1987–88 British Basketball League season
In the National League (the tier below the Carlsberg League) the Worthing Bears won the league with a 100% (18–0) record and in the play-off semi-final Billy Hungrecker scored a record 73 points in a 119–110 overtime win over Plymouth Raiders, before defeating Brixton TopCats in the final.


1987–88 British Collegiate American Football League
The 1987–88 BCAFL was the third full season of the British Collegiate American Football League, organised by the British Students American Football Association.


1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season
The 1987–88 Buffalo Sabres season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on May 22, 1970.


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


1987–88 Bulgarian Cup
The 1987–88 Bulgarian Cup was the 48th season of the Bulgarian Cup. CSKA Sofia won the competition, beating Levski Sofia 4–1 in the final at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia.


1987–88 Bulgarian Cup, Third round
In this round include the four teams, who participated in the European tournaments (CSKA, Levski, Botev Plovdiv and Lokomotiv Sofia)


1987–88 Bulgarian Hockey League season
The 1987–88 Bulgarian Hockey League season was the 36th season of the Bulgarian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Bulgaria. Five teams participated in the league, and HK Slavia Sofia won the championship.


1987–88 Bundesliga
The 1987–88 Bundesliga was the 25th season of the Bundesliga, the premier football league in West Germany. It began on 31 July 1987 and ended on 21 May 1988. FC Bayern Munich were the defending champions.


1987–88 Bundesliga, Competition modus
Every team played two games against each other team, one at home and one away. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw. If two or more teams were tied on points, places were determined by goal difference and, if still tied, by goals scored. The team with the most points were crowned champions while the two teams with the fewest points were relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The third-to-last team had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off against the third-placed team from 2. Bundesliga.


1987–88 Bundesliga, Team changes to 1986–87
Fortuna Düsseldorf and SpVgg Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin were directly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing in the last two places. They were replaced by Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC. Relegation/promotion play-off participant FC Homburg won on aggregate against FC St. Pauli and thus retained their Bundesliga status.


1987–88 Bundesliga, Relegation play-offs
SV Waldhof Mannheim and third-placed 2. Bundesliga team SV Darmstadt 98 had to compete in a two-legged relegation/promotion play-off. After a two-leg series, both teams were tied 4–4 on aggregate, so a deciding third match had to be scheduled. Mannheim won this match in a penalty shootout and retained their Bundesliga status.


1987–88 Bundesliga, Champion squad
Defenders: Gunnar Sauer (33 / 2); Ulrich Borowka (31 / 1); Rune Bratseth  (31); Jonny Otten (30); Thomas Schaaf (29 / 1); Michael Kutzop (17 / 1); Matthias Ruländer (2). Midfielders: Miroslav Votava (captain; 32 / 2); Günter Hermann (30); Norbert Meier (26 / 7); Thomas Wolter (16); Dieter Eilts (2); Benno Möhlmann (1). Forwards: Karl-Heinz Riedle (33 / 18); Frank Ordenewitz (30 / 15); Manfred Burgsmüller (26 / 6); Frank Neubarth (22 / 6). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1987–88 Bundesliga, Champion squad
On the roster but have not played in a league game: none.


1987–88 Burnley F.C. season
The 1987–1988 season was Burnley's third season in the fourth tier of English football. They were managed by Brian Miller in his second full season in charge.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
The 1987–88 Calgary Flames season was the eighth National Hockey League season in Calgary and the 16th season in the NHL for the Flames franchise. The Flames finished atop the Smythe Division standings for the first time in team history, en route to winning their first ever Presidents' Trophy as the top club in the NHL.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
The Flames spent almost the entire month of February playing away games as the 1988 Winter Olympics were being held in Calgary at that time.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
In the playoffs, the Flames easily defeated the Los Angeles Kings four games to one, setting a franchise record that still stands by scoring 30 goals in a five-game series. The Flames season was ended by their provincial archrivals, again as the Edmonton Oilers swept Calgary out of the Smythe Division Finals en route to their fourth Stanley Cup in five years.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
The Flames set numerous franchise records this season, including most wins (48), most home wins (26), most road wins (22), and most points (105), all of which that were tied or broken in 1988–89. The Flames 397 goals remains a franchise record, and one of the highest totals in league history. The Flames also finished first in scoring during the regular season. Furthermore, the Flames led the league in short-handed goals scored (23) and power-play percentage (28.46%).


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
Freshman sniper Joe Nieuwendyk became the second rookie in NHL history to score 50 goals, as his 51 fell just two shy of Mike Bossy's record of 53 set in 1977–78. Nieuwendyk captured the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's Rookie-of-the-Year for his effort.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
Lanny McDonald became the first player to win the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, awarded to players who best exemplify leadership qualities and make notable humanitarian contributions to their community. In addition, Brad McCrimmon won the Emery Edge Award for leading the league in Plus/Minus at +48.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season
The Flames sent five players to the 1988 All-Star Game: Al MacInnis, Gary Suter, Brad McCrimmon, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mike Vernon. Nieuwendyk was also named to the NHL All-Rookie team.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season, Regular season, Season 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 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1987–88 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Skaters
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only. ‡Traded mid-season.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average


1987–88 Calgary Flames season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season, Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1988–89 season.


1987–88 Calgary Flames season, Draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, held in Detroit, Michigan.


1987–88 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio
The 1987–88 Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio season was the 3rd season since its establishment. It was contested by 10 teams, and S.P. Tre Fiori won the championship.


1987–88 Canada men's national ice hockey team
The 1987–88 Canada men's national ice hockey team represented Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


1987–88 Canada men's national ice hockey team
The 1988 Winter Olympics represented the first time that NHL players were allowed to compete in the Olympic games.


1987–88 Canada men's national ice hockey team
Canada's team qualified for the final round, but placed fourth and out of the medals in the Olympic tournament.


1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was Cardiff City F.C. 's 61st season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Four, then the fourth tier of English football, finishing second, winning promotion to Division Three.


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


1987–88 Carlisle United F.C. season
For the 1987–88 season, Carlisle United F.C. competed in Football League Division Four.


1987–88 Celtic F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was Celtic's 99th season of competitive football, and also marked the club's centenary. Davie Hay was dismissed as manager in the close season following the team's failure to win any trophies during season 1986–87. Billy McNeill returned as manager, following four years in England with Manchester City and Aston Villa.


1987–88 Celtic F.C. season
The playing squad saw a large turnaround in the summer of 1987, with Brian McClair, Mo Johnston, Murdo MacLeod and Alan McInally all leaving. Danny McGrain was given a free transfer and Davie Provan retired due to ill health. Centre-half Mick McCarthy was signed by Davie Hay a few days prior to his sacking. Billy McNeill then went on to sign Motherwell striker Andy Walker, Sheffield Wednesday full-back Chris Morris and Aberdeen midfielder Billy Stark over the summer. As the season progressed, forwards Frank McAvennie and Joe Miller were also signed.


1987–88 Celtic F.C. season
Celtic made a strong start to their league campaign, and went on to win their 34th league championship title. During the autumn, Celtic were knocked out of the UEFA Cup by Borussia Dortmund and the Scottish League Cup by Aberdeen. Celtic reached the Scottish Cup Final having come from behind against Hearts in the semi-final, scoring twice in the final four minutes to win 2–1. Celtic again went a goal down in the final against Dundee United, but came back to win, Frank McAvennie scoring the winning goal in the last minute to clinch a league and cup double.


1987–88 Chester City F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was the 50th season of competitive association football in the Football League played by Chester City, an English club based in Chester, Cheshire.


1987–88 Chester City F.C. season
Also, it was the second season spent in the Third Division after the promotion from the Fourth Division in 1986. Alongside competing in the Football League the club also participated in the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season
The 1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season was the 62nd season of operation of the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Offseason
The 1987–88 Chicago Black Hawks were coming off a year in which they finished third in the Norris Division and were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings. The Blackawks made several moves in the offseason with GM Bob Pulford replacing himself as coach with Bob Murdoch and trading young star Eddie Olczyk and aging star Al Secord to the Toronto Maple Leafs for wingers Rick Vaive and Steve Thomas and defenseman Bob McGill. Goaltender Bob Mason was the summer's big free agent signing.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Offseason
Though relatively untested at the NHL level, Mason was in demand after an impressive performance in the 1987 playoffs. In addition to Mason, the team signed Ed Belfour who had just backstopped the University of North Dakota to the NCAA championship, and used their number one pick in the June draft to select Jimmy Waite from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Blackhawks regular goaltenders from the previous season, veterans Murray Bannerman and Bob Sauve, never played another regular season game for Chicago. The Blackhawks also acquired Duane Sutter from the New York Islanders in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. Captain Darryl Sutter retired before the start of the season and the team chose not to name a replacement.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season
The Blackhawks were a streaky team – winning five in row in October, followed by 7 straight without a win, then won five of the next seven, then lost eight straight. The up and down season ended on the down with the Hawks going winless in their last eight games of the season. The team's fortunes were greatly hampered by injuries, with regulars Doug Wilson, Keith Brown, Steve Thomas, Wayne Presley, Duane Sutter, Bob Murray, and Behn Wilson, all missing considerable playing time. They would finish the season 30–41–9 (69 Points) – good for 3rd Place in the Norris Division.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season
Offensively, the Blackhawks were again led by Denis Savard, who had an outstanding season leading the team in scoring for the seventh year in a row with team highs of 44 goals, 87 assists and 131 points (which ranked third in the league behind Lemieux and Gretzky). Steve Larmer was again second in points with 41 goals and 48 assists. Offseason acquisition Rick Vaive was second in goals with 43, and mid-season addition, Dirk Graham had 37 points in his half-season with the Hawks. On defense, Doug Wilson again led the club with 32 points (in just 27 games), with Keith Brown leading in the club in plus/minus with +5. Gary Nylund led the team in penalty minutes with 208.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Regular season
In goal, rookie Darren Pang took over in the net with a 3.48 GAA and a 17-23-1 record in 45 games. Bob Mason was relegated to the bench more and more as the season wore on and finished with a 4.15 GAA and 13–18–8 record in 41 games.


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


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Playoffs
The Hawks faced Brett Hull and the St. Louis Blues, who finished second in the Norris. After the Blackhawks had been swept two years in a row in the first round, they opened the series in St Louis by getting swept by scores of 4-1 and 3-2. The series moved to the Chicago Stadium where the Hawks would break their playoff losing streak with a 6-3 victory. The winning ways did not last though, as the Hawks would drop the next two games - 6-5 and 5-3.


1987–88 Chicago Blackhawks season, Player stats, Playoffs
Note: Pos = Position; 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 Chicago Blackhawks season, Draft picks
Chicago's draft picks at the 1987 NHL Entry Draft held at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season
The 1987–88 Chicago Bulls season was the 22nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bulls finished second in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record. Michael Jordan was named the league's Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year. He also won the All-Star Game MVP and Slam Dunk Contest during the All-Star Weekend, which was held in Chicago. In the first round of the playoffs, the Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games, but lost to the Detroit Pistons in five games in the semifinals. Following the season, Charles Oakley was traded to the New York Knicks.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season, NBA Draft
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first round, and notable post-first round picks.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
Jordan was indisputably great, and Oakley, who led the league in total rebounds (1,066), was outstanding. Still, the Bulls lacked a quality supporting cast. They took a major step toward alleviating that problem at the 1987 NBA Draft, when Vice President of Basketball Operations Jerry Krause acquired two players who would be vital cogs in Chicago's future championship machine. With two picks in the top 10, Krause selected Olden Polynice at No. 8 and Horace Grant at No. 10. He then traded Polynice and draft considerations to the Seattle SuperSonics for Scottie Pippen, whom the Sonics had grabbed with the fifth pick.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
With Grant and Pippen on board the Bulls began to show their stuff in 1987-88, forging a 50-32 record, their best mark since 1973-74. Chicago finished in a second-place tie with Atlanta in a competitive Central Division won by the surging Detroit Pistons. The Bulls made some noise in the playoffs, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in a five-game first-round series, but then fell to Detroit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
Oakley and the Los Angeles Clippers' Michael Cage engaged in a nip-and-tuck battle for the league's rebounding title, which came down to the last day of the regular season. On April 22 against Cleveland, Oakley put the pressure on Cage by pulling down 35 rebounds, the second-highest total in Bulls history behind Tom Boerwinkle's 37 in 1970. Two days later, however, Cage grabbed 30 boards in a game against Seattle, just enough to edge Oakley by the slimmest of margins, 13.03 per game to 13.00. Cage played in 10 fewer games than Oakley, however, so Oakley led the NBA in total rebounds for the second consecutive year, with 1,066.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season, Regular season
Jordan led the league in scoring (35.0 ppg) and steals (3.16 per game). He won almost every major award, including Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA First Team Honors and NBA All-Defensive First Team Honors. However, the finals and most important prizes eluded him until the 1990-1991 season.


1987–88 Chicago Bulls season, Player statistics, Playoffs
Charles Oakley 14.3 ppg 15.6 reb 1.3 stl 2.4 blk 2.3 to


1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season
The 1987-88 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 18th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers acquired Larry Nance from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for top draft pick Kevin Johnson in a midseason trade, and finished 4th in the Central Division with a 42–40 record. Second-year star Brad Daugherty was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. Second-year guard Ron Harper played just 57 games due to injury. In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers lost in five games to the Chicago Bulls.


1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Draft picks
*2nd round pick acquired from Milwaukee in Paul Thompson deal.


1987–88 Cleveland Cavaliers season, Draft picks
* *5th round pick acquired from Indiana in Ron Anderson deal.


1987–88 Clydebank F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was Clydebank's twenty-second season in the Scottish Football League. They competed in the Scottish First Division and finished 3rd. They also competed in the Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was Colchester United's 46th season in their history and seventh consecutive season in fourth tier of English football, the Fourth Division. Alongside competing in the Fourth Division, the club also participated in the FA Cup, the League Cup and the Associate Members' Cup.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season
After a promising start to the season under Mike Walker, a disagreement between him and chairman Jonathan Crisp saw Walker leave Layer Road and in his place Roger Brown was recruited. From joint top of the table, Brown's side won just five games in the second half of the season to finish the season ninth.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season
Colchester reached the third round of the FA Cup, beating Tamworth and Hereford United before elimination by Plymouth Argyle. In the Associate Members' Cup, Colchester reached the southern section quarter-final, where they were defeated 3–2 by Notts County. The club were less successful in the League Cup as they fell to a 5–1 aggregate defeat to Fulham.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Keen to improve on last years play-off disappointment, manager Mike Walker recruited former U's boss Allan Hunter as his coach.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Club regulars Tony Adcock and Alec Chamberlain both left the club during the summer of 1987 in big money moves. Adcock signed for Second Division Manchester City for £75,000, while Chamberlain joined First Division Everton for £80,000 as understudy to Neville Southall. Walker then broke the club transfer record to bring in striker Dale Tempest for £40,000.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Chairman Jonathan Crisp announced that, in light of worsening football hooliganism across the nation, a 100% members-only scheme would be in place for the new season, banning away fans from attending matches at Layer Road. To deflect any negative attention, he also leaked details regarding a new stadium at Turner Rise while introducing developers Norcross Estates as shirt sponsors.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Owing to the new scheme, only 1,300 members attended the first fixture of the season, a drop of 1,400 on last seasons average attendance. A new record low crowd was set on 29 September when just 1,140 watched the 2–1 win over Swansea City.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Having rebuilt his side and winning seven out of eight games, Walker was abruptly sacked by Crisp while the U's were joint-top of the Fourth Division table. Crisp had claimed that Walker had resigned, but alleged personal differences were said to have been the cause. Bizarrely, Walker won the Manager of the Month award after he had been sacked.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Incoming as new manage was Roger Brown, formerly manager of Poole Town while working as a factory manager. He had been recommended to Crisp by his advisors, but he took the U's from top spot on New Year's Day to ninth at the end of the season after earning just five wins from January until May.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Crisp had to concede his membership scheme in November after hundreds of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans registered as members to boost the Layer Road attendance to an unusually high figure of 2,413 for that season. Crisp claimed the scheme had only been an experiment, and this was reflected in the season average of just 1,776.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Season overview
Following on from his Turner Rise leaked plans, Crisp considered selling Layer Road and ground sharing Portman Road with Ipswich Town while the new stadium was built. His decision however was swayed by a group of former club directors. By selling up, Crisp would have recouped his outlay, but when the stadium plans were delayed over land ownership, Colchester United would have been left completely homeless with no assets except for the players.


1987–88 Colchester United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player debuts
Players making their first-team Colchester United debut in a fully competitive match.


1987–88 Combined Counties Football League
The 1987–88 Combined Counties Football League season was the tenth in the history of the Combined Counties Football League, a football competition in England.


1987–88 Combined Counties Football League
The league was won by British Aerospace (Weybridge) for the third time.


1987–88 Combined Counties Football League, Clubs
The league remained at 18 clubs after Virginia Water left the league, and one new club joined:


1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1987–88 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–14 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 4–12 record. They were the 1988 National Invitation Tournament champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by second-year head coach Jim Calhoun.


