1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season

The 1987–88 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 61st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Three.

Cardiff City
1987–88 season
ManagerFrank Burrows
Football League Fourth Division2nd
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilligan (19)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
-- GK  ENG Scott Endersby
-- GK  ENG Alan Judge
-- GK  ENG Graham Moseley
-- GK  WAL Jon Roberts
-- GK  SCO George Wood
-- DF  WAL Gareth Abraham
-- DF  WAL Phil Bater
-- DF  WAL Terry Boyle
-- DF  ENG Mike Ford
-- DF  WAL Jason Perry
-- DF  ENG Nick Platnauer
No. Pos. Nation Player
-- MF  WAL Jason Gummer
-- MF  ENG Mark Kelly
-- MF  ENG Steve Mardenborough
-- MF  ENG Brian McDermott
-- MF  ENG Paul Sanderson
-- MF  ENG Paul Wheeler
-- MF  ENG Paul Wimbleton
-- FW  ENG Kevin Bartlett
-- FW  WAL Alan Curtis
-- FW  ENG Jimmy Gilligan
-- FW  WAL Ian Walsh

League standings
Main article: 1987–88 Football League § Fourth Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 27 9 10 82 43 +39 90 Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division
2 Cardiff City 46 24 13 9 66 41 +25 85 Automatically promoted to Third Division; Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 22 12 12 66 42 +24 78 Automatically promoted to Third Division
4 Scunthorpe United 46 20 17 9 76 51 +25 77 Participated in Fourth Division play-offs
5 Torquay United 46 21 14 11 66 41 +25 77
Source:
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See also
  • Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References
  • Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  • "Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  • Welsh Football Data Archive
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