1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season

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.

Portsmouth F.C.
1987–88 season
ChairmanJohn Deacon
ManagerAlan Ball
StadiumFratton Park
First Division19th (relegated)
FA CupQuarter-finals
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: ?
All: Micky Quinn (11)

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[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 Andy Gosney
GK  ENG Alan Knight
GK  ENG Paul Musselwhite
DF  ENG Billy Gilbert
DF  ENG Paul Hardyman
DF  ENG Lee Sandford
DF  ENG Kenny Swain
DF  IRL Liam Daish
DF  JAM Noel Blake
MF  ENG Kevin Ball
MF  ENG Kevin Dillon
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Mike Fillery
MF  ENG Vince Hilaire
MF  ENG Clive Whitehead
MF  WAL Barry Horne
MF  IRL Mark Kelly
MF  USA John Kerr
FW  ENG Paul Mariner
FW  ENG Micky Quinn
FW  ENG Terry Connor
FW  NIR Ian Stewart
  Lee Darby
  Andy Perry

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ENG Malcolm Shotton (to Huddersfield Town)
DF  ENG Kenny Swain (on loan to West Bromwich Albion)
MF  IRL Mick Kennedy (to Bradford City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  USA John Kerr (on loan to Peterborough United)
FW  ENG Ian Baird (to Leeds United)

Reserves

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  WAL Kit Symons

Transfers

In

Out

Results

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
17 Charlton Athletic 40 9 15 16 38 52 14 42
18 Chelsea 40 9 15 16 50 68 18 42 Relegated via the Second Division play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
19 Portsmouth 40 7 14 19 36 66 30 35 Automatically relegated to the Second Division
20 Watford 40 7 11 22 27 51 24 32
21 Oxford United 40 6 13 21 44 80 36 31
Source:
Notes:
  1. Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.
  • 22 August – Portsmouth 2-2 Southampton
  • 3 January Southampton 0-2 Portsmouth

Unknown date

  • Wimbledon 2-2 Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon

References

  1. "Pompey FC News and Stats Database". Pompeyrama.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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