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Leicester City 1987–88 football season
During the 1987–88 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary
In the 1987–88 season, Leicester started poorly with 5 defeats in their first 6 league games which put manager Hamilton under real pressure which forced him to snap up strikers Jari Rantanen from IFK Göteborg and Newell from Luton Town for a club record £350,000 to make prospects a little brighter but 2 wins in 11 league games cost Hamilton his job and during the Christmas period, former Tottenham manager David Pleat was unveiled as Leicester's new boss and fortunes turned in the second half of the season where they only lost 4 league games during that period and scored in each of their final 16 league fixtures.
Final league table
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated
Results
Leicester City's score comes first [ 1]
Legend
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
15 August 1987
Shrewsbury Town
H
0–1
8,469
19 August 1987
Leeds United
A
0–1
21,034
29 August 1987
Millwall
H
1–0
7,559
Moran
31 August 1987
Stoke City
A
1–2
9,948
McAllister
5 September 1987
Aston Villa
H
0–2
10,286
12 September 1987
Crystal Palace
A
1–2
8,925
McAllister
16 September 1987
Oldham Athletic
H
4–1
7,358
Newell , Rantanen , Ford , Wilson
19 September 1987
Plymouth Argyle
H
4–0
8,872
Wilson , Ford , Newell , Rantanen
26 September 1987
Bournemouth
A
3–2
7,969
Newell , Osman , Mauchlen
30 September 1987
Ipswich Town
H
1–1
11,533
Moran
3 October 1987
Manchester City
A
2–4
16,481
Newell , Rantanen
10 October 1987
Barnsley
H
0–0
8,665
17 October 1987
Sheffield United
A
1–2
10,593
McAllister
21 October 1987
West Bromwich Albion
H
3–0
9,262
Walsh , Moran (2)
24 October 1987
Hull City
A
2–2
8,826
McAllister , Walsh
31 October 1987
Blackburn Rovers
H
1–2
8,650
Moran
7 November 1987
Swindon Town
H
3–2
8,346
Ramsey , Walsh , Venus
14 November 1987
Birmingham City
A
2–2
8,666
Walsh , Cusack
21 November 1987
Bradford City
H
0–2
11,543
28 November 1987
Huddersfield Town
A
0–1
6,704
5 December 1987
Middlesbrough
H
0–0
9,411
12 December 1987
Oldham Athletic
A
0–2
4,785
26 December 1987
Bournemouth
H
0–1
11,452
28 December 1987
Plymouth Argyle
A
0–4
15,581
1 January 1988
Millwall
A
0–1
7,220
2 January 1988
Crystal Palace
H
4–4
10,104
Brien , McAllister (pen), Reid , Wilkinson
16 January 1988
Shrewsbury Town
A
0–0
5,025
30 January 1988
Reading
A
2–1
6,645
Osman , Walsh
6 February 1988
Aston Villa
A
1–2
18,867
Newell
13 February 1988
Leeds United
H
3–2
11,937
McAllister (2, 1 pen), Cross
20 February 1988
Ipswich Town
A
2–0
11,084
Reid , Newell
27 February 1988
Manchester City
H
1–0
13,852
Cross
5 March 1988
Sheffield United
H
1–0
12,256
Cross
12 March 1988
Barnsley
A
1–1
7,447
Walsh
16 March 1988
Stoke City
H
1–1
10,502
Mauchlen
19 March 1988
Blackburn Rovers
A
3–3
9,564
Reid (2), Newell
26 March 1988
Hull City
H
2–1
10,353
Newell , Weir (pen)
2 April 1988
Swindon Town
A
2–3
9,450
Osman , McAllister
5 April 1988
Birmingham City
H
2–0
13,541
Osman (2)
9 April 1988
West Bromwich Albion
A
1–1
11,013
Cross
23 April 1988
Reading
H
1–0
9,603
Walsh
30 April 1988
Bradford City
A
1–4
14,393
Reid
2 May 1988
Huddersfield Town
H
3–0
9,803
Cross (2), Groves
7 May 1988
Middlesbrough
A
2–1
27,645
Weir , McAllister
FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
9 January 1988
Oxford United
A
0–2
7,557
League Cup
Full Members Cup
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
General Grounds Rivalries Miscellaneous
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two North , Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (level 8 only )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Spartan League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups