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Dundee
1988–89 season
ManagerDave Smith (until Jan. 1989)

John Blackley (caretaker, Jan.–Feb. 1989)

Gordon Wallace (from Feb. 1989)
Premier Division8th
Scottish Cup3rd round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Tommy Coyne
& Keith Wright (8)
All: Keith Wright (10)

The 1988–89 season was the 87th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division.[1][2] Dundee would finish in 8th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Rangers in the quarter-finals of the League Cup, and by inter-city rivals Dundee United in the 3rd round of the Scottish Cup.

Scottish Premier Division[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Premier Division

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
1 13 August Aberdeen H 1–1 Chisholm 12,222
2 20 August Motherwell A 1–1 Wright 3,803
3 27 August St Mirren A 0–0 3,805
4 3 September Dundee United H 0–3 14,927
5 17 September Hamilton Academical A 0–1 2,194
6 24 September Celtic H 1–0 Coyne 15,574
7 28 September Heart of Midlothian A 1–1 Shannon 8,392
8 1 October Rangers A 0–2 40,768
9 8 October Hibernian H 2–1 Chisholm, Coyne 8,127
10 12 October Motherwell H 1–1 Wright 4,161
11 29 October Celtic A 3–2 Frail, Harvey, Rafferty 25,843
12 2 November Hamilton Academical H 5–2 Harvey, Wright, Coyne (3) 3,857
13 5 November Dundee United A 0–2 14,882
14 12 November St Mirren H 0–1 4,657
15 16 November Aberdeen A 0–1 11,181
16 19 November Rangers H 0–0 16,514
17 26 November Hibernian A 1–1 Coyne 8,461
18 3 December Heart of Midlothian H 1–1 Harvey 6,909
19 10 December Hamilton Academical A 0–1 2,083
20 17 December Motherwell A 0–1 4,560
21 31 December Aberdeen H 2–0 Coyne (2) 9,828
22 3 January St Mirren A 1–1 Wright 4,920
23 7 January Dundee United H 0–1 16,332
24 14 January Hibernian H 1–2 McBride 7,263
25 21 January Rangers A 1–3 Wright 43,202
26 11 February Heart of Midlothian A 1–3 Lawrence 10,432
27 25 February Celtic H 0–3 14,559
28 11 March Aberdeen A 0–2 11,800
29 25 March Motherwell H 2–1 McBride, Chisholm 3,718
30 1 April St Mirren H 2–1 Campbell, Craig 3,824
31 8 April Dundee United A 1–2 Saunders 11,910
32 15 April Heart of Midlothian H 2–1 Chisholm, Wright 6,993
33 22 April Celtic A 1–2 Harvey (pen.) 16,105
34 29 April Hamilton Academical H 1–0 Craig 4,100
35 6 May Rangers H 1–2 Wright 14,889
36 13 May Hibernian A 1–1 Wright 5,670

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Heart of Midlothian 36 9 13 14 35 42 −7 31
7 St Mirren 36 11 7 18 39 55 −16 29
8 Dundee 36 9 10 17 34 48 −14 28
9 Motherwell 36 7 13 16 25 44 −19 27
10 Hamilton Academical (R) 36 6 2 28 19 76 −57 14 Relegation to the 1989–90 Scottish First Division
Source: Statto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish League Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.[2]

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
2nd round 17 August Queen of the South H 5–1 McGeachie, Harvey (3), Wright 3,846
3rd round 24 August Falkirk H 2–1 Wright, Lawrence 4,962
Quarter-finals 31 August Rangers A 1–4 Rafferty 39,667

Scottish Cup[edit]

Main article: 1988–89 Scottish Cup

Statistics provided by Dee Archive.

Match Day Date Opponent H/A Score Dundee Scorer(s) Attendance
3rd round 28 January Dundee United H 1–2 Angus 18,117

Player statistics[edit]

Statistics provided by Dee Archive

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF Scotland SCO Ian Angus 16 1 12+3 0 1 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Duncan Campbell 8 1 6+2 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stevie Campbell 27 0 18+6 0 0 0 3 0
GK Scotland SCO Tam Carson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gordon Chisholm 38 4 33+1 4 1 0 3 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tommy Coyne 30 8 26 8 1 0 2+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Craib 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Albert Craig 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stewart Forsyth 37 0 33 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Stephen Frail 24 1 21+2 1 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Geddes 38 0 34 0 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Graham Harvey 23 7 11+9 4 0 0 3 3
FW Scotland SCO John Hendry 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Holt 12 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Billy Kirkwood 16 0 10+2 0 1 0 2+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Lawrence 12 2 8+2 1 0 0 1+1 1
MF Scotland SCO Joe McBride 18 2 13+4 2 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 7 1 6 0 0 0 1 1
DF Scotland SCO Tosh McKinlay 21 0 18 0 0 0 3 0
MF West Germany FRG Vince Mennie 4 0 0+4 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stuart Rafferty 34 2 26+6 1 0+1 0 0+1 1
DF England ENG Wes Saunders 34 1 30 1 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Rab Shannon 30 1 29 1 0 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jim Smith 11 0 7 0 0+1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Keith Wright 39 10 35 8 1 0 3 2

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Match results". deearchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Results for Dundee for 1988-89". londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 11 May 2021.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Dundee_F.C._season

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