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Cardiff City
1987–88 season
ChairmanTony Clemo
Manager Frank Burrows
Football League Fourth Division2nd
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Sherpa Van Trophy1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilligan (19)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)
Highest home attendance10,125 (v Crewe, 2 May 1988)
Lowest home attendance2,201 (v Darlington, 15 September 1987)
Average home league attendance4,849
←  1986–87
1988–89 →

The 1987–88 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 61st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Three.

Players

First team squad. [1] 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 Scott Endersby
-- GK England  ENG Alan Judge
-- GK England  ENG Graham Moseley
-- GK Wales  WAL Jon Roberts
-- GK Scotland  SCO George Wood
-- DF Wales  WAL Gareth Abraham
-- DF Wales  WAL Phil Bater
-- DF Wales  WAL Terry Boyle
-- DF England  ENG Mike Ford
-- DF Wales  WAL Jason Perry
-- DF England  ENG Nick Platnauer
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF Wales  WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF England  ENG Mark Kelly
-- MF England  ENG Steve Mardenborough
-- MF England  ENG Brian McDermott
-- MF England  ENG Paul Sanderson
-- MF England  ENG Paul Wheeler
-- MF England  ENG Paul Wimbleton
-- FW England  ENG Kevin Bartlett
-- FW Wales  WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW England  ENG Jimmy Gilligan
-- FW Wales  WAL Ian Walsh

