The 1989 Skol Cup semi-final saw Rangers dismantle Dunfermline 5-0 as the Glasgow side showboated their way to the final at Hampden Park.

Manager Graeme Souness had built a team of players which drew heavily from England’s international talent.

The likes of Mark Walters, Trevor Steven, Ray Wilkins and Gary Stevens combined with Scottish talent like Ally McCoist, Ian Ferguson and Mo Johnston to create the starting nucleus of the famous nine-in-a-row team.

The confidence in the ’89 Rangers team at the time shone through in the first goal, which involved five players and saw the rapidly gelling partnership of McCoist and Johnston playing a one-two, then onto Steven, who chested the ball down before slamming it past the keeper.

Johnston scored the second after more slick Rangers pressure culminated in a Richard Gough cross, which the controversial new signing met with a diving header.

McCoist, Rangers’ all-time leading goalscorer, bagged the next two goals by showing his natural aptitude for being in the right place at the right time.

Dropping to the back post on both occasions, he received perfect crosses from Johnston, sliding home two great poacher’s goals.

Another Rangers legend, Ferguson, thrashed home the victory with a typically powerful shot from the edge of the area.

Rangers went on to win the Skol Cup (League Cup) by beating Aberdeen 3-2 in a thrilling Hampden final, as they advanced upon the first of their record-equalling nine consecutive league titles.