1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
9 April 1988 – Liverpool move closer to an unprecedented second double by beating Nottingham Forest 2–1 in the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough. Wimbledon end Luton Town's cup double hopes with a 2–1 win at White Hart Lane to reach the final for the first time. In the league, 17-year-old Alan Shearer becomes the youngest hat-trick scorer in the First Division in Southampton's 4–2 home win over Arsenal.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
13 April 1988 – Hull City sack manager Brian Horton. Liverpool and Nottingham Forest do battle for the third time in twelve days, and just as four days ago, the Merseysiders come out on top, as they win 5–0.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
16–17 April 1988 – The Football League programme is put on hold for a week as the Football League Centenary Tournament is staged at Wembley Stadium between 16 clubs on the 100th anniversary of the league's foundation. Nottingham Forest are the winners of the two-day event.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
18 April 1988 – Torquay United winger Lee Sharpe, who turns 17 next month, agrees to sign for Manchester United at the end of the season in a £30,000 deal. Hearts striker John Robertson agrees to join Newcastle United for a club record £750,000 at the end of the season. The Football Association suspends Chris Kamara for the rest of the season.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
23 April 1988 – Liverpool's 1–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur confirms the Reds as League champions. Watford are relegated thanks to Charlton Athletic's 2–0 win over Newcastle United.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
24 April 1988 – Holders Arsenal are beaten 3–2 by Luton Town in a dramatic League Cup final at Wembley. It is Luton's first-ever major trophy.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
30 April 1988 – Oxford United are relegated after defeat against Newcastle United. Portsmouth are favourites for the last automatic relegation place, trailing West Ham United by four points with two matches left. The promotion issues in the Second Division have yet to be confirmed, with just four points separating the top five clubs – Millwall, Aston Villa, Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers. Derby County goalkeeper Peter Shilton, 38, sets a new Football League appearance record when he makes his 825th league appearance since his debut 21 years ago in his side's 1–1 draw at Watford.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
1 May 1988 – Sunderland win promotion back to the Second Division at the first attempt with a 1–0 win over Port Vale at Vale Park.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
2 May 1988 – Portsmouth lose 2–1 at home to Newcastle United and are relegated from the First Division after just one season. Millwall, meanwhile, clinch the Second Division title with a 1–0 win over Hull City at Boothferry Park and reach the First Division for the first time in their history.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
7 May 1988 – On the final full day of the First Division season, Charlton Athletic stay up with a 1–1 draw at Chelsea, a result that sends their opponents into the relegation play-offs.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
9 May 1988 – Liverpool finish their League campaign with a 1–1 draw against Luton Town. John Aldridge finishes the season as the First Division's top scorer with 27 league strikes for Liverpool, and 30 in all competitions. Brian McClair of Manchester United, the division's next highest scorer, scores twice against Wimbledon to take his league tally to 24.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
10 May 1988 – Tottenham Hotspur sell striker Clive Allen to Bordeaux of France for £1 million. 75-year-old Portsmouth chairman John Deacon sells the club to Jim Gregory for £2million.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
11 May 1988 – Aberdeen goalkeeper Jim Leighton links up with his former manager Alex Ferguson by signing for Manchester United in a £500,000 deal.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
14 May 1988 – Wimbledon pull off a major upset by beating Liverpool 1–0 in the FA Cup final. They have been First Division members for just two seasons and have only been a Football League side for the last eleven years. Lawrie Sanchez is Wimbledon's goalscoring hero, while Liverpool have a goal from Peter Beardsley disallowed and a penalty from John Aldridge saved by Wimbledon goalkeeper and captain Dave Beasant.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
20 May 1988 – Kevin Clarke, 30, is sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of being the ring leader of a notorious gang of Oxford United hooligans who were involved in running battles with rivals fans, often in busy shopping areas.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
22 May 1988 – Argentine midfielder Ossie Ardiles is given a free transfer by Tottenham Hotspur after 10 years at the club.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
26 May 1988 – Aston Villa prepare for their First Division comeback by signing Derek Mountfield from Everton for £425,000 and Chris Price from Blackburn Rovers for £150,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
28 May 1988 – Middlesbrough are promoted to the First Division, taking the place of Chelsea, whom they beat 2–1 on aggregate in the play-off final.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
29 May 1988 – Wolverhampton Wanderers lift the Associate Members' Cup with a 2–0 win over Burnley in front of more than 80,000 fans at Wembley.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
1 June 1988 – Sheffield Wednesday sell striker Lee Chapman to Niort of France for £350,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
6 June 1988 – Arthur Albiston, Manchester United's longest serving player, links up with former United boss Ron Atkinson at West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer after 15 years at Old Trafford.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
8 June 1988 – Dave Beasant completes a £750,000 transfer from Wimbledon to Newcastle United, making him the costliest goalkeeper in English football.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
10 June 1988 – Tottenham Hotspur sign Paul Stewart from Manchester City for £1.5 million – a record fee for a Second Division player.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
12 June 1988 – England's European Championship campaign begins with a 1–0 defeat to the Republic of Ireland.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
15 June 1988 – England's chances of progressing to the semi-finals of the European Championships are ended by a 3–1 defeat to the Netherlands. Everton sign Bradford City midfielder Stuart McCall for £850,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
17 June 1988 – Newcastle United bolster their attack with a £500,000 move for Bradford City striker John Hendrie.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
18 June 1988 – England's final group match at the European Championship Finals ends in a third defeat, 3–1 to the USSR.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
23 June 1988 – Eighteen Scarborough hooligans receive prison sentences of up to 12 months for their part in clashes with Wolverhampton Wanderers fans at the club's very first Football League game in August.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
24 June 1988 – Watford striker Luther Blissett agrees to stay with the club for at least one more season despite their relegation to the Second Division.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
29 June 1988 – Millwall prepare for their first season as a top division club by re-signing defender Neil Ruddock from Tottenham Hotspur for £300,000.


1987–88 in English football, National team
England were eliminated from Euro 88, held in West Germany, after losing all three group matches. The tournament was eventually won by the Netherlands. In spite of continued calls from the tabloids for a new manager, the FA kept faith in Bobby Robson once more.


1987–88 in English football, FA Cup
Wimbledon caused one of the biggest footballing upsets of the 20th century by defeating champions Liverpool 1–0 in the FA Cup final. Wimbledon had only been league members for 11 years and First Division members for two years, while Liverpool had just wrapped up their 17th league championship.


1987–88 in English football, FA Cup
Lawrie Sanchez headed the only goal from a Dennis Wise free-kick in the first half of the final, while Dave Beasant became the first player to save a penalty in an FA Cup final (saving from John Aldridge, who had scored all 11 other penalties he had taken that season) and the first goalkeeper to captain an FA Cup-winning side.


