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 | |