1987–88 Copa México
The Copa México 1987-88 is the 60th staging of the Copa México, but the 33rd staging in the professional era. This cup tournament was played again after 12 years without play.


1987–88 Copa México
The competition started on January 29, 1988, and concluded on June 8, 1988, with the final, held at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla City, in which Puebla lifted the trophy for the third time ever with an away goal victory over Cruz Azul.


1987–88 Copa México
For this edition was played by 16 teams in a knock-out stage.


1987–88 Copa del Rey
The 1987–88 Copa del Rey was the 86th staging of the Copa del Rey. The trophy was won by FC Barcelona after beating defending champions Real Sociedad 1–0 in the final.


1987–88 Coppa Italia
The 1987–88 Coppa Italia was the 41st Coppa Italia, the major Italian domestic football cup. The competition was won by Sampdoria, who defeated Torino 3–2 on aggregate in a two-legged final played at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa and Stadio Comunale in Turin.


1987–88 Coppa Italia, Group stage
For this event changes were made to the regulations concerning the elimination rounds: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the winner of penalty kicks, 1 point for the loser of penalty kicks.


1987–88 Coupe de France
The Coupe de France 1987–1988 was its 71st edition. It was won by FC Metz.


1987–88 Courage Area League North
The 1987–88 Courage Area League North was the first full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as National League 2 North, and was the counterpart to Courage Area League South (now National League 2 South). Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures among themselves. Rugby were the first ever champions, gaining promotion to the 1988–89 National Division Three while Solihull, Derby and Birkenhead Park were the relegated sides. Solihull and Derby dropped to Midlands 1 while Birkenhead Park fell into North 1.


1987–88 Courage Area League North, Structure
Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom three teams were relegated to either North 1 or Midlands 1 depending on their locality. The reason that there were three relegated teams (compared to the 1987–88 Courage Area League South) was that both teams relegated from National Division 3 were based in the northern section of the country.


1987–88 Courage Area League North, League table
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 25 December 2017


1987–88 Courage Area League North, Sponsorship
Area League North is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.


1987–88 Courage Area League South
The 1987–88 Courage Area League South was the first full season of rugby union within the fourth tier of the English league system, currently known as the National League 2 South, and was the counterpart to Courage Area League South (now National League 2 North). Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures amongst themselves. Askeans were the first ever champions, gaining promotion to the 1988–89 National Division Three while Streatham-Croydon were the only relegated side, dropping to London 1.


1987–88 Courage Area League South, Structure
Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches each. The champions are promoted to National Division 3 and the bottom team was relegated to either London 1 or South West 1 depending on their locality.


1987–88 Courage Area League South, League table
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 25 December 2015


1987–88 Courage Area League South, Sponsorship
Area League South is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.


1987–88 Courage Cornwall League 1
The Courage Cornwall League 1 1987–88 was the first full season of rugby union within the ninth tier of the English league system, currently known as Tribute Cornwall League 1. Illogan Park finished the league season unbeaten, and as the first champions were promoted to the Courage Cornwall/Devon League for season 1988–89. Stithians lost all ten matches, finishing in last place and were relegated to Courage Cornwall League 2, along with St Just who finished one place above them.


1987–88 Courage Cornwall League 1, Participating teams and locations
The 1987–88 Courage Cornwall League 1 consists of eleven teams. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches with five at home and five away. The season started on 12 September 1987 and ended on 19 March 1988.


1987–88 Courage Cornwall League 1, League table
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 23 August 2014


1987–88 Courage Cornwall League 2
The Courage Cornwall League 2 1987–88 was the first full season of rugby union within the Cornwall League 2. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of four matches with two at home and two away. Veor the first champions and Lankelly–Fowey, as runners–up, were promoted to the Cornwall League 1 for season 1988–89. RAF St Mawgan finished in last place in what was their only season in the rugby union league system. St Day and Ormdale originally entered the league but did not complete their fixtures.


1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League
The 1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League was the first full season of rugby union within the eighth tier of the English league system currently known as Tribute Cornwall/Devon. The league consisted of eleven teams; six from Devon and five from Cornwall. Each team played one match against each of the other teams, playing a total of ten matches with five at home and five away. Both Crediton and Exmouth won nine of their ten matches, with Crediton declared champions because of their superior points difference, and winning promotion to the Western Counties league for season 1988–89. Newton Abbot, lost all ten matches and were relegated to Devon One while St Austell, with one win and a draw, were relegated to Cornwall One.


1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League, League table
Green background is the promotion place. Pink background are relegation places. Updated: 23 August 2014


1987–88 Courage Cornwall/Devon League, Sponsorship
The Cornwall/Devon League was part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery.


1987–88 Courage League National Division Three
The 1987–88 Courage League National Division Three was the first full season of rugby union within the third tier of the English league system, currently known as the National League 1. Both Wakefield and West Hartlepool won ten matches, lost one and finished on twenty points. Wakefield finished as champions due to their superior points difference but neither team was promoted to National Division Two. Morley and Birmingham (without a win) finished in the bottom two places and both clubs were relegated to Area League North for the following season. Almost all clubs in the national divisions reported an increase in attendances.


1987–88 Courage League National Division Three, Structure
Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures amongst themselves.


1987–88 Courage League National Division Three, Sponsorship
National Division Three is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and was sponsored by Courage Brewery


1987–88 Courage League National Division Two
The 1987–88 Courage League National Division Two was the first full season of rugby union within the second tier of the English league system, currently known as the RFU Championship. Each team played one match against the other teams, playing a total of eleven matches each. There was no set date for matches, clubs having to arrange the fixtures amongst themselves. Rosslyn Park, the first champions, were promoted to the Courage League National Division One for season 1988–89 along with the runner-up, Liverpool St Helens. Although Northampton finished in last place they were not relegated to Courage League National Division Three for the following season. Almost all clubs in the national divisions reported an increase in attendances.


1987–88 Courage League National Division Two, Sponsorship
National Division Two is part of the Courage Clubs Championship and is sponsored by Courage Brewery


1987–88 Cuban National Series
Vegueros, from Pinar del Río Province, repeated as champions in the playoffs of the 27th Cuban National Series. La Habana and Santiago de Cuba possessed stellar regular seasons in which they won 80% of their games. However, Vegueros, with an all-star lineup including Luis Giraldo Casanova and Omar Linares, prevailed in the playoffs.


1987–88 Cupa României
The 1987–88 Cupa României was the 50th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


1987–88 Cupa României
The title was won by Steaua București against Dinamo București.


1987–88 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


1987–88 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes in extra time, if the scored is still tight after 120 minutes, then the winner will be established at penalty kicks.


1987–88 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup
The 1987–88 Cypriot Cup was the 46th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 65 clubs entered the competition. It began on 7 November 1987 with the first preliminary round and concluded on 26 June 1988 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Omonia won their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 2–1 in the final.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 1987–88 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 20 of the 42 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of seven knock-out rounds. In the first preliminary round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the second preliminary round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Format
The next four rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Format
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, First preliminary round
All the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 20 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (6 first of league table of each group the day of draw and two best 7th place of all groups) participated in the first preliminary round.


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, Second preliminary round
The 15 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division advanced directly to the second preliminary round and met the winners of the first preliminary round ties:


1987–88 Cypriot Cup, First round
The 16 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the second preliminary round ties:


1987–88 Cypriot First Division
The 1987–88 Cypriot First Division was the 49th season of the Cypriot top-level football league. Pezoporikos won their 2nd title.


1987–88 Cypriot First Division, Format
Sixteen teams participated in the 1987–88 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division.


1987–88 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 1988–89 European Cup and the runners-up in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.


1987–88 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1987–88 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Omonia Aradippou and Ermis Aradippou were relegated from previous season and played in the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first two teams of the 1986–87 Cypriot Second Division, APEP and Anagennisi Deryneia.


1987–88 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 1987–88 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 3rd season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. The championship was split into three geographical groups, representing the Districts of Cyprus. The winners were:


1987–88 Cypriot Fourth Division
The three winners gave playoff matches and the two first were promoted to the 1988–89 Cypriot Third Division. Seven teams were relegated to regional leagues.


1987–88 Cypriot Second Division
The 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division was the 33rd season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Keravnos won their 2nd title.


1987–88 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fifteen teams participated in the 1987–88 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1988–89 Cypriot First Division. The last three teams were relegated to the 1988–89 Cypriot Third Division.


1987–88 Cypriot Third Division
The 1987–88 Cypriot Third Division was the 17th season of the Cypriot third-level football league. Digenis Akritas Morphou FC won their 1st title.


