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Sunderland
1987–88 season
Manager	Denis Smith
Stadium	Roker Park (37,775)
Third Division	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
Associate Members' Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marco Gabbiadini (21); All: ; Marco Gabbiadini (22)
Highest home attendance	29,454 (vs. Northampton Town, 2 May)
Lowest home attendance	11,379 (vs. Fulham, 1 March)
Average home league attendance	17,427
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 season saw Sunderland competing in the Third Division for the first time in the club's history. Sunderland would make an immediate return to the Second Division as champions, winning the league in dominant fashion.

Squad^[1]

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	ENG	Tim Carter
—	GK	ENG	Steve Hardwick
—	GK	ENG	Iain Hesford
—	DF	ENG	Reuben Agboola
—	DF	ENG	Gary Bennett
—	DF	SCO	George Burley
—	DF	ENG	David Corner
—	DF	SCO	Frank Gray
—	DF	ENG	Mick Heathcote
—	DF	ENG	John Kay
—	DF	SCO	John MacPhail
—	DF	SCO	Gary Ogilvie
—	DF	ENG	Richard Ord
—	MF	ENG	Gordon Armstrong
—	MF	ENG	Paul Atkinson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	John Cornforth
—	MF	WAL	Steve Doyle
—	MF	ENG	Paul Lemon
—	MF	SCO	Dougie McGuire
—	MF	ENG	Gary Owers
—	MF	WAL	Colin Pascoe
—	MF	ENG	Mark Proctor
—	FW	ENG	Keith Bertschin
—	FW	ENG	David Buchanan
—	FW	ENG	Marco Gabbiadini
—	FW	ENG	Eric Gates
—	FW	ENG	John Moore
—	FW	ENG	Dale White

Results^[2]

Sunderland's score comes first.

Win	Draw	Loss

Friendlies

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
23 July 1987	Gretna	Raydale Park	3-1	N/A	Bennett (7'), White (57'), Gates (68')
25 July 1987	Harrogate Town	Wetherby Road	2-1	~2,000	Proctor (48'), Buchanan (89')
1 August 1987	Ryhope Colliery Association	Meadow Park	5-0	N/A	Armstrong, Lemon, Buchanan, Gates, Owers
6 August 1987	Marske United	Marske	6-1	N/A	Lemon (14'), Bertschin (27', 32'), Bennett (85'), White (86'), Owers (90')
10 August 1987	Carlisle United	Brunton Park	1-1	N/A	Bertschin (35')

