1989–90 Celtic F.C. season

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

Celtic
1989–90 season
ChairmanJack McGinn
ManagerBilly McNeill
StadiumCeltic Park
Scottish Premier Division5th
Scottish CupFinalists
Scottish League CupSemi-finalists
European Cup Winners' Cup1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Dariusz Dziekanowski – 8
All: Dariusz Dziekanowski – 16
Highest home attendance52,281
Lowest home attendance13,115
Average home league attendance28,621

Competitions

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Scottish Premier Division

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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12 August 1989 Premier League Hearts 1–3 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 25,932
19 August 1989 Premier League Celtic 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,000
26 August 1989 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,000
9 September 1989 Premier League St Mirren 1–0 Celtic Paisley
15:00 Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 19,813
16 September 1989 Premier League Dundee United 2–2 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 16,624
23 September 1989 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 29,000
30 September 1989 Premier League Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodire Stadium
Attendance: 21,374
4 October 1989 Premier League Celtic 3–1 Hibernian Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 36,000
14 October 1989 Premier League Dundee 1–3 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 16,215
21 October 1989 Premier League Celtic 2–1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 38,105
28 October 1989 Premier League Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 19,588
4 November 1989 Premier League Rangers 1–0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,598
18 November 1989 Premier League Celtic 0–1 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,250
22 November 1989 Premier League Celtic 1–1 St Mirren Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 23,100
25 November 1989 Premier League Motherwell 0–0 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 16,029
2 December 1989 Premier League Celtic 1–0 Aberdeen Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 38,300
9 December 1989 Premier League Hibernian 0–3 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 18,000
16 December 1989 Premier League Celtic 4–1 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 17,860
26 December 1989 Premier League Hearts 0–0 Celtic Edinburgh
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 23,259
30 December 1989 Premier League Celtic 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 30,548
2 January 1990 Premier League Celtic 0–1 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 54,526
6 January 1990 Premier League St Mirren 0–2 Celtic Paisley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street
Attendance: 14,813
13 January 1990 Premier League Dundee United 2–0 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 16,635
27 January 1990 Premier League Celtic 0–1 Motherwell Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 23,000
3 February 1990 Premier League Dundee 0–0 Celtic Dundee
15:00 GMT Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 14,100
10 February 1990 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 25,000
17 February 1990 Premier League Aberdeen 1–1 Celtic Aberdeen
15:00 GMT Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 22,100
3 March 1990 Premier League Celtic 3–0 Dundee United Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 23,541
10 March 1990 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Hearts Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 34,792
1 April 1990 Premier League Rangers 3–0 Celtic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,926
7 April 1990 Premier League Celtic 0–3 St Mirren Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 18,481
17 April 1990 Premier League Hibernian 1–0 Celtic Edinburgh
19:30 GMT Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 11,000
21 April 1990 Premier League Celtic 1–1 Dundee Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 15,115
28 April 1990 Premier League Motherwell 1–1 Celtic Motherwell
15:00 GMT Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 10,322
2 May 1990 Premier League Celtic 1–3 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 20,154

Scottish Cup

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20 January 1990 Third round Forfar Athletic 1–2 Celtic Forfar
15:00 GMT Stadium: Station Park
Attendance: 8,388
25 February 1990 Fourth round Celtic 1–0 Rangers Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 52,565
17 March 1990 Fifth round Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Celtic Dunfermline
15:00 GMT Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 19,568
21 March 1990 Fifth round replay Celtic 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 40,768
14 April 1990 Semi-final Celtic 2–0 Clydebank Glasgow
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 34,803
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

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15 August 1989 Second round Dumbarton 0–3 Celtic Dumbarton
19:30 GMT Stadium: Boghead Park
Attendance: 8,352
22 August 1989 Third round Celtic 2–0 Queen of the South Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 20,074
30 August 1989 Quarter Finals Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Celtic Edinburgh
19:30 GMT Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 25,221
20 September 1989 Semi-finals Celtic 0–1 Aberdeen Glasgow
19:30 GMT Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 43,401

European Cup Winners' Cup

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

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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

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Transfers In[2]
Date Name From Transfer Fee
May 1989 Paul McLaughlin Queen's Park F.C. Free
June 1989 Mike Galloway Heart of Midlothian F.C. £500,000
July 1989 Paul Elliott Pisa SC £650,000
July 1989 Dariusz Dziekanowski Legia Warsaw £500,000
August 1989 John Hewitt Aberdeen F.C. £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 F.C. £80,000
July 1989 Mark McGhee Newcastle United F.C. £250,000
August 1989 John Traynor Clydebank F.C. Free Transfer
December 1989 Tommy Burns Kilmarnock F.C. Free Transfer
January 1990 Roy Aitken Newcastle United F.C. £500,000
February 1990 Ian Andrews Southampton F.C. £200,000
Total Transfer Fees £1,380,000

References

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  1. ^ "Previous Coaching Staff".
  2. ^ "Celtic Wiki – Transfers In".
  3. ^ "Celtic Wiki – Transfers Out".