1987–88 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 1987–88 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first two teams were promoted to 1988–89 Cypriot Second Division. The last three teams were relegated to the 1988–89 Cypriot Fourth Division.


1987–88 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


1987–88 Czechoslovak Extraliga season
The 1987–88 Czechoslovak Extraliga season was the 45th season of the Czechoslovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Czechoslovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and VSZ Kosice won the championship.


1987–88 Czechoslovak First League
Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1987–88 season. Milan Luhový was the league's top scorer with 24 goals.


1987–88 Czechoslovak First League, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Sparta Prague won the championship.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga
The 1987–88 DDR-Oberliga was the 39th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the first tier of league football in East Germany.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga
The league was contested by fourteen teams. BFC Dynamo won the championship, the club's last of ten consecutive East German championships from 1978 to 1988. BFC Dynamo also won the FDGB-Pokal, thereby becoming the second club after Dynamo Dresden to win the double in East Germany.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga
Andreas Thom of BFC Dynamo was the league's top scorer with 20 goals, with Thom also taking the seasons East German Footballer of the year award.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga
On the strength of the 1987–88 title BFC Dynamo qualified for the 1988–89 European Cup where the club was knocked out in an East-West German encounter by SV Werder Bremen in the first round. Sixth-placed club FC Carl Zeiss Jena qualified for the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup as the seasons FDGB-Pokal runners-up and was knocked out by Sampdoria second round. Second-placed 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig qualified for the 1988–89 UEFA Cup where it was knocked out by S.S.C. Napoli in the second round while third-placed Dynamo Dresden lost to VfB Stuttgart in the semi-finals.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga, Table
The 1987–88 season saw two newly promoted clubs, Hallescher FC Chemie and F.C. Hansa Rostock.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season
The 1987–88 DDR-Oberliga season was the 40th season of the DDR-Oberliga, the top level of ice hockey in East Germany. Two teams participated in the league, and SC Dynamo Berlin won the championship.


1987–88 DDR-Oberliga (ice hockey) season, Game results, 2nd series
Dynamo Berlin wins series 3 games to 1, and the overall series 2-0.


1987–88 DFB-Pokal
The 1987–88 DFB-Pokal was the 45th season of the annual German football cup competition. It began on 28 August 1987 and ended on 28 May 1988. Eintracht Frankfurt defeated VfL Bochum 1–0 thereby winning the trophy for the fourth time.


1987–88 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 1987–88 was the 8th season of the cup competition, Germany's second-most important title in women's football. In the final which was held in Berlin on 28 May 1988 TSV Siegen defeated Bayern Munich 4–1, thus winning their third cup in a row. It was their third cup title overall, too.


1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season
The 1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season was the eighth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Mavericks finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record. They defeated the Houston Rockets four games in the first round of the 1988 NBA Playoffs, then defeated the 2nd-seeded Denver Nuggets six games in the semifinals. The Mavs made their first appearance in the Western Conference Finals, where they pushed the eventual-champion Los Angeles Lakers to seven games. The Mavs were coached by John MacLeod and played their home games at Reunion Arena.


1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season
Mark Aguirre and James Donaldson were both selected to play in the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago. This was Donaldson's only All-Star Game appearance in his career.


1987–88 Dallas Mavericks season, Player statistics, Season
† – Minimum 25 three-pointers made. ^ – Minimum 125 free throws made.


1987–88 Dallas Sidekicks season
The 1987–88 Dallas Sidekicks season was the fourth season of the Dallas Sidekicks indoor soccer club. The team entered the season as defending MISL champions. They made it back to the playoffs for the third consecutive year, but were unsuccessful in the defense of their title, losing in the first round. The team's average attendance for the season was 9,878, which is the franchise record to this day.


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


1987–88 Denver Nuggets season
The 1987–88 NBA season was the Nuggets' 12th season in the NBA and 21st season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired Michael Adams from the Washington Bullets. The Nuggets finished first place in the Midwest Division with a 54–28 record. Head coach Doug Moe was named Coach of The Year. Alex English and Fat Lever were both selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in five games, but lost to the 3rd-seeded Dallas Mavericks six games in the semifinals.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season
The 1987–88 season saw the Pistons finishing with a franchise-best record of 54–28. In the 1988 NBA Playoffs, they defeated the Washington Bullets 3–2 in the first round, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 4–1 in the semifinals, and Larry Bird and the top-seeded Boston Celtics 4–2 in the Conference Finals. They would advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1956 when the team was based in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons, only to lose to the defending and eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in a hard fought seven games. Isiah Thomas was the only member of the team to be selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 1
The Pistons had just dispatched the Celtics in six games, while the Lakers were coming off back-to-back seven-game wins over the Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks. The Lakers were tired, and it showed. Adrian Dantley scored 34 points, hitting 14 of 16 shots from the field. The Pistons took control of the game with six seconds left in the first half when Bill Laimbeer hit a 3-point shot to put the Pistons up 54–40. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar then fired an inbound pass intended for Byron Scott, but it was intercepted by Isiah Thomas who let fly with another three-pointer which went in at the halftime buzzer. The Pistons had a 57–40 halftime lead and never looked back, stealing Game 1 with a 105–93 win.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 2
Facing the possibility of going down 2–0 with three games to play in Detroit, the veteran Lakers found resolve with a 108–96 win. James Worthy led the Lakers with 26 points, Byron Scott had 24, and Magic Johnson 23 despite battling the flu.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 3
With Magic still battling the flu, the Lakers got a key win in Detroit, 99–86, to go up 2–1 in games. The Lakers took control of the game in the third period, outscoring the Pistons 31-14. Despite his illness, Magic had 18 points, 14 assists, and six rebounds.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 4
With pride in front of their home fans, the Pistons tied the series at 2–2 with a 111–86 blowout win. The Pistons decided to attack the basket and make Magic Johnson defend. Johnson wound up on the bench early in the second half with foul trouble.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 4
With Magic out of the game, the Pistons built a substantial lead. During timeouts, Bill Laimbeer was almost frantic. He kept saying, "No letup! We don't let up!" They didn't, and blew out the defending NBA champions by 25 points.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 4
Left open by the trapping Lakers defense, Dantley led the team with 27 points. Vinnie Johnson came off the bench to add 16 while James Edwards had 14 points and five rebounds off the bench.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 5
The Pistons' 104-94 victory was a perfect farewell to the Pontiac Silverdome. "I told Joe Dumars with a minute left in the game to look around and enjoy this because you'll never see anything like it again," Laimbeer said. "Forty-one thousand people waving towels and standing. It was awesome."


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 5
The Lakers opened Game 5 with a fury of physical intimidation, scoring the game's first 12 points. But that approach soon backfired, as the Laker big men got into foul trouble.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 5
Dantley played a major role in the turnaround, scoring 25 points, 19 of them in the first half, to rally the Pistons to a 59-50 halftime lead. Vinnie Johnson added 12 of his 16 points in the first half to keep Detroit moving.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 5
Joe Dumars added 19 points on 9-of-13 shooting to send the Pistons back to Los Angeles, one win away from their first NBA title.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 6
This game turned out to be a classic confrontation between a team hungry for their first title (Detroit) and a veteran team with their backs to the wall (the Lakers).


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 6
The Lakers led 56–48 in the third quarter when Isiah Thomas suddenly began a classic performance. He scored the game's next 14 points, hitting two free throws, a driving layup, four jump shots, and a running bank shot.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 6
On the Pistons' next possession, Thomas stepped on Michael Cooper's foot, rolled his ankle, and had to be helped from the floor. Despite a severe sprain, Thomas returned to the game 35 seconds later and continued his dizzying onslaught. By the end of the third quarter, Thomas had scored 25 points, an NBA Finals record for one quarter, on 11-of-13 shooting. This helped the Pistons gain an 81–79 lead.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 6
The Pistons' momentum carried into the final period as they led 102–99 with a minute left. Byron Scott cut the lead to one with a 14-footer in the lane with 52 seconds remaining. The Lakers then turned up the defense on the Pistons' next possession, forcing Thomas into a desperation 18-footer. Forty-one-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar then got the ball on the Lakers' trip down the floor and posted up Bill Laimbeer for his signature skyhook. As Kareem shot, Laimbeer was whistled for a foul, even though replays showed he barely touched Kareem. Jabbar then coolly sank the two free throws to put the Lakers up 103–102. The lead held up as Thomas, bad ankle and all, missed another shot at the buzzer.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 6
Thomas would end up with 43 points and eight assists, but it was for naught as the series moved to Game 7.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 7
One of the best NBA Finals in recent memory closed out with another classic.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 7
Thomas' ankle was still sore, as evidenced by his limping badly in warmups. He did manage to play the first half, scoring 10 points and leading the Pistons to a 52–47 halftime lead. But, the delay between halves caused the ankle to stiffen, and Thomas could not continue. With Isiah on the bench, the Lakers turned the halftime deficit into a 90–75 lead late in the 4th quarter.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 7
Chuck Daly then went to a faster lineup with Dennis Rodman, John Salley, Joe Dumars, and Vinnie Johnson that created matchup problems for the Lakers and enabled the Pistons to score at a torrid pace. With 3:52 left, Salley canned two free throws to cut the Laker lead to 98-92, sending the Forum fans into a panic.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 7
With 1:17 left, Dumars hit a jump shot to cut the lead to 102–100. Magic Johnson then hit a free throw after a Rodman foul to put the Lakers up by three. On the Pistons' next trip down the floor, Rodman took an ill-advised jumper with 39 seconds left. Byron Scott rebounded and was fouled. His two free throws pushed the lead to 105–100.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 7
After Dumars made a layup, James Worthy hit a free throw and Bill Laimbeer canned a three-pointer, pushing the score to 106–105 with six seconds showing. A. C. Green completed the scoring with a layup off a length-of-the court pass from Magic, making it 108–105, and although the Pistons got the ball to Thomas at midcourt with a second remaining, he fell without getting off a shot.


