| Country: | Scotland |
| Season: | 1888–89 |
| Prevseason: | 1887–88 |
| Nextseason: | 1889–90 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
| Bodyclass: | football |
| Headerstyle: | background:#BFD7FF |
| Above: | 1888–89 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data2: | Third Lanark |
| Header3: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data4: | Burnbank Swifts |
| Header5: | Scotland national team |
| Data6: | 1889 BHC |
The 1888–89 season was the 16th season of competitive football in Scotland.
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottish Cup | Third Lanark | 2 – 1 | Celtic | ||||
| Scottish Junior Cup | Burnbank Swifts | 4 – 1 | West Benhar Violet |
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire Cup | Aberdeen | 4 – 3 | Orion | ||||
| Ayrshire Cup | Hurlford | 2 – 0 | Ayr | ||||
| Buteshire Cup | Bute Rangers | 3 – 1 | Bute Thistle | ||||
| Dumbartonshire Cup | Dumbarton | 6 – 2 | Dumbarton Athletic | ||||
| East of Scotland Shield | Hearts | 5 – 2 | Leith Athletic | ||||
| Fife Cup | Cowdenbeath | 4 –2 | Lassodie | ||||
| Forfarshire Cup | Arbroath | 2 – 1 | Dundee East End | ||||
| Glasgow Cup | Queen's Park | 8 – 0 | Partick Thistle | ||||
| Lanarkshire Cup | Royal Albert | 2 – 1 | Uddingston | ||||
| Linlithgowshire Cup | Bo'ness | 1 – 0 | Armadale | ||||
| North of Scotland Cup | Crown | 3 – 1 | Inverness Rovers | ||||
| Perthshire Cup | Dunblane | 6 – 5 | Fair City Athletic | ||||
| Renfrewshire Cup | Abercorn | 3 – 2 | St Mirren | ||||
| Stirlingshire Cup | East Stirlingshire | 7 – 0 | Slamannan |
The tournament was held to coincide with the International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry. Held during the early season, the one-off competition was held at the Exhibition Grounds.[1]
| width=160 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Exhibition Cup | Cowlairs | 2 – 0 | Celtic |
See main article: 1888–89 British Home Championship and Scotland national football team 1872–1914 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 1889 | Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow | 7 – 0 | ||
| 13 April 1889 | Kennington Oval, London | 3 – 2 | ||
| 15 April 1889 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 0 – 0 |