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1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season

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Cardiff City
Season 1987–88
League Football League Fourth Division
Manager Frank Burrows
League position 2nd
Top goalscorer League: Jimmy Gilligan (19)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)
FA Cup 1st round
League Cup 1st round
Welsh Cup Winners
Previous season 1986–87
Next season 1988–89

The 1987–88 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 61st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Three.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK England ENG Scott Endersby
-- GK England ENG Alan Judge
-- GK England ENG Graham Moseley
-- GK Wales WAL Jon Roberts
-- GK Scotland SCO George Wood
-- DF Wales WAL Gareth Abraham
-- DF Wales WAL Phil Bater
-- DF Wales WAL Terry Boyle
-- DF England ENG Mike Ford
-- DF Wales WAL Jason Perry
-- DF England ENG Nick Platnauer
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF England ENG Mark Kelly
-- MF England ENG Steve Mardenborough
-- MF England ENG Brian McDermott
-- MF England ENG Paul Sanderson
-- MF England ENG Paul Wheeler
-- MF England ENG Paul Wimbleton
-- FW England ENG Kevin Bartlett
-- FW Wales WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW England ENG Jimmy Gilligan
-- FW Wales WAL Ian Walsh

Table

P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 27 9 10 82 43 +39 90
2 Cardiff City 46 24 13 9 66 41 +25 85
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 22 12 12 66 42 +24 78
4 Scunthorpe United 46 20 17 9 76 51 +25 77
5 Torquay United 46 21 14 11 66 41 +25 77
6 Swansea City 46 20 10 16 62 56 +6 70
7 Peterborough United 46 20 10 16 52 53 −1 70
8 Leyton Orient 46 19 12 15 85 63 +22 69
9 Colchester United 46 19 10 17 47 51 −4 67
10 Burnley 46 20 7 19 57 62 −5 67
11 Wrexham 46 20 6 20 69 58 +11 66
12 Scarborough 46 17 14 15 56 48 +8 65
13 Darlington 46 18 11 17 71 69 +2 65
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 19 9 18 61 53 +8 64
15 Cambridge United 46 16 13 17 50 52 −2 61
16 Hartlepool United 46 15 14 17 50 57 −7 59
17 Crewe Alexandra 46 13 19 14 57 53 +4 58
18 Halifax Town 46 14 14 18 54 59 −5 55
19 Hereford United 46 14 12 20 41 59 −18 54
20 Stockport County 46 12 15 19 44 58 −14 51
21 Rochdale 46 11 15 20 47 76 −29 48
22 Exeter City 46 11 13 22 53 68 −15 46
23 Carlisle United 46 12 8 26 57 86 −29 44
24 Newport County 46 6 7 33 35 105 −70 25

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

See also

References

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • Welsh Football Data Archive