1987–88 Detroit Pistons season, NBA Finals, Game 7
Worthy racked up a monster triple-double: 36 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. For that and his earlier efforts in the series, he was named the Finals MVP.


1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season
The 1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 56th season, the franchise's 62nd.


1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season
Coached by Jacques Demers, the team compiled a record of 41-28-11 for 93 points, to finish the regular season 1st in the Norris Division for the first time in ever. The Red Wings were the only team in their division to have a winning record that season. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 4–2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and followed that with a 5 game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. In the Campbell Conference Final, the Red Wings ran out of magic as they lost in five games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.


1987–88 Detroit Red Wings 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 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1987–88 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Red Wings won the Norris Division title in 1987-88, their first division title since the 1964-65 season. They went up against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Norris Division semifinals, and won the series in six games. They next faced the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final and won in five games. The Red Wings then faced the Edmonton Oilers in the Campbell Conference Final for the second year in a row. Just like the year before, the Oilers beat the Red Wings in five games on their way to their 4th Stanley Cup championship in five years.


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


1987–88 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
1987-88 was the 13th season that Division 1 operated as the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, below the top-flight Elitserien (now the SHL).


1987–88 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
Division 1 was divided into four starting groups of 10 teams each. The top two teams in each group qualified for the Allsvenskan, while the remaining eight teams had to compete in a qualifying round. The teams were given zero to seven bonus points based on their finish in the first round. The top two teams from each qualifying round qualified for the playoffs. The last-place team in each of the qualifying groups was relegated directly to Division 2, while the second-to-last-place team had to play in a relegation series.


1987–88 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
Of the 10 teams in the Allsvenskan - in addition to the eight participants from Division 1, the two last place teams from the Elitserien also participated - the top two teams qualified directly for the Allsvenskan final, from which the winner was promoted directly to the Elitserien (now the SHL). The second place team qualified for the Kvalserien, which offered another opportunity to be promoted. The third and fourth place teams in the Allsvenskan qualified for the third round of the playoffs, while teams that finished fifth through eighth played in the second round. The three playoff winners qualified for the Kvalserien, in which the first-place team qualified for the following Elitserien season.


1987–88 Divizia A
The 1987–88 Divizia A was the seventieth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.


1987–88 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Dumitru Stângaciu (12 / 0); Gheorghe Liliac (22 / 0). Defenders: Ștefan Iovan (30 / 2); Adrian Bumbescu (28 / 2); Miodrag Belodedici (31 / 3); Nicolae Ungureanu (24 / 4); Dan Petrescu (11 / 1); Iosif Rotariu (29 / 6); Adrian Lucaci (2 / 0); Niță Cireașă (13 / 0). Midfielders: Lucian Bălan (24 / 1); László Bölöni (14 / 2); Mihail Majearu (24 / 4); Tudorel Stoica (30 / 4); Gheorghe Popescu (13 / 0). Forwards: Gabi Balint (24 / 10); Gheorghe Hagi (31 / 25); Marius Lăcătuș (30 / 9); Victor Pițurcă (33 / 34); Sorin Ion Mihai (1 / 0); Ilie Stan (2 / 0); Ion Constantin Cojocar (8 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


1987–88 Divizia B
The 1987–88 Divizia B was the 48th season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


1987–88 Divizia B
The format has been maintained to three series, each of them having 18 teams. At the end of the season the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from each series relegated to Divizia C.


1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 11th year head coach Eddie Burke, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the East Coast Conference (ECC).


1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 18–10, and finished in 2nd place in the ECC in the regular season.


1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Drexel won their game against Manhattan via forfeit when Manhattah Head Coach Bob Delle Bovi took his team off the court to protest the officiating with 8:09 left to play in the second half. The recorded final score of 70–56 was the score at the time of the incident.


1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
On January 6, 1988, John Rankin set the Drexel team record for most points in a single game, scoring 44 points against Rider. Later in the season, Michael Anderson scored 43 and 42 points in games against Lehigh and Rider respectively, which were the second and third highest scoring single game records in team history.


1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duke earned its sixth Final Four appearance in the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they suffered a defeat from the Danny Manning-led Kansas Jayhawks by a score of 66-59.


1987–88 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the men’s basketball team was selected in the 1988 NBA Draft.


1987–88 Duleep Trophy
The 1987–88 Duleep Trophy was the 27th season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


1987–88 Duleep Trophy
North Zone won the final against West Zone from their first innings lead.


1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 1987–88 was the 104th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 82nd time, the Scottish Cup for the 93rd time and the Scottish League Cup for the 41st time.


1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Following two promotion challenging seasons, Dumbarton inexplicably sank to the bottom of the First Division and were relegated to the third tier of Scottish league football. With the loss of Sir Hugh Fraser, finances at the club were tight, and with this in mind it was decided to appoint Mark Clougherty as player/manager. However results were generally poor and the board sacked Clougherty in January. In his place Bertie Auld was appointed and despite a spirited draw against Hibernian in the Cup, a winless run of 11 games would ensure the club's drop into bottom place in the league - a place they would occupy even though Dumbarton were unbeaten in their last four games.


1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the Scottish Cup, another third round exit was Dumbarton's fate, although this would be after a draw against Premier Division opponents Hibernian.


1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, for the second year in a row Celtic were Dumbarton's third round opponents, and it would be the Premier Division side that would ease through to the next round.


1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally however, Dumbarton regained the Stirlingshire Cup, with a final victory over Stirling Albion.


1987–88 Dumbarton F.C. season, Reserve team
Dumbarton competed in the Scottish Reserve League (West), winning 11 and drawing 11 of 33 games.


1987–88 Dundalk F.C. season
Dundalk entered the 1987–88 season as the League Cup holders from 1986–87, having won that competition and finished as runners-up in both league and FAI Cup. 1987–88 was Turlough O'Connor's third season as manager, and was Dundalk's 62nd consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football.


1987–88 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
The new season opened with the Leinster Senior Cup, with Dundalk exiting in the second round. The League Cup followed and, after qualifying from a four team mini-group to reach the quarter-finals, they were knocked out by St Patrick's Athletic. The 33-round League programme commenced on 13 September 1987, and was completed on 21 April 1988. Shamrock Rovers had won the title for the previous four seasons and were expected to challenge again, while St Patrick's Athletic, Bohemians and Cork City were all strongly tipped.


1987–88 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
Dundalk went top of the table early, but slumped to fourth after back-to-back defeats in October. They then put together a seven match winning streak, to lead by three points in the run up to Christmas. They continued to lead into March, until a five match winless streak saw them slip to third.


1987–88 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
With three games remaining, the season appeared to swing back in Dundalk's favour when, after going two goals down to Derry City in Oriel Park, they scored three times in the final 13 minutes to win the match. A big win the following week over Bray Wanderers meant that, going into the final match of the season, they only needed a draw against St Patrick's Athletic – their closest challengers – to become Champions. Pats themselves required a win to pip Dundalk to the title.


1987–88 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
The televised finale, described as being played out in the "emotion charged atmosphere of Oriel Park", ended 1–1. Dundalk had won the League for the first time since 1981–82, and their first title in the Premier Division era. They went on to win the 1988 FAI Cup Final, with a 1–0 victory over Derry City on 1 May 1988 – the club's second League and Cup Double – to cap a season that had seen them play 50 matches.