1987–88 in English football, League Cup
Ray Harford's Luton Town achieved a shock 3–2 win over Arsenal in the League Cup final to win their first-ever major trophy. Harford had only been promoted to the manager's seat from assistant manager a year earlier as successor to John Moore.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, First Division
Liverpool won their 17th First Division title with just two league defeats all season and enjoying a record 29-match unbeaten start to the league season, which had seen them looking uncatchable since before Christmas. They finished nine points ahead of their nearest rivals Manchester United, who made impressive progress in their first full season under the management of Alex Ferguson. Nottingham Forest enjoyed their best season for four years as they finished third, while Everton and QPR completed the top five and Arsenal finished sixth, suffering a shock defeat to Luton Town in the League Cup final.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, First Division
Seventh-placed Wimbledon, in their second season in the First Division and their 11th in the league, beat Liverpool 1–0 in the FA Cup final to deny the Merseysiders a unique second double.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, First Division
Oxford United's three-year stay in the First Division came to an end with relegation in bottom place, while Watford failed miserably in the aftermath of Graham Taylor's departure and went down after six years among the elite. Portsmouth's first top flight season since the 1950s ended in relegation, while Chelsea went down after losing to Middlesbrough in the play-offs.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, First Division
Unusually, the division was composed of an odd number of clubs this season. This meant that each week, one club would not play a game.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Second Division
A tight Second Division promotion race ended with Millwall as champions and promoted to the First Division for the first time in their history. Aston Villa were promoted on goals scored ahead of Middlesbrough, who triumphed in the play-offs to secure a second successive promotion a mere two years after they had almost gone out of business. Bradford City, another club faced with closure a few years earlier, also qualified for the play-offs, as did Blackburn Rovers.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Second Division
Huddersfield Town's catastrophic season ended in relegation after a mere six wins and 28 points. They were joined by Reading, who gained some consolation by winning the Full Members' Cup. Sheffield United went down in the play-offs, while West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City narrowly avoided their second relegation in three seasons.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Sunderland sealed the Third Division title by a comfortable margin in their first season at this level to secure an instant return to the Second Division. Runners-up Brighton also secured an instant return to the Second Division, while the third promotion place was taken by play-off winners Walsall.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Doncaster Rovers and York City propped up the Third Division to suffer relegation after four seasons at this level, while debt-ridden Grimsby Town suffered a second successive relegation. Rotherham United went down in the play-offs. Newly promoted Aldershot narrowly survived their first season at this level for over a decade.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Third Division
Scunthorpe United left the Old Showground and moved into Glanford Park, thus becoming the first English club in more than 30 years to move to a new stadium.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
Wolverhampton Wanderers clinched the Fourth Division title, the Associate Members' Cup and promotion to the Third Division at the end of a thrilling season where striker Steve Bull found the net 52 times in all competitions. They were joined in promotion by Cardiff City and Swansea City as well as another fallen giant, Bolton Wanderers, who enjoyed their first successful season for a decade.


1987–88 in English football, Football League, Fourth Division
Debt-ridden Newport County moved closer to oblivion, losing their league status with just 25 points to suffer a second successive relegation and find themselves being forced into non-league football a mere five years after being on the brink of the Second Division and seven years after playing in the European Cup Winners' Cup. Their relegation would prove the beginning of the end for this incarnation of the club, who folded halfway through the following season and were subsequently forced to reform for the 1989–90 season.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
Liverpool's high scoring winger John Barnes was voted both PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year in his first season at Anfield.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
Newcastle United's midfielder Paul Gascoigne was voted PFA Young Player of the Year before being transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
Brian McClair scored 25 First Division goals for runners-up Manchester United in his first season at Old Trafford following his move from Celtic.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
Liverpool striker John Aldridge was top scorer in the league and collected a championship medal in his first full season at the club, but missed the penalty in the FA Cup final that cost his side the chance of a unique second double.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
West Ham United striker Tony Cottee had another high scoring season before being transferred to Everton.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
Steve Bull scored 52 goals in all competitions (37 in the league) for Fourth Division champions Wolverhampton Wanderers.


1987–88 in English football, Star players
Young midfielder David Platt had an excellent first season for Aston Villa, establishing himself as a competent goalscorer as well as gaining promotion to the First Division.


1987–88 in English football, Retirements
January 1988: Mark Lawrenson, 30-year-old Liverpool and Republic of Ireland defender, retires from playing due an Achilles injury.


1987–88 in English football, Retirements
May 1988: Craig Johnston, 27-year-old Liverpool midfielder, retires from playing to care for his seriously ill sister in Australia.


1987–88 in Scottish football
The 1987–88 season was the 91st season of competitive football in Scotland.


1987–88 in Scottish football, Notable events
Billy McNeill's second spell back in charge of Celtic began in style as they finished the season by winning the double of the league title and Scottish Cup. The cup triumph was sealed with two late goals from Frank McAvennie, signed in early October from West Ham United, as they had trailed 1–0 to Dundee United.


1987–88 in Scottish football, Notable events
Rangers, further strengthened with the signing of Englishmen Ray Wilkins and Mark Walters in midfield, had consolation for their failure to repeat title glory in the shape of a League Cup win. They could only finish third in the league, with Hearts finishing second – 10 points adrift of champions Celtic.


1987–88 in Scottish football, Notable events
The Old Firm league fixture at Ibrox in October 1987, which ended in a 2–2 draw, saw three players red carded. Charges were later brought against four of the players (three from Rangers, one from Celtic) by the Procurator Fiscal. The resulting Court case ended up with Terry Butcher and Chris Woods being convicted of a breach of the peace. Graham Roberts was found Not proven, whilst Frank McAvennie was acquitted.


1987–88 in Scottish football, Notable events
Rangers enjoyed the longest run in Europe out of all the Scottish clubs, reaching the European Cup quarter finals where they were edged out by Steaua Bucharest.


1987–88 in Scottish football, Notable events
A reduction of the Premier Division from 12 clubs to 10 saw three clubs (Falkirk, Dunfirmline Athletic and Morton) relegated. The only promotion place went to Division One champions Hamilton Academical.


1987–88 in Scottish football, Scottish clubs in Europe
Results for Scotland's participants in European competition for the 1987–88 season


1987–88 snooker season
The 1987–88 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between July 1987 and May 1988. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and invitational events.


1987–88 snooker season, Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.


1988
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 988th  year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th  year of the 20th century, and the  9th   year of the 1980s decade.


1988
1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United States (NSFNET) and Europe (Nordunet) as well as the first Internet-based chat protocol, Internet Relay Chat. The concept of the World Wide Web was first discussed at CERN in 1988.


1988
The Soviet Union began its major deconstructing towards a mixed economy at the beginning of 1988 and began its gradual dissolution. The Iron Curtain began to disintegrate in 1988 as Hungary began allowing freer travel to the West. The first extrasolar planet, Gamma Cephei Ab (confirmed in 2002) was detected this year and the World Health Organization began its mission to eradicate polio.


1988
In the 20th century, the year 1988 has the most Roman numeral digits (11).


1988 (Archie Roach album)
1988 (also known as Music Deli Presents Archie Roach 1988) is a compilation album by Australian singer song writer Archie Roach.


1988 (Archie Roach album)
1988 is the second in a series of artist releases from the live archives of ABC Radio's Music Deli program. It captures some of the first ever recordings of young Indigenous songwriter Archie Roach. The majority of the album was recorded in 1988 while other tracks were recorded live at Melbourne Concert Hall when Roach supported Yothu Yindi in January 1992 and The "Christmas Eve" song with Paul Kelly was also recorded live in ABC studio in 1990. A bonus at the end of the CD is an interview with Archie Roach recorded on 1 March 1988, followed by a short follow up interview 20 years later recorded in September 2008.


1988 (Archie Roach album)
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.


1988 (Archie Roach album), Background and release
Paul Petran says in his liner notes on the album "In 1988 much of Australia was celebrating 200 years of white settlement but a young Archie Roach was expressing in song what many who weren't celebrating were feeling. For many indigenous people there was anger, despair, disadvantage, land rights battles and deaths in custody. Archie dealt with this by writing songs about his own experiences and feelings - and then performing these songs to whomever would listen."


1988 (Archie Roach album), Background and release
Roach said “I started out back in 87 when I started writing "Took the Children Away" and I also started writing songs in protest of the bicentennial. I wanted to release these songs just to let younger people know what it was like for Aboriginal people back in 1988... We were looking for change of course but the main point was to make a stand against the bicentennial and to let people know there is a black history in this country.” Roach and his manager listened to these recordings again in 2007 and decided it was the right time to release them.


1988 (Blueprint album)
1988 is the third studio album by American hip hop musician Blueprint. It was released on March 29, 2005, on Rhymesayers Entertainment.


1988 (Blueprint album), Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, 1988 received an average score of 83% based on 9 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".


1988 1. deild
g 1988 1. deild was the 46th season of Faroese Premier League Football, and when it was referred to as 1. deild (First Division).


1988 1. deild, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Havnar Bóltfelag won the championship.


1988 1. deild karla
The 1988 season of 1. deild karla was the 34th season of second-tier football in Iceland.


1988 1. divisjon
The 1988 1. divisjon was the 44th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 1 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.


1988 1. divisjon
22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve were relegated. The winners of the two groups of the 2. divisjon were promoted, as well as the winner of a series of play-off matches between the two second placed teams in the two groups of the 2. divisjon and number ten in the 1. divisjon.


1988 1. divisjon, Relegation play-offs
Bryne, Start, and Ham-Kam competed in the play-offs. Start won and Bryne were relegated to 2. divisjon.


