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1987–88 Football League

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The 1987–88 season was the 89th completed season of The Football League.

The Football League
Season1987–88
ChampionsLiverpool
RelegatedNewport County
New club in LeagueScarborough

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

First Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsLiverpool
17th English title
RelegatedChelsea
Portsmouth
Watford
Oxford United
Matches played420
Goals scored1,049 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerJohn Aldridge
(26 goals)[2]

Liverpool won the league title by nine points, and with only 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.

Final table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Liverpool (C)40261228724+6390Disqualified from European Cup[3]
2Manchester United40231257138+3381Disqualified from UEFA Cup[4]
3Nottingham Forest40201376739+2873
4Everton40191385327+2670
5Queens Park Rangers401910114838+1067
6Arsenal401812105839+1966
7Wimbledon[a]401415115847+1157Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup[5]
8Newcastle United401414125553+256
9Luton Town[b]401411155758−153Disqualified from UEFA Cup[4]
10Coventry City401314134653−753
11Sheffield Wednesday40158175266−1453
12Southampton401214144953−450
13Tottenham Hotspur401211173848−1047
14Norwich City40129194052−1245
15Derby County401013173545−1043
16West Ham United40915164052−1242
17Charlton Athletic40915163852−1442
18Chelsea (R)40915165068−1842Qualified for Second Division play-offs
19Portsmouth (R)40714193666−3035Relegated to Second Division
20Watford (R)40711222751−2432
21Oxford United (R)40613214480−3631
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

First Division results

Home \ AwayARSCHACHECOVDEREVELIVLUTMUNNEWNWCNOTOXFPORQPRSHWSOUTOTWATWHUWDN
Arsenal4–03–11–12–11–11–22–11–21–12–00–22–06–00–03–10–12–10–11–03–0
Charlton Athletic0–32–22–20–10–00–21–01–32–02–01–20–02–10–13–11–11–11–03–01–1
Chelsea1–11–11–01–00–01–13–01–22–21–04–32–10–01–12–10–10–01–11–11–1
Coventry City0–00–03–30–31–21–44–00–01–30–00–31–01–00–03–02–32–11–00–03–3
Derby County0–01–12–02–00–01–11–01–22–11–20–10–10–00–22–22–01–21–11–00–1
Everton1–21–14–11–23–01–02–02–11–01–01–00–02–12–04–01–00–02–03–12–2
Liverpool2–03–22–14–04–02–01–13–34–00–05–02–04–04–01–01–11–04–00–02–1
Luton Town1–11–03–00–11–02–10–11–14–01–21–17–44–12–12–22–22–02–12–22–0
Manchester United0–00–03–11–04–12–11–13–02–22–12–23–14–12–14–10–21–02–03–12–1
Newcastle United0–12–13–12–20–01–11–44–01–01–30–13–11–11–12–22–12–03–02–11–2
Norwich City2–42–03–03–11–20–30–02–21–01–10–24–20–11–10–30–12–10–04–10–1
Nottingham Forest0–12–23–24–12–10–02–11–10–00–22–05–35–04–03–03–33–01–00–00–0
Oxford United0–02–14–41–00–01–10–32–50–21–33–00–24–22–00–30–00–01–11–22–5
Portsmouth1–11–10–30–02–10–10–23–11–21–22–20–12–20–11–22–20–01–12–12–1
Queens Park Rangers2–02–03–11–21–11–00–12–00–21–13–02–13–22–11–13–02–00–00–11–0
Sheffield Wednesday3–32–03–00–32–11–01–50–22–40–11–00–11–11–03–12–10–32–32–11–0
Southampton4–20–13–01–21–20–42–21–12–21–10–01–13–00–20–11–12–11–02–12–2
Tottenham Hotspur1–20–11–02–20–02–10–22–11–13–11–31–13–00–11–12–02–12–12–10–3
Watford2–02–10–30–11–11–21–40–10–11–10–10–03–00–00–11–30–11–11–21–0
West Ham United0–11–14–11–11–10–01–11–11–12–12–03–21–11–10–30–12–10–11–01–2
Wimbledon3–14–12–21–22–11–11–12–02–10–01–01–11–12–21–21–12–03–01–21–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Watford Graham TaylorSigned by Aston Villa27 May 1987Pre-season Dave Bassett18 June 1987
Everton Howard KendallSigned by Athletic Bilbao18 June 1987 Colin Harvey18 June 1987
Wimbledon Dave BassettSigned by Watford18 June 1987 Bobby Gould25 June 1987
Luton Town John MooreResigned20 June 1987 Ray Harford22 June 1987
Tottenham Hotspur David Pleat23 October 19877th Terry Venables28 November 1987
Norwich City Ken BrownSacked9 November 198719th Dave Stringer9 November 1987
Watford Dave Bassett11 January 198821st Steve Harrison15 January 1988
Chelsea John Hollins6 March 198816th Bobby Campbell6 March 1988
Oxford United Maurice EvansResigned18 March 198820th Mark Lawrenson19 March 1988

