1988-04-23

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First Division
Division 1VenueGateNotes
Charlton Athletic 20 Newcastle UnitedSelhurst Park7,482
Crooks 2 Lineups    
Derby County 20 SouthamptonBaseball Ground14,291
Gregory, Stapleton Lineups    
Liverpool 10 Tottenham HotspurAnfield Road44,798Largest home gate 1987-88
Beardsley Lineups    
Oxford United 11 EvertonManor Ground7,619
Saunders (p) Lineups Clarke    
Portsmouth 22 Norwich CityFratton Park12,762
Quinn, Mariner Lineups Linighan, Biggins (p)    
Queens Park Rangers 11 Sheffield WednesdayLoftus Road12,531
Coney Lineups West    
West Ham United 11 Coventry CityUpton Park17,733
Cottee Lineups Regis    
Wimbledon 22 ChelseaPlough Lane15,128Largest home gate 1987-88
Sanchez, Wise Lineups Durie 2    
Footnotes
Liverpool champions

 

Ptn First Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Liverpool 36 15 3 0 47 7 10 6 2 32 13 59 84 W D W D L 1988-04-30 Chelsea A
2 0 Manchester United 36 11 5 1 33 14 8 7 4 28 21 26 69 W D W W D 1988-04-30 Queens Park Rangers H
3 0 Everton 37 14 3 1 32 8 5 8 6 19 16 27 68 D W W D D 1988-04-30 Charlton Athletic H
4 0 Queens Park Rangers 38 12 4 4 30 14 7 5 6 17 22 11 66 D L W D W 1988-04-30 Manchester United A
5 0 Nottingham Forest 35 9 5 2 32 13 9 5 5 26 21 24 64 D L W W W 1988-04-30 Wimbledon H
6 0 Arsenal 37 11 3 5 34 15 6 7 5 18 19 18 61 L W L W D 1988-04-30 Sheffield Wednesday A
7 0 Wimbledon 36 8 8 3 31 19 5 5 7 24 25 11 52 D D L D D 1988-04-30 Nottingham Forest A
8 0 Sheffield Wednesday 37 10 1 7 23 22 5 5 9 24 35 -10 51 D W D W W 1988-04-30 Arsenal H
9 1 Coventry City 37 5 7 6 22 25 7 5 7 22 27 -8 48 D L D W W 1988-04-30 Portsmouth H
10 -1 Newcastle United 37 7 6 5 27 21 4 8 7 21 29 -2 47 L D W D L 1988-04-30 Oxford United H
11 0 Luton Town 33 10 5 3 37 19 3 1 11 11 30 -1 45 W L D L W 1988-04-30 Norwich City A
12 0 Southampton 37 5 7 6 24 24 6 5 8 21 26 -5 45 L W D D W 1988-04-30 West Ham United H
13 0 Norwich City 37 7 4 7 24 23 5 4 10 14 24 -9 44 D D L W L 1988-04-30 Luton Town H
14 0 Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 5 6 24 22 3 5 11 11 24 -11 43 L L L D L 1988-05-02 Charlton Athletic A
15 1 Derby County 38 6 6 7 18 17 4 5 10 16 27 -10 41 W L L W L 1988-04-30 Watford A
16 -1 Chelsea 37 7 9 2 22 15 2 4 13 25 47 -15 40 D W D D L 1988-04-30 Liverpool H
17 0 West Ham United 37 5 9 5 19 20 3 6 9 15 27 -13 39 D D L D L 1988-04-30 Southampton A
18 0 Charlton Athletic 37 7 6 6 22 20 2 6 10 13 29 -14 39 W D W L D 1988-04-30 Everton A
19 0 Portsmouth 37 4 8 7 20 25 3 6 9 14 34 -25 35 D D L L W 1988-04-30 Coventry City A
20 0 Watford 38 4 4 11 14 23 3 6 10 11 25 -23 31 D W L W L 1988-04-30 Derby County H
21 0 Oxford United 37 5 7 7 24 32 1 6 11 16 38 -30 31 D L L D L 1988-04-30 Newcastle United A

 

