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1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Portsmouth F.C.
season	1987–88
manager	Alan Ball
chairman	John Deacon
stadium	Fratton Park
league	First Division
league result	19th (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Quarter-finals
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	Second round
cup3	Full Members Cup
cup3 result	First round
league topscorer	?
season topscorer	Micky Quinn (11)
prevseason	1986–87
nextseason	1988–89

During the 1987–88 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.

Kit

Admiral became Portsmouth's kit manufacturers for the season. For the first time in their history Portsmouth's kits wore sponsorship, South Coast Fiat (a Fiat dealership chain in the local area) sponsoring the kit.

Squad

:Squad at end of season

Left club during season

Reserves

Transfers

In

WAL Barry Horne - WAL Wrexham, £60,000, 17 July 1987
ENG Ian Baird - ENG Leeds United, £285,000, 12 August 1987
USA John Kerr - ENG Harrow Borough
NIR Ian Stewart - ENG Newcastle United

Out

ENG Brett Angell - released (later joined Cheltenham Town)
IRL Mick Kennedy - ENG Bradford City
ENG Ian Baird - ENG Leeds United, £120,000, March 1988
ENG Kenny Swain - ENG West Bromwich Albion, loan
USA John Kerr - ENG Peterborough United, loan

Results

First Division

22 August 1987 Portsmouth 2-2 Southampton
26 September 1987 Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon
3 January 1988 Southampton 0-2 Portsmouth
19 April 1988 Wimbledon 2-2 Portsmouth

FA Cup

League Cup

Full Members Cup

References

"Pompey FC News and Stats Database". Pompeyrama.com.

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