1987–88 Football League
Season | 1987–88 |
---|---|
Champions | Liverpool |
Relegated | Newport County |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → |
The 1987–88 season was the 89th completed season of The Football League.
Contents
1 Final league tables and results
2 First Division
2.1 Stats
2.2 First Division results
3 Second Division
3.1 Second Division play-offs
3.2 Second Division results
4 Third Division
4.1 Third Division play-offs
5 Fourth Division
5.1 Fourth Division play-offs
6 Goalscorers
7 See also
8 References
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 |
---|---|
Champions | Liverpool (17th English title) |
Relegated | Chelsea Oxford United Portsmouth Watford |
FA Cup winners | Wimbledon (1st FA Cup title) |
Matches played | 420 |
Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (Liverpool), 26 [2] |
← 1986–87 1988–89 → |
Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season. Second in the league were Manchester United.
The automatically-relegated sides were Watford, Oxford United and Portsmouth. Chelsea were subsequently relegated as well after losing to Middlesbrough in the playoff final.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool (C) | 40 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 15 | +63 | 90 | Football League Champions[a] |
2 | Manchester United | 40 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 21 | +33 | 81 | Excluded from UEFA Cup[a] |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +28 | 73 | |
4 | Everton | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 16 | +26 | 70 | |
5 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | +10 | 67 | |
6 | Arsenal | 40 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 23 | +19 | 66 | |
7 | Wimbledon | 40 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 27 | +11 | 57 | FA Cup winners |
8 | Newcastle United | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 30 | +2 | 56 | |
9 | Luton Town | 40 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −1 | 53 | Football League Cup winners |
10 | Coventry City | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −7 | 53 | |
11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 36 | −14 | 53 | |
12 | Southampton | 40 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −4 | 50 | |
13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 25 | −10 | 47 | |
14 | Norwich City | 40 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 45 | |
15 | Derby County | 40 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 28 | −10 | 43 | |
16 | West Ham United | 40 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −12 | 42 | |
17 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | −14 | 42 | |
18 | Chelsea | 40 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 51 | −18 | 42 | Relegated via the Second Division play-offs[b] |
19 | Portsmouth | 40 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 39 | −30 | 35 | Automatically relegated to the Second Division |
20 | Watford | 40 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 27 | −24 | 32 | |
21 | Oxford United | 40 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 46 | −36 | 31 |
Notes:
^ ab All English teams excluded from European competition as a result of Heysel
^ Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Stats
Record
- Most wins: Liverpool (26)
- Least losses: Liverpool (2)
- Most goals scored: Liverpool (87)
- Least goals conceded: Liverpool (24)
- Best goal difference ratio: Liverpool (+63)
- Most draws: Charlton Athletic, Chelsea, West Ham United, Wimbledon (15)
- Least draws: Sheffield Wednesday
- Most losses: Watford (22)
- Least wins: Oxford United (6)
- Least goals scored: Watford (27)
- Most goals conceded: Oxford United (80)
- Worst goal difference ratio: Oxford United (-36)
First Division results
Home Away | ARS | CHA | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | LIV | LUT | MUN | NEW | NWC | NOT | OXF | POR | QPR | SHW | SOU | 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 |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second Division
Millwall 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. Middlesbrough won promotion for the second season running after negotiating the relegation/promotion play-offs at the expense of Chelsea.
Huddersfield Town, who suffered a 10-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City in November, were relegated. The Second/Third Division relegation/promotion play-offs once again saw a Second Division club suffer relegation, this time it was Sheffield United.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Millwall | 44 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 29 | +20 | 82 | Division Champions - automatically promoted to First Division |
2 | Aston Villa | 44 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +27 | 78 | Division runners-up - automatically promoted to First Division |
3 | Middlesbrough | 44 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | +27 | 78 | Promoted via the Second Division play-offs[a] |
4 | Bradford City | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 28 | +20 | 77 | Participated in Second Division play-offs |
5 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | +16 | 77 | |
6 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | +27 | 75 | |
7 | Leeds United | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 33 | +10 | 69 | |
8 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 35 | +9 | 66 | |
9 | Manchester City | 44 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | +20 | 65 | |
10 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 37 | +8 | 65 | |
11 | Stoke City | 44 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 35 | −7 | 62 | |
12 | Swindon Town | 44 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 35 | +13 | 59 | |
13 | Leicester City | 44 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 41 | +1 | 59 | |
14 | Barnsley | 44 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | −1 | 57 | |
15 | Hull City | 44 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | −6 | 57 | |
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 41 | −2 | 56 | |
17 | Bournemouth | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 38 | −12 | 49 | |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 32 | −12 | 49 | |
19 | Birmingham City | 44 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 42 | −25 | 48 | |
20 | West Bromwich Albion | 44 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 43 | −19 | 47 | |
21 | Sheffield United | 44 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 46 | −29 | 46 | Relegated via the Third Division play-offs[b] |
22 | Reading | 44 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 45 | −26 | 42 | Automatically relegated to the Third Division |
23 | Huddersfield Town | 44 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 62 | −59 | 28 |
Notes:
^ Middlesbrough won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
^ Sheffield United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Second Division play-offs
The team fourth from bottom of the First Division played off for one place in that division with the teams finishing third, fourth and fifth in the Second Division. In the semi-final, Chelsea of the First Division beat fifth-placed Blackburn Rovers 6–1 on aggregate, and third-placed Middlesbrough beat Bradford City 3–2 on aggregate. The final was also played over two legs. Playing at their Ayresome Park ground in front of a crowd of 25,531, Middlesbrough duly won the first leg 2–0 with goals from Bernie Slaven and Trevor Senior. In the second leg at Stamford Bridge, which was marred by violence perpetrated by some of the 40,550 spectators, Chelsea's Gordon Durie scored the only goal. Thus Middlesbrough won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to the First Division for 1988–89, while Chelsea were relegated to the Second.[3][4][5]
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988 | Final 1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988 | ||||||||||||
Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Chelsea (Div 1) | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
Chelsea (Div 1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
Source:[6]
Second Division results