Second Division
Second DivisionVenueGateNotes
Aston Villa10Shrewsbury TownVilla Park18,396
Aspinall Lineups   
Barnsley22Birmingham CityOakwell4,949
Currie 2 LineupsWhitton (p), Jeffels OG   
Hull City40Huddersfield TownBoothferry Park5,221
Edwards 2, Daniel, Saville Lineups   
Ipswich Town40MiddlesbroughPortman Road12,773
Atkinson 3, D'Avray Lineups   
Leeds United11Oldham AthleticElland Road13,442
Snodin LineupsCecere   
Leicester City10ReadingFilbert Street9,603
Walsh Lineups   
Manchester City22Bradford CityMaine Road20,335
Brightwell I, Morley LineupsFutcher (p), Leonard   
Plymouth Argyle13Crystal PalaceHome Park8,370
Evans LineupsBarber, Bright 2   
Sheffield United00West Bromwich AlbionBramall Lane12,091
Lineups   
Stoke City10Swindon TownVictoria Ground6,293
Stainrod Lineups   
Footnotes
Huddersfield Town relegated

 

Ptn Second Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Millwall 41 14 3 3 42 19 9 4 8 26 29 20 76 W W W W W 1988-04-30 Stoke City H
2 3 Aston Villa 42 8 7 6 30 21 13 4 4 37 20 26 74 W D L L L 1988-05-02 Bradford City H
3 -1 Bradford City 41 13 3 4 43 22 8 8 5 25 27 19 74 D W W W D 1988-04-30 Leicester City H
4 -1 Middlesbrough 41 14 4 2 40 13 6 8 7 16 20 23 72 L W D W D 1988-04-30 Plymouth Argyle H
5 -1 Blackburn Rovers 40 12 6 2 37 21 8 6 6 26 27 15 72 W D L L D 1988-04-25 Swindon Town H
6 0 Crystal Palace 41 14 3 3 46 21 6 6 9 36 37 24 69 W D D W D 1988-04-30 Blackburn Rovers H
7 0 Leeds United 41 13 4 4 36 18 4 7 9 22 32 8 62 D L L D W 1988-04-30 Swindon Town A
8 2 Stoke City 42 12 5 4 33 21 5 5 11 16 33 -5 61 W L D L W 1988-04-30 Millwall A
9 3 Ipswich Town 41 13 3 5 37 17 4 6 10 19 30 9 60 W W D D L 1988-04-30 Oldham Athletic A
10 -2 Manchester City 41 10 4 7 46 26 7 4 9 27 30 17 59 D L W L L 1988-04-30 Birmingham City A
11 -2 Oldham Athletic 41 11 4 5 38 26 5 7 9 29 36 5 59 D D W W W 1988-04-30 Ipswich Town H
12 -1 Swindon Town 40 10 6 4 42 23 6 3 11 30 33 16 57 L W L L W 1988-04-25 Blackburn Rovers A
13 0 Barnsley 41 11 4 6 42 29 4 6 10 16 27 2 55 D D L W D 1988-04-30 Shrewsbury Town A
14 1 Hull City 41 10 8 3 32 21 4 5 11 21 37 -5 55 W L L D D 1988-04-30 West Bromwich Albion A
15 -1 Plymouth Argyle 40 11 4 5 42 24 4 4 12 19 36 1 53 L L D L W 1988-04-26 AFC Bournemouth H
16 0 Leicester City 41 11 5 5 32 20 3 6 11 24 36 0 53 W D W L W 1988-04-30 Bradford City A
17 0 Birmingham City 41 7 8 5 20 21 4 6 11 21 41 -21 47 D W L D D 1988-04-30 Manchester City H
18 1 West Bromwich Albion 41 8 5 7 26 23 4 4 13 19 39 -17 45 D D D W W 1988-04-30 Hull City H
19 -1 Shrewsbury Town 41 6 7 7 20 20 4 7 10 18 31 -13 44 L W D W D 1988-04-30 Barnsley H
20 0 Sheffield United 42 8 6 8 27 28 4 1 15 15 44 -30 43 D W L L L 1988-04-30 Reading A
21 0 AFC Bournemouth 40 6 7 8 34 30 4 3 12 16 34 -14 40 L D L L D 1988-04-26 Plymouth Argyle A
22 0 Reading 41 4 6 10 18 24 5 4 12 23 44 -27 37 L L D W L 1988-04-30 Sheffield United H
23 0 Huddersfield Town 41 4 6 10 19 34 2 4 15 21 59 -53 28 L D L L W 1988-04-30 AFC Bournemouth H

 

