1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Benandro
While passing near Réunion, Bernandro was weak and produced wind gusts of 69 km/h (43 mph) on the island. The storm also produced a Foehn wind along the island. However, the latter portion of the storm's duration is uncertain due to its disorganization. The MFR noted that there was potentially a secondary circulation that passed near Réunion, and that Bernandro's circulation was very small during its passage.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Calidera
A tropical disturbance formed on January 11 to the east of St. Brandon, having originated from a circulation that became evident the previous day. It moved to the southwest and gradually intensified, becoming a tropical storm on January 13. That day, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 08S, and the Meteorological Service of Madagascar named it Calidera. By January 14, the storm intensified to attain peak winds of 115 km/h (70 mph), just shy of tropical cyclone status. Early on January 15, Calidera made landfall along Cape Masoala in eastern Madagascar at peak intensity.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Calidera
The JTWC assessed that the storm intensified to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane with 1 minute winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). Calidera quickly weakened over land as it crossed the country. It approached the coast near Morondava, although it remained over land and turned more to the south. The system emerged into the Mozambique Channel on January 19 as it turned to the south and southeast. On January 21, Calidera dissipated within the polar westerlies.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Calidera
During its passage through Madagascar, Calidera produced gusts of 119 km/h (74 mph) along the offshore island of Île Sainte-Marie. Sustained winds there reached 91 km/h (57 mph).


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Doaza
On January 22, a tropical disturbance formed to the southeast of Diego Garcia. It moved generally to the west-southwest, intensifying into a tropical storm on January 23. That day, the Mauritius Meteorological Services named the storm Doaza, and the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 09S. On January 25, Doaza passed north of Tromelin Island, and around that time it attained an initial peak of 80 km/h (50 mph). Later that day, the storm struck eastern Madagascar near Île Sainte-Marie, and it quickly weakened over land, so much so that the JTWC discontinued advisories.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Doaza
However, Doaza emerged into the Mozambique Channel on January 26 near Mahajanga and soon after reorganized while curving to the south. The JTWC again issued advisories on January 28, around which time Doaza passed just southeast of Juan de Nova Island. On the next day, the storm attained tropical cyclone status, reaching winds of 135 km/h (85 mph) just west of Europa Island. On January 30, the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 215 km/h (130 mph), by which time the storm was moving due southward. Doaza turned to the southeast and quickly weakened, dissipating within the westerlies on February 1.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Doaza
While crossing Madagascar, Doaza dropped a maximum of 113.9 mm (4.48 in) of rainfall over 24 hours, as well as producing a peak wind gust of 60 km/h (37 mph). The storm brushed the east coast of Mozambique, producing flooding rains in Sofala, Zambezia, and Cabo Delgado provinces. It was the first major rainfall of the season for the country, helping offset a major drought. Passing near Juan de Nova Island, Doaza produced sustained winds of 76 km/h (47 mph) with gusts to 96 km/h (60 mph). Later, it brushed Europa Island with sustained winds of 83 km/h (52 mph) and gusts of 133 km/h (83 mph).


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Gwenda–Ezenina
On February 6, a tropical disturbance formed in the Australian region from the monsoon trough. Given the name Gwenda by the BoM, it moved west-southwestward initially, gradually intensifying as it curved more to the west. On February 11, the storm turned to the southwest, and the next day crossed 90° E into the south-west Indian Ocean. At that time, the storm was renamed Ezenina, and it had reached peak winds of 150 km/h (95 mph). The JTWC also estimated peak 1 minute winds of 165 km/h (105 mph) on February 12.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Gwenda–Ezenina
A ridge to the south turned Ezenina back to the west. Gradually weakening after its peak intensity, the storm fell below tropical cyclone intensity on February 13, and two days later the storm weakened to tropical depression status. On February 16, the JTWC discontinued advisories, as the weak system turned to the southwest. Ezenina dissipated on February 18 well to the south of Diego Garcia.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Filao
A circulation appeared within the ITCZ on February 23 just northeast of the northern tip of Madagascar, designated as a tropical disturbance that day. It moved southwestward, moving over northwestern Madagascar as a tropical depression before emerging into the Mozambique Channel on February 25. The center was disrupted over land, although it gradually organized.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Filao
On February 27, the system intensified into a tropical storm and was named Filao; on the same day, the JTWC began tracking it as Tropical Cyclone 14S. The storm stalled on February 29 due to a weakened ridge, and on that day Filao attained tropical cyclone status while reaching peak winds of 135 km/h (85 mph). It began a steady west-northwest track the next day once the ridge restrengthened. Late on March 1, Filao made landfall just southwest of Quelimane, Mozambique at peak intensity, and it dissipated the next day.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Filao
Moving over Madagascar as a weak system, Filao caused little effects, although once in the Mozambique Channel, it produced wind gusts of 87 km/h (54 mph) along Juan de Nova island. In Mozambique, the cyclone killed about 100 people. Damage was heaviest in Quelimane, where wind gusts reached 105 km/h (65 mph) and rainfall totaled 104 mm (4.1 in). There, 57 people were killed and 7,375 were left homeless. Nationwide, damage totaled around $10 million (1988 USD), with 1,748 buildings destroyed and 14,395 ha (35,570 acres) of crops wrecked.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Gasitao
Two circulations became evident in the central Indian Ocean in the middle of March, the westernmost which would become Tropical Storm Hely. The eastern one would become Tropical Cyclone Gasitao, which was first originating on March 12 to the east of Diego Garcia. On March 15, it developed into a tropical storm about 700 km (435 mi) to the south-southeast of Diego Garcia while moving on a west-southwest trajectory. On March 16, the Mauritius Meteorological Services named it Gasitao, the same day that the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 16S. By that time, the storm was moving more to the west as it gradually intensified.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Gasitao
On March 17, the JTWC upgraded Gasitao to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. On the next day, the MFR upgraded it to tropical cyclone status as the storm slowed and turned to the south and east. The cyclone developed a well-defined eye during this time, surrounded by a powerful central dense overcast. On March 19, the JTWC estimated peak 1 minute winds of 240 km/h (150 mph) while the storm was passing 350 km (215 mi) northeast of Rodrigues.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Gasitao
The MFR assessed that Gasitao reached winds of 150 km/h (95 mph) that day before weakening, although the cyclone restrengthened on March 20 to a peak of 170 km/h (105 mph). It accelerated southeastward while gradually weakening. On March 23, Gasitao became extratropical, and the remnants dissipated two days later as they were absorbed into the westerlies.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hely
Simultaneous to Gasitao developing, another low pressure area was forming to the north-northeast of Tromelin, classified as a tropical disturbance on March 16. Initially the system moved to the west and later northwest due to a ridge to the south. On March 17, the JTWC began tracking the system as Tropical Cyclone 17S, and the Meteorological Service of Madagascar named it Hely, despite the system only being a tropical depression.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hely
Soon after, Hely intensified to tropical storm status, reaching peak winds of 95 km/h (60 mph) early on March 18 about 200 km (125 mi) northeast of the northern tip of Madagascar. The ridge to the south briefly weakened, forcing Hely to the southeast and later east once the ridge restrengthened. The storm diminished in intensity, dropping to tropical depression status on March 20; on that day, the JTWC discontinued advisories.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hely
The MFR continued tracking the circulation, and Hely turned back to the west on March 24 due to a strengthened ridge following Gasitao's dissipation. On the next day, it briefly re-intensified into a tropical storm, only to weaken to tropical depression status again on March 26. Moving toward Madagascar, Hely passed north of Tromelin and again became a tropical storm on March 27, the same day that the JTWC reissued advisories. Later that day, the storm made landfall just north of Île Sainte-Marie, and it weakened once again over land. Wind gusts in Madagascar reached 80 km/h (50 mph).


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hely
On March 29, the storm emerged into the Mozambique Channel near Besalampy, and failed to re-intensify significantly as it moved southwestward. Two days later, Hely turned sharply to the southeast, sparing it moving ashore Mozambique. The MFR ceased tracking the system as a tropical cyclone on April 2, although the circulation was still visible as late as April 5, 21 days after it originated.


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Iarisena
After a period of inactivity lasting a month, the final storm of the season began forming on May 4 between Agalega and Diego Garcia. Two days later, the system developed into a tropical disturbance, although it initially consisted of just a circulation without any organized convection. It moved to the northwest at first before turning sharply to the south on May 7, slowly intensifying. On May 9, the system intensified into a moderate tropical storm with peak 10 minute winds of 65 km/h (40 mph).