Home Away | AST | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOU | BRA | CRY | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEE | LEI | MCI | MID | MIL | OLD | PLY | REA | SHU | SHR | STK | 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 |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third Division
Sunderland won the Third Division 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sunderland | 46 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 26 | +44 | 93 | Division Champions - automatically promoted to Second Division |
2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 31 | +22 | 84 | Division Runners-up - automatically promoted to Second Division |
3 | Walsall | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +18 | 82 | Promoted via the Third Division play-offs[a] |
4 | Notts County | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 25 | +33 | 81 | Participated in Third Division play-offs |
5 | Bristol City | 46 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | +15 | 75 | |
6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 33 | +19 | 73 | |
7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 38 | +9 | 72 | |
8 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 37 | +12 | 66 | |
9 | Fulham | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 36 | +9 | 66 | |
10 | Blackpool | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 35 | +9 | 65 | |
11 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 37 | +2 | 65 | |
12 | Brentford | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −6 | 62 | |
13 | Gillingham | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 40 | +16 | 59 | |
14 | Bury | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 31 | +1 | 59 | |
15 | Chester City | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −11 | 58 | |
16 | Preston North End | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 36 | −11 | 58 | |
17 | Southend United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 50 | −18 | 55 | |
18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 42 | −29 | 55 | |
19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 38 | −11 | 54 | |
20 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 42 | −10 | 53 | |
21 | Rotherham United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 41 | −16 | 52 | Relegated via the Fourth Division play-offs[b] |
22 | Grimsby Town | 46 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 29 | −10 | 50 | Automatically relegated to the Fourth Division |
23 | York City | 46 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 46 | −43 | 33 | |
24 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 48 | −44 | 33 |
Notes:
^ Walsall won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
^ Rotherham United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Third Division play-offs
Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988 | Final 1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988 | ||||||||||||
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
.mw-parser-output .footballbox{clear:both;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox tr{vertical-align:top}.mw-parser-output .footballbox time{display:block;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftitle{text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent{width:100%;table-layout:fixed;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{margin-bottom:10px}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fdate,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftime{display:block}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fhome,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .faway{width:39%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fscore{width:22%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fgoals{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fhome,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fhgoal{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .faway,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fagoal{text-align:left}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fdate,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftime{display:block}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fdate,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .ftime,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .frnd{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fleft,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{float:left;padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fleft{width:15%;overflow:auto}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent{float:left;width:61%}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fevent,.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .footballbox .fright{font-size:85%;width:24%}}
Walsall | 4 – 0 | Bristol City |
---|---|---|
Report/Soccerbase [1] |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 24 | +39 | 90 | Division Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division |
2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | +25 | 85 | Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | +24 | 78 | Division Runners-up - automatically promoted to Third Division |
4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +25 | 77 | Participated in Fourth Division play-offs |
5 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +25 | 77 | |
6 | Swansea City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 28 | +6 | 70 | Promoted via the Fourth Division play-offs[a] |
7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −1 | 70 | |
8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 36 | +22 | 69 | |
9 | Colchester United | 46 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −4 | 67 | |
10 | Burnley | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 40 | −5 | 67 | |
11 | Wrexham | 46 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 32 | +11 | 66 | |
12 | Scarborough[b] | 46 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | +8 | 65 | |
13 | Darlington | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 44 | +2 | 65 | |
14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | +8 | 64[c] | |
15 | Cambridge United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28 | −2 | 61 | |
16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 59 | |
17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 34 | +4 | 58 | |
18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 34 | −5 | 55[d] | |
19 | Hereford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −18 | 54 | |
20 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 51 | |
21 | Rochdale | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 42 | −29 | 48 | |
22 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −15 | 46 | |
23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 53 | −29 | 44 | |
24 | Newport County | 46 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 69 | −70 | 25 | Automatically relegated to the Football Conference |
Notes:
^ Swansea City won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
^ Newly promoted from the Football Conference
^ Tranmere Rovers were deducted two points.
^ Halifax Town were deducted one point.
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 – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988 | Finals 1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988 | ||||||||||||
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) [7]
- Division 2 - David Currie (28)[7]
- Division 3 - David Crown (26)[8]
- Division 4 - Steve Bull (34)[8]
See also
- 1987–88 in English football
References
^ "England 1987–88". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "English League Leading Goalscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 2010-10-31.
^ Felton, Paul. "Season 1987–88". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Chelsea Football Club Match Results Season 1987–1988". bounder.friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ Barley, Sophie (3 August 2015). "'The Battle of Stamford Bridge': Violent scenes on a victorious day for Boro". The Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "English Division One–Two (old) Play-Offs 1987–1988". Statto. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ ab James M Ross (15 July 2011). "Football League Div 1 & 2 Leading Goalscorers 1947-92". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
^ ab James M Ross (15 July 2011). "Football League Div 3 & 4 Leading Goalscorers 1947-92". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 January 2012.