The 1987–1988 season was the 88th completed season of The Football League.
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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 first relegation places went to Watford and Oxford United, who both lost far too many games and picked up far too few points to have any realistic hope of avoiding relegation. Next to go down were Portsmouth, whose First Division comeback lasted just one season. Chelsea then became the first top division club in 90 years to lose their status after playoffs. They lost to Second Division Middlesbrough in the playoff final and surrendered their First Division place to the Teessiders.
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 playoffs 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 playoffs once again saw a Second Division club suffer relegation, this time it was Sheffield United.
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.
Wolves ended their two-year tenure in the Fourth Division by finishing top of the table and winning promotion to the Third Division, one season after being rescued by new owner Jack Hayward and new manager Graham Turner. They completed an outstanding season by winning the Sherpa Van Trophy final at a packed Wembley against Burnley. Earlier the campaign had begun on a sour note, when Football League newcomers Scarborough hosted Wolves on the opening day in a match that was marred by crowd trouble.
Bolton Wanderers, another fallen giant, also ensured their Fourth Division tenure was short lived by winning automatic promotion. Swansea City were promoted via the playoffs just two years after almost going out of existence, while their South Wales neighbours Cardiff City were also promoted.
After having spent several seasons as the highest placed Welsh team, financially troubled Newport County were relegated for the second successive season. This time they lost their Football League status after 60 consecutive seasons in the Football League. Lincoln City won the Conference title to take their place. Less than a year later Newport were to go out of business before reforming.
Scunthorpe United left the Old Showground and moved into Glanford Park, thus becoming the first English club in more than 30 years to move to a new stadium.
The tables 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.
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) |
European Cup 1988–89 | No qualifications [2] [notes 1] |
European Cup Winners' Cup 1988–89 | No qualifications[notes 1] |
UEFA Cup 1988–89 | No qualifications[notes 1] |
Matches played | 420 |
Goals scored | 1049 (2.5 per match) |
Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Liverpool), 26 [3] |
Biggest home win | Arsenal – Portsmouth 6–0 (29 Aug 1987) |
Biggest away win | Sheffield Wednesday – Liverpool 1–5 (7 May 1988); Southampton – Everton 0–4 (3 Oct 1987) |
Highest scoring | Luton Town – Oxford United 7–4 (6 Feb 1988) |
Longest winning run | Arsenal (10 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Liverpool (29 games) |
Longest losing run | Derby County (8 games) |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 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 | Excluded from the European Cup 1988–89 [notes 1] |
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2 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 71 | 38 | + 33 | 81 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1988–89 [notes 1] |
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3 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 67 | 39 | + 28 | 73 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1988–89 [notes 1] |
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4 | Everton | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 53 | 27 | + 26 | 70 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1988–89 [notes 1] |
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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 | Excluded from the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup [notes 1] |
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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 | Excluded from the UEFA Cup 1988–89 [notes 1] [notes 2] |
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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 3] | ||||
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 |
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League Champions, excluded from the European Cup | |
FA Cup winners, but excluded from the Cup Winners' Cup | |
UEFA Cup spot, but excluded | |
League Cup winners, excluded from UEFA Cup | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Relegated |
Home \ Away1 | 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:
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 – May 15th; 2nd leg – May 18th, 1988 |
Finals 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 |
Season | 1987–88 |
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Champions | Millwall (1st title) |
Promoted | Aston Villa, Middlesbrough |
Relegated | Huddersfield Town, Reading, Sheffield United |
Matches played | 506 |
Goals scored | 1389 (2.75 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David Currie (Barnsley), 28 [3] |
Biggest home win | ? |
Biggest away win | ? |
Highest scoring | ? |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 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 | 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 |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
Home \ Away1 | 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:
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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 | 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 |
May 30, 1988 |
Walsall | 4 – 0 | Bristol City | Fellows Park, Walsall Attendance: 13,007 |
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Report/Soccerbase [1] |
Season | 1987–88 |
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Champions | Sunderland (1st title) |
Promoted | Brighton & Hove Albion, Walsall |
Relegated | Doncaster Rovers, Grimsby Town, Rotherham United, York City |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1485 (2.69 per match) |
Top goalscorer | David Crown (Southend United), 26 [3] |
Biggest home win | ? |
Biggest away win | ? |
Highest scoring | ? |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 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 | 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 |
Key | |
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Division Champions, promoted | |
Promoted | |
Participated in play-offs | |
Promoted through play-offs | |
Relegated |
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 |
Season | 1987–88 |
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Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers (1st title) |
Promoted | Bolton Wanderers, Cardiff City, Swansea City |
Failed re-election | Newport County |
New club in the league | Scarborough |
Matches played | 552 |
Goals scored | 1404 (2.54 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Steve Bull (Wolverhampton Wanderers), 34 [3] |
Biggest home win | ? |
Biggest away win | ? |
Highest scoring | ? |
Longest winning run | ? |
Longest unbeaten run | ? |
Longest losing run | ? |
Highest attendance | ? |
Lowest attendance | ? |
Average attendance | ? |
← 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 | 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 |
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 |
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