1987–88 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Iarisena
That day, the Mauritius Meteorological Services named it Iarisena, and the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 20S. A cold front steered the storm to the southeast. On May 10, Iarisena lost what little organized convection it had, leaving behind an exposed circulation as it weakened to tropical depression status. Thunderstorms briefly rebounded on the next day before diminishing again. The circulation became difficult to locate within the broad area of thunderstorms. It turned back to the north and dissipated on May 14, about 700 km (430 mi) southeast of where it formed.


1987–88 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 1987–88 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 1987, followed by the start of the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 1988 and concluded in March, followed by the 1988 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in Albany, Georgia.


1987–88 Southern Football League
The 1987–88 Southern Football League season was the 85th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1987–88 Southern Football League
Aylesbury United won the Premier Division and earned promotion to the Football Conference, whilst Chatham Town, Paget Rangers and Shepshed Charterhouse left the league at the end of the season.


1987–88 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 16 clubs from the previous season and six new clubs:


1987–88 Southern Football League, Midland Division
The Midland Division expanded up to 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1987–88 Southern Football League, Southern Division
The Southern Division expanded up to 21 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1987–88 Southwest Indoor Soccer League
The 1987–88 Southwest Indoor Soccer League was the second season of the American Southwest Indoor Soccer League.


1987–88 Soviet Cup
The 1987–88 Soviet Cup was a cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition, Metallist Kharkov, qualified for the continental tournament.


1987–88 Soviet Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 16
First leg games all took place on September 12, 1987, while most second leg games were played from September 30–October 3.


1987–88 Soviet Cup, Competition schedule, Quarter-finals
All games were scheduled to take place on April 29, 1988.


1987–88 Soviet Cup (ice hockey)
The 1987–88 Soviet Cup was the 20th edition of the Soviet Cup ice hockey tournament. 20 teams participated in the tournament, which was won by CSKA Moscow, who claimed their 12th title. The first games of the tournament took place in September 1986, with the final being held in August 1988.


1987–88 Soviet League season
The 1987–88 Soviet Championship League season was the 42nd season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. Fourteen teams participated in the league, and CSKA Moscow won the championship.


1987–88 Sporting de Gijón season
The 1987–88 Sporting de Gijón season was the 27th season of the club in La Liga, the 13th consecutive after its last promotion.


1987–88 Sporting de Gijón season, Overview
Despite a bad start of the season, Sporting ended the league in the ninth position.


1987–88 Sporting de Gijón season, Overview
In their fifth participation in the UEFA Cup, the club was eliminated in the first round by Milan, despite winning the first leg at El Molinón by 1–0.


1987–88 Sporting de Gijón season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.


1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished their season at 11–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play. They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 6th seed and beat Robert Morris in the opening round before losing to Monmouth in the semifinals.


1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1987–88 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twentieth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1987–88 St. Louis Blues season
The 1987–88 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 21st season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1987–88 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season
The Blues allowed the fewest short-handed goals during the regular season, with just 5.


1987–88 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1987–88 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1987–88 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was Stoke City's 81st season in the Football League and 28th in the Second Division.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season
After the previous season's decent performance there was great optimism ahead for Mick Mills' third season in charge. However it turned out to be a frustrating season with Stoke unable to maintain a good run of form and they unsurprisingly finished in mid-table in a season of little progress.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Mick Mills now entering into his third season as City boss had the support of the fans following last season's improvement and for the third season running the club played in the Isle of Man Trophy, with Stoke beating Dundee in the final. This created great optimism amongst supporters that they would enjoy a good league campaign. However that quickly vanished on the opening day of the season as Birmingham City scored the first goal after just 45 seconds. This seemed to set the tone for a frustrating season.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
The team made a poor start winning just three of their first nine matches and it always looked too much for them to recover from. When Stoke did hit a run of form in January injury prevented any meaningful attempt to mount a push for a play-off place and the side made no progress and finished in 11th place.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Lee Dixon was sold to Arsenal in January for £375,000 a good price for a full back in 1988 and with Steve Bould's contract running out he also joined the "Gunners" for a fee of £390,000 which was settled at a tribunal.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Stoke drew First Division side Liverpool in the third round and produced two excellent performances. In the first game at Stoke almost 32,000 saw a goalless draw which Stoke should have won but Graham Shaw missed an easy chance. In the replay a battling Stoke lost by a goal to nil.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
In the League Cup Stoke beat Gillingham and Norwich City, but then lost in the next round to Arsenal.


1987–88 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Full Members' Cup
Stoke had their best run in the Full Members' Cup beating Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City before losing to eventual runner-up Luton Town in the quarter final.


1987–88 Superliga Juvenil de Fútbol
The 1987–88 Superliga Juvenil de Fútbol season was the second since its establishment.


1987–88 Sussex County Football League
The 1987–88 Sussex County Football League season was the 63rd in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1987–88 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1987–88 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs.


1987–88 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 12th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–9 (11–5) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.


1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1987–88 Tercera División
The 1987–88 Tercera División season is the 11th season since establishment the tier four.


1987–88 Torino Calcio season, Season summary
Between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, Torino changed his chairman: Mario Gerbi replaced Sergio Rossi. Foreign contingent was also substituted, with Anton Polster and Klaus Berggreen called to do not make regret Wim Kieft and Leo Junior.


1987–88 Torino Calcio season, Season summary
Polster copied the former striker, throwing several balls in net during his initial appearances. Torino knocked out the citizen rivals in domestic cup but lost the final in face of Sampdoria. En other, Juventus got a heavier revenge: due to equal points in league (31) it needs a play-off for last UEFA Cup spot, awarded in a match that "bianconeri" won on shoot-out.


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season saw the Maple Leafs finish in fourth place in the Norris Division with a record of 21 wins, 49 losses, and 10 ties for 52 points. Despite posting the second-worst record in the league, they qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs on the last day of the season in part due to playing in an extremely weak Norris Division; the division champion Detroit Red Wings were the only team in the division with a winning record.


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Their .325 winning percentage is the third-worst in franchise history, and one of the lowest ever for a playoff qualifier (Across all major North American sports leagues). For an NHL team, their .325 percentage is the worst mark to qualify for the playoffs for a team that played at least 70 games. They lost to the Red Wings in six games in the Division Semi-finals.


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
The Maple Leafs finished last in power-play goals scored (54), power-play opportunities (347) and power-play percentage (15.56%).


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Playoffs
The Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated 4 games to 2 against the Norris Division winning Detroit Red Wings.


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1987-88 season.


1987–88 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Draft picks
Toronto's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.


1987–88 Toto Cup Artzit
The 1987–88 Toto Cup Artzit was the 4th season of the second tier League Cup since its introduction.


1987–88 Toto Cup Artzit
It was held in two stages. First, 12 Liga Artzit teams (without Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Jerusalem, which were selected to play in the 1987–88 Toto Cup Leumit), were divided into three groups. The group winners advanced to the final group.


1987–88 Toto Cup Artzit
The competition was won by Hapoel Bat Yam, who had overcome Hapoel Ramat Gan and Maccabi Yavne in the final group.


1987–88 Toto Cup Leumit
The 1987–88 Toto Cup Leumit was the 4th season of the third most important football tournament in Israel since its introduction.


1987–88 Toto Cup Leumit
It was held in two stages. First, the 14 Liga Leumit teams, with Hapoel Haifa and Hapoel Jerusalem from Liga Artzit, were divided into four groups. The group winners advanced to the semi-finals, which, as was the final, were held as one-legged matches.


1987–88 Toto Cup Leumit
The competition was won by Shimshon Tel Aviv, who beat Bnei Yehuda 4–2 in the final.


1987–88 U.C. Sampdoria season
U.C. Sampdoria won its second cup trophy in just three years, defeating Torino in the final, thanks to a 3-2 aggregate victory. Gianluca Vialli scored ten goals to become club top scorer, as Sampdoria finished fourth in the domestic league.


1987–88 UAE Football League
The 1987–88 UAE Football League was the 15th season of the UAE Football League which began in 1973. Twelve teams competed in the 1987–88 season with the teams playing against each other twice over the season. At the end of the season, it was Al Wasl FC that took out their fourth title finishing ten points ahead of second place Sharjah FC.


1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
The 1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eighth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–14, 9–9 in PCAA play and reached the PCAA Tournament finals for the first time.


1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team, Previous season
The 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 14–14 and 9–9 in PCAA play. They were eliminated in the first round of the PCAA Tournament by Cal State Fullerton.


1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
The 1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. UCLA hosted the #12 Temple Owls and the #4 North Carolina Tarheels. UCLA lost their home game to the #3 Wildcats 76–78 in overtime. The Bruins finished tied for second place in the Pac-10 behind Arizona. In the Pac-10 Tournament UCLA was upset in their first game vs. Washington St. The Bruins did not play in any post season tournaments after that for the first time in four years. Walt Hazzard who had played for UCLA under John Wooden, coached for his fourth and final year at UCLA (the longest tenure at this point of any post-Wooden coach).


