1987–88 Blackpool F.C. season

English football club season December 2014 May 2026 Blackpool F.C. 1987–88 Division Three Sam Ellis 10th Mark Taylor (21) Mark Taylor (23) FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round _whiteshoulders _blueline ffa500 ffa500 ffa500 ffffff ffa500 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 80th season (77th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English league football, finishing tenth. Mark Taylor was the club's top scorer, with 23 goals (21 in the league and two in the FA Cup). The following players partook in the squad photo before the season's commencement: John Deary, Andy McAteer, Colin Methven, Richard Powell, Tony Cunningham, Barry Siddall, Paul Jones, Neil Matthews, Mark Bradshaw, Mike Davies, Mark Taylor, Craig Madden, Steve Morgan, Mike Walsh, Keith Walwyn, Brian Butler, Carl Lancashire and Alan Mayes. Table Third Division y BLP Results Third Division 1987–88 Football League Third Division WinDrawLoss + Third Division match resultsRothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89 Queen Anne Press 1988 0-356-15879-9 Rollin Jack 19th London 64 655312435DateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendancedmy 1987 8 15GillinghamA0–04,430dmy 1987 8 22WalsallH1–2Cunningham4,614dmy 1987 8 29BuryA1–3Walwyn3,053dmy 1987 8 31Bristol RoversH2–1Cunningham (2)3,319dmy 1987 9 5Brighton & Hove AlbionA3–1Cunningham (2), Taylor7,166dmy 1987 9 12Chester CityH0–14,035dmy 1987 9 15Doncaster RoversA1–2Cunningham1,558dmy 1987 9 19BrentfordA1–2Walwyn3,886dmy 1987 9 26Preston North EndH3–0Walwyn, Wrightson o.g., Madden pen.8,406dmy 1987 9 29York CityA3–1Cunningham, Morgan, Madden2,559dmy 1987 10 3FulhamH2–1Madden (2, 1 pen.)4,973dmy 1987 10 17SunderlandH0–28,476dmy 1987 10 20Grimsby TownA1–1Taylor2,260dmy 1987 10 24Wigan AthleticH0–04,821dmy 1987 10 31Mansfield TownA0–03,221dmy 1987 11 3Bristol CityH4–2Morgan, Taylor, Madden (2, 1 pen.)3,140dmy 1987 11 7Rotherham UnitedH3–0Deary, Taylor, Madden3,447dmy 1987 11 22Port ValeA0–03,594dmy 1987 11 28Northampton TownH3–1Cunningham, Walwyn, Morgan3,593dmy 1987 12 12ChesterfieldA1–1Taylor2,279dmy 1987 12 19Southend UnitedH1–1Walwyn3,277dmy 1987 12 26Preston North EndA1–2Madden11,155dmy 1987 12 28Notts CountyH1–1Coughlin4,627dmy 1988 1 1BuryH5–1Butler, Cunningham, Morgan, Madden, Deary4,240dmy 1988 1 2Chester CityA1–1Madden3,093dmy 1988 1 16BrentfordH0–13,911dmy 1988 2 6Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–3Lester4,081dmy 1988 2 13Notts CountyA3–2Morgan, Taylor (2)5,794dmy 1988 2 20GillinghamH3–3Coughlin, Taylor, Walwyn3,045dmy 1988 2 23WalsallA2–3Taylor (2, 1 pen.)4,252dmy 1988 2 27FulhamA1–3Walwyn4,072dmy 1988 3 1York CityH2–1Taylor, Methven2,249dmy 1988 3 5SunderlandA2–2Taylor, Walwyn15,513dmy 1988 3 12AldershotH3–2Taylor, Walwyn, Cunningham2,661dmy 1988 3 19Mansfield TownH2–0Taylor (2, 1 pen.)2,847dmy 1988 3 25Wigan AthleticA0–04,505dmy 1988 3 29AldershotA0–02,091dmy 1988 4 2Rotherham UnitedA1–0Deary3,001dmy 1988 4 4Port ValeH1–2Taylor5,516dmy 1988 4 9Bristol CityA1–2Taylor6,460dmy 1988 4 15Doncaster RoversH4–2Madden, Taylor (2), Walwyn2,291dmy 1988 4 23Grimsby TownH3–0Walwyn, Taylor (2, 1 pen.)2,555dmy 1988 4 27Bristol RoversA0–23,546dmy 1988 4 30Northampton TownA3–3Walwyn, Methven, Morgan5,730dmy 1988 5 2ChesterfieldH1–0Walwyn2,950dmy 1988 5 7Southend UnitedA0–45,541 FA Cup 1987–88 FA Cup + FA Cup match detailsRothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89 Queen Anne Press 1988 0-356-15879-9 Rollin Jack 19th London 477–485 655312435RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst rounddmy 1987 11 14Bishop AucklandA4–1Morgan, Madden pen., Taylor (2)2,462Second rounddmy 1987 12 6Northwich VictoriaA2–0Madden, Walwyn2,528Third rounddmy 1988 1 9Scunthorpe UnitedA0–06,217Third round replaydmy 1988 1 12Scunthorpe UnitedH1–0Madden6,127Fourth rounddmy 1988 1 30Manchester CityH1–1Sendall10,835Fourth round replaydmy 1988 2 3Manchester CityA1–2Deary26,503 League Cup 1987–88 Football League Cup + League Cup match detailsRothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89 Queen Anne Press 1988 0-356-15879-9 Rollin Jack 19th London 445–452 655312435RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round, first legdmy 1987 8 18Chester CityH2–0Cunningham, Methven3,114First round, second legdmy 1987 8 26Chester CityA0–12,143Second round, first legdmy 1987 9 23Newcastle UnitedH1–0Cunningham7,691Second round, second legdmy 1987 10 7Newcastle UnitedA1–4Morgan20,808 Associate Members' Cup 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup + Associate Members' Cup match detailsRothmans Football Yearbook 1988–89 Queen Anne Press 1988 0-356-15879-9 Rollin Jack 19th London 460–461 655312435RoundDateOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceGroup stagedmy 1987 10 28Chester CityA1–2Greenough o.g.1,226Group stagedmy 1987 11 24Carlisle UnitedH0–11,491 References General Roy Calley Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887–1992 Breedon Books Sport 1992 1-873626-07-X Specific External links "Denis in a real fury as Roker lose top spot" https://web.archive.org/web/20100725040814/http://www.sunderlandecho.com/yesterdays/Denis-in-a-real-fury.2147217.jp 25 July 2010 – Sunderland Echo Blackpool Category:Blackpool F.C. seasons