1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season
Appearance
1987–88 season | |
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Manager | Frank Burrows |
Football League Fourth Division | 2nd |
FA Cup | 1st round |
League Cup | 1st round |
Welsh Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Gilligan (19) All: Jimmy Gilligan (25) |
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.
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League standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 90 | Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division |
2 | Cardiff City | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 85 | Automatically promoted to Third Division; Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup |
3 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 78 | Automatically promoted to Third Division |
4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 77 | Participated in Fourth Division play-offs |
5 | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 77 |
Source: [citation needed]
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.
- Welsh Football Data Archive