1987–88 Brentford F.C. season

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Brentford
1987–88 season
Chairman Martin Lange
Player-manager Steve Perryman
Stadium Griffin Park
Third Division 12th
FA Cup First round
League Cup First round
Football League Trophy First round
Top goalscorer League: Sinton (11)
All: Sinton (12)
Highest home attendance 8,712
Lowest home attendance 2,005
Average home league attendance 4,581
Home colours
Away colours
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

During the 1987–88 English football season, Brentford competed in the Football League Third Division. The Bees contended for a place in the play-offs until a run of just two wins from the final 17 matches of the season dropped the club into mid-table.

Season summary

After taking over as Brentford manager in January 1987, Steve Perryman continued the remodelling of his squad through the 1987 off-season.[1] Transferred out were defender Phil Bater, midfielder Paul Maddy and forward Francis Joseph, with the deals raising £37,000.[2] In came a number of players on free transfers or a trial basis, the most notable of whom being former Chelsea midfielder Colin Lee, in a dual player/Youth Development Officer role.[2] After beginning the Third Division season in and around the relegation places,[3] manager Perryman continued to buy and sell players, raising another £10,000 from the sale of defender Jamie Murray and winger Ian Holloway and bringing in former Chelsea midfielder Keith Jones for a £40,000 fee.[2] With forward Gary Blissett failing to show form in front of goal and Andy Sinton almost single-handedly leading the attack from midfield, the loan signing of Paul Williams in October 1987 galvanised the team,[2] with Williams scoring six goals in eight appearances before being recalled by Charlton Athletic.[4] An eight-match unbeaten run from mid-November 1987 to 2 January 1988, despite the £30,000 sale of forward Robbie Cooke,[2] put Brentford as high as 6th position, once place outside the play-off zone.[3] The December loan signing of Arsenal midfielder Graham Rix proved key to the continued good form.[1]

A 1–0 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on 16 January 1988, courtesy of a Keith Millen goal, raised Brentford into the play-off zone.[3] After 3–1 victory over rivals Fulham in the following league match and the recall of Graham Rix to Highbury, the Bees' form disintegrated.[3] The team lost four consecutive matches in February without scoring a goal and would win just two of the final 17 matches of the season to finish in 12th place.[3] Manager Steve Perryman had attempted to rectify the slump by signing midfielder Ian Stewart and forward Les Ferdinand on loan, but both proved to be a disappointment.[1] Right back Roger Joseph's performances earned him a place in the Third Division PFA Team of the Year, the first time a Brentford player had been recognised by the PFA.[5]

League table

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Main article: 1987–88 Football League Third Division
The Football League
Season 1987–88
Champions Liverpool
Relegated Newport County

The 1987–1988 season was the 89th completed season of The Football League.

Overview

First Division

Liverpool won the league title with a comfortable nine-point margin and just two defeats all season. Second in the league were Manchester United.

The automatically-relegated sides were Watford, Oxford United and Portsmouth. Chelsea were subsequently relegated as well after losing to Middlesbrough in the playoff final.

Second Division

Millwall lifted the Second Division championship trophy and gained promotion to the First Division for the first time in their history. Runners-up were Aston Villa, managed by Graham Taylor. Middlesbrough won promotion for the second season running after negotiating the relegation/promotion play-offs at the expense of Chelsea.

Huddersfield Town, who suffered a 10-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City in November, were relegated. The Second/Third Division relegation/promotion play-offs once again saw a Second Division club suffer relegation, this time it was Sheffield United.

Third Division

Sunderland won the Third Division and went back up to the Second Division. They were joined by runners-up Brighton & Hove Albion and playoff winners Walsall.

The Third Division relegation places were occupied by Rotherham United, Grimsby Town, York City and Doncaster Rovers.

Fourth Division

Wolves ended their two-year tenure in the Fourth Division by finishing top of the table and winning promotion to the Third Division. They also won the Sherpa Van Trophy final by defeating Burnley at Wembley.

Bolton Wanderers, Cardiff City and Swansea City were also promoted.

Newport County were relegated for the second successive season. They were replaced in the Football League by Lincoln City.

Scunthorpe United left the Old Showground and moved into Glanford Park.

Final league tables and results

The tables and results below are reproduced here in the exact form that they can be found at The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation website,[6] with home and away statistics separated.

