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2 League standings  



2.1  Results by round  







3 Fixtures and results  



3.1  Fourth Division  





3.2  Littlewoods Challenge Cup (League Cup)  





3.3  FA Cup  





3.4  Welsh Cup  





3.5  Sherpa Van Trophy  







4 See also  





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Cardiff City
1987–88 season
ChairmanTony Clemo
ManagerFrank Burrows
Football League Fourth Division2nd
FA Cup1st round
League Cup1st round
Welsh CupWinners
Sherpa Van Trophy1st round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Gilligan (19)
All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)
Highest home attendance10,125 (vCrewe, 2 May 1988)
Lowest home attendance2,201 (vDarlington, 15 September 1987)
Average home league attendance4,849

Home colours

← 1986–87
1988–89 →

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.

Players[edit]

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

League standings[edit]

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
  • 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: [citation needed]

    Results by round[edit]

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHA
    ResultDLWDWLWWWDWLLWLWDWWDDWWLDDWDWWLDWDWDLDWWLWWWWW
    Position1913161015107241496107852244344533222222223222222222
    Source: [2]
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Fixtures and results[edit]

    Fourth Division[edit]

    15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1 Cardiff City 1–1 Leyton Orient Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 45' 45' Mark Smalley Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,357
    Referee: R Hamer (Bristol)
    22 August 1987 (1987-08-22) 2 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Bolton
    15:00 Jeff Chandler 37' Stadium: Burnden Park
    Attendance: 4,530
    Referee: J Kirby (Sheffield)
    29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 3 Cardiff City 1–0 Swansea City Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 53' Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 6,010
    Referee: John Carter (Christchurch, Dorset)
    1 September 1987 (1987-09-01) 4 Cambridge United 0–0 Cardiff City Cambridge
    19:45 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
    Attendance: 2,079
    Referee: John Key (Rotherham)
    5 September 1987 (1987-09-05) 5 Cardiff City 3–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
    15:00 Brian McDermott 2'
    Kevin Bartlett 72'
    Terry Boyle 81'
    35' Nigel Vaughan
    54' Steve Bull
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 2,258
    Referee: Darryl Reeves (Uxbridge)
    12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6 Wrexham 3–0 Cardiff City Wrexham
    15:00 Steve Buxton 51'
    Geoff Hunter 59'
    Kevin Russell 88'
    Stadium: The Racecourse
    Attendance: 2,212
    Referee: E Parker (Preston)
    15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) 7 Cardiff City 3–1 Darlington Cardiff
    19:45 Gareth Abraham 18'
    Kevin Bartlett 48'
    Kevin Bartlett 51'
    54' Stephen Bell Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 2,201
    Referee: Noel Butler (Surrey)
    19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8 Cardiff City 4–2 Carlisle United Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 29'
    Mike Ford 55'
    Terry Boyle 63'
    Jimmy Gilligan 78'
    31' Brent Hetherington
    40' Wes Saunders
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 2,659
    Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset)
    25 September 1987 (1987-09-25) 9 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Cardiff City Birkenhead
    19:30 47' Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Prenton Park
    Attendance: 2,543
    Referee: Paul Danson (Leicester)
    29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10 Cardiff City 0–0 Halifax Town Cardiff
    19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,666
    Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester)
    2 October 1987 (1987-10-02) 11 Stockport County 0–1 Cardiff City Stockport
    19:30 16' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 2,332
    Referee: T Simpson (Sowerby Bridge)
    10 October 1987 (1987-10-10) 12 Cardiff City 0–1 Hereford United Cardiff
