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| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool |
| Relegated | Newport County |
| New club in League | Scarborough |
1988–89 → | |
The1987–88 season was the 89th completed season ofThe Football League.
The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found atThe Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[1] with home and away statistics separated.
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Liverpool 17thEnglish title |
| Relegated | Chelsea Portsmouth Watford Oxford United |
| Matches | 420 |
| Goals | 1,049 (2.5 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | John Aldridge (26 goals)[2] |
1988–89 → | |
Liverpool won the league title by nine points, and with only two defeats all season. Second in the league wereManchester United.
The automatically relegated sides wereWatford,Oxford United andPortsmouth.Chelsea were subsequently relegated as well after losing toMiddlesbrough in the playoff final.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool(C) | 40 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 87 | 24 | +63 | 90 | Qualified for theFootball League Centenary Trophy and disqualified from theEuropean Cup[3] |
| 2 | Manchester United | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 81 | Qualified for theFootball League Centenary Trophy and disqualified fromUEFA Cup[4] |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 39 | +28 | 73 | Qualified for theFootball League Centenary Trophy |
| 4 | Everton | 40 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 70 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 67 | |
| 6 | Arsenal | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 66 | |
| 7 | Wimbledon[a] | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 58 | 47 | +11 | 57 | Qualified for theFootball League Centenary Trophy and disqualified from theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup[5] |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 56 | Qualified for theFootball League Centenary Trophy |
| 9 | Luton Town[b] | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 53 | Disqualified from theUEFA Cup[6] |
| 10 | Coventry City | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 53 | |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 52 | 66 | −14 | 53 | |
| 12 | Southampton | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 50 | |
| 13 | Tottenham Hotspur | 40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 47 | |
| 14 | Norwich City | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 45 | |
| 15 | Derby County | 40 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 43 | |
| 16 | West Ham United | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 42 | |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 42 | |
| 18 | Chelsea(R) | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 42 | Qualified forSecond Division play-offs |
| 19 | Portsmouth(R) | 40 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 35 | Relegated toSecond Division |
| 20 | Watford(R) | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 32 | |
| 21 | Oxford United(R) | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 31 |
| Home \ Away | ARS | CHA | CHE | COV | DER | EVE | LIV | LUT | MUN | NEW | NWC | NOT | OXF | POR | QPR | SHW | SOU | TOT | WAT | WHU | WDN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Charlton Athletic | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Chelsea | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Coventry City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Derby County | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Everton | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Liverpool | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Luton Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 7–4 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Manchester United | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Newcastle United | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Norwich City | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Nottingham Forest | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Oxford United | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–5 | |
| Portsmouth | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Queens Park Rangers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Southampton | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | |
| Watford | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| West Ham United | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Wimbledon | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | Signed by Aston Villa | 27 May 1987 | Pre-season | 18 June 1987 | ||
| Everton | Signed by Athletic Bilbao | 18 June 1987 | 18 June 1987 | |||
| Wimbledon | Signed by Watford | 18 June 1987 | 25 June 1987 | |||
| Luton Town | Resigned | 20 June 1987 | 22 June 1987 | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 23 October 1987 | 7th | 28 November 1987 | |||
| Norwich City | Sacked | 9 November 1987 | 19th | 9 November 1987 | ||
| Watford | 11 January 1988 | 21st | 15 January 1988 | |||
| Chelsea | 6 March 1988 | 16th | 6 March 1988 | |||
| Oxford United | Resigned | 18 March 1988 | 20th | 19 March 1988 |
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Millwall |
| Promoted | Millwall Aston Villa Middlesbrough |
| Relegated | Sheffield United Reading Huddersfield Town |
| Matches | 506 |
| Goals | 1,389 (2.75 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Manchester City 10–1Huddersfield Town (7 November 1987) |
| Biggest away win | Sheffield United 0–5Oldham Athletic (2 January 1988) |
| Highest scoring | Manchester City 10–1Huddersfield Town (7 November 1987) |
1988–89 → | |
Millwall lifted theSecond Division championship trophy and gained promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history. Runners-up wereAston Villa, andMiddlesbrough won promotion viaplay-offs.
