1988 Football League Second Division play-off Final

1988 Football League Second Division play-off Final
First leg
Date 25 May 1988
Venue Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Referee Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
Attendance 25,531
Second leg
Date 28 May 1988
Venue Stamford Bridge, London
Referee Brian Hill (Kettering)
Attendance 40,550

The 1988 Football League Second Division play-off final was contested between First Division Chelsea and Second Division Middlesbrough over two legs on 25 May 1988 and 28 May 1988. Unlike the present day format, the team which finished fourth from bottom in the First Division was entered into play-offs with the clubs which finished 3rd, 4th and 5th in the Second Division. Middlesbrough won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted.

Match details

First leg

25 May 1988
19:30 BST
Middlesbrough 2–0 Chelsea
Slaven  30'
Senior  81' 		Report
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 25,531
Referee: Keith Hackett (Sheffield)
Middlesbrough
Chelsea
MIDDLESBROUGH:
GK 1England Stephen Pears
RB 2England Gary Parkinson
LB 3 England Colin Cooper
CB 4England Tony Mowbray (c)
CB 5Scotland Gary Hamilton
RM 6England Gary Pallister
CF 7 Scotland Bernie Slaven
CM 8 England Stuart Ripley
CF 9England Trevor Senior
CM 10England Paul Kerr
LM 11England Dean Glover
Manager:
Scotland Bruce Rioch
CHELSEA:
GK 1England Kevin Hitchcock
RB 2 Scotland Steve Clarke
LB 3 England Tony Dorigo
CM 4 England Steve Wicks
CB 5Scotland Joe McLaughlin (c)
CB 6England Colin Pates
CM 7Scotland Pat Nevin
CM 8England John Bumstead
FW 9England Kerry Dixon
FW 10Scotland Gordon Durie
FW 11Northern Ireland Kevin Wilson
Manager:
England Bobby Campbell

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Two named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Second leg

28 May 1988
15:00 BST
Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough
Durie  18' Report
Stamford Bridge, London
Attendance: 40,550
Referee: Brian Hill (Kettering)
Chelsea
Middlesbrough
CHELSEA:
GK 1England Kevin Hitchcock
RB 2 Scotland Steve Clarke
LB 3 England Tony Dorigo
CM 4 England Steve Wicks
CB 5Scotland Joe McLaughlin (c)
CB 6England Colin Pates  80'
CM 7Scotland Pat Nevin
CM 8England John Bumstead
FW 9England Kerry Dixon
FW 10Scotland Gordon Durie
FW 11Northern Ireland Kevin Wilson  80'
Substitutes:
MF 12Wales Gareth Hall  80'
MF 14 Scotland Kevin McAllister  80'
Manager:
England Bobby Campbell
MIDDLESBROUGH:
GK 1England Stephen Pears
RB 2England Gary Parkinson
LB 3 England Colin Cooper
CB 4England Tony Mowbray (c)
CB 5Scotland Gary Hamilton
RM 6England Gary Pallister
CF 7 Scotland Bernie Slaven
CM 8 England Stuart Ripley
CF 9England Trevor Senior
CM 10England Paul Kerr
LM 11England Dean Glover
Manager:
Scotland Bruce Rioch

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Two named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.