First Division

Football League, First Division
Season 1987–88
Champions Liverpool (17th English title)
Relegated Chelsea,
Oxford United,
Portsmouth,
Watford
FA Cup winners Wimbledon (1st FA Cup title)
Matches played 420
Goals scored 1049 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer John Aldridge (Liverpool), 26 [7]
Biggest home win Arsenal – Portsmouth 6–0 (29 August 1987)[citation needed]
Biggest away win Sheffield Wednesday – Liverpool 1–5 (7 May 1988);
Southampton – Everton 0–4 (3 October 1987)[citation needed]
Highest scoring Luton Town – Oxford United 7–4 (6 February 1988)[citation needed]
Longest winning run Arsenal (10 games)
Longest unbeaten run Liverpool (29 games)[citation needed]
Longest losing run Derby County (8 games)[citation needed]
Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Liverpool 40 15 5 0 49 9 11 7 2 38 15 87 24 +63 90 All English teams excluded from European competition as a result of Heysel
2 Manchester United 40 14 5 1 41 17 9 7 4 30 21 71 38 +33 81
3 Nottingham Forest 40 11 7 2 40 17 9 6 5 27 22 67 39 +28 73
4 Everton 40 14 4 2 34 11 5 9 6 19 16 53 27 +26 70
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 12 4 4 30 14 7 6 7 18 24 48 38 +10 67
6 Arsenal 40 11 4 5 35 16 7 8 5 23 23 58 39 +19 66
7 Wimbledon 40 8 9 3 32 20 6 6 8 26 27 58 47 +11 57 FA Cup winners
8 Newcastle United 40 9 6 5 32 23 5 8 7 23 30 55 53 +2 56
9 Luton Town 40 11 6 3 40 21 3 5 12 17 37 57 58 –1 53 Football League Cup winners
10 Coventry City 40 6 8 6 23 25 7 6 7 23 28 46 53 –7 53
11 Sheffield Wednesday 40 10 2 8 27 30 5 6 9 25 36 52 66 –14 53
12 Southampton 40 6 8 6 27 26 6 6 8 22 27 49 53 –4 50
13 Tottenham Hotspur 40 9 5 6 26 23 3 6 11 12 25 38 48 –10 47
14 Norwich City 40 7 5 8 26 26 5 4 11 14 26 40 52 –12 45
15 Derby County 40 6 7 7 18 17 4 6 10 17 28 35 45 –10 43
16 West Ham United 40 6 9 5 23 21 3 6 11 17 31 40 52 –12 42
17 Charlton Athletic 40 7 7 6 23 21 2 8 10 15 31 38 52 –14 42
18 Chelsea 40 7 11 2 24 17 2 4 14 26 51 50 68 –18 42 [notes 1]
19 Portsmouth 40 4 8 8 21 27 3 6 11 15 39 36 66 –30 35
20 Watford 40 4 5 11 15 24 3 6 11 12 27 27 51 –24 32
21 Oxford United 40 5 7 8 24 34 1 6 13 20 46 44 80 –36 31
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  1. ↑ Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Key
Football League Champions
Relegated via the Second Division play-offs
Automatically relegated to the Second Division

First Division results

Home ╲ Away ARS CHA CHE COV DER EVE LIV LUT MUN NEW NOR 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

Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second Division

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
  1. ↑ Middlesbrough won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
  2. ↑ Sheffield United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Key
Division Champions - automatically promoted to First Division
Division runners-up - automatically promoted to First Division
Promoted via the Second Division play-offs
Participated in Second Division play-offs
Relegated via the Third Division play-offs
Automatically relegated to the Third Division

Second Division play-offs

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Main article: Football League Championship play-offs § 1988
Semi-finals
1st leg – 15 May; 2nd leg – 18 May 1988		 Final
1st leg – 25 May; 2nd leg – 28 May 1988
 
 Blackburn Rovers 0 1 1  
 Chelsea (Div 1) 2 4 6  
   Chelsea (Div 1) 0 1 1
   Middlesbrough 2 0 2
 Bradford City 2 0 2
 Middlesbrough 1 2 3  

Source:[8]

Second Division results

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
AFC 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