1988 1. divisjon (women)
The 1988 1. divisjon season, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 30 April 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.


1988 1. divisjon (women)
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the 2. divisjon were promoted through a playoff round.


1988 1000 km of Brands Hatch
The 1988 Brands Hatch 1000 km was the seventh round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Brands Hatch, United Kingdom on 24 July, 1988.


1988 1000 km of Brands Hatch, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 1000 km of Fuji
The 1988 1000 km Fuji was the tenth round of the 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship as well as the sixth and final round of the 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship. It took place at the Fuji Speedway, Japan on September 18, 1988.


1988 1000 km of Fuji, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 1000 km of Monza
The 1988 1000 km di Monza was the third round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy on April 10, 1988.


1988 1000 km of Monza, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 1000 km of Nürburgring
The 1988 ADAC 1000 km Nürburgring was the eighth round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Nürburgring, West Germany on September 3 and 4, 1988.


1988 1000 km of Nürburgring, Pre-race
Prior to the race weekend, the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC), organisers of the event, decided to alter the schedule for the race weekend as well as the format of the race itself.


1988 1000 km of Nürburgring, Pre-race
Rather than being a continual six hour event, the race was broken into two heats. The first heat was to be run on Saturday evening, going from dusk into darkness, and running for three hours of 500 kilometres, whichever was achieved first. The second heat would then be run on Sunday afternoon for an equal distance to make up the 1000 kilometre total distance. The times from each entry would be combined from the two events in order to determine an overall winner.


1988 1000 km of Nürburgring, Pre-race
Several teams and drivers protested this change, in part due to the rain and fog present on the race weekend. All teams however did race any way.


1988 1000 km of Nürburgring, Official results
These results show the combined times from both heats. Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 1000 km of Silverstone
The 1988 Autosport 1000 km was the fourth round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom on May 8, 1988.


1988 1000 km of Silverstone, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 1000 km of Silverstone, Official results
† - The #14 Richard Lloyd Racing entry was disqualified after the race due to running a fuel cell which was too large.


1988 1000 km of Spa
The 1988 1000 km Spa was the ninth round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium on September 18, 1988.


1988 1000 km of Spa, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 12 Hours of Sebring
The 12 Hours of Sebring Grand Prix of Endurance, was the third round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship and was held at the Sebring International Raceway, on March 19 1988. Victory overall went to the No. 86 Bayside Disposal Racing Porsche 962 driven by Klaus Ludwig and Hans-Joachim Stuck.


1988 2. divisjon
The 1988 2. divisjon was a Norwegian second-tier football league season.


1988 2. divisjon
The league was contested by 24 teams, divided into two groups; A and B. The winners of group A and B were promoted to the 1989 1. divisjon. The second placed teams met the 10th position finisher in the 1. divisjon in a qualification round where the winner was promoted to 1. divisjon. The bottom three teams in both groups were relegated to the 3. divisjon.


1988 2. divisjon, Overview, Summary
Viking won group A with 45 points and Mjølner won group B with 53 points. Both teams promoted to the 1989 1. divisjon. The second-placed teams, Start and HamKam met Bryne in the promotion play-offs. Start won the qualification and was promoted to the 1. divisjon.


1988 2. divisjon, Promotion play-offs, Results
Start won the qualification round and won promotion to the 1. divisjon.


1988 24 Hours of Daytona
The 26th Annual SunBank 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on January 30-31, 1988 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1988 IMSA GT Championship.


1988 24 Hours of Daytona
Victory overall and in the GTS class went to the No. 60 Castrol Jaguar Racing Jaguar XJR-9 driven by Martin Brundle, Raul Boesel, and John Nielsen.Victory in the GTO Class went to the No. 11 Roush Racing Merkur XR4Ti driven by Scott Pruett, Paul Miller, Bob Akin, and Pete Halsmer. Victory in the Lights class went to the No. 9 Essex Racing Service Tiga GT286 driven by David Simpson, Tom Hessert Jr., and David Loring. Victory in the GTU class went to the No. 71 Team Highball Mazda RX-7 driven by Amos Johnson, Dennis Shaw, and Bob Lazier.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans
The 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 56th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 11 and 12 June 1988. It was also the fifth round of the World Sports-Prototype Championship season.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race
The Porsches were able to turn up to turbo boost in qualifying, thus were able to qualify in the top spots. Early in the race Jaguar proved to be faster and overtook all the Porsches (In the normal race configuration turbo boost) by the 2nd lap.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race
After four years of trying with previous evolutions, Jaguar took the XJR-9 to victory against Porsche's works 962C in 1988. Apart from a lone Jaguar in fourth, Porsches filled the rest of the top ten. The Sauber-Mercedes team withdrew prior to the event following concerns over blowouts from their Michelin tyres. The race covered a distance of 5,332.97 km, the most distance covered in any of the Le Mans 24 hours races, except 1971 when the Martini Racing Team Porsche 917K covered 5,335.313 km in 397 laps.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race
Those records would however be broken over 20 years later in the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans, when the #9 Audi R15 TDI plus of Joest Racing (under the name Audi Sport North America) tied the record for the number of laps around the Le Mans circuit (at 397 laps) and, due to its changing course configurations (such as the Mulsanne Straight chicanes), set an outright distance record of 5,410.7 km (3,362.1 mi)—roughly the distance between Miami and Seattle—over the 13.629-km course configuration.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race
This was the second-to-last 24-hour race without chicanes on the Mulsanne Straight, and Team WM Peugeot had prioritised breaking the speed record that year. The WM-P88 Peugeot driven by Frenchman Roger Dorchy managed to reach a top speed of 405 km/h (252 mph) at the end of the 5.8 kilometre long Mulsanne Straight having struggled with reliability for the entire event. Following the record setting run, the issues that had plagued the car all weekend (turbocharger, cooling and electrical) finally ended their race.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race
The Jaguar team suffered from gearbox problems, Lammers holding the car in 4th gear to prevent the gearbox from damaging itself. The Bell, Stuck, Ludwig Porsche 962C came very close to winning, with Ludwig making a rare error by running out of fuel on the track and losing valuable time getting back to the pits. The win ended Porsche's 7-year reign at Le Mans. At least 50,000 British spectators were in attendance. At the end of the race the crowd flooded the track and drivers had trouble reaching the finish line. There were 280,000 spectators in attendance. The race was held from 15:00 to 15:00 because of French elections. The winning chassis had failed to finish at the previous four rounds.


1988 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 360 km of Brno
The 1988 Grand Prix ČSSR was the sixth round of the 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship season. It took place at the Autodrom Brno, Czechoslovakia on July 10, 1988.


1988 360 km of Brno, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 360 km of Brno, Official results
† - The #107 Chamberlain Engineering entry was disqualified for being pushed across the finish line at the end of the race.


1988 360 km of Jarama
The 1988 360 km of Jarama was the second round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Circuito Permanente Del Jarama, Spain on March 13, 1988.


1988 360 km of Jarama, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 360 km of Sandown Park
The 1988 Lucas Supersprint was the eleventh and final round of the 1988 World Sports-Prototype Championship. It took place at Sandown Raceway, Victoria, Australia on 20 November 1988.


1988 360 km of Sandown Park
Due to being a short sprint and thus having a smaller points scale for the championship, several teams, most notably the Porsches of Brun Motorsport, Joest Racing, Kremer Racing, and Richard Lloyd Racing, opted not to attend this event.


1988 360 km of Sandown Park
Unlike the previous World Endurance Championship race held at Sandown in 1984 which included an invitation class for cars that competed in the Australian GT and Sports Car championships, the Lucas Supersprint was open to WSPC cars only. The only local entry was the Bernie van Elsen entered Veskanda Chevrolet driven by touring car stars John Bowe and Dick Johnson (Bowe was the car's driver when it dominated the 1986 Australian Sports Car Championship). The car was able to race as although it had been built to conform to Australia's Group A Sports Car rules, it also met the FIA's Group C rules as well as conforming to IMSA regulations.


1988 360 km of Sandown Park, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 360 km of Sandown Park, Official results
† - The #26 Veskanda-Chevrolet of John Bowe and Dick Johnson was disqualified for using more fuel than the regulations allowed.


