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1987–88 Leicester City F.C. season

1987–88 season of Leicester City

1987–88 season of Leicester City

FieldValue
clubLeicester City
season1987–88
managerBryan Hamilton (until 11 December)
David Pleat (from 24 December)
chairmanTerry Shipman
leagueSecond Division
league result13th
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultThird round
cup2League Cup
cup2 resultThird round
cup3Full Members Cup
cup3 resultThird round
league topscorerGary McAllister (9)
season topscorerMike Newell (11)
average attendance10,157
prevseason1986–87
nextseason1988–89

David Pleat (from 24 December) 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

Main article: 1987–88 Football League#Second Division

Results

Leicester City's score comes first

Legend

WinDrawLoss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
15 August 1987Shrewsbury TownH0–18,469
19 August 1987Leeds UnitedA0–121,034
29 August 1987MillwallH1–07,559Moran
31 August 1987Stoke CityA1–29,948McAllister
5 September 1987Aston VillaH0–210,286
12 September 1987Crystal PalaceA1–28,925McAllister
16 September 1987Oldham AthleticH4–17,358Newell, Rantanen, Ford, Wilson
19 September 1987Plymouth ArgyleH4–08,872Wilson, Ford, Newell, Rantanen
26 September 1987BournemouthA3–27,969Newell, Osman, Mauchlen
30 September 1987Ipswich TownH1–111,533Moran
3 October 1987Manchester CityA2–416,481Newell, Rantanen
10 October 1987BarnsleyH0–08,665
17 October 1987Sheffield UnitedA1–210,593McAllister
21 October 1987West Bromwich AlbionH3–09,262Walsh, Moran (2)
24 October 1987Hull CityA2–28,826McAllister, Walsh
31 October 1987Blackburn RoversH1–28,650Moran
7 November 1987Swindon TownH3–28,346Ramsey, Walsh, Venus
14 November 1987Birmingham CityA2–28,666Walsh, Cusack
21 November 1987Bradford CityH0–211,543
28 November 1987Huddersfield TownA0–16,704
5 December 1987MiddlesbroughH0–09,411
12 December 1987Oldham AthleticA0–24,785
26 December 1987BournemouthH0–111,452
28 December 1987Plymouth ArgyleA0–415,581
1 January 1988MillwallA0–17,220
2 January 1988Crystal PalaceH4–410,104Brien, McAllister (pen), Reid, Wilkinson
16 January 1988Shrewsbury TownA0–05,025
30 January 1988ReadingA2–16,645Osman, Walsh
6 February 1988Aston VillaA1–218,867Newell
13 February 1988Leeds UnitedH3–211,937McAllister (2, 1 pen), Cross
20 February 1988Ipswich TownA2–011,084Reid, Newell
27 February 1988Manchester CityH1–013,852Cross
5 March 1988Sheffield UnitedH1–012,256Cross
12 March 1988BarnsleyA1–17,447Walsh
16 March 1988Stoke CityH1–110,502Mauchlen
19 March 1988Blackburn RoversA3–39,564Reid (2), Newell
26 March 1988Hull CityH2–110,353Newell, Weir (pen)
2 April 1988Swindon TownA2–39,450Osman, McAllister
5 April 1988Birmingham CityH2–013,541Osman (2)
9 April 1988West Bromwich AlbionA1–111,013Cross
23 April 1988ReadingH1–09,603Walsh
30 April 1988Bradford CityA1–414,393Reid
2 May 1988Huddersfield TownH3–09,803Cross (2), Groves
7 May 1988MiddlesbroughA2–127,645Weir, McAllister

FA Cup

Main article: 1987–88 FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R39 January 1988Oxford UnitedA0–27,557

League Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Football League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg23 September 1987Scunthorpe UnitedH2–17,718McAllister, Newell
R2 2nd leg6 October 1987Scunthorpe UnitedA2–1 (won 4-2 on agg)4,031Reid, Rantanen
R328 October 1987Oxford UnitedA0–014,586Newell, Reid
R3R4 November 1987Oxford UnitedH2–310,476Newell (2)

Full Members Cup

Main article: 1987–88 Full Members Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R110 November 1987Huddersfield TownH1–03,440Ford
R21 December 1987Charlton AthleticH2–11,327Jobling (2)
R319 January 1988Stoke CityA0–0 (lost 3-5 on pens)5,161

Squad

References

References

  1. "Leicester City 1987-1988 Home - statto.com".
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