Source:[citation needed]
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Sunderland 46 14 7 2 51 22 13 5 5 41 26 92 48 +44 93
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 7 1 37 16 8 8 7 32 31 69 47 +22 84
3 Walsall 46 15 6 2 39 22 8 7 8 29 28 68 50 +18 82 [notes4 1]
4 Notts County 46 14 4 5 53 24 9 8 6 29 25 82 49 +33 81
5 Bristol City 46 14 6 3 51 30 7 6 10 26 32 77 62 +15 75
6 Northampton Town 46 12 8 3 36 18 6 11 6 34 33 70 51 +19 73
7 Wigan Athletic 46 11 8 4 36 23 9 4 10 34 38 70 61 +9 72
8 Bristol Rovers 46 14 5 4 43 19 4 7 12 25 37 68 56 +12 66
9 Fulham 46 10 5 8 36 24 9 4 10 33 36 69 60 +9 66
10 Blackpool 46 13 4 6 45 27 4 10 9 26 35 71 62 +9 65
11 Port Vale 46 12 8 3 36 19 6 3 14 22 37 58 56 +2 65
12 Brentford 46 9 8 6 27 23 7 6 10 26 36 53 59 – 6 62
13 Gillingham 46 8 9 6 45 21 6 8 9 32 40 77 61 +16 59
14 Bury 46 9 7 7 33 26 6 7 10 25 31 58 57 +1 59
15 Chester City 46 9 8 6 29 30 5 8 10 22 32 51 62 – 11 58
16 Preston North End 46 10 6 7 30 23 5 7 11 18 36 48 59 – 11 58
17 Southend United 46 10 6 7 42 33 4 7 12 23 50 65 83 – 18 55
18 Chesterfield 46 10 5 8 25 28 5 5 13 16 42 41 70 – 29 55
19 Mansfield Town 46 10 6 7 25 21 4 6 13 23 38 48 59 – 11 54
20 Aldershot 46 12 3 8 45 32 3 5 15 19 42 64 74 – 10 53
21 Rotherham United 46 8 8 7 28 25 4 8 11 22 41 50 66 – 16 52 [notes4 2]
22 Grimsby Town 46 6 7 10 25 29 6 7 10 23 29 48 58 – 10 50
23 York City 46 4 7 12 27 45 4 2 17 21 46 48 91 – 43 33
24 Doncaster Rovers 46 6 5 12 25 36 2 4 17 15 48 40 84 – 44 33
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  1. ↑ Walsall won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
  2. ↑ Rotherham United lost in the first round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
Key
Division Champions - automatically promoted to Second Division
Division Runners-up - automatically promoted to Second Division
Promoted via the Third Division play-offs
Participated in Third Division play-offs
Relegated via the Fourth Division play-offs
Automatically relegated to the Fourth Division

Third Division play-offs

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Main article: Football League One play-offs § 1988
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  
Replay

