Season | 1987–88 |
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Champions | Liverpool |
Relegated | Newport County |
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
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The 1987–1988 season was the 88th completed season of The Football League.
Contents |
Overview
First Division
Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season. Their key players were two new signings — winger John Barnes and forward Peter Beardsley — who, along with John Aldridge, helped defy any doubts that people might have had as to whether Liverpool could challenge for honours after Ian Rush’s departure. Second in the league were Manchester United, rejuvenated under Alex Ferguson — who had bought some impressive new players including Brian McClair and Steve Bruce.
The automatically-relegated sides were Watford, Oxford United and Portsmouth. Chelsea were subsequently relegated as well after losing to Middlesbrough in the playoff final.
Second Division
John Docherty’s impressive Millwall side lifted the Second Division championship trophy and gained promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history. Runners-up were Aston Villa, managed by Graham Taylor and boasting a squad of strong players like David Platt and Gordon Cowans. Middlesbrough won promotion for the second season running after negotiating the relegation/promotion play-offs at the expense of Chelsea.
Huddersfield Town, who had suffered a 10-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City in November, were the Second Division’s biggest flops during 1987-88 as they went down in bottom place. The Second/Third Division relegation/promotion play-offs once again saw a Second Division club suffer relegation, this time it was Sheffield United.
Third Division
Sunderland’s first season in the Third Division ended in glory as they lifted the championship and went back up to the Second Division. They were joined by runners-up Brighton & Hove Albion and playoff winners Walsall.
The Third Division relegation places were occupied by Rotherham United, Grimsby Town, York City and Doncaster Rovers.
Fourth Division
Wolves ended their two-year tenure in the Fourth Division by finishing top of the table and winning promotion to the Third Division. They also won the Sherpa Van Trophy final by defeating Burnley at Wembley.
Bolton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Swansea City were also promoted.
Newport County were relegated for the second successive season. They were replaced in the Football League by Lincoln City.
Scunthorpe United left the Old Showground and moved into Glanford Park.
Final league tables and results
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
First Division
Season | 1987–88 |
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Champions | Liverpool (17th English title) |
Relegated | Chelsea, Oxford United, Portsmouth, Watford |
FA Cup winners | Wimbledon (1st FA Cup title) |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1049 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Liverpool), 26 [2] |
Biggest home win | Arsenal – Portsmouth 6–0 (29 August 1987) |
Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday – Liverpool 1–5 (7 May 1988); Southampton – Everton 0–4 (3 October 1987) |
Highest scoring | Luton Town – Oxford United 7–4 (6 February 1988) |
Longest winning run | Arsenal (10 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Liverpool (29 games) |
Longest losing run | Derby County (8 games) |
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Liverpool | 40 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 90 | All English teams excluded from European competition as a result of Heysel | ||||
2 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 81 | |||||
3 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 | |||||
4 | Everton | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 70 | |||||
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 67 | |||||
6 | Arsenal | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 66 | |||||
7 | Wimbledon | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 57 | FA Cup winners | ||||
8 | Newcastle United | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 56 | |||||
9 | Luton Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 57 | 58 | – 1 | 53 | Football League Cup winners | ||||
10 | Coventry City | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 53 | – 7 | 53 | |||||
11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | 52 | 66 | – 14 | 53 | |||||
12 | Southampton | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 53 | – 4 | 50 | |||||
13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 48 | – 10 | 47 | |||||
14 | Norwich City | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 52 | – 12 | 45 | |||||
15 | Derby County | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 35 | 45 | – 10 | 43 | |||||
16 | West Ham United | 40 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 40 | 52 | – 12 | 42 | |||||
17 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 38 | 52 | – 14 | 42 | |||||
18 | Chelsea | 40 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | 50 | 68 | – 18 | 42 | [notes 1] | ||||
19 | Portsmouth | 40 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 36 | 66 | – 30 | 35 | |||||
20 | Watford | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 51 | – 24 | 32 | |||||
21 | Oxford United | 40 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 46 | 44 | 80 | – 36 | 31 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key | |
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League Champions | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Relegated |
First Division results
Home \ Away[1] | ARS | CHA | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | LIV | LUT | MNU | NEW | NOR | NOT | OXF | POR | QPR | SHW | SOT | TOT | WAT | WHU | WDN |
Arsenal | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Chelsea | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
Coventry City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
Derby County | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
Everton | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
Luton Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
Manchester United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
Newcastle United | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
Norwich City | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Oxford United | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | |
Portsmouth | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
Sheffield Wednesday | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
Southampton | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
Watford | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
West Ham United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Wimbledon | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Millwall | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 82 | |||||
2 | Aston Villa | 44 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 78 | |||||
3 | Middlesbrough | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 78 | [notes2 1] | ||||
4 | Bradford City | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 77 | |||||
5 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 77 | |||||
6 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 75 | |||||
7 | Leeds United | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 69 | |||||
8 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 66 | |||||
9 | Manchester City | 44 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 65 | |||||
10 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 65 | |||||
11 | Stoke City | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 35 | 50 | 57 | – 7 | 62 | |||||
12 | Swindon Town | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 35 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 59 | |||||
13 | Leicester City | 44 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 59 | |||||
14 | Barnsley | 44 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 61 | 62 | – 1 | 57 | |||||
15 | Hull City | 44 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 54 | 60 | – 6 | 57 | |||||
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 41 | 65 | 67 | – 2 | 56 | |||||
17 | Bournemouth | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 38 | 56 | 68 | – 12 | 49 | |||||
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 42 | 54 | – 12 | 49 | |||||
19 | Birmingham City | 44 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 66 | – 25 | 48 | |||||
20 | West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 43 | 50 | 69 | – 19 | 47 | |||||
21 | Sheffield United | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 45 | 74 | – 29 | 46 | [notes2 2] | ||||
22 | Reading | 44 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 45 | 44 | 70 | – 26 | 42 | |||||