Third Division
Third Division VenueGateNotes
Blackpool30Grimsby TownBloomfield Road2,558
Walwyn, Taylor 2 Lineups   
Bristol Rovers10Port ValeTwerton Park, Bath3,780
Penrice Lineups   
Chester City11BrentfordSealand Road1,777
Barrow LineupsCockram   
Doncaster Rovers02Brighton & Hove AlbionBelle Vue1,683
LineupsNelson, Wood   
Fulham31Southend UnitedCraven Cottage5,021
Achampong, Eckhardt, Barnett LineupsJohnson   
Gillingham40Preston North EndPriestfield Stadium2,823
Lovell, Eves 2, Smith D Lineups   
Mansfield Town00BuryField Mill2,381
Lineups   
Notts County40Rotherham UnitedMeadow Lane7,021
Lund 3, Mills Lineups   
Sunderland01Bristol CityRoker Park18,225
LineupsGordon   
Wigan Athletic12ChesterfieldSpringfield Park3,303
Campbell LineupsHewitt, Alleyne   
York City22Northampton TownBootham Crescent2,048
Howlett 2 LineupsCulpin, Wilson   

 

Ptn Third Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Sunderland 42 13 7 2 48 21 10 5 5 32 25 34 81 L W W W L 1988-04-26 Mansfield Town A
2 1 Notts County 43 14 4 4 52 22 8 8 5 26 22 34 78 W W L L L 1988-04-30 Walsall A
3 -1 Walsall 43 14 5 2 37 21 8 7 7 29 25 20 78 W W W L W 1988-04-30 Notts County H
4 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 43 13 7 1 32 14 8 7 7 30 29 19 77 W W W W W 1988-04-30 Mansfield Town H
5 1 Northampton Town 44 12 7 3 33 15 6 11 5 33 30 21 72 D L W W W 1988-04-30 Blackpool H
6 -1 Wigan Athletic 43 11 8 3 36 22 9 4 8 32 32 14 72 L W L D L 1988-04-25 Port Vale A
7 0 Fulham 43 10 5 7 36 23 9 4 8 32 33 12 66 W W W W L 1988-04-30 Preston North End A
8 0 Bristol City 43 12 6 3 46 29 6 6 10 25 32 10 66 W D L W L 1988-04-30 Wigan Athletic H
9 1 Blackpool 42 12 4 6 44 27 4 9 7 23 26 14 61 W W L L W 1988-04-27 Bristol Rovers A
10 -1 Brentford 43 9 7 5 25 20 7 6 9 25 34 -4 61 D L D D W 1988-04-30 Doncaster Rovers H
11 1 Bristol Rovers 42 12 5 4 38 19 4 6 11 24 35 8 59 W W W L D 1988-04-27 Blackpool H
12 1 Gillingham 43 8 9 5 45 19 6 7 8 31 38 19 58 W D L L W 1988-04-30 Bury A
13 -2 Port Vale 42 11 7 2 33 16 5 3 14 20 36 1 58 L D L L D 1988-04-25 Wigan Athletic H
14 0 Preston North End 43 9 6 6 27 20 5 6 11 18 36 -11 54 L W L W W 1988-04-30 Fulham H
15 0 Bury 43 8 7 6 31 24 5 7 10 24 31 0 53 D L D L L 1988-04-30 Gillingham H
16 0 Chester City 43 9 7 6 27 28 4 7 10 21 32 -12 53 D L D W L 1988-04-30 Chesterfield A
17 0 Aldershot 43 12 2 8 45 32 3 4 14 18 40 -9 51 W W L L L 1988-04-30 Rotherham United A
18 1 Chesterfield 43 9 4 8 24 28 5 5 12 16 41 -29 51 W W W L L 1988-04-30 Chester City H
19 -1 Mansfield Town 42 9 6 6 23 16 4 5 12 21 34 -6 50 D L L L L 1988-04-26 Sunderland H
20 0 Rotherham United 43 7 8 6 26 21 3 8 11 20 41 -16 46 L L L L L 1988-04-30 Aldershot H
21 0 Southend United 43 8 6 7 35 32 3 7 12 22 50 -25 46 L L W W W 1988-04-29 York City H
22 0 Grimsby Town 43 6 5 10 24 28 5 7 10 22 29 -11 45 L L W L D 1988-04-30 Bristol Rovers H
23 0 Doncaster Rovers 43 6 5 11 25 35 2 3 16 14 46 -42 32 L L L W L 1988-04-30 Brentford A
24 0 York City 43 4 7 11 27 44 3 2 16 18 42 -41 30 D L W L W 1988-04-29 Southend United A

 