1987–88 UE Lleida season
This is a complete list of appearances by members of the professional playing squad of UE Lleida during the 1987–88 season.


1987–88 UEFA Cup
The 1987–88 UEFA Cup was won by Bayer Leverkusen on penalty kicks over Español.


1987–88 UEFA Cup
It was the third season of English clubs being barred from this and indeed all European competitions as the sequel of the Heysel disaster of May 1985. The English clubs who missed out on this season of the UEFA Cup were Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.


1987–88 UEFA Cup
Soviet Union gained a fourth place, Austria and Romania a third one, while France, East Germany and Czechoslovakia remained with two places.


1987–88 UEFA Cup, First round, Second leg
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate. The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on San Siro.


1987–88 UEFA Cup, Second round, First leg
The game was played in Lecce because of the ban on San Siro.


1987–88 UEFA Cup, Second round, Second leg
1–1 on aggregate. Vitória de Guimarães won 5–4 on penalties.


1987–88 USAC Championship Car season
The 1987–88 USAC Gold Crown Championship season consisted of one race, the 72nd Indianapolis 500 on May 29, 1988. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rick Mears.


1987–88 USAC Championship Car season
The schedule was based on a split-calendar, beginning in June 1987 and running through May 1988. Since USAC had dropped out of sanctioning Indy car races outside the Indy 500, the Gold Crown Championship consisted of only one event. The preeminent national championship season was instead sanctioned by CART.


1987–88 USM Alger season
In the 1987–88 season, USM Alger is competing in the National for the 17th time, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in National 1 and the Algerian Cup.


1987–88 USM Alger season, Summary season
In the 1987–88 season the club returned to the first division with a young squad, mostly from Reserve team under the leadership of coach and former captain of the team Djamel Keddou, and despite the lack of experience, USM Alger managed to win the Algerian Cup for the second time after winning against CR Belouizdad with penalties at Stade 5 Juillet 1962 which is the fourth final between the two teams and the first victory for USMA after three defeats, after the match Amar Kabrane was subjected to great criticism and was accused of deliberately wasting the penalty shootout, especially since he then moved to them, USM Alger guarantee the qualification card for the African Cup Winners Cup for the second time.


1987–88 USM Alger season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 1987.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1987–88 USM Alger season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team
The 1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 23–10 (10–6 in WAC) and reached the NCAA Tournament.


1987–88 United Counties League
The 1987–88 United Counties League season was the 81st in the history of the United Counties League, a football competition in England.


1987–88 United Counties League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 19 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


1987–88 United Counties League, Division One
Division One featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with three new clubs:


1987–88 United States network television schedule
The following is the 1987–88 network television schedule for the four major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States. The schedule covers primetime hours from September 1987 through August 1988. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series cancelled after the 1986–87 season. All times are Eastern and Pacific, with certain exceptions, such as Monday Night Football.


1987–88 United States network television schedule
Note: This is the first fall season for Fox, and the first year since 1958-59 that a fourth commercial television network (NTA) was broadcasting. Fox would air only two days a week until 1989.


1987–88 United States network television schedule
PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary.


1987–88 United States network television schedule
All times given are in U.S. Eastern Time and Pacific Time (except for some live events or specials). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times. From February 13 to 28, 1988, all of ABC's primetime programming was preempted in favor of coverage of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.


1987–88 United States network television schedule
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.


1987–88 United States network television schedule, Tuesday
Note: The Dictator was supposed to premiere March 15, 1988 at 8:30-9:00 on CBS, but My Sister Sam replaced it at the last minute due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike.


1987–88 United States network television schedule, Wednesday
Note: Sara consisted entirely of reruns of the 1985 series.


1987–88 United States network television schedule, Friday
Note: Full House premiered Tuesday September 22, 1987 at 8:30 pm on ABC.


1987–88 United States network television schedule, By network, ABC
An ^ indicates a show that came back in first-run syndication after a network cancellation.


1987–88 United States network television schedule, By network, NBC
Note: The * indicates that the program was introduced in midseason.


1987–88 United States network television schedule (daytime)
The 1987–88 daytime network television schedule for the three major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1987 to August 1988.


1987–88 United States network television schedule (late night)
These are the late night schedules for the four United States broadcast networks that offer programming during this time period, from September 1988 to August 1989. All times are Eastern or Pacific. Affiliates will fill non-network schedule with local, syndicated, or paid programming. Affiliates also have the option to preempt or delay network programming at their discretion.


1987–88 Utah Jazz season
The 1987–88 Utah Jazz season was the team's 14th in the NBA. The Jazz finished third in the Midwest Division with a record of 47–35, and qualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in four games, but then lost in seven games to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals. Karl Malone was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.


1987–88 V-League, 1987, First Round
27 participants divided over 3 groups playing double round robin;top-4 of each to second phase


1987–88 V-League, 1987, Second Round
12 participants divided over 3 groups playing single round robin;top-2 of each and 2 best 3rd place teams to quarterfinals


1987–88 V-League, 1987, Final
Cau Lac Bo Quan doi (Ha Noi)  1-0 Quang Nam (Da Nang)


1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season
The 1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 18th in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season
The Canucks had a very disappointing season, they were not capable of winning 3 games in a row during the season. However after the season they were able to draft future captain Trevor Linden.


1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season, Playoffs
Did not qualify for the second season in a row.


1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season, Player statistics
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes


1987–88 Vancouver Canucks season, Draft picks
Vancouver's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.


1987–88 Venezuelan Primera División season
The 1987–88 season of the Venezuelan Primera División, the top category of Venezuelan football, was played by 14 teams. The national champions were Marítimo.


1987–88 VfL Bochum season
The 1987–88 VfL Bochum season was the 50th season in club history.


1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1987–88 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.


1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.


1987–88 WHL season
The 1987–88 WHL season was the 22nd season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Medicine Hat Tigers won their second consecutive President's Cup and Memorial Cup.


1987–88 WHL season, Regular season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes


1987–88 WHL season, All-Star game
On January 12, the East Division defeated the West Division 5–4 at Kamloops, British Columbia before a crowd of 2,689.


1987–88 WIHL season
1987–88 was the 41st and final season of the Western International Hockey League.


1987–88 WIHL season, Standings
Elk Valley Blazers won the playoffs and were awarded the Savage Cup.


1987–88 Washington Bullets season
The 1987–88 NBA season was the Bullets' 27th season in the NBA and their 15th season in the city of Washington, D.C.. After Kevin Loughery was replaced by Wes Unseld during the season, the Bullets finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 38–44 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games. This would be their final playoff appearance until 1997. Following the season, Moses Malone, who was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Atlanta Hawks.


1987–88 Washington Bullets season
This season saw the team draft 5'3 Muggsy Bogues with the 12th overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft. He is the shortest player in NBA history. After his rookie season, Bogues left for the 1988 Expansion Draft.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season
The 1987–88 Washington Capitals season was the Washington Capitals 14th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Regular season
The Capitals had the most shutouts in the league with six and were the least penalized team in the league, being short-handed only 394 times.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Defenseman Garry Galley's two goal performance tied the regular season finale with Philadelphia, meant that Washington won the standings tiebreaker and finished second in the Patrick Division. This was crucial as it gave the Caps home-ice advantage in their first-round match-up with the defending division and Eastern Conference champion Flyers.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Philly showed a champion's mettle right away, though, stealing home ice away with a 4-2 victory in Game 1. Ron Hextall made 35 saves and Dave Poulin's 3rd period power play tally broke a 2–2 tie. Washington salvaged a split at home with a 5-4 triumph in Game 2. Despite letting in a quartet of Philly goals, Pete Peeters proved to be the final period hero, stopping 14 of 15 shots from a pressing Flyers attack.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Philadelphia then turned the tables back at their place, taking a pair of one-goal games, both of them high in drama for entirely different reasons. In Game 3, a 4-3 Flyers win, officials handed out 40 penalties, including 10 major/misconduct penalties. After the game Philly forward Rick Tocchet, who spent roughly half the contest in the penalty box, was quoted as saying, "There are 10 guys on that team that I'd like to kill."