1987–88 Dundalk F.C. season, Season summary
As FAI Cup runners-up from the season before, they qualified for the 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup. In the first round they drew a glamour tie against the holders, Ajax Amsterdam (many of whose players would be in the Dutch squad that would win Euro '88). Despite "gallant" displays, Ajax ran out comfortable winners 6–0 on aggregate.


1987–88 Dundee F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was the 86th season in which Dundee competed at a Scottish national level, playing in the Scottish Premier Division. Dundee would finish in 7th place. Dundee would also compete in both the Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Aberdeen in the semi-finals of the League Cup, and by inter-city rivals Dundee United in a second replay in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup.


1987–88 Dundee F.C. season
Dundee would change kit manufacturers to Matchwinner, introducing white and red stripes to the top of their jersey. Striker Tommy Coyne would top the Premier Division scoring charts with 33 goals in the league.


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season
The 1987–88 season was the 79th year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988. United finished in fifth place, securing UEFA Cup Winners' Cup football for the following season, despite their Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic (Celtic qualified for European competition as league winners).


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 60 competitive matches during the 1987–88 season. The team finished fifth in the Scottish Premier Division.


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
In the cup competitions, United lost in the final of the Scottish Cup to Celtic and lost in the Skol Cup quarter-finals to rivals Dundee. Czechoslovakian side Vítkovice ensured United wouldn't repeat last season's UEFA Cup run, beating them in the second round.


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details
During the 1987–88 season, United used 31 different players comprising four nationalities. Maurice Malpas featured in all but one of United's 60 matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers
United had 19 players score with the team scoring 83 goals in total. The top goalscorer was Iain Ferguson, who finished the season with 16 goals.


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline
During the 1987–88 season, two United players were sent off. Statistics for cautions are unavailable.


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The club signed three players during the season with a total public cost of at least £200,000 (one figure unknown).


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Four players were sold by the club during the season with a public total of at least £80,000 (some figures unavailable).


1987–88 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Belhaven Beers for the first time.


1987–88 Eastern Counties Football League
The 1987–88 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 46th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


1987–88 Eastern Counties Football League, Clubs
The league featured 22 clubs which competed in the league last season, no new clubs joined the league this season.


1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season
The 1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' ninth season in the NHL, and they were coming off a Stanley Cup championship against the Philadelphia Flyers the previous season, which was their third Stanley Cup in the past 4 seasons. This was the first time since 1980–81 that the Oilers did not win the division, break the 100 point barrier, or lead the NHL in goals.


1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season
Wayne Gretzky led the team with 149 points (sitting out 16 games with a knee injury), his lowest point total since his rookie season in 1979–80, and the first time since then that he failed to lead the NHL in scoring. Jari Kurri and Craig Simpson, who the Oilers acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins during the season, led the team in goals with 43, and Mark Messier set a career high with 111 points. With Paul Coffey being traded during the season to the Penguins, Steve Smith stepped up and lead Oilers defense with 55 points and have a team record 286 penalty minutes.


1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season
In goal, Grant Fuhr appeared in 75 of the 80 Oilers games, winning a career high 40 games and getting 4 shutouts, while posting a 3.43 GAA and becoming the first Oilers goalie to win the Vezina Trophy. Goalie Andy Moog demanded to be traded from the Oilers, and at the trading deadline, Edmonton dealt Moog and left wing Moe Lemay to the Boston Bruins for goaltender Bill Ranford, left wing Geoff Courtnall, right wing Alan May, and a second-round draft pick in the 1988 NHL entry draft.


1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season
In the playoffs, the Oilers started off by defeating the Winnipeg Jets in 5 games, and faced their Battle of Alberta rivals, the Calgary Flames in the Smythe Division finals. The Flames ended the Oilers' streak of six straight division titles by finishing six points ahead of Edmonton during the regular season and were favoured to win the series, however, the Oilers quickly swept Calgary to advance to the Campbell Conference finals, against the Detroit Red Wings. Edmonton had no problem getting past Detroit, winning the series in five games, and faced the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals.


1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season
The Oilers continued to dominate, sweeping Boston despite having to play 5 games (game 4 was cancelled midway through the third period with the score tied at 3 due to a power failure at the Boston Garden) to win their fourth Stanley Cup in 5 years. Grant Fuhr set an NHL record by winning 16 playoff games, while Wayne Gretzky took home the Conn Smythe Trophy after earning a league high 43 points.


1987–88 Edmonton Oilers season, Season 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 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


1987–88 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1987–88 season was contested by 19 teams. RKC Waalwijk won the championship.


1987–88 Eerste Divisie, Promotion competition
In the promotion competition, four period winners (the best teams during each of the four quarters of the regular competition) played for promotion to the eredivisie.


1987–88 Egyptian Premier League
The 1987–88 Egyptian Premier League is the 31 season of the Egyptian Premier League since its establishment in 1948. It was contested by one group of 12 teams.


1987–88 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 1987–88 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 88th season in the club's football history. In 1987–88 the club played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It was the club's 25th season in the Bundesliga.


1987–88 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The season ended up with Eintracht winning the DFB-Pokal for the fourth time.


1987–88 Ekstraklasa, Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Górnik Zabrze won the championship.


1987–88 Ekstraklasa, Relegation playoffs
Teams that took the 11-14th place after the main season played against each other to stay in the league.


1987–88 Ekstraklasa, Relegation playoffs
Zagłębie Lubin (11th place in the league) - Górnik Wałbrzych (14th) 1: 2 and 2: 2 - Górnik Wałbrzych retained their position.


1987–88 Ekstraklasa, Relegation playoffs
Lechia Gdańsk (12th) - Olimpia Poznań (13th) 0: 1 and 2: 2 - Olimpia Poznań retained their position.


1987–88 Eliteserien (Denmark) season
The 1987–88 Eliteserien season was the 31st season of ice hockey in Denmark. Seven teams participated in the league, and Esbjerg IK won the championship. Gladsaxe SF was relegated to the 1. division.


1987–88 Eliteserien (Denmark) season, Final round
The top 4 teams from the first round qualified for the final round. Esbjerg IK finished first in the final round.


1987–88 Elitserien season
The 1987–88 Elitserien season was the 13th season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Farjestads BK won the championship.


1987–88 England Hockey League season
The 1987–88 English Hockey League season took place from September 1987 until May 1988.


1987–88 England Hockey League season
The season culminated in the National Inter League Championship for men which brought together the winners of their respective regions. The championship was won by Southgate.


1987–88 England Hockey League season
The Men's Hockey Association Cup was won by Southgate and the Women's Cup (National Club Championship finals) was won by Ealing.


1987–88 England Hockey League season, Men's National Inter League Championship finals, Semi-finals & Final
SouthgateDavid Owen, Peter Boxell, Richard Dodds, Mark Donnelly, Soma Singh, Andrew Western, Paul Moulton, John Shaw, David Thomas, Steve Batchelor, Sean Kerly (capt)StourportS Taylor, J Lee (capt), P Lee, M Reason, A Watson, D Shepherd, Mark Harradine, John McPhun, Imran Sherwani, Malcolm Evans, David Knott


1987–88 England Hockey League season, Men's Cup (Hockey Association Cup), Final
SouthgateDavid Owen, Richard Dodds, Mike Spray, James Duthie, Robert Clift, John Shaw, Soma Singh, Steve Batchelor, Paul Moulton (Rupert Welch sub), David Thomas, Sean KerlyHounslowVeryan Pappin, I Meakins, Dave Dixon, Guy Swayne, Jon Potter, David Hacker, Nick Gordon, Jon Rees, Robert Thompson, Tony Diamond, Martyn Grimley


1987–88 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1987–88 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV Eindhoven won the championship.


1987–88 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 1987–88 Eredivisie season was the 28th season of the Eredivisie, the  top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Six teams participated in the league, and the Nijmegen Tigers won the championship.


1987–88 Essex Senior Football League
The 1987–88 Essex Senior Football League season was the 17th in the history of Essex Senior Football League, a football competition in England.


1987–88 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with two new clubs:


1987–88 European Cup
The 1987–88 European Cup was the 33rd season of the European Cup club football tournament. The competition was won for the first time by PSV Eindhoven, who defeated two-time winners Benfica in the final at Neckarstadion in Stuttgart. PSV became the first Dutch team to win the title in 15 years. They also set a record by winning only three matches on their route to the Cup, including no wins from the quarter-final onwards.


1987–88 European Cup
Porto, the defending champions, were eliminated by Real Madrid in the second round.


1987–88 European Cup
English clubs were still banned, following the Heysel Stadium disaster of 1985, so Everton were denied a place in the competition for the second time in three years.


