1987–88 Manchester City F.C. season

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1987–88 season
Chairman	Peter Swales
Manager	Mel Machin ;
Second Division	9
FA Cup	Quarterfinals
League Cup	Fifth Round
Full Members Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Paul Stewart (27)

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

Pre-Season

League

Final league table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Millwall (C, P)	44	25	7	12	72	52	+20	82
2	Aston Villa (P)	44	22	12	10	68	41	+27	78
3	Middlesbrough (P)	44	22	12	10	63	36	+27	78
4	Bradford City	44	22	11	11	74	54	+20	77
5	Blackburn Rovers	44	21	14	9	68	52	+16	77
6	Crystal Palace	44	22	9	13	86	59	+27	75
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
12	Swindon Town	44	16	11	17	73	60	+13	59
13	Leicester City	44	16	11	17	62	61	+1	59
14	Barnsley	44	15	12	17	61	62	−1	57
15	Hull City	44	14	15	15	54	60	−6	57
16	Plymouth Argyle	44	16	8	20	65	67	−2	56
17	Bournemouth	44	13	10	21	56	68	−12	49
18	Shrewsbury Town	44	11	16	17	42	54	−12	49
19	Birmingham City	44	11	15	18	41	66	−25	48
20	West Bromwich Albion	44	12	11	21	50	69	−19	47
21	Sheffield United (R)	44	13	7	24	45	74	−29	46
22	Reading (R)	44	10	12	22	44	70	−26	42
23	Huddersfield Town (R)	44	6	10	28	41	100	−59	28

Match Reports

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15 August 1987 (1987-08-15)	Manchester City	2–1	Plymouth	Manchester
				Stadium: Maine Road

22 August 1987 (1987-08-22)	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Manchester City	Boundary Park

31 August 1987 (1987-08-31)	Aston Villa	1–1	Manchester City	Villa Park

5 September 1987 (1987-09-05)	Manchester City	1-2	Blackburn Rovers	Maine Road

12 September 1987 (1987-09-12)	Shrewsbury Town	0-0	Manchester City	Gay Meadow

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

3 October 1987 (1987-10-03)	Manchester City	4-2	Leicester City	Maine Road

10 October 1987 (1987-10-10)	Manchester City	2-3	Sheffield United	Maine Road

17 October 1987 (1987-10-17)	Ipswich Town	3-0	Manchester City	Portman Road

21 October 1987 (1987-10-21)	Bradford City	2-4	Manchester City	Valley Parade

24 October 1987 (1987-10-24)	Manchester City	1-1	Barnsley	Maine Road

31 October 1987 (1987-10-31)	Swindon Town	3-4	Manchester City	County Ground

4 November 1987 (1987-11-04)	Manchester City	1-1	Middlesbrough	Maine Road

7 November 1987 (1987-11-07)	Manchester City	10-1	Huddersfield Town	Maine Road

14 November 1987 (1987-11-14)	Reading	0-2	Manchester City	Elm Park

21 November 1987 (1987-11-21)	Manchester City	3-0	Birmingham City	Maine Road

28 November 1987 (1987-11-28)	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Manchester City	The Hawthorns

1 December 1987 (1987-12-01)	Bournemouth	0-2	Manchester City	Dean Court

5 December 1987 (1987-12-05)	Manchester City	1-3	Crystal Palace	Maine Road

12 December 1987 (1987-12-12)	Millwall	0-1	Manchester City	The Den

19 December 1987 (1987-12-19)	Manchester City	1-2	Oldham Athletic	Maine Road

26 December 1987 (1987-12-26)	Manchester City	1-2	Leeds	Maine Road

28 December 1987 (1987-12-28)	Stoke City	1-3	Manchester City	Victoria Ground

2 January 1988 (1988-01-02)	Manchester City	1-3	Shrewsbury Town	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

27 February 1988 (1988-02-27)	Leicester City	1-0	Manchester City	Filbert Street

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

8 March 1988 (1988-03-08)	Sheffield United	1-2	Manchester City	Bramall Lane

19 March 1988 (1988-03-19)	Manchester City	1-1	Swindon Town	Maine Road

26 March 1988 (1988-03-26)	Barnsley	3-1	Manchester City	Oakwell

2 April 1988 (1988-04-02)	Huddersfield Town	1-0	Manchester City	Leeds Road

4 April 1988 (1988-04-04)	Manchester City	2-0	Reading	Maine Road

9 April 1988 (1988-04-09)	Middlesbrough	2-1	Manchester City	Ayresome Park

23 April 1988 (1988-04-23)	Manchester City	2-2	Bradford City	Maine Road

30 April 1988 (1988-04-30)	Birmingham City	0-3	Manchester City	St Andrew's

2 May 1988 (1988-05-02)	Manchester City	4-2	West Bromwich Albion	Maine Road

7 May 1988 (1988-05-07)	Crystal Palace	2-0	Manchester City	Selhurst Park

FA Cup

Match Reports

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08-01-1988 Third Round	Huddersfield Town	2–2	Manchester City
	Shearer (2)			Attendance: 18,102

11-01-1988 Third Round	Manchester City	0-0	Huddersfield Town	Maine Road
				Attendance: 24,565

24-01-1988 Third Round	Huddersfield Town	0–3	Manchester City
				Attendance: 21,510

29-01-1988 Forth Round	Blackpool	1–1	Manchester City	Bloomfield Road

02-02-1988 Forth Round	Manchester City	2–1	Blackpool	Maine Road

19-02-1988 Round of 16	Manchester City	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Maine Road

12-03-1988 Quarter-finals	Manchester City	0–4	Liverpool	Maine Road

League Cup

Match Reports

22 September 1987 Second Round	Manchester City	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Maine Road

6 October 1987 Second Round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Manchester City

27 October 1987 Third Round	Manchester City	3–0	Nottingham Forest

17 November 1987 Fourth Round	Manchester City	3–1	Watford

20 January 1988 Fifth Round	Everton	2–0	Manchester City

Full Members Cup

Match Reports

10 November 1987 First Round	Manchester City	6 – 2	Plymouth Argyle	Maine Road

16 December 1987 Second Round	Manchester City	0 – 2	Chelsea	Maine Road

Squad

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

No.	Position	Player
	GK	Eric Nixon
	GK	Perry Suckling
	DF	David Brightwell
12	DF	Ian Brightwell
	DF	John Gidman
	DF	Andy Hinchcliffe
	DF	Steve Redmond
	DF	Mark Seagraves
	MF	Paul Lake

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Kevin Langley
		MF	Neil Lennon
		MF	Neil McNab
		MF	Paul Simpson
		MF	Paul Warhurst
		MF	David White
		FW	Jason Beckford
		FW	Paul Moulden
		FW	Imre Váradi

Manager Mel Machin

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

References

↑ "Latest Man City Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
↑ "worldfootball.net". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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[1] "Latest Man City Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

[2] "worldfootball.net". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-12-25.

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1987–88 Manchester City F.C. season

Pre-Season

League

Final league table

Match Reports

FA Cup

Match Reports

League Cup

Match Reports

Full Members Cup

Match Reports

Squad

Transfers

In

Out

See also

References