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| Above: | 1989–90 in Scottish football |
| Header1: | Premier Division champions |
| Data2: | Rangers |
| Header3: | Division One champions |
| Data4: | St Johnstone |
| Header5: | Division Two champions |
| Data6: | Brechin City |
| Header7: | Scottish Cup winners |
| Data8: | Aberdeen |
| Header9: | League Cup winners |
| Data10: | Aberdeen |
| Header11: | Junior Cup winners |
| Data12: | Hill of Beath Hawthorn |
| Header13: | Teams in Europe |
| Data14: | Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Hibernian, Rangers |
| Header15: | Scotland national team |
| Data16: | 1990 World Cup qualification, 1990 World Cup |
| Data17: | ← 1988–89 1990–91 → |
The 1989–90 season was the 93rd season of competitive football in Scotland.[1]
Rangers won their third league title in four seasons under the management of Graeme Souness.
Aberdeen won their first major honours since the departure of Alex Ferguson, winning a cup double of the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.
Celtic finished the season without winning a trophy, mounting the pressure on manager Billy McNeill.
Rangers abandoned their longstanding signing policy by acquiring Mo Johnston, who was the first high-profile Catholic player to sign for Rangers. Johnston joined Rangers after having come close to rejoining his old club Celtic from French club Nantes. Also arriving at Rangers was the Everton and England winger Trevor Steven, filling the gap on the right wing left by club hero David Cooper, who signed for Motherwell.
Rangers had four players – more than any other club – selected for the England World Cup squad. Goalkeeper Chris Woods, defenders Gary Stevens and Terry Butcher, and winger Trevor Steven helped them reach the semi-finals.
See main article: 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division. Champions: Rangers
Relegated: Dundee
See main article: 1989–90 Scottish First Division. Promoted: St Johnstone
Relegated: Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic
See main article: 1989–90 Scottish Second Division. Promoted: Brechin City, Kilmarnock
| width=140 | Competition | width=135 | Winner | width=80 | Score | width=135 | Runner-up | Report |
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| Scottish Cup 1989–90 | Aberdeen | 0–0 (9 – 8 pen.) | Celtic | Wikipedia article | ||||
| League Cup 1989–90 | Aberdeen | 2–1 | Rangers | Wikipedia article | ||||
| Youth Cup | Hibernian | 0–0 (4 – 2 (Pen.) | Dundee United | |||||
| Junior Cup | Hill of Beath Hawthorn | 1–0 | Lesmahagow |
| width=180 | Competition | width=140 | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland League 1989–90 | Elgin City | ||
| East of Scotland League | Annan Athletic | ||
| South of Scotland League | Girvan |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=140 | Club |
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| Aberdeen | |||||
| Heart of Midlothian |
| width=170 | Award | width=150 | Winner | width=140 | Club |
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| Aberdeen | |||||
| Scotland |
See main article: Scotland national football team 1980–99 results.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Competition | Scotland scorer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1989 | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb (A) | Yugoslavia | 1–3 | WCQG5 | Gordon Durie | |
| 11 October 1989 | Parc des Princes, Paris (A) |  France | 0–3 | WCQG5 | ||
| 15 November 1989 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Norway | 1–1 | WCQG5 | Ally McCoist | |
| 28 March 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Argentina | 1–0 | Friendly | Stewart McKimmie | |
| 25 April 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) | East Germany | 0–1 | Friendly | ||
| 16 May 1990 | Pittodrie, Aberdeen (H) |  Egypt | 1–3 | Friendly | Ally McCoist | |
| 19 May 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) |  Poland | 1–1 | Friendly | Maurice Johnston | |
| 28 May 1990 | Ta'Qali Stadium, Valletta (A) |  Malta | 2–1 | Friendly | Alan McInally (2) | |
| 11 June 1990 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N) |  Costa Rica | 0–1 | WCGC | ||
| 16 June 1990 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa (N) |  Sweden | 2–1 | WCGC | Stuart McCall, Maurice Johnston | |
| 20 June 1990 | Stadio Delle Alpi, Turin (N) |  Brazil | 0–1 | WCGC |
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