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1989–90 Hibernian F.C. season

{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{infobox football club season

| club = Hibernian

| season = 1989–90

| chairman =

| manager = Alex Miller{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=managers |work=Soccerbase |access-date=27 May 2012 |title= Manager History for Hibernian}}

| league = Scottish Premier Division

| league result = 7th

| cup1 = Scottish Cup

| cup1 result = R5

| cup2 = Scottish League Cup

| cup2 result = R4

| cup3 = UEFA Cup

| cup3 result = R2

| league topscorer =

| season topscorer =

| prevseason = 1988–89

| nextseason = 1990–91

| highest attendance = 20,943 (v Rangers, 19 August)

| lowest attendance = 4445 (v Dundee, 28 April)

| average attendance = 10,705{{cite web |url=http://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/club_records_league_attendance.php |title=Average Home League Game Attendances |work=fitbastats.com |access-date=4 November 2013}} (down 3191)

}}

The 1989–90 season saw Hibernian compete in the Scottish Premier Division, in which they finished 7th. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, where they reached the fifth round, the Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round, and the UEFA Cup, in which they were eliminated in the second round.

Scottish Premier Division

{{main|1989–90 Scottish Premier Division}}

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! Match Day

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Hibernian Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|1

|align=left|12 August

|align=left|Aberdeen

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|15,986

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|2

|align=left|19 August

|align=left|Rangers

|H

|2–0

|align=left|Houchen, Weir

|20,943

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|3

|align=left|26 August

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|29,464

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|4

|align=left|9 September

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|2–0

|align=left|Evans, Fellenger

|6,938

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|5

|align=left|16 September

|align=left|St Mirren

|H

|3–1

|align=left|Houchen (2), Collins

|7,052

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|6

|align=left|23 September

|align=left|Dundee

|A

|0–0

|align=left|

|6,876

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|7

|align=left|30 September

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|H

|2–2

|align=left|Houchen, Collins

|11,368

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|8

|align=left|4 October

|align=left|Celtic

|A

|1–3

|align=left|Evans

|32,567

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|9

|align=left|14 October

|align=left|Motherwell

|H

|3–2

|align=left|Houchen, Weir, Collins

|8,416

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|10

|align=left|25 October

|align=left|Aberdeen

|H

|0–3

|align=left|

|9,337

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|11

|align=left|28 October

|align=left|Rangers

|A

|0–3

|align=left|

|35,260

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|12

|align=left|4 November

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Archibald

|19,104

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|13

|align=left|8 November

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|8,247

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|14

|align=left|18 November

|align=left|St Mirren

|A

|0–0

|align=left|

|4,309

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|15

|align=left|25 November

|align=left|Dundee

|H

|3–2

|align=left|Collins, McGinlay, Evans

|5,644

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|16

|align=left|2 December

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|A

|0–0

|align=left|

|9,553

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|17

|align=left|9 December

|align=left|Celtic

|H

|0–3

|align=left|

|17,343

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|18

|align=left|26 December

|align=left|Aberdeen

|A

|2–1

|align=left|Archibald, Kane

|19,365

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|19

|align=left|30 December

|align=left|Rangers

|H

|0–0

|align=left|

|18,856

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|20

|align=left|1 January

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|A

|0–2

|align=left|

|25,224

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|21

|align=left|6 January

|align=left|Dundee United

|H

|0–0

|align=left|

|6,311

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|22

|align=left|9 January

|align=left|Motherwell

|A

|2–0

|align=left|McGinlay, Sneddon

|6,447

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|23

|align=left|13 January

|align=left|St Mirren

|H

|0–1

|align=left|

|5,896

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|24

|align=left|27 January

|align=left|Dundee

|A

|0–2

|align=left|

|5,723

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|25

|align=left|3 February

|align=left|Motherwell

|H

|1–2

|align=left|Collins

|6,114

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|26

|align=left|10 February

|align=left|Celtic

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Collins

|22,552

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|27

|align=left|17 February

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|H

|2–1

|align=left|Hamilton, Sneddon

|6,869

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|28

|align=left|3 March

|align=left|St Mirren

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Houchen

|4,073

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|29

|align=left|10 March

|align=left|Aberdeen

|H

|3–2

|align=left|Orr, McGinlay, Wright

|9,762

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|30

|align=left|24 March

|align=left|Rangers

|A

|1–0

|align=left|Houchen

|37,542

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|31

|align=left|31 March

|align=left|Heart of Midlothian

|H

|1–2

|align=left|Weir

|17,363

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|32

|align=left|7 April

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|6,633

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|33

|align=left|17 April

|align=left|Celtic

|H

|1–0

|align=left|Kane (penalty)

|10,815

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|34

|align=left|21 April

|align=left|Motherwell

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|4,435

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|35

|align=left|28 April

|align=left|Dundee

|H

|1–1

|align=left|Houchen

|4,475

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|36

|align=left|5 May

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|A

|1–1

|align=left|Kane

|9,681

=Final League table=

{{:1989–90 Scottish Premier Division|showteam=HIB}}

=Scottish League Cup=

{{main|1989–90 Scottish League Cup}}

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! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Hibernian Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R2

|align=left|15 August

|align=left|Alloa Athletic

|H

|2–0

|align=left|Sneddon (2)

|

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R3

|align=left|22 August

|align=left|Clydebank

|H

|0–0 (Hibs win 5–3 on penalties, aet)

|align=left|

|

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|R4

|align=left|29 August

|align=left|Dunfermline Athletic

|H

|1–3

|align=left|Collins

|

=UEFA Cup=

{{main|UEFA Cup 1989-90}}

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! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Hibernian Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R1 L1

|align=left|12 September

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Videoton FC Fehérvár

|H

|1–0

|align=left|Mitchell

|14,000

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R1 L2

|align=left|26 September

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Videoton FC Fehérvár

|A

|3–0

|align=left|Houchen, Evans, Collins

|18,000

bgcolor=#FFFFDD

|R2 L1

|align=left|18 October

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} R.F.C. de Liège

|H

|0–0

|align=left|

|18,000

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|R2 L2

|align=left|31 October

|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} R.F.C. de Liège

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|13,000

=Scottish Cup=

{{main|1989–90 Scottish Cup}}

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! Round

! Date

! Opponent

! H/A

! Score

! Hibernian Scorer(s)

! Attendance

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R3

|align=left|20 January

|align=left|Brechin City

|A

|2–0

|align=left|Houchen, Orr

|3,007

bgcolor=#EEFFEE

|R4

|align=left|24 February

|align=left|East Fife

|H

|5–1

|align=left|McGinlay (2), Houchen (2), Collins

|7,232

bgcolor=#FFCCCC

|R5

|align=left|17 March

|align=left|Dundee United

|A

|0–1

|align=left|

|13,847

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1227&teamTabs=results Hibernian 1989/1990 results and fixtures], Soccerbase

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