The Football League Trophy 1987–88, known as the Sherpa Van Trophy 1987–88 for sponsorship reasons (although the competition began under its previous title of the Freight Rover Trophy), was the 5th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knockout competition for English football clubs in the Third and Fourth Divisions (now known as League One and Two).
The winners were Wolverhampton Wanderers, who defeated Burnley 2–0 in the final. This marked the only time two previous English champions have met in the final of this competition, and made Wolves the only former champions to have won the trophy.
The competition began on 13 October 1987 and ended with the final on 29 May 1988. The tournament begins with clubs divided into a Northern and a Southern section, and teams entering a preliminary group stage. Each section then gradually eliminates the qualifying teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
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Group 1
Oct 13Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Group 4
Oct 13Wigan Athletic 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Group 7
Oct 13Scunthorpe United 2–0 Grimsby Town |
Group 2
Oct 13Carlisle United 2–1 Chester City Group 5
Oct 13York City 3–4 Darlington Group 8
Oct 13Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Mansfield Town |
Group 3
Oct 13Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Preston NE Group 6
Oct 13Rotherham United 1–0 Scarborough |
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Group 1
Oct 13Notts County 1–0 Northampton Town Group 4
Oct 13Colchester United 3–2 Peterborough United Group 7
Oct 13Southend United 1–0 Fulham |
Group 2
Oct 13Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham Group 5
Oct 13Torquay United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Group 8
Oct 27Swansea City 1–1 Wolves |
Group 3
Oct 13Aldershot 3–1 Gillingham Group 6
Oct 13Newport County 2–0 Port Vale |
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Southern Section
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| 12 April 1988 19:45 BST |
Burnley | 0 – 0 | Preston North End | Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 15,680 |
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| 19 April 1988 |
Preston North End | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 17,592 |
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| Brazil | Oghani Hoskin Comstive |
Burnley won 3–1 on aggregate.
| 12 April 1988 |
Notts County | 1 – 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Meadow Lane, Nottingham Attendance: 10,041 |
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| McParland | Bull |
| 19 April 1988 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Notts County | Molineux, Wolverhampton Attendance: 18,413 |
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| Bull Downing |
Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| 29 May 1988 15:00 BST |
Burnley | 0 – 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 80,841 Referee: Roger Milford (Somerset) |
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| Mutch 22' Dennison 51' |
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