30 May 1988
Walsall 4 – 0 Bristol City
Report/Soccerbase [1]
Fellows Park, Walsall
Attendance: 13,007

Fourth Division

Pos Team Pld W D L F A W D L F A F A GD Pts Notes
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 15 3 5 47 19 12 6 5 35 24 82 43 +39 90
2 Cardiff City 46 15 6 2 39 14 9 7 7 27 27 66 41 +25 85
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 15 6 2 42 12 7 6 10 24 30 66 42 +24 78
4 Scunthorpe United 46 14 5 4 42 20 6 12 5 34 31 76 51 +25 77
5 Torquay United 46 10 7 6 34 16 11 7 5 32 25 66 41 +25 77
6 Swansea City 46 9 7 7 35 28 11 3 9 27 28 62 56 +6 70 [notes5 1]
7 Peterborough United 46 10 5 8 28 26 10 5 8 24 27 52 53 – 1 70
8 Leyton Orient 46 13 4 6 55 27 6 8 9 30 36 85 63 +22 69
9 Colchester United 46 10 5 8 23 22 9 5 9 24 29 47 51 – 4 67
10 Burnley 46 12 5 6 31 22 8 2 13 26 40 57 62 – 5 67
11 Wrexham 46 13 3 7 46 26 7 3 13 23 32 69 58 +11 66
12 Scarborough 46 12 8 3 38 19 5 6 12 18 29 56 48 +8 65
13 Darlington 46 13 6 4 39 25 5 5 13 32 44 71 69 +2 65
14 Tranmere Rovers 46 14 2 7 43 20 5 7 11 18 33 61 53 +8 64
15 Cambridge United 46 10 6 7 32 24 6 7 10 18 28 50 52 – 2 61
16 Hartlepool United 46 9 7 7 25 25 6 7 10 25 32 50 57 – 7 59
17 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 11 5 25 19 6 8 9 32 34 57 53 +4 58
18 Halifax Town 46 11 7 5 37 25 3 7 13 17 34 54 59 – 5 55
19 Hereford United 46 8 7 8 25 27 6 5 12 16 32 41 59 – 18 54
20 Stockport County 46 7 7 9 26 26 5 8 10 18 32 44 58 – 14 51
21 Rochdale 46 5 9 9 28 34 6 6 11 19 42 47 76 – 29 48
22 Exeter City 46 8 6 9 33 29 3 7 13 20 39 53 68 – 15 46
23 Carlisle United 46 9 5 9 38 33 3 3 17 19 53 57 86 – 29 44
24 Newport County 46 4 5 14 19 36 2 2 19 16 69 35 105 – 70 25
  • Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
  1. ↑ Swansea City won the play-offs and were thus promoted.
Key
Division Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division
Division Runners-up - automatically promoted to Third Division
Promoted via the Fourth Division play-offs
Participated in Fourth Division play-offs
Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
Newly promoted from the Football Conference
Automatically relegated to the Football Conference

Fourth Division play-offs

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Main article: Football League Two play-offs § 1988

Both the semifinals and the finals were decided over two legs
The full results can be found in the main article (see link above).

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  

Goalscorers

The top goalscorers in each division were:

See also

References

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Results

Brentford's goal tally listed first.

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
23 July 1987 Camberley Town A 2–0 n/a Priddle, Blissett
27 July 1987 Truro City A 6–2 n/a Blissett (2), Cooke (pen), Sinton, Carroll, Holloway
1 August 1987 Yeading A 0–1 n/a
10 August 1987 Chelsea H 0–3 n/a
5 December 1987 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 4,347
15 April 1987 Southampton H 0–2 n/a

Football League Third Division

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
1 15 August 1987 Sunderland H 0–1 7,509
2 29 August 1987 Bristol City H 0–2 4,328
3 31 August 1987 Grimsby Town A 1–0 3,361 Blissett
4 5 September 1987 Rotherham United H 1–1 3,604 Jones
5 9 September 1987 Northampton Town A 1–2 5,748 Cooke (pen)
6 12 September 1987 Southend United A 3–2 4,418 Blissett, Cooke, Sinton
7 15 September 1987 Chesterfield H 2–0 3,183 Benjamin (og), Cooke (pen)
8 19 September 1987 Blackpool H 2–1 3,886 Sinton, Smith
9 26 September 1987 Aldershot A 1–4 3,651 Sinton
10 29 September 1987 Preston North End A 2–1 4,241 Sinton, Carroll
11 3 October 1987 Port Vale H 1–0 4,007 Sinton
12 10 October 1987 Bury A 2–2 2,300 Bates, Sinton
13 17 October 1987 Walsall H 0–0 5,056
14 20 October 1987 Chester City H 1–1 4,027 Cooke
15 24 October 1987 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–2 7,600 Stanislaus
16 31 October 1987 Bristol Rovers H 1–1 4,487 Williams
17 3 November 1987 Gillingham A 1–0 4,513 Thorne
18 7 November 1987 Notts County A 0–3 5,634
19 21 November 1987 Wigan Athletic H 2–1 3,625 Sinton (pen), Williams
20 28 November 1987 Doncaster Rovers A 1–0 1,360 Williams
21 12 December 1987 Mansfield Town H 2–2 3,729 Carroll, Blissett
22 18 December 1987 York City A 1–1 1,801 Turner
23 26 December 1987 Aldershot H 3–0 5,578 Millen, Sinton, Birch
24 28 December 1987 Fulham A 2–2 9,369 Evans, Birch
25 1 January 1988 Bristol City A 3–2 12,877 Blissett (2), Sinton
26 2 January 1988 Southend United H 1–0 5,752 Stanislaus
27 9 January 1988 Northampton Town H 0–1 6,025
28 16 January 1988 Blackpool A 1–0 3,911 Millen
29 14 February 1988 Fulham H 3–1 8,712 Blissett, Elkins (og), Millen
30 17 February 1988 Rotherham United A 0–2 2,572
31 20 February 1988 Sunderland A 0–2 15,458
32 23 February 1988 Grimsby Town H 0–2 3,534
33 27 February 1988 Port Vale A 0–1 3,876
34 1 March 1988 Preston North End H 2–0 3,505
35 5 March 1988 Walsall A 2–4 4,548 Blissett, Evans
36 12 March 1988 Bury H 0–3 3,920
37 19 March 1988 Bristol Rovers A 0–0 3,380
38 26 March 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 5,331 Lee
39 2 April 1988 Notts County H 1–0 4,388 Blissett
40 4 April 1988 Wigan Athletic A 1–1 3,297 Evans
41 9 April 1988 Gillingham H 2–2 3,875 Sinton (2)
42 19 April 1988 Chesterfield A 1–2 2,010 Turner
43 23 April 1988 Chester City A 1–1 1,793 Cockram
44 30 April 1988 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 3,122 Cockram
45 2 May 1988 Mansfield Town A 1–2 2,664 Carroll
46 7 May 1988 York City H 1–2 4,180 Carroll

