1987–88 Middlesbrough F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Middlesbrough 1987-88 Bruce Rioch Football League Second Division 3rd (promoted) Bernie Slaven Bernie Slaven Home: 27,645 (vs Leicester City)Away: 34,186 (vs Leeds United) Home: 9,344 (vs Swindon Town)Away: 5,603 (vs Shrewsbury Town) FA Cup 4th round League Cup 2nd round Simod Cup 1st round 1986–87 1988–89 During the 1987–88 season, Middlesbrough participated in the Football League Second Division following their promotion the previous season. They were promoted to the First Division at the end of the season having finished third in the league and winning the play-offs. Team kit and sponsors During the 1987–88 season, Middlesbrough moved to a striped white top half on their home kit with the kits made by Skill and sponsored by Dickens.http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Middlesbrough/Middlesbrough.htm Middlesbrough historicalkits.co.uk 2023-01-31 League table 1987–88 Football League#Second Division Second Division y MID League Results Football League First Division 1 15 August 1987 Middlesbrough 1–1 Millwall Stephens Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 11,471 D 2 22 August 1987 Stoke City 2–0 Middlesbrough Stoke-on-Trent Victoria Ground 9,345 L 3 29 August 1987 Middlesbrough 1–0 Oldham Athletic Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 10,551 W 4 17 September 1988 Crystal Palace 3–1 Middlesbrough Slaven London Selhurst Park 6,671 L 5 5 September 1987 Middlesbrough 2–3 Swindon Town Stephens Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 9,344 L 6 8 September 1987 Aston Villa 0–1 Middlesbrough Kerr Birmingham Villa Park 12,665 W 7 15 September 1987 Middlesbrough 3–0 Bournemouth Hamilton , Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 9,660 W 8 19 September 1987 Middlesbrough 2–0 Leeds United Kerr Pallister Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 12,051 W 9 26 September 1987 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Middlesbrough Kerr Kernaghan Blackburn Ewood Park 6,879 W 10 29 September 1987 Middlesbrough 0–0 Reading Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 19,788 D 11 3 October 1987 Bradford City 2–0 Middlesbrough Bradford Valley Parade 14,114 L 12 10 October 1987 Huddersfield Town 1–4 Middlesbrough Slaven , , Laws Huddersfield Leeds Road 6,169 W 13 17 October 1987 Middlesbrough 2–1 West Brom Cooper Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 10,684 W 14 20 October 1987 Middlesbrough 3–1 Ipswich Town Kernaghan Pallister Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 10,491 W 15 24 October 1987 Birmingham City 0–0 Middlesbrough Birmingham St Andrew's 7,404 D 16 31 October 1987 Middlesbrough 4–0 Shrewsbury Town Kernaghan Slaven , , Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 10,183 W 17 4 November 1987 Manchester City 1–1 Middlesbrough Glover Manchester Maine Road 18,434 D 18 26 December 1988 Sheffield United 0–2 Middlesbrough Ripley Slaven Sheffield Bramall Lane 11,278 W 19 14 November 1987 Middlesbrough 1–0 Hull City Ripley Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 15,709 W 20 2 January 1989 Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Middlesbrough Hamilton Plymouth Home Park 9,428 W 21 28 November 1987 Middlesbrough 2–0 Barnsley Kernaghan Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 12,732 W 22 5 December 1987 Leicester City 0–0 Middlesbrough Leicester Filbert Street 9,411 D 23 12 December 1987 Middlesbrough 2–0 Stoke City Hamilton Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 12,289 W 24 19 December 1987 Bournemouth 0–0 Middlesbrough Bournemouth Dean Court 6,792 D 25 26 December 1987 Middlesbrough 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 23,536 D 26 28 December 1987 Leeds United 2–0 Middlesbrough Leeds Elland Road 34,186 L 27 1 January 1988 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Middlesbrough Kerr Oldham Boundary Park 8,181 L 28 16 January 1988 Millwall 2–1 Middlesbrough Slaven London The Den 8,617 L 29 23 January 1988 Middlesbrough 2–1 Crystal Palace Mowbray Glover p Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 12,597 W 30 6 February 1988 Swindon Town 1–1 Middlesbrough Mowbray Swindon County Ground 9,941 D 31 14 February 1988 Middlesbrough 2–1 Aston Villa Mowbray Kernaghan Daley Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 16,957 W 32 20 February 1988 Reading 0–0 Middlesbrough Reading Elm Park 6,706 D 27 February 1988 Middlesbrough 1–2 Bradford City Cooper Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 21,079 L 34 5 