1987–88 European Cup, First round
1 Partizani Tirana were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, including having four players sent off in their first leg.


1987–88 European Cup, First round, First leg
This match was played behind closed doors due to a UEFA ban for Real Madrid resulting from the incidents during their previous season's semi-final match against Bayern Munich.


1987–88 European Cup, First round, Second leg
Partizani were disqualified due to the behaviour of their players and officials, having four players sent off in their first leg. Benfica qualified on a walkover.


1987–88 European Cup, Second round, First leg
This match was played in Valencia due to a UEFA stadium ban resulting from the incidents in the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich the previous season.


1987–88 European Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1987–88 European Cup are as follows:


1987–88 European Cup (handball)
The 1987–88 European Cup was the 28th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1987–88 season of the European Cup Winners' Cup finished with a shock victory by Mechelen in the final against defending champions Ajax. This led to their 1988 European Super Cup title in the club's first ever European campaign (1987–89). As the next season's Belgian league victor it defended its title in a semifinal of the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup. Financial problems have been keeping this last Belgian holder of any European cup away from a position to be as successful again.


1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup, Second round, Second leg
The match was interrupted in the 10th minute with the score 0-0 due to tear gas being thrown in the stands by Hajduk fans. The resulting commotion was accompanied with flares being thrown onto the pitch followed by a pitch invasion by Hajduk fans. The match was resumed some 15 minutes later and completed with Hajduk winning 2–0 on the night and Marseille advancing 4–2 on aggregate. At a disciplinary hearing several days later, UEFA voided the match due to the crowd trouble, awarding a 0–3 win to Marseille and banning Hajduk from European competition for two seasons. Marseille won 7–0 on aggregate.


1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup are as follows:


1987–88 Everton F.C. season
During the 1987–88 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 70 points. The Toffees advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool, and to the semifinals of the League Cup, losing to Arsenal.


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


1987–88 FA Cup
The 1987–88 FA Cup was the 107th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Wimbledon F.C. 's Crazy Gang who defeated league champions Liverpool through a headed goal by Lawrie Sanchez, thus denying Liverpool the double. They would be one of three clubs other than Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool to win the trophy in the following 20 years (the others being Everton and Tottenham Hotspur) before Portsmouth's victory in the 2008 final. This was Wimbledon's only FA Cup title during its lifetime.


1987–88 FA Cup
The tournament started in August 1987 with non-league teams competing in a . Teams from the First and Second Divisions entered at the third round.


1987–88 FA Cup, First round proper
The first round of games were played over the weekend 14–15 November 1987, with the exception of the Welling United – Carshalton Athletic game. Replays were played in the midweek fixtures on 16th-17th. All other replays were played on 28 November.


1987–88 FA Cup, Second round proper
The second round of games were played over 5–6 December 1987, with replays being played at various dates afterwards (no replay was played on the same night as another).


1987–88 FA Cup, Third round proper
The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 9–11 January 1988, with the first set of replays being played on 12–13 January. Three games went to second replays and one of these to a third replay.


1987–88 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
The fourth round of games were played over the weekend 30 January – 1 February 1988, with replays being played on 3 February. A second replay was then played on 9 February.


1987–88 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
The fifth set of games were played over the weekend 20–21 February 1988, with replays on 23–24 February.


1987–88 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
The sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 12–13 March 1988. There were no replays.


1987–88 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
Luton Town's fine season in the cup competitions culminated in a semi-final clash with Wimbledon at White Hart Lane. Wimbledon emerged as 2-1 winners to reach the FA Cup final, in only their second season in the First Division and their 11th in the Football League.


1987–88 FA Cup, Semi-Finals
On the same day, First Division leaders Liverpool took on a resurgent Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. Top scorer John Aldridge found the net twice in a 2-1 win.


1987–88 FA Cup, Television Coverage
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV. The stations would alternate between showing a live game and a highlights programme. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.


1987–88 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The FA Cup 1987-88 is the 107th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down the English football league system meant that the competition started with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 28 victorious teams from the Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper.


1987–88 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 1987-88 FA Cup
See 1987-88 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


1987–88 FA Trophy
The 1987–88 FA Trophy was the nineteenth season of the FA Trophy.


1987–88 FC Barcelona season
The 1987–88 season is FC Barcelona's 89th season in existence and the club's 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


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


1987–88 FC Basel season
The Fussball Club Basel 1893 1987–88 season was their 94th season since the club's foundation. It was their 42nd consecutive season in the top flight of Swiss football (Nationalliga A) since they achieved promotion in the 1945–46 season. FC Basel played their home games in the St. Jakob Stadium. Charles Röthlisberger was the club's newly appointed chairman. He was the club's 31st chairman in their history.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Following the poor previous season, as the team only escaped relegation in the play-out round, Helmut Benthaus retired as head coach and there were also a number of players who left the club. Former Swiss international midfielder René Botteron retired from active football. German former international Gerhard Strack returned to Germany to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf. Another German player also moved to Germany, Thomas Süss moved on to play for Karlsruher SC. French player Jean-Pierre François moved back to France to play for AS Saint-Étienne. Also Fredy Grossenbacher and Marco Schällibaum both moved to Servette, André Ladner moved to Lugano and Erni Maissen transferred to Young Boys. Further reserve goalkeeper Patrick Mäder moved on to Baden and Luiz Gonçalo moved on to Old Boys.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Urs Siegenthaler was appointed as new first team coach and because 11 players left the squad he had to build a new team. But the club was suffering financial difficulties and there was no money to spend. However, one interesting transfer was that of Scottish Gordon Smith coming from Admira Wacker. Another interesting transfer was that of German Uwe Dittus from FC Winterslag. Another two experienced players were Frank Eggeling joined from Grenchen and Ruedi Zahner from Aarau.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
All other new players were youngsters, goalkeeper Bernard Pulver joined from lower tier FC Bern, Peter Bernauer from German team SV 08 Laufenburg, Remo Steiner from local club FC Aesch, Ralph Thoma from local club FC Rheinfelden, Mathias Wehrli from local club FC Laufen. Six players were brought up from the youth team. These being Philipp Baumberger, Massimo Ceccaroni, Bernd Schramm, Adrian Sedlo, Fotios Karapetsas and Patrick Rahmen.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Pre-season
Another interesting transfer was that of Varadaraju Sundramoorthy from Singapore FA. Sundramoorthy became only the second player from Singapore to play in Europe when he signed during the winter break and one of the first Asian players to play in Switzerland. He is widely touted as one of the country's most skillful and talented footballers ever. Sundramoorthy had problems adapting to European football, he did not have the stamina and strength to play the entire 90 minutes and manager Siegenthaler used him as a substitute because he had the skills to decide a match.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
The Swiss Football Association (SFV) had changed the form of the domestic league for this season. The number of teams in the Nationalliga A had been reduced from 16 to 12 and in the Nationalliga B had been increased from 16 to 24, these were divided into two regional groups. The top eight teams after the first stage would compete the second stage as championship group. The last four teams would compete the second stage in two Promotion/Relegation groups with the top six teams from each of the two Nationalliga B groups.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Basel started the season badly, losing the first five league games straight off, conceding 17 goals, scoring just three. In the third round on 15 August they were defeated 1–9 by Xamax. Up until today this is still the highest score defeat that Basel have suffered in their domestic league history. Xamax manager at that time was Gilbert Gress. The goal scorers were 2x Robert Lüthi, 2x Robert Lei-Ravello, 2x Beat Sutter, 2x Heinz Hermann and Alain Geiger. The only goal for Basel was scored by Ralph Thoma.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
The team never recovered from the bad start and even lost seven of the eleven return games. They ended the qualifying stage of the championship with just 13 points in 11th position. This meant that they had to play in one of the two Promotion/Relegation groups. Despite a good start in this phase, they won their first three matches, they were defeated by Bellinzona and then by Wettingen. Basel thus lost contact to these two teams in the top two positions in the league table. The first two places would qualify for next seasons top flight. In their last six games Basel could not achieve a single victory and therefore they slipped to fifth position in the table and were relegated to the Nationalliga B.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Domestic league
Xamax won the Swiss championship, second and third placed Servette and Aarau qualified for the 1988–89 UEFA Cup.


1987–88 FC Basel season, Overview, Swiss Cup
In the Swiss Cup, in round of 64, Basel were drawn against local rivals Old Boys. The game ended with a 1–2 defeat and therefore the cup season was ended much earlier than expected. In the final Grasshopper Club won the cup with a 2–0 victory over Schaffhausen and thus qualified for the 1988–89 Cup Winners' Cup.


