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Sunderland
1987–88 season
Manager Denis Smith
Stadium Roker Park (37,775)
Third Division 1st (promoted)
FA Cup Second round
League Cup First round
Associate Members' Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marco Gabbiadini (21)
All:
Marco Gabbiadini (22)
Highest home attendance29,454 (vs. Northampton Town, 2 May)
Lowest home attendance11,379 (vs. Fulham, 1 March)
Average home league attendance17,427
←  1986–87
1988–89 →

The 1987–88 season saw Sunderland competing in the Third Division for the first time in the club's history. Sunderland would make an immediate return to the Second Division as champions, winning the league in dominant fashion.

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 Tim Carter
— GK England  ENG Steve Hardwick
— GK England  ENG Iain Hesford
— DF England  ENG Reuben Agboola
— DF England  ENG Gary Bennett
— DF Scotland  SCO George Burley
— DF England  ENG David Corner
— DF Scotland  SCO Frank Gray
— DF England  ENG Mick Heathcote
— DF England  ENG John Kay
— DF Scotland  SCO John MacPhail
— DF Scotland  SCO Gary Ogilvie
— DF England  ENG Richard Ord
— MF England  ENG Gordon Armstrong
— MF England  ENG Paul Atkinson
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England  ENG John Cornforth
— MF Wales  WAL Steve Doyle
— MF England  ENG Paul Lemon
— MF Scotland  SCO Dougie McGuire
— MF England  ENG Gary Owers
— MF Wales  WAL Colin Pascoe
— MF England  ENG Mark Proctor
— FW England  ENG Keith Bertschin
— FW England  ENG David Buchanan
— FW England  ENG Marco Gabbiadini
— FW England  ENG Eric Gates
— FW England  ENG John Moore
— FW England  ENG Dale White

Results [2]

Sunderland's score comes first.

Win Draw Loss

Friendlies

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
23 July 1987 Gretna Raydale Park 3-1 N/A Bennett (7'), White (57'), Gates (68')
25 July 1987 Harrogate Town Wetherby Road 2-1 ~2,000 Proctor (48'), Buchanan (89')
1 August 1987 Ryhope Colliery Association Meadow Park 5-0 N/A Armstrong, Lemon, Buchanan, Gates, Owers
6 August 1987 Marske United Marske 6-1 N/A Lemon (14'), Bertschin (27', 32'), Bennett (85'), White (86'), Owers (90')
10 August 1987 Carlisle United Brunton Park 1-1 N/A Bertschin (35')

Third Division

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1987 Brentford Griffin Park 1-0 7,509 Bertschin (46')
22 August 1987 Bristol Rovers Roker Park 1-1 13,059 Lemon (74')
29 August 1987 Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue 2-0 2,740 Lemon (34'), Owers (56')
31 August 1987 Mansfield Town Roker Park 4-1 13,994 Armstrong (63'), MacPhail (65' pen., 87' pen.), Atkinson (81')
5 September 1987 Walsall Fellows Park 2-2 6,909 Bertschin (38', 84')
12 September 1987 Bury Roker Park 1-1 13,227 Owers (7')
15 September 1987 Gillingham Priestfield Stadium 0-0 9,184
19 September 1987 Brighton & Hove Albion Goldstone Ground 1-3 8,949 MacPhail (72' pen.)
26 September 1987 Chester City Roker Park 0-2 12,760
29 September 1987 Fulham Craven Cottage 2-0 6,996 Gabbiadini (1', 90')
3 October 1987 Aldershot Roker Park 3-1 12,542 MacPhail (28'), Gabbiadini (60', 80')
10 October 1987 Wigan Athletic Roker Park 4-1 13,974 Gates (19', 21'), Gabbiadini (29', 61')
17 October 1987 Blackpool Bloomfield Road 2-0 8,476 MacPhail (63', 71' pen.)
20 October 1987 Bristol City Ashton Gate 1-0 15,109 Owers (1')
24 October 1987 York City Roker Park 4-2 19,314 Cornforth (5', 78'), Gabbiadini (38'), Gates (40')
31 October 1987 Notts County Meadow Lane 1-2 8,854 MacPhail (5')
3 November 1987 Southend United Roker Park 7-0 15,754 Gabbiadini (31'), Atkinson (42', 57'), Gates (44', 49', 82', 89')
7 November 1987 Grimsby Town Roker Park 1-1 18,197 Armstrong (47')
21 November 1987 Chesterfield Recreation Ground 1-1 5,700 MacPhail (85' pen.)
28 November 1987 Port Vale Roker Park 2-1 15,655 Gates (19'), MacPhail (38' pen.)
12 December 1987 Northampton Town County Ground 2-0 7,279 Lemon (58'), Gabbiadini (87')
20 December 1987 Rotherham United Roker Park 3-0 20,168 Gates (30', 39', 70')
26 December 1987 Chester City Sealand Road 2-1 6,663 MacPhail (21'), Lemon (44')
28 December 1987 Preston North End Roker Park 1-1 24,814 MacPhail (87' pen.)
1 January 1988 Doncaster Rovers Roker Park 3-1 19,474 Gabbiadini (8'), Lemon (19', 30')
2 January 1988 Bury Gigg Lane 3-2 4,883 Valentine (24' o.g.), Doyle (48'), Gates (56')
16 January 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion Roker Park 1-0 17,404 Lemon (32')
30 January 1988 Gillingham Roker Park 2-1 16,195 Bennett (9'), Gabbiadini (27')
6 February 1988 Walsall Roker Park 1-1 18,311 Bennett (66')
13 February 1988 Preston North End Deepdale 2-2 10,852 MacPhail (22'), Gates (39')
20 February 1988 Brentford Roker Park 2-0 15,458 Owers (27'), Bertschin (42')
24 February 1988 Bristol Rovers Twerton Park 0-4 4,501
27 February 1988 Aldershot Recreation Ground 2-3 5,010 MacPhail (11' pen.), Gabbiadini (23')
1 March 1988 Fulham Roker Park 2-0 11,379 Armstrong (19'), Gabbiadini (42')
5 March 1988 Blackpool Roker Park 2-2 15,513 Armstrong (4'), Gates (30')
12 March 1988 Wigan Athletic Springfield Park 2-2 6,944 Gabbiadini (48'), Gates (69')
19 March 1988 Notts County Roker Park 1-1 24,071 Gabbiadini (9')
26 March 1988 York City Bootham Crescent 1-2 8,878 Pascoe (83')
2 April 1988 Grimsby Town Blundell Park 1-0 7,001 Gabbiadini (44')
4 April 1988 Chesterfield Roker Park 3-2 21,886 Lemon (8'), Pascoe (30'), Gabbiadini (78')
9 April 1988 Southend United Roots Hall 4-1 8,109 MacPhail (5' pen.), Lemon (17'), Gabbiadini (26'), Pascoe (87')
23 April 1988 Bristol City Roker Park 0-1 18,225
26 April 1988 Mansfield Town Field Mill 4-0 6,930 Gates (8', 88'), Gabbiadini (35'), Pascoe (76')
30 April 1988 Port Vale Vale Park 1-0 7,569 Gates (79')
2 May 1988 Northampton Town Roker Park 3-1 29,454 MacPhail (32' pen.), Armstrong (48'), Gates (75')
7 May 1988 Rotherham United Millmoor 4-1 9,374 Gabbiadini (3', 74'), MacPhail (33' pen.), Bertschin (89')

