1988-10-05
| Cup and International Matches |
|---|
| European Cup Winners Cup | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D 3 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | Derry City |  | Ninian Park | 6,933 | agg 4-0 |
| McDermott, Gilligan 3 | Lineups | |||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 1 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Valley Parade | 13,022 | |
| Thomas | Lineups | Hendry | ||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | Barnsley | Goldstone Ground | 7,327 | |
| Lineups | Currie (p) | |||||
| Manchester City | 4 | 1 | Portsmouth | Maine Road | 17,202 | |
| White, Moulden, Biggins, Lake | Lineups | Aspinall | ||||
| Oxford United | 1 | 1 | Swindon Town | Manor Ground | 9,387 | |
| Saunders | Lineups | Parkin | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | The Hawthorns | 7,248 | |
| 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 | 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 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | D | L | W | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 3 | -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 |
| 4 | 1 | Manchester City | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | W | W | W | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 5 | -1 | Bradford City | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | D | W | D | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Plymouth Argyle | A |
| 6 | 1 | Swindon Town | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | D | W | W | W | D | 1988-10-09 | Chelsea | H |
| 7 | 1 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | D | W | L | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Portsmouth | A |
| 8 | 7 | Barnsley | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | W | W | L | L | D | 1988-10-08 | West Bromwich Albion | H |
| 9 | -3 | Portsmouth | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 12 | L | L | D | D | L | 1988-10-08 | Oxford United | H |
| 10 | -1 | 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 |
| 11 | 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 | D | L | W | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Birmingham City | H |
| 12 | -2 | 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 |
| 13 | -2 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | D | L | D | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Barnsley | A |
| 15 | -3 | 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 |
| 16 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 3 | L | W | L | L | L | 1988-10-08 | Leicester City | A |
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | Preston North End | Twerton Park, Bath | 3,689 | |
| Penrice | Lineups | |||||
| Chester City | 3 | 2 | Brentford | Sealand Road | 2,004 | |
| Jakub, Barrow, Dale | Lineups | Cadette, Blissett | ||||
| Fulham | 2 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Craven Cottage | 4,828 | |
| Wilson, Skinner | Lineups | Gooding, Mutch | ||||
| 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 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | D | D | W | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Sheffield United | A |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | 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 | 3 | Chester City | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | W | L | W | D | L | 1988-10-09 | Notts County | A |
| 7 | -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 |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 9 | Bristol Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 12 | W | D | W | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 10 | -2 | 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 |
| 11 | -1 | 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 |
| 12 | 2 | Fulham | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 11 | D | L | D | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Bristol City | A |
| 13 | -2 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 11 | L | W | L | W | D | 1988-10-09 | Southend United | H |
| 14 | -2 | 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 |
| 15 | -2 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | 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 |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | -1 | 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 |
| 19 | 0 | Preston North End | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 9 | L | W | D | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Bury | H |
| 20 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter City | 3 | 0 | Torquay United | St James Park | 4,243 | Largest home gate 1988-89 |
| Neville, Batty, Rowbotham | Lineups | |||||
| Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Sincil Bank | 5,443 | |
| Gamble | Lineups | |||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 0 | Stockport County | London Road | 2,572 | |
| Goldsmith | Lineups | |||||
| Scarborough | 3 | 2 | Darlington | Seamer Road | 2,442 | |
| Short CM, Norris 2 | Lineups | Hine, Emson | ||||
| 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 | 5 | Scarborough | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1988-10-08 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 2 | -1 | 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 |
| 3 | -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 |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | 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 |
| 6 | -1 | 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 |
| 7 | 3 | Lincoln City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | W | W | W | W | D | 1988-10-08 | Torquay United | A |
| 8 | -1 | 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 |
| 9 | 0 | 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 | -2 | Torquay United | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 12 | L | W | L | W | W | 1988-10-08 | Lincoln City | H |
| 11 | 6 | Exeter City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | W | W | D | D | L | 1988-10-08 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | Stockport County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | L | W | D | D | D | 1988-10-08 | Rochdale | A |
| 14 | -1 | 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 |
| 15 | -1 | 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 |
| 16 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 9 | L | L | D | D | W | 1988-10-08 | Colchester United | A |
| 17 | -1 | 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 |
| 18 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 | 2 | Peterborough United | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 7 | W | D | L | L | D | 1988-10-08 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 22 | -1 | 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 |
| 23 | -1 | 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 |
| 24 | 0 | Darlington | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 3 | L | D | L | D | L | 1988-10-08 | Rotherham United | H |
