The 1989 Rous Cup was the fifth and final staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry.

1989 Rous Cup
Tournament details
Dates23–30 May
Teams3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored4 (1.33 per match)
Attendance87,916 (29,305 per match)
1988

As in the previous two years, a South American team was also invited to compete in a triangular tournament, with Chile being this year's entrant.[1] World champions Argentina had been originally invited but declined, citing domestic fixture congestion.[2] Their invitation had been disapproved of by the British government, given the cut relations between the two nations following the 1982 Falklands War.[3]

England won the competition for the second year running, and third time in its five years of existence. This marked the final time any England vs Scotland matches would be arranged by the countries until friendly played in August 2013. The three meetings between the teams that took place during this 24-year-long interval were during UEFA competitions (in the Euro 1996 group stage and the two legs of the Euro 2000 qualification play-offs).

Due to the English First Division being extended to enable Liverpool to complete their fixtures that had been postponed following the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989, England were unable to select any players from Liverpool or Arsenal (Liverpool's final opponent) for the tournament.

Results edit

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

England vs Chile edit

England  0–0  Chile
Report
Attendance: 15,628
ENGLAND:
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)
DF 2 Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)
DF 3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF 4 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)
DF 5 Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)
DF 6 Terry Butcher (Rangers)
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)  
MF 8 Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur)  
FW 9 Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest)
FW 10 John Fashanu (Wimbledon)     71'
MF 11 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutions:
FW 0 Tony Cottee (Everton)   71'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
CHILE:
GK 1 Roberto Rojas (São Paulo) (c)
DF 2 Patricio Reyes (Universidad de Chile)  
DF 3 Leonel Contreras (Everton)
DF 4 Hugo González (Colo-Colo)
MF 5 Jaime Pizarro (Colo-Colo)
FW 6 Hugo Rubio (Bologna)  
MF 7 Raúl Ormeño (Colo-Colo)
FW 8 Juan Covarrubias (Cobreloa)   46'
DF 9 Fernando Astengo (Grêmio)  
DF 10 Rubén Espinoza (Colo-Colo)
MF 11 Osvaldo Hurtado (Charleroi)   60'
Substitutions:
MF 0 Jaime Vera (OFI Crete)   60'
FW 0 Juan Carlos Letelier (Deportes La Serena)   46'
Manager:
Orlando Aravena

Scotland vs England edit

Scotland  0–2  England
Report Waddle   20'
Bull   82'
Attendance: 63,282
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton (Manchester United)
DF 5 Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen)
DF 4 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)  
DF 3 Dave McPherson (Heart of Midlothian)
DF 2 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)
MF 8 Pat Nevin (Everton)
MF 6 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c)
MF 10 Paul McStay (Celtic)
MF 11 Bobby Connor (Aberdeen)   57'
FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers)
FW 7 Mo Johnston (Nantes)
Substitutions:
MF 12 Peter Grant (Celtic)   57'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
ENGLAND:
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)
DF 2 Gary Stevens (Rangers)
DF 3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF 6 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)
DF 4 Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)
DF 5 Terry Butcher (Rangers)
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)
MF 8 Trevor Steven (Rangers)
FW 11 John Fashanu (Wimbledon)   31'
FW 9 Tony Cottee (Everton)   75'
MF 10 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutions:
MF 14 Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur)   75'
FW 16 Steve Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers)   31'
Manager:
Bobby Robson

Scotland vs Chile edit

Scotland  2–0  Chile
McInally   5'
MacLeod   53'
Report
Attendance: 9,006
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton (Manchester United) (c)
DF 2 Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen)
DF 3 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)
DF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic)
DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
DF 6 Gary Gillespie (Liverpool)   70'
FW 7 David Speedie (Coventry City)     46'
MF 8 Peter Grant (Celtic)
MF 9 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund)
MF 10 Paul McStay (Celtic)
FW 11 Alan McInally (Aston Villa)
Substitutions:
DF 17 Derek Whyte (Celtic)   70'
FW 18 Mo Johnston (Nantes)   46'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
CHILE:
GK 1 Roberto Rojas (São Paulo) (c)
DF 2 Patricio Reyes (Universidad de Chile)
DF 3 Leonel Contreras (Everton)
DF 4 Hugo González (Colo-Colo)
MF 5 Héctor Puebla (Cobreloa)
MF 6 Jaime Vera (OFI Crete)
MF 7 Alejandro Hisis (OFI Crete)
MF 8 Jaime Pizarro (Colo-Colo)
MF 9 Juvenal Olmos (Universidad Católica)   65'
FW 10 Hugo Rubio (Bologna)
FW 11 Juan Covarrubias (Cobreloa)   46'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Jaime Patricio Ramírez (Unión Española)   65'
FW 22 Juan Carlos Letelier (Deportes La Serena)     46'
Manager:
Orlando Aravena

Final standings edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  England 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
  Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
  Chile 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
1989 Rous Cup
tournament winners
 
England

Goalscorers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Chileans to make their Wembley bow in May". The Times. 16 December 1988. p. 40.
  2. ^ "Argentina turn down invitation". The Times. 4 November 1988. p. 44.
  3. ^ "Argentina invited to Rous Cup". The Times. 2 November 1988. p. 48.