First Division maps

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Locations of the Football League First Division London teams 1987–1988
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Locations of the Football League First Division 1987–1988 teams

Second Division

Second Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsMillwall
PromotedMillwall
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
RelegatedSheffield United
Reading
Huddersfield Town
Matches played506
Goals scored1,389 (2.75 per match)
Biggest home winManchester City 10–1 Huddersfield Town
(7 November 1987)
Biggest away winSheffield United 0–5 Oldham Athletic
(2 January 1988)
Highest scoringManchester City 10–1 Huddersfield Town
(7 November 1987)

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, and Middlesbrough won promotion via play-offs.

Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United were relegated.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1Millwall (C, P)44257127252+2082Promotion to the First Division
2Aston Villa (P)442212106841+2778
3Middlesbrough (O, P)442212106336+2778Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4Bradford City442211117454+2077
5Blackburn Rovers44211496852+1677
6Crystal Palace44229138659+2775
7Leeds United441912136151+1069
8Ipswich Town44199166152+966
9Manchester City44198178060+2065
10Oldham Athletic441811157264+865
11Stoke City441711165057−762
12Swindon Town441611177360+1359
13Leicester City441611176261+159
14Barnsley441512176162−157
15Hull City441415155460−657
16Plymouth Argyle44168206567−256
17Bournemouth441310215668−1249
18Shrewsbury Town441116174254−1249
19Birmingham City441115184166−2548
20West Bromwich Albion441211215069−1947
21Sheffield United (R)44137244574−2946Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
22Reading (R)441012224470−2642Relegation to the Third Division
23Huddersfield Town (R)446102841100−5928
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) 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.[6][7][8]

Semi-finals
1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988		Final
1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988
          
5Blackburn Rovers011
1DChelsea246
1DChelsea011
3Middlesbrough202
4Bradford City202
3Middlesbrough123

Source:[9]