March 1988 West Bromwich Albion 0–0 Middlesbrough West Bromwich The Hawthorns 8,316 D 35 12 March 1988 Middlesbrough 2–0 Huddersfield Town Kerr Glover p Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 13,866 W 36 19 March 1988 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Middlesbrough Glover p Shrewsbury Gay Meadow 5,603 W 37 26 March 1988 Middlesbrough 1–1 Birmingham City Pallister Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 15,465 D 38 2 April 1988 Middlesbrough 6–0 Sheffield United Ripley , , Senior , Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 17,340 W 39 4 April 1988 Hull City 0–0 Middlesbrough Hull Boothferry Park 10,758 D 40 9 April 1988 Middlesbrough 2–1 Manchester City Hamilton Ripley Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 19,443 W 41 23 April 1988 Ipswich Town 4–0 Middlesbrough Ipswich Portman Road 12,773 L 42 30 April 1988 Middlesbrough 3–1 Plymouth Argyle Kernaghan Hamilton Ripley Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 16,615 W 43 2 May 1988 Barnsley 0–3 Middlesbrough Ripley Slaven , Barnsley Oakwell 13,240 W 44 7 May 1988 Middlesbrough 1–2 Leicester City Slaven McAllister Weir Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 27,645 L Play-offs Semi final 1st leg 15 May 1988 Bradford City 2–1 Middlesbrough Goddard 67McCall Senior 68 Bradford Valley Parade 16,017 David Scott L Semi final 2nd leg 18 May 1988 Middlesbrough 2–0 y Bradford City Slaven 35Hamilton 91 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 25,868 Joe Worrall W Final 1st leg 25 May 1988 Middlesbrough 2–0 Chelsea Senior 30Slaven 81 Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 25,531 Keith Hackett W Final 2nd leg 15 May 1988 Chelsea 1–0 Middlesbrough Durie 18 London Stamford Bridge 40,550 Brian Hill L Cup Results League Cup 1st Round 1st leg 18 August 1987 Sunderland 1–0 Middlesbrough Sunderland Roker Park 15,770 L 1st Round 2nd leg 25 August 1987 Middlesbrough 2–0 Sunderland Mowbray Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 15,570 W 2nd Round 1st leg 23 September 1987 Middlesbrough 0–1 Aston Villa Aspinall Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 11,424 L 2nd Round 2nd leg 7 October 1987 Aston Villa 1–0 Middlesbrough Birch Birmingham Villa Park 11,702 L FA Cup 3rd Round 9 January 1988 Sutton United 1–1 Middlesbrough Pallister Sutton Gander Green Lane 5,600 D 3rd Round Replay 12 January 1988 Middlesbrough 1–0 Sutton United Kerr Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 17,932 W 4th Round 30 January 1988 Everton 1–1 Middlesbrough Sharp Kerr Liverpool Goodison Park 36,564 D 4th Round Replay 3 February 1988 Middlesbrough 2–2 Everton Mowbray Kernaghan Steven Watson Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 25,235 D 4th Round 2nd Replay 30 January 1988 Everton 2–1 Middlesbrough Sharp Mowbray og Ripley Liverpool Goodison Park 32,222 L Simod Cup 1st Round 10 November 1987 Ipswich Town 1–0 Middlesbrough Ipswich 6,108 L Squad Appearances and goals Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who were in the Middlesbrough F.C. first team squad during the 1987–88 season.https://www.11v11.com/teams/middlesbrough/tab/players/season/1988/ All Middlesbrough football club players: 1988 Statto 2023-04-04 Division 2 FA Cup League Cup England GK Stephen Pears 47 0 4 0 4 0 England GK Kevin Poole 1 0 1 0 0 0 England DF Colin Cooper 46 2 5 0 4 0 England DF Dean Glover 42 4 4 0 4 0 IRL DF Alan Kernaghan 36 6 3 1 3 0 England DF Tony Mowbray 48 3 5 1 4 1 England DF Gary Pallister 48 3 5 0 4 0 England DF Brian Laws 31 1 5 0 1 0 England DF Gary Parkinson 42 0 5 0 4 0 England MF Gary Gill 3 0 2 0 1 0 England MF Gary Hamilton 45 7 5 0 4 0 England MF Paul Kerr 48 5 5 2 4 0 England MF Stuart Ripley 47 8 4 1 4 0 England MF Mark Burke 16 0 2 0 0 0 England MF Paul Proudlock 1 0 0 0 0 0 IRL FW Bernie Slaven 48 23 5 0 4 1 England MF Trevor Senior 10 4 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Archie Stephens 11 2 0 0 3 0 |} Coaching staff Manager: Bruce Rioch Assistant manager: Colin Todd Transfers In DatePlayerPrevious clubCostAugust 1987 ENG Kevin PooleAston VillaFreeJune 1987 ENG Dean GloverAston Villa£60,000December 1987 ENG Mark BurkeAston Villa£50,000January 1988 IRL Tony CousinsChelseaFreeMarch 1988 ENG Trevor SeniorWatford£223,000 Out DatePlayerBuying clubCostAugust 1987ENG Lee TurnbullAston Villa£59,000July 1987SCO Ronnie CoyleRochdaleFreeDecember 1987ENG Archie StephensCarlisleFree References and notes :Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Category:1987–88 Football League Second Division by team