1988–89 Middlesbrough F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Middlesbrough 1988–89 Bruce Rioch Colin Henderson Ayresome Park First Division 18th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Simod Cup Fourth round Slaven (15) Slaven (18) 25,197 (vs Liverpool, 11 March 1989) 6,853 (vs Portsmouth, 21 December 1988) 1987–88 1989–90 During the 1988–89 English football season, Middlesbrough finished third from bottom in the Football League First Division and were relegated after just one season. After a decent first half of the season, having occupied seventh place in November, they won just one of their last 17 League matches and fell into the relegation places on the final day of the season after losing 1–0 to Sheffield Wednesday.Vickers Anthony The Middlesbrough FC year that was: Fairytale fades, big money flop & and final day despair https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/middlesbrough-fc-year-was-fairytale-13945437 Teesside Live 26 November 2017 21 December 2018 Bernie Slaven was one of the First Division's top scorers with 15 goals in the League, but Peter Davenport scored just four times after signing from Manchester United. Middlesbrough were eliminated from both the FA Cup and the League Cup at the round they entered each competition. They were beaten by lower league opposition, Grimsby Town and Tranmere Rovers respectively.Jones Richard The Essential History of Middlesbrough 2002 Headline 0755311434 League table 1988–89 Football League#First Division First Division y MID Results Football League First Division 1988–89 Football League First Division 1 27 August 1988 Derby County 1–0 Middlesbrough Derby Baseball Ground 19,432 L 2 3 September 1988 Middlesbrough 2–3 Norwich City Mowbray Burke Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 18,595 L 3 10 September 1988 Manchester United 1–0 Middlesbrough Manchester Old Trafford 40,442 L 4 17 September 1988 Middlesbrough 1–0 Wimbledon Hamilton Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 17,709 W 5 24 September 1988 Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 Middlesbrough Slaven Mowbray London White Hart Lane 23,427 L 6 1 October 1988 Coventry City 3–4 Middlesbrough Slaven Burke Coventry Highfield Road 14,527 W 7 8 October 1988 Middlesbrough 1–0 West Ham United Pallister Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 19,608 W 8 22 October 1988 Middlesbrough 2–1 Luton Town Slaven Cooper Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 17,792 W 9 26 October 1988 Newcastle United 3–0 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne St James' Park 23,927 L 10 29 October 1988 Middlesbrough 4–2 Millwall Slaven Ripley Burke Parkinson Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 19,788 W 11 5 November 1988 Liverpool 3–0 Middlesbrough Rush Aldridge Beardsley Liverpool Anfield 39,489 L 12 12 November 1988 Middlesbrough 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Brennan Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 20,565 W 13 19 November 1988 Arsenal 3–0 Middlesbrough Merson Rocastle London Highbury 32,294 L 14 26 November 1988 Middlesbrough 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 19,310 L 15 3 December 1988 Nottingham Forest 2–2 Middlesbrough Brennan Ripley Nottingham City Ground 17,742 D 16 10 December 1988 Middlesbrough 3–3 Aston Villa Brennan Hamilton Mowbray Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 18,096 D 17 17 December 1988 Middlesbrough 0–0 Charlton Athletic Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 16,065 D 18 26 December 1988 Everton 2–1 Middlesbrough Glover Liverpool Goodison Park 32,651 L 19 31 December 1988 Norwich City 0–0 Middlesbrough Norwich Carrow Road 16,021 D 20 2 January 1989 Middlesbrough 1–0 Manchester United Davenport Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 24,411 W 21 14 January 1989 Southampton 1–3 Middlesbrough Kerr Slaven Burke Southampton The Dell 13,157 W 22 21 January 1989 Middlesbrough 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Cooper Ripley Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 23,691 D 23 4 February 1989 Middlesbrough 1–1 Coventry City Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 17,352 D 24 18 February 1989 Luton Town 1–0 Middlesbrough Luton Kenilworth Road 8,187 L 25 21 February 1989 Millwall 2–0 Middlesbrough London The Den 11,396 L 26 26 February 1989 Middlesbrough 1–1 Newcastle United Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 24,385 D 27 11 March 1989 Middlesbrough 0–4 Liverpool Beardsley Houghton Aldridge McMahon Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 25,197 L 28 18 March 1989 Middlesbrough 0–1 Derby County Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 16,580 L 29 25 March 1989 Wimbledon 1–1 Middlesbrough Slaven London Plough Lane 11,396 D 30 27 March 1989 Middlesbrough 3–3 Everton Slaven ParkinsonDavenport Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 23,151 D 31 1 April 1989 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Middlesbrough London Selhurst Park 6,696 L 32 8 April 1989 Middlesbrough 3–3 Southampton Hamilton Slaven Burke Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 16,983 D 33 11 April 1989 West Ham United 1–2 Middlesbrough Keen Slaven London Upton Park 16,217 W 34 18 April 1989 Queens Park Rangers 0–0 Middlesbrough London Loftus Road 10,347 D 35 22 April 1989 Middlesbrough 3–4 Nottingham Forest Ripley Slaven Davenport Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 20,778 L 36 29 April 1989 Aston Villa 1–1 Middlesbrough Davenport Birmingham Villa Park 18,590 D 37 6 May 1989 Middlesbrough 0–1 Arsenal Hayes Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 21,803 L 38 13 May 1989 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Middlesbrough Sheffield Hillsborough 20,582 L FA Cup 1988-89 FA Cup 3 7 January 1989 Middlesbrough 1–2 Grimsby Town Slaven Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 19,190 L League Cup 1988–89 Football League Cup 2 (1st leg) 28 September 1988 Middlesbrough 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 12,084 D 2 (2nd leg) 11 October 1988 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Middlesbrough Birkenhead Prenton Park 8,617 L Simod Cup 1988–89 Full Members' Cup 1 14 December 1988 Middlesbrough 1–0 Oldham Athletic Glover Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 7,439 W 2 21 December 1988 Middlesbrough 2–1 Portsmouth Slaven Glover Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 6,853 W 3 11 January 1989 Middlesbrough 1–0 Coventry City Davenport Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 9,910 W 4 28 January 1989 Middlesbrough 2–3 Crystal Palace Slaven Cooper Middlesbrough Ayresome Park 16,314 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 1988–89 season. Division 1 FA Cup League Cup Simod Cup England GK Stephen Pears 26 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 England GK Kevin Poole 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 England DF Colin Cooper 35 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 IRL DF Alan Kernaghan 23 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 England DF Nicky Mohan 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 England DF Tony Mowbray 37 3 1 0 2 0 4 0 England DF Gary Pallister 37 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 England DF Gary Parkinson 36 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 England MF Mark Barham 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 England MF Mark Brennan 25 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 England MF Mark Burke 29 5 1 0 1 0 2 0 England MF Gary Gill 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 England MF Dean Glover 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Scotland MF Gary Hamilton 36 3 1 0 2 0 4 0 England MF Paul Kerr 20 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 England MF Mark Proctor 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 England MF Stuart Ripley 36 4 1 0 2 0 3 0 ENG FW Peter Davenport 24 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 ENG FW Paul Proudlock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Trevor Senior 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 IRL FW Bernie Slaven 37 15 1 1 2 0 4 2 |} References Category:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons Middlesbrough