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1988–89 Scottish Premier Division

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Scottish Premier Division
Season1988–89
ChampionsRangers
4th Premier Division title
39th Scottish title
European CupRangers
UEFA CupAberdeen
Dundee United
Hibernian
Cup Winners' CupCeltic
Matches played180
Goals scored422 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerMark McGhee, Charlie Nicholas (16)
Biggest home winCeltic 7–1 St Mirren
Biggest away winHamilton Academical 0–8 Celtic

The 1988–89 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, six points ahead of Aberdeen. Hamilton Academical were relegated.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Rangers (C) 36 26 4 6 62 26 +36 56 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 Aberdeen 36 18 14 4 51 25 +26 50 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Celtic 36 21 4 11 66 44 +22 46 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
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
9 Motherwell 36 7 13 16 25 44 −19 27
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 36 6 2 28 19 76 −57 14 Relegation to the 1989–90 Scottish First Division
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Matches 1–18

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During matches 1-18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DNU HAM HOM HIB MOT RAN STM
Aberdeen 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1
Celtic 1–3 2–3 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 7–1
Dundee 1–1 1–0 0–3 5–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1
Dundee United 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1
Hamilton Academical 0–1 0–8 1–0 0–4 0–4 0–3 1–0 0–2 2–4
Heart of Midlothian 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 2–2 1–2 1–2
Hibernian 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–0
Motherwell 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2
Rangers 1–0 5–1 2–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 2–1
St Mirren 1–1 2–3 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 19–36

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During matches 19-36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).

Home \ Away ABE CEL DND DNU HAM HOM HIB MOT RAN STM
Aberdeen 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1
Celtic 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–1
Dundee 2–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1
Dundee United 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
Hamilton Academical 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–5 0–2 0–3 0–2 0–1 2–1
Heart of Midlothian 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0
Hibernian 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Motherwell 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–0
Rangers 0–3 4–1 3–1 2–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 3–1
St Mirren 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

See also

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References

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