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The rivalry heated up further in Game 4 as both teams tried to change momentum with goalie switches. The Capitals yanked Peeters in favor of starting Clint Malarchuk, who had played more during the regular season. Despite missing starting defenseman Scott Stevens and team captain Rod Langway, who were injured in Game 3, the move seemed to be paying dividends as Washington took a 4–1 lead with 17:00 to go, resulting in Hextall's removal for backup Mark Laforest.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Caps maintained their 3-goal advantage into the final 9:00 of the game, when the Flyers began one of their most riveting comebacks in franchise history. Mark Howe and Brian Propp scored to cut the deficit to one and then, after pulling their new netminder, the tying tally came from defenseman Kjell Samuelsson with :53 remaining. The Flyers completed the comeback when Murray Craven lit the lamp just 1:18 into overtime, giving them a 5–4 win for Philly. Howe said after, "If we play that game 250 times, we win it once."


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Now facing elimination, the Capitals returned home and showed no fear as they again knocked Hextall out of the game after posting a 4–1 lead, but this time it only took 29 minutes. Washington went on to win easily this time, 5-2. The final Philadelphia goal came on a power play in the second period after the team asked to check goalie Pete Peeters' stick, which was ruled to be wider than permitted by the rules. Peeters admitted all his sticks were the same and so he had to use one of backup Clint Malarchuk's sticks for the rest of the game.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The Flyers now had a chance to clinch the series at home in Game 6, which would be another penalty-filled contest. It was highlighted (or lowlighted, depending on your point of view) by Philadelphia defenseman Greg Smyth spending 27 minutes in the sin bin. Given all the infractions, it was no surprise that the difference in the game was special teams. While Philadelphia went a pedestrian 1-for-8 on the power play, Washington was a scintillating 4-of-9. The key play in the game was Flyers forward Dave Brown trying to fight Caps counterpart Bob Gould.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
However, assistant captain Gould shrewdly went turtle, covering up, and letting Brown whale on him a couple times before officials stepped in. Gould went back to the bench as Brown's fighting major gave the Capitals, who were already ahead 2–0, a 5:00 power play, during which they scored twice to blow the game open. Washington romped to a 7–2 triumph with 7 different goal scorers to set up the 7th and deciding game back in D.C.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
In a series full of twists and turns (some of them being highly illegal and downright nasty), the final turn of them all came in one of the more exciting Game 7's in Stanley Cup playoff history. But first, one last bit of nasty had to be doled out. During a Flyer power play late in a scoreless first period, Capitals defenseman Grant Ledyard didn't like the way Flyers forward Rick Tocchet checked him to the ice in front of the Washington goal. Ledyard promptly speared Tocchet in the groin with the blade of his stick and received a 5-minute major and a game misconduct. Tim Kerr scored during the Ledyard penalty, giving the Flyers a 1–0 lead after the 1st period.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Things went from bad to worse for the Caps as the 1-goal deficit was tripled less than 3:00 into the 2nd period on markers by Brian Propp and Mark Howe. Just like Game 4, one team had a 3-goal lead and all the momentum. But momentum's a funny thing. It changed four minutes later when Dale Hunter, who was picked up in the offseason from the Quebec Nordiques, fired a backwards cross-ice pass to a wide open Garry Galley who beat Ron Hextall with a slapshot.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
With the Capital Centre crowd now in full throat, Washington kept up the pressure and forced an icing and an offensive zone faceoff. Mike Ridley dueled with Peter Zezel and the puck was kicked and dribbled right in front of the crease where Kelly Miller stuffed it under Hextall's pads. Two goals in about 90 seconds and it was a brand new hockey game.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
But just when the actual play on the ice looked to be returning to center stage, tempers flared again. As the Caps rushed up ice for the tying goal, forward Dave Christian fired a high shot that Hextall jumped to try to corral on his chest, Washington defenseman Kevin Hatcher, charging the net for a rebound, lowered the boom and ran right over the Flyer netminder, earning him a minor penalty and putting the three officials quickly to work to break up the players before any punches could be thrown. Hatcher would atone for his mistake before the period was out.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Philadelphia tried to clear from their defensive half-wall, but failed to flip the puck over the 6'3" defenseman. Hatcher gloved it down at the blue line and walked in to fire a wicked slapshot that beat Hextall shortside to tie the game. Just as Philadelphia needed less than twenty minutes to erase a 3-goal deficit in Game 4, Washington had done the same in Game 7. However, there was still a whole 3rd period to go.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Just over 5:00 into the 3rd, Kjell Samuelsson was sent off the ice for tripping Peter Sundstrom. Washington was so potent in the previous game with the man advantage, but had failed to score in this contest despite over 9+1⁄2 minutes of power play time. They apparently didn't want to waste any more. The Caps won the offensive zone faceoff and Hatcher took the puck and passed across the blue line to Garry Galley. Galley fired low at the target, but Dale Hunter stopped the attempt about halfway to the net and re-shot the puck. Hextall, already down trying to catch the Galley shot, didn't have a chance to readjust. The light went on and the Capitals had taken a 4–3 lead with just under 15:00 to go, needing only 6 seconds of their power play to score.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
But Philadelphia was not about to go quietly. Just over a minute later, the Flyers won a faceoff in their offensive zone and the puck came back to defenseman Brad Marsh who fired a low shot that somehow found its way through the legs and sticks of a half-dozen players before zooming past Peeters and into the net for the tying goal. Again, imitiation was the sincerest form of flattery in this series, although it had been defined by flattening throughout. Both defenses tightened up and very few scoring chances came for the rest of regulation and the game went to overtime tied 4–4.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Having already lost one dramatic overtime game in the series and still stinging from the heartbreak of the previous season's quadruple-overtime playoff loss at home in Game 7 in the famed Easter Epic (rated the #7 game in New York Islanders history), Capitals fans were not relishing bonus hockey. Adding to the uncertainty was whether all the bad blood that had been spilled in this series might dramatically affect the outcome. No one knew how this one was going to end.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
It almost ended in less than 5 seconds. Philadelphia won the opening faceoff and Mark Howe skated across the red line and fired a long, high slapshot. Pete Peeters reached up to catch it, but the puck deflected off his glove and came down just high and wide of the goal. Neither team had a real decent scoring opportunity, though, until a Washington defensive clear wound up springing Mike Gartner on a breakaway. As the Caps leading goal scorer tried to catch up to the pass, he was hooked down from behind by Mark Howe, giving the Capitals a rare overtime power play.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Washington had Hextall out of position three times early in the man advantage, but couldn't get a clean shot away. Then, as things looked to be cooling off, Scott Stevens was taken down, but still managed to get the puck over to Mike Ridley on the left side. He slid it back to Gartner who was all alone 10 feet in front of the net. Gartner's shot beat Hextall clean glove-side-high, but didn't beat the crossbar, marking the third time in the game the iron had repelled a Washington scoring chance.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Adding insult to, well, insult, the rebound then dropped almost straight down into the crease where it bounced over Dale Hunter's sweeping stick, which had nothing between it and the open net. The ensuing chaotic scramble would send Philly's Brian Propp on a shorthanded breakaway down the right wing. His first shot found the right pad of Peeters, and his rebound attempt was scooped by Peeters' glove.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Less than a minute later, Gartner was sprung again by Ridley down his favored right wing. Gartner beat one defenseman, drew the second one to him, and then sent a perfect pass across to Peter Sundstrom. The redirect was on target, but Hextall somehow got back to make arguably his best save of the series, robbing Sundstrom from point-blank range. Washington kept the pressure on and about a minute later almost won it again, this time it was Hunter from behind the net setting up Bobby Gould, whose backhand one-timer from just above the crease was kicked out by Hextall's stick.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Gould would get another shot after Washington retrieved Philadelphia's clear and Murray Craven skated the loose puck out of the Flyer zone. He got as far as the Caps blue line where he was poke-checked by Larry Murphy. Craven tried to return the favor as he went off the ice for a line change, but the puck bounced off Scott Stevens' skate and came right back to Murphy. That's when Murphy looked up and saw Hunter making a hard u-turn just past the red line with his stick raised.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
Hunter perfectly split three Flyers and Murphy hit him in stride right at the blue line. Hunter cruised in and later said he didn't know what he was going to do until the last moment when he saw an opening between Hextall's pads. The man who six years earlier won a deciding Game 5 (best-of-5 series) for Quebec with an overtime goal against Montreal, feathered a slithering shot that hit the back of the net 5:57 into overtime, giving the Capitals a thrilling 5-4 victory and a 4-games-to-3 series triumph.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
The game would not only be one of the most disheartening and gut-wrenching for Flyer fans, it would also be the last for Philadelphia's young crackerjack head coach Mike Keenan, who left in the offseason to take the head job with the Chicago Blackhawks.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs
As for Washington, the victory was recently voted the #1 game in the history of the franchise.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
Sadly, the historic win did not propel the Capitals very far. Facing the New Jersey Devils in the Patrick Division Finals, Washington again cannot keep their home ice advantage. After winning Game 1 3-1 behind 33 saves from Pete Peeters, the Capitals dropped Game 2 at home 5-2 as Aaron Broten had a hat trick for the Devils.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
Jersey doubled their Game 2 score in Game 3, winning by a stunning 10-4 margin behind a pair of hat tricks. Mark Johnson scored 4 times and Peter Sundstrom's twin brother, Patrik, torched his sibling's squad with 3 goals and 5 assists, the 8 points setting a new Stanley Cup playoff record. Peeters was yanked after giving up 3 goals on just 10 shots in the first period, but replacement Clint Malarchuk did even worse, stopping only 14 of the 21 shots he faced.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
Washington rebounded with a 4-1 win in Game 4 behind a pair of Dave Christian goals and coach Bryan Murray actually splitting time between his goalies. But New Jersey stole Game 5 right back in D.C. by a 3-1 count as Bob Sauve started in place of Sean Burke in net and stopped 28 shots.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
Down 3-2 and facing elimination on the road, Washington impressively forced Game 7 with an eerily identical 7-2 victory from the previous series in which again, amazingly, 7 different Capitals scored, including power play goals from Gartner and Hunter.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
This time, however, there was no magical comeback as John MacLean's tally proved to be the gamewinner in a 3-2 triumph that sent the Devils on to their first conference final. In a most unusual twist, the road team won 5 of the 7 games in the series.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
As a final note, the playoffs ended in bizarre fashion. After a Game 3 loss to Boston in those conference finals, New Jersey coach Jim Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski got into a heated argument during which Koharski tripped and fell, accusing Schoenfeld of pushing him. Schoenfield famously responded, "You tripped and fell, you fat pig!" Then, he added "Have another doughnut! Have another doughnut!" Boston would win the series in seven games and advance to face Edmonton in the finals. Schoenfeld would later be fired a couple years later and go on to coach the Capitals for four seasons in the mid-1990s.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
Facing being swept at home in Game 4 of the finals, the Bruins apparently tried to use some of the Celtic magic their Boston Garden counterparts had made famous over the years. The sweltering heat outside resulted in the ice surface being shrouded in fog and slowed the vaunted Oiler attack. Then, the building suffered a power overload, plunging the Garden into darkness. The blackout was presumably caused by the air conditioning system short-circuiting from running on full power for too long.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Playoffs, Second Round
League rules stated that the game (which was tied at 3 in the 2nd period) had to be canceled and made up in Boston at the end of the series, if necessary, making it a 2-1-1-1-1-1 format. It wasn't necessary as Edmonton completed the rare 4-game sweep in 5 games with a 6-3 victory.