Third Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
15 August 1987	Brentford	Griffin Park	1-0	7,509	Bertschin (46')
22 August 1987	Bristol Rovers	Roker Park	1-1	13,059	Lemon (74')
29 August 1987	Doncaster Rovers	Belle Vue	2-0	2,740	Lemon (34'), Owers (56')
31 August 1987	Mansfield Town	Roker Park	4-1	13,994	Armstrong (63'), MacPhail (65' pen., 87' pen.), Atkinson (81')
5 September 1987	Walsall	Fellows Park	2-2	6,909	Bertschin (38', 84')
12 September 1987	Bury	Roker Park	1-1	13,227	Owers (7')
15 September 1987	Gillingham	Priestfield Stadium	0-0	9,184
19 September 1987	Brighton & Hove Albion	Goldstone Ground	1-3	8,949	MacPhail (72' pen.)
26 September 1987	Chester City	Roker Park	0-2	12,760
29 September 1987	Fulham	Craven Cottage	2-0	6,996	Gabbiadini (1', 90')
3 October 1987	Aldershot	Roker Park	3-1	12,542	MacPhail (28'), Gabbiadini (60', 80')
10 October 1987	Wigan Athletic	Roker Park	4-1	13,974	Gates (19', 21'), Gabbiadini (29', 61')
17 October 1987	Blackpool	Bloomfield Road	2-0	8,476	MacPhail (63', 71' pen.)
20 October 1987	Bristol City	Ashton Gate	1-0	15,109	Owers (1')
24 October 1987	York City	Roker Park	4-2	19,314	Cornforth (5', 78'), Gabbiadini (38'), Gates (40')
31 October 1987	Notts County	Meadow Lane	1-2	8,854	MacPhail (5')
3 November 1987	Southend United	Roker Park	7-0	15,754	Gabbiadini (31'), Atkinson (42', 57'), Gates (44', 49', 82', 89')
7 November 1987	Grimsby Town	Roker Park	1-1	18,197	Armstrong (47')
21 November 1987	Chesterfield	Recreation Ground	1-1	5,700	MacPhail (85' pen.)
28 November 1987	Port Vale	Roker Park	2-1	15,655	Gates (19'), MacPhail (38' pen.)
12 December 1987	Northampton Town	County Ground	2-0	7,279	Lemon (58'), Gabbiadini (87')
20 December 1987	Rotherham United	Roker Park	3-0	20,168	Gates (30', 39', 70')
26 December 1987	Chester City	Sealand Road	2-1	6,663	MacPhail (21'), Lemon (44')
28 December 1987	Preston North End	Roker Park	1-1	24,814	MacPhail (87' pen.)
1 January 1988	Doncaster Rovers	Roker Park	3-1	19,474	Gabbiadini (8'), Lemon (19', 30')
2 January 1988	Bury	Gigg Lane	3-2	4,883	Valentine (24' o.g.), Doyle (48'), Gates (56')
16 January 1988	Brighton & Hove Albion	Roker Park	1-0	17,404	Lemon (32')
30 January 1988	Gillingham	Roker Park	2-1	16,195	Bennett (9'), Gabbiadini (27')
6 February 1988	Walsall	Roker Park	1-1	18,311	Bennett (66')
13 February 1988	Preston North End	Deepdale	2-2	10,852	MacPhail (22'), Gates (39')
20 February 1988	Brentford	Roker Park	2-0	15,458	Owers (27'), Bertschin (42')
24 February 1988	Bristol Rovers	Twerton Park	0-4	4,501
27 February 1988	Aldershot	Recreation Ground	2-3	5,010	MacPhail (11' pen.), Gabbiadini (23')
1 March 1988	Fulham	Roker Park	2-0	11,379	Armstrong (19'), Gabbiadini (42')
5 March 1988	Blackpool	Roker Park	2-2	15,513	Armstrong (4'), Gates (30')
12 March 1988	Wigan Athletic	Springfield Park	2-2	6,944	Gabbiadini (48'), Gates (69')
19 March 1988	Notts County	Roker Park	1-1	24,071	Gabbiadini (9')
26 March 1988	York City	Bootham Crescent	1-2	8,878	Pascoe (83')
2 April 1988	Grimsby Town	Blundell Park	1-0	7,001	Gabbiadini (44')
4 April 1988	Chesterfield	Roker Park	3-2	21,886	Lemon (8'), Pascoe (30'), Gabbiadini (78')
9 April 1988	Southend United	Roots Hall	4-1	8,109	MacPhail (5' pen.), Lemon (17'), Gabbiadini (26'), Pascoe (87')
23 April 1988	Bristol City	Roker Park	0-1	18,225
26 April 1988	Mansfield Town	Field Mill	4-0	6,930	Gates (8', 88'), Gabbiadini (35'), Pascoe (76')
30 April 1988	Port Vale	Vale Park	1-0	7,569	Gates (79')
2 May 1988	Northampton Town	Roker Park	3-1	29,454	MacPhail (32' pen.), Armstrong (48'), Gates (75')
7 May 1988	Rotherham United	Millmoor	4-1	9,374	Gabbiadini (3', 74'), MacPhail (33' pen.), Bertschin (89')

