1989–90 Celtic F.C. season

During the 1989–90 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish Premier Division.

Celtic

1989–90 season
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	5th
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Semi-finalists
European Cup Winners' Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Dariusz Dziekanowski – 8 All: Dariusz Dziekanowski – 16
Highest home attendance	52,281
Lowest home attendance	13,115
Average home league attendance	28,621
Home colours
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Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Heart of Midlothian	36	16	12	8	54	35	+19	44	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Dundee United	36	11	13	12	36	39	−3	35
5	Celtic	36	10	14	12	37	37	0	34
6	Motherwell	36	11	12	13	43	47	−4	34
7	Hibernian	36	12	10	14	34	41	−7	34

Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Matches

Hearts v Celtic

12 August 1989 Premier League	Hearts	1 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 25,932

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

19 August 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,000

Celtic v Rangers

26 August 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,000

St Mirren v Celtic

9 September 1989 Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 0	Celtic	Paisley
15:00				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 19,813

Dundee United v Celtic

16 September 1989 Premier League	Dundee United	2 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,624

Celtic v Motherwell

23 September 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 29,000

Aberdeen v Celtic

30 September 1989 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodire Stadium Attendance: 21,374

Celtic v Hibernian

4 October 1989 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 36,000

Dundee v Celtic

14 October 1989 Premier League	Dundee	1 – 3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 16,215

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

21 October 1989 Premier League	Celtic	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,105

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

28 October 1989 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 19,588

Rangers v Celtic

4 November 1989 Premier League	Rangers	1 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,598

Celtic v Dundee United

18 November 1989 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 32,250

Celtic v St Mirren

22 November 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	St Mirren	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,100

Motherwell v Celtic

25 November 1989 Premier League	Motherwell	0 – 0	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 16,029

Celtic v Aberdeen

2 December 1989 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 0	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 38,300

Hibernian v Celtic

9 December 1989 Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 3	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 18,000

Celtic v Dundee

16 December 1989 Premier League	Celtic	4 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 17,860

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

26 December 1989 Premier League	Heart of Midlothian	0 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 23,259

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

30 December 1989 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 30,548

Celtic v Rangers

2 January 1990 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 54,526

St Mirren v Celtic

6 January 1990 Premier League	St Mirren	0 – 2	Celtic	Paisley
15:00 GMT				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 14,813

Dundee United v Celtic

13 January 1990 Premier League	Dundee United	2 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 16,635

Celtic v Motherwell

27 January 1990 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,000

Dundee v Celtic

3 February 1990 Premier League	Dundee	0 – 0	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 14,100

Celtic v Hibernian

10 February 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,000

Aberdeen v Celtic

17 February 1990 Premier League	Aberdeen	1 – 1	Celtic	Aberdeen
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 22,100

Celtic v Dundee United

3 March 1990 Premier League	Celtic	3 – 0	Dundee United	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 23,541

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

10 March 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 34,792

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

24 March 1990 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 14,044

Rangers v Celtic

1 April 1990 Premier League	Rangers	3 – 0	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 41,926

Celtic v St Mirren

7 April 1990 Premier League	Celtic	0 – 3	St Mirren	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,481

Hibernian v Celtic

17 April 1990 Premier League	Hibernian	1 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 11,000

Celtic v Dundee

21 April 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 1	Dundee	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 15,115

Motherwell v Celtic

28 April 1990 Premier League	Motherwell	1 – 1	Celtic	Motherwell
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 10,322

Celtic v Aberdeen

2 May 1990 Premier League	Celtic	1 – 3	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,154

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Scottish Cup

Forfar Athletic v Celtic

20 January 1990 Third round	Forfar Athletic	1 – 2	Celtic	Forfar
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 8,388

Celtic v Rangers

25 February 1990 Fourth round	Celtic	1 – 0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 52,565

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic

17 March 1990 Fifth round	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 19,568

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

21 March 1990 Fifth round replay	Celtic	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,768

Celtic v Clydebank

14 April 1990 Semi-final	Celtic	2 – 0	Clydebank	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 34,803

Celtic v Aberdeen

12 May 1990 Final	Celtic	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (8 – 9 p)	Aberdeen	Glasgow
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 58,735

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Scottish League Cup

Dumbarton v Celtic

15 August 1989 Second round	Dumbarton	0 – 3	Celtic	Dumbarton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 8,352

Celtic v Queen of the South

22 August 1989 Third round	Celtic	2 – 0	Queen of the South	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,074

Heart of Midlothian v Celtic

30 August 1989 Quarter Finals	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 25,221

Celtic v Aberdeen

20 September 1989 Semi-finals	Celtic	0 – 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
19:30 GMT				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 43,401

European Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup

Partizan Belgrade v Celtic

12 September 1989 1st round 1st leg	Partizan Belgrade	2 – 1	Celtic	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 8,500

Celtic v Partizan Belgrade

27 September 1989 1st round 2nd leg	Celtic	5 – 4 (6 – 6 agg.)	Partizan Belgrade	Glasgow
20:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 45,298

Club Staff

Board of Directors

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

Football Staff^[1]

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^[2]

Date	Name	From	Transfer Fee
May 1989	Paul McLaughlin	Queen's Park	Free
June 1989	Mike Galloway	Heart of Midlothian	£500,000
July 1989	Paul Elliott	Pisa SC	£650,000
July 1989	Dariusz Dziekanowski	Legia Warsaw	£500,000
August 1989	John Hewitt	Aberdeen	£250,000
November 1989	Dariusz Wdowczyk	Legia Warsaw	£400,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£2,300,000

Transfers Out ^[3]

Date	Name	To	Transfer Fee
May 1989	Mick McCarthy	Olympique Lyonnais	£350,000
June 1989	Owen Archdeacon	Barnsley	£80,000
July 1989	Mark McGhee	Newcastle United	£250,000
August 1989	John Traynor	Clydebank	Free
December 1989	Tommy Burns	Kilmarnock	Free
January 1990	Roy Aitken	Newcastle United	£500,000
February 1990	Ian Andrews	Southampton	£200,000
		Total Transfer Fees	£1,380,000