Scottish Premier Division 1989/90
Premier Division Final Table 1989/90
PLD W D L F-A PTS
1. Rangers 36 20 11 5 48:19 51:21
2. Aberdeen 36 17 10 9 56:33 44:28
3. Heart of Midlothian 36 16 12 8 54:35 44:28
4. Dundee United 36 11 13 12 36:39 35:37
5. Celtic 36 10 14 12 37:37 34:38
6. Motherwell 36 11 12 13 43:47 34:38
7. Hibernian 36 12 10 14 34:41 34:38
8. Dunfermline Athl. 36 11 8 17 37:50 30:42
9. St Mirren 36 10 10 16 28:48 30:42
10. Dundee 36 5 14 17 41:65 24:28 Relegated
Saturday, 12th August 1989
Aberdeen - Hibernian 1-0 Mason 86
Dundee United - Motherwell 1-1 French 8 / Cusack 39
Dunfermline Athletic - Dundee 2-1 P.Smith 13, Irons 81 / Beedie 7
Hearts - Celtic 1-3 McPherson 87 / Coyne 30 pen, 35, 54
Rangers - St Mirren 0-1 McDowell 29
Saturday, 19th August 1989
Celtic - Dunfermline Athletic 1-0 Galloway 55
Dundee - Dundee United 4-3 Wright 31, 40, 60, McBride 76 / Malpas 22, O'Neill 24,
Paatelainen 57
Hibernian - Rangers 2-0 Houchen 19, Weir 50
Motherwell - Aberdeen 0-0
St Mirren - Hearts 1-2 Godfrey 70 / Berry 21, Musemic 33
Saturday, 26th August 1989
Aberdeen - Dundee 1-0 Jess 54
Celtic - Rangers 1-1 Dziekanowski 20 / Butcher 5
Dundee United - Dunfermline 2-1 Van Der Hoorn 7, O'Neill 38 / Jack 32
Hearts - Hibernian 1-0 Musemic 4
Motherwell - St Mirren 3-1 Kirk 1, Cusack 43, 55 / Torfason 80
Saturday, 9th September 1989
Dundee - Hearts 2-2 Wright 4, Harvey 76 / McPherson 19, Crabbe 44 pen
Dunfermline Ath - Motherwell 1-1 Jack 76 / Paterson 89
Hibernian - Dundee United 2-0 Evans 39, Fellenger 89
Rangers - Aberdeen 1-0 Johnston 53
St Mirren - Celtic 1-0 Walker 10
Saturday, 16th September 1989
Aberdeen - Dunfermline Ath 2-1 Mason 15, C.Robertson 65 / Jack 80 pen
Dundee United - Celtic 2-2 Van Der Hoorn 46, French 86 / Morris 30, Coyne 80
Hibernian - St Mirren 3-1 Houchen 11, 22, Collins 70 / Black 18
Motherwell - Hearts 1-3 McCart 54 / Crabbe 4, 55, Robertson 73
Rangers - Dundee 2-2 McCoist 20, 84 / Craig 62, Wright 90
Saturday, 23rd September 1989
Celtic - Motherwell 1-1 McStay 41 / Paterson 7
Dundee - Hibernian 0-0
Dunfermline Ath - Rangers 1-1 Jack 14 / McCoist 11
Hearts - Dundee United 1-1 McPherson 60 / McInally 65
St Mirren - Aberdeen 0-2 Mason 11, Grant 76
Saturday, 30th September 1989
Aberdeen - Celtic 1-1 McLeish 46 / Miller 61
Dundee United - St Mirren 0-0
Hibernian - Dunfermline Ath. 2-2 Houchen 23, Collins 55 / Robertson 7, 60
Motherwell - Dundee 3-0 Kirk 12, O'Neill 41 pen, Cooper 81
Rangers - Hearts 1-0 Johnston 35
Tuesday, 3rd October 1989
Motherwell - Rangers 1-0 Russell 5
Wednesday, 4th October 1989
Celtic - Hibernian 3-1 Walker 46 pen, 58 pen, Dziekanowski 76 / Evans 20
Dundee United - Aberdeen 2-0 McInally 44, Malpas 53
Hearts - Dunfermline Ath. 1-2 Musemic 84 / Jack 59, P.Smith 82
St Mirren - Dundee 3-2 Torfason 45, 46 pen, Walker 80 / Wright 3, Dodds 34
Saturday, 14th October 1989
Aberdeen - Hearts 1-3 Van Der Ark 90 / McKinlay 21, Crabbe 55, 65
Dundee - Celtic 1-3 Craig 71 / Dziekanowski 2, Aitken 39, Coyne 87
