1987–88 Middlesbrough F.C. season

Middlesbrough 1987-88 football season

Middlesbrough
1987-88 season
Manager	Bruce Rioch
Football League Second Division	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	4th round
League Cup	2nd round
Simod Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Bernie Slaven All: Bernie Slaven
Highest home attendance	Home: 27,645 (vs Leicester City) Away: 34,186 (vs Leeds United)
Lowest home attendance	Home: 9,344 (vs Swindon Town) Away: 5,603 (vs Shrewsbury Town)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

During the 1987–88 season, Middlesbrough participated in the Football League Second Division following their promotion the previous season. They were promoted to the First Division at the end of the season having finished third in the league and winning the play-offs.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Millwall (C, P)	44	25	7	12	72	52	+20	82	Promotion to the First Division
2	Aston Villa (P)	44	22	12	10	68	41	+27	78	Promotion to the First Division
3	Middlesbrough (O, P)	44	22	12	10	63	36	+27	78	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4	Bradford City	44	22	11	11	74	54	+20	77
5	Blackburn Rovers	44	21	14	9	68	52	+16	77

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 2		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	England ENG	Stephen Pears	55	0	47	0	4	0	4	0
GK	England ENG	Kevin Poole	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
DF	England ENG	Colin Cooper	55	2	46	2	5	0	4	0
DF	England ENG	Dean Glover	50	4	42	4	4	0	4	0
DF	Republic of Ireland IRL	Alan Kernaghan	42	7	36	6	3	1	3	0
DF	England ENG	Tony Mowbray	57	5	48	3	5	1	4	1
DF	England ENG	Gary Pallister	57	3	48	3	5	0	4	0
DF	England ENG	Brian Laws	37	1	31	1	5	0	1	0
DF	England ENG	Gary Parkinson	51	0	42	0	5	0	4	0
MF	England ENG	Gary Gill	6	0	3	0	2	0	1	0
MF	England ENG	Gary Hamilton	54	7	45	7	5	0	4	0
MF	England ENG	Paul Kerr	57	7	48	5	5	2	4	0
MF	England ENG	Stuart Ripley	55	9	47	8	4	1	4	0
MF	England ENG	Mark Burke	18	0	16	0	2	0	0	0
MF	England ENG	Paul Proudlock	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
FW	Republic of Ireland IRL	Bernie Slaven	57	24	48	23	5	0	4	1
MF	England ENG	Trevor Senior	10	4	10	4	0	0	0	0
FW	England ENG	Archie Stephens	14	2	11	2	0	0	3	0

Date	Player	Previous club	Cost
August 1987	England Kevin Poole	Aston Villa	Free
June 1987	England Dean Glover	Aston Villa	60,000ドル
December 1987	England Mark Burke	Aston Villa	50,000ドル
January 1988	Republic of Ireland Tony Cousins	Chelsea	Free
March 1988	England Trevor Senior	Watford	223,000ドル

Date	Player	Buying club	Cost
August 1987	England Lee Turnbull	Aston Villa	59,000ドル
July 1987	Scotland Ronnie Coyle	Rochdale	Free
December 1987	England Archie Stephens	Carlisle	Free

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