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Everton
1987–88 season
ManagerColin Harvey
GroundGoodison Park
First Division4th
FA Cup5th round
League CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Graeme Sharp (13)
All: Graeme Sharp (22)
Highest home attendance48,270 vs. Liverpool (21 February 1988)
Lowest home attendance5,204 vs. Luton Town (16 February 1988)

During the 1987–88 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 70 points. The Toffees advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool, and to the semifinals of the League Cup, losing to Arsenal.

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 40 15 5 0 49 9 11 7 2 38 15 87 24 +63 90 All English teams excluded from European competition as a result of Heysel
2 Manchester United 40 14 5 1 41 17 9 7 4 30 21 71 38 +33 81
3 Nottingham Forest 40 11 7 2 40 17 9 6 5 27 22 67 39 +28 73
4 Everton 40 14 4 2 34 11 5 9 6 19 16 53 27 +26 70
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 12 4 4 30 14 7 6 7 18 24 48 38 +10 67
6 Arsenal 40 11 4 5 35 16 7 8 5 23 23 58 39 +19 66
7 Wimbledon 40 8 9 3 32 20 6 6 8 26 27 58 47 +11 57 FA Cup winners
8 Newcastle United 40 9 6 5 32 23 5 8 7 23 30 55 53 +2 56
9 Luton Town 40 11 6 3 40 21 3 5 12 17 37 57 58 –1 53 Football League Cup winners
10 Coventry City 40 6 8 6 23 25 7 6 7 23 28 46 53 –7 53
11 Sheffield Wednesday 40 10 2 8 27 30 5 6 9 25 36 52 66 –14 53
12 Southampton 40 6 8 6 27 26 6 6 8 22 27 49 53 –4 50
13 Tottenham Hotspur 40 9 5 6 26 23 3 6 11 12 25 38 48 –10 47
14 Norwich City 40 7 5 8 26 26 5 4 11 14 26 40 52 –12 45
15 Derby County 40 6 7 7 18 17 4 6 10 17 28 35 45 –10 43
16 West Ham United 40 6 9 5 23 21 3 6 11 17 31 40 52 –12 42
17 Charlton Athletic 40 7 7 6 23 21 2 8 10 15 31 38 52 –14 42
18 Chelsea 40 7 11 2 24 17 2 4 14 26 51 50 68 –18 42 [notes 1]
19 Portsmouth 40 4 8 8 21 27 3 6 11 15 39 36 66 –30 35
20 Watford 40 4 5 11 15 24 3 6 11 12 27 27 51 –24 32
21 Oxford United 40 5 7 8 24 34 1 6 13 20 46 44 80 –36 31
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  1. ^ Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.

Results

Charity Shield

Main article: 1987 FA Charity Shield
1 August 1987 Everton 1–0 Coventry City London
Clarke 44' Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 88,000

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Football League First Division