1988 800 km of Jerez
The 1988 800 km of Jerez was the opening round of the 1988 World Sportscar Championship season. It took place at Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Spain on March 6, 1988.


1988 800 km of Jerez, Official results
Class winners are in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).


1988 AAA Championships
The 1988 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held from 5–7 August at Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England. It served as the trials for the 1988 British Olympic team. It was considered the de facto national championships for the United Kingdom, ahead of the 1989 UK Athletics Championships.


1988 AAA Championships
For the first time, men's and women's events were contested at the same championships, with the WAAA Championships merging with the previously men-only AAA Championships.


1988 AAA Championships
The men's decathlon, women's heptathlon and women's 5000 metres events were hosted in Stoke-on-Trent. The women's 10,000 m walk was held in London.


1988 ABC Championship for Women
The 1988 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Women were held in Hong Kong


1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament
The 1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the 1988 Nabisco Grand Prix. It was the 16th edition of the tournament and was held from 8 February through 14 February 1988. First-seeded Stefan Edberg successfully defended his 1987 singles title.


1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament, Finals, Doubles
Patrik Kühnen /  Tore Meinecke defeated  Magnus Gustafsson /  Diego Nargiso 7–6, 7–6


1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Doubles
Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd were the defending champions, but Järryd did not compete this year. Edberg teamed up with Henri Leconte and reached the quarterfinal round until were forced to withdraw.


1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Doubles
Patrik Kühnen and Tore Meinecke won the title by defeating Magnus Gustafsson and Diego Nargiso 7–6, 7–6 in the final.


1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles
Stefan Edberg  was the reigning champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament and, seeded first, successfully defended his title after a 7–6, 6–2 win in the final against third-seeded Miloslav Mečíř.


1988 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles, Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


1988 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place in Greensboro, North Carolina, at the Greensboro Coliseum. Duke defeated North Carolina, 65–61, to win the championship. North Carolina lost their second championship game in a row. Danny Ferry of Duke was named tournament MVP.


1988 AFC Asian Cup
The 1988 AFC Asian Cup was the 9th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Qatar between 2 December and 18 December 1988. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.


1988 AFC Asian Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
With three goals, Lee Tae-Ho is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 40 goals were scored by 28 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal. The second highest scorer in this tournament was Shadi Gilke of Syria who was the first teenager to score 2 goals in the AFC. Shadi went afterwards to play in Europe in Dynamo Moscow.


1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Qatar between 2 and 18 December. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.


1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Groups
Bangladesh China PR India North Yemen Thailand United Arab Emirates


1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Groups
Bahrain Burma * Indonesia Oman * South Korea South Yemen


1988 AFC Asian Cup squads
Squads for the 1988 AFC Asian Cup tournament in Qatar.


1988 AFC U-16 Championship
The 1988 AFC U-16 Championship was the 3rd edition of the AFC U-16 Championship, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was played by Asian under-16 teams and also served as a qualification tournament for the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship to be held at Scotland. Saudi Arabia won the tournament by winning 2–0 in the final against Bahrain; both teams qualified to the 1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship, along with third-placed China.


1988 AFC U-16 Championship, Sources
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1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
This page provides information of the qualification process of the 1988 AFC U-16 Championship.


1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 1
The group matches were played in Kuwait in August, 1988. However, match results were not fully available from online. The final positions are shown below.


1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, Groups, Group 2
The group consisted  Bahrain,  Iran,  Qatar, and  Syria, with matches played in Doha, Qatar.


1988 AFC Youth Championship
The 1988 AFC Youth Championship finals were held between October 17 and October 28 in Doha, capital of Qatar. Eight teams entered the final tournament, playing for the Asian Youth title and a spot at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.


1988 AFC Youth Championship
Iraq won the tournament, beating Syria 4–3 after a penalty shootout. Hosts Qatar grabbed the third place.


1988 AFC Youth Championship
The Iraqi team qualified for the World Cup Finals, whereas Syria and Qatar had to enter a play-off round against Australia and New Zealand. Syria won the tournament it hosted in January 1989 in Aleppo.


1988 AFC Youth Championship, Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.


1988 AFC Youth Championship qualification
The qualification of AFC Youth Championship 1988 was held from 16 June to 25 September 1988.


1988 ANAPROF
The 1988 ANAPROF (also known as the Bayer Cup) for sponsorship reasons, is the 1st season of the ANAPROF, now known as Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top-flight football in Panama. The season began on 26 February 1988 and ended in 21 August 1988. Six teams started the season, Chirilanco FC folded after one game.


1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
The 1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 11th edition  of the tournament, and was played in Hong Kong


1988 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. South Korea won the tournament


1988 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1988 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 91 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.


1988 ATP Challenger Series, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1988 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: (1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); (2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; (3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
The 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival was the 22nd edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football State of Origin competition. Australia was celebrating its Bicentenary in 1988 so the carnival was known as the 'Bicentennial Carnival'. It took place over four days from 2 March until 5 March, and the matches were played at Football Park and Norwood Oval.


1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
Ten teams were involved, including all the states and territories, making it the most heavily contested competition. They were divided into two sections. South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales were in Section One. Although traditionally the Tasmanians had enjoyed more success in the interstate arena than New South Wales, the latter had 22 VFL players in its squad compared to the island state's 15 which helped them obtain the final Section One spot.


1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
Section Two was occupied by the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and two non regional teams. The Australian Amateurs was one of those, a squad of amateur players from across the country's leagues. Finally, the Victorian Association representative team made up the group but selection was not restricted to Victorian Football Association players. If a footballer, now competing elsewhere, had started his career in the Victorian Football Association, such as Terry Wallace for example, then he was eligible to join the squad. The same rules applied to the other teams, so if a Tasmanian born player had started his career at West Perth then he could be selected for either Tasmania or Western Australia.


1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
Attendances at the tournament were lower than expected, and overall the tournament ran at a $30,000 loss. The winning state was originally to have received a $40,000 prize, with incrementally lower prizes for all other states; but these prizes were abandoned due to the operating loss.


1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival, Squads
Team captains and vice captains:Amateurs: Dave Perry Australian Capital Territory: New South Wales: Terry Daniher Northern Territory: Maurice Rioli (C), Michael McLean (VC) Queensland: South Australia: Chris McDermott Tasmania: Victoria (VFA): Barry Round Victoria (VFL): West Australia: Ross Glendinning


1988 Adelaide by-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 6 February 1988. This was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party MP Chris Hurford to become Australia's Consul-General in New York City.


1988 Adelaide by-election
The election was won by Liberal candidate Mike Pratt with an 8.4 percent two-party swing on a 1.9 percent margin, defeating Labor candidate Don Farrell.


1988 Adelaide by-election
The 1988 Port Adelaide by-election occurred just seven weeks later.


1988 Adur District Council election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 5 May 1988, with one third of the council up for election however no elections were held for the single-member ward St Mary's. Overall turnout dropped to 42.5%.


1988 Adur District Council election
The election resulted in the new merger Social and Liberal Democrats retaining control of the council.


1988 Adur District Council election, Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.


1988 Afghan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Afghanistan between 6 and 15 April 1988 to elect members of the bicameral National Assembly, which replaced the Revolutionary Council. Although the elections were marked by violence and boycotted by the mujahideen, the government left 50 of the 234 seats vacant in the House of the People and a small number of seats in the House of Elders, with hope that the guerrillas would abandon their armed struggle and present their own representatives to participate in the new administration. The National Front won every one of the seats contested, with the People's Democratic Party serving as the predominant party of the coalition.


1988 Afghan parliamentary election, Results
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1988 African Championships in Athletics
The 1988 African Championships in Athletics were held in Annaba, Algeria, between 29 August and 2 September.


1988 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1988 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by CA Bizertin in two-legged final victory against Ranchers Bees. This was the fourteenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-six sides entered the competition, with Dragons de l'Ouémé, Hearts of Oak, Al Madina and KAC Marrakech all withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.


1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988 was the 24th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa. The tournament was played by 37 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches.


1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Entente de Sétif from Algeria won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion.


