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Manchester City
1987–88 season
ChairmanEngland Peter Swales
ManagerEngland Mel Machin
Second Division9
FA CupQuarterfinals
League CupFifth Round
Full Members CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Paul Stewart 27

The 1987–88 season was Manchester City’s first season in the Football League Second Division, the second division of English football.

Pre-Season[edit]

Match Reports[edit]

Leauge[edit]

Final league table[edit]

Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Millwall (C, P) 44 25 7 12 72 52 +20 82
2 Aston Villa (P) 44 22 12 10 68 41 +27 78
3 Middlesbrough (P) 44 22 12 10 63 36 +27 78
4 Bradford City 44 22 11 11 74 54 +20 77
5 Blackburn Rovers 44 21 14 9 68 52 +16 77
6 Crystal Palace 44 22 9 13 86 59 +27 75
7 Leeds United 44 19 12 13 61 51 +10 69
8 Ipswich Town 44 19 9 16 61 52 +9 66
9 Manchester City 44 19 8 17 80 60 +20 65
10 Oldham Athletic 44 18 11 15 72 64 +8 65
11 Stoke City 44 17 11 16 50 57 −7 62
12 Swindon Town 44 16 11 17 73 60 +13 59
13 Leicester City 44 16 11 17 62 61 +1 59
14 Barnsley 44 15 12 17 61 62 −1 57
15 Hull City 44 14 15 15 54 60 −6 57
16 Plymouth Argyle 44 16 8 20 65 67 −2 56
17 Bournemouth 44 13 10 21 56 68 −12 49
18 Shrewsbury Town 44 11 16 17 42 54 −12 49
19 Birmingham City 44 11 15 18 41 66 −25 48
20 West Bromwich Albion 44 12 11 21 50 69 −19 47
21 Sheffield United (R) 44 13 7 24 45 74 −29 46
22 Reading (R) 44 10 12 22 44 70 −26 42
23 Huddersfield Town (R) 44 6 10 28 41 100 −59 28

Match Reports[edit]

[1]

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) Manchester City 2–1 Plymouth Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
22 August 1987 (1987-08-22) Oldham Athletic 1–1 Manchester City Boundary Park
31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Villa Park
5 September 1987 (1987-09-05) Manchester City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers Maine Road
12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Manchester City Gay Meadow
16 September 1987 (1987-09-16) Manchester City 4-0 Millwall Maine Road
19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City Maine Road
26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) Leeds United 2-0 Manchester City Elland Road
29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) Hull City 3-1 Manchester City Boothferry Park
3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) Manchester City 4-2 Leicester City Maine Road
10 October 1987 (1987-10-10) Manchester City 2-3 Sheffield United Maine Road
17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) Ipswich Town 3-0 Manchester City Portman Road
21 October 1987 (1987-10-21) Bradford City 2-4 Manchester City Valley Parade
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) Manchester City 1-1 Barnsley Maine Road
31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) Swindon Town 3-4 Manchester City County Ground
4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) Manchester City 1-1 Middlesbrough Maine Road
7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) Manchester City 10-1 Huddersfield Town Maine Road
14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) Reading 0-2 Manchester City Elm Park
21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) Manchester City 3-0 Birmingham City Maine Road
28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Manchester City The Hawthorns
1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester City Dean Court
5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) Manchester City 1-3 Crystal Palace Maine Road
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) Millwall 0-1 Manchester City The Den
19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) Manchester City 1-2 Oldham Athletic Maine Road
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) Manchester City 1-2 Leeds Maine Road
28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) Stoke City 1-3 Manchester City Victoria Ground
2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) Manchester City 1-3 Shrewsbury Town Maine Road
16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) Plymouth 3-2 Manchester City Home Park
23 January 1988 (1988-01-23) Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa Maine Road
6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) Blackburn 2-1 Manchester City Ewood Park
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) Manchester City 2-0 Bournemouth Maine Road
27 February 1988 (1988-02-27) Leicester City 1-0 Manchester City Filbert Street
2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) Manchester City 2-0 Hull City Maine Road
5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) Manchester City 2-0 Ipswich Maine Road
8 March 1988 (1988-03-08) Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester City Bramall Lane
19 March 1988 (1988-03-19) Manchester City 1-1 Swindon Town Maine Road
26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City Oakwell
2 April 1988 (1988-04-02) Huddersfield Town 1-0 Manchester City Leeds Road
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) Manchester City 2-0 Reading Maine Road
9 April 1988 (1988-04-09) Middlesbrough 2-1 Manchester City Ayresome Park
23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) Manchester City 2-2 Bradford City Maine Road
30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) Birmingham City 0-3 Manchester City St Andrew's
2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) Manchester City 4-2 West Bromwich Albion Maine Road
7 May 1988 (1988-05-07) Crystal Palace 2-0 Manchester City Selhurst Park



FA Cup[edit]

Match Reports[edit]

[2]

08-01-1988 Third Round Huddersfield Town 2–2 Manchester City Huddersfield Town
Shearer (2) Attendance: 18,102
11-01-1988 Third Round Manchester City 0-0 Huddersfield Town Maine Road
Attendance: 24,565
24-01-1988 Third Round Huddersfield Town 0–3 Manchester City Huddersfield Town
Attendance: 21,510
29-01-1988 Forth Round Blackpool FC 1–1 Manchester City Blackpool FC
02-02-1988 Forth Round Manchester City 2–1 Blackpool FC Maine Road
19-02-1988 Round of 16 Manchester City 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Maine Road
12-03-1988 Quarter-finals Manchester City 0–4 Liverpool FC Maine Road

League Cup[edit]

Match Reports[edit]

22 September 1987 Second Round Manchester City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Maine Road
6 October 1987 Second Round Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Manchester City
27 October 1987 Third Round Manchester City 3–0 Nottingham Forest
17 November 1987 Fourth Round Manchester City 3–1 Watford
20 January 1988 Fifth Round Everton 2–0 Manchester City

Full Members Cup[edit]

Match Reports[edit]

10 November 1987 First Round Manchester City 6 – 2Plymouth ArgyleMaine Road
16 December 1987 Second RoundManchester City0 – 2 Chelsea Maine Road

Squad[edit]

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 England ENG Eric Nixon
— GK England ENG Perry Suckling
— DF England ENG David Brightwell
12 DF England ENG Ian Brightwell
— DF England ENG John Gidman
— DF England ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
— DF England ENG Steve Redmond
— DF England ENG Mark Seagraves
— MF England ENG Paul Lake
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Kevin Langley
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
— MF Scotland SCO Neil McNab
— MF England ENG Paul Simpson
— MF England ENG Paul Warhurst
— MF England ENG David White
— FW England ENG Jason Beckford
— FW England ENG Paul Moulden
— FW England ENG Imre Váradi

Manager Mel Machin

Transfers[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1718&comp_id=1&teamTabs=results
  2. ^ http://www.worldfootball.net


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