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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