1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:


1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
The 1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final was a football tie held over two legs in November and December 1988 between Entente de Sétif, and Iwuanyanwu Nationale FC.


1988 African Cup of Nations
The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V. Cameroon won its second championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1−0.


1988 African Cup of Nations
This tournament has the fewest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.


1988 African Cup of Nations, Host selection
The original host was Zambia but after their withdrawal in December 1986 due to financial issues, the Confederation of African Football approached Algeria which agreed to host the tournament. However, in February1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1978 All-Africa Games qualification against Tunisia. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two professional players. Morocco was chosen in the end to host the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations replacing Algeria.


1988 African Cup of Nations, Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Casablanca and Rabat.


1988 African Cup of Nations Final
The 1988 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 27 March 1988 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco to determine the winner of the 1988 African Cup of Nations. Cameroon defeated Nigeria 1–0 with a lone goal from Emmanuel Kundé in the 55th minute.


1988 African Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the qualifying process for the 1988 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Morocco, as hosts, and Egypt, as title holders, qualified automatically.


1988 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, Preliminary round
Angola won 5–3 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.


1988 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, Second round
Kenya won by away goals rule after 1–1 on aggregate.


1988 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, Second round
Zaire won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate.


1988 African Cup of Nations squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 1988 African Cup of Nations.


1988 Afro-Asian Club Championship
The 1988 Afro-Asian Club Championship, was the 3rd Afro-Asian Club Championship competition endorsed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC), contested between the winners of the African Champions' Cup and the Asian Club Championship.


1988 Afro-Asian Club Championship
The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Japanese team Yomiuri the 1987 Asian Club Championship winner, and Egyptian team Al-Ahly, the 1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs winner.


1988 Afro-Asian Club Championship
The first leg was hosted by Yomiuri at the Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo on 2 September 1989, while the second leg was hosted by Al-Ahly at Cairo Stadium in Cairo on 22 September 1989.


1988 Afro-Asian Club Championship
Al-Ahly won the two legs, with a score on aggregate 4–1.


1988 Air Canada Cup
The 1988 Air Canada Cup was Canada's 10th annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played in April 1988 at the Fort William Gardens in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Regina Pat Canadians defeated the Calgary NorthStars to win their second national title. The host Thunder Bay Bearcats won the bronze medal. Calgary's Wes Walz was named Most Valuable Player. Other future National Hockey League players playing in this tournament were Greg Johnson, Rob Pearson, Chris Snell, Brent Thompson, and Dale Craigwell.


1988 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1988 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The Falcons were coached by Fisher DeBerry and played their home games at Falcon Stadium.


1988 Akron Zips football team
The 1988 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season as Division I-A independents. They were led by third-year head coach Gerry Faust. The Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 5–6.


1988 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1988 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UAT”, "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 96th overall and 55th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bill Curry, in his second year, and played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Sun Bowl over Army.


1988 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama suffered close losses to rivals LSU and Auburn in November but the low point of the season was a 22–12 loss on homecoming to Ole Miss, Alabama's first ever loss against Ole Miss in the state of Alabama. Alabama had zero yards passing in the game. Highlights included a victory over Penn State, Alabama's third consecutive victory over Tennessee, and a come-from-behind 29–28 victory in the Sun Bowl over Army in which quarterback David Smith threw for 412 yards, an all-time bowl record for an Alabama quarterback.


1988 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama's road game against Texas A&M, originally scheduled for September 17, was postponed to December 1 when Coach Curry declined to make the trip, worried about oncoming Hurricane Gilbert. When Gilbert made landfall in Mexico and the weather in College Station was clear on gameday, A&M fans called Alabama's coach "Chicken Curry". Alabama won the rescheduled game on December 1 by a final score of 30–10.


1988 Alaska Air Force season
The 1988 Alaska Milkmen season was the 3rd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
March 22: Alaska Milkmen came back from 11 points down early in the fourth quarter and lean on the charities of import Andrew Kennedy, who scored 50 points, in the closing seconds to eked out a 124-119 win over Ginebra San Miguel in both teams' first game of the season.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
April 28: On the final playing date of the elimination round in the Open Conference, Alaska rout Shell Helix, 147-119, as import Andrew Kennedy scored a conference-high 73 points.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
July 14: Yoyoy Villamin scored a career-high 44 points as Alaska beats Great Taste, 135-122 in overtime. The Airmen now share top spot with San Miguel and Great Taste, which absorbed their second straight loss, with a 4-2 won-loss slate.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
October 4: Willie Bland scored 65 points to lead Alaska to a 136-131 win over Añejo Rum 65, giving new head coach Bogs Adornado his first win, the Rum Masters got 36 points each from their imports Billy Ray Bates and Kevin Gamble.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
October 13: After back-to-back losses to Presto and Shell, the Airmen came back with a 128-116 win over unbeaten San Miguel Beermen, which suffered its first setback in four games.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Notable dates
October 20: Willie Bland scored 49 points while new import David Boone, who replaces Eddie Cox, added 28 markers as Alaska scored their fourth win in six games in the Reinforced Conference, winning over Shell, 134-115.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Occurrences
On March 20, during the opening ceremonies of the league's 14th season, the PBA honors three-time MVP William "Bogs" Adornado, giving him a plaque of recognition, as one of the only few remaining pioneers in the league. Adornado announces his retirement from active playing at age 36, he last played for Hills Bros (now Alaska) in the previous season.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Occurrences
Coach Arturo Valenzona resigned from the team a few days after Alaska lost to All-Filipino champion Añejo Rum in the finale of the one-week PBA/IBA Challenge Cup, replacing him from the bench beginning the Third Conference is assistant coach William "Bogs" Adornado.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Occurrences
During the Third Conference, Alaska raced to four wins and two losses, but towards the end of the elimination round, the Airmen lost their last two matches for an even five victories against five defeats.


1988 Alaska Air Force season, Occurrences
After dropping their first two outings in the semifinals for a four-game losing streak, the last one where import Willie Bland made a crucial error in the closing seconds of Alaska's 106-111 loss to Presto on November 15 put to rest the suspicions that something smells "fishy", the Alaska management went to look into import Willie Bland's controversial plays in the closing minutes wherein the team lost, it was found out Bland was involved in game-fixing, PBA Commissioner Rudy Salud reviewed the tapes and sought assistance of the NBI and CIS to look into suspected game-fixers and Bland was under surveillance and was seen talking to shady characters prior to Alaska's next game, Willie Bland was allowed to slip the country and no case was filed.


1988 Algerian Cup Final
The 1988 Algerian Cup Final was the 26th final of the Algerian Cup. The final took place on June 23, 1988, at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers. USK Alger beat CR Belcourt 5-4 on penalties to win their second Algerian Cup.


1988 Algerian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Algeria on 3 November 1988. The changes were put forward by the government, and constituted amendments to fourteen articles (intended to reduce the power of the ruling party, the National Liberation Front). However, the changes were opposed by opposition leaders, who claimed the changes needed to go further in the direction of political pluralism, and called on the public to boycott the vote. Nevertheless, the amendments were approved by 92.3% voters with an 83% turnout.


1988 Algerian presidential election
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League


1988 Algerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 22 December 1988. Incumbent President Chadli Bendjedid, leader of the National Liberation Front (the country's sole legal political party), was re-elected unopposed with 93% of the vote, based on an 89% turnout.


1988 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1988 Yonex All England Open Championships was the 78th edition held in 1988, at Wembley Arena, London. In the men's singles Ib Frederiksen became the first unseeded player to win an All England singles title since the seeding system was first introduced.


1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship
The 1988 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1988 champion was the #27 From A Racing Porsche 962C driven by Hideki Okada.


1988 All-American Bowl
The 1988 All-American Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the University of Florida Gators on December 29, 1988. The game was the final contest of the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 14–10 victory for Florida.


1988 All-American Bowl, Game summary
Head Coach John Mackovic led Illinois to a 6-4-1 record and a third-place finish in the Big Ten, reaching the All-American Bowl against the successful Southeastern Conference team from Florida. On the first play from scrimmage, Florida freshman Emmitt Smith ran 55 yards for a touchdown. Illinois tied the score on a 30-yard run by Keith Jones in the second quarter. After a fourth-quarter Doug Higgins field goal gave Illinois a three-point lead, Smith scored his second touchdown with less than four minutes remaining to give the Gators the victory.


