1988–89 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season
# 1988–89 Heart of Midlothian F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Heart of Midlothian F.C.'s 6th consecutive season of play in the Scottish Premier Division. Hearts also competed in the UEFA Cup, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup.

## Scottish Premier Division table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | |
| 8 | Dundee | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 28 | |

## Squad information

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Premier Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish League Cup | Uefa Cup | Uefa Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Henry Smith | 51 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Murray McDermott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dave McPherson | 47 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Brian Whittaker | 34 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Walter Kidd | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Craig Levein | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Malcolm Murray | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Tosh McKinlay | 22 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Alan McLaren | 17 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Sandison | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Iain Jardine | 20 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Allan Moore | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Neil Berry | 47 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Sandy Clark | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mike Galloway | 46 | 8 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| | MF | SCO | Kenny Black | 45 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Eamonn Bannon | 45 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Gary Mackay | 44 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Mark Gavin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott Crabbe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Wayne Foster | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | John Colquhoun | 51 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Iain Ferguson | 41 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | John Robertson | 19 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
