1987–88 Leicester City F.C. season

1987–88 season of Leicester City February 2015 February 2015 Leicester City 1987–88 Bryan Hamilton (until 11 December) David Pleat (from 24 December) Terry Shipman Second Division 13th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Full Members Cup Third round Gary McAllister (9) Mike Newell (11) 10,157 1986–87 1988–89 During the 1987–88 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Season summary Leicester started the season poorly with five defeats from their first six league games, which put manager Hamilton under real pressure. He signed strikers Jari Rantanen from IFK Göteborg and Mike Newell from Luton Town for a club record £350,000 to make prospects a little brighter, but two wins in eleven league games cost Hamilton his job in December. He was replaced by former Tottenham Hotspur manager David Pleat, and fortunes turned in the second half of the season, with Leicester losing only four league games during that period and scoring in each of their final sixteen league fixtures. Final league table 1987–88 Football League#Second Division Second Division y LEI Results Leicester City's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1987-1988 Leicester City 1987-1988 Home - statto.com 13 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120311115445/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/leicester-city/1987-1988 11 March 2012 live dmy-all Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 15 August 1987 Shrewsbury TownH0–18,469 19 August 1987 Leeds UnitedA0–121,034 29 August 1987 MillwallH1–07,559Moran 31 August 1987 Stoke CityA1–29,948McAllister 5 September 1987 Aston VillaH0–210,286 12 September 1987 Crystal PalaceA1–28,925McAllister 16 September 1987 Oldham AthleticH4–17,358Newell, Rantanen, Ford, Wilson 19 September 1987 Plymouth ArgyleH4–08,872Wilson, Ford, Newell, Rantanen 26 September 1987 BournemouthA3–27,969Newell, Osman, Mauchlen 30 September 1987 Ipswich TownH1–111,533Moran 3 October 1987 Manchester CityA2–416,481Newell, Rantanen 10 October 1987 BarnsleyH0–08,665 17 October 1987 Sheffield UnitedA1–210,593McAllister 21 October 1987 West Bromwich AlbionH3–09,262Walsh, Moran (2) 24 October 1987 Hull CityA2–28,826McAllister, Walsh 31 October 1987 Blackburn RoversH1–28,650Moran 7 November 1987 Swindon TownH3–28,346Ramsey, Walsh, Venus 14 November 1987 Birmingham CityA2–28,666Walsh, Cusack 21 November 1987 Bradford CityH0–211,543 28 November 1987 Huddersfield TownA0–16,704 5 December 1987 MiddlesbroughH0–09,411 12 December 1987 Oldham AthleticA0–24,785 26 December 1987 BournemouthH0–111,452 28 December 1987 Plymouth ArgyleA0–415,581 1 January 1988 MillwallA0–17,220 2 January 1988 Crystal PalaceH4–410,104Brien, McAllister (pen), Reid, Wilkinson 16 January 1988 Shrewsbury TownA0–05,025 30 January 1988 ReadingA2–16,645Osman, Walsh 6 February 1988 Aston VillaA1–218,867Newell 13 February 1988 Leeds UnitedH3–211,937McAllister (2, 1 pen), Cross 20 February 1988 Ipswich TownA2–011,084Reid, Newell 27 February 1988 Manchester CityH1–013,852Cross 5 March 1988 Sheffield UnitedH1–012,256Cross 12 March 1988 BarnsleyA1–17,447Walsh 16 March 1988 Stoke CityH1–110,502Mauchlen 19 March 1988 Blackburn RoversA3–39,564Reid (2), Newell 26 March 1988 Hull CityH2–110,353Newell, Weir (pen) 2 April 1988 Swindon TownA2–39,450Osman, McAllister 5 April 1988 Birmingham CityH2–013,541Osman (2) 9 April 1988 West Bromwich AlbionA1–111,013Cross 23 April 1988 ReadingH1–09,603Walsh 30 April 1988 Bradford CityA1–414,393Reid 2 May 1988 Huddersfield TownH3–09,803Cross (2), Groves 7 May 1988 MiddlesbroughA2–127,645Weir, McAllister FA Cup 1987–88 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR39 January 1988 Oxford UnitedA0–27,557 League Cup 1987–88 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2 1st leg 23 September 1987 Scunthorpe UnitedH2–17,718McAllister, NewellR2 2nd leg 6 October 1987 Scunthorpe UnitedA2–1 (won 4-2 on agg)4,031Reid, RantanenR328 October 1987 Oxford UnitedA0–014,586Newell, ReidR3R4 November 1987 Oxford UnitedH2–310,476Newell (2) Full Members Cup 1987–88 Full Members Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR110 November 1987 Huddersfield TownH1–03,440FordR21 December 1987 Charlton AthleticH2–1 1,327Jobling (2)R319 January 1988 Stoke CityA0–0 (lost 3-5 on pens)5,161 Squad y y ENG GK Ian Andrews y ENG DF Simon Morgan y WAL MF Robbie James y ENG DF Russell Osman y ENG DF Tony Spearing y ENG DF Steve Walsh y SCO MF Ian Wilson y ENG MF Gary Ford y SCO MF Gary McAllister y ENG MF Nick Cusack y NIR MF Paul Ramsey y IRL MF Martin Russell y ENG DF Mark Venus y ENG FW Steve Moran y ENG FW Steve Wilkinson y ENG DF Phil Horner y y ENG MF Paul Reid y ENG GK Paul Cooper y SCO MF Ali Mauchlen captain y FIN FW Jari Rantanen y ENG FW Mike Newell y IRL DF Tony Brien y IRL DF Dave Langan on loan from Oxford United y ENG MF Kevin Jobling y NOR MF Kjetil Osvold on loan from Nottingham Forest y SCO MF Kevin MacDonald on loan from Liverpool y SCO MF Peter Weir y ENG DF Steve Prindiville y ENG FW Nicky Cross y ENG MF Phil Turner y ENG DF Grant Brown y ENG MF Paul Groves References Category:Leicester City F.C. seasons Leicester City