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1988 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final
Event1987–88 Football League Fourth Division
First leg
Date25 May 1988
VenueVetch Field, Swansea
RefereeRoger Milford
Attendance10,825
Second leg
Date28 May 1988
VenuePlainmoor, Torquay
Attendance5,000
1987
1989

The 1988 Football League Fourth Division play-off final was a two-legged football tie played in May 1988 at the end of the 1987–88 season. It determined the third and final team to gain promotion from the Fourth Division to the Third Division, and was contested by Swansea City and Torquay United.[1]

Swansea won the tie 5–4 on aggregate, having won the first leg 2–1 and then drawing the 2nd 3–3.

Match Details

First leg

25 May 1988 Swansea City 2–1 Torquay United Vetch Field, Swansea
McCarthy 73'
Love 86'
McNichol 88' Attendance: 10,825
GK 1 Peter Guthrie
RB 2 Chris Harrison
CB 3 Chris Coleman
CB 4 Andy Melville
LB 5 Alan Knill
RM 6 Robbie James
CM 7 Alan Davies
CM 8 Peter Bodak downward-facing red arrow
LM 9 Sean McCarthy
CF 10 Paul Raynor
CF 11 Tommy Hutchison
Substitutes:
FW 12 Ian Love upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Terry Yorath
GK 1 Kenny Allen
RB 2 Jim McNichol
CB 3 Tom Kelly
CB 4 Sean Haslegrave
LB 5 David Cole
RM 6 John Impey
CM 7 Derek Dawkins
CM 8 Phil Lloyd
FW 9 Mark Loram downward-facing red arrow
FW 10 Paul Dobson
LM 11 Roger Gibbins downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
FW 12 David Caldwell upward-facing green arrow
MF 13 Mark Gardiner upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Cyril Knowles

Second leg

28 May 1988 Torquay United 3–3
(4–5 agg.)
Swansea City Plainmoor, Torquay
McNichol 33', 39'
Caldwell 67'
Raynor 23'
McCarthy 28' (pen.)
Davies 45'
Attendance: 5,000
GK 1 Kenny Allen
RB 2 Jim McNichol
CB 3 Tom Kelly
CB 4 Derek Dawkins
LB 5 David Cole
RM 6 John Impey downward-facing red arrow
CM 7 David Caldwell
CM 8 Phil Lloyd
FW 9 Mark Loram
FW 10 Paul Dobson
LM 11 Roger Gibbins
Substitutes:
FW 12 Lee Sharpe upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Cyril Knowles
GK 1 Peter Guthrie
RB 2 Chris Harrison
CB 3 Chris Coleman
CB 4 Andy Melville
LB 5 Alan Knill
RM 6 Robbie James
CM 7 Alan Davies
CM 8 Ian Love
LM 9 Sean McCarthy
CF 10 Paul Raynor
CF 11 Tommy Hutchison downward-facing red arrow
Manager:
MF 12 John Lewis upward-facing green arrow
Terry Yorath

References

  1. ^ 1988 Football League Fourth Division play-off final at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)