The 1988–89 season was the 109th season of competitive
football
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by
Rangers
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.
Overview
Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1988–89 season. They regained the
Scottish Premier Division
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title, winning the first of nine consecutive league titles.
England international right back, Gary Stevens was signed from Everton and Kevin Drinkell was brought in to partner Ally McCoist up front.
Results against Celtic were pivotal in the Championship race, winning 5–1 and 4–1 at Ibrox. They also secured their first win at Parkhead since 1980, 2–1 in March. The league was won at Ibrox with a 4–0 demolition of Hearts.
In the cup competitions, they lost the
Scottish Cup final 1–0 to
Celtic
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Sports Fo ...
. The team won the
Scottish League Cup (Skol Cup) for the third season in a row defeating
Aberdeen 3–2.
The European campaign was disappointing. The team qualified for the
UEFA Cup and after a fine aggregate win over
Polish
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side
GKS Katowice, they were knocked out in the second round by
Cologne of West
Germany.
Lawrence Marlborough sold his controlling interest in Rangers to David Murray in November. Murray later took over as Chairman from David Holmes.
Transfer
In
Out
Results
Scottish Premier Division
UEFA Cup
Scottish Cup
League Cup
Appearances
League table
See also
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1988–89 in Scottish football
The 1988–89 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in Scotland.
Notable events
Rangers regained their league title and retained the League Cup, but defeat by Celtic in the Scottish Cup final ended their hopes of a domestic treble ...
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1988–89 Scottish Cup
The 1988–89 Scottish Cup was the 104th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.
First round
Replays
Second round
Replays
Third round
Replays
F ...
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1988–89 Scottish League Cup
The 1988–89 Scottish League Cup was the forty-third season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Rangers, who defeated Aberdeen in the Final.
First round
Second round
Third round
Quarter-finals
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1988–89 UEFA Cup
The 1988–89 UEFA Cup was won by Napoli over Stuttgart.
It was the fourth season that English clubs were banned from European competitions. The English league clubs who otherwise would have qualified were Manchester United and Luton Town.
Rom ...
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Nine in a row
References
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Rangers F.C. seasons
Rangers
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to:
* Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
Scottish football championship-winning seasons