1988–89 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1988–89 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Celtic

1988–89 season
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	3rd
Scottish Cup	Winners
Scottish League Cup	Quarter-finalists
European Cup	2nd round
Top goalscorer	League: Mark McGhee – 16 All: Mark McGhee – 19
Highest home attendance	60,613
Lowest home attendance	15,316
Average home league attendance	31,713
Home colours
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Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

Celtic v Hearts

13 August 1988 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 44,881

Dundee United v Celtic

20 August 1988 Premier League	Dundee United	1–0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 19,530

Rangers v Celtic

27 August 1988 Premier League	Rangers	5–1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,858

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

3 September 1988 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 22,384

Celtic v Aberdeen

17 September 1988 Premier League	Celtic	1–3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,757

Dundee v Celtic

24 September 1988 Premier League	Dundee	1–0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 15,546

Celtic v Motherwell

28 September 1988 Premier League	Celtic	3–1	Motherwell	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,057

Hibernian v Celtic

1 October 1988 Premier League	Hibernian	3–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 22,808

Celtic v St Mirren

8 October 1988 Premier League	Celtic	7–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,091

Celtic v Dundee United

12 October 1988 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,896

Hearts v Celtic

22 October 1988 Premier League	Hearts	0–2	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 24,017

Celtic v Dundee

29 October 1988 Premier League	Celtic	2–3	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,843

Aberdeen v Celtic

2 November 1988 Premier League	Aberdeen	2–2	Celtic	Aberdeen
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 21,218

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

5 November 1988 Premier League	Hamilton Academical	0–8	Celtic	Hamilton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 10,710

Celtic v Rangers

12 November 1988 Premier League	Celtic	3–1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,613

Celtic v Hibernian

19 November 1988 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,926

St Mirren v Celtic

26 November 1988 Premier League	St Mirren	2–3	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 21,266

Motherwell v Celtic

3 December 1988 Premier League	Motherwell	1–3	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 16,392

Celtic v Aberdeen

10 December 1988 Premier League	Celtic	0–0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 39,427

Dundee United v Celtic

17 December 1988 Premier League	Dundee United	2–0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 18,745

Celtic v Hearts

31 December 1988 Premier League	Celtic	4–2	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 41,555

Rangers v Celtic

3 January 1989 Premier League	Rangers	4–1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,515

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

7 January 1989 Premier League	Celtic	2–0	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,769

Celtic v St Mirren

14 January 1989 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,879

Hibernian v Celtic

21 January 1989 Premier League	Hibernian	1–3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 23,106

Celtic v Motherwell

11 February 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1–2	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,445

Dundee v Celtic

25 February 1989 Premier League	Dundee	0–3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 14,548

Hearts v Celtic

11 March 1989 Premier League	Hearts	0–1	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 23,087

Celtic v Dundee United

25 March 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,795

Celtic v Rangers

1 April 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1–2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 60,171

Hamilton Academical v Celtic

8 April 1989 Premier League	Hamilton Academical	2–0	Celtic	Hamilton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 9,031

Motherwell v Celtic

12 April 1989 Premier League	Motherwell	2–2	Celtic	Motherwell
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,507

Celtic v Dundee

22 April 1989 Premier League	Celtic	2–1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,105

Aberdeen v Celtic

29 April 1989 Premier League	Aberdeen	0–0	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 20,347

Celtic v Hibernian

6 May 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1–0	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,316

St Mirren v Celtic

13 May 1989 Premier League	St Mirren	0–1	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 13,257

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Cup

Celtic v Dumbarton

28 January 1989 Third round	Celtic	2–0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 24,844

Celtic v Clydebank

18 February 1989 Fourth round	Celtic	4–1	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,141

Celtic v Hearts

18 March 1989 Fifth round	Celtic	2–1	Hearts	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 46,348

Celtic v Hibernian

16 April 1989 Semi-final	Celtic	3–1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 42,188

Celtic v Rangers

20 May 1989 Final	Celtic	1–0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 72,079

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish League Cup

Celtic v Ayr United

17 August 1988 Second round	Celtic	4–1	Ayr United	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,044

Celtic v Hamilton Academical

24 August 1988 Third round	Celtic	7–2	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 21,109

Dundee United v Celtic

31 August 1988 Quarter Finals	Dundee United	2–0	Celtic	Dundee
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 21,140

European Cup

Main article: 1988–89 European Cup

Honved v Celtic

7 September 1988 1st round 1st leg	Honved	1–0	Celtic	Budapest
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Bozsik Stadion Attendance: 8,000

Celtic v Honved

5 October 1988 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	4–0 (4–1 agg.)	Honved	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 42,763

Celtic v Werder Bremen

26 October 1988 2nd round 1st leg	Celtic	0–1	Werder Bremen	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 50,624

Werder Bremen v Celtic

8 November 1988 2nd round 2nd leg	Werder Bremen	0–0 (1–0 agg.)	Celtic	Bremen
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 38,980

Dubai Champions Cup

Main article: Dubai Champions Cup

Celtic v Liverpool

4 April 1989 Dubai Champions Cup	Celtic	1 – 1 (4–2 pen.)	Liverpool	Dubai
20:00 GMT	McGhee 12'		Aldridge 74'	Stadium: Al Wasl Stadium Attendance: 15,000

Club Staff

Board of Directors^[1]

Position	Name
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Vice-chairman	Kevin Kelly
Secretary	Chris White
Directors	James Farrell Tom Grant Chris White

Football Staff ^[2]

Position	Name
Manager	Billy McNeill
Assistant manager	Tommy Craig
Reserve Team Manager	Bobby Lennox
Youth Development Officer	Benny Rooney
Physio	Brian Scott
Masseur	Jimmy Steele
Kitman	Neil Mochan

Transfers

Transfers In ^[3]

Date	Player	From	Transfer Fee
July 1988	Ian Andrews	Leicester City	£300,000
August 1988	Alan Rough	Orlando Pirates	Free
January 1989	Steve McCahill	Dumbarton	£100,000
March 1989	Tommy Coyne	Dundee	£500,000

Transfers Out ^[4]

Date	Player	To	Transfer Fee
July 1988	Allen McKnight	West Ham United	£250,000
August 1988	Dougie McGuire	Coventry City	£40,000
December 1988	Alan Rough	Hamilton Academical	Free
March 1989	Frank McAvennie	West Ham United	£1,250,000