FA Cup

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Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance
1R 14 November 1987 Brighton & Hove Albion H 0–2 6,358

Football League Cup

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Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer(s)
R1 (1st leg) 18 August 1987 Southend United H 2–1 2,837 Sinton, Blissett
R1 (2nd leg) 25 August 1987 Southend United A 2–4 (lost 4–5 on aggregate) 2,111 Carroll, Cooke

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorer
SPR (match 1) 28 October 1987 Northampton Town A 0–1 3,076
SPR (match 2) 24 November 1987 Notts County H 3–2 2,005 Williams (3)
SR1 19 January 1988 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–4 6,298
  • Sources: 100 Years of Brentford,[4] The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[11][12] Statto

Playing squad

Players' ages are as of the opening day of the 1987–88 season.
Pos. Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Notes
Goalkeepers
GK Tony Oliver England (1967-09-22)22 September 1967 (aged 19) Portsmouth 1987
GK Gary Phillips England (1961-09-20)20 September 1961 (aged 25) Barnet 1984
Defenders
DF Jamie Bates England (1968-02-24)24 February 1968 (aged 19) Youth 1986
DF Terry Evans England (1965-04-12)12 April 1965 (aged 22) Hillingdon 1985
DF Matthew Howard England (1970-12-05)5 December 1970 (aged 16) Youth 1988
DF Roger Joseph England (1965-12-24)24 December 1965 (aged 21) Southall 1984
DF Keith Millen England (1966-09-26)26 September 1966 (aged 20) Youth 1985
DF Roger Stanislaus England (1968-11-02)2 November 1968 (aged 18) Arsenal 1987
Midfielders
MF Paul Buckle England (1970-12-16)16 December 1970 (aged 16) Youth 1988
MF Robbie Carroll England (1968-02-15)15 February 1968 (aged 19) Gosport Borough 1986
MF Allan Cockram England (1963-10-08)8 October 1963 (aged 23) St Albans City 1988
MF Andy Feeley England (1961-09-30)30 September 1961 (aged 25) Leicester City 1987
MF Keith Jones England (1965-10-14)14 October 1965 (aged 21) Chelsea 1987
MF Colin Lee England (1956-06-12)12 June 1956 (aged 31) Chelsea 1987 Youth Development Officer
MF Steve Perryman England (1951-12-21)21 December 1951 (aged 35) Oxford United 1986 Manager
MF Andy Sinton England (1966-03-19)19 March 1966 (aged 21) Cambridge United 1985
MF Paul Smith England (1967-10-05)5 October 1967 (aged 19) Arsenal 1987
MF Wayne Turner (c) England (1961-03-09)9 March 1961 (aged 26) Coventry City 1986
Forwards
FW Paul Birch England (1968-12-03)3 December 1968 (aged 18) Portsmouth 1987 Loaned from Portsmouth before transferring permanently
FW Gary Blissett England (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 23) Crewe Alexandra 1987
FW Bob Booker England (1958-01-25)25 January 1958 (aged 29) Bedmond Sports & Social 1978
Players who left the club mid-season
DF Jamie Murray Scotland (1958-12-27)27 December 1958 (aged 28) Cambridge United 1984 Transferred to Cambridge United
MF Ian Holloway England (1963-03-12)12 March 1963 (aged 24) Wimbledon 1986 Transferred to Bristol Rovers
MF Sean Priddle England (1965-12-14)14 December 1965 (aged 21) Exeter City 1987 Released
MF Graham Rix England (1957-10-23)23 October 1957 (aged 29) Portsmouth 1987 Returned to Portsmouth after loan
MF Ian Stewart Northern Ireland (1961-09-10)10 September 1961 (aged 25) Arsenal 1988 Returned to Arsenal after loan
MF Steve Thorne England (1968-09-15)15 September 1968 (aged 18) Watford 1987 Released
FW Robbie Cooke England (1957-02-16)16 February 1957 (aged 30) Cambridge United 1984 Transferred to Millwall
FW Les Ferdinand England (1966-12-08)8 December 1966 (aged 20) Queens Park Rangers 1987 Returned to Queens Park Rangers after loan
FW Warren Gravette England (1968-09-13)13 September 1968 (aged 18) Tottenham Hotspur 1987 Released
FW Paul Williams England (1965-04-16)16 April 1965 (aged 22) Charlton Athletic 1987 Returned to Charlton Athletic after loan
  • Sources: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties,[13] Timeless Bees[14]

