Bradford City A.F.C. season 1987–88

Infobox Football club season
club = Bradford City

season = 1987–88
manager = flagicon|ENG Terry Dolan
chairman = flagicon|ENG Stafford Heginbotham
league = Football League Division Two
league result = 4th [Lost to Middlesbrough in play-off semi-finals]
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Fifth Round
cup2 = Littlewoods Cup
cup2 result = Quarter-finals
cup3 = Simod Cup
cup3 result = Semi-finals
league topscorer = Ron Futcher (14)
season topscorer = Ron Futcher (19)
highest attendance = 16,017 (v Ipswich Town, 7 May 1988)
16,017 (v Middlesbrough, play-offs, 15 May 1988)
lowest attendance = 8,658 (v Millwall, 5 September 1987)
6,408 (v Fulham, Littlewoods Cup, 10 November 2007)The 1987–88 season was the 85th season in Bradford City A.F.C.'s history, and their 73rd in The Football League. They finished fourth in the Football League Second Division, having been six points clear at the top of the table at one point. City went into the play-offs and lost over two legs to a Middlesbrough side who City had beaten twice during the league campaign. Having won the first leg 2–1, Middlesbrough went ahead in the second game and after extra time finished 2–0 winners.

The club also reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, the quarter-finals of the League Cup, where they were defeated by eventual winners Luton Town and the semi-finals of the Simod Cup, where they were also knocked by the eventual winners, Reading.

Captain Stuart McCall and forward John Hendrie left at the end of the season. McCall went to an Everton side managed by Colin Harvey and Hendrie to Newcastle United.

Match results

:Sourcecite book
last=Frost
first=Terry
title=Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988
publisher=Breedon Books Sport
year=1988
pages=pp. 316–317
isbn=0907969380]

Legend

FA Cup

Player details

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ee also

*1987–88 in English football

References