Dunfermline Ath. - St Mirren 5-1 Jack 35 pen, 40, Kozma 46, 54, 58 / Torfason 10
Hibernian - Motherwell 3-2 Houchen 3, Weir 25, Collins 69 / Cusack 56, 76
Rangers - Dundee United 2-1 Johnston 51, McCoist 75 / O'Neill 64 pen
Saturday, 21st October 1989
Celtic - Hearts 2-1 Aitken 54, Coyne 89 / Crabbe 32
Dundee - Dunfermline Ath. 1-2 Dodds 2 pen / Jack 31, P.Smith 58
Motherwell - Dundee United 3-2 Boyd 13, Cooper 66 pen, Arnott 75 / O'Neill 37, 68
Wednesday, 25th October 1989
Hibernian - Aberdeen 0-3 C.Robertson 4, Mason 47, Van Der Ark 60
St Mirren - Rangers 0-2 McCoist 26, Johnston 51
Saturday, 28th October 1989
Aberdeen - Motherwell 1-0 Bett 34 pen
Dundee United - Dundee 0-0
Dunfermline Ath. - Celtic 2-0 Jack 9, Kozma 15
Hearts - St Mirren 4-0 Crabbe 24, Robertson 57, 71, Colquhoun 83
Rangers - Hibernian 3-0 McCoist 55, 89, Johnston 78 pen
Saturday, 4th November 1989
Dundee - Aberdeen 1-1 Dodds 89 / Connor 15
Dunfermline - Dundee United 1-1 Kozma 19 / Paatelainen 12 pen
Hibernian - Hearts 1-1 Archibald 39 / Bannon 33
Rangers - Celtic 1-0 Johnston 88
St Mirren - Motherwell 2-2 Torfason 60, Lambert 65 / Cusack 11, Cooper 90
Wednesday, 8th November 1989
Dundee United - Hibernian 1-0 Jackson 3
Motherwell - Dunfermline Ath 1-1 Cusack 6 / Jack 88
Saturday, 11th November 1989
Hearts - Dundee 6-3 Foster 2, Robertson 3, Colquhoun 43, 53, 73, Crabbe 82 /
Saunders 20, Dodds 71, 84
Saturday, 18th November 1989
Celtic - Dundee United 0-1 Gallacher 78
Dundee - Rangers 0-2 Walters 51, Johnston 71
Dunfermline Ath - Aberdeen 0-3 Gillhaus 12, 17, D.Robertson 72
Hearts - Motherwell 3-0 Colquhoun 69, Sandison 78, Crabbe 79
St Mirren - Hibernian 0-0
Wednesday, 22nd November 1989
Aberdeen - Rangers 1-0 Gillhaus 25
Celtic - St Mirren 1-1 Miller 5 / Torfason 7
Saturday, 25th November 1989
Aberdeen - St Mirren 5-0 Nicholas 7, 20, 33, McLeish 67, Mason 78
Dundee United - Hearts 2-1 Bowman 74, Paatelainen 89 / Crabbe 25 pen
Hibernian - Dundee 3-2 Collins 9, McGinlay 20, Evans 46 / Beedie 53, Dodds 75
Motherwell - Celtic 0-0
Rangers - Dunfermline Ath. 3-0 Johnston 14, Butcher 24, McCoist 88
Saturday, 2nd December 1989
Celtic - Aberdeen 1-0 Walker 63 pen
Dundee - Motherwell 2-1 Dodds 38 pen, Craig 88 / Kirk 62
Dunfermline Ath. - Hibernian 0-0
Hearts - Rangers 1-2 Bannon 12 / Walters 50, Steven 78
Saturday, 9th December 1989
Aberdeen - Dundee United 2-0 Nicholas 49, Mason 72
Dundee - St Mirren 3-3 Dodds 60 pen, Chisholm 63, Forsyth 89 / Lambert 15,
Torfason 70 pen, Godfrey 84
Dunfermline Ath - Hearts 0-2 Robertson 16, 65
Hibernian - Celtic 0-3 Dziekanowski 26, Wdowczyk 43, Walker 70
Rangers - Motherwell 3-0 Butcher 44, McCoist 84, Brown 88
Wednesday, 13th December 1989
St Mirren - Dundee United 1-0 Torfason 78
Saturday, 16th December 1989
Celtic - Dundee 4-1 Walker 31, McStay 80, Dziekanowski 85, Miller 89 /
Beedie 43
Dundee United - Rangers 1-1 Paatelainen 11 / Johnston 26
Wednesday, 20th December 1989
Hearts - Aberdeen 1-1 Robertson 20 / Grant 60