Coaching staff

Name Role
England Steve Perryman Manager
England Phil Holder Assistant Manager
England Roy Clare Physiotherapist

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Substitute appearances in brackets.
Pos Nat Name League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Tony Oliver 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
GK England Gary Phillips 35 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 41 0
DF England Jamie Bates 20 (3) 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 23 (3) 1
DF England Terry Evans 29 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 32 4
DF England Matthew Howard 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
DF England Roger Joseph 43 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 49 0
DF England Keith Millen 40 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 44 3
DF Scotland Jamie Murray 4 0 — 2 0 — 6 0
DF England Roger Stanislaus 36 (1) 2 1 0 — 3 0 40 (1) 2
MF England Paul Buckle 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF England Robbie Carroll 8 (4) 4 0 (1) 0 2 1 0 (1) 0 10 (6) 5
MF England Allan Cockram 7 2 — — — 7 2
MF England Andy Feeley 27 (7) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 32 (7) 0
MF England Ian Holloway 1 0 — — — 1 0
MF England Keith Jones 34 (2) 1 1 0 — 1 0 36 (2) 1
MF England Colin Lee 19 (3) 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 23 (3) 1
MF England Steve Perryman 16 (5) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 3 0 21 (6) 0
MF England Sean Priddle 5 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0
MF England Andy Sinton 46 11 1 0 2 1 3 0 52 12
MF England Paul Smith 10 (7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 11 (8) 1
MF England Steve Thorne 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
MF England Wayne Turner 24 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 2
FW England Paul Birch 13 (3) 2 — — 1 0 14 (3) 2
FW England Gary Blissett 40 (1) 9 0 0 2 1 2 0 44 (1) 10
FW England Bob Booker 1 (11) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 1 (14) 0
FW England Robbie Cooke 15 (1) 4 1 0 2 1 1 0 19 (1) 5
FW England Warren Gravette 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0
Players loaned in during the season
MF Northern Ireland Ian Stewart 4 (3) 0 — — — 4 (3) 0
MF England Graham Rix 6 0 — — — 6 0
FW England Les Ferdinand 3 0 — — — 3 0
FW England Paul Williams 7 3 — — 1 3 8 6
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[15]

Goalscorers

Pos. Nat Player FL3 FAC FLC FLT Total
MF England Andy Sinton 11 0 1 0 12
FW England Gary Blissett 9 0 1 0 10
FW England Paul Williams 3 — — 3 6
MF England Robbie Carroll 4 0 1 0 5
FW England Robbie Cooke 4 0 1 0 5
DF England Terry Evans 4 0 0 0 4
DF England Keith Millen 3 0 0 0 3
MF England Allan Cockram 2 — — — 2
FW England Paul Birch 2 — — 0 2
DF England Roger Stanislaus 2 0 — 0 2
MF England Wayne Turner 2 0 0 0 2
MF England Keith Jones 1 0 — 0 1
DF England Jamie Bates 1 0 0 0 1
MF England Colin Lee 1 0 0 0 1
MF England Paul Smith 1 0 0 0 1
MF England Steve Thorne 1 0 0 0 1
Opponents 2 0 0 0 2
Total 53 0 4 3 60
  • Players listed in italics left the club mid-season.
  • Source: The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties[15]

