1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth F.C.
1987–88 season
Chairman	John Deacon
Manager	Alan Ball
Stadium	Fratton Park
First Division	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ?; All: Micky Quinn (11)

During the 1987–88 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.

Kit

Admiral became Portsmouth's kit manufacturers for the season. For the first time in their history Portsmouth's kits wore sponsorship, South Coast Fiat (a Fiat dealership chain in the local area) sponsoring the kit.

Squad

Squad at end of season[1]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Andy Gosney
		GK	Alan Knight
		GK	Paul Musselwhite
		DF	Billy Gilbert
		DF	Paul Hardyman
		DF	Lee Sandford
		DF	Kenny Swain
		DF	Liam Daish
		DF	Noel Blake
		MF	Kevin Ball
		MF	Kevin Dillon

	Position	Player
	MF	Mike Fillery
	MF	Vince Hilaire
	MF	Clive Whitehead
	MF	Barry Horne
	MF	Mark Kelly
	MF	John Kerr
	FW	Paul Mariner
	FW	Micky Quinn
	FW	Terry Connor
	FW	Ian Stewart
Template:Country data		Lee Darby
Template:Country data		Andy Perry

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Malcolm Shotton (to Huddersfield Town)
		DF	Kenny Swain (on loan to West Bromwich Albion)
		MF	Mick Kennedy (to Bradford City)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	John Kerr (on loan to Peterborough United)
		FW	Ian Baird (to Leeds United)

Reserves

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

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Kit Symons

Transfers

In

Barry Horne - Wrexham, £60,000, 17 July 1987
Ian Baird - Leeds United, £285,000, 12 August 1987
John Kerr - Harrow Borough
Ian Stewart - Newcastle United

Out

Brett Angell - released (later joined Cheltenham Town)
Mick Kennedy - Bradford City
Ian Baird - Leeds United, £120,000, March 1988
Kenny Swain - West Bromwich Albion, loan
John Kerr - Peterborough United, loan

Results

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
17	Charlton Athletic	40	9	15	16	38	52	−14	42
18	Chelsea	40	9	15	16	50	68	−18	42	Relegated via the Second Division play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
19	Portsmouth	40	7	14	19	36	66	−30	35	Automatically relegated to the Second Division
20	Watford	40	7	11	22	27	51	−24	32
21	Oxford United	40	6	13	21	44	80	−36	31

Source:
Notes:

Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.

22 August – Portsmouth 2-2 Southampton
3 January Southampton 0-2 Portsmouth

Unknown date

Wimbledon 2-2 Portsmouth
Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon

FA Cup

League Cup

Full Members Cup

References

"Pompey FC News and Stats Database". Pompeyrama.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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[table_note_res_RPR0.71244642171657-2] Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.

[1] "Pompey FC News and Stats Database". Pompeyrama.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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