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
Chairman	Peter Swales
Manager	Mel Machin
Stadium	Maine Road
Second Division	2nd (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Fourth round
Full Members' Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Moulden (13) All: Paul Moulden (17)
Highest home attendance	40,070 vs Chelsea 17 March 1989
Lowest home attendance	16,033 vs Brighton & Hove Albion 17 September 1988
Average home league attendance	23,500 (highest in league, 5th highest in England)
Home colours

Final league table

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

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

Manchester City's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

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

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup

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

Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup

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

Main article: 1988–89 Full Members' Cup

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

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	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