Management

Name Nat From To Record All Comps Record League
P W D L W % P W D L W %
Steve Perryman England 15 August 1987 7 May 1988 52 18 14 20 34.62 46 16 14 16 34.78

Summary

Games played 52 (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Games won 18 (16 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 14 (14 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 20 (16 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Goals scored 60 (53 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 4 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 73 (59 Third Division, 2 FA Cup, 5 League Cup, 7 Football League Trophy)
Clean sheets 13 (13 Third Division, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Biggest league win 3–0 versus Aldershot, 26 December 1987
Worst league defeat 3–0 on two occasions; 4–1 versus Aldershot, 26 September 1987
Most appearances 52, Andy Sinton (46 Third Division, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 3 Football League Trophy)
Top scorer (league) 11, Andy Sinton
Top scorer (all competitions) 12, Andy Sinton

Transfers & loans

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
July 1987 FW England Warren Gravette England Tottenham Hotspur Free [2]
July 1987 MF England Colin Lee England Chelsea n/a [2]
July 1987 GK England Tony Oliver England Portsmouth Trial [2]
July 1987 MF England Sean Priddle England Exeter City Free [2]
August 1987 MF England Andy Feeley England Leicester City Trial [2]
August 1987 MF England Paul Smith England Arsenal Trial [2]
3 September 1987 MF England Keith Jones England Chelsea £40,000 [16]
18 September 1987 DF England Roger Stanislaus England Arsenal Trial [2]
September 1987 MF England Steve Thorne England Watford Trial [2]
1987 MF England Paul Buckle n/a n/a [2]
1987 DF England Jason Cousins n/a n/a [2]
1987 MF Jamaica Marcus Gayle n/a n/a [2]
1987 DF England Matthew Howard England Watford n/a [2]
January 1988 FW England Paul Birch England Portsmouth £10,000 [2]
March 1988 MF England Allan Cockram England St Albans City Non-contract [2]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
20 October 1987 FW England Paul Williams England Charlton Athletic November 1987 [2]
December 1987 FW England Paul Birch England Portsmouth January 1988 [2]
December 1987 MF England Graham Rix England Arsenal February 1988 [2]
February 1988 MF Northern Ireland Ian Stewart England Portsmouth March 1988 [2]
24 March 1988 FW England Les Ferdinand England Queens Park Rangers April 1988 [2]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref.
July 1987 DF Wales Phil Bater Wales Cardiff City £5,000 [2]
July 1987 FW England Francis Joseph England Reading £25,000 [2]
July 1987 MF Wales Paul Maddy England Chester City £7,000 [2]
21 August 1987 MF England Ian Holloway England Bristol Rovers £5,000 [2]
September 1987 DF Scotland Jamie Murray England Cambridge United £5,000 [2]
11 December 1987 FW England Robbie Cooke England Millwall £30,000 [17]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
1987 FW England Francis Joseph Finland HJK Helsinki July 1987 [2]
January 1988 n/a England Mark Gill England Feltham n/a [2]
January 1988 n/a England Chris Good England Hitchin Town n/a [2]
Players released
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.
January 1988 MF England Steve Thorne n/a n/a [2]
April 1988 n/a England Chris Good n/a n/a [2]
April 1988 FW England Warren Gravette England Maidenhead United April 1988 [2]
April 1988 MF England Sean Priddle England Weymouth 1988 [2]
May 1988 n/a England Mark Gill n/a n/a [2]
May 1988 MF England Paul Smith England Bristol Rovers 15 July 1988 [2]

Awards

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White, p. 334-336.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 218-222.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 383.
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  11. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 204-217.
  12. ↑ Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 404-406.
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Croxford, Lane & Waterman, p. 429.
  16. ↑ Keith Jones career statistics at Soccerbase
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