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1987/88

League Tier
4
League Pos
14
Win Rate
38.5%
Avg Attendance
3,251

Results

Date Opposition Venue Competition Result Pos Att. Manager
Game 1
Scunthorpe United
A League Division Four
0-3
-
24 2,277 John King
Game 2
Rochdale
A League Cup
1-3
Mungall (10')
- 1,598 John King
Game 3
HEREFORD UNITED
H League Division Four
0-1
-
24 2,824 John King
Game 4
ROCHDALE
H League Cup
1-0
Thorpe (88')
- 2,316 John King
Game 5
Stockport County
A League Division Four
2-1
Muir (28'), McKenna (84')
24 2,229 John King
Game 6
EXETER CITY
H League Division Four
2-1
McCarrick (39'), O.G. (74')
19 3,107 John King
Game 7
Scarborough
A League Division Four
0-2
-
21 2,882 John King
Game 8
BURNLEY
H League Division Four
0-1
-
21 4,209 John King
Game 9
Crewe Alexandra
A League Division Four
0-0
-
22 1,839 John King
Game 10
Halifax Town
A League Division Four
1-2
McKenna (51')
23 1,754 John King
Game 11
CARDIFF CITY
H League Division Four
0-1
-
23 2,543 John King
Game 12
Darlington
A League Division Four
0-0
-
23 1,612 John King
Game 13
ROCHDALE
H League Division Four
6-1
Muir (25', 56', 84'), Vickers (39'), Harvey (70'), Morrissey (81')
23 2,303 John King
Game 14
Rochdale
A Sherpa Vans Trophy
0-0
-
- 920 John King
Game 15
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A League Division Four
0-3
-
23 6,608 John King
Game 16
SWANSEA CITY
H League Division Four
1-2
Aspinall (22')
23 2,210 John King
Game 17
Carlisle United
A League Division Four
2-3
Morrissey (9'), Muir (54')
24 2,160 John King
Game 18
BURNLEY
H Sherpa Vans Trophy
1-2
Moore (47')
- 1,801 John King
Game 19
CAMBRIDGE UNITED
H League Division Four
0-1
-
24 2,240 John King
Game 20
Torquay United
A League Division Four
0-1
-
24 2,584 John King
Game 21
WREXHAM
H League Division Four
1-0
Martindale (53')
22 3,271 John King
Game 22
PORT VALE
H FA Cup
2-2
Martindale (24'), Muir (52')
- 4,035 John King
Game 23
Port Vale
A FA Cup
1-3
Muir (71')
- 4,097 John King
Game 24
Hartlepool United
A League Division Four
2-1
O.G. (45'), Martindale (78')
22 2,443 John King
Game 25
NEWPORT COUNTY
H League Division Four
4-0
Steel (5'), Murray (26'), Muir (30', 67')
22 3,252 John King
Game 26
Leyton Orient
A League Division Four
1-3
McKenna (89')
22 3,684 John King
Game 27
BOLTON WANDERERS
H League Division Four
2-0
Harvey (73'), Steel (86')
20 3,064 John King
Game 28
COLCHESTER UNITED
H League Division Four
0-2
-
21 2,642 John King
Game 29
Cardiff City
A League Division Four
0-3
-
22 5,233 John King
Game 30
PETERBOROUGH UNITED
H League Division Four
3-1
Muir (10'), Martindale (51'), Morrissey (80')
20 3,193 John King
Game 31
STOCKPORT COUNTY
H League Division Four
4-0
Muir (27', 43'), Steel (87'), McCarrick (88')
19 3,670 John King
Game 32
Burnley
A League Division Four
1-1
Martindale (34')
19 7,317 John King
Game 33
Hereford United
A League Division Four
1-1
Muir (72')
19 2,209 John King
Game 34
HALIFAX TOWN
H League Division Four
2-0
Morrissey (21'), Muir (57')
18 3,317 John King
Game 35
Exeter City
A League Division Four
1-0
Muir (3')
17 2,261 John King
Game 36
SCARBOROUGH
H League Division Four
1-0
Muir (85')
15 4,174 John King
Game 37
Peterborough United
A League Division Four
1-2
Muir (18')
16 2,230 John King
Game 38
SCUNTHORPE UNITED
H League Division Four
1-3
Muir (30')
16 2,835 John King
Game 39
DARLINGTON
H League Division Four
2-1
Harvey (14'), O.G. (80')
16 2,756 John King
Game 40
Bolton Wanderers
A League Division Four
0-2
-
17 3,979 John King
Game 41
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
H League Division Four
3-0
Steel (14'), McCarrick (47'), Muir (83')
15 5,007 John King
Game 42
Rochdale
A League Division Four
0-0
-
16 1,622 John King
Game 43
Cambridge United
A League Division Four
1-1
Muir (67')
16 1,514 John King
Game 44
CARLISLE UNITED
H League Division Four
3-0
McCarrick (11'), Muir (22'), Steel (53')
16 3,093 John King
Game 45
Wrexham
A League Division Four
0-3
-
17 3,134 John King
Game 46
HARTLEPOOL UNITED
H League Division Four
3-1
Steel (1'), Muir (85', 88')
16 3,921 John King
Game 47
Swansea City
A League Division Four
2-1
Muir (10'), McCarrick (20')
15 4,104 John King
Game 48
TORQUAY UNITED
H League Division Four
1-1
Muir (80')
17 6,189 John King
Game 49
CREWE ALEXANDRA
H League Division Four
2-2
Muir (7', 12')
16 2,962 John King
Game 50
Newport County
A League Division Four
3-0
Muir (24', 76'), Bishop (73')
14 1,110 John King
Game 51
LEYTON ORIENT
H League Division Four
2-1
Steel (24'), Higgins (56')
14 3,604 John King
Game 52
Colchester United
A League Division Four
0-0
-
14 1,704 John King