1987–88 FA Cup

June 2020 1987–88 FA Cup EnglandWales Wimbledon (1st title) Liverpool Graeme Sharp (6 goals) 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 FA Cup was the 107th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Wimbledon who defeated league champions Liverpool 1–0 following a headed goal by Lawrie Sanchez, thus denying Liverpool the double. This was Wimbledon's only FA Cup title during its lifetime. Qualifying rounds Most participating clubs that were not members of the Football League competed in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 28 places available in the first round. The winners from the fourth qualifying round were Bishop Auckland, Macclesfield Town, Colwyn Bay, Runcorn, Chorley, Lincoln City, Northwich Victoria, Billingham Synthonia, Atherstone United, Welling United, Chelmsford City, Dagenham, VS Rugby, Barnet, Aylesbury United, Hayes, Worcester City, Halesowen Town, Tamworth, Sutton United, Carshalton Athletic, Bath City, Merthyr Tydfil, Farnborough Town, Bognor Regis Town, Yeovil Town, Maidstone United and Cheltenham Town. Appearing in the competition proper for the first time were Colwyn Bay and Atherstone United. Of the others, Merthyr Tydfil had last featured at this stage in 1979–80, Cheltenham Town had last done so in 1974–75, Hayes had last done so in 1973–74, Tamworth in 1970–71 and Billingham Synthonia in 1957–58. Macclesfield Town, Sutton United and Yeovil Town each played nine matches across seven rounds of this tournament, progressing from the first qualifying round to the third round proper. Yeovil Town did this from the Isthmian League at Step 6 of English football, while Macclesfield Town and Sutton United were from the Football Conference at Step 5. Sutton United also managed to push Middlesbrough to extra time in a replay (at Ayresome Park) before being knocked out of the competition. all qualifying round results 1987–88 FA Cup qualifying rounds First round proper The 48 teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Divisions entered in this round along with the 28 non-league clubs from the qualifying rounds and Kidderminster Harriers, Burton Albion, Altrincham and Telford United who were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 14–15 November 1987, with the exception of the Welling United–Carshalton Athletic game. Replays were played in the midweek fixtures on 16–17 November. All other replays were played on 28 November. This round included four clubs from the various competitions at Step 8 of the English football pyramid: Bishop Auckland and Billingham Synthonia from the Northern League, Colwyn Bay from the North West Counties League and Tamworth from the West Midlands (Regional) League. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Chester City0–1Runcorn (5)14 November 19872Barnet (5)0–1Hereford United14 November 19873Bristol City1–0Aylesbury United (6)14 November 19874Burnley0–1Bolton Wanderers14 November 19875Preston North End1–1Mansfield Town14 November 1987ReplayMansfield Town4–2Preston North End17 November 19876Rochdale0–2Wrexham14 November 19877Sutton United (5)3–0Aldershot14 November 19878Gillingham2–1Fulham14 November 19879Notts County3–3Chesterfield15 November 1987ReplayChesterfield0–1Notts County17 November 198710Northwich Victoria (5)1–0Colwyn Bay (8)14 November 198711Macclesfield Town (5)4–2Carlisle United14 November 198712Wolverhampton Wanderers5–1Cheltenham Town (5)14 November 198713Sunderland2–0Darlington14 November 198714Lincoln City (5)2–1Crewe Alexandra14 November 198715Scarborough1–2Grimsby Town14 November 198716Doncaster Rovers1–1Rotherham United14 November 1987ReplayRotherham United2–0Doncaster Rovers17 November 198717Bishop Auckland (8)1–4Blackpool14 November 198718Tranmere