League standings

Main article: 1987–88 Football League § Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 27 9 10 82 43 +39 90 Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division
2 Cardiff City 46 24 13 9 66 41 +25 85 Automatically promoted to Third Division; Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 22 12 12 66 42 +24 78 Automatically promoted to Third Division
4 Scunthorpe United 46 20 17 9 76 51 +25 77 Participated in Fourth Division play-offs
5 Torquay United 46 21 14 11 66 41 +25 77
Source: [ citation needed]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDLWDWLWWWDWLLWLWDWWDDWWLDDWDWWLDWDWDLDWWLWWWWW
Position1913161015107241496107852244344533222222223222222222
Source: [2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 45' 45' Mark Smalley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,357
Referee: R Hamer (Bristol)
22 August 1987 (1987-08-22) 2 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Bolton
15:00 Jeff Chandler 37' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: J Kirby (Sheffield)
29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 3 Cardiff City 1–0 Swansea City Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 53' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,010
Referee: John Carter (Christchurch, Dorset)
1 September 1987 (1987-09-01) 4 Cambridge United 0–0 Cardiff City Cambridge
19:45 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,079
Referee: John Key (Rotherham)
5 September 1987 (1987-09-05) 5 Cardiff City 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 Brian McDermott 2'
Kevin Bartlett 72'
Terry Boyle 81'		 35' Nigel Vaughan
54' Steve Bull		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,258
Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6 Wrexham 3–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
15:00 Steve Buxton 51'
Geoff Hunter 59'
Kevin Russell 88'		 Stadium: The Racecourse
Attendance: 2,212
Referee: E Parker (Preston)
15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) 7 Cardiff City 3–1 Darlington Cardiff
19:45 Gareth Abraham 18'
Kevin Bartlett 48'
Kevin Bartlett 51'		 54' Stephen Bell Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,201
Referee: Noel Butler (Surrey)
19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8 Cardiff City 4–2 Carlisle United Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 29'
Mike Ford 55'
Terry Boyle 63'
Jimmy Gilligan 78'		 31' Brent Hetherington
40' Wes Saunders		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,659
Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset)
25 September 1987 (1987-09-25) 9 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City Birkenhead
19:30 47' Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2,543
Referee: Paul Danson (Leicester)
29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10 Cardiff City 0–0 Halifax Town Cardiff
19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,666
Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester)
2 October 1987 (1987-10-02) 11 Stockport County 0–1 Cardiff City Stockport
19:30 16' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: T Simpson (Sowerby Bridge)
10 October 1987 (1987-10-10) 12 Cardiff City 0–1 Hereford United Cardiff
15:00 Alan Curtis Red card 69' (pen) Steve Spooner Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,420
Referee: Tony Ward (London)
17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13 Peterborough United 4–3 Cardiff City Peterborough
15:00 Mick Gooding 25'
Les Lawrence 50'
Noel Luke 56'
Noel Luke 78'		 14' Mike Ford
41' Mike Ford
55' Brian McDermott		 Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,473
Referee: Jim Borrett (Harleston)
20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14 Cardiff City 2–1 Torquay United Cardiff
19:45 Mike Ford 60'
Jimmy Gilligan 72'		 38' Derek Dawkins Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Peter Wright (Northwich)
24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
15:00 Mike Ford 5' (og)
Kevin Taylor 23'		 81' Paul Sanderson Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2,872
Referee: Paul Harrison (Rochdale)
31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) 16 Cardiff City 1–0 Rochdale Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 90' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) 17 Scarborough 1–1 Cardiff City Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Stewart Mell 42' 44' Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,599
Referee: D Scott (Burnley)
7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 18 Cardiff City 3–2 Exeter City Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 4'
Jimmy Gilligan 83'
Terry Boyle 77'		 15' Darren Rowbotham
62' Paul Batty		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,474
Referee: Terry Holbrook (Walsall)
21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19 Newport County 1–2 Cardiff City Newport
15:00 Paul Miller 57' 69' Paul Wimbleton
74' Nick Platnauer		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: M James (Horsham)
28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) 20 Cardiff City 1–1 Hartlepool United Cardiff
15:00 Brian McDermott 88' 14' Tony Barratt Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,232
Referee: K Miller (Harlow)
12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Cardiff City Crewe
15:00 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Ken Lupton (Stockton)
19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) 22 Cardiff City 2–1 Burnley Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 79'
Jimmy Gilligan 81'		 47' Steve Davis Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,401
Referee: John Moules (Kent)
26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Cardiff
15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 24'
Jimmy Gilligan 83'
Paul Wimbleton 69'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,233
Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)
28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Cardiff City Colchester
19:30 Dale Tempest 40'
Tony English 75'		 24' Mark Kelly Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2,599
Referee: Philip Don (Middlesex)
1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25 Swansea City 2–2 Cardiff City Swansea City
11:30 Joe Allon 60'
Paul Raynor 87'		 84' Mike Ford
90' Jimmy Gilligan		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10,360
Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) 26 Carlisle United 0–0 Cardiff City Carlisle
15:00 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2,344
Referee: Ian Hendrick (Preston)
30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 27 Cardiff City 4–0 Cambridge United Cardiff
15:00 Paul Wimbleton 4' (pen)
Kevin Bartlett 30'
Brian McDermott 40'
Terry Boyle 66'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,012
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
2 February 1988 (1988-02-02) 28 Darlington 0–0 Cardiff City Darlington
15:00 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,332
Referee: Colin Trussell (Liverpool)
6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–4 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00 Steve Bull 72' 64' Jimmy Gilligan
82' Jimmy Gilligan
67' Paul Wimbleton
88' Paul Wimbleton		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: F Roberts (Prestatyn)
13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Colchester United Cardiff
15:00 Mike Ford 49' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,458
Referee: David Hutchinson (Cambridge)
20 February 1988 (1988-02-20) 31 Leyton Orient 4–1 Cardiff City London
15:00 Kevin Hales 40' (pen)
Steve Castle 51'
Terry Howard 84'
Ian Juryeff 87'		 15' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: M Bailey (Impington)
27 February 1988 (1988-02-27) 32 Cardiff City 0–0 Stockport County Cardiff
15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Jim Rushton (Stoke)
1 March 1988 (1988-03-01) 33 Halifax Town 0–1 Cardiff City Halifax
19:30 73' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,128
Referee: Kevin Breen (Liverpool)
4 March 1988 (1988-03-04) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Peterborough United Cardiff
19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,172
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
13 March 1988 (1988-03-13) 35 Hereford United 1–2 Cardiff City Hereford
12:00 Phil Stant 2' 3' Jimmy Gilligan
82' Kevin Bartlett		 Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)
16 March 1988 (1988-03-16) 36 Cardiff City 1–1 Wrexham Cardiff
19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 69' 27' Roger Preece Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,083
Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester)
26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) 37 Cardiff City 0–1 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
15:00 80' David Shearer Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4,527
Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe)
29 March 1988 (1988-03-29) 38 Rochdale 2–2 Cardiff City Rochdale
Carl Harris 42'
Lyndon Simmonds 70' (pen)		 57' Kevin Bartlett
78' (og) John Bramhall		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,435
Referee: Howard Taylor
2 April 1988 (1988-04-02) 39 Exeter City 0–2 Cardiff City Exeter
15:00 30' Kevin Bartlett
41' Kevin Bartlett		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,649
Referee: Mike Reed (Birmingham)
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 40 Cardiff City 4–0 Newport County Cardiff
11:30 Nigel Stevenson 37'
Paul Wimbleton 66'
Brian McDermott 71'
Mike Ford 76'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,536
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
9 April 1988 (1988-04-09) 41 Torquay United 2–0 Cardiff City Torquay
15:00 Lee Sharpe 30' (pen)
Jim McNichol 37'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,082
Referee: R Hamer (Bristol)
15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 42 Cardiff City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 74' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 6,705
Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)
23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 43 Cardiff City 2–0 Scarborough Cardiff
15:00 Alan Curtis 10'
Brian McDermott 50' (pen)		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 5,751
Referee: Jim Ashworth (Luffenham)
30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) 44 Hartlepool United 0–1 Cardiff City Hartlepool
15:00 30' Jimmy Gilligan Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,097
Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire)
2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 45 Cardiff City 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Bartlett 13'
Brian McDermott 45'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 10,125
Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
7 May 1988 (1988-05-07) 46 Burnley 1–2 Cardiff City Burnley
15:00 George Oghani 84' 72' Alan Curtis
89' Jimmy Gilligan		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8,525
Referee: John Ireland

