| Club: | West Coast Eagles |
| Season: | 1988 |
| President: | Richard Colless |
| Coach: | John Todd |
| Captain: | Ross Glendinning |
| Home Ground: | Subiaco Oval WACA Ground |
| Preseason Comp: | National Panasonic Cup |
| Preseason Result: | semi-finals |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 5th |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | N/A |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best & Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Chris Mainwaring |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Ross Glendinning (73 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 43,438 (elimination final vs at Waverley Park) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 7,157 (round 10 vs at the MCG) |
| Average Attendance: | 19,277 |
| Prevseason: | 1987 |
| Nextseason: | 1989 |
The 1988 VFL season was the West Coast Eagles' second season in the Victorian Football League (VFL). John Todd was appointed coach after Ron Alexander was sacked and Ross Glendinning remained captain. The Eagles played 22 games, winning 13 and losing 9 to finish 5th on the ladder.
West Coast recruited 12 players, with 11 from WAFL clubs, for the 1988 season:
West Coast defeated by 87 points in front of a crowd of 12,587 at the WACA Ground in the first round of the competition, the first night-series/pre-season match to be played in Western Australia since 1981, before losing to by 36 points in the second round.
Home team's score listed in bold:
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wednesday, 10 February 2:10pm | 19.14 (128) | 5.11 (41) | Won by 87 points | WACA Ground | 12,587 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 12 March 2:10pm | 8.12 (60) | 14.12 (96) | Lost by 36 points | Waverley Park | 5,992 |
Home team's score listed in bold:
| Round | Date | Score | Opponent | Opponent's Score | Result | Venue | Attendance | Best on ground | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 2 April 2:10pm | 14.20 (104) | 11.17 (83) | Won by 21 points | Kardinia Park (stadium) | 20,781 | ||||
| 2 | Friday, 8 April 7:40pm | 26.19 (175) | 11.10 (76) | Won by 99 points | WACA Ground | 24,886 | ||||
| 3 | Sunday, 17 April 2:10pm | 29.18 (192) | 10.14 (74) | Won by 118 points | WACA Ground | 16,354 | ||||
| 4 | Saturday, 23 April 2:10pm | 8.7 (55) | 13.16 (94) | Lost by 87 points | Victoria Park | 26,276 | ||||
| 5 | Friday, 29 April 7:40pm | 14.16 (100) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 7 points | WACA Ground | 17,662 | ||||
| 6 | Friday, 6 May 7:40pm | 17.8 (110) | 17.23 (123) | Lost by 13 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 10,133 | ||||
| 7 | Friday, 13 May 7:40pm | 17.10 (112) | 3.18 (36) | Won by 76 points | WACA Ground | 12,803 | ||||
| 8 | Sunday, 22 May 2:10pm | 9.9 (63) | 17.14 (116) | Lost by 53 points | Subiaco Oval | 27,344 | ||||
| 9 | Sunday, 29 May 2:10pm | 12.15 (87) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 13 points | Subiaco Oval | 27,663 | ||||
| 10 | Sunday, 5 June 2:10pm | 10.15 (75) | 16.20 (116) | Lost by 41 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7,157 | ||||
| 11 | Monday, 13 June 2:10pm | 10.13 (73) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 20 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 28,045 | ||||
| 12 | Sunday, 19 June 2:10pm | 8.13 (61) | 14.20 (104) | Lost by 43 points | Sydney Cricket Ground | 12,664 | ||||
| 13 | Sunday, 26 June 2:10pm | 17.19 (121) | 13.9 (87) | Won by 34 points | Subiaco Oval | 15,028 | ||||
| 14 | Saturday, 2 July 2:10pm | 13.7 (85) | 16.16 (112) | Lost by 27 points | Windy Hill | 10,298 | ||||
| 15 | Sunday, 10 July 2:10pm | 18.18 (126) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 20 points | Subiaco Oval | 18,537 | ||||
| 16 | Friday, 15 July 7:40pm | 14.14 (98) | 12.17 (89) | Won by 9 points | WACA Ground | 16,074 | ||||
| 17 | Friday, 22 July 7:40pm | 8.16 (64) | 19.20 (134) | Lost by 70 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7,611 | ||||
| 18 | Sunday, 31 July 2:10pm | 18.14 (122) | 11.12 (78) | Won by 44 points | Subiaco Oval | 16,266 | ||||
| 19 | Sunday, 7 August 2:10pm | 16.9 (115) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 31 points | Subiaco Oval | 18,193 | ||||
| 20 | Saturday, 13 August 2:10pm | 14.13 (97) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 9 points | Moorabbin Oval | 11,074 | ||||
| 21 | Sunday, 21 August 7:40pm | 16.15 (111) | 7.9 (51) | Won by 60 points | Subiaco Oval | 36,638 | ||||
| 22 | Sunday, 28 August 2:10pm | 7.11 (53) | 3.11 (29) | Won by 24 points | Western Oval | 18,456 | ||||
| EF | Saturday, 3 September 2:10pm | 10.11 (71) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 2 points | Waverley Park | 43,438 | – | – |
Source: AFLTables