# 1988–89 Hibernian F.C. season

The 1988–89 season saw Hibernian compete in the Scottish Premier Division, in which they finished 5th. They also competed in the Scottish Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, and the Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated in the fourth round.

## Scottish Premier Division

| Match Day | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| 1 | 13 August | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | McIntyre | 10,944 |
| 2 | 20 August | Rangers | A | 0–0 | | 41,955 |
| 3 | 27 August | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–0 | | 23,760 |
| 4 | 3 September | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | | 13,583 |
| 5 | 17 September | Dundee United | A | 1–1 | Rae | 11,017 |
| 6 | 24 September | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | Evans | 7,910 |
| 7 | 28 September | St Mirren | A | 1–0 | Evans | 5,380 |
| 8 | 1 October | Celtic | H | 3–1 | Archibald (2), Evans | 22,808 |
| 9 | 8 October | Dundee | A | 1–2 | Archibald | 8,103 |
| 10 | 12 October | Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 25,692 |
| 11 | 22 October | Motherwell | A | 1–1 | McIntyre | 5,904 |
| 12 | 29 October | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–0 | McCluskey, Collins, Archibald | 4,569 |
| 13 | 2 November | Dundee United | H | 1–1 | McCluskey | 9,492 |
| 14 | 5 November | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Archibald | 11,576 |
| 15 | 12 November | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | Kane, Archibald | 23,062 |
| 16 | 19 November | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 39,926 |
| 17 | 26 November | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Archibald | 8,461 |
| 18 | 3 December | St Mirren | H | 2–0 | Hunter, Archibald | 8,612 |
| 19 | 10 December | Dundee United | A | 1–4 | Archibald | 9,963 |
| 20 | 17 December | Rangers | A | 0–1 | | 36,672 |
| 21 | 31 December | Motherwell | H | 2–0 | Kane, May | 9,902 |
| 22 | 4 January | Heart of Midlothian | H | 1–0 | May | 27,219 |
| 23 | 7 January | Aberdeen | A | 0–2 | | 13,741 |
| 24 | 14 January | Dundee | A | 2–1 | Evans, Archibald | 7,263 |
| 25 | 21 January | Celtic | H | 1–3 | | 23,106 |
| 26 | 21 February | St Mirren | A | 1–3 | Kane | 4,960 |
| 27 | 1 March | Hamilton Academical | H | 2–1 | Collins, Evans | 6,147 |
| 28 | 11 March | Motherwell | A | 0–0 | | 5,027 |
| 29 | 25 March | Rangers | H | 0–1 | | 23,321 |
| 30 | 1 April | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–2 | Houchen | 22,090 |
| 31 | 8 April | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Houchen | 10,450 |
| 32 | 19 April | St Mirren | H | 1–0 | Archibald | 7,379 |
| 33 | 22 April | Hamilton Academical | A | 3–0 | Archibald (2), Kane | 2,975 |
| 34 | 29 April | Dundee United | H | 1–2 | McCluskey | 7,683 |
| 35 | 6 May | Celtic | A | 0–1 | | 15,316 |
| 36 | 13 May | Dundee | H | 1–1 | Findlay | 5,670 |

### Final League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 3 | Celtic | 36 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 46 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Dundee United | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 44 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Hibernian | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 35 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Heart of Midlothian | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 31 | |
| 7 | St Mirren | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 29 | |

### Scottish League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R2 | 17 August | Stranraer | H | 4–0 | Archibald (2), Kane, Evans | 8,170 |
| R3 | 23 August | Kilmarnock | H | 1–0 | Kane | 9,623 |
| R4 | 31 August | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | Kane | 15,211 |

### Scottish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Hibernian Scorer(s) | Attendance |
| R3 | 28 January | Brechin City | H | 1–0 | Collins | 7,746 |
| R4 | 18 February | Motherwell | H | 2–1 | Collins, May | 12,000 |
| R5 | 18 March | Alloa Athletic | H | 1–0 | Kane | 10,500 |
| SF | 16 April | Celtic | N | 1–3 | Archibald | 42,188 |