    15:00 Alan Curtis Red card 69' (pen) Steve Spooner Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 4,420
    Referee: Tony Ward (London)
    17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13 Peterborough United 4–3 Cardiff City Peterborough
    15:00 Mick Gooding 25'
    Les Lawrence 50'
    Noel Luke 56'
    Noel Luke 78'
    14' Mike Ford
    41' Mike Ford
    55' Brian McDermott
    Stadium: London Road
    Attendance: 3,473
    Referee: Jim Borrett (Harleston)
    20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14 Cardiff City 2–1 Torquay United Cardiff
    19:45 Mike Ford 60'
    Jimmy Gilligan 72'
    38' Derek Dawkins Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,503
    Referee: Peter Wright (Northwich)
    24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Cardiff City Scunthorpe
    15:00 Mike Ford 5' (og)
    Kevin Taylor 23'
    81' Paul Sanderson Stadium: Old Show Ground
    Attendance: 2,872
    Referee: Paul Harrison (Rochdale)
    31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) 16 Cardiff City 1–0 Rochdale Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 90' Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,046
    Referee: Colin Downey (Hounslow)
    4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) 17 Scarborough 1–1 Cardiff City Scarborough, North Yorkshire
    Stewart Mell 42' 44' Paul Wimbleton Stadium: Athletic Ground
    Attendance: 2,599
    Referee: D Scott (Burnley)
    7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 18 Cardiff City 3–2 Exeter City Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 4'
    Jimmy Gilligan 83'
    Terry Boyle 77'
    15' Darren Rowbotham
    62' Paul Batty
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,474
    Referee: Terry Holbrook (Walsall)
    21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19 Newport County 1–2 Cardiff City Newport
    15:00 Paul Miller 57' 69' Paul Wimbleton
    74' Nick Platnauer
    Stadium: Somerton Park
    Attendance: 4,022
    Referee: M James (Horsham)
    28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) 20 Cardiff City 1–1 Hartlepool United Cardiff
    15:00 Brian McDermott 88' 14' Tony Barratt Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,232
    Referee: K Miller (Harlow)
    12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Cardiff City Crewe
    15:00 Stadium: Gresty Road
    Attendance: 2,010
    Referee: Ken Lupton (Stockton)
    19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) 22 Cardiff City 2–1 Burnley Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 79'
    Jimmy Gilligan 81'
    47' Steve Davis Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,401
    Referee: John Moules (Kent)
    26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23 Cardiff City 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Cardiff
    15:00 Jimmy Gilligan 24'
    Jimmy Gilligan 83'
    Paul Wimbleton 69'
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 5,233
    Referee: Ron Groves (Weston)
    28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24 Colchester United 2–1 Cardiff City Colchester
    19:30 Dale Tempest 40'
    Tony English 75'
    24' Mark Kelly Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2,599
    Referee: Philip Don (Middlesex)
    1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25 Swansea City 2–2 Cardiff City Swansea City
    11:30 Joe Allon 60'
    Paul Raynor 87'
    84' Mike Ford
    90' Jimmy Gilligan
    Stadium: Vetch Field
    Attendance: 10,360
    Referee: Roger Milford (Bristol)
    16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) 26 Carlisle United 0–0 Cardiff City Carlisle
    15:00 Stadium: Brunton Park
    Attendance: 2,344
    Referee: Ian Hendrick (Preston)
    30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 27 Cardiff City 4–0 Cambridge United Cardiff
    15:00 Paul Wimbleton 4' (pen)
    Kevin Bartlett 30'
    Brian McDermott 40'
    Terry Boyle 66'
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 4,012
    Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
    2 February 1988 (1988-02-02) 28 Darlington 0–0 Cardiff City Darlington
    15:00 Stadium: Feethams
    Attendance: 2,332
    Referee: Colin Trussell (Liverpool)
    6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) 29 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–4 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
