Season 1987-88
Division 2 1987-88 (22nd)
PL | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | ||
1 | MillwallP | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 82 |
2 | Aston VillaP | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 78 |
3 | Middlesbrough1 | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 78 |
4 | Bradford City | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 74 | 54 | +20 | 77 |
5 | Blackburn Rovers | 44 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 68 | 52 | +16 | 77 |
6 | Crystal Palace | 44 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 75 |
7 | Leeds United | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 69 |
8 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 52 | +9 | 66 |
9 | Manchester City | 44 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 60 | +20 | 65 |
10 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 65 |
11 | Stoke City | 44 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 62 |
12 | Swindon Town | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 73 | 60 | +13 | 59 |
13 | Leicester City | 44 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 59 |
14 | Barnsley | 44 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 57 |
15 | Hull City | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 57 |
16 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 65 | 67 | −2 | 56 |
17 | AFC Bournemouth | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 56 | 68 | −12 | 49 |
18 | Shrewsbury Town | 44 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 49 |
19 | Birmingham City | 44 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 41 | 66 | −25 | 48 |
20 | West Bromwich A | 44 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 47 |
21 | Sheffield United2 | 44 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 45 | 74 | −29 | 46 |
22 | READINGR | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 42 |
23 | Huddersfield TownR | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 100 | −59 | 28 |
1 Middlesbrough promoted after play-offs 2 Sheffield United relegated after play-offs |
Division 2 1987-88
22 Aug | Leeds United | A | 0-0 |
29 Aug | Plymouth Argyle | H | 0-1 |
1 Sep | Shrewsbury Town | A | 1-0 |
5 Sep | Oldham Athletic | H | 3-0 |
12 Sep | AFC Bournemouth | A | 0-3 |
16 Sep | Stoke City | H | 0-1 |
19 Sep | Crystal Palace | H | 2-3 |
26 Sep | Swindon Town | A | 0-4 |
29 Sep | Middlesbrough | A | 0-0 |
3 Oct | West Bromwich A | H | 1-2 |
10 Oct | Birmingham City | A | 2-2 |
17 Oct | Huddersfield Town | H | 3-2 |
20 Oct | Barnsley | A | 2-5 |
24 Oct | Bradford City | H | 1-1 |
31 Oct | Aston Villa | A | 1-2 |
7 Nov | Ipswich Town | A | 1-2 |
14 Nov | Manchester City | H | 0-2 |
21 Nov | Sheffield United | A | 1-4 |
28 Nov | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0-0 |
1 Dec | Millwall | A | 0-3 |
5 Dec | Hull City | A | 2-2 |
12 Dec | Leeds United | H | 0-1 |
19 Dec | Stoke City | A | 2-4 |
26 Dec | Swindon Town | H | 0-1 |
28 Dec | Crystal Palace | A | 3-2 |
1 Jan | Plymouth Argyle | A | 3-1 |
23 Jan | Shrewsbury Town | H | 1-0 |
30 Jan | Leicester City | H | 1-2 |
6 Feb | Oldham Athletic | A | 2-4 |
13 Feb | Millwall | H | 2-3 |
20 Feb | Middlesbrough | H | 0-0 |
27 Feb | West Bromwich A | A | 1-0 |
5 Mar | Huddersfield Town | A | 2-0 |
12 Mar | Birmingham City | H | 1-1 |
19 Mar | Aston Villa | H | 0-2 |
2 Apr | Ipswich Town | H | 1-1 |
4 Apr | Manchester City | A | 0-2 |
9 Apr | Barnsley | H | 2-1 |
13 Apr | AFC Bournemouth | H | 0-0 |
20 Apr | Bradford City | A | 0-3 |
23 Apr | Leicester City | A | 0-1 |
30 Apr | Sheffield United | H | 2-1 |
2 May | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-1 |
7 May | Hull City | H | 0-0 |
FA Cup 1987-88
9 Jan | R3 | Southampton | H | 0-1 |
League Cup 1987-88
23 Sep | R2 | Chelsea | H | 3-1 |
7 Oct | (2) | Chelsea | A | 2-31 |
28 Oct | R3 | Peterborough Utd | A | 0-0 |
4 Nov | (R) | Peterborough Utd | H | 1-0 |
18 Nov | R4 | Bradford City | H | 0-0 |
24 Nov | (R) | Bradford City | A | 0-1 |
1 won 5-4 on aggregate |
Full Members' Cup 1987-88
21 Dec | R1 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3-1 |
13 Jan | R2 | Oxford United | H | 1-0 |
3 Feb | R3 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2-11 |
10 Feb | R4 | Bradford City | H | 2-11 |
2 Mar | SF | Coventry City | H | 1-12 |
27 Mar | F | Luton Town | N3 | 4-1 |
1 after extra time 2 after extra time, won 4-3 on penalties 3 at Wembley Stadium |