1987–88 Manchester City F.C. season

1987–88 season of Manchester City

Manchester City 1987–88 football season
Manchester City
1987–88 season
ChairmanEngland Peter Swales
ManagerEngland Mel Machin
Second Division9th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFifth round
Full Members' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Paul Stewart (27)
Highest home attendance44,047 vs Liverpool
13 March 1988
Average home league attendance19,471 (highest in league, 11th highest in England)

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

League

Final league table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
44 19 8 17 80 60  +20 65 11 4 7 50 28  +22 8 4 10 30 32  −2

Source: [1]

Match reports

[1]

Manchester City v Plymouth
15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) Manchester City 2–1 Plymouth Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Aston Villa v Manchester City
31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Villa Park
Manchester City v Millwall
16 September 1987 (1987-09-16) Manchester City 4-0 Millwall Maine Road
Manchester City v Stoke City
19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City Maine Road
Leeds United v Manchester City
26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) Leeds United 2-0 Manchester City Elland Road
Hull City v Manchester City
29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) Hull City 3-1 Manchester City Boothferry Park
Manchester City v Barnsley
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) Manchester City 1-1 Barnsley Maine Road
Swindon Town v Manchester City
31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) Swindon Town 3-4 Manchester City County Ground
Reading v Manchester City
14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) Reading 0-2 Manchester City Elm Park
Bournemouth v Manchester City
1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester City Dean Court
Millwall v Manchester City
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) Millwall 0-1 Manchester City The Den
Manchester City v Leeds
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) Manchester City 1-2 Leeds Maine Road
Plymouth v Manchester City
16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) Plymouth 3-2 Manchester City Home Park
Manchester City v Aston Villa
23 January 1988 (1988-01-23) Manchester City 0-2 Aston Villa Maine Road
Blackburn v Manchester City
6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) Blackburn 2-1 Manchester City Ewood Park
Manchester City v Bournemouth
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) Manchester City 2-0 Bournemouth Maine Road
Manchester City v Hull City
2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) Manchester City 2-0 Hull City Maine Road
Manchester City v Ipswich
5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) Manchester City 2-0 Ipswich Maine Road
Barnsley v Manchester City
26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City Oakwell
Manchester City v Reading
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) Manchester City 2-0 Reading Maine Road
Birmingham City v Manchester City
30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) Birmingham City 0-3 Manchester City St Andrew's

FA Cup

Match reports

[2]

League Cup

Match reports

Full Members' Cup

Match reports

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
— 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

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
07/87 DF England Mark Seagraves England Liverpool

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
03/88 DF England Kenny Clements England Bury
06/87 MF England Graham Baker England Southampton
06/87 DF England Earl Barrett England Oldham Athletic
06/87 FW England Darren Beckford England Port Vale
06/87 MF Republic of Ireland Tony Grealish England Rotherham United
06/87 FW England Robert Hopkins England West Bromwich Albion
06/87 MF England Andy May England Huddersfield Town
06/87 DF Republic of Ireland Mick McCarthy Scotland Celtic
06/87 DF England Nicky Reid England Blackburn Rovers
06/87 DF England Clive Wilson England Chelsea

References

  1. ^ "Latest Man City Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds". Soccer Base. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ "worldfootball.net". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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