1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1987–88 season
Chairman	Tony Clemo
Manager	Frank Burrows
Football League Fourth Division	2nd
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Sherpa Van Trophy	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Gilligan (19); All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)
Highest home attendance	10,125 (v Crewe, 2 May 1988)
Lowest home attendance	2,201 (v Darlington, 15 September 1987)
Average home league attendance	4,849
	Home colours
	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

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	ENG	Scott Endersby
--	GK	ENG	Alan Judge
--	GK	ENG	Graham Moseley
--	GK	WAL	Jon Roberts
--	GK	SCO	George Wood
--	DF	WAL	Gareth Abraham
--	DF	WAL	Phil Bater
--	DF	WAL	Terry Boyle
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	WAL	Jason Perry
--	DF	ENG	Nick Platnauer


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

League standings

Pos	Team v 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	Participated in Fourth Division play-offs

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W
Position		19	13	16	10	15	10	7	2	4	1	4	9	6	10	7	8	5	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Source: ^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Fourth Division

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		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)

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

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

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

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)

References

^ "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

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
Crooks, John (1986). Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-0-8.
Shepherd, Richard (2002). The Definitive Cardiff City F.C. Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899-46817-X.
Crooks, John (1992). Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. ISBN 0-9513321-8-X.
Rollin, Jack, ed. (1988). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988-89. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-15879-9.

Crooks, John (1988). Cardiff City Diary of a Double Season 1987-88. John Crooks. ISBN 0-9511984-2-4.

"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

Welsh Football Data Archive

[1] "All Cardiff City football club players: 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[results-2] "Cardiff City 1987-88 results". Cardiff City Forum. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[11v11results-3] "Cardiff City football club match record: 1987". 11v11. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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