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes; PPG=Power-play goals; SHG=Short-handed goals; GWG=Game-winning goals      MIN=Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SO = Shutouts; SA=Shots Against; SV=Shots saved; SV% = Save Percentage;


1987–88 Washington Capitals season, Draft picks
Washington's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.


1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.


1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The Huskies were 9–18 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.


1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
In the Pac-10 Tournament at Tucson, Washington was seeded tenth and defeated seventh seed Arizona State by fourteen points in the opening round, then lost to second seed Oregon State by nineteen points in the quarterfinals.


1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.


1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The Cougars were 12–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, sixth in the standings.


1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
At the conference tournament's last quarterfinal, WSU upset third seed UCLA by two points. In the semifinal, the Cougars took second-seeded Oregon State to double overtime, but lost by six points.


1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Sampson was promoted to head coach in April 1987, and led the program for seven seasons.


1987–88 Welsh Alliance League
The 1987–88 Welsh Alliance League is the 4th season of the Welsh Alliance League, which is in the third level of the Welsh football pyramid.


1987–88 Welsh Cup
The 1987-88 Welsh Cup winners were Cardiff City. The final was played at the Vetch Field in Swansea in front of an attendance of 5,465.


1987–88 Wessex Football League
The 1987–88 Wessex Football League was the second season of the Wessex Football League. The league champions for the second consecutive season were Bashley. There was no promotion or relegation.


1987–88 Wessex Football League, League table
The league consisted of one division of 19 clubs, increased from 17 the previous season despite the departures of Road-Sea Southampton and Portals Athletic. Four new clubs joined:


1987–88 West Ham United F.C. season
For the 1987–88 West Ham United F.C. season in English football, West Ham United finished 16th in the league.


1987–88 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Again John Lyall waited until three quarters of the season had passed before bringing any new signings to the club. Even so, the two players he did eventually bring in, Julian Dicks and Leroy Rosenior, would play a major part in helping the club to just avoid relegation for the second season running.


1987–88 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Alan Dickens had to play most of the season as a striker as Frank McAvennie had signed for Celtic without a replacement being found until Rosenior's arrival.


1987–88 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
West Ham finally finished in 16th place in the First Division.


1987–88 West Ham United F.C. season, Season summary
Midfielder Stewart Robson was voted club player of the year, though Tony Cottee was once again top goalscorer with 13 in the league and 15 in all competitions. However, Cottee would be sold to Everton for a national record £2.2 million by the start of the following season, leaving manager Lyall with a big gap to fill in the forward positions as he had lost his two highest goalscorers within a year of each other.


1987–88 West Midlands (Regional) League
The 1987–88 West Midlands (Regional) League season was the 88th in the history of the West Midlands (Regional) League, an English association football competition for semi-professional and amateur teams based in the West Midlands county, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and southern Staffordshire.


1987–88 West Midlands (Regional) League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 18 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with one new club promoted from Division One:


1987–88 Western Football League
The 1987–88 season was the 86th in the history of the Western Football League.


1987–88 Western Football League
The league champions for the first time in their history were Liskeard Athletic. The champions of Division One were Welton Rovers.


1987–88 Western Football League, Final tables, Premier Division
The Premier Division remained at 22 clubs after Chard Town were relegated to the First Division. One club joined:


1987–88 Western Football League, Final tables, First Division
The First Division was reduced from 22 to 19 clubs, after Swanage Town & Herston were promoted to the Premier Division, Wimborne Town were transferred to the Wessex League, Portway Bristol disbanded and Weymouth Reserves also left. One new club joined:


1987–88 Wimbledon F.C. season
During the 1987–88 English football season, Wimbledon F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. It was Wimbledon's second consecutive season in the top flight and eleventh consecutive season in the Football League. They ended the season as FA Cup winners and finished seventh in the league. It was their first season under the management of Bobby Gould, who had been appointed following the close season resignation of Dave Bassett.


1987–88 Wimbledon F.C. season, Season summary
Wimbledon continued to exceed expectations in the First Division, finishing in seventh in the final table, one place lower than their sixth place the previous season, but, considering that Wimbledon were one of the smallest clubs in the First Division, this was still a great achievement. However, Wimbledon's greatest success during the season, perhaps in their entire history, came in the FA Cup, defeating West Bromwich Albion (4–1, home), Mansfield Town (1-2, away), Newcastle United (1-3, away), Watford (2–1, home) and Luton Town (2-1, neutral) to reach their first ever FA Cup Final, against that season's champions Liverpool.


1987–88 Wimbledon F.C. season, Season summary
Wimbledon took a lead in the 37th minute when Lawrie Sanchez scored a looping header from Dennis Wise's free kick on the left. Liverpool created many chances, but failed to pull a goal back, with Dave Beasant saving a penalty from John Aldridge after Clive Goodyear was (incorrectly) adjudged to have fouled inside the box; Beasant was the first goalkeeper to ever save a penalty in an FA Cup final at Wembley. Wimbledon held on to win their first (and only) FA Cup, in one of the most unexpected finals of all time. Due to the ban on English clubs competing in European competition as a result of the Heysel disaster, Wimbledon were denied the opportunity to compete in the Cup Winners' Cup.


1987–88 Wimbledon F.C. season, Kit
Wimbledon's kit was manufactured by Spall and sponsored by Truman. Wimbledon's kit for the FA Cup final were sponsored by Danish brewery Carlsberg, who had signed a deal to sponsor Wimbledon's kits for the next season.


