1989–90 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1989–90 season
Chairman	Jack McGinn
Manager	Billy McNeill
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Premier Division	5th
Scottish Cup	Finalists
Scottish League Cup	Semi-finalists
European Cup Winners' Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Dariusz Dziekanowski – 8; All: Dariusz Dziekanowski – 16
Highest home attendance	52,281
Lowest home attendance	13,115
Average home league attendance	28,621
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	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

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

Competitions

Scottish Premier Division

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
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

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

24 March 1990 Premier League	Dunfermline Athletic	0–0	Celtic	Dunfermline
15:00 GMT				Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 14,044

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

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

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

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

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

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

[1] "Previous Coaching Staff".

[2] "Celtic Wiki – Transfers In".

[3] "Celtic Wiki – Transfers Out".

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Domestic leagues	Football League Premier Division First Division Second Division Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final League Cup Final Junior Cup Tennent's Sixes
European competitions	European Cup European Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup
Related to national team	Results 1990 World Cup qualifying (Group 5) 1990 World Cup
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Premier Division	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Motherwell Rangers St. Mirren
First Division	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Alloa Athletic Ayr United Clyde Clydebank Falkirk Forfar Athletic Hamilton Academical Meadowbank Thistle Morton Partick Thistle Raith Rovers St. Johnstone
Second Division	Arbroath Brechin City Berwick Rangers Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife East Stirlingshire Kilmarnock Montrose Queen of the South Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer