1988-09-21
| Cup and International Matches |
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| FL Centenary Trophy SF | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 1 | Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Newcastle United | D 1 | Old Trafford | 14,968 | |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Goldstone Ground | 7,395 | |
| Lineups | Goodman | |||||
| Leeds United | 2 | 0 | Barnsley | Elland Road | 17,390 | |
| Davison, Hilaire | Lineups | |||||
| Leicester City | 1 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | Filbert Street | 9,117 | |
| Newell | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Watford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | W | L | W | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Leicester City | A |
| 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13 | W | W | W | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Bradford City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Birmingham City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | D | L | D | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 5 | 0 | Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | L | W | D | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | W | L | W | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Hull City | H |
| 7 | 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | W | D | D | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 8 | -1 | Oxford United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 9 | L | D | D | W | W | 1988-09-24 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| 9 | -1 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8 | L | D | W | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Oxford United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Manchester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 8 | W | W | D | D | L | 1988-09-24 | Barnsley | A |
| 11 | 5 | Leicester City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 8 | W | D | L | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Watford | H |
| 12 | -2 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | W | D | D | D | D | 1988-09-24 | Stoke City | H |
| 13 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | L | W | L | W | D | 1988-09-24 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 14 | -2 | Barnsley | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Manchester City | H |
| 15 | -2 | Hull City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 | L | W | D | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 16 | -1 | Swindon Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | W | D | D | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 17 | 3 | Leeds United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 | W | D | D | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Chelsea | H |
| 18 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | D | D | D | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Portsmouth | A |
| 19 | -1 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | D | L | D | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 20 | -1 | Chelsea | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Stoke City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 3 | D | L | L | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Walsall | A |
| 22 | 0 | Birmingham City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Sunderland | H |
| 24 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 0 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Swindon Town | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 2 | Brentford | Twerton Park, Bath | 3,836 | |
| Penrice | Lineups | Cadette 2 | ||||
| Reading | 4 | 0 | Southend United | Elm Park | 4,062 | |
| Knight, Beavon (p), Gordon, Hicks | Lineups | |||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Sheffield United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Brentford | A |
| 2 | 0 | Port Vale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | W | W | D | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Bristol City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | W | D | W | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Swansea City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Northampton Town | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | L | W | W | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | W | D | W | D | D | 1988-09-24 | Bury | A |
| 6 | 0 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 9 | L | W | L | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | W | D | D | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Aldershot | A |
| 8 | 0 | Swansea City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | D | W | D | W | # | 1988-09-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 9 | 6 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | W | D | D | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 10 | -1 | Chester City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 8 | D | L | W | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 11 | -1 | Gillingham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | L | D | W | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Reading | H |
| 12 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | W | D | L | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Chester City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Bristol City | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | D | D | L | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Port Vale | H |
| 14 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | W | D | D | L | # | 1988-09-24 | Fulham | A |
| 15 | -1 | Bury | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | L | D | D | W | # | 1988-09-24 | Mansfield Town | H |
| 16 | 1 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 | L | D | L | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Preston North End | H |
| 17 | -1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 | L | D | D | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Northampton Town | A |
| 18 | 0 | Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 | D | D | W | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Notts County | A |
| 19 | 5 | Reading | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 | W | L | D | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Gillingham | A |
| 20 | -1 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | L | D | L | L | W | 1988-09-23 | Cardiff City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Blackpool | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 | D | D | L | L | D | 1988-09-24 | Chesterfield | A |
| 22 | -1 | Cardiff City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 3 | L | W | L | L | # | 1988-09-23 | Southend United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Chesterfield | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -14 | 3 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Blackpool | H |
| 24 | -1 | Aldershot | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 | L | D | D | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford United | 0 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Edgar Street | 2,003 | |
| Lineups | Wilkinson | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 13 | W | W | D | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Carlisle United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Cambridge United | H |
| 3 | 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1988-09-23 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | -1 | Burnley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | L | D | W | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Colchester United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Cambridge United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | L | W | W | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 6 | -1 | Torquay United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | W | W | W | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Scarborough | A |
| 7 | -1 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | L | D | D | W | W | 1988-09-24 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Scarborough | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | L | W | D | W | D | 1988-09-24 | Torquay United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | D | W | D | L | W | 1988-09-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Colchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | L | D | W | 1988-09-24 | Burnley | A |
| 11 | 0 | Rochdale | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | W | W | D | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 12 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Rochdale | H |
| 13 | 0 | Stockport County | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | D | D | L | D | W | 1988-09-23 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 14 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | W | L | D | D | D | 1988-09-23 | Halifax Town | A |
| 15 | -1 | Hereford United | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 6 | L | L | W | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Lincoln City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 | L | L | W | W | L | 1988-09-24 | Wrexham | H |
| 17 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | D | D | D | D | D | 1988-09-24 | Rotherham United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 5 | D | D | L | L | W | 1988-09-23 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 5 | W | D | D | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Hereford United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Exeter City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 4 | D | L | W | L | L | 1988-09-24 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Peterborough United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 3 | L | D | D | L | D | 1988-09-24 | York City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 2 | D | L | D | L | L | 1988-09-23 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 23 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 2 | L | L | L | D | D | 1988-09-23 | Darlington | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 1 | L | L | L | D | L | 1988-09-24 | Peterborough United | A |
