1988-10-04
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham City | 0 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | St Andrew's | 4,435 | |
| Lineups | Tynan | |||||
| Chelsea | 2 | 0 | Walsall | Stamford Bridge | 6,747 | Terraces at Stamford Bridge closed by order of FA after crowd disorder after match of 28/05/1988 |
| Dixon, Dorigo | Lineups | |||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Selhurst Park | 10,325 | |
| Bright, Wright | Lineups | |||||
| Hull City | 2 | 2 | Leicester City | Boothferry Park | 5,079 | |
| Edwards (p), De Mange | Lineups | McAllister, Williams D | ||||
| Stoke City | 0 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Victoria Ground | 8,075 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Sunderland | 2 | 1 | Leeds United | Roker Park | 12,671 | |
| Gabbiadini M, Whitehurst | Lineups | Davison | ||||
| Watford | 3 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Vicarage Road | 10,038 | |
| Blissett, Wilkinson 2 | Lineups | Bunn | ||||
| 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 | 2 | Watford | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 19 | W | L | D | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Leeds United | A |
| 2 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 | L | W | D | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Manchester City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | L | W | W | D | W | 1988-10-05 | Bradford City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Bradford City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | W | D | L | W | D | 1988-10-05 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 5 | 0 | Manchester City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | W | W | W | W | D | 1988-10-05 | Portsmouth | H |
| 6 | 0 | Portsmouth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | L | D | D | L | D | 1988-10-05 | Manchester City | A |
| 7 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | W | W | W | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Oxford United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Oxford United | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12 | W | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Swindon Town | H |
| 9 | 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | W | W | W | L | D | 1988-10-09 | Swindon Town | A |
| 10 | -1 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 11 | L | L | D | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Stoke City | H |
| 11 | 7 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | W | W | D | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 12 | 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | W | L | D | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Bradford City | H |
| 13 | -3 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | L | W | L | D | W | 1988-10-05 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 14 | -3 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | L | D | W | D | D | 1988-10-05 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 15 | -3 | Barnsley | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | W | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 16 | 4 | Sunderland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 10 | W | W | D | D | L | 1988-10-08 | Walsall | A |
| 17 | -3 | Hull City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 10 | D | D | D | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 18 | -3 | Leicester City | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 | D | L | D | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 19 | -3 | Stoke City | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 10 | D | W | W | D | L | 1988-10-08 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 20 | -3 | Walsall | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | L | D | L | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Sunderland | H |
| 21 | 0 | Leeds United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 6 | L | L | L | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Watford | H |
| 22 | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 4 | D | L | D | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Hull City | H |
| 23 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 3 | W | L | L | L | L | 1988-10-05 | Barnsley | H |
| 24 | 0 | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | -16 | 3 | L | L | L | L | W | 1988-10-08 | AFC Bournemouth | A |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 3 | 1 | Wigan Athletic | Recreation Ground | 1,527 | |
| Chandler, Anderson, Randall | Lineups | Phillips OG | ||||
| Blackpool | 3 | 1 | Northampton Town | Bloomfield Road | 3,034 | |
| Cunningham, Thompson, Deary | Lineups | Gilbert | ||||
| Bury | 2 | 1 | Reading | Gigg Lane | 2,027 | |
| Elliott, Lee | Lineups | Tait | ||||
| Gillingham | 0 | 1 | Bristol City | Priestfield Stadium | 2,966 | |
| Lineups | Gavin | |||||
| Notts County | 4 | 0 | Chesterfield | Meadow Lane | 4,520 | |
| Thorpe, McStay, Yates, Pike (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Southend United | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Roots Hall | 2,436 | |
| Ling | Lineups | Hodges | ||||
| Swansea City | 1 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Vetch Field | 3,283 | |
| James | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Port Vale | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 17 | W | D | W | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 15 | L | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | L | W | W | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Blackpool | H |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | D | W | W | D | W | 1988-10-05 | Fulham | A |
| 5 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | D | D | W | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 6 | -1 | Northampton Town | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | L | W | L | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 7 | 5 | Bristol City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | W | W | L | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Fulham | H |
| 8 | 8 | Bury | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | W | W | L | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Preston North End | A |
| 9 | -2 | Chester City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 11 | L | W | D | L | W | 1988-10-05 | Brentford | H |
| 10 | 7 | Swansea City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 11 | W | L | L | D | W | 1988-10-09 | Aldershot | A |