Source [2] [3]

Littlewoods Challenge Cup (League Cup)

18 August 1987 (1987-08-18) Round 1 (First Leg) Newport County 2–1 Cardiff City Cardiff
19:30 Paul Evans 40', 74' 56' Alan Curtis Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
Note: Newport conceded home advantage and game was played at Ninian Park.
25 August 1987 (1987-08-25) Round 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–2
(3–4 agg.)		 Newport County Cardiff
19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 6'
Paul Sanderson 37'		 11' Robbie Taylor
48' Steve Tupling		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

FA Cup

14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) Round 1 Peterborough United 2–1 Cardiff City Peterborough
15:00 Mick Gooding 17'
Mick Gooding 56'		 44' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

Welsh Cup

18 November 1987 (1987-11-18) Round 3 Ebbw Vale 0–0 Cardiff City Cardiff
19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 935
Referee: J Williams (Magor)
Note: Ebbw Vale conceded home advantage
5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) Round 3 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–0 Ebbw Vale Cardiff
15:00 Kevin Bartlett 4' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 975
Referee: J Williams (Magor)
9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) Round 4 Cardiff City 3–1 Port Talbot Town Cardiff
15:00 Mike Ford 20', 44'
Jimmy Gilligan 65'		 87' D John Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,382
Referee: R Thomas (Ton Pentre)
24 February 1988 (1988-02-24) Round 5 Cardiff City 3–1 Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff
19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 9'
Paul Wimbleton 46'
Paul Wimbleton 67'		 87' Dai Webley Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 7,213
Referee: Roger Gifford (Llanbradach)
19 April 1988 (1988-04-19) Semi Final (First Leg) Cardiff City 2–1 Caernarfon Town Cardiff
19:45 Paul Wimbleton 15' (pen)
Mark Kelly 42'		 35' Damian Looker Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: W Burge (Tonypandy)
27 April 1988 (1988-04-27) Semi Final (Second Leg) Caernarfon Town 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Cardiff City Caernarfon
19:30 78' (pen) Brian McDermott Stadium: The Oval
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
17 May 1988 (1988-05-17) Final Wrexham 0–2 Cardiff City Swansea
19:30 13' Alan Curtis
34' Jimmy Gilligan		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,645
Referee: Roger Gifford (Llanbradach)

Sherpa Van Trophy

13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Preliminary Round Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham Cardiff
19:45 Paul Wheeler 35'
Brian McDermott 52'
Jimmy Gilligan 70'		 43' Darren Wright
74' Shaun Cunnington		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)
24 November 1987 (1987-11-24) Preliminary Round Walsall 3–1 Cardiff City Walsall
19:30 David Kelly 10'
Nicky Cross 60'
Phil Hawker 66'		 25' Jimmy Gilligan Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 2,420
20 January 1988 (1988-01-20) Round 1 Notts County 2–0 Cardiff City Nottingham
19:30 Paul Barnes 14'
Ian McParland 85'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 2,704
Referee: Tony Ward (London)

See also

References

  1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Cardiff City 1987-88 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

Bibliography

  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN  1-85983-462-0.
  • Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN  0-9511984-0-8.
  • Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN  1-899-46817-X.
  • Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN  0-9513321-8-X.
  • Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. ISBN  0-356-15879-9.
  • Crooks, John (1988). Cardiff City Diary of a Double Season 1987-88. John Crooks. ISBN  0-9511984-2-4.
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