Saturday, 23rd December 1989
Dundee United - Motherwell 1-1 Paatelainen 7 / Russell 27
Rangers - St Mirren 1-0 Dodds 28
Tuesday, 26th December 1989
Aberdeen - Hibernian 1-2 Grant 47 / Archibald 29, Kane 55
Dunfermline Ath - Dundee 1-0 Kozma 89
Hearts - Celtic 0-0
Saturday, 30th December 1989
Celtic - Dunfermline Ath 0-2 Rafferty 18, Jack 89
Dundee - Dundee United 1-1 Chisholm 85 / Jackson 50
Hibernian - Rangers 0-0
Motherwell - Aberdeen 2-2 Cooper 73 pen, 76 / Van Der Ark 33, 53
St Mirren - Hearts 2-0 Davies 70, Torfason 84
Monday, 1st January 1990
Hearts - Hibernian 2-0 Robertson 38 pen, 48
Tuesday, 2nd January 1990
Aberdeen - Dundee 5-2 Grant 13, Van Der Ark 36, 44, Bett 37, Nicholas 75 /
Wright 11, Campbell 23
Celtic - Rangers 0-1 Spackman 14
Motherwell - St Mirren 2-0 Arnott 51, Kirk 75
Wednesday, 3rd January 1990
Dundee Utd - Dunfermline Ath 1-0 Jackson 32
Saturday, 6th January 1990
Dunfermline Ath - Motherwell 0-5 Cusack 16, 30, Gahagen 28, 81, Kirk 66
Dundee - Hearts 0-1 Craib og
Hibernian - Dundee United 0-0
Rangers - Aberdeen 2-0 Walters 76, McCoist 88
St Mirren - Celtic 0-2 Miller 6, Dziekanowski 42
Tuesday, 9th January 1990
Motherwell - Hibernian 0-2 McGinlay 42, Sneddon 47
Wednesday, 10th January 1990
St Mirren - Dunfermline Ath 2-0 Torfason 11, McDowall 44
Saturday, 13th January 1990
Aberdeen - Dunfermline Ath 4-1 Grant 15, Mason 38, Nicholas 39, Bett 40 / Irons 16
Dundee United - Celtic 2-0 Connolly 36, 44
Hibernian - St Mirren 0-1 Torfason 4
Motherwell - Hearts 0-3 Robertson 34 pen, 63, Colquhoun 85
Rangers - Dundee 3-0 McCoist 21, Dodds 75, Johnston 86
Saturday, 27th January 1990
Celtic - Motherwell 0-1 Cusack 49
Dunfermline Ath - Rangers 0-1 Stevens 16
Dundee - Hibernian 2-0 Wright 13, Chisholm 79
Hearts - Dundee United 3-2 Kidd 4, Crabbe 40, Robertson 65 pen / Connolly 69,
Paatelainen 82 pen
St Mirren - Aberdeen 1-0 McDowall 6
Saturday, 3rd February 1990
Aberdeen - Hearts 2-2 Nicholas 20 pen, 44 / Sandison 17, Ferguson 83
Dundee - Celtic 0-0
Dunfermline Ath - St Mirren 1-0 O'Boyle 46
Hibernian - Motherwell 1-2 Collins 71 / Arnott 50, Paterson 55
Rangers - Dundee United 3-1 Walters 20, McCoist 36, Johnston 39 / Clark 43
Saturday, 10th February 1990
Celtic - Hibernian 1-1 Dziekanowski 27 / Collins 45
Dundee United - Aberdeen 1-1 McInally 57 / Mason 10
Hearts - Dunfermline Ath 0-2 Jack 42, O'Boyle 80
Motherwell - Rangers 1-1 Arnott 16 / Johnston 75
St Mirren - Dundee 0-0
Saturday, 17th February 1990
Aberdeen - Celtic 1-1 Nicholas 11 / McStay 60
Dundee United - St Mirren 2-0 Jackson 67, Connolly 87
Hibernian - Dunfermline Ath 2-1 Hamilton 17, Sneddon 59 / Tierney 78
Motherwell - Dundee 3-1 Kirk 26, 36, Gahagan 53 / Dodds 62
Rangers - Hearts 0-0
Saturday, 3rd March 1990
Celtic - Dundee United 3-0 Galloway 20, Miller 70, Whyte 77
Dundee - Rangers 2-2 Campbell 6, Dodds 46 / Johnston 36, Dodds 54
Dunfermline Ath - Aberdeen 2-4 Tierney 69, Gallagher 71 / Mason 34, Nicholas 53,
Gillhaus 75, 78
