1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season
During the 1987–88 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.
1987–88 season | |
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Chairman | John Deacon |
Manager | Alan Ball |
Stadium | Fratton Park |
First Division | 19th (relegated) |
FA Cup | Quarter-finals |
League Cup | Second round |
Full Members Cup | First round |
Top goalscorer | League: ? All: Micky Quinn (11) |
Kit
Admiral became Portsmouth's kit manufacturers for the season. For the first time in their history Portsmouth's kits wore sponsorship, South Coast Fiat (a Fiat dealership chain in the local area) sponsoring the kit.
Squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
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 | Andy Gosney | |
— | GK | Alan Knight | |
— | GK | Paul Musselwhite | |
— | DF | Billy Gilbert | |
— | DF | Paul Hardyman | |
— | DF | Lee Sandford | |
— | DF | Kenny Swain | |
— | DF | Liam Daish | |
— | DF | Noel Blake | |
— | MF | Kevin Ball | |
— | MF | Kevin Dillon |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | MF | Mike Fillery | |
— | MF | Vince Hilaire | |
— | MF | Clive Whitehead | |
— | MF | Barry Horne | |
— | MF | Mark Kelly | |
— | MF | John Kerr | |
— | FW | Paul Mariner | |
— | FW | Micky Quinn | |
— | FW | Terry Connor | |
— | FW | Ian Stewart | |
— | Lee Darby | ||
— | Andy Perry |
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | DF | Malcolm Shotton (to Huddersfield Town) | |
— | DF | Kenny Swain (on loan to West Bromwich Albion) | |
— | MF | Mick Kennedy (to Bradford City) |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | MF | John Kerr (on loan to Peterborough United) | |
— | FW | Ian Baird (to Leeds United) |
Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
---|---|---|---|
— | DF | Kit Symons |
Transfers
In
Barry Horne - Wrexham, £60,000, 17 July 1987 Ian Baird - Leeds United, £285,000, 12 August 1987 John Kerr - Harrow Borough Ian Stewart - Newcastle United
Out
Brett Angell - released (later joined Cheltenham Town) Mick Kennedy - Bradford City Ian Baird - Leeds United, £120,000, March 1988 Kenny Swain - West Bromwich Albion, loan John Kerr - Peterborough United, loan
Results
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 42 | |
18 | Chelsea | 40 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 68 | −18 | 42 | Relegated via the Second Division play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
19 | Portsmouth | 40 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 66 | −30 | 35 | Automatically relegated to the Second Division |
20 | Watford | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 32 | |
21 | Oxford United | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 80 | −36 | 31 |
Notes:
- Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
- 22 August – Portsmouth 2-2 Southampton
- 3 January Southampton 0-2 Portsmouth
Unknown date
- Wimbledon 2-2 Portsmouth
- Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon
FA Cup
League Cup
Full Members Cup
References
- "Pompey FC News and Stats Database". Pompeyrama.com. Retrieved 8 August 2012.