1988–89 Leeds United A.F.C. season

During the 1988–89 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. It was Leeds' seventh season in the second tier since relegation from the First Division in 1982.

Leeds United
1988–1989 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerBilly Bremner (until 28 September 1988),
Peter Gunby (c) (until 10 October 1988),
Howard Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Second Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members' CupSecond round

Season summary

Following two seasons in and just outside of the promotion play-off places, Leeds made a poor start to the season, taking six points from the first six games. A League Cup victory against Peterborough United was not enough to prevent manager and former team captain Billy Bremner from being sacked. Howard Wilkinson was appointed as the new manager on 10 October after a brief caretaker stint by Peter Gunby.

Leeds rose to mid-table by December and sat in 6th by mid-February, losing only two league matches in that time. The turnaround stalled in late February and early March as a winless streak saw the team fall back to 12th in the league table. Wilkinson brought Gordon Strachan, Chris Fairclough, and Carl Shutt into the lineup, and Leeds climbed the table back to 6th by 1 April. Although these new players would be involved in the successes of subsequent years, this season's resurgence did not last, and Leeds took just 11 points from the last eight games to finish the campaign in 10th.

First team 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 Mervyn Day
GK Ian Andrews
GK Neil Edwards
DF Mark Aizlewood (captain)
DF Mickey Adams
DF Jack Ashurst
DF Neil Aspin
DF Brendan Ormsby
DF Simon Grayson
DF Chris Fairclough
DF Peter Haddock
DF Mike Whitlow
DF Gary Williams
DF David Rennie
DF Noel Blake
DF Dylan Kerr
DF Glynn Snodin
DF Peter Swan
No. Position Player
MF David Batty
MF Vince Hilaire
MF John Sheridan
MF Gary Speed
MF John Stiles
MF Gordon Strachan (captain)
MF Mickey Thomas
MF Andy Williams
FW Ian Baird
FW Lee Chapman
FW Bobby Davison
FW Peter Mumby
FW John Pearson
FW Carl Shutt
FW Bob Taylor

Transfers and loans

Source: leeds-fans.org[1]

Competitions

Football League Second Division
Main article: 1988–89 Football League § Second Division

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Ipswich Town 46 22 7 17 71 61 +10 73
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 18 10 65 41 +24 72
10 Leeds United 46 17 16 13 59 50 +9 67
11 Sunderland 46 16 15 15 60 60 0 63
12 Bournemouth 46 18 8 20 53 62 −9 62
Source: thestatcat.co.uk[2]

Results

Legend:

Win Draw Loss

Goals for Leeds United are listed first in the match scores below.

DateOpponentVenueResultPositionAttendanceScorers
27 August 1988Oxford UnitedH1–11122,038Snodin
3 September 1988PortsmouthA0–42115,263
10 September 1988Manchester CityH1–12123,677Blake
17 September 1988BournemouthA0–0197,922
21 September 1988BarnsleyH2–01717,370Davison, Hilaire
24 September 1988ChelseaH0–21826,080
1 October 1988Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–2217,109Baird
4 October 1988SunderlandA1–22112,671Davison
8 October 1988WatfordH0–12115,657
16 October 1988Swindon TownA0–0219,234
22 October 1988Leicester CityH1–12117,263Hilaire
26 October 1988Bradford CityA1–12113,048Davison
29 October 1988Hull CityH2–12117,536Baird, Sheridan
5 November 1988Ipswich TownA1–02011,750Sheridan (pen)
12 November 1988West Bromwich AlbionH2–11920,442Baird, Aizlewood
19 November 1988Oldham AthleticA2–2208,824Davison (2)
22 November 1988Birmingham CityA0–0196,168
26 November 1988Stoke CityH4–01419,933Baird (2), Davison, Sheridan (pen)
3 December 1988WalsallA3–0116,885Davison (2), Whitlow
10 December 1988Shrewsbury TownH2–31419,967Davison, Sheridan (pen)
17 December 1988Crystal PalaceA0–0149,847
26 December 1988Blackburn RoversH2–01131,622Baird, Davison
31 December 1988Plymouth ArgyleH2–01124,043Baird, Snodin
2 January 1989Manchester CityA0–01133,034
14 January 1989Birmingham CityH1–0721,937Hilaire
21 January 1989Oxford UnitedA2–3117,928Blake, Hilaire
4 February 1989SunderlandH2–0831,985Davison, Sheridan (pen)
11 February 1989WatfordA1–1913,439Pearson
18 February 1989Leicester CityA2–1614,151Snodin, Davison
25 February 1989Swindon TownH0–0822,651
1 March 1989Bradford CityH3–3833,325Baird, Blake, Hilaire
5 March 1989West Bromwich AlbionA1–21015,914Adams
11 March 1989Ipswich TownH2–41219,639Blake, Hilaire
14 March 1989Hull CityA2–1108,887Baird, Davison
19 March 1989BarnsleyA2–21011,578Aizlewood, Sheridan (pen)
25 March 1989PortsmouthH1–0827,049Baird
27 March 1989Blackburn RoversA0–21011,533
1 April 1989BournemouthH3–0621,095Shutt (3)
5 April 1989Crystal PalaceH1–2925,604Shutt
9 April 1989Plymouth ArgyleA0–1109,365
15 April 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–0714,915Williams
22 April 1989ChelseaA0–11030,337
29 April 1989Stoke CityA3–2109,051Davison, Strachan, Sheridan (pen)
1 May 1989WalsallH1–01013,280Aizlewood
6 May 1989Oldham AthleticH0–01014,459
13 May 1989Shrewsbury TownA3–3104,693Rennie, Strachan (2)

Source: www.soccerbase.com,[3] www.worldfootball.net,[4] leeds-fans.org[1]

FA Cup
Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup
7 January 1989 Third roundBrighton & Hove Albion1–2Leeds UnitedBrighton
28 January 1989 Fourth roundNottingham Forest2–0Leeds UnitedNottingham
Stadium: City Ground

League Cup
Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup
27 September 1988 Second round - 1st legPeterborough United1–2Leeds UnitedPeterborough
Stadium: London Road
12 October 1988 Second round - 2nd legLeeds United3–1
(5–2 agg.)		Peterborough UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
2 November 1988 Third roundLeeds United0–2Luton TownLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road

Full Members' Cup
Main article: 1988–89 Full Members' Cup
11 November 1988 First roundLeeds United3–1Shrewsbury TownLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
2 November 1988 Second roundMillwall2–0Leeds UnitedLondon
Stadium: The Den

References
  1. "Leeds United: Season 1988 - 1989: Division Two". leeds-fans.org. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. "1988-89: Barclays League Division 2 : Table". TheStatCat. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  3. "Leeds United Results 1988/89". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. "eng-championship-1988-1989". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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