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Manchester City
1987–88 season
ChairmanEngland Peter Swales
ManagerEngland Mel Machin
Second Division9
FA CupQuarterfinals
League CupFifth Round
Full Members CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Paul Stewart 27

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

Pre-Season

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Match Reports

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Leauge

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Final league table

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Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Millwall (C, P) 44 25 7 12 72 52 +20 82
2 Aston Villa (P) 44 22 12 10 68 41 +27 78
3 Middlesbrough (P) 44 22 12 10 63 36 +27 78
4 Bradford City 44 22 11 11 74 54 +20 77
5 Blackburn Rovers 44 21 14 9 68 52 +16 77
6 Crystal Palace 44 22 9 13 86 59 +27 75
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
12 Swindon Town 44 16 11 17 73 60 +13 59
13 Leicester City 44 16 11 17 62 61 +1 59
14 Barnsley 44 15 12 17 61 62 −1 57
15 Hull City 44 14 15 15 54 60 −6 57
16 Plymouth Argyle 44 16 8 20 65 67 −2 56
17 Bournemouth 44 13 10 21 56 68 −12 49
18 Shrewsbury Town 44 11 16 17 42 54 −12 49
19 Birmingham City 44 11 15 18 41 66 −25 48
20 West Bromwich Albion 44 12 11 21 50 69 −19 47
21 Sheffield United (R) 44 13 7 24 45 74 −29 46
22 Reading (R) 44 10 12 22 44 70 −26 42
23 Huddersfield Town (R) 44 6 10 28 41 100 −59 28

Match Reports

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15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) Manchester City 2–1 Plymouth Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) Aston Villa 1–1 Manchester City Villa Park
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
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) Manchester City 1-1 Barnsley Maine Road
14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) Reading 0-2 Manchester City Elm Park
1 December 1987 (1987-12-01) Bournemouth 0-2 Manchester City Dean Court
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) Millwall 0-1 Manchester City The Den
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) Manchester City 1-2 Leeds 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
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
26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) Barnsley 3-1 Manchester City Oakwell
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) Manchester City 2-0 Reading Maine Road



FA Cup

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Match Reports

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League Cup

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Match Reports

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Full Members Cup

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Match Reports

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Squad

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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

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See also

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References

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