1988 All-American Bowl, Statistical summary
Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TD): UI - Jones 18-88-1; UF - Smith 28-159-2.


1988 All-American Bowl, Statistical summary
Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.-TD-Yds. ): UI - Jeff George 37-20-2-0-194; UF - Kyle Morris 12-6-2-0-50.


1988 All-American Bowl, Statistical summary
Receiving (No.-Yds.-TD): UI - Mike Bellamy 5-49-0; Steven Williams 5-49-0; UF - Terence Barber 4-29-0.


1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1988 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1988 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 1988 Michigan Wolverines football team captured seven of the first-team spots on the All-Big Ten teams selected by the conference coaches for the United Press International. The Iowa Hawkeyes followed with six first-team spots, including quarterback Chuck Hartlieb.


1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches


1988 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI


1988 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


1988 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Down entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.


1988 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 18 September 1988, Kerry won the championship following a 2-5 to 0-5 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title and their first title in eight championship seasons.


1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 14 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.


1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive All-Ireland title, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.


1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 4 September 1988, Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-13 to 0-12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1981.


1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Cork's Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.


1988 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1988 was the 15th staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. London won the championship, beating Down 2-6 to 1-7 in the final at the Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship. The championship was won by Kilkenny who defeated Cork by a six-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 4,000. It was the first All-Ireland championship to be played over the extended time period of 60 minutes.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
Kilkenny had a massive 21-point victory over Galway and Cork defeated Wexford by seven points in the All-Ireland semi-finals.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Ann Leahy scored after just 12 seconds in one of the quickest goals in a final of the All Ireland camogie championship;. Breda Holmes scored two goals and Clare Jones scored another as Kilkenny won the final. Cork were 2-2 to 1-5 behind at half time in the final. Cork’s jersey numbers proved hard to read. Pat Roche complained in the Irish Times:


1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Nobody on a losing side wishes to be easily identified but this was stretching it too far. Cork’s challenge may not have faded into obscurity like the numbers of their backs, but they were held at bay long enough for Kilkenny to record their fourth successive triumph.. Though Cork trailed by 3-3 to 1-5 at the interval, they challenged gamely to be in with a chance in the closing stages. That Cork’s chances were alive playing into the teeth of a strong downfield breeze in the closing stages was due to their persistence around the Kilkenny posts and the probings of Linda Mellerick.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 57th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Despite Cork's best efforts, they trailed 3-3 to 1-5 at half-time and Kilkenny won their fourth title in a row. Breda Holmes was top scorer with 2-2.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 17 March 1988 to determine the winners of the 1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 18th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Midleton of Cork and Athenry of Galway, with Midleton winning by 3-8 to 0-9.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
In the first and only championship meeting between the two sides, Athenry gave as good as they got for long periods of the first half. In a clever tactical move Midleton's Kevin Hennessy was given a roving brief along with Colm O'Neill and this gave the Cork star the space to strike for goals in 12th and 14th minutes. In spite of being stung for two goals, his marker, Dermot Monaghan, could not be faulted for either goals, and was viewed as Athenry's man-of-the-match. Despite the goals Athenry began to reassert themselves thanks to the hard grafting of Pat Higgins around midfield and P. J. Molloy's accuracy up front. He sent over five of his side's six first half points as Mideleton led at the break by 2-5 to 0-6.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Athenry restarted in determined fashion and hardworking midfielder John Hardiman first timed a ground shot over the bar for one of the best scores of the game. After Pat Higgins added another it was still anybody's game but two good saves by 'keeper Ger Power from Pat Higgins and Mixie Donoghue were opportunities that Athenry could not afford to miss. The failure to deliver quality ball to their forwards was proving costly for Athenry but they were still in the game by the 48th minute and trailed by  2-6 to 0-8. Around that time P. J. Molloy had two 21-yard frees saved by the outstanding Power and that seemed to knock the heart out of the Galway side.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Midleton's victory secured their first and only All-Ireland title. They become the 12th club to win the All-Ireland title, while they are the fourth Cork representatives to claim the ultimate prize.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 8 May 1988 and ended on 9 October 1988.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
For the second year in a row, the final was between Meath and Cork. Again, the outcome was the same, Meath winning the replay by a scoreline of 0-13 to 0-12.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 101st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match 1, Summary
Cork scored a goal three minutes in and Brian Stafford scored a controversial equaliser


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match 1, Summary
David Beggy brought the sides level to force a replay.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match 2, Summary
Meath's Gerry McEntee was sent off in the seventh minute of the replay. He was guilty of striking Niall Cahalane.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match 2, Summary
According to Colm Keys, the replay was "one of the most brutal finals" due to Meath's style of play.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match 2, Summary
Meath won the replay by a point. Colm O'Rourke scored Meath's last point — which proved to be the winning score, when Cork began to close in on Meath towards the end.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match 2, Summary
In 2018, Martin Breheny listed the replay as the tenth greatest All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 22 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
On 4 September 1988, Galway won the championship following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 4th All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary's Nicky English was the championship's top scorer with 1-22. Galway's Tony Keady was the choice for Hurler of the Year.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams, Overview
A total of fifteen teams contested the championship. Twelve of these teams played in the respective Leinster and Munster Championships. Antrim and Galway, who faced no competition in their respective provinces, were given byes to the All-Ireland Championship. London entered the championship at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage as a result of winning the All-Ireland B Championship.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 101st All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 4 September 1988, between Galway and Tipperary. The Munster champions lost to the Connacht men on a score line of 1-15 to 0-14.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the twelfth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1988 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1988 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
Laois goaled after just two minutes but Kerry led 0–5 to 1–1 at half-time. Lil O'Sullivan scored a goal for Kerry soon after and they won their eighth title in a row convincingly.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Donegal entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
On 26 June 1988, Offaly won the championship following an 0-11 to 0-9 defeat of Cavan in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first in five championship seasons.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 8 June 1988 and ended on 11 September 1988.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 11 September 1988, Cork won the championship following a 4-11 to 1-05 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their ninth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1982.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 6-03.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Walsh Park, Waterford on 11 September 1988 to determine the winners of the 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 25th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Kilkenny of Leinster, with Cork winning by 4-11 to 1-5.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny was the fifth championship meeting between the two teams. Cork were hoping to win their first title since 1982, while Kilkenny were hoping to claim their first title since 1984.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
A John Fitzgibbon goal for Cork after just 16 seconds set the tone for what would be a complete rout. Mark Foley and Dan O'Connell added two more goals to give Cork a comfortable 3-7 to 0-2 half-time lead. O'Connell added his second and Cork's fourth goal ten minutes into the second half. John Feehan pegged one back for Kilkenny midway through the half, however, the cause was lost.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Cork's All-Ireland victory was their first in six years. The win gave them ninth All-Ireland title overall.


1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Kilkenny's All-Ireland defeat was their sixth ever. It was their third defeat by Cork in an All-Ireland final.


1988 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
The 1988 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1988 college football season.


1988 All-Pro Team
The 1988 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News All-Pro Teams in 1988. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 1988 the Associated Press did not choose a kick returner.


1988 All-SEC football team
The 1988 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1988 college football season.


1988 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


1988 Allan Cup
The 1988 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1987-88 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Thunder Bay Twins in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The 1988 playoff marked the 80th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1988 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with Malmö FF winning the league and the Swedish championship after the play-offs.


1988 Allsvenskan, 1988 Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1988 Allsvenskan play-offs was the seventh edition of the competition. The four best placed teams from Allsvenskan qualified to the competition. Allsvenskan champions Malmö FF won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating Djurgården who finished third in the league.


1988 Aloha Bowl
The 1988 Eagle Aloha Bowl was a college football bowl game, the fourth of seventeen in the bowl season of the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The seventh edition of the Aloha Bowl, it was played on December 25 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game matched the #14 Houston Cougars of the Southwest Conference against the #18 Washington State Cougars of the Pacific-10 Conference.