1987–88 Wimbledon F.C. season, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1987–88 Wimbledon F.C. season, Results, First Division, Unknown date
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season
The 1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their ninth season in the National Hockey League. The Jets placed third in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On June 5, 1987, the Jets traded away Perry Turnbull to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fifth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Turnbull had an injury plagued 1986-87 season, scoring a goal and six points in 26 games. From 1984-86, he had back-to-back 20+ goal seasons in his first two years with Winnipeg.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
Three days later, on June 8, 1987, the Jets traded away Brian Mullen and a tenth round draft pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft to the New York Rangers for the Rangers fifth round pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft and their third round pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Mullen had been with Winnipeg since the 1982-83 season, and was coming off a 19 goal and 51 point season in 1986-87.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
On June 13, 1987, the Jets participated in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, and with their first round selection, 16th overall, Winnipeg selected defenseman Bryan Marchment from the Belleville Bulls of the OHL. Marchment had six goals and 44 points in 52 games with the Bulls in 1986-87.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Offseason
During training camp, on September 30, 1987, the Jets made another trade with the New York Rangers, acquiring George McPhee from the Rangers for the Jets fourth round draft pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. One week later, the Jets sent McPhee to the New Jersey Devils for the Devils seventh round draft pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Playoffs
The Jets lost the Division Semi-Finals (4-1) to the Edmonton Oilers.


1987–88 Winnipeg Jets season, Draft picks
The Jets selected the following players at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan, on June 13, 1987.


1987–88 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.


1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
The 1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. (The school uses "Cowboys" solely for men's sports; women's teams and athletes at the school are known as "Cowgirls".)


1987–88 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team
Fennis Dembo was featured on the cover of the November 18, 1987, issue of Sports Illustrated. It was the first time that a Wyoming Cowboy basketball player was featured on the cover. Dembo would finish his Wyoming career as the Cowboys scoring leader, 2,311 points


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup
The 1987–88 Yorkshire Cup was the 80th occasion on which the Yorkshire Cup competition was held. Bradford Northern won the trophy by beating Castleford by the score of 11-2 in a replay after drawing the first match 12-12The initial match was played at Headingley, Leeds, now in West Yorkshire. The score was 12-12, the attendance was 10,947 and receipts were £40,283The replay was at Elland Road,  Leeds. The score was 11-2, the attendance was 8,175 and receipts were £30,732This was the fifth time in the incredible eleven-year period in which Castleford.


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup
previously only once winners in 1977, will make eight appearances in the Yorkshire Cup final, winning on four and ending as runner-up on four occasions. This season there were no junior/amateur clubs taking part, no new entrants and no "leavers" and so the total of entries remained the same at eighteen. This in turn resulted in the necessity to continue with a preliminary round to reduce the number of clubs entering the first round to sixteen.


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The rugby Football League's Yorkshire Cup competition was a knock-out competition between (mainly professional) rugby league clubs from the county of Yorkshire. The actual area was at times increased to encompass other teams from outside the county such as Newcastle, Mansfield, Coventry, and even London (in the form of Acton & Willesden).


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup, Background
The Rugby League season always (until the onset of "Summer Rugby" in 1996) ran from around August-time through to around May-time and this competition always took place early in the season, in the Autumn, with the final taking place in (or just before) December (The only exception to this was when disruption of the fixture list was caused during, and immediately after, the two World Wars)


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup, Competition and Results, Final - Replay, Teams and Scorers
Scoring - Try = four (4) points - Goal = two (2) points - Drop goal = one (1) point


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
1 * This is the first Yorkshire Cup match to be played by Mansfield Marksman at their Lowmoor Road stadium in Kirkby-in-Ashfield (During the previous season they had played at Mansfield Town F.C. 's Field Mill ground but moved due to being unable to afford the rent on the low attendances they were attracting. 3 * Headingley, Leeds, is the home ground of Leeds RLFC with a capacity of 21,000. The record attendance was 40,175 for a league match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947.


1987–88 Yorkshire Cup, Notes
4 * Odsal is the home ground of Bradford Northern from 1890 to 2010 and the current capacity is in the region of 26,000, The ground is famous for hosting the largest attendance at an English sports ground when 102,569 (it was reported that over 120,000 actually attended as several areas of boundary fencing collapse under the sheer weight of numbers) attended the replay of the Challenge Cup final on 5 May 1954 to see Halifax v Warrington


1987–88 Yugoslav Cup
The 1987–88 Yugoslav Cup was the 40th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946. FK Borac Banja Luka beat FK Crvena Zvezda in the final.


1987–88 Yugoslav Cup, Calendar
The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.


1987–88 Yugoslav Cup, First round
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.


1987–88 Yugoslav First League
The 1987–88 Yugoslav First League season was the 42nd season of the First Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Prva savezna liga), the top level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The season began on 2 August 1987 and ended on 12 June 1988. Red Star led by Velibor Vasović won their 16th title with a single points ahead of previous season's champions Partizan.


1987–88 Yugoslav First League, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1986–87 season and two sides promoted from the 1986–87 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level groups East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1987–88 Yugoslav First League, Teams
Dinamo Vinkovci and Spartak were relegated from the 1986–87 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Vojvodina and Rad.


1987–88 Yugoslav First League, Top scorers
The top goalscorers in the 1987–88 Yugoslav First League were as follows:


1987–88 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season
The 1987–88 Yugoslav Ice Hockey League season was the 46th season of the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Yugoslavia. 10 teams participated in the league, and Jesenice have won the championship.


1987–88 Yugoslav Second League
The 1987–88 Yugoslav Second League season was the 42nd season of the Second Federal League (Serbo-Croatian: Druga savezna liga), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946. The league was contested in two regional groups (West Division and East Division), with 18 clubs each. This was the last season under that format as the following season featured unified second league with 20 clubs.


1987–88 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including twelve sides from the 1986–87 season, two clubs relegated from the 1985–86 Yugoslav First League and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1986–87 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1987–88 Yugoslav Second League, West Division, Teams
Dinamo Vinkovci and Spartak Subotica were relegated from the 1986–87 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the bottom two places of the league table. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Borac Travnik, Kabel, Olimpija Ljubljana and Šparta Beli Manastir. At the end of season, Olimpija Ljubljana was spared from relegation as representative of Slovenia.


1987–88 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including fourteen sides from the 1986–87 season and four sides promoted from the Inter-Republic Leagues played in the 1986–87 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.


1987–88 Yugoslav Second League, East Division, Teams
There were no teams relegated from the 1986–87 Yugoslav First League. The four clubs promoted to the second level were Liria, Mačva Šabac, Metalurg Skopje and OFK Titograd.


1987–88 Zamalek SC season
The 1987-88 Zamalek SC season was the club's 78th season in existence. The club competed in the Egyptian Premier League, Egypt Cup, Afro-Asian Club Championship and the African Cup of Champions Clubs. The club were crowned champions of their domestic league, the Egyptian Premier League for the for the sixth time in their history because of a tie breaker on goal difference against the defending champions, Al Ahly SC. The Egyptian club also won the Egypt Cup, and the Afro-Asian Club Championship this season.


1987–88 Zamalek SC season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1987–88 ice hockey Bundesliga season
The 1987–88 Ice hockey Bundesliga season was the 30th season of the Ice hockey Bundesliga, the top level of ice hockey in Germany. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kolner EC won the championship.


1987–88 in Argentine football
1987-1988 in Argentine football saw Newell's Old Boys win the Argentine championship, their first title since 1974. In the Copa Libertadores 1987 River Plate and Independiente were eliminated at the semi-final stage.


1987–88 in Argentine football, League table, Relegation
Unión de Santa Fe and Banfield were relegated with the worst points averages.


1987–88 in English football
The 1987–88 season was the 108th season of competitive football in England.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
3 July 1987 – Chelsea sign defender Tony Dorigo from Aston Villa for £475,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
6 July 1987 – Nottingham Forest's Dutch midfielder Johnny Metgod signs for Tottenham Hotspur in a £250,000 deal.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
7 July 1987 – England goalkeeper Peter Shilton moves to Derby County from Southampton for £90,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
9 July 1987 – Manchester United sign Arsenal defender Viv Anderson for £250,000. Former Queens Park Rangers and England forward Gerry Francis, 36, is appointed player-manager of Third Division side Bristol Rovers as successor to Bobby Gould who moved to Wimbledon last month.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
15 July 1987 – Ray Harford, first-team coach, is promoted to the manager's seat at Luton Town following the resignation of John Moore. Coventry City more than double their record transfer outlay with a £750,000 move for Chelsea striker David Speedie.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
17 July 1987 – Portsmouth prepare for their return to the First Division with a £60,000 move for Wrexham midfielder Barry Horne.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
21 July 1987 – Tottenham Hotspur and England midfielder Glenn Hoddle moves to AS Monaco for £800,000 on a three-year contract. Manchester United get a £300,000 insurance payout from The Football Association following the injury enforced retirement of 29-year-old goalkeeper Gary Bailey.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
22 July 1987 – Scunthorpe United announce that they will leave the Old Showground at the end of the season and move to a new stadium in the town's suburbs - the first relocation of a Football League club since Southend United moved to Roots Hall in 1955.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
24 July 1987 – Manchester City are reported to have made an approach for out of favour Liverpool midfielder John Wark. Watford sign prolific Reading striker Trevor Senior for £325,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
29 July 1987 – Wimbledon sign defenders Terry Phelan from Swansea City for £100,000 and Eric Young from Brighton & Hove Albion for £70,000. Chelsea striker Kerry Dixon withdraws his transfer request.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
30 July 1987 – Manchester United complete the signing of striker Brian McClair after a tribunal orders them to pay £850,000 for the striker, originally valued at £2million by Celtic.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
1 August 1987 – Everton defeat Coventry City 1–0 in the FA Charity Shield at Wembley Stadium, with Wayne Clarke scoring the only goal of the game.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
3 August 1987 – The Today newspaper cancels its sponsorship of the Football League after just one year, and less than two weeks before the new season is due to begin.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
6 August 1987 – Peter Beardsley becomes the most expensive player to move between British clubs when he joins Liverpool in a £1.9 million deal from Newcastle United. Britain's first million-pound player, Trevor Francis, returns to Britain when Graeme Souness signs him for Rangers in a £70,000 deal from Atalanta of Italy.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
7 August 1987 – Portsmouth midfielder Mick Kennedy is fined £5,000 for claiming in a national newspaper that he was "the hardest man in football and proud of my reputation".


