1988–89 Leeds United A.F.C. season

1988–1989 season of Leeds United December 2019 June 2020 Leeds United 1988–89 Leslie Silver Billy Bremner (until 28 September)Peter Gunby (caretaker, until 10 Oct)Howard Wilkinson (from 12 October) Elland Road Second Division 10th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Full Members' Cup Second round Bobby Davison (14) Bobby Davison (17) 1987–88 1989–90 33,325 vs Bradford City(1 March 1989, Second Division) 3,220 vs Shrewsbury Town (9 November 1989, Full Members' Cup) 21,811 The 1988–89 season saw Leeds United competing in the Football League Second Division. Season summary Following two seasons in and just outside of the promotion play-off places, Leeds made a poor start to the season, taking six points from the first six games. A League Cup victory against Peterborough United was not enough to prevent manager and former team captain Billy Bremner from being sacked. Howard Wilkinson was appointed as the new manager on 10 October after a brief caretaker stint by Peter Gunby. Leeds rose to mid-table by December and sat in 6th by mid-February, losing only two league matches in that time. The turnaround stalled in late February and early March as a winless streak saw the team fall back to 12th in the league table. Wilkinson brought Gordon Strachan, Chris Fairclough, and Carl Shutt into the lineup, and Leeds climbed the table back to 6th by 1 April. Although these new players would be involved in the successes of subsequent years, this season's resurgence did not last, and Leeds took just 11 points from the last eight games to finish the campaign in 10th. Competitions Football League Second Division 1988–89 Football League#Second Division League table LEE Second Division Results WinDrawLoss +Second Division match detailsLeeds United Results 1988/89 https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1524&season_id=118&teamTabs=results www.soccerbase.com 9 May 2020eng-championship-1988-1989 https://www.worldfootball.net/competition/co20/se19146/all-matches/ www.worldfootball.net 14 May 2020Leeds United: Season 1988 - 1989: Division Two https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/history/74.html leeds-fans.org 14 May 2020DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancePosition27 August 1988Oxford UnitedHome1–1Snodin22,038113 September 1988PortsmouthAway0–4—15,2632110 September 1988Manchester CityHome1–1Blake23,6772117 September 1988BournemouthAway0–0—7,9221921 September 1988BarnsleyHome2–0Davison, Hilaire17,3701724 September 1988ChelseaHome0–2—26,080181 October 1988Brighton & Hove AlbionAway1–2Baird7,109214 October 1988SunderlandAway1–2Davison12,671218 October 1988WatfordHome0–1—15,6572116 October 1988Swindon TownAway0–0—9,2342122 October 1988Leicester CityHome1–1Hilaire17,2632126 October 1988Bradford CityAway1–1Davison13,0482129 October 1988Hull CityHome2–1Baird, Sheridan17,536215 November 1988Ipswich TownAway1–0Sheridan (pen)11,7502012 November 1988West Bromwich AlbionHome2–1Baird, Aizlewood20,4421919 November 1988Oldham AthleticAway2–2Davison (2)8,8242022 November 1988Birmingham CityAway0–0—6,1681926 November 1988Stoke CityHome4–0Baird (2), Davison, Sheridan (pen)19,933143 December 1988WalsallAway3–0Davison (2), Whitlow6,8851110 December 1988Shrewsbury TownHome2–3Davison, Sheridan (pen)19,9671417 December 1988Crystal PalaceAway0–0—9,8471426 December 1988Blackburn RoversHome2–0Baird, Davison31,6221131 December 1988Plymouth ArgyleHome2–0Baird, Snodin24,043112 January 1989Manchester CityAway0–0—33,0341114 January 1989Birmingham CityHome1–0Hilaire21,937721 January 1989Oxford UnitedAway2–3Blake, Hilaire7,928114 February 1989SunderlandHome2–0Davison, Sheridan (pen)31,985811 