1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1987–88
League	Football League Fourth Division
Manager	Frank Burrows
League position	2nd
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Gilligan (19) All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Previous season	← 1986–87
Next season	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

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

No. Position Player -- GK Scott Endersby -- GK Alan Judge -- GK Graham Moseley -- GK Jon Roberts -- GK George Wood -- DF Gareth Abraham -- DF Phil Bater -- DF Terry Boyle -- DF Mike Ford -- DF Jason Perry -- DF Nick Platnauer

No. Position Player -- MF Jason Gummer -- MF Mark Kelly -- MF Steve Mardenborough -- MF Brian McDermott -- MF Paul Sanderson -- MF Paul Wheeler -- MF Paul Wimbleton -- FW Kevin Bartlett -- FW Alan Curtis -- FW Jimmy Gilligan -- FW Ian Walsh

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	27	9	10	82	43	+39	90
2	Cardiff City	46	24	13	9	66	41	+25	85
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	22	12	12	66	42	+24	78
4	Scunthorpe United	46	20	17	9	76	51	+25	77
5	Torquay United	46	21	14	11	66	41	+25	77
6	Swansea City	46	20	10	16	62	56	+6	70
7	Peterborough United	46	20	10	16	52	53	−1	70
8	Leyton Orient	46	19	12	15	85	63	+22	69
9	Colchester United	46	19	10	17	47	51	−4	67
10	Burnley	46	20	7	19	57	62	−5	67
11	Wrexham	46	20	6	20	69	58	+11	66
12	Scarborough	46	17	14	15	56	48	+8	65
13	Darlington	46	18	11	17	71	69	+2	65
14	Tranmere Rovers	46	19	9	18	61	53	+8	64
15	Cambridge United	46	16	13	17	50	52	−2	61
16	Hartlepool United	46	15	14	17	50	57	−7	59
17	Crewe Alexandra	46	13	19	14	57	53	+4	58
18	Halifax Town	46	14	14	18	54	59	−5	55
19	Hereford United	46	14	12	20	41	59	−18	54
20	Stockport County	46	12	15	19	44	58	−14	51
21	Rochdale	46	11	15	20	47	76	−29	48
22	Exeter City	46	11	13	22	53	68	−15	46
23	Carlisle United	46	12	8	26	57	86	−29	44
24	Newport County	46	6	7	33	35	105	−70	25

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

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