1987–88 Manchester City F.C. season

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

Manchester City
1987–88 season
ChairmanEngland Peter Swales
ManagerEngland Mel Machin
Second Division9th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFifth round
Full Members' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Paul Stewart (27)

League

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
44 19 8 17 80 60  +20 65 11 4 7 50 28  +22 8 4 10 30 32  −2

Source:

Match reports

[1]

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
Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup

Match reports
08-01-1988 Third Round Huddersfield Town 2–2 Manchester City Leeds Road
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 Leeds Road
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

[2]

League Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Football 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 Molineux Stadium
27 October 1987 Third Round Manchester City 3–0 Nottingham Forest Maine Road
17 November 1987 Fourth Round Manchester City 3–1 Watford Maine Road
20 January 1988 Fifth Round Everton 2–0 Manchester City Goodison Park

Full Members' Cup
Main article: 1987–88 Full Members' Cup

Match reports
10 November 1987 First Round Manchester City 6 – 2Plymouth ArgyleMaine Road
16 December 1987 Second RoundManchester City0 – 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. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG Eric Nixon
— GK England ENG Perry Suckling
— DF England ENG David Brightwell
12 DF England ENG Ian Brightwell
— DF England ENG John Gidman
— DF England ENG Andy Hinchcliffe
— DF England ENG Steve Redmond
— DF England ENG Mark Seagraves
— MF England ENG Paul Lake
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG Kevin Langley
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Neil Lennon
— MF Scotland SCO Neil McNab
— MF England ENG Paul Simpson
— MF England ENG Paul Warhurst
— MF England ENG David White
— FW England ENG Jason Beckford
— FW England ENG Paul Moulden
— FW England ENG Imre Váradi

Manager: Mel Machin

Transfers

References
  1. "Latest Man City Results, Fixtures & Betting Odds". Soccer Base. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. "worldfootball.net". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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