Fourth Division
Fourth Division VenueGateNotes
Bolton Wanderers60Newport CountyBurnden Park4,357
Thomas 3 (1p), Morgan, Winstanley, Thompson Lineups   
Cardiff City20ScarboroughNinian Park5,751
Curtis, McDermott (p) Lineups   
Carlisle United40Colchester UnitedBrunton Park1,496
Fyfe 2, Saddington, Halpin Lineups   
Darlington21WrexhamFeethams Ground1,711
Roberts A, Ward LineupsRussell (p)   
Halifax Town31Hartlepool UnitedThe Shay866
Black, Brown, Duffield LineupsBaker   
Hereford United10Cambridge UnitedEdgar Street1,666
Chapple OG Lineups   
Peterborough United21Exeter CityLondon Road2,278
Gooding 2 (1p) LineupsHarrower   
Rochdale13Leyton OrientSpotland1,390
Moss LineupsJuryeff 2, Castle   
Scunthorpe United11BurnleyOld Showground5,347
Harle (p) LineupsBritton   
Wolverhampton Wanderers20Swansea CityMolineux12,344
Bull, Robinson Lineups   
Footnotes
Newport County relegated

 

Ptn Fourth Division Pld W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts Last 5 Games Next Match
1 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 14 3 5 45 19 10 6 4 28 19 35 81 W D W W W 1988-04-26 Newport County A
2 0 Cardiff City 43 14 6 2 37 14 7 7 7 24 26 21 76 W W L W W 1988-04-30 Hartlepool United A
3 0 Scunthorpe United 43 14 4 4 41 19 5 11 5 31 29 24 72 D D W L W 1988-04-30 Swansea City A
4 1 Bolton Wanderers 43 14 6 2 38 12 6 5 10 21 28 19 71 W D L D W 1988-04-29 Cambridge United A
5 -1 Torquay United 41 9 6 5 32 14 10 7 4 29 22 25 70 D W D W D 1988-04-27 Darlington H
6 0 Leyton Orient 43 12 4 5 51 25 6 8 8 29 34 21 66 W L W D L 1988-04-30 Hereford United H
7 3 Darlington 42 13 6 3 39 23 5 4 11 31 37 10 64 W D L D L 1988-04-27 Torquay United A
8 1 Burnley 42 11 5 4 28 18 8 2 12 25 38 -3 64 D W L L W 1988-04-30 Peterborough United H
9 -2 Swansea City 43 8 6 7 31 27 10 3 9 26 28 2 63 L L W L W 1988-04-30 Scunthorpe United H
10 -2 Colchester United 43 9 4 8 21 22 9 5 8 24 25 -2 63 L W D W L 1988-04-29 Stockport County H
11 2 Peterborough United 43 10 4 8 28 26 8 5 8 21 26 -3 63 W W L W W 1988-04-30 Burnley A
12 -1 Wrexham 43 12 3 6 42 23 6 3 13 21 31 9 60 L W W W W 1988-04-30 Wolverhampton Wanderers H
13 -1 Scarborough 43 11 7 3 35 17 5 5 12 18 29 7 60 L W W D D 1988-04-30 Rochdale H
14 0 Hartlepool United 43 9 7 5 24 22 6 7 9 25 30 -3 59 L D L L L 1988-04-30 Cardiff City H
15 0 Cambridge United 43 10 5 6 29 20 5 7 10 16 28 -3 57 L D D D L 1988-04-29 Bolton Wanderers H
16 0 Crewe Alexandra 42 7 10 4 25 18 6 7 8 30 30 7 56 D D W L D 1988-04-25 Tranmere Rovers A
17 0 Tranmere Rovers 42 13 1 7 39 17 4 6 11 15 33 4 56 D W W L W 1988-04-25 Crewe Alexandra H
18 1 Halifax Town 42 11 6 4 34 21 2 6 13 15 33 -5 50 W D W L D 1988-04-26 Carlisle United H
19 -1 Stockport County 43 7 7 8 26 24 5 7 9 17 29 -10 50 D D W W L 1988-04-29 Colchester United A
20 0 Hereford United 43 7 7 8 23 26 5 5 11 14 27 -16 48 W L L D D 1988-04-30 Leyton Orient A
21 0 Rochdale 43 5 9 8 27 32 5 6 10 17 40 -28 45 L L W W D 1988-04-30 Scarborough A
22 0 Exeter City 43 7 6 8 28 26 3 6 13 19 38 -17 42 L D L L D 1988-04-30 Darlington H
23 0 Carlisle United 42 9 5 8 38 32 2 2 16 16 50 -28 40 W D L L L 1988-04-26 Halifax Town A
24 0 Newport County 42 4 5 11 18 29 1 2 19 14 69 -66 22 L L L L L 1988-04-26 Wolverhampton Wanderers H