1988–89 Everton F.C. season

During the 1988–89 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton
1988–89 season
ManagerColin Harvey
GroundGoodison Park
First Division8th
FA CupRunners-up
League Cup4th round
Full Members' CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Cottee (13)
All: Tony Cottee (18)
Highest home attendance45,994 vs. Liverpool (3 May 1989)
Lowest home attendance3,703 vs. Millwall (20 December 1988)

Everton finished eighth in the table with 54 points after a disappointing season in the league, where they failed to mount a title challenge.

The Toffees were the runners-up in the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool in a Merseyside final at Wembley Stadium and advanced to the 4th round of the League Cup.

Before the start of the season, Everton became the first English club to pay a £2million fee when signing West Ham striker Tony Cottee.

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 12 11 60 46 +14 57
7 Coventry City 38 14 13 11 47 42 +5 55
8 Everton 38 14 12 12 50 45 +5 54
9 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 43 37 +6 53
10 Millwall 38 14 11 13 47 52 −5 53
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 August 1988 Newcastle United H 4–0 41,560 Cottee 3, Sharp
3 September 1988 Coventry City A 1–0 18,625 Cottee
10 September 1988 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 34,003 Heath
17 September 1988 Millwall A 1–2 17,507 McLeary (og)
24 September 1988 Luton Town H 0–2 26,017
1 October 1988 Wimbledon A 1–2 6,367 Heath
8 October 1988 Southampton H 4–1 25,356 Cottee 2, Watson, Steven
22 October 1988 Aston Villa A 0–2 26,636
30 October 1988 Manchester United H 1–1 27,005 Cottee
5 November 1988 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 21,761 Steven (pen)
12 November 1988 Charlton Athletic A 2–1 8,627 Sharp, Reid
19 November 1988 Norwich City H 1–1 28,118 Steven (pen)
26 November 1988 West Ham United A 1–0 22,176 Steven
3 December 1988 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–0 29,657 Cottee
11 December 1988 Liverpool A 1–1 42,372 Clarke (pen)
17 December 1988 Queens Park Rangers A 0–0 10,067
26 December 1988 Middlesbrough H 2–1 32,651 Steven, Cottee
31 December 1988 Coventry City H 3–1 30,790 Sheedy 2, Bracewell
2 January 1989 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 26,008
14 January 1989 Arsenal H 1–3 34,825 McDonald
21 January 1989 Luton Town A 0–1 9,013
4 February 1989 Wimbledon H 1–1 23,365 Sharp (pen)
11 February 1989 Southampton A 1–1 15,845 Sheedy
14 February 1989 Aston Villa H 1–1 20,142 Cottee
25 February 1989 Derby County A 2–3 17,103 Sharp, Clarke
11 March 1989 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–0 22,542 Cottee
22 March 1989 Newcastle United A 0–2 20,933
25 March 1989 Millwall H 1–1 27,062 Sheedy (pen)
27 March 1989 Middlesbrough A 3–3 21,351 Cottee, Sheedy, Nevin
1 April 1989 Queens Park Rangers H 4–1 23,028 Clarke, Sheedy (pen), Cottee, Steven
8 April 1989 Arsenal A 0–2 37,608
10 April 1989 Charlton Athletic H 3–2 16,316 Sharp, Sheedy, Nevin
22 April 1989 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 28,568 McDonald
3 May 1989 Liverpool H 0–0 45,994
6 May 1989 Norwich City A 0–1 13,239
10 May 1989 Manchester United A 2–1 26,722 Sharp 2
13 May 1989 West Ham United H 3–1 21,694 Sheedy, Watson, Bracewell
15 May 1989 Derby County H 1–0 17,826 Wilson

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 7 January 1989 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 31,186 Sheedy (pen)
3 Rep 11 January 1989 West Bromwich Albion H 1–0 31,697 Sheedy
4 28 January 1989 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 27,566 Sheedy (pen)
4 Rep 31 January 1989 Plymouth Argyle H 4–0 28,542 Sharp 2, Nevin, Sheedy
5 18 February 1989 Barnsley A 1–0 32,551 Sharp
QF 19 March 1989 Wimbledon H 1–0 24,562 McCall
SF 15 April 1989 Norwich City Villa Park 1–0 46,553 Nevin
Final 20 May 1989 Liverpool Wembley 2–3 (aet) 82,800 McCall 2

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 27 September 1988 Bury H 3–0 11,071 Sharp, McDonald (pen), McCall
2:2 11 October 1988 Bury A 2–2 (agg 5–2) 4,592 Steven (pen), Sharp
3 8 November 1988 Oldham Athletic H 1–1 17,230 Steven (pen)
3 Rep 29 November 1988 Oldham Athletic A 2–0 14,573 Cottee 2
4 14 December 1988 Bradford City A 1–3 15,055 Watson

Simod Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 20 December 1988 Millwall H 2–0 3,703 Cottee, Hurlock (og)
QF 18 January 1989 Wimbledon A 2–1 2,477 Clarke 2
SF 28 February 1989 Queens Park Rangers H 1–0 7,072 Nevin
Final 30 April 1989 Nottingham Forest Wembley 3–4 (aet) 46,606 Sharp, Cottee 2

Mercantile Credit Football League Centenary Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
1 29 August 1988 Manchester United A 0–1 16,439

References

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