Second Division results

Home \ AwayASTBARBIRBLBBOUBRACRYHUDHULIPSLEELEIMCIMIDMILOLDPLYREASHUSHRSTKSWIWBA
Aston Villa0–00–21–11–11–04–11–15–01–01–22–11–10–11–21–25–22–11–11–00–12–10–0
Barnsley1–32–20–12–13–02–11–01–32–31–11–13–10–34–11–12–15–21–22–15–20–13–1
Birmingham City1–22–01–01–11–10–62–01–11–00–02–20–30–01–01–30–12–21–00–02–01–10–1
Blackburn Rovers3–20–12–03–11–12–02–22–11–01–13–32–10–22–11–01–11–14–12–22–00–03–1
Bournemouth1–21–24–21–12–02–30–26–21–10–02–30–20–01–22–22–23–01–22–00–02–03–2
Bradford City2–41–14–02–12–02–00–12–02–30–04–12–42–03–15–33–13–02–01–11–42–04–1
Crystal Palace1–13–23–02–03–01–12–12–21–23–02–12–03–11–03–15–12–32–11–22–02–14–1
Huddersfield Town0–12–22–21–21–21–22–20–21–20–01–01–01–42–12–22–10–20–20–00–30–31–3
Hull City2–11–22–02–22–10–02–14–01–03–12–23–10–00–11–01–12–21–21–10–01–41–0
Ipswich Town1–11–01–00–21–24–02–33–02–01–00–23–04–01–12–01–22–11–02–02–03–21–1
Leeds United1–30–24–12–23–22–01–03–00–21–01–02–02–01–21–11–00–05–02–10–04–21–0
Leicester City0–20–02–01–20–10–24–43–02–11–13–21–00–01–04–14–01–01–00–11–13–23–0
Manchester City0–21–13–01–22–02–21–310–12–02–01–24–21–14–01–22–12–02–31–33–01–14–2
Middlesbrough2–12–01–11–13–01–22–12–01–03–12–01–22–11–11–03–10–06–04–02–02–32–1
Millwall2–13–13–11–41–20–11–14–12–02–13–11–00–12–11–13–23–03–14–12–02–22–0
Oldham Athletic0–11–01–24–22–00–21–03–21–23–11–12–01–13–10–00–14–23–22–25–14–32–1
Plymouth Argyle1–30–01–13–01–22–11–36–13–10–06–34–03–20–11–21–01–31–02–03–01–03–3
Reading0–22–11–10–00–01–12–33–20–01–10–11–20–20–02–33–00–12–11–00–10–11–2
Sheffield United1–11–00–23–10–11–21–12–22–14–12–22–11–20–21–20–51–04–10–10–01–00–0
Shrewsbury Town1–21–10–01–22–12–22–03–12–20–01–00–00–00–10–02–32–10–12–00–32–10–1
Stoke City0–03–13–12–11–01–21–11–11–11–22–12–11–31–01–22–21–04–21–01–11–03–0
Swindon Town0–03–00–21–24–22–22–24–10–04–21–23–23–41–10–12–01–14–02–01–13–02–0
West Bromwich Albion0–22–23–10–13–00–11–03–21–12–21–41–11–10–01–40–01–00–14–02–12–01–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division

Third Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsSunderland
PromotedSunderland
Brighton & Hove Albion
Walsall
RelegatedRotherham United
Grimsby Town
York City
Doncaster Rovers
Matches played552

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 automatic relegation places were occupied by Grimsby Town, York City and Doncaster Rovers, with Rotherham United relegated after play-offs.[10]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRelegation
1Sunderland (C, P)46271279248+4493Promotion to the Second Division
2Brighton & Hove Albion (P)46231586947+2284
3Walsall (O, P)462313106850+1882Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
4Notts County462312118249+3381
5Bristol City462112137762+1575
6Northampton Town46181997051+1973
7Wigan Athletic462012147061+972
8Bristol Rovers461812166856+1266
9Fulham46199186960+966
10Blackpool461714157162+965
11Port Vale461811175856+265
12Brentford461614165359−662
13Gillingham461417157761+1659
14Bury461514175857+159
15Chester City461416165162−1158
16Preston North End461513184859−1158
17Southend United461413196583−1855
18Chesterfield461510214170−2955
19Mansfield Town461412204859−1154
20Aldershot46158236474−1053
21Rotherham United (R)461216185066−1652Qualification for the Fourth Division play-offs
22Grimsby Town (R)461214204858−1050Relegation to the Fourth Division
23York City (R)4689294891−4333
24Doncaster Rovers (R)4689294084−4433
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) 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
          
21stSheffield United (Div 2)011
5thBristol City 112
3rdWalsall303
5thBristol City123
3rdWalsall314
4thNotts County112
Replay
Walsall4–0Bristol City
Report/Soccerbase [1]
Attendance: 13,007