1988 Aloha Bowl
Underdog Washington State scored all of its points in the second quarter and forced a last-second Houston turnover in notching a 24–22 win on Christmas Day. The bowl appearance was Washington State's second of the 1980s and was the first bowl victory for Washington State since the 1916 Rose Bowl. This was the final game for head coach Dennis Erickson at WSU; he left for the University of Miami in March.


1988 Aloha Bowl
Washington State climbed up to sixteenth in the final AP poll, and Houston dropped to eighteenth.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count. Alberto Tomba was able to win six races out of eight.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
In Men's Super G World Cup 1987/88 all four results count. Pirmin Zurbriggen won the cup without a single race-win. All events were won by different skiers.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Super G, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1987/88 all results count. Michela Figini won her third Downhill World Cup. Swiss athletes were able to win all races.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count. Every race saw a different winner.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant | Slalom | Combined


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Final point standings
In Women's Super G World Cup 1987/88 all four results count.


1988 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Super G, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Super G | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Combined


1988 America's Cup
The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by Stars & Stripes H3, and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge's KZ-1. Run under strict Deed of Gift rules, the regatta was won by the San Diego Yacht club, in a two-race sweep.


1988 America's Cup, Challenge and response
The 1988 America's Cup was the first hostile Deed of Gift challenge. Dennis Conner had won the America's Cup for the San Diego Yacht Club on 4 February 1987 at the 1987 America's Cup. In July, New Zealand banker Michael Fay went to the San Diego Yacht Club and issued a Notice of Challenge from the Mercury Bay Boating Club of New Zealand, which was based on a strict reading of the Deed of Gift.


1988 America's Cup, Challenge and response
The Fay challenge stipulated that the boats to be sailed would be defined only by the details of the Deed, namely single masted yachts no more than 90 feet (27 m) at the waterline and that the race would be held the following year in 1988. He proposed to bring a 90-foot racing yacht for his challenge boat.


1988 America's Cup, Challenge and response
The San Diego Yacht Club, who wanted to continue running the Cup regatta in 12-metre class yachts, initially rejected Fay's challenge out of hand. Fay then took the dispute to the  New York State Supreme Court, which on 25 November 1987 declared the challenge valid and instructed the San Diego Yacht Club to meet the challenge on the water, brushing aside the twenty-one 12 Meter syndicates that had declared their intention of racing in a 1991 America's Cup regatta.


1988 America's Cup, Challenge and response
The unconventional challenge was met with an unconventional response. As the challenge used the original Deed of Gift as its basis, there were no explicit class or design requirements other than that the boat was to be 90 feet (27 m) or less at the waterline if it had one mast. Thus the San Diego Yacht Club and the Sail America Foundation chose the assuredly faster multi-hull design.


1988 America's Cup, Challenge and response
On 5 May 1988 the Cup returned to the courts with Michael Fay seeking a court ruling that the catamaran was an invalid defender. The court instead ruled that the cup should be contested on the water, and any further legal action should be delayed until after the race.


1988 America's Cup, Boats
The New Zealand challenger was KZ-1, a 120-foot (37 m) monohull with a crew of 30 to 40. The boat was launched in March 1988 and regarded as the fastest monohull at that time for its size. KZ-1 now resides outside the National Maritime Museum in downtown Auckland, New Zealand.


1988 America's Cup, Boats
The San Diego Yacht Club responded by building two catamarans, one with a conventional soft sail (Stars & Stripes S1), and the second with a Scaled Composites -built wing mast  (Stars & Stripes H3). The wing-masted boat demonstrated superior performance, and after being modified to improve its structural integrity was chosen for the successful defense.


1988 America's Cup, Crew
KZ-1 was skippered by David Barnes and the afterguard included tactician Peter Lester, navigator Richard Morris, Tom Schnackenberg and Bruce Farr.


1988 America's Cup, Crew
The crew, which numbered 40 also included Jeremy Scantlebury, Robert Salthouse, Don Cowie, Warwick Fleury, Mark Hauser, Andrew Taylor, Edwin Askew, Marcus Brown, Bill Handy, Keith Hawkins, George Jakich, Paul Matich, Rubin Muir, Chris Salthouse, Alan Smith, Nick Heron, David Hurley, Peter Warren, Michael Fay, lawyer Andrew Johns, designer Russell Bowler, Clive Brown, Mike Drummond, Bob Graham, Murray Greenhalgh, Peter Jeromsen, Lance Manson and Chris Wilkins.


1988 America's Cup, Crew
Stars & Stripes was skippered by Dennis Conner and the crew included navigator Peter Isler, John Marshall, Malin Burnham, Carl Buchan, Cam Lewis, John Barnitt, Bill Trenkle, Duncan MacLane, Louis Banks, John Grant, John Wake, Randy Smyth and tactician Tom Whidden.


1988 America's Cup, Aftermath
After the completion of the races the battle returned to the courts and on 28 March 1989 the cup was awarded to New Zealand on the basis that the competition between a monohull and a catamaran was a gross mismatch and not in the spirit of friendly competition between countries. However the Appellate Division reversed that ruling, saying the Deed of Gift does not limit design or say anything about the number of hulls a yacht may have, and the reversal was confirmed on 26 April 1990 by the New York Court of Appeals. Thus San Diego retained the cup, defending it again at the 1992 America's Cup.


1988 America's Cup, Aftermath
The 27th America's Cup put an end to the 12-metre era of yachts as the International America's Cup Class was developed for the next Cup defense.


1988 America's Cup, Aftermath
The 2010 America's Cup shared some similarities with the 1988 Cup in that it was also the subject of intense litigation, and the precedent set by the 1988 court decision guaranteed that any non-mutual consent match would be sailed in the fastest boats legal under the Deed: multihulls.


1988 America's Cup, Aftermath
The build up to the 2010 America's Cup was slightly different though, in that a challenge had already been accepted by defending yacht club Société Nautique de Genève, but the courts decided that the challenger did not meet the requirements of the Deed of Gift governing the cup and forced the defender to accept a challenge from the Golden Gate Yacht Club instead.


