1988–89 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1988–89 season was Manchester City's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Football League Second Division.

Manchester City
1988–89 season
ChairmanPeter Swales
ManagerMel Machin
StadiumMaine Road
Second Division2nd (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Full Members' CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Moulden (13)
All: Paul Moulden (17)
Highest home attendance40,070 vs Chelsea
17 March 1989
Lowest home attendance16,033 vs Brighton & Hove Albion
17 September 1988
Average home league attendance23,500 (highest in league, 5th highest in England)

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea (C, P) 46 29 12 5 96 50 +46 99 Promotion to the First Division
2 Manchester City (P) 46 23 13 10 77 53 +24 82
3 Crystal Palace (O, P) 46 23 12 11 71 49 +22 81 Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4 Watford 46 22 12 12 74 48 +26 78
5 Blackburn Rovers 46 22 11 13 74 59 +15 77
Source: thestatcat.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46 23 13 10 77 53  +24 82 12 8 3 48 28  +20 11 5 7 29 25  +4

Source: [1]

Results

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Manchester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
27 August 1988 Hull City A 0-1 11,653
29 August 1988 Oldham Athletic H 1-4 22,594 Lake
3 September 1988 Walsall H 2-2 17,104 McNab, Morley
10 September 1988 Leeds United A 1-1 23,677 McNab
17 September 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion H 2-1 16,033 Brightwell, Moulden
20 September 1988 Chelsea A 3-1 8,071 Brightwell (2), Moulden
24 September 1988 Barnsley A 2-1 9,300 Morley, White
1 October 1988 Blackburn Rovers H 1-0 22,111 Biggins
5 October 1988 Portsmouth H 4-1 17,202 Biggins, Lake, Moulden, White
8 October 1988 Ipswich Town A 0-1 15,521
15 October 1988 Plymouth Argyle A 1-0 10,158 Gayle
22 October 1988 Birmingham City H 0-0 20,205
26 October 1988 West Bromwich Albion A 0-1 14,258
29 October 1988 Sunderland H 1-1 22,398 Hinchcliffe
5 November 1988 Leicester City A 0-0 14,080
12 November 1988 Watford H 3-1 21,142 Biggins (2), Moulden
19 November 1988 AFC Bournemouth A 1-0 9,874 Moulden
26 November 1988 Oxford United H 2-1 20,145 Morley, Redmond
3 December 1988 Crystal Palace A 0-0 12,274
10 December 1988 Bradford City H 4-0 20,129 Brightwell (2), Moulden (2)
17 December 1988 Shrewsbury Town H 2-2 19,613 Hinchcliffe (2)
26 December 1988 Stoke City A 1-3 24,059 Gleghorn
31 December 1988 Swindon Town A 2-1 10,776 Beckford, Gayle
2 January 1989 Leeds United H 0-0 33,034
14 January 1989 Oldham Athletic A 1-0 19,536 Megson
21 January 1989 Hull City H 4-1 20,485 Biggins (2), Moulden, White
4 February 1989 Portsmouth A 1-0 13,187 Gleghorn
11 February 1989 Ipswich Town H 4-0 22,145 Biggins (2), Gayle, Morley
18 February 1989 Birmingham City A 2-0 11,707 Gleghorn, McNab
25 February 1989 Plymouth Argyle H 2-0 22,451 Biggins, McNab
1 March 1989 West Bromwich Albion H 1-1 25,109 Moulden
4 March 1989 Watford A 0-1 15,747
11 March 1989 Leicester City H 4-2 22,266 Morley (3), Own Goal
14 March 1989 Sunderland A 4-2 16,167 White (2), Gleghorn, Morley
18 March 1989 Chelsea H 2-3 40,070 McNab, Taggart
25 March 1989 Walsall A 3-3 7,562 Moulden (2), Oldfield
27 March 1989 Stoke City H 2-1 28,303 Hinchcliffe, Oldfield
1 April 1989 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1-2 12,072 Morley
4 April 1989 Shrewsbury Town A 1-0 8,271 Morley
8 April 1989 Swindon Town H 2-1 22,663 Hinchcliffe, Oldfield
15 April 1989 Blackburn Rovers A 0-4 16,927
22 April 1989 Barnsley H 1-2 21,274 Lake
29 April 1989 Oxford United A 4-2 7,762 Brightwell, Gleghorn, White, Own Goal
1 May 1989 Crystal Palace H 1-1 33,456 Gleghorn
6 May 1989 AFC Bournemouth H 3-3 30,564 Moulden (2), Morley
13 May 1989 Bradford City A 1-1 12,479 Morley

Football League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R2 1st Leg 28 September 1988 Plymouth Argyle H 1-0 9,454 White
R2 2nd Leg 12 October 1988 Plymouth Argyle A 6-3 (won 7-3 on agg) 8,794 Gleghorn (2), Biggins, Lake, McNab, Moulden
R3 2 November 1988 Sheffield United H 4-2 16,609 Moulden (3), Morley
R4 29 November 1988 Luton Town A 1-3 10,178 White

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
R3 7 January 1989 Leicester City H 1-0 23,838 McNab
R4 28 January 1989 Brentford A 1-3 12,000 Gleghorn

Full Members' Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 13 December 1988 Blackburn Rovers A 2-3 (aet) 5,763 Gleghorn, Own Goal

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   WAL Andy Dibble
GK   ENG Paul Cooper
DF   ENG Brian Gayle
DF   ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
DF   ENG Steve Redmond
DF   ENG Mark Seagraves
DF   NIR Gerry Taggart
DF   ENG Bill Williams
MF   ENG Paul Lake
MF   SCO Neil McNab
MF   ENG Ian Brightwell
MF   ENG Dean Kilroy
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Carl Bradshaw
MF   ENG Ian Scott
MF   NIR Michael Hughes
FW   ENG David White
FW   ENG Trevor Morley
FW   ENG Paul Moulden
FW   ENG Wayne Biggins
FW   ENG Nigel Gleghorn
FW   ENG Jason Beckford
FW   ENG Imre Varadi
FW   ENG Paul Simpson
FW   ENG David Oldfield

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester City results for the 1988-1989 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2014.