Main article: 1987–88 Football League First Division
15 August 1987 1 Everton 1–0 Norwich City Liverpool
Power 35' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 31,728
18 August 1987 2 Wimbledon 1–1 Everton London
Cork 22' Sharp 83' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 7,763
22 August 1987 3 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Everton Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,445
29 August 1987 4 Everton 4–0 Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Clarke 25', 75'
Steven 63' (pen.), 76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,649
2 September 1987 5 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Everton London
Allen 23' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,380
5 September 1987 6 Everton 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,389
12 September 1987 7 Luton Town 2–1 Everton Luton
B. Stein 18'
Hil 50'		 Pointon 4' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,124
19 September 1987 8 Everton 2–1 Manchester United Liverpool
Clarke 36', 57' Whiteside 58' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,439
26 September 1987 9 Everton 1–2 Coventry City Liverpool
Clarke 45' Regis 37'
Phillips 44'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,153
3 October 1987 10 Southampton 0–4 Everton Southampton
Sharp 3', 16', 20', 62' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 15,719
10 October 1987 11 Everton 4–1 Chelsea Liverpool
Sharp 25', 32'
Heath 51', 86'		 Dixon 76' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,004
17 October 1987 12 Newcastle United 1–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Mirandinha 11' Snodin 9' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 20,266
24 October 1987 13 Everton 2–0 Watford Liverpool
Heath 9'
Sharp 65'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 28,501
1 November 1987 14 Liverpool 2–0 Everton Liverpool
McMahon 35'
Beardsley 70'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,760
14 November 1987 15 Everton 3–1 West Ham United Liverpool
Watson 34'
Reid 37'
Sharp 43'		 Hilton 80' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 29,405
21 November 1987 16 Portsmouth 0–1 Everton Portsmouth
Sharp 77' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,724
28 November 1987 17 Everton 0–0 Oxford United Liverpool
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,443
5 December 1987 18 Charlton Athletic 0–0 Everton London
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 7,208
12 December 1987 19 Everton 3–0 Derby County Liverpool
Snodin 27'
Steven 62' (pen.)
Heath 85'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 26,224
19 December 1987 20 Arsenal 1–1 Everton London
Rocastle 80' Watson 40' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 34,857
26 December 1987 21 Everton 2–0 Luton Town Liverpool
Heath 27', 57' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,242
28 December 1987 22 Manchester United 2–1 Everton Manchester
McClair 50', 72' (pen.) Watson 79' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 47,024
1 January 1988 23 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Everton Sheffield
Proctor 34' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 26,443
3 January 1988 24 Everton 1–0 Nottingham Forest Liverpool
Clarke 14' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,680
16 January 1988 25 Norwich City 0–3 Everton Norwich
Sharp 21', 88'
Heath 90'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 15,750
13 February 1988 26 Everton 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Liverpool
Parker 38' (o.g.)
Pointon 70'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 24,724
27 February 1988 27 Everton 1–0 Southampton Liverpool
Power 3' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,764
5 March 1988 28 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Clarke 34' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,674
9 March 1988 29 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Everton London
Fairclough 15'
Walsh 70'		 Fenwick 67' (o.g.) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 18,662
12 March 1988 30 Chelsea 0–0 Everton London
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 17,390
20 March 1988 31 Everton 1–0 Liverpool Liverpool
Clarke 14' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 44,162
26 March 1988 32 Watford 1–2 Everton Watford
Porter 49' Sheedy 31'
Clarke 59'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 13,503
29 March 1988 33 Everton 2–2 Wimbledon Liverpool
Steven 11' (pen.)
Pointon 18'		 Cunningham 3'
Wise 24'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,351
4 April 1988 34 West Ham United 0–0 Everton London
Stadium: Upton Park
Attendance: 21,195
9 April 1988 35 Everton 2–1 Portsmouth Liverpool
Heath 37'
Steven 54'		 Dillon 26' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 21,292
19 April 1988 36 Coventry City 1–2 Everton Coventry
Regis 25' Sharp 84'
Heath 86'		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,641
23 April 1988 37 Oxford United 1–1 Everton Oxford
Saunders 38' (pen.) Clarke 44' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,619
30 April 1988 38 Everton 1–1 Charlton Athletic Liverpool
Steven 76' (pen.) MacKenzie 78' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 20,372
2 May 1988 39 Derby County 0–0 Everton Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,974
7 May 1988 40 Everton 1–2 Arsenal Liverpool
Watson 22' Thomas 25'
Hayes 39'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 22,445

