1987–88 Manchester City F.C. season

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

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)

League

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Final league table

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Pos Team 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

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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

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[1]

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) Manchester City 2–1 Plymouth Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Villa Park
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
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) Manchester City 1-1 Barnsley Maine Road
14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) Reading 0-2 Manchester City Elm Park
1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester City Dean Court
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) Millwall 0-1 Manchester City The Den
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) Manchester City 1-2 Leeds 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
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
26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City Oakwell
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) Manchester City 2-0 Reading Maine Road

FA Cup

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Match reports

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League Cup

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Match reports

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Full Members' Cup

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Match reports

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Squad

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

Manager: Mel Machin

Transfers

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References

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