Hearts - Motherwell 2-0 Crabbe 63, Robertson 81
St Mirren - Hibernian 0-1 Houchen 39
Saturday, 10th March 1990
Celtic - Hearts 1-1 Coyne 53 / Robertson 43
Dundee - Dunfermline Ath 1-0 Dodds 20
Hibernian - Aberdeen 3-2 Orr 41, McGinlay 72, Wright 89 / Van Der Ark 84, Hunter
86 og
Motherwell - Dundee United 0-1 Jackson 14
Saturday, 17th March 1990
St Mirren - Rangers 0-0
Saturday, 24th March 1990
Aberdeen - Motherwell 2-0 Gillhaus 3, 74
Dundee United - Dundee 1-2 Connolly 2 / Wright 13, Shannon 32
Dunfermline Ath - Celtic 0-0
Hearts - St Mirren 0-0
Rangers - Hibernian 0-1 Houchen 60
Saturday, 31st March 1990
Dundee - Aberdeen 1-1 Wright 15 / Gillhaus 34
Dunfermline Ath - Dundee Utd 0-1 Jackson 87
Hibernian - Hearts 1-2 Weir 17 / Robertson 37, 47
St Mirren - Motherwell 0-0
Sunday, 1st April 1990
Rangers - Celtic 3-0 Walters 28 pen, Johnston 38, McCoist 78 pen
Wednesday, 4th April 1990
Hearts - Dundee 0-0
Saturday, 7th April 1990
Celtic - St Mirren 0-3 Torfason 24, Shaw 37, Lambert 64
Dundee United - Hibernian 1-0 Paatelainen 80 pen
Motherwell - Dunfermline Ath 1-3 McCathie 21 og / Smith 3, Jack 46 pen, 67 pen
Sunday, 8th April 1990
Aberdeen - Rangers 0-0
Saturday, 14th April 1990
Dundee - St Mirren 1-2 A.Campbell 1 / Shaw 25, Martin 47
Dunfermline Ath - Hearts 0-1 McPherson 63
Rangers - Motherwell 2-1 Steven 61, Johnston 66 / Cusack 60
Tuesday, 17th April 1990
Hibernian - Celtic 1-0 Kane 78 pen
Wednesday, 18th April 1990
Aberdeen - Dundee United 1-0 Grant 80
Saturday, 21st April 1990
Celtic - Dundee 1-1 Creaney 84 / Dodds 79 pen
Dundee United - Rangers 0-1 Steven 57
Hearts - Aberdeen 1-0 Mackay 78
Motherwell - Hibernian 1-0 Arnott 21
St Mirren - Dunfermline Ath 1-2 Martin 82 / O'Boyle 39 pen, Jack 75
Saturday, 25th April 1990
Aberdeen - St Mirren 2-0 Irvine 76, Nicholas 86
Dundee United - Hearts 1-1 Jackson 46 / McLaren 58
Hibernian - Dundee 1-1 Houchen 56 / Dodds 39
Motherwell - Celtic 1-1 Cooper 42 / Dziekanowski 6
Rangers - Dunfermline Ath 2-0 McCoist 52, Dodds 90
Wednesday, 2nd May 1990
Celtic - Aberdeen 1-3 Walker 3 / Jess 56, 58, Watson 71
Saturday, 5th May 1990
Dundee - Motherwell 1-2 Wright 54 / Russell 22, Kirk 67
Dunfermline Ath - Hibernian 1-1 Jack 26 / Kane 48
Hearts - Rangers 1-1 Robertson 13 pen / Munro 16
St Mirren - Dundee United 0-0
Top Goalscorers: John Robertson (Hearts) 17; Ross Jack (Dunfermline Ath) 16;
Maurice Johnston (Rangers) 15; Ally McCoist (Rangers) 14;
William Dodds (Dundee) 13.
Apps & Goals of champions Rangers:
PLAYER APPS GOALS
Stuart Munro 36 1
Maurice Johnston 36 15
Gary Stevens 35 1
Terry Butcher 34 3
Trevor Steven 34 3
Christopher Woods 32 -
Alistair McCoist 34 14
Mark Walters 27 5
John Brown 27 1
Richard Gough 26 -
Ian Ferguson 24 -
Nigel Spackman 21 1
Raymond Wilkins 15 -
David Dodds 14 4
Scott Nisbet 7 -
Christopher Vinnicombe 7 -
Derek Ferguson 5 -
Kevin Drinkell 4 -
Bonnie Ginzburg 4 -
Ian McCall 4 -
Thomas Cowan 3 -
Neale Cooper 3 -
Alexander Robertson 1 -
Graeme Souness 1 -
Manager: Graeme Souness