Rovers2–2Port Vale14 November 1987ReplayPort Vale3–1Tranmere Rovers16 November 198719Chorley (6)0–2Hartlepool United14 November 198720Brentford0–2Brighton & Hove Albion14 November 198721Bristol Rovers6–0Merthyr Tydfil (7)14 November 198722Northampton Town2–1Newport County14 November 198723Worcester City (6)1–1Yeovil Town (6)14 November 1987ReplayYeovil Town1–0Worcester City17 November 198724Altrincham (5)0–2Wigan Athletic14 November 198725Southend United0–0Walsall14 November 1987ReplayWalsall2–1Southend United17 November 198726Bognor Regis Town (6)0–3Torquay United14 November 198727Scunthorpe United3–1Bury14 November 198728Halesowen Town (7)2–2Kidderminster Harriers (5)14 November 1987ReplayKidderminster Harriers4–0Halesowen Town16 November 198729York City0–0Burton Albion (6)14 November 1987ReplayBurton Albion1–2York City17 November 198730Hayes (6)0–1Swansea City14 November 198731Billingham Synthonia (8)2–4Halifax Town14 November 198732Peterborough United2–1Cardiff City14 November 198733Colchester United3–0Tamworth (8)14 November 198734Chelmsford City (6)1–2Bath City (5)14 November 198735Leyton Orient2–0Exeter City14 November 198736Dagenham (5)0–2Maidstone United (5)14 November 198737Cambridge United2–1Farnborough Town (6)14 November 198738Telford United (5)1–1Stockport County14 November 1987ReplayStockport County2–0Telford United17 November 198739VS Rugby (6)0–0Atherstone United (7)14 November 1987ReplayAtherstone United0–2VS Rugby17 November 198740Welling United (5)3–2Carshalton Athletic (6)23 November 1987 Second round proper The second round of games were played over 5–6 December 1987, with replays being played at various dates afterwards (no replay was played on the same night as another). Step 6 sides Yeovil Town, from the Isthmian League Premier Division, and VS Rugby, from the Southern League Premier Division, were the lowest-ranked teams in the draw. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bristol City0–1Torquay United5 December 19872Gillingham2–1Walsall5 December 19873Grimsby Town0–0Halifax Town5 December 1987ReplayHalifax Town2–0Grimsby Town8 December 19874Northwich Victoria (5)0–2Blackpool6 December 19875Macclesfield Town (5)4–0Rotherham United6 December 19876Wrexham1–2Bolton Wanderers5 December 19877Maidstone United (5)1–1Kidderminster Harriers (5)5 December 1987ReplayKidderminster Harriers2–2Maidstone United7 December 1987ReplayKidderminster Harriers0–0Maidstone United14 December 1987ReplayMaidstone United2–1Kidderminster Harriers16 December 19878Northampton Town1–2Brighton & Hove Albion5 December 19879Scunthorpe United2–1Sunderland5 December 198710Mansfield Town4–3Lincoln City (5)5 December 198711Port Vale2–0Notts County5 December 198712Runcorn (5)0–1Stockport County5 December 198713York City1–1Hartlepool United5 December 1987ReplayHartlepool United3–1York City9 December 198714Wigan Athletic1–3Wolverhampton Wanderers5 December 198715Peterborough United1–3Sutton United (5)5 December 198716Colchester United3–2Hereford United5 December 198717Leyton Orient2–0Swansea City5 December 198718Cambridge United0–1Yeovil Town (6)5 December 198719VS Rugby (6)1–1Bristol Rovers5 December 1987ReplayBristol Rovers4–0VS Rugby17 December 198720Welling United (5)0–1Bath City (5)5 December 1987 Third round proper Teams from the Football League First and Second Divisions entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 9–11 January 1988, with the first set of replays being played on 12–13 January. Three games went to second replays and one of these to a third replay. Yeovil Town was again the lowest-ranked team in the draw, while Macclesfield Town, Maidstone United, Sutton United, Bath City and Yeovil were the last non-league clubs left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Sutton