1988-09-11
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
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| Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | Portsmouth | County Ground | 11,735 | |
| Foley | Lineups | Chamberlain | ||||
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Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | W | W | W | W | # | 1988-09-17 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Portsmouth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | D | W | W | W | # | 1988-09-17 | Hull City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | W | W | W | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Swindon Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Bradford City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1988-09-17 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 5 | 0 | Oxford United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | D | W | W | D | # | 1988-09-17 | Leicester City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | W | L | W | D | # | 1988-09-17 | Bradford City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Watford | H |
| 8 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | W | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Leeds United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Barnsley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | D | W | D | D | # | 1988-09-17 | Chelsea | H |
| 10 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | L | D | # | 1988-09-17 | Walsall | H |
| 11 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Stoke City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Hull City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 | D | L | L | W | # | 1988-09-17 | Portsmouth | A |
| 13 | 0 | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 | L | W | L | D | # | 1988-09-17 | Oxford United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 15 | 0 | Chelsea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | L | # | 1988-09-17 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | 6 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 17 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 18 | -1 | Stoke City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | L | L | D | D | # | 1988-09-17 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 19 | -1 | Sunderland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Birmingham City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Manchester City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 | D | D | L | L | # | 1988-09-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 21 | -1 | Leeds United | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1988-09-17 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 22 | -1 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 23 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Manchester City | A |
| 24 | 0 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | # | # | 1988-09-17 | Sunderland | H |