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
8 August 1987 – The Football League begins its centenary celebrations by hosting a match against a Rest of the World XI at Wembley. Diego Maradona and Gary Lineker are in side beaten by a Football League XI.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
11 August 1987 – Former Leeds United and England manager Don Revie, 60, announces that he is suffering from motor neurone disease, which was diagnosed in May this year.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
12 August 1987 – Barclays Bank become the Football League's new sponsors in a three-year deal worth in the region of £5million, while Portsmouth prepare for their first top division campaign since the 1950s by paying Leeds United £285,000 for striker Ian Baird.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
15 August 1987 – The Football League season begins. In the First Division, Queens Park Rangers record the biggest win of the day by beating West Ham United 3–0. Champions Everton beat Norwich City 1–0, and Liverpool win 2–1 away to Arsenal. Scarborough, new members after their promotion to the Fourth Division from the GM Vauxhall Conference, hold fallen giants Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 2–2 draw, but crowd trouble results in 56 arrests.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
18 August 1987 – Newly promoted First Division side Derby County pay a club record £760,000 for Southampton defender Mark Wright. UEFA announce that if the ban on English clubs in Europe is lifted in time for the 1988–89 UEFA Cup, there will only be two slots available for clubs in England due to their UEFA coefficient falling.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
22 August 1987 – Brian McClair scores his first goal for Manchester United in their 2–0 home league win over Watford. In the first top flight South Coast derby, newly promoted Portsmouth draw 2–2 with Southampton at Fratton Park.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
24 August 1987 – Striker Terry Gibson ends his unsuccessful 18-month spell at Manchester United and joins Wimbledon for £200,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
25 August 1987 – Luton Town lift their ban on away fans and are allowed to compete in the League Cup, from which they were banned last season.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
31 August 1987 – Manchester United finish August as First Division leaders, two points ahead of Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest. At the bottom of the table, Charlton Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Luton Town remain without a League win so far this season. In the Second Division, Plymouth Argyle and Barnsley lead the way on goal difference, but fancied Aston Villa are fourth from bottom.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
3 September 1987 – Ten months after being sacked by Manchester United, Ron Atkinson returns to football for a second spell as manager of West Bromwich Albion.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
4 September 1987 – Arsenal striker Charlie Nicholas hands in a transfer request after manager George Graham dropped him in favour of Perry Groves as strike-partner to new signing Alan Smith.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
5 September 1987 – Gillingham score a club record 10–0 victory over Chesterfield, a week after defeating Southend 8–1.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
9 September 1987 – 25 Liverpool fans are extradited to Belgium on manslaughter charges in connection to the Heysel Stadium disaster, in which 39 spectators (most of them Italian) were crushed to death at the 1985 European Cup Final. Oxford United's £400,000 bid for Derby County winger Nigel Callaghan is accepted, but the player turns down the chance to move – less than a year after he joined the East Midlands club for barely a third of that amount.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
12 September 1987 – Brazilian international striker Mirandinha gets his first goals for Newcastle, scoring twice in a 2–2 draw at Old Trafford against Manchester United.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
16 September 1987 – Manager Bryan Hamilton brings Mike Newell to Leicester City from Luton Town for £350,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
18 September 1987 – Defender David Bardsley moves between First Division strugglers Watford and Oxford United for £265,000. Charlton Athletic sign Wales striker Andy Jones from Third Division side Port Vale.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
20 September 1987 – Everton sign Scotland midfielder Ian Wilson from Leicester City for £300,000. Liverpool defender Steve Nicol scores a hat-trick in a 4–1 away league win over Newcastle United.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
23 September 1987 – Terry Venables, former manager of Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers, is sacked after three years as manager of Spanish giants FC Barcelona.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
28 September 1987 – Tommy Docherty is appointed manager of GM Vauxhall Conference side Altrincham.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
29 September 1987 – John Aldridge reaches the 10-goal margin in the league for Liverpool after just seven games, scoring a hat-trick in their 4–0 home win over Derby County.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
30 September 1987 – Queens Park Rangers, without a top division league title to their name, finish the month as leaders of the First Division, three points ahead of Liverpool, who have two games in hand. Charlton Athletic are bottom, with four points from eight matches. Bradford City top the Second Division, with Hull City second. Crystal Palace and newly promoted Middlesbrough and Swindon Town occupy the play-off places.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
2 October 1987 – Tottenham Hotspur sell defender Richard Gough to Rangers for £1.5million – a record fee for a British defender.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
10 October 1987 – Everton's Graeme Sharp and Adrian Heath bag braces as Chelsea are beaten 4–1 at Goodison Park. Elsewhere, Paul Wilkinson scores the only goal of the game as Nottingham Forest beat Derby County in the first East Midlands derby of the season.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
12 October 1987 – More than three years after leaving Fulham, Malcolm Macdonald makes a management comeback with Second Division strugglers Huddersfield Town.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
14 October 1987 – England beat Turkey 8–0 in a European Championship qualifier at Wembley, repeating the scoreline achieved in a 1986 World Cup qualifier in Istanbul in November 1984.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
15 October 1987 – Newcastle United sign 18-year-old striker Michael O'Neill from Coleraine of Northern Ireland for £55,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
16 October 1987 – Sheffield Wednesday sign defender Nigel Pearson from Shrewsbury Town for £250,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
17 October 1987 – Liverpool move to the top of the First Division by thrashing previous leaders Queens Park Rangers 4–0 at Anfield.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
19 October 1987 – Liverpool sign Oxford United and Republic of Ireland winger Ray Houghton for £825,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
23 October 1987 – David Pleat resigns after 15 months as manager of Tottenham Hotspur, following allegations that he was involved in kerb crawling.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
27 October 1987 – Tottenham Hotspur appoint Terry Venables as their new manager.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
28 October 1987 – Everton knock Liverpool out of the League Cup with a 1–0 win at Anfield in the third round.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
31 October 1987 – Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers share leadership of the First Division, but Liverpool, just one point behind, have three games in hand. Charlton Athletic remain bottom of the table, and are joined by Watford and Norwich City in the relegation zone. Bradford City now have a six-point lead at the top of the Second Division, their nearest rivals being Middlesbrough and Hull City. Aston Villa now stand fourth, with Ipswich Town and Birmingham City close behind.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
1 November 1987 – Liverpool move back to the top of the First Division table by beating Everton 2–0 in the Merseyside derby. 31-year-old England midfielder Ray Wilkins returns to Britain after more than three years away when he signs for Rangers in a £250,000 move from Paris St Germain.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
7 November 1987 – Second Division promotion chasers Manchester City beat struggling Huddersfield Town 10–1 at Maine Road. Three players - Paul Stewart, David White and Tony Adcock - score hat-tricks.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
10 November 1987 – 21-year-old Walsall striker David Kelly scores a hat-trick on his debut for the Republic of Ireland in their 5–0 win over Israel in Dublin.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
11 November 1987 – England seal European Championship qualification with a 4–1 win over Yugoslavia in Belgrade. A Gary McKay goal gives Scotland a 1–0 win in Bulgaria, a result that allows the Republic of Ireland, managed by former 1966 World Cup winner Jack Charlton, to qualify for their first major tournament.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
19 November 1987 – Liverpool reject an offer from Bayern Munich for Danish midfielder Jan Molby. Aston Villa boost their Second Division promotion quest with a £150,000 move for Crystal Palace midfielder Andy Gray.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
20 November 1987 – Elton John agrees to sell Watford to Robert Maxwell's British Printing and Communication Corporation for £2million.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
26 November 1987 – The takeover of Watford falls through after the High Court vetoes it due to Robert Maxwell already being the owner of Derby County.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
30 November 1987 – Liverpool lead the First Division by five points from Arsenal. Charlton Athletic, Norwich City and Watford continue to occupy the relegation places. Middlesbrough and Bradford City are level at the top of the Second Division on 43 points. Aston Villa, Hull City and Crystal Palace occupy the play-off places.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