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Littlewoods Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup
22 September 1987 2nd Round 1st Leg Everton 3–2 Rotherham United Liverpool
Snodin 18'
Wilson 51'
Clarke 87' (pen.)		 Scott 22'
Pepper 77'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 15,369
6 October 1987 2nd Round 2nd Leg Rotherham United 0–0 Everton Rotherham
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 12,995
28 October 1987 3rd Round Liverpool 0–1 Everton Liverpool
Stevens 83' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44071
17 November 1987 4th Round Everton 2–1 Oldham Athletic Liverpool
Watson 55'
Adams 85'		 Irwin 15' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 23,315
20 January 1988 5th Round Everton 2–0 Manchester City Liverpool
Heath 7'
Sharp 59'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,014
7 February 1988 Semi-Final 1st Leg Everton 0–1 Arsenal Liverpool
Groves 10' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,476
24 February 1988 Semi-Final 2nd Leg Arsenal 3–1 Everton London
Thomas 50'
Rocastle 72'
Smith 80'		 Heath 69' Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 51,148

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Mercantile Credit Football League Centenary Challenge

25 November 1987 Everton 3–1 Bayern Munich Liverpool
Sharp 15', 23'
Heath 80'		 Hughes 35' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 13,083

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Dubai Super Cup

Main article: Dubai Champions Cup
8 December 1987 Rangers 2–2
(8-7 p)		 Everton Dubai
Fleck 80'
McCoist 87'		 Sheedy 25'
Heath 66'		 Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Penalties
McCoist soccer ball with check mark
Fleck soccer ball with check mark
Robertssoccer ball with check mark
Souness soccer ball with check mark
Durrant soccer ball with check mark
D. Ferguson soccer ball with check mark
Munro soccer ball with check mark
Gough soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Steven
soccer ball with check mark Sharp
soccer ball with check mark Sheedy
soccer ball with check mark Heath
soccer ball with check mark Reid
soccer ball with check mark Ratcliffe
soccer ball with check mark Pointon
soccer ball with red X Snodin

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FA Cup

Main article: 1987-88 FA Cup
9 January 1988 3rd Round Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Everton Sheffield
West 73' Reid 81' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 33,304
13 January 1988 3rd Round Replay Everton 1–1 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Sharp 74' Chapman 32' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,935
25 January 1988 3rd Round 2nd Replay Everton 1–1 (a.e.t.) Sheffield Wednesday Liverpool
Steven 58' Chapman 85' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 37,414
27 January 1988 3rd Round 3rd Replay Sheffield Wednesday 0–5 Everton Sheffield
Sharp 5', 39', 43'
Heath 20'
Snodin 44'		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 38,953
30 January 1988 4th Round Everton 1–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Sharp 43' Kerr 47' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 36,564
3 February 1988 4th Round Replay Middlesbrough 2–2 (a.e.t.) Everton Middlesbrough
Mowbray 90'
Kernaghan 100'		 Watson 67'
Steven 120'		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 25,235
9 February 1988 4th Round 2nd Replay Everton 2–1 Middlesbrough Liverpool
Sharp 18'
Mowbray 82' (o.g.)		 Ripley 63' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 32,222
21 February 1988 5th Round Everton 0–1 Liverpool Liverpool
Houghton 75' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 48,270

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Simod Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Full Members' Cup
16 February 1988 3rd Round Everton 1–2 Luton Town Liverpool
Power 20' Oldfield 61', 83' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 5,204

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Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Neil Adams
— MF England ENG Paul Bracewell
— FW England ENG Wayne Clarke
— DF England ENG Alan Harper
— FW England ENG Adrian Heath
— FW England ENG Ian Marshall
— GK England ENG Bobby Mimms
— DF England ENG Derek Mountfield
— DF England ENG Neil Pointon
— DF England ENG Paul Power
— DF Wales WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
— MF England ENG Peter Reid
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Scotland SCO Graeme Sharp
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Kevin Sheedy
— DF England ENG Ian Snodin
— GK Wales WAL Neville Southall
— MF England ENG Trevor Steven
— DF England ENG Gary Stevens
— DF Wales WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe
— DF England ENG Dave Watson
— MF Scotland SCO Ian Wilson
— GK England ENG Alec Chamberlain
— GK England ENG Mike Stowell

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Everton's Record in 1987-88
  2. ^ 1987-1988 Summary: Appearances and Goals
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