23 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 62 | 41 | 100 | – 59 | 28 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ^ Middlesbrough won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
- ^ Sheffield United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Key | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Second Division play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – May 15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1988 |
Final 1st leg – May 25th; 2nd leg – May 28th, 1988 |
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5th | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
18th | Chelsea (Div 1) | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
18th | Chelsea (Div 1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
3rd | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
3rd | Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
4th | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Second Division results
Home \ Away[1] | AST | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOU | BRA | CPA | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEE | LEI | MNC | MID | MIL | OLD | PLY | REA | SHE | SHR | STO | SWI | WBA |
Aston Villa | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
Barnsley | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
Birmingham City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Bournemouth | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
Bradford City | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
Hull City | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
Leeds United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
Leicester City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
Manchester City | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 10–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
Millwall | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
Reading | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
Sheffield United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
Stoke City | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
Swindon Town | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 93 | |||||
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 84 | |||||
3 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 82 | [notes4 1] | ||||
4 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 81 | |||||
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 75 | |||||
6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 73 | |||||
7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 72 | |||||
8 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 66 | |||||
9 | Fulham | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 36 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 66 | |||||
10 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 65 | |||||
11 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 65 | |||||
12 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 53 | 59 | – 6 | 62 | |||||
13 | Gillingham | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 59 | |||||
14 | Bury | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 | |||||
15 | Chester City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 51 | 62 | – 11 | 58 | |||||
16 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 48 | 59 | – 11 | 58 | |||||
17 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 50 | 65 | 83 | – 18 | 55 | |||||
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 41 | 70 | – 29 | 55 | |||||
19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 38 | 48 | 59 | – 11 | 54 | |||||
20 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 42 | 64 | 74 | – 10 | 53 | |||||
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 50 | 66 | – 16 | 52 | [notes4 2] | ||||
22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 48 | 58 | – 10 | 50 | |||||
23 | York City | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 46 | 48 | 91 | – 43 | 33 | |||||
24 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 48 | 40 | 84 | – 44 | 33 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ^ Walsall won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
- ^ Rotherham United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Key | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Third Division play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – May15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1988 |
Final 1st leg – May 25th; 2nd leg – May 28th, 1988 |
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21st | Sheffield United (Div 2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
5th | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
3rd | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
5th | Bristol City | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
3rd | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
4th | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- Replay
May 30, 1988 |
Walsall | 4 – 0 | Bristol City | Fellows Park, Walsall Attendance: 13,007 |
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Report/Soccerbase [1] |
Fourth Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GD | Pts | Notes | ||||
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 90 | |||||
2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 85 | |||||
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 78 | |||||
4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 77 | |||||
5 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 77 | |||||
6 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | [notes5 1] | ||||
7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 52 | 53 | – 1 | 70 | |||||
8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 69 | |||||
9 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 47 | 51 | – 4 | 67 | |||||
10 | Burnley | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 57 | 62 | – 5 | 67 | |||||
11 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 32 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 66 | |||||
12 | Scarborough | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 65 | |||||
13 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 65 | |||||
14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64 | |||||
15 | Cambridge United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 50 | 52 | – 2 | 61 | |||||
16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 50 | 57 | – 7 | 59 | |||||
17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 58 | |||||
18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 54 | 59 | – 5 | 55 | |||||
19 | Hereford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 41 | 59 | – 18 | 54 | |||||
20 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 44 | 58 | – 14 | 51 | |||||
21 | Rochdale | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 47 | 76 | – 29 | 48 | |||||
22 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | 53 | 68 | – 15 | 46 | |||||
23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 53 | 57 | 86 | – 29 | 44 | |||||
24 | Newport County | 46 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 69 | 35 | 105 | – 70 | 25 |
- Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
- ^ Swansea City won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
Key | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Welsh Cup winners, qualified for Cup Winners' Cup | |
New club in the league | |
Relegated to Conference |
Fourth Division play-offs
Both the semifinals and the finals were decided over two legs
The full results can be found in the main article (see link above).
Semi-finals 1st leg – May15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1988 |
Finals 1st leg – May 25th; 2nd leg – May 28th, 1988 |
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21st | Rotherham United (Div 3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
6th | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
6th | Swansea City | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
5th | Torquay United | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
4th | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
5th | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Goalscorers
The top goalscorers in each division were:
- Division 1 - John Aldridge (26) [3]
- Division 2 - David Currie (28)[3]
- Division 3 - David Crown (26)[4]
- Division 4 - Steve Bull (34)[4]
See also
References
- ^ "England 1987–88". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. http://www.rsssf.com/engpaul/FLA/1987-88.html. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
- ^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
- ^ a b James M Ross (15 July 2011 (updated)). "Football League Div 1 & 2 Leading Goalscorers 1947-92". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-1. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b James M Ross (15 July 2011 (updated)). "Football League Div 3 & 4 Leading Goalscorers 1947-92". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html#1947-3. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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