7 December 1987 – Queens Park Rangers sign striker Mark Falco from Rangers for £350,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
9 December 1987 – Eight football hooligans, all either Manchester United or West Ham United supporters, receive prison sentences totalling 51 years at Chelmsford Crown Court after being found guilty of public order offences on a Sealink ferry bound for Amsterdam on 8 August 1986. Meanwhile, Chelsea look to the future with the acquisition of Jersey-born defender Graeme Le Saux, 19.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
13 December 1987 – Nigel Clough scores a hat-trick in less than five minutes as Nottingham Forest beat Queens Park Rangers 4–0 in the First Division game at the City Ground.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
16 December 1987 – Manchester United pay £900,000 for Norwich City central defender Steve Bruce, with his old club using £580,000 of the transfer to sign Robert Fleck from Rangers.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
26 December 1987 – Boxing Day sees Nottingham Forest win 2–0 at Highbury to overtake Arsenal into second place, while in a London derby Wimbledon beat West Ham 2–1, and David Pleat's tenure as Leicester manager starts with defeat to AFC Bournemouth.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
29 December 1987 – Queens Park Rangers defender Terry Fenwick completes a £550,000 transfer to Tottenham Hotspur.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
31 December 1987 – The year draws to a close with Liverpool holding a commanding ten-point lead over second-placed Nottingham Forest. Watford have slipped to the foot of the table, level on points with Charlton Athletic. Portsmouth occupy the final automatic relegation place. Graeme Souness signs Aston Villa midfielder Mark Walters for Rangers for £550,000 in the latest of several moves for English players. In the Second Division, Middlesbrough lead with a one-point margin over Bradford City. A four-point margin separates their nearest six challengers – Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Millwall, Hull City, Manchester City and Ipswich Town.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
1 January 1988 – Out of favour Arsenal striker Charlie Nicholas returns to his native Scotland in a £500,000 move to Aberdeen. Billy Bonds of West Ham United, the oldest Football League player at 41, is awarded an MBE.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
4 January 1988 – John Wark returns to Ipswich Town from Liverpool in a £100,000 deal.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
11 January 1988 – Dave Bassett is sacked after just six months in charge of Watford, who are currently bottom of the First Division. He is succeeded by Aston Villa assistant manager Steve Harrison.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
16 January 1988 – John Aldridge becomes the first player to reach the 20-goal margin in the First Division when he scores in Liverpool's 2–0 home win over Arsenal.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
20 January 1988 – Oxford United, winners of the 1986 League Cup, reach the semi-finals of this season's competition with a surprise 2–0 win over Manchester United in the quarter-finals.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
22 January 1988 – Manchester City boost their Second Division promotion challenge with a £175,000 move for Northampton Town striker Trevor Morley.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
24 January 1988 – Arsenal pay Stoke City £400,000 for 23-year-old right-back Lee Dixon.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
26 January 1988 – Aston Villa boost their Second Division promotion challenge with the £200,000 acquisition of highly rated Crewe Alexandra midfielder David Platt, 21.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
30 January 1988 – FA Cup holders Coventry City are knocked out by Watford in the fourth round. Last year's defeated finalists Tottenham Hotspur are also eliminated, losing 2–1 at Third Division Port Vale.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
31 January 1988 – Liverpool remain top of the First Division as January draws to a close, now 16 points ahead of second-placed Manchester United. Charlton Athletic, Watford and Oxford United make up the bottom three. Aston Villa have crept to the top of the Second Division, while Crystal Palace have risen to second place. Middlesbrough, Millwall and Blackburn Rovers occupy the play-off zone, while Bradford City have slid from second to sixth place in the space of a few weeks. Leicester City, relegated from the First Division last season, are now in the Second Division relegation play-off places.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
3 February 1988 – Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Keith Burkinshaw is sacked by Sporting Lisbon of Portugal.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
4 February 1988 – Tommy Docherty is sacked after just over four months in charge of GM Vauxhall Conference side Altrincham.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
5 February 1988 – A UEFA referendum decides that all English clubs will be banned from European competition for a fourth successive season. Derby County sign midfielder Ted McMinn from Seville of Spain for £300,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
12 February 1988 – 18 of the 25 Liverpool fans charged with manslaughter in connection with the Heysel disaster return home after being cleared of the charges.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
16 February 1988 – Liverpool sell striker Paul Walsh to Tottenham Hotspur for £500,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
20 February 1988 – Shrewsbury Town striker Jim Melrose, on loan from Leeds United, suffers a broken cheekbone in a clash with Swindon Town midfielder Chris Kamara at the end of Shrewsbury's 2–1 win over Swindon in the Second Division at Gay Meadow. In a heavyweight clash in the FA Cup fifth round, Arsenal beat Manchester United 2–1 at Highbury.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
21 February 1988 – Liverpool avenge their League Cup defeat earlier in the season by beating Everton 1–0 in the FA Cup fifth round at Goodison Park.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
25 February 1988 – Tottenham Hotspur sign goalkeeper Bobby Mimms from Everton for £325,000. Swindon Town fine midfielder Chris Kamara £1,000 and ban him from playing for a month following the incident with Jim Melrose.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
28 February 1988 – Luton Town reach the League Cup final with a 3–1 aggregate win over Oxford United.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
29 February 1988 – February draws to a close with Liverpool still top of the league having stretched their unbeaten start to the season to 27 games, and with a 14-point lead over Manchester United with two games in hand. The Second Division promotion race sees Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers level at the top of the table, with Millwall, Middlesbrough and Bradford City occupying the play-off places.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
3 March 1988 – Norwich City sign defender Andy Linighan from Oldham Athletic for £300,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
4 March 1988 – After seven months at Portsmouth, Ian Baird returns to Leeds United for £120,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
12 March 1988 – Luton Town edge closer to a remarkable cup double by defeating Portsmouth 3–1 in the FA Cup quarter-final at Kenilworth Road, while Wimbledon's hopes of a first-ever cup final appearance move closer to reality with a 2–1 win over Watford. Arsenal blow their hopes of a cup double by losing 2–1 at home to Nottingham Forest. Maurice Evans resigns as manager of struggling Oxford United.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
13 March 1988 – Liverpool move closer to a unique second double by thrashing Manchester City 4–0 in the FA Cup quarter-final at Maine Road.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
18 March 1988 – West Ham United sign Fulham striker Leroy Rosenior for £275,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
20 March 1988 – Liverpool's unbeaten start to the league season is ended when they lose 1–0 in their 30th match to neighbours Everton.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
22 March 1988 – John Hollins resigns as Chelsea manager and is replaced by his assistant Bobby Campbell.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
23 March 1988 – Arsenal sign winger Brian Marwood from Sheffield Wednesday for £600,000, while Trevor Francis ends his brief spell with Glasgow Rangers to join Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
24 March 1988 – Nottingham Forest pay Preston North End £150,000 for 18-year-old striker Nigel Jemson. Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson retires from playing after an injury at the age of 30 and is appointed manager of Oxford United.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
25 March 1988 – Chelsea sign goalkeeper Kevin Hitchcock from Mansfield Town for £250,000.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
27 March 1988 – Luton Town's hopes of a cup treble are ended when they are beaten 4–1 by Second Division strugglers Reading in the Full Members' Cup final at Wembley.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
31 March 1988 – Liverpool finish March with a 14-point margin over second-placed Manchester United at the top of the First Division. At the bottom, Watford are eight points from safety with eight matches left, and Oxford United and Portsmouth are also struggling in the relegation zone. Aston Villa remain top of the Second Division with a two-point margin over Blackburn Rovers, with the play-off places being occupied by Middlesbrough, Millwall and Bradford City. Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Stoke City remain in strong contention for promotion as well.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
2 April 1988 – Brian McClair scores a hat-trick to bring his league tally for the season to 19 goals in Manchester United's 4–1 home win over Derby County.


1987–88 in English football, Diary of the season
4 April 1988 – Manchester United draw 3–3 with Liverpool at Anfield after being 3–1 down, but remain eleven points behind the Merseysiders in the League table.