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Sunderland	46	27	12	7	92	48	+ 44	93	Promoted
2	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	23	15	8	69	47	+ 22	84	Promoted
3	Walsall	46	23	13	10	68	50	+ 18	82	Promoted via playoffs
4	Notts County	46	23	12	11	82	49	+ 33	81
5	Bristol City	46	21	12	13	77	62	+ 15	75
6	Northampton Town	46	18	19	9	70	51	+ 19	73
7	Wigan Athletic	46	20	12	14	70	61	+ 9	72
8	Bristol Rovers	46	18	12	16	68	56	+ 12	66
9	Fulham	46	19	9	18	69	60	+ 9	66
10	Blackpool	46	17	14	17	71	62	+ 9	65
11	Port Vale	46	18	21	17	58	56	+ 2	65
12	Brentford	46	16	14	16	53	59	- 6	62
13	Gillingham	46	14	17	15	77	61	+ 16	59
14	Bury	46	15	14	17	58	57	+ 1	59
15	Chester City	46	14	16	16	51	62	- 11	58
16	Preston North End	46	15	13	18	48	59	- 11	58
17	Southend United	46	14	13	19	65	83	- 18	55
18	Chesterfield	46	15	10	21	41	70	- 29	55
19	Mansfield Town	46	14	12	20	48	59	- 11	54
20	Aldershot	46	15	8	23	64	74	- 10	53
21	Rotherham United	46	12	16	18	50	66	- 16	52	Relegated
22	Grimsby Town	46	12	14	20	48	58	- 10	50	Relegated
23	York City	46	8	9	29	48	91	- 43	33	Relegated
24	Doncaster Rovers	46	8	9	29	40	84	- 44	33	Relegated

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
18 August 1987	Round 1 Leg 1	Middlesbrough	Roker Park	1-0	15,770	Gates (22')
25 August 1987	Round 1 Leg 2	Middlesbrough	Ayresome Park	0-2 (Agg. 1-2)	15,571

Sherpa Van Trophy

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
28 October 1987	Prelim.	Scarborough	Athletic Ground	3-0	3,887	Lemon (4', 55'), Moore (29')
24 November 1987	First Round	Rotherham United	Roker Park	7-1	6,750	Corner (7'), Burley (17'), Lemon (30'), Owers (41'), Bertschin (45', 45'+), Moore (66')
19 January 1988	Second Round	Crewe Alexandra	Roker Park	1-0	8,881	Gabbiadini (54')
9 February 1988	Quarter-finals	Hartlepool United	Roker Park	0-1	8,976

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
14 November 1987	1st Round	Darlington	Roker Park	2-0	16,892	Atkinson (24', 57')
5 December 1987	2nd Round	Scunthorpe United	Old Showground	1-2	7,178	Gates (22')

Statistics

Goal Scorers^[2]

Name	League	League Cup	FA Cup	SV Trophy	Total
Marco Gabbiadini	21	0	0	1	22
Eric Gates	19	1	1	0	21
John MacPhail	16	0	0	0	16
Paul Lemon	9	0	0	3	12
Keith Bertschin	5	0	0	2	7
Gordon Armstrong	5	0	0	0	5
Paul Atkinson	3	0	2	0	5
Gary Owers	4	0	0	1	5
Colin Pascoe	4	0	0	0	4
Gary Bennett	2	0	0	0	2
John Cornforth	2	0	0	0	2
John Moore	0	0	0	2	2
Steve Doyle	1	0	0	0	1
David Corner	0	0	0	1	1
George Burley	0	0	0	1	1

References

^ "Sunderland AFC Squad 1987–1988". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b "1987-88 Barclays League Division 3". TheStatCat.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2019. Cite error: The named reference "TheStatCat" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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[WorldFootball-1] "Sunderland AFC Squad 1987–1988". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

[TheStatCat-2] "1987-88 Barclays League Division 3". TheStatCat.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2019. Cite error: The named reference "TheStatCat" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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Squad[1]

Results[2]