| 11 | -3 | Brentford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 | W | L | W | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Chester City | A |
| 12 | 7 | Notts County | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | W | D | D | L | D | 1988-10-09 | Chester City | H |
| 13 | -4 | Reading | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | L | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | -4 | Fulham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 10 | L | D | L | W | L | 1988-10-05 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 15 | -4 | Huddersfield Town | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 10 | L | W | L | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Northampton Town | A |
| 16 | 4 | Blackpool | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | W | L | W | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 17 | -4 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | L | W | D | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Port Vale | H |
| 18 | -4 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 | D | W | L | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Preston North End | H |
| 19 | -4 | Preston North End | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 9 | W | D | D | D | W | 1988-10-05 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 20 | -2 | Gillingham | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 | L | L | L | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | 0 | Southend United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 6 | D | L | D | L | D | 1988-10-09 | Brentford | A |
| 22 | 0 | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -7 | 5 | D | D | L | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Reading | H |
| 23 | 1 | Aldershot | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 5 | W | L | L | L | D | 1988-10-09 | Swansea City | H |
| 24 | -1 | Chesterfield | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | -21 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1988-10-08 | Gillingham | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 1 | 0 | Rotherham United | Turf Moor | 9,290 | Largest home gate 1988-89 |
| Oghani | Lineups | |||||
| Carlisle United | 1 | 2 | Colchester United | Brunton Park | 2,223 | |
| Sendall | Lineups | Tempest, Swindlehurst | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | Cambridge United | Gresty Road | 1,588 | |
| Fishenden, Sussex | Lineups | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 2 | Hereford United | Belle Vue | 1,281 | |
| Rankine, Robinson R, Douglas | Lineups | Stant 2 (1p) | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 0 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Blundell Park | 2,288 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Halifax Town | 4 | 0 | Wrexham | The Shay | 1,199 | |
| Matthews N, Allison, McPhillips, Horner | Lineups | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 0 | 1 | Rochdale | Victoria Park | 2,363 | |
| Lineups | Toman OG | |||||
| Leyton Orient | 4 | 0 | York City | Brisbane Road | 2,487 | |
| Sitton, Comfort, Hales, Juryeff | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 3 | Burnley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | W | D | W | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Exeter City | H |
| 2 | -1 | Rotherham United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 16 | L | L | W | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Darlington | A |
| 3 | 2 | Rochdale | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 16 | W | W | W | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Stockport County | H |
| 4 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | W | L | D | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Wrexham | A |
| 5 | -3 | Hartlepool United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | L | L | W | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 6 | -3 | Scarborough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | W | W | L | W | D | 1988-10-05 | Darlington | H |
| 7 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | D | W | W | W | L | 1988-10-07 | York City | H |
| 8 | 0 | Torquay United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | W | L | W | W | W | 1988-10-05 | Exeter City | A |
| 9 | -2 | Cambridge United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | L | W | L | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Halifax Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Lincoln City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 11 | W | W | W | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 11 | 5 | Colchester United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 11 | W | L | L | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Stockport County | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | W | D | D | D | L | 1988-10-05 | Peterborough United | A |
| 13 | -2 | Wrexham | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | L | D | D | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 14 | 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 10 | W | L | D | L | L | 1988-10-08 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 15 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 | L | D | D | W | D | 1988-10-05 | Lincoln City | A |
| 16 | -2 | Hereford United | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 9 | L | W | L | L | L | 1988-10-08 | Carlisle United | H |
| 17 | -2 | Exeter City | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | W | D | D | L | W | 1988-10-05 | Torquay United | H |
| 18 | 3 | Halifax Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 8 | W | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Cambridge United | A |
| 19 | 3 | Leyton Orient | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 8 | W | L | W | L | L | 1988-10-08 | Scarborough | A |
| 20 | -1 | Grimsby Town | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 8 | D | L | L | W | L | 1988-10-08 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | -4 | York City | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 7 | L | W | W | L | L | 1988-10-07 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 22 | -2 | Carlisle United | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 5 | L | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Hereford United | A |
| 23 | 0 | Peterborough United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -5 | 4 | D | L | L | D | D | 1988-10-05 | Stockport County | H |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 3 | D | L | D | L | D | 1988-10-05 | Scarborough | A |