Huddersfield Town andSheffield United were relegated.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Millwall(C, P) | 44 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 52 | +20 | 82 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Aston Villa(P) | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 78 | |
| 3 | Middlesbrough(O, P) | 44 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 78 | Qualification for theSecond Division play-offs |
| 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 | Qualification for theThird Division play-offs |
| 22 | Reading(R) | 44 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 44 | 70 | −26 | 42 | Relegation to theThird Division |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town(R) | 44 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 41 | 100 | −59 | 28 |
The team fourth from bottom of the First Division played off for one place in that division with the teams finishing third, fourth and fifth in the Second Division. In the semi-final,Chelsea of the First Division beat fifth-placedBlackburn Rovers 6–1 on aggregate, and third-placedMiddlesbrough beatBradford City 3–2 on aggregate. The final was also playedover two legs. Playing at theirAyresome Park ground in front of a crowd of 25,531, Middlesbrough duly won the first leg 2–0 with goals fromBernie Slaven andTrevor Senior. In the second leg atStamford Bridge, which was marred by violence perpetrated by some of the 40,550 spectators, Chelsea'sGordon Durie scored the only goal. Thus Middlesbrough won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to theFirst Division for 1988–89, while Chelsea were relegated to the Second.[7][8][9]
| Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988 | Final 1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1D | Chelsea | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1D | Chelsea | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bradford City | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
Source:[10]
| Home \ Away | AST | BAR | BIR | BLB | BOU | BRA | CRY | HUD | HUL | IPS | LEE | LEI | MCI | MID | MIL | OLD | PLY | REA | SHU | SHR | STK | SWI | WBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Barnsley | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Birmingham City | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Bournemouth | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |
| Bradford City | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
| Crystal Palace | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Hull City | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | |
| Ipswich Town | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Leeds United | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Leicester City | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Manchester City | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 10–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Millwall | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |
| Plymouth Argyle | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Reading | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Sheffield United | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Stoke City | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Swindon Town | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| West Bromwich Albion | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sunderland |
| Promoted | Sunderland Brighton & Hove Albion Walsall |
| Relegated | Rotherham United Grimsby Town York City Doncaster Rovers |
| Matches | 552 |
1988–89 → | |
Sunderland won theThird Division and went back up to theSecond Division. They were joined by runners-upBrighton & Hove Albion and playoff winnersWalsall. The automatic relegation places were occupied byGrimsby Town,York City andDoncaster Rovers, withRotherham United relegated after play-offs.[11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 92 | 48 | +44 | 93 | Promotion to theSecond Division |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion(P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 69 | 47 | +22 | 84 | |
| 3 | Walsall(O, P) | 46 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 82 | Qualification for theThird Division play-offs |
| 4 | Notts County | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 82 | 49 | +33 | 81 | |
| 5 | Bristol City | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 77 | 62 | +15 | 75 | |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 46 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 73 | |
| 7 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 61 | +9 | 72 | |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 56 | +12 | 66 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 69 | 60 | +9 | 66 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 65 | |
| 11 | Port Vale | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 58 | 56 | +2 | 65 | |
| 12 | Brentford | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 62 | |
| 13 | Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 77 | 61 | +16 | 59 | |
| 14 | Bury | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 59 | |
| 15 | Chester City | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 58 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 58 | |
| 17 | Southend United | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 65 | 83 | −18 | 55 | |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 41 | 70 | −29 | 55 | |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 54 | |
| 20 | Aldershot | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64 | 74 | −10 | 53 | |
| 21 | Rotherham United(R) | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 52 | Qualification for theFourth Division play-offs |
| 22 | Grimsby Town(R) | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 50 | Relegation to theFourth Division |
| 23 | York City(R) | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 48 | 91 | −43 | 33 | |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers(R) | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 84 | −44 | 33 |
| Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988 | Final 1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988 | ||||||||||||
| 21st | Sheffield United (Div 2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5th | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5th | Bristol City | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3rd | Walsall | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4th | Notts County | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Walsall | 4–0 | Bristol City |
|---|---|---|
| Report/Soccerbase[1] |
| Home \ Away | ALD | BLP | BRE | B&HA | BRC | BRR | BRY | CHE | CHF | DON | FUL | GIL | GRI | MAN | NOR | NTC | PTV | PNE | ROT | STD | SUN | WAL | WIG | YOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldershot | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Blackpool | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Brentford | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Bristol City | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | |
| Bury | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Chester City | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Chesterfield | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–4 | 2–0 | |
| Fulham | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Gillingham | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 10–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 8–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–1 | |
| Mansfield Town | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Northampton Town | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Notts County | 2–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 3–0 | |
| Port Vale | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Preston North End | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Rotherham United | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Southend United | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | |
| Sunderland | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | |
| Walsall | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| York City | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
Wolves ended their two-year tenure in theFourth Division by finishing top of the table and winning promotion to theThird Division. They also won theSherpa Van Trophyfinal by defeatingBurnley at Wembley.
