1988–89 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1988–89 season
Manager	Colin Harvey
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	8th
FA Cup	Runners-up
League Cup	4th round
Full Members' Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Cottee (13); All: Tony Cottee (18)
Highest home attendance	45,994 vs. Liverpool (3 May 1989)
Lowest home attendance	3,703 vs. Millwall (20 December 1988)
	← 1987–88 1989–90 →

During the 1988–89 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Everton finished eighth in the table with 54 points after a disappointing season in the league, where they failed to mount a title challenge.

The Toffees were the runners-up in the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool in a Merseyside final at Wembley Stadium and advanced to the 4th round of the League Cup.

Before the start of the season, Everton became the first English club to pay a £2million fee when signing West Ham striker Tony Cottee.

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Tottenham Hotspur	38	15	12	11	60	46	+14	57
7	Coventry City	38	14	13	11	47	42	+5	55
8	Everton	38	14	12	12	50	45	+5	54
9	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	11	13	43	37	+6	53
10	Millwall	38	14	11	13	47	52	−5	53

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League First Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
27 August 1988	Newcastle United	H	4–0	41,560	Cottee 3, Sharp
3 September 1988	Coventry City	A	1–0	18,625	Cottee
10 September 1988	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	34,003	Heath
17 September 1988	Millwall	A	1–2	17,507	McLeary (og)
24 September 1988	Luton Town	H	0–2	26,017
1 October 1988	Wimbledon	A	1–2	6,367	Heath
8 October 1988	Southampton	H	4–1	25,356	Cottee 2, Watson, Steven
22 October 1988	Aston Villa	A	0–2	26,636
30 October 1988	Manchester United	H	1–1	27,005	Cottee
5 November 1988	Sheffield Wednesday	A	1–1	21,761	Steven (pen)
12 November 1988	Charlton Athletic	A	2–1	8,627	Sharp, Reid
19 November 1988	Norwich City	H	1–1	28,118	Steven (pen)
26 November 1988	West Ham United	A	1–0	22,176	Steven
3 December 1988	Tottenham Hotspur	H	1–0	29,657	Cottee
11 December 1988	Liverpool	A	1–1	42,372	Clarke (pen)
17 December 1988	Queens Park Rangers	A	0–0	10,067
26 December 1988	Middlesbrough	H	2–1	32,651	Steven, Cottee
31 December 1988	Coventry City	H	3–1	30,790	Sheedy 2, Bracewell
2 January 1989	Nottingham Forest	A	0–2	26,008
14 January 1989	Arsenal	H	1–3	34,825	McDonald
21 January 1989	Luton Town	A	0–1	9,013
4 February 1989	Wimbledon	H	1–1	23,365	Sharp (pen)
11 February 1989	Southampton	A	1–1	15,845	Sheedy
14 February 1989	Aston Villa	H	1–1	20,142	Cottee
25 February 1989	Derby County	A	2–3	17,103	Sharp, Clarke
11 March 1989	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–0	22,542	Cottee
22 March 1989	Newcastle United	A	0–2	20,933
25 March 1989	Millwall	H	1–1	27,062	Sheedy (pen)
27 March 1989	Middlesbrough	A	3–3	21,351	Cottee, Sheedy, Nevin
1 April 1989	Queens Park Rangers	H	4–1	23,028	Clarke, Sheedy (pen), Cottee, Steven
8 April 1989	Arsenal	A	0–2	37,608
10 April 1989	Charlton Athletic	H	3–2	16,316	Sharp, Sheedy, Nevin
22 April 1989	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	28,568	McDonald
3 May 1989	Liverpool	H	0–0	45,994
6 May 1989	Norwich City	A	0–1	13,239
10 May 1989	Manchester United	A	2–1	26,722	Sharp 2
13 May 1989	West Ham United	H	3–1	21,694	Sheedy, Watson, Bracewell
15 May 1989	Derby County	H	1–0	17,826	Wilson

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	7 January 1989	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–1	31,186	Sheedy (pen)
3 Rep	11 January 1989	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	31,697	Sheedy
4	28 January 1989	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–1	27,566	Sheedy (pen)
4 Rep	31 January 1989	Plymouth Argyle	H	4–0	28,542	Sharp 2, Nevin, Sheedy
5	18 February 1989	Barnsley	A	1–0	32,551	Sharp
QF	19 March 1989	Wimbledon	H	1–0	24,562	McCall
SF	15 April 1989	Norwich City	Villa Park	1–0	46,553	Nevin
Final	20 May 1989	Liverpool	Wembley	2–3 (aet)	82,800	McCall 2

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
2:1	27 September 1988	Bury	H	3–0	11,071	Sharp, McDonald (pen), McCall
2:2	11 October 1988	Bury	A	2–2 (agg 5–2)	4,592	Steven (pen), Sharp
3	8 November 1988	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	17,230	Steven (pen)
3 Rep	29 November 1988	Oldham Athletic	A	2–0	14,573	Cottee 2
4	14 December 1988	Bradford City	A	1–3	15,055	Watson

Simod Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
3	20 December 1988	Millwall	H	2–0	3,703	Cottee, Hurlock (og)
QF	18 January 1989	Wimbledon	A	2–1	2,477	Clarke 2
SF	28 February 1989	Queens Park Rangers	H	1–0	7,072	Nevin
Final	30 April 1989	Nottingham Forest	Wembley	3–4 (aet)	46,606	Sharp, Cottee 2

Mercantile Credit Football League Centenary Trophy


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Goalscorers
1	29 August 1988	Manchester United	A	0–1	16,439