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Manchester City

1987–88 season
Chairman	Peter Swales
Manager	Mel Machin
Stadium	Maine Road
Second Division	9th
FA Cup	Sixth round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members' Cup	Second round

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
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
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

Key
	Division Champions, promoted
	Promoted
	Participated in play-offs
	Promoted through play-offs
	Relegated

Results

Manchester City's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
	[[]]	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

FA Cup

Main article: 1988-89 FA Cup

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

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1988-89 Full Members' Cup

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