February 1989WatfordAway1–1Pearson13,439918 February 1989Leicester CityAway2–1Snodin, Davison14,151625 February 1989Swindon TownHome0–0—22,65181 March 1989Bradford CityHome3–3Baird, Blake, Hilaire33,32585 March 1989West Bromwich AlbionAway1–2Adams15,9141011 March 1989Ipswich TownHome2–4Blake, Hilaire19,6391214 March 1989Hull CityAway2–1Baird, Davison8,8871019 March 1989BarnsleyAway2–2Aizlewood, Sheridan (pen)11,5781025 March 1989PortsmouthHome1–0Baird27,049827 March 1989Blackburn RoversAway0–2—11,533101 April 1989BournemouthHome3–0Shutt (3)21,09565 April 1989Crystal PalaceHome1–2Shutt25,60499 April 1989Plymouth ArgyleAway0–1—9,3651015 April 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionHome1–0Williams14,915722 April 1989ChelseaAway0–1—30,3371029 April 1989Stoke CityAway3–2Davison, Strachan, Sheridan (pen)9,051101 May 1989WalsallHome1–0Aizlewood13,280106 May 1989Oldham AthleticHome0–0—14,4591013 May 1989Shrewsbury TownAway3–3Rennie, Strachan (2)4,69310 FA Cup 1988–89 FA Cup WinDrawLoss +FA Cup match detailsLeeds United 1988–89 http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/leeds_stats/leeds_united_match_details/Results_by_season/1988-89.php 20 August 2020 www.ozwhitelufc.net.auRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance1 Third round7 January 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionAway2–1Baird (2)10,9002 Fourth round28 January 1989Nottingham ForestAway0–2—28,107 League Cup 1988–89 Football League Cup WinDrawLoss +League Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance1 Second round first leg27 September 1988Peterborough UnitedAway2–1Snodin, Baird4,9792 Second round second leg12 October 1988Peterborough UnitedHome3–1 (5–2 agg.)Davison, Hilaire, Sheridan (pen.)8,8943 Third round2 November 1988Luton TownHome0–2—19,447 Full Members' Cup 1988–89 Full Members' Cup WinDrawLoss +Full Members' Cup match detailsRoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance1 First round9 November 1988Shrewsbury TownHome3–1Davison (2), Aizlewood3,2202 Second round29 November 1988MillwallAway0–2—4,242 First team squad yes ENG GK Mervyn Day yes ENG GK Ian Andrews yes WAL GK Neil Edwards yes WAL DF Mark Aizlewood captain yes ENG DF Mickey Adams yes SCO DF Jack Ashurst yes ENG DF Neil Aspin yes ENG DF Brendan Ormsby yes ENG DF Simon Grayson yes ENG DF Chris Fairclough yes ENG DF Peter Haddock yes ENG DF Mike Whitlow yes ENG DF Gary Williams yes SCO DF David Rennie yes JAM DF Noel Blake yes ENG DF Dylan Kerr yes yes ENG DF Glynn Snodin yes ENG DF Peter Swan yes ENG MF David Batty yes ENG MF Vince Hilaire yes IRL MF John Sheridan yes WAL MF Gary Speed yes ENG MF John Stiles yes SCO MF Gordon Strachan captain yes WAL MF Mickey Thomas yes ENG MF Andy Williams yes ENG FW Ian Baird yes ENG FW Bobby Davison yes ENG FW Peter Mumby yes ENG FW John Pearson yes ENG FW Carl Shutt yes ENG FW Bob Taylor yes Transfers Transfers in PlayerFrom clubTransfer fee Vince Hilaire Portsmouth £190,000 Noel Blake Portsmouth Free Andy Williams Rotherham United £175,000 Gordon Strachan Manchester United £300,000 Chris Fairclough Tottenham Hotspur £500,000 Carl Shutt Bristol City £50,000 Transfers out PlayerTo clubTransfer fee Bobby McDonald V.S. Rugby Free Vince Brockie Doncaster Rovers £15,000 Jack Ashurst Doncaster Rovers £10,000 Mickey Adams Southampton £250,000 Peter Swan Hull City £200,000 Bob Taylor Bristol City £175,000 Loaned in PlayerFrom club Ian Andrews Celtic Loaned out PlayerTo club Ronnie Sinclair Halifax Town Source: leeds-fans.orgLeeds United: Season 1988 - 1989: Division Two https://www.leeds-fans.org.uk/leeds/history/74.html leeds-fans.org 14 May 2020 References Leeds United Category:Leeds United F.C. seasons Foot