USER:FALASTUR2 CITY SEASON 1987-88

The 1987–88 season was Manchester City's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Football League Second Division.

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Millwall	44	15	3	4	45	23	10	4	8	27	29	72	52	+20	82
2	Aston Villa	44	9	7	6	31	21	13	5	4	37	20	68	41	+27	78
3	Middlesbrough	44	15	4	3	44	16	7	8	7	19	20	63	36	+27	78	^{[notes2 1]}
4	Bradford City	44	14	3	5	49	26	8	8	6	25	28	74	54	+20	77
5	Blackburn Rovers	44	12	8	2	38	22	9	6	7	30	30	68	52	+16	77
6	Crystal Palace	44	16	3	3	50	21	6	6	10	36	38	86	59	+27	75
7	Leeds United	44	14	4	4	37	18	5	8	9	24	33	61	51	+10	69
8	Ipswich Town	44	14	3	5	38	17	5	6	11	23	35	61	52	+9	66
9	Manchester City	44	11	4	7	50	28	8	4	10	30	32	80	60	+20	65
10	Oldham Athletic	44	13	4	5	43	27	5	7	10	29	37	72	64	+8	65
11	Stoke City	44	12	6	4	34	22	5	5	12	16	35	50	57	– 7	62
12	Swindon Town	44	10	7	5	43	25	6	4	12	30	35	73	60	+13	59
13	Leicester City	44	12	5	5	35	20	4	6	12	27	41	62	61	+1	59
14	Barnsley	44	11	4	7	42	32	4	8	10	19	30	61	62	– 1	57
15	Hull City	44	10	8	4	32	22	4	7	11	22	38	54	60	– 6	57
16	Plymouth Argyle	44	12	4	6	44	26	4	4	14	21	41	65	67	– 2	56
17	Bournemouth	44	7	7	8	36	30	6	3	13	20	38	56	68	– 12	49
18	Shrewsbury Town	44	7	8	7	23	22	4	8	10	19	32	42	54	– 12	49
19	Birmingham City	44	7	9	6	20	24	4	6	12	21	42	41	66	– 25	48
20	West Bromwich Albion	44	8	7	7	29	26	4	4	14	21	43	50	69	– 19	47
21	Sheffield United	44	8	6	8	27	28	5	1	16	18	46	45	74	– 29	46	^{[notes2 2]}
22	Reading	44	5	7	10	20	25	5	5	12	24	45	44	70	– 26	42
23	Huddersfield Town	44	4	6	12	20	38	2	4	16	21	62	41	100	– 59	28

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

^ Middlesbrough won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
^ 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

Manchester City's score comes first^[1]

Win	Draw	Loss

Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000
[[]]	H	0-0	10,000

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


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


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

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History	Overview 1880–1928 1928–1965 1965–2001 2001–present
People	Players 100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances Managers Supporters
Grounds	Early grounds (1880–1887) Hyde Road (1887–1923) Maine Road (1923–2003) Etihad Stadium (2003–present)
Reserve grounds	Academy Stadium
Training grounds	Carrington Training Centre (2001–2014) Etihad Campus (2014–present)
Football teams	First team Elite Development Squad Academy Women Women's Development Squad
Affiliated football teams under CFG	Girona FC Lommel S.K. Melbourne City FC Montevideo City Torque Mumbai City FC New York City FC Palermo FC Shenzhen Peng City F.C. Troyes AC Yokohama F. Marinos
Affiliated academies	Sun Jihai Youth Training Football Base
Media	Media All or Nothing: Manchester City Blue Moon Rising Football Mania "Man City" (Ted Lasso episode) "Mom City" (Ted Lasso episode) The Keeper There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Rivalries	League record by opponent Manchester City rivalries Manchester derby Liverpool rivalry Arsenal rivalry
Schools	Connell Sixth Form College
Related articles	English football bribery scandal Revie Plan The Kippax The Poznań " Blue Moon" " Roll With It" Famous matches Maine Road F.C. Manchester City F.C. (Sierra Leone)
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v t e Manchester City Football Club
Ownership and finances EDS & Academy Seasons Records & statistics Honours Continental record Current season
History	Overview 1880–1928 1928–1965 1965–2001 2001–present
People	Players 100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances Managers Supporters
Grounds	Early grounds (1880–1887) Hyde Road (1887–1923) Maine Road (1923–2003) Etihad Stadium (2003–present)
Reserve grounds	Academy Stadium
Training grounds	Carrington Training Centre (2001–2014) Etihad Campus (2014–present)
Football teams	First team Elite Development Squad Academy Women Women's Development Squad
Affiliated football teams under CFG	Girona FC Lommel S.K. Melbourne City FC Montevideo City Torque Mumbai City FC New York City FC Palermo FC Shenzhen Peng City F.C. Troyes AC Yokohama F. Marinos
Affiliated academies	Sun Jihai Youth Training Football Base
Media	Media All or Nothing: Manchester City Blue Moon Rising Football Mania "Man City" (Ted Lasso episode) "Mom City" (Ted Lasso episode) The Keeper There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
Rivalries	League record by opponent Manchester City rivalries Manchester derby Liverpool rivalry Arsenal rivalry
Schools	Connell Sixth Form College
Related articles	English football bribery scandal Revie Plan The Kippax The Poznań " Blue Moon" " Roll With It" Famous matches Maine Road F.C. Manchester City F.C. (Sierra Leone)
Category:Manchester City F.C. Category:Manchester City F.C.