United (5)1–1Middlesbrough (2)9 January 1988ReplayMiddlesbrough1–0Sutton United12 January 19882Watford (1)1–1Hull City (2)9 January 1988ReplayHull City2–2Watford12 January 1988ReplayWatford1–0Hull City18 January 19883Yeovil Town (6)0–3Queens Park Rangers (1)9 January 19884Reading (2)0–1Southampton (1)9 January 19885Gillingham (3)0–3Birmingham City (2)9 January 19886Blackburn Rovers (2)1–2Portsmouth (1)9 January 19887Sheffield Wednesday (1)1–1Everton (1)9 January 1988ReplayEverton1–1Sheffield Wednesday13 January 1988ReplayEverton1–1Sheffield Wednesday25 January 1988ReplaySheffield Wednesday0–5Everton27 January 19888Derby County (1)1–3Chelsea (1)9 January 19889Swindon Town (2)0–0Norwich City (1)9 January 1988ReplayNorwich City0–2Swindon Town13 January 198810Shrewsbury Town (2)2–1Bristol Rovers (3)9 January 198811Sheffield United (2)1–0Maidstone United (5)9 January 198812Ipswich Town (2)1–2Manchester United (1)10 January 198813Stockport County (4)1–2Leyton Orient (4)9 January 198814Newcastle United (1)1–0Crystal Palace (2)9 January 198815Barnsley (2)3–1Bolton Wanderers (4)9 January 198816Coventry City (1)2–0Torquay United (4)9 January 198817West Ham United (1)2–0Charlton Athletic (1)9 January 198818Brighton & Hove Albion (3)2–0AFC Bournemouth (2)9 January 198819Plymouth Argyle (2)2–0Colchester United (4)11 January 198820Bradford City (2)2–1Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)9 January 198821Oldham Athletic (2)2–4Tottenham Hotspur (1)9 January 198822Wimbledon (1)4–1West Bromwich Albion (2)9 January 198823Scunthorpe United (4)0–0Blackpool (3)9 January 1988ReplayBlackpool1–0Scunthorpe United12 January 198824Huddersfield Town (2)2–2Manchester City (2)9 January 1988ReplayManchester City0–0Huddersfield Town12 January 1988ReplayHuddersfield Town0–3Manchester City25 January 198825Mansfield Town (3)4–0Bath City (5)9 January 198826Port Vale (3)1–0Macclesfield Town (5)10 January 198827Halifax Town (4)0–4Nottingham Forest (1)9 January 198828Arsenal (1)2–0Millwall (2)9 January 198829Leeds United (2)1–2Aston Villa (2)9 January 198830Stoke City (2)0–0Liverpool (1)9 January 1988ReplayLiverpool1–0Stoke City12 January 198831Oxford United (1)2–0Leicester City (2)9 January 198832Hartlepool United (4)1–2Luton Town (1)9 January 1988 Fourth round proper The fourth round of games were played over the weekend 30 January – 1 February 1988, with replays being played on 3 February. A second replay was then played on 9 February. Holders Coventry City were eliminated by Watford. Fourth Division side Leyton Orient was the lowest-ranked team in the draw. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Blackpool1–1Manchester City30 January 1988ReplayManchester City2–1Blackpool3 February 19882Aston Villa0–2Liverpool31 January 19883Luton Town2–1Southampton30 January 19884Everton1–1Middlesbrough30 January 1988ReplayMiddlesbrough2–2Everton3 February 1988ReplayEverton2–1Middlesbrough9 February 19885Newcastle United5–0Swindon Town30 January 19886Queens Park Rangers3–1West Ham United30 January 19887Barnsley0–2Birmingham City30 January 19888Coventry City0–2Watford30 January 19889Portsmouth2–1Sheffield United1 February 198810Brighton & Hove Albion1–2Arsenal30 January 198811Manchester United2–0Chelsea30 January 198812Plymouth Argyle1–0Shrewsbury Town30 January 198813Bradford City4–2Oxford United30 January 198814Mansfield Town1–2Wimbledon30 January 198815Port Vale2–1Tottenham Hotspur30 January 198816Leyton Orient1–2Nottingham Forest30 January 1988 Fifth round proper The fifth set of games was played over the weekend 20–21 February 1988, with replays on 23–24 February. Port Vale, from the Third Division, was the lowest-ranked team in the draw and the last team from the First Round left in the competition. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Everton0–1Liverpool21 February 19882Newcastle United1–3Wimbledon20 February 19883Manchester City3–1Plymouth Argyle20 February 19884Queens Park Rangers1–1Luton Town20 February 1988ReplayLuton Town1–0Queens Park Rangers24 February 19885Portsmouth3–0Bradford City20 February 19886Port Vale0–0Watford20 February 1988ReplayWatford2–0Port Vale23 February 19887Arsenal2–1Manchester United20 February 19888Birmingham City0–1Nottingham Forest20 February 1988 Sixth round proper The sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 12–13 March 1988. There were no replays. Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Luton Town3–1Portsmouth12 March 19882Manchester City0–4Liverpool13 March 19883Wimbledon2–1Watford12 March 19884Arsenal1–2Nottingham Forest12 March 1988 Semi-finals Luton Town's fine season in the cup competitions culminated in a semi-final clash with Wimbledon at White Hart Lane. Wimbledon emerged as 2-1 winners to reach the FA Cup final, in only their second season in the First Division and their 11th in the Football League. On the same day, First Division leaders Liverpool took on a resurgent Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. Top scorer John Aldridge found the net twice in a 2–1 win. 9 April 1988 Luton Town 1 – 2 Wimbledon Harford 48 Fashanu 56 pen. Wise 80 White Hart Lane, London 25,963 Referee:- Keith Hackett (Sheffield) 9 April 1988 Liverpool 2 – 1 Nottingham Forest Aldridge 14 pen. goal 51 Clough 67 Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield 51,627 Referee:- George Courtney (Spennymoor) Final 1988 FA Cup final 14 May 198815:00 BST Wimbledon 1–0 Liverpool Sanchez 37 Wembley, London 98,203 Brian Hill _yellowshoulders _yellowsides 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Wimbledon _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _whitecollar _shoulder_stripes_white_stripes _3_stripes_white _adidaswhite DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 DD0000 Liverpool Television coverage The right to show FA Cup games was, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV. The stations would alternate between showing a live game and a highlights programme. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.MOTD Listings 1987-88 https://sites.google.com/site/motdlistings/home/1987-88The Big Match http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/BigMatch83-88.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140302132546/http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/ITV/BigMatch83-88.html 2 March 2014 These matches were. Round BBC1 ITV Third round proper Ipswich Town vs Manchester United Sutton United v MiddlesbroughYeovil Town v Queen's Park Rangers1Sheffield Wednesday v Everton1Reading vs Southampton - TVSSwindon Town vs Norwich City - HTV WestEverton v Sheffield Wednesday (Replay)1Norwich City vs Swindon Town (Replay)1Everton v Sheffield Wednesday (2nd Replay)1Sheffield Wednesday v Everton (3rd Replay)1Fourth round properManchester United v Chelsea1Port Vale vs Tottenham Hotspur1Leyton Orient vs Nottingham Forest 1Aston Villa vs Liverpool1Middlesbrough vs Everton (Replay)1Manchester City vs Blackpool (Replay)Fifth round properEverton v Liverpool1Arsenal vs Manchester United1Newcastle United vs Wimbledon1Port Vale vs WatfordPortsmouth vs Bradford City - TVSSixth round properArsenal vs Nottingham Forest1Wimbledon vs Watford1Luton Town vs PortsmouthManchester City vs Liverpool1Semi-finalsLiverpool vs Nottingham Forest 1Luton Town vs Wimbledon 1FinalWimbledon vs Liverpool 1Wimbledon vs Liverpool 1 1Footage available on YouTube References External links The FA Cup at TheFA.com FA Cup at BBC.co.uk FA Cup news at Reuters.co.uk Category:FA Cup seasons FA Cup