Bolton Wanderers,Cardiff City andSwansea City were also promoted.
Newport County were relegated for the second successive season. They were replaced in the Football League byLincoln City.
| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Promoted | Cardiff City Bolton Wanderers Swansea City |
| Relegated | Newport County |
| New team in League | Scarborough |
| Matches | 552 |
1988–89 → | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers(C, P) | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 | +39 | 90 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 2 | Cardiff City(P) | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 85 | Cup Winners' Cup first round and promotion to theThird Division |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers(P) | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 42 | +24 | 78 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 77 | Qualification for theFourth Division play-offs |
| 5 | Torquay United | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 66 | 41 | +25 | 77 | |
| 6 | Swansea City(O, P) | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 56 | +6 | 70 | |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 70 | |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 85 | 63 | +22 | 69 | |
| 9 | Colchester United | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 67 | |
| 10 | Burnley | 46 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 67 | |
| 11 | Wrexham | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 66 | |
| 12 | Scarborough | 46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 65 | |
| 13 | Darlington | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 69 | +2 | 65 | |
| 14 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 64[a] | |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 61 | |
| 16 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 59 | |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 53 | +4 | 58 | |
| 18 | Halifax Town | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 54 | 59 | −5 | 55[b] | |
| 19 | Hereford United | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 54 | |
| 20 | Stockport County | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 51 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 76 | −29 | 48 | |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 68 | −15 | 46 | |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 57 | 86 | −29 | 44 | |
| 24 | Newport County(R) | 46 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 105 | −70 | 25 | Relegation to theFootball Conference |
| Semi-finals 1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988 | Finals 1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988 | ||||||||||||
| 21st | Rotherham United (Div 3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6th | Swansea City | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6th | Swansea City | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5th | Torquay United | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4th | Scunthorpe United | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5th | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Home \ Away | BOL | BUR | CAM | CAR | CRL | COL | CRE | DAR | EXE | HAL | HAR | HER | LEY | NPC | PET | ROC | SCA | SCU | STP | SWA | TOR | TRA | WOL | WRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Burnley | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Cambridge United | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Cardiff City | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Carlisle United | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Colchester United | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | |
| Darlington | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Exeter City | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| Halifax Town | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Hartlepool United | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hereford United | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Leyton Orient | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Newport County | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Peterborough United | 0–4 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Rochdale | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Scarborough | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | |
| Stockport County | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Swansea City | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Torquay United | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | |
| Wrexham | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 4–2 |
The top goalscorers in each division were:
| # | Football club | Home games | Average attendance[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 20 | 39,683 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 20 | 39,105 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 20 | 29,903 |
| 4 | Everton FC | 20 | 27,782 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 | 25,921 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 20 | 21,038 |
| 7 | Chelsea FC | 20 | 20,427 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 20 | 19,822 |
| 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 20 | 19,797 |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 19,273 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 20 | 17,508 |
| 12 | Derby County | 20 | 17,280 |
| 13 | Portsmouth FC | 20 | 15,909 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 20 | 15,763 |
| 15 | Watford FC | 20 | 14,536 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 20 | 14,536 |
| 17 | Queens Park Rangers | 20 | 13,141 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 8,681 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 20 | 8,388 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 20 | 8,157 |
| 21 | Wimbledon FC | 20 | 8,016 |