1989 Rous Cup

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1989 Rous Cup
Tournament details
Dates23–30 May
Teams3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions England
Runners-up Scotland
Third place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored4 (1.33 per match)
Attendance87,916 (29,305 per match)
1988

The 1989 Rous Cup was the fifth and final staging of the Rous Cup international football competition, based around the England–Scotland football rivalry.

As in the previous two years, a South American team was also invited to compete in a triangular tournament, with Chile being this year's entrant.[1] World champions Argentina had been originally invited but declined, citing domestic fixture congestion.[2] Their invitation had been disapproved of by the British government, given the cut relations between the two nations following the 1982 Falklands War.[3]

England won the competition for the second year running, and third time in its five years of existence. This marked the final time any England vs Scotland matches would be arranged by the countries until friendly played in August 2013. The three meetings between the teams that took place during this 24-year-long interval were during UEFA competitions (in the Euro 1996 group stage and the two legs of the Euro 2000 qualification play-offs).

Due to the English First Division being extended to enable Liverpool to complete their fixtures that had been postponed following the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989, England were unable to select any players from Liverpool or Arsenal (Liverpool's final opponent) for the tournament.

Results[edit]

All times listed are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

England vs Chile[edit]

England 0–0 Chile
Report
Attendance: 15,628
ENGLAND:
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)
DF 2 Paul Parker (Queen's Park Rangers)
DF 3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF 4 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)
DF 5 Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)
DF 6 Terry Butcher (Rangers)
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c) Yellow card
MF 8 Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur) Yellow card
FW 9 Nigel Clough (Nottingham Forest)
FW 10 John Fashanu (Wimbledon) Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 11 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutions:
FW 0 Tony Cottee (Everton) upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Bobby Robson
CHILE:
GK 1 Roberto Rojas (São Paulo) (c)
DF 2 Patricio Reyes (Universidad de Chile) Yellow card
DF 3 Leonel Contreras (Everton)
DF 4 Hugo González (Colo-Colo)
MF 5 Jaime Pizarro (Colo-Colo)
FW 6 Hugo Rubio (Bologna) Yellow card
MF 7 Raúl Ormeño (Colo-Colo)
FW 8 Juan Covarrubias (Cobreloa) downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 9 Fernando Astengo (Grêmio) Yellow card
DF 10 Rubén Espinoza (Colo-Colo)
MF 11 Osvaldo Hurtado (Charleroi) downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
MF 0 Jaime Vera (OFI Crete) upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 0 Juan Carlos Letelier (Deportes La Serena) upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Orlando Aravena

Scotland vs England[edit]

Scotland 0–2 England
Report Waddle 20'
Bull 82'
Attendance: 63,282
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton (Manchester United)
DF 5 Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen)
DF 4 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen) Yellow card
DF 3 Dave McPherson (Heart of Midlothian)
DF 2 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)
MF 8 Pat Nevin (Everton)
MF 6 Roy Aitken (Celtic) (c)
MF 10 Paul McStay (Celtic)
MF 11 Bobby Connor (Aberdeen) downward-facing red arrow 57'
FW 9 Ally McCoist (Rangers)
FW 7 Mo Johnston (Nantes)
Substitutions:
MF 12 Peter Grant (Celtic) upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
ENGLAND:
GK 1 Peter Shilton (Derby County)
DF 2 Gary Stevens (Rangers)
DF 3 Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest)
MF 6 Neil Webb (Nottingham Forest)
DF 4 Des Walker (Nottingham Forest)
DF 5 Terry Butcher (Rangers)
MF 7 Bryan Robson (Manchester United) (c)
MF 8 Trevor Steven (Rangers)
FW 11 John Fashanu (Wimbledon) downward-facing red arrow 31'
FW 9 Tony Cottee (Everton) downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 10 Chris Waddle (Tottenham Hotspur)
Substitutions:
MF 14 Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur) upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 16 Steve Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers) upward-facing green arrow 31'
Manager:
Bobby Robson

Scotland vs Chile[edit]

Scotland 2–0 Chile
McInally 5'
MacLeod 53'
Report
Attendance: 9,006
SCOTLAND:
GK 1 Jim Leighton (Manchester United) (c)
DF 2 Stewart McKimmie (Aberdeen)
DF 3 Maurice Malpas (Dundee United)
DF 4 Roy Aitken (Celtic)
DF 5 Alex McLeish (Aberdeen)
DF 6 Gary Gillespie (Liverpool) downward-facing red arrow 70'
FW 7 David Speedie (Coventry City) Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 8 Peter Grant (Celtic)
MF 9 Murdo MacLeod (Borussia Dortmund)
MF 10 Paul McStay (Celtic)
FW 11 Alan McInally (Aston Villa)
Substitutions:
DF 17 Derek Whyte (Celtic) upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 18 Mo Johnston (Nantes) upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
CHILE:
GK 1 Roberto Rojas (São Paulo) (c)
DF 2 Patricio Reyes (Universidad de Chile)
DF 3 Leonel Contreras (Everton)
DF 4 Hugo González (Colo-Colo)
MF 5 Héctor Puebla (Cobreloa)
MF 6 Jaime Vera (OFI Crete)
MF 7 Alejandro Hisis (OFI Crete)
MF 8 Jaime Pizarro (Colo-Colo)
MF 9 Juvenal Olmos (Universidad Católica) downward-facing red arrow 65'
FW 10 Hugo Rubio (Bologna)
FW 11 Juan Covarrubias (Cobreloa) downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Jaime Patricio Ramírez (Unión Española) upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 22 Juan Carlos Letelier (Deportes La Serena) Yellow card upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager:
Orlando Aravena

Final standings[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
 Chile 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
1989 Rous Cup
tournament winners
England
England

Goalscorers[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chileans to make their Wembley bow in May". The Times. 16 December 1988. p. 40.
  2. ^ "Argentina turn down invitation". The Times. 4 November 1988. p. 44.
  3. ^ "Argentina invited to Rous Cup". The Times. 2 November 1988. p. 48.