1987–88 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
1987–88 season
Chairman Terry Shipman
Manager Bryan Hamilton (until 11 December)
David Pleat (from 24 December)
Second Division 13th
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third round
Full Members Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League: McAllister (9)
All: Newell (11)
Average home league attendance 10,157

During the 1987–88 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1987–88 season, Leicester started poorly with 5 defeats in their first 6 league games which put manager Hamilton under real pressure which forced him to snap up strikers Jari Rantanen from IFK Göteborg and Newell from Luton Town for a club record £350,000 to make prospects a little brighter but 2 wins in 11 league games cost Hamilton his job and during the Christmas period, former Tottenham manager David Pleat was unveiled as Leicester's new boss and fortunes turned in the second half of the season where they only lost 4 league games during that period and scored in each of their final 16 league fixtures.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1Millwall4415344523104827297252+2082
2Aston Villa449763121135437206841+2778
3Middlesbrough441543441678719206336+2778[notes2 1]
4Bradford City441435492688625287454+2077
5Blackburn Rovers441282382296730306852+1677
6Crystal Palace4416335021661036388659+2775
7Leeds United441444371858924336151+1069
8Ipswich Town4414353817561123356152+966
9Manchester City4411475028841030328060+2065
10Oldham Athletic4413454327571029377264+865
11Stoke City4412643422551216355057– 762
12Swindon Town4410754325641230357360+1359
13Leicester City4412553520461227416261+159
14Barnsley4411474232481019306162– 157
15Hull City4410843222471122385460– 657
16Plymouth Argyle4412464426441421416567– 256
17Bournemouth447783630631320385668– 1249
18Shrewsbury Town447872322481019324254– 1249
19Birmingham City447962024461221424166– 2548
20West Bromwich Albion448772926441421435069– 1947
21Sheffield United448682728511618464574– 2946[notes2 2]
22Reading4457102025551224454470– 2642
23Huddersfield Town44461220382416216241100– 5928
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  1. ↑ Middlesbrough won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
  2. ↑ Sheffield United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Key
Division Champions, promoted
Promoted
Participated in play-offs
Promoted through play-offs
Relegated

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1987Shrewsbury TownH0–18,469
19 August 1987Leeds UnitedA0–121,034
29 August 1987MillwallH1–07,559Moran
31 August 1987Stoke CityA1–29,948McAllister
5 September 1987Aston VillaH0–210,286
12 September 1987Crystal PalaceA1–28,925McAllister
16 September 1987Oldham AthleticH4–17,358Newell, Rantanen, Ford, Wilson
19 September 1987Plymouth ArgyleH4–08,872Wilson, Ford, Newell, Rantanen
26 September 1987BournemouthA3–27,969Newell, Osman, Mauchlen
30 September 1987Ipswich TownH1–111,533Moran
3 October 1987Manchester CityA2–416,481Newell, Rantanen
10 October 1987BarnsleyH0–08,665
17 October 1987Sheffield UnitedA1–210,593McAllister
21 October 1987West Bromwich AlbionH3–09,262Walsh, Moran (2)
24 October 1987Hull CityA2–28,826McAllister, Walsh
31 October 1987Blackburn RoversH1–28,650Moran
7 November 1987Swindon TownH3–28,346Ramsey, Walsh, Venus
14 November 1987Birmingham CityA2–28,666Walsh, Cusack
21 November 1987Bradford CityH0–211,543
28 November 1987Huddersfield TownA0–16,704
5 December 1987MiddlesbroughH0–09,411
12 December 1987Oldham AthleticA0–24,785
26 December 1987BournemouthH0–111,452
28 December 1987Plymouth ArgyleA0–415,581
1 January 1988MillwallA0–17,220
2 January 1988Crystal PalaceH4–410,104Brien, McAllister (pen), Reid, Wilkinson
16 January 1988Shrewsbury TownA0–05,025
30 January 1988ReadingA2–16,645Osman, Walsh
6 February 1988Aston VillaA1–218,867Newell
13 February 1988Leeds UnitedH3–211,937McAllister (2, 1 pen), Cross
20 February 1988Ipswich TownA2–011,084Reid, Newell
27 February 1988Manchester CityH1–013,852Cross
5 March 1988Sheffield UnitedH1–012,256Cross
12 March 1988BarnsleyA1–17,447Walsh
16 March 1988Stoke CityH1–110,502Mauchlen
19 March 1988Blackburn RoversA3–39,564Reid (2), Newell
26 March 1988Hull CityH2–110,353Newell, Weir (pen)
2 April 1988Swindon TownA2–39,450Osman, McAllister
5 April 1988Birmingham CityH2–013,541Osman (2)
9 April 1988West Bromwich AlbionA1–111,013Cross
23 April 1988ReadingH1–09,603Walsh
30 April 1988Bradford CityA1–414,393Reid
2 May 1988Huddersfield TownH3–09,803Cross (2), Groves
7 May 1988MiddlesbroughA2–127,645Weir, McAllister

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R39 January 1988Oxford UnitedA0–27,557

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg23 September 1987Scunthorpe UnitedH2–17,718McAllister, Newell
R2 2nd leg6 October 1987Scunthorpe UnitedA2–1 (won 4-2 on agg)4,031Reid, Rantanen
R328 October 1987Oxford UnitedA0–014,586Newell, Reid
R3R4 November 1987Oxford UnitedH2–310,476Newell (2)

Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 November 1987Huddersfield TownH1–03,440Ford
R21 December 1987Charlton AthleticH2–1 (a.e.t.)1,327Jobling (2)
R319 January 1988Stoke CityA0–0 (lost 3-5 on pens)5,161

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- England GK Ian Andrews
- England DF Simon Morgan
- Wales MF Robbie James
- England DF Russell Osman
- England DF Tony Spearing
- England DF Steve Walsh
- Scotland MF Ian Wilson
- England MF Gary Ford
- Scotland MF Gary McAllister
- England MF Nick Cusack
- Northern Ireland MF Paul Ramsey
- Republic of Ireland MF Martin Russell
- England DF Mark Venus
- England FW Steve Moran
- England FW Steve Wilkinson
- England DF Phil Horner
No. Position Player
- England MF Paul Reid
- England GK Paul Cooper
- Scotland MF Ali Mauchlen (captain)
- Finland FW Jari Rantanen
- England FW Mike Newell
- Republic of Ireland DF Tony Brien
- Republic of Ireland DF Dave Langan (on loan from Oxford United)
- England MF Kevin Jobling
- Norway MF Kjetil Osvold (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
- Scotland MF Kevin MacDonald (on loan from Liverpool)
- Scotland MF Peter Weir
- England DF Steve Prindiville
- England FW Nicky Cross
- England MF Phil Turner
- England DF Grant Brown
- England MF Paul Groves

References

  1. ↑ http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1987-1988
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