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1988–89 Middlesbrough F.C. season

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Middlesbrough
1988–89 season
ChairmanColin Henderson
ManagerBruce Rioch
StadiumAyresome Park
First Division18th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Simod CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Slaven (15)
All: Slaven (18)
Highest home attendance25,197 (vs Liverpool, 11 March 1989)
Lowest home attendance6,853 (vs Portsmouth, 21 December 1988)

During the 1988–89 English football season, Middlesbrough finished third from bottom in the Football League First Division and were relegated after just one season.

After a decent first half of the season, having occupied seventh place in November, they won just one of their last 17 League matches and fell into the relegation places on the final day of the season after losing 1–0 to Sheffield Wednesday.[1] Bernie Slaven was one of the First Division's top scorers with 15 goals in the League, but Peter Davenport scored just four times after signing from Manchester United.

Middlesbrough were eliminated from both the FA Cup and the League Cup at the round they entered each competition. They were beaten by lower league opposition, Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers respectively.[2]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Luton Town 38 10 11 17 42 52 −10 41
17 Aston Villa 38 9 13 16 45 56 −11 40
18 Middlesbrough (R) 38 9 12 17 44 61 −17 39 Relegation to the Second Division
19 West Ham United (R) 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
20 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 10 21 32 63 −31 31
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Football League First Division

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27 August 1988 1 Derby County 1–0 Middlesbrough Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 19,432
3 September 1988 2 Middlesbrough 2–3 Norwich City Middlesbrough
Mowbray
Burke
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 18,595
10 September 1988 3 Manchester United 1–0 Middlesbrough Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 40,442
17 September 1988 4 Middlesbrough 1–0 Wimbledon Middlesbrough
Hamilton Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,709
1 October 1988 6 Coventry City 3–4 Middlesbrough Coventry
Slaven
Burke
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 14,527
22 October 1988 8 Middlesbrough 2–1 Luton Town Middlesbrough
Slaven
Cooper
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,792
29 October 1988 10 Middlesbrough 4–2 Millwall Middlesbrough
Slaven
Ripley
Burke
Parkinson
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,788
5 November 1988 11 Liverpool 3–0 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Rush
Aldridge
Beardsley
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,489
19 November 1988 13 Arsenal 3–0 Middlesbrough London
Merson
Rocastle
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 32,294
26 November 1988 14 Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,310
17 December 1988 17 Middlesbrough 0–0 Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,065
26 December 1988 18 Everton 2–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Glover Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,651
31 December 1988 19 Norwich City 0–0 Middlesbrough Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 16,021
14 January 1989 21 Southampton 1–3 Middlesbrough Southampton
Kerr
Slaven
Burke
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,157
4 February 1989 23 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Middlesbrough
Slaven Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 17,352
18 February 1989 24 Luton Town 1–0 Middlesbrough Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,187
21 February 1989 25 Millwall 2–0 Middlesbrough London
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11,396
26 February 1989 26 Middlesbrough 1–1 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Slaven Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,385
18 March 1989 28 Middlesbrough 0–1 Derby County Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 16,580
25 March 1989 29 Wimbledon 1–1 Middlesbrough London
Slaven Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 11,396
1 April 1989 31 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Middlesbrough London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 6,696
11 April 1989 33 West Ham United 1–2 Middlesbrough London
Keen Slaven Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 16,217
18 April 1989 34 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Middlesbrough London
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 10,347
29 April 1989 36 Aston Villa 1–1 Middlesbrough Birmingham
Davenport Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,590
6 May 1989 37 Middlesbrough 0–1 Arsenal Middlesbrough
Hayes Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 21,803

FA Cup

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7 January 1989 3 Middlesbrough 1–2 Grimsby Town Middlesbrough
Slaven Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,190

League Cup

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28 September 1988 2 (1st leg) Middlesbrough 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 12,084
11 October 1988 2 (2nd leg) Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough Birkenhead
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,617

Simod Cup

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14 December 1988 1 Middlesbrough 1–0 Oldham Athletic Middlesbrough
Glover Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 7,439
21 December 1988 2 Middlesbrough 2–1 Portsmouth Middlesbrough
Slaven
Glover
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 6,853
11 January 1989 3 Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry City Middlesbrough
Davenport Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 9,910

Squad

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Appearances and goals

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Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who were in the Middlesbrough F.C. first team squad during the 1988–89 season.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 1 FA Cup League Cup Simod Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Stephen Pears 33 0 26 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
GK England ENG Kevin Poole 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Colin Cooper 42 2 35 2 1 0 2 0 4 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Alan Kernaghan 26 0 23 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF England ENG Nicky Mohan 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Tony Mowbray 44 3 37 3 1 0 2 0 4 0
DF England ENG Gary Pallister 44 1 37 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
DF England ENG Gary Parkinson 41 2 36 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
MF England ENG Mark Barham 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Mark Brennan 31 3 25 3 1 0 2 0 3 0
MF England ENG Mark Burke 33 5 29 5 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF England ENG Gary Gill 10 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF England ENG Dean Glover 15 3 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 2
MF Scotland SCO Gary Hamilton 43 4 36 4 1 0 2 0 4 0
MF England ENG Paul Kerr 24 1 20 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
MF England ENG Mark Proctor 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Stuart Ripley 42 3 36 3 1 0 2 0 3 0
FW England ENG Peter Davenport 28 5 24 4 1 0 0 0 3 1
FW England ENG Paul Proudlock 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Trevor Senior 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Bernie Slaven 44 18 37 15 1 1 2 0 4 2

References

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  1. ^ Vickers, Anthony (26 November 2017). "The Middlesbrough FC year that was: Fairytale fades, big money flop & and final day despair". Teesside Live. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ Jones, Richard (2002). The Essential History of Middlesbrough. Headline. ISBN 0755311434.