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


1987–88 FC Bayern Munich season
The 1987–88 FC Bayern Munich season was the 88th season in the club's history and 23rd season since promotion from Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Bayern Munich finished as runner-up in the Bundesliga to SV Werder Bremen. The club reached the quarterfinals of both the DFB-Pokal and the European Cup. The inaugural DFB-Supercup was won by Bayern Munich over Hamburger SV. This season was the first season under manager Jupp Heynckes, who replaced Udo Lattek.


1987–88 FC Dinamo București season
The 1987–88 season was FC Dinamo București's 39th season in Divizia A. Dinamo had a perfect start in the championship, winning the first ten games. In the 11th round came the first and only defeat of the season, against Politehnica Timişoara. Despite that, Dinamo finished second, behind Steaua. In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo reached the final, where it met Steaua. The final had an unusual development. Steaua scored first, Dinamo equalised in the 87 minute, and in the additional time Steaua scored a goal, invalidated by the referee, due to offside. Steaua players left the field, Dinamo was given the trophy, but later the Romanian F.A. (bowing to pressure from the Communist Party) awarded the match 2–1 to Steaua. After the revolution of December 1989, Steaua propositioned to return the trophy to Dinamo, which refused to take it.


1987–88 FC Dinamo București season
In Europe, Dinamo was eliminated in the first round of the Cup Winners Cup, by the future winner of the competition, KV Mechelen.


1987–88 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Defenders: Iulian Mihăescu, Ioan Andone, Mircea Rednic, Ioan Varga, Lică Movilă, Alexandru Nicolae, Bogdan Bucur, Vasile Jercălău.


1987–88 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Midfielders: Ionuț Lupescu, Dănuț Lupu, Dorin Mateuț, Costel Orac, Ilie Balaci, Gheorghe Dumitrașcu, Marcel Sabou, George Timiș, Mihai Stoica, Mario Marinică.


1987–88 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Dinamo brought Claudiu Vaișcovici in the winter break. The striker bought from Victoria București scored 22 goals for Dinamo in the second part of the championship.


1987–88 FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa season
The 1987–88 season is FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa's 2nd season in A PFG.


1987–88 FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa 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 FC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa season, Fixtures, League
The team is finished 13th after 30 games in his second "A"group's season.


1987–88 FDGB-Pokal
The 1987–88 FDGB-Pokal was the 37th edition of the East German Cup. The competition was won by Berliner FC Dynamo, who beat FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2-0 after extra time.


1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup
The 1987–88 FIBA European Champions Cup season was the 31st season of the FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). It was won by Tracer Milano, after they beat Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv 90-84. It was the first season in the competition's modern era where the Final Four format was used to decide the champion. The 1988 FIBA European Champions Cup Final Four was held at Flanders Expo Pavilion in Ghent, Belgium, on 5–7 April 1988. Bob McAdoo was named Final Four MVP.


1987–88 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
The 1987–88 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup was the twenty-second edition of FIBA's 2nd-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, contested between national domestic cup champions, running from 22 September 1987, to 16 March 1988. It was contested by 20 teams, one more than in the previous edition.


1987–88 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
Limoges CSP won the competition, defeating Ram Joventut in the final, which was held in the Palais des Sports, of Grenoble.


1987–88 FIBA Korać Cup
The 1987–88 FIBA Korać Cup season occurred between September 23, 1987, and March 9, 1988. The final was played by Real Madrid of Spain and Cibona of Yugoslavia.


1987–88 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup
The 1987-88 FIBA Women's European Champions Cup was the 30th edition of FIBA Europe's competition for national champions women's basketball clubs, running from 23 September 1987 to 23 March 1988. Defending champion Primigi Vicenza defeated Dynamo Novosibirsk in a rematch of the previous edition's final to win its fourth title in a row, an overall fifth.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
The 22nd World Cup season began in November 1987 in Italy and concluded in March 1988 in Austria. The overall champions were Pirmin Zurbriggen and Michela Figini, both of Switzerland. Zurbriggen won his third overall title; Figini her second.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Beginning this year, the limitation on the number of events that would count for overall and discipline championships, which had been present since the founding of the World Cup, was eliminated. The intent was to eliminate ties for discipline titles, although the first tiebreaker (number of wins) was retained; additionally, this would permit skiers to accumulate more points toward the overall title from their strongest disciplines.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
A break in the schedule in February was for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The alpine events were held at the new Nakiska ski area. As the Olympics was in the process of eliminating its prior ban on professionals being allowed to compete, Swedish star Ingemar Stenmark returned to the Olympics after having been banned in 1984 (although Stenmark still received his payments from sponsors at his Monaco address, not through the Swedish federation). Accordingly, from this point forward, skiers were able to turn professional and still continue to compete in the World Cup, which caused the demise of the former professional skiing circuit within a decade.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Overall
In Men's Overall World Cup 1987/88 all results count. Pirmin Zurbriggen won his third Overall World Cup. The two parallel slaloms did not count for the Overall World Cup.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Super G
In Men's Super G World Cup 1987/88 all four results count. Pirmin Zurbriggen won the cup without a single race-win. All events were won by a different racer.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Men, Giant Slalom
In Men's Giant Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count.


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


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Overall
In Women's Overall World Cup 1987/88 all results count. The two parallel slaloms did not count for the Overall World Cup.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Downhill
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1987/88 all results count. Michela Figini won her third Downhill World Cup. Swiss athletes were able to win all races.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Super G
In Women's Super G World Cup 1987/88 all four results count.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Giant Slalom
In Women's Giant Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Ladies, Slalom
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1987/88 all results count. Every race saw a different winner.


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Nations Cup, Men
All points were shown. But without parallel slaloms, because result ? (Also possible, that the parallel slaloms were only show-events.)


1987–88 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, Nations Cup, Ladies
All points were shown. But without parallel slaloms, because result ? (Also possible, that the parallel slaloms were only show-events.)


1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The 1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup was the 7th official World Cup season in cross-country skiing for men and ladies. The World Cup started in La Clusaz, France, on 12 December 1987 and finished in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 27 March 1988. Gunde Svan of Sweden won the overall men's cup, and Marjo Matikainen of Finland won the women's.


1987–88 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
The first ever mass start event in the World Cup was arranged in Kastelruth, Italy on 15 December 1987. Swede Torgny Mogren won the men's 30 km race. The first women's mass start event was won by Finnish skier Marjo Matikainen at Holmenkollen, Norway on 17 March 1988.


1987–88 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
The 1987/88 FIS Freestyle Skiing World Cup was the ninth World Cup season in freestyle skiing organised by International Ski Federation. The season started on 11 December 1987 and ended on 20 March 1988. This season included four disciplines: aerials, moguls, ballet and combined.


1987–88 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
The 1987/88 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup was the fifth World Cup season of Nordic combined, a combination of ski jumping and cross-country skiing organized by International Ski Federation. It started on 18 Dec 1987 in Bad Goisern, Austria and ended on 25 March 1988 in Rovaniemi, Finland.


1987–88 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
The 1987/88 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup was the 9th World Cup season in ski jumping. It began in Thunder Bay, Canada on 5 December 1987 and finished in Planica, Yugoslavia on 27 March 1988. The individual World Cup was won by Matti Nykänen and Nations Cup by Finland.


1987–88 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Map of world cup hosts
All 15 locations which have been hosting world cup events for men this season. Events in Liberec and Harrachov were completely canceled.


1987–88 FK Partizan season
The 1987–88 season was the 42nd season in FK Partizan's existence. This article shows player statistics and matches that the club played during the 1987–88 season.


1987–88 First Federal Basketball League
The 1987–88 Yugoslav First Basketball League season was the 44th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1987–88 First Federal Basketball League, Playoff
Only the top four placed league table teams qualified for the playoffs quarterfinal automatically.


1987–88 First Federal Basketball League, Playoff
Teams placed fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth were joined by the top two Second League teams for an 8-team play-in round. The winner of each best-of-three series advanced to the playoffs quarterfinal round.


1987–88 First Vienna FC season
The 1987–88 First Vienna FC season was probably the most successful season in club history since 1954–55. Under coach Ernst Dokupil the team finished fourth in the domestic league and qualified for the 1988–89 UEFA Cup. This was their first appearance in a European competition.


1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.


1987–88 Football Conference
The Football Conference season of 1987–88 (known as the GM Vauxhall Conference for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Football Conference.


1987–88 Football Conference, Overview
Lincoln City, who had been relegated to the Conference a year earlier in the first season of automatic promotion and relegation between the Conference and the Fourth Division of the Football League, won the Conference title to reclaim their place in the Football League, where they replaced the bottom placed Fourth Division club Newport County.