    15:00 Steve Bull 72' 64' Jimmy Gilligan
    82' Jimmy Gilligan
    67' Paul Wimbleton
    88' Paul Wimbleton
    Stadium: Molineux
    Attendance: 9,072
    Referee: F Roberts (Prestatyn)
    13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 30 Cardiff City 1–0 Colchester United Cardiff
    15:00 Mike Ford 49' Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 5,458
    Referee: David Hutchinson (Cambridge)
    20 February 1988 (1988-02-20) 31 Leyton Orient 4–1 Cardiff City London
    15:00 Kevin Hales 40' (pen)
    Steve Castle 51'
    Terry Howard 84'
    Ian Juryeff 87'
    15' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: Brisbane Road
    Attendance: 3,523
    Referee: M Bailey (Impington)
    27 February 1988 (1988-02-27) 32 Cardiff City 0–0 Stockport County Cardiff
    15:00 Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 4,008
    Referee: Jim Rushton (Stoke)
    1 March 1988 (1988-03-01) 33 Halifax Town 0–1 Cardiff City Halifax
    19:30 73' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: The Shay
    Attendance: 1,128
    Referee: Kevin Breen (Liverpool)
    4 March 1988 (1988-03-04) 34 Cardiff City 0–0 Peterborough United Cardiff
    19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 4,172
    Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)
    13 March 1988 (1988-03-13) 35 Hereford United 1–2 Cardiff City Hereford
    12:00 Phil Stant 2' 3' Jimmy Gilligan
    82' Kevin Bartlett
    Stadium: Edgar Street
    Attendance: 3,210
    Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)
    16 March 1988 (1988-03-16) 36 Cardiff City 1–1 Wrexham Cardiff
    19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 69' 27' Roger Preece Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 4,083
    Referee: Gerald Ashby (Worcester)
    26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) 37 Cardiff City 0–1 Scunthorpe United Cardiff
    15:00 80' David Shearer Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 4,527
    Referee: Martin Bodenham (East Looe)
    29 March 1988 (1988-03-29) 38 Rochdale 2–2 Cardiff City Rochdale
    Carl Harris 42'
    Lyndon Simmonds 70' (pen)
    57' Kevin Bartlett
    78' (og) John Bramhall
    Stadium: Spotland
    Attendance: 1,435
    Referee: Howard Taylor
    2 April 1988 (1988-04-02) 39 Exeter City 0–2 Cardiff City Exeter
    15:00 30' Kevin Bartlett
    41' Kevin Bartlett
    Stadium: St James Park
    Attendance: 2,649
    Referee: Mike Reed (Birmingham)
    4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 40 Cardiff City 4–0 Newport County Cardiff
    11:30 Nigel Stevenson 37'
    Paul Wimbleton 66'
    Brian McDermott 71'
    Mike Ford 76'
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 6,536
    Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)
    9 April 1988 (1988-04-09) 41 Torquay United 2–0 Cardiff City Torquay
    15:00 Lee Sharpe 30' (pen)
    Jim McNichol 37'
    Stadium: Plainmoor
    Attendance: 3,082
    Referee: R Hamer (Bristol)
    15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 42 Cardiff City 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
    19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 74' Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 6,705
    Referee: John Martin (Alton, Hampshire)
    23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 43 Cardiff City 2–0 Scarborough Cardiff
    15:00 Alan Curtis 10'
    Brian McDermott 50' (pen)
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 5,751
    Referee: Jim Ashworth (Luffenham)
    30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) 44 Hartlepool United 0–1 Cardiff City Hartlepool
    15:00 30' Jimmy Gilligan Stadium: Victoria Park
    Attendance: 1,097
    Referee: Howard Taylor (Oadby, Leicestershire)
    2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 45 Cardiff City 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Cardiff
    15:00 Kevin Bartlett 13'
    Brian McDermott 45'
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 10,125
    Referee: Danny Vickers (Essex)
    7 May 1988 (1988-05-07) 46 Burnley 1–2 Cardiff City Burnley
    15:00 George Oghani 84' 72' Alan Curtis
    89' Jimmy Gilligan
    Stadium: Turf Moor
    Attendance: 8,525
    Referee: John Ireland

