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1987–88 Associate Members Cup Sherpa Van Trophy Country England Wales
The 1987–88 Associate Members' Cup , known as the 1987–88 Sherpa Van Trophy for sponsorship reasons, was the 5th staging of the Associate Members' Cup , a knockout competition for English football clubs in the Third and Fourth Divisions (now known as League One and Two ).
The winners were Wolverhampton Wanderers , who defeated Burnley 2–0 in the final. This marked the first time two previous English champions have met in the final of this competition, and made Wolves the first former champions to have won the trophy, Portsmouth the only other having won the EFL trophy in 2019.
The competition began on 13 October 1987 and ended with the final on 29 May 1988. The tournament begins with clubs divided into a Northern and a Southern section, and teams entering a preliminary group stage. Each section then gradually eliminates the qualifying teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists faced each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
Preliminary round [ edit ] Northern Section [ edit ]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Oct 27 Tranmere Rovers 1–2 Burnley Nov 24 Burnley 3–2 Rochdale
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Carlisle United 2–1 Chester City Oct 28 Chester City 2–1 Blackpool Nov 24 Blackpool 0–1 Carlisle United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Preston NE Oct 27 Preston NE 5–2 Stockport County Nov 24 Stockport County 1–3 Bolton Wanderers
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Wigan Athletic 2–2 Crewe Alexandra Nov 24 Bury 5–2 Wigan Athletic Dec 04 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Bury
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 York City 3–4 Darlington Nov 24 Chesterfield 2–0 York City Dec 05 Darlington 2–1 Chesterfield
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Rotherham United 1–0 Scarborough Oct 28 Scarborough 0–3 Sunderland Nov 24 Sunderland 7–1 Rotherham United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Grimsby Town Oct 27 Grimsby Town 2–1 Halifax Town Nov 24 Halifax Town 3–0 Scunthorpe United Play-off to determine second place: Dec 15 Grimsby Town 1–2 Scunthorpe United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Mansfield Town Oct 27 Mansfield Town 3–2 Hartlepool United Nov 24 Hartlepool United 1–0 Doncaster Rovers
Southern Section [ edit ]
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Notts County 1–0 Northampton Town Oct 28 Northampton Town 1–0 Brentford Nov 24 Brentford 3–2 Notts County
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham Oct 27 Wrexham 2–2 Walsall Nov 24 Walsall 3–1 Cardiff City
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Aldershot 3–1 Gillingham Oct 27 Gillingham 2–2 Leyton Orient Nov 24 Leyton Orient 2–2 Aldershot
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Colchester United 3–2 Peterborough United Nov 24 Cambridge United 0–0 Colchester United Dec 01 Peterborough United 3–0 Cambridge United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Torquay United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Oct 28 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Hereford United Nov 25 Hereford United 0–2 Torquay United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Newport County 2–0 Port Vale Oct 26 Port Vale 2–0 Exeter City Nov 24 Exeter City 0–1 Newport County
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 13 Southend United 1–0 Fulham Oct 27 Fulham 1–6 Brighton Nov 25 Brighton 3–2 Southend United
Date Team 1 Score Team 2 Oct 27 Swansea City 1–1 Wolves Nov 10 Bristol City 2–0 Swansea City Nov 24 Wolves 3–1 Bristol City
First round [ edit ] Northern Section [ edit ] Southern Section [ edit ]
Quarter-finals [ edit ] Northern Section [ edit ] Southern Section [ edit ]
Area semi-finals [ edit ] Northern Section [ edit ] Southern Section [ edit ]
Area finals [ edit ] Northern Area final [ edit ] Burnley won 3–1 on aggregate.
Southern Area final [ edit ] Wolverhampton Wanderers won 4–1 on aggregate.
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