Third Division results

Home \ AwayALDBLPBREB&HABRCBRRBRYCHECHFDONFULGILGRIMANNORNTCPTVPNEROTSTDSUNWALWIGYOR
Aldershot0–04–11–42–13–00–24–12–02–10–36–03–23–04–40–23–00–01–30–13–21–13–21–2
Blackpool3–20–11–34–22–15–10–11–04–22–13–33–02–03–11–11–23–03–01–10–21–20–02–1
Brentford3–02–11–10–21–10–31–12–01–13–12–20–22–20–11–01–02–01–11–00–10–02–11–2
Brighton & Hove Albion1–11–32–13–22–12–11–02–22–02–02–00–03–13–01–12–00–01–10–03–12–11–01–0
Bristol City2–02–12–35–23–33–22–22–11–04–03–31–11–22–22–11–03–12–03–20–10–04–13–2
Bristol Rovers3–12–00–01–21–00–02–22–04–03–12–04–22–10–21–11–01–23–10–04–03–02–32–1
Bury1–03–12–22–11–14–10–12–02–11–12–10–21–00–00–10–14–02–22–22–32–20–20–1
Chester City4–11–11–12–21–00–34–41–11–11–23–11–00–20–51–21–01–01–01–11–21–11–01–0
Chesterfield1–01–12–10–01–40–11–00–00–11–01–40–33–10–22–01–30–03–23–11–12–10–12–1
Doncaster Rovers0–02–10–10–21–20–11–22–21–02–24–21–00–20–20–11–13–22–20–10–20–43–42–0
Fulham1–23–12–21–20–03–10–11–01–34–00–25–00–00–00–01–20–13–13–10–22–03–23–1
Gillingham2–10–00–11–11–13–03–30–110–03–12–21–10–01–23–10–04–00–28–10–00–10–13–1
Grimsby Town1–11–10–10–11–40–02–02–11–10–00–22–02–32–20–03–10–12–11–30–10–20–25–1
Mansfield Town1–00–02–11–12–01–00–01–20–12–00–22–21–03–12–24–00–00–11–00–41–30–12–1
Northampton Town1–13–32–11–13–02–10–02–04–01–03–22–12–12–00–11–00–10–04–00–22–21–10–0
Notts County2–12–33–01–20–11–13–01–02–02–05–10–10–01–13–11–24–24–06–22–13–14–43–0
Port Vale4–20–01–02–01–12–11–01–10–15–00–00–02–01–11–11–33–20–04–10–12–12–12–1
Preston North End0–22–11–23–02–03–11–01–10–11–22–11–11–31–00–01–23–20–01–12–21–00–13–0
Rotherham United1–00–12–01–04–11–10–15–21–11–00–21–20–02–12–21–11–02–21–11–40–11–10–1
Southend United0–14–02–32–12–04–21–02–23–04–10–20–01–32–11–11–23–31–21–11–41–13–23–1
Sunderland3–12–22–01–00–11–11–10–23–23–12–02–11–14–13–11–12–11–13–07–01–14–14–2
Walsall2–03–24–21–11–10–02–11–00–02–10–10–03–22–11–02–12–11–05–22–12–21–22–1
Wigan Athletic4–00–01–13–31–11–00–21–01–22–11–31–10–12–12–22–12–02–03–01–02–23–11–1
York City2–21–31–10–20–10–41–12–01–01–11–30–20–22–22–23–52–31–11–20–32–11–33–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Football League, Fourth Division
Season1987–88
ChampionsWolverhampton Wanderers
PromotedCardiff City,
Bolton Wanderers,
Swansea City
RelegatedNewport County
New team in LeagueScarborough
Matches played552

PosTeamPldHWHDHLHGFHGAAWADALAGFAGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Wolverhampton Wanderers461535471912653524+3990Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division
2Cardiff City46156239149772727+2585Automatically promoted to Third Division; Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
3Bolton Wanderers461562421276102430+2478Automatically promoted to Third Division
4Scunthorpe United461454422061253431+2577Participated in Fourth Division play-offs
5Torquay United461076341611753225+2577
6Swansea City46977352811392728+670Promoted via the Fourth Division play-offs[a]
7Peterborough United461058282610582427−170
8Leyton Orient46134655276893036+2269
9Colchester United46105823229592429−467
10Burnley461256312282132640−567
11Wrexham461337462673132332+1166
12Scarborough[b]461283381956121829+865
13Darlington461364392555133244+265
14Tranmere Rovers461427432057111833+864[c]
15Cambridge United461067322467101828−261
16Hartlepool United46977252567102532−759
17Crewe Alexandra46711525196893234+458
18Halifax Town461175372537131734−555[d]
19Hereford United46878252765121632−1854
20Stockport County46779262658101832−1451
21Rochdale46599283466111942−2948
22Exeter City46869332937132039−1546
23Carlisle United46959383333171953−2944
24Newport County464514193622191669−7025Automatically relegated to the Football Conference
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Fourth Division play-offs

