1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season explained
| Chairman: | Tony Clemo |
| League Result: | 2nd |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Gilligan (19) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jimmy Gilligan (25) |
| Cup1 Result: | 1st round |
| Cup2 Result: | 1st round |
| Cup3 Result: | Winners |
| 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) |
| Pattern La1: | _cardiff_city1987h |
| Pattern B1: | _cardiff_city1987h |
| Pattern Ra1: | _cardiff_city1987h |
| Pattern Sh1: | _cardiff_city1987h |
| Pattern So1: | _cardiff_city1987h |
| Leftarm1: | 0000FF |
| Body1: | 0000FF |
| Rightarm1: | 0000FF |
| Shorts1: | FFFFFF |
| Socks1: | 0000FF |
| 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.[1]
League standings
Results by round
Fixtures and results
Source[2] [3]
Sherpa Van Trophy
See also
Bibliography
- Book: Hayes
, Dean
. The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. 2006. 1-85983-462-0.
- Book: Crooks
, John
. Cardiff City Chronology 1920-86. John Crooks. 1986. 0-9511984-0-8.
- Book: Shepherd
, Richard
. The Definitive Cardiff City F.C.. Tony Brown. 2002. 1-899-46817-X.
- Book: Crooks
, John
. Cardiff City Football Club: Official History of the Bluebirds. Yore Publications. 1992. 0-9513321-8-X.
- Book: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1988-89. Jack. Rollin. Queen Anne Press. 1988. 0-356-15879-9.
- Book: Crooks
, John
. Cardiff City Diary of a Double Season 1987-88. John Crooks. 1988. 0-9511984-2-4.
- Web site: Football Club History Database – Cardiff City . 16 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230175437/http://www.fchd.info/CARDIFFC.HTM . 30 December 2008 . live .
- Welsh Football Data Archive
Notes and References
- Web site: All Cardiff City football club players: 1988. 11v11. 14 January 2022.
- Web site: Cardiff City 1987-88 results. Cardiff City Forum. 14 January 2022.
- Web site: Cardiff City football club match record: 1987. 11v11. 14 January 2022.
