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1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season

Welsh football club season

Field	Value
club	Cardiff City
season	1987–88
league	Football League Fourth Division
chairman	Tony Clemo
manager	Frank Burrows
league result	2nd
league topscorer	Jimmy Gilligan (19)
season topscorer	Jimmy Gilligan (25)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	1st round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	1st round
cup3	Welsh Cup
cup3 result	Winners
cup4	Sherpa Van Trophy
cup4 result	1st round
average attendance	4,849
highest attendance	10,125 (v Crewe, 2 May 1988)
lowest attendance	2,201 (v Darlington, 15 September 1987)
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prevseason	1986–87
nextseason	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

First team squad.

League standings

Main article: 1987–88 Football League#Fourth Division

Results by round

Fixtures and results

[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]

Kevin Bartlett Terry Boyle Steve Bull Geoff Hunter Kevin Russell Kevin Bartlett Kevin Bartlett Mike Ford Terry Boyle Jimmy Gilligan Wes Saunders Les Lawrence Noel Luke Noel Luke Mike Ford Brian McDermott Jimmy Gilligan Kevin Taylor Jimmy Gilligan Terry Boyle Paul Batty Nick Platnauer Jimmy Gilligan Jimmy Gilligan Paul Wimbleton Tony English Paul Raynor Jimmy Gilligan Kevin Bartlett Brian McDermott Terry Boyle Jimmy Gilligan Paul Wimbleton Paul Wimbleton Steve Castle Terry Howard Ian Juryeff Kevin Bartlett Lyndon Simmonds John Bramhall Kevin Bartlett Paul Wimbleton Brian McDermott Mike Ford Jim McNichol Brian McDermott Brian McDermott Jimmy Gilligan Source

Littlewoods Challenge Cup (League Cup)

Paul Sanderson Steve Tupling

FA Cup

Mick Gooding

Welsh Cup

Jimmy Gilligan Paul Wimbleton Paul Wimbleton Mark Kelly Jimmy Gilligan

Sherpa Van Trophy

Brian McDermott Jimmy Gilligan Shaun Cunnington Nicky Cross Phil Hawker Ian McParland

References

Bibliography

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Welsh Football Data Archive

References

"All Cardiff City football club players: 1988".
"Cardiff City 1987-88 results". Cardiff City Forum.
"Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11.

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