Semi-finals
1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988		Finals
1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988
          
21stRotherham United (Div 3)011
6thSwansea City112
6thSwansea City235
5thTorquay United134
4thScunthorpe United112
5thTorquay United213

Fourth Division results

Home \ AwayBOLBURCAMCARCRLCOLCREDAREXEHALHARHERLEYNPCPETROCSCASCUSTPSWATORTRAWOLWRE
Bolton Wanderers2–12–21–05–04–01–11–11–02–01–21–01–06–02–00–03–10–02–11–11–22–01–02–0
Burnley2–10–21–24–30–30–02–13–03–11–00–02–02–01–24–00–11–11–11–01–01–10–31–0
Cambridge United2–22–00–01–20–14–11–02–12–11–10–12–04–01–31–21–03–32–00–31–01–11–10–1
Cardiff City1–02–14–04–21–02–03–13–20–01–10–11–14–00–01–02–00–10–01–02–13–03–21–1
Carlisle United0–23–42–10–04–00–13–30–01–11–33–11–23–10–22–04–03–12–00–13–33–20–10–4
Colchester United3–00–10–02–11–01–42–10–22–10–01–00–00–04–11–01–30–32–02–10–10–00–11–2
Crewe Alexandra2–10–10–00–04–10–03–10–00–01–10–03–32–10–10–11–02–23–12–20–10–00–22–0
Darlington1–04–20–10–02–12–01–04–14–11–13–12–20–22–12–12–11–41–22–01–10–02–22–1
Exeter City1–11–23–00–21–10–23–14–11–21–02–22–33–00–11–11–01–12–13–10–10–12–41–1
Halifax Town0–02–11–10–11–11–21–22–22–03–12–11–03–10–01–22–22–22–03–12–32–12–12–0
Hartlepool United0–02–12–10–10–03–12–12–53–12–11–22–20–00–11–11–01–01–30–20–01–20–01–0
Hereford United0–32–11–01–22–01–01–11–01–12–14–20–34–20–10–01–12–30–10–00–01–11–20–2
Leyton Orient1–24–10–24–14–10–01–14–32–34–10–24–04–12–08–03–11–11–13–00–23–10–22–1
Newport County0–10–10–01–21–21–21–22–11–11–02–30–00–00–40–10–41–11–21–23–10–31–32–0
Peterborough United0–45–01–04–31–02–00–41–22–11–00–11–21–23–01–10–01–10–00–10–22–11–11–0
Rochdale2–22–12–12–21–21–42–21–30–00–00–23–11–33–01–11–12–10–12–31–10–00–11–2
Scarborough4–01–00–01–13–13–12–00–13–11–11–12–13–13–11–12–10–01–12–01–22–02–20–2
Scunthorpe United1–11–13–22–11–02–22–11–01–11–03–03–03–23–15–01–00–10–01–22–33–00–13–1
Stockport County1–22–00–20–13–01–11–11–12–11–01–00–21–25–10–11–11–11–10–22–11–20–21–1
Swansea City1–00–01–12–23–11–22–43–00–21–12–13–03–01–22–10–33–01–11–11–11–21–22–1
Torquay United2–11–30–12–01–00–01–00–01–11–21–11–01–16–10–05–00–11–23–00–11–00–06–1
Tranmere Rovers2–00–10–10–13–00–22–22–12–12–03–10–12–14–03–16–11–01–34–01–21–13–01–0
Wolverhampton Wanderers4–03–03–01–43–12–02–25–33–00–12–02–02–02–10–12–00–04–11–12–01–23–00–2
Wrexham0–11–33–03–04–00–12–10–13–02–22–10–02–24–13–12–31–02–12–11–22–33–04–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Goalscorers

The top goalscorers in each division were:

See also

References

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