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Notes
1 Sunderland 46 27 12 7 92 48 + 44 93 Promoted
2 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 23 15 8 69 47 + 22 84 Promoted
3 Walsall 46 23 13 10 68 50 + 18 82 Promoted via playoffs
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 17 71 62 + 9 65
11 Port Vale 46 18 21 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 46 12 16 18 50 66 - 16 52 Relegated
22 Grimsby Town 46 12 14 20 48 58 - 10 50 Relegated
23 York City 46 8 9 29 48 91 - 43 33 Relegated
24 Doncaster Rovers 46 8 9 29 40 84 - 44 33 Relegated

League Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
18 August 1987 Round 1 Leg 1 Middlesbrough Roker Park 1-0 15,770 Gates (22')
25 August 1987 Round 1 Leg 2 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 0-2 (Agg. 1-2) 15,571

Sherpa Van Trophy

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
28 October 1987 Prelim. Scarborough Athletic Ground 3-0 3,887 Lemon (4', 55'), Moore (29')
24 November 1987 First Round Rotherham United Roker Park 7-1 6,750 Corner (7'), Burley (17'), Lemon (30'), Owers (41'), Bertschin (45', 45'+), Moore (66')
19 January 1988 Second Round Crewe Alexandra Roker Park 1-0 8,881 Gabbiadini (54')
9 February 1988 Quarter-finals Hartlepool United Roker Park 0-1 8,976

FA Cup

Date Round Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
14 November 1987 1st Round Darlington Roker Park 2-0 16,892 Atkinson (24', 57')
5 December 1987 2nd Round Scunthorpe United Old Showground 1-2 7,178 Gates (22')

Statistics

Goal Scorers [2]

Nation Name League League Cup FA Cup SV Trophy Total
England Marco Gabbiadini 21 0 0 1 22
England Eric Gates 19 1 1 0 21
Scotland John MacPhail 16 0 0 0 16
England Paul Lemon 9 0 0 3 12
England Keith Bertschin 5 0 0 2 7
England Gordon Armstrong 5 0 0 0 5
England Paul Atkinson 3 0 2 0 5
England Gary Owers 4 0 0 1 5
Wales Colin Pascoe 4 0 0 0 4
England Gary Bennett 2 0 0 0 2
England John Cornforth 2 0 0 0 2
England John Moore 0 0 0 2 2
Wales Steve Doyle 1 0 0 0 1
England David Corner 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland George Burley 0 0 0 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Sunderland AFC Squad 1987–1988". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "1987-88 Barclays League Division 3". TheStatCat.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2019. Cite error: The named reference "TheStatCat" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).


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