1988 American League Championship Series
The 1988 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series that pitted the East Division champion Boston Red Sox against the West Division champion Oakland Athletics. It was the second meeting between the two in ALCS play. The Athletics swept the Series four games to none and lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Wednesday, October 5, 1988, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
In an interview conducted before Game 1, José Canseco denied reports in that day's Washington Post by baseball reporter Thomas Boswell that he had used steroids. Canseco was supported in this denial by former slugger Reggie Jackson.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
The opening game in Fenway Park pitted Bruce Hurst against Oakland's newfound ace, Dave Stewart. The game was scoreless until the fourth when Canseco, coming off the first 40–40 season in major league history, drilled a homer to give the A's a 1-0 lead. It stayed that way until the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh, Jim Rice walked and gave way to pinch-runner Kevin Romine. Jody Reed reached when Stewart hit him with a pitch. A single by Rich Gedman loaded the bases with one out and Stewart gave way to reliever Rick Honeycutt. Honeycutt induced a line out to left field by Wade Boggs that plated Romine and tied the game at one. Marty Barrett grounded out and the game was tied after seven innings.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
A Carney Lansford double and a Dave Henderson single gave the A's a 2–1 lead, and Dennis Eckersley held on for the save as the A's prevailed, 2–1. Hurst went the distance allowing only six hits and two runs but wound up with the loss, while Honeycutt got the win.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Thursday, October 6, 1988, at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Game 2 saw Storm Davis take the mound against Roger Clemens. After five innings, the A's had two hits, the Red Sox one, and the game was still scoreless. In the bottom of the sixth, a sequence of errors gave the Red Sox two unearned runs. With two outs, Dwight Evans and Mike Greenwell walked. With two on and two out, Davis appeared out of the inning, but an error by Dave Henderson allowed Evans to score the first run of the game. Ellis Burks then singled home Greenwell to make it 2–0 Boston. Davis then threw a wild pitch that moved Burks to second but retired the side on a strikeout of Todd Benzinger.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Trailing for the first time in the series, the A's deficit only lasted two batters. Henderson singled and José Canseco hit his second home run in two games to tie the score at two. Dave Parker singled but was forced at second by Lansford. Lansford got to go to second when Clemens balked and to third on a wild pitch. Lansford then scored on Mark McGwire's single to give the A's a 3–2 lead.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Boston tied the game in the bottom of the seventh when Rich Gedman hit a home run off Oakland reliever Greg Cadaret. Three ninth-inning singles by Ron Hassey, Tony Phillips, and Walt Weiss scored Hassey with what proved to be the winning run. Eckersley retired the side again in the ninth for his second save and Oakland carried a two games to none lead with them back to California.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Gene Nelson got the win while Boston reliever Lee Smith was the losing pitcher.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Saturday, October 8, 1988, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
After two calm games in Boston, Game 3 saw both teams mount an offense and go wild, scoring 11 runs in the first three innings (the first two games combined saw only 11 runs scored in 18 total innings). Game 3 saw two former post-season heroes square off against one another as Oakland threw Bob Welch, famous for striking out Reggie Jackson to end Game 2 of the 1978 World Series, and Boston turned to Mike Boddicker, the Orioles' post-season hero of 1983. Neither pitcher lasted the first three innings.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The Red Sox began quickly in the first. Ellis Burks singled and went to second on a balk. He reached third when Marty Barrett singled. A Wade Boggs single scored Burks and put Barrett at second. Mike Greenwell then doubled both home, and the Red Sox had a 3–0 lead after only four batters. After a ground out by Jim Rice, Welch promptly loaded the bases with walks to Evans and Gedman. With the bases loaded and only one out, Welch induced short outfield pop flies by Reed and Benzinger to get out of the first trailing only 3–0.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The Red Sox had batted through in the first, so Burks led off the second with a double. Barrett bunted Burks to third, and Burks scored on a sacrifice fly to left by Boggs. Mike Greenwell, who had doubled home two runs in the first, hit a home run to make the score 5–0 and send Welch to the showers. Gene Nelson came on in relief and got Rice to stop the deficit at 5–0.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
In the bottom of the second, the A's came back. Mark McGwire led off with a home run. Consecutive fielder's choice grounders put Mike Gallego at first with two outs. Walt Weiss doubled and Carney Lansford homered, and the score after two was Red Sox 5, A's 4.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
With two outs in the third, the A's took the lead. Mark McGwire singled, and Ron Hassey drilled a two-run homer to put the A's in front, 6–5. Boddicker left and Wes Gardner came in to relieve.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
In the fifth, a McGwire single and Hassey double scored McGwire to make the score, 7–5. In the seventh, Boggs hit a single and went to second on Henderson's error. Boggs then scored on a single by Dwight Evans to make it 7–6. A Dave Parker double Stan Javier single made it 8–6. In the bottom of the eighth, a Lansford single and Dave Henderson home run closed out the scoring as the A's prevailed, 10–6, to take a three games to none lead in the best-of-seven series.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Gene Nelson got his second win in two games while Eckersley got his third save. Boddicker got the loss.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Sunday, October 9, 1988, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
The Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep against the Boston Red Sox to make their first World Series appearance since 1974. They faced the Los Angeles Dodgers who coincidentally were their opponent in that 1974 World Series.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Game 4 was a rematch of Game 1 as Bruce Hurst squared off against Dave Stewart. José Canseco drilled his third home run in the bottom of the first to give the A's a 1–0 lead. In the third, two singles by Weiss and Lansford followed by a Dave Henderson double made it 2–0 A's. In the top of the sixth, the Red Sox cut the lead in half when Marty Barrett walked, went to second on a single, and scored on consecutive fielder's choice ground outs.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Needing two runs to win, the Red Sox took the field with one series of at-bats left in the bottom of the eighth. Lee Smith, ineffective in Game 2, was again ineffective as the A's pushed across two insurance runs. Canseco singled, stole second, and came home on a McGwire single. Stan Javier bunted to move McGwire to second and wound up on first due to poor execution by the Red Sox. A walk to Luis Polonia loaded the bases with nobody out. Don Baylor hit a sacrifice fly that scored McGwire and made the score 4–1.


1988 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Smith retired the next two hitters, but the Red Sox were finished. Eckersley finished the ninth to get his fourth save in only four games, an all-time record (since matched by John Wetteland in the 1996 World Series and Greg Holland in the 2014 ALCS). Eckersley won the Most Valuable Player Award for his efforts.


1988 American Racing Series season
The 1988 HFC American Racing Series Championship consisted of 12 races. Jon Beekhuis edged out Tommy Byrne for the championship by a mere 3 points, the closest margin in the series' 16 years. While Byrne won three races to Beekhuis' two, it was the consistent point scoring of Beekhuis that gave him the title.


1988 American Racing Series season, Calendar
Race 12 abandoned after two laps due to an accident involving Michael Greenfield, Jeff Andretti and Guido Daccò and restarted.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Phoenix race
Held April 9 at Phoenix International Raceway. Jeff Andretti won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Milwaukee race
Held June 4 at The Milwaukee Mile. Dave Simpson won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Portland race
Held June 19 at Portland International Raceway. Tommy Byrne won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Cleveland race
Held July 3 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Toronto race
Held July 17 at Exhibition Place. Tommy Byrne won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Meadowlands race
Held July 24 at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Pocono race
Held August 20 at Pocono Raceway. Dave Simpson won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Mid-Ohio race
Held September 4 at The Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Jon Beekhuis won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Elkhart Lake race
Held September 11 at Road America. Calvin Fish won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Nazareth race
Held September 25 at Nazareth Speedway. Calvin Fish won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Laguna Seca race
Held October 16 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Race summaries, Miami race
Held November 6 at Tamiami Park. Juan Manuel Fangio II won the pole.


1988 American Racing Series season, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).


1988 American Soccer League
The 1988 American Soccer League was the first season of the third American Soccer League which took place during the summer of 1988.


1988 American Soccer League, History
The third American Soccer League owed its creation to several events in the early 1980s. In 1983, the second American Soccer League collapsed from over-expansion, runaway spending and a restricted fan base. A year later, the North American Soccer League collapsed for essentially the same reasons. In 1985, the West-coast based Western Soccer Alliance was created as a regional, financially austere league. This new league kept expenditures low while building its fan base. In 1987, the Lone Star Soccer Alliance began its first season, mimicking the WSA model with teams in or near Texas.


1988 American Soccer League, History
On May 7, 1987, several team executives led by Clive Toye announced the creation of an east coast-based league using the WSA model. This new league, named the American Soccer League, planned to begin its first season in 1988. Chuck Blazer was announced as the league's commissioner and Clive Toye was named its chairman. The league planned a twenty-game schedule with at least six teams having a $75,000 salary cap. The league initially concentrated on the northeast, but in August 1987, plans expanded to include teams situated in Florida.


1988 American Soccer League, History
This was soon followed by announcements of the entry of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Tampa Bay Rowdies. By October 1987, the list of teams was finalized with the addition of the Orlando Lions and Miami Sharks. The league now divided itself into two five-team divisions. On April 9, 1988, the American Soccer League began its first season when the New Jersey Eagles defeated the Miami Sharks, 2–1. When the regular season ended the first week of August, Eagles had topped the standings with forty-five points. Four teams made the playoffs, the top two from both the Northern and Southern Divisions. The Washington Diplomats which had the worst record of the four playoff teams, stunned the league by defeating first the New Jersey Eagles, then the Fort Lauderdale Strikers to win the first league championship.


1988 American Soccer League, 1988 ASL All-Star game
The ASL All-Star game was hosted by the Fort Lauderdale Strikers at Lockhart Stadium. Players that were unable to play due to injury, as well as any Strikers selected to the squad were replaced, since the All-Stars' opponent was the Strikers. George Best also suited up for the Strikers in the match. The match ended in a 3–3 draw after 90 minutes, and moved directly to a penalty shootout. Both teams converted four of five attempts, and in an unusual move agreed to end it there with the consent of the referees.


1988 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–6 at the Montagne Center at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. This was the inaugural edition of the tournament after the league's establishment in 1987.


1988 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Louisiana Tech defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 69–66, to take home the first American South men's basketball tournament.


1988 American South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Bulldogs, however, did not receive an automatic invitation to the 1988 NCAA Tournament. They ultimately participated in the 1988 NIT.