    Source[2][3]

    Littlewoods Challenge Cup (League Cup)[edit]

    18 August 1987 (1987-08-18) Round 1 (First Leg) Newport County 2–1 Cardiff City Cardiff
    19:30 Paul Evans 40', 74' 56' Alan Curtis Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,383
    Referee: Ray Lewis (Great Bookham, Surrey)
    Note: Newport conceded home advantage and game was played at Ninian Park.
    25 August 1987 (1987-08-25) Round 1 (Second Leg) Cardiff City 2–2
    (3–4 agg.)
    Newport County Cardiff
    19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 6'
    Paul Sanderson 37'
    11' Robbie Taylor
    48' Steve Tupling
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 3,550
    Referee: Lester Shapter (Paignton)

    FA Cup[edit]

    14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) Round 1 Peterborough United 2–1 Cardiff City Peterborough
    15:00 Mick Gooding 17'
    Mick Gooding 56'
    44' Kevin Bartlett Stadium: London Road
    Attendance: 3,600
    Referee: Vic Callow (Solihull)

    Welsh Cup[edit]

    18 November 1987 (1987-11-18) Round 3 Ebbw Vale 0–0 Cardiff City Cardiff
    19:45 Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 935
    Referee: J Williams (Magor)
    Note: Ebbw Vale conceded home advantage
    5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) Round 3 (Replay) Cardiff City 1–0 Ebbw Vale Cardiff
    15:00 Kevin Bartlett 4' Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 975
    Referee: J Williams (Magor)
    9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) Round 4 Cardiff City 3–1 Port Talbot Town Cardiff
    15:00 Mike Ford 20', 44'
    Jimmy Gilligan 65'
    87' D John Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 1,382
    Referee: R Thomas (Ton Pentre)
    24 February 1988 (1988-02-24) Round 5 Cardiff City 3–1 Merthyr Tydfil Cardiff
    19:45 Jimmy Gilligan 9'
    Paul Wimbleton 46'
    Paul Wimbleton 67'
    87' Dai Webley Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 7,213
    Referee: Roger Gifford (Llanbradach)
    19 April 1988 (1988-04-19) Semi Final (First Leg) Cardiff City 2–1 Caernarfon Town Cardiff
    19:45 Paul Wimbleton 15' (pen)
    Mark Kelly 42'
    35' Damian Looker Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 2,750
    Referee: W Burge (Tonypandy)
    27 April 1988 (1988-04-27) Semi Final (Second Leg) Caernarfon Town 0–1
    (1–3 agg.)
    Cardiff City Caernarfon
    19:30 78' (pen) Brian McDermott Stadium: The Oval
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Ron Bridges (Deeside)
    17 May 1988 (1988-05-17) Final Wrexham 0–2 Cardiff City Swansea
    19:30 13' Alan Curtis
    34' Jimmy Gilligan
    Stadium: Vetch Field
    Attendance: 5,645
    Referee: Roger Gifford (Llanbradach)

    Sherpa Van Trophy[edit]

    13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Preliminary Round Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham Cardiff
    19:45 Paul Wheeler 35'
    Brian McDermott 52'
    Jimmy Gilligan 70'
    43' Darren Wright
    74' Shaun Cunnington
    Stadium: Ninian Park
    Attendance: 1,102
    Referee: Paul Vanes (West Midlands)
    24 November 1987 (1987-11-24) Preliminary Round Walsall 3–1 Cardiff City Walsall
    19:30 David Kelly 10'
    Nicky Cross 60'
    Phil Hawker 66'
    25' Jimmy Gilligan Stadium: Fellows Park
    Attendance: 2,420
    20 January 1988 (1988-01-20) Round 1 Notts County 2–0 Cardiff City Nottingham
    19:30 Paul Barnes 14'
    Ian McParland 85'
    Stadium: Meadow Lane
    Attendance: 2,704
    Referee: Tony Ward (London)

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "All Cardiff City football club players: 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  • ^ a b "Cardiff City 1987-88 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  • ^ "Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  • Bibliography[edit]


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