1988–89 season of Leicester City
Leicester City 1988–89 football season
During the 1988–89 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ edit ] In the 1988–89 season, Leicester failed to put consecutive wins in the league for the first time since the 1977–78 relegation season from the top flight. The only highlight in the league for the Foxes was a 2–0 win over champions Chelsea , which delayed their promotion celebrations and also ending their 27-match unbeaten run. Leicester's 15th place finish meant the Foxes finished in the bottom half of the Second Division for a second consecutive season, which they had not done since 1951.
Final league table [ edit ]
Source:
thestatcat.co.uk Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results [ edit ] Leicester City's score comes first [1]
Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 27 August 1988 West Bromwich Albion H 1–1 13,082 Mauchlen 29 August 1988 Portsmouth A 0–2 10,737 3 September 1988 Birmingham City A 3–2 7,932 Newell , Cross , Quinn 10 September 1988 Ipswich Town H 0–1 10,816 17 September 1988 Oxford United A 1–1 6,610 Cross 21 September 1988 Plymouth Argyle H 1–0 9,117 Newell 24 September 1988 Watford H 2–2 10,957 Walsh , Reid 1 October 1988 Chelsea A 1–2 7,050 Quinn 4 October 1988 Hull City A 2–2 5,079 McAllister , Williams 8 October 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 9,021 Quinn 15 October 1988 Stoke City H 2–0 10,312 Newell (2) 22 October 1988 Leeds United A 1–1 17,263 Quinn 26 October 1988 Swindon Town H 3–3 9,751 McAllister (2, 1 pen), King (own goal) 29 October 1988 Shrewsbury Town A 0–3 5,178 5 November 1988 Manchester City H 0–0 14,080 12 November 1988 Walsall A 1–0 6,895 Newell 19 November 1988 Crystal Palace A 2–4 8,843 Newell , McAllister 26 November 1988 Bradford City H 1–0 9,533 Quinn 3 December 1988 Oldham Athletic A 1–1 5,789 Quinn 10 December 1988 Sunderland H 3–1 11,093 Newell , Cross , Reid 17 December 1988 Barnsley A 0–3 6,477 26 December 1988 Bournemouth H 0–1 13,896 31 December 1988 Blackburn Rovers H 4–0 10,820 Turner , Cross , Newell , McAllister 2 January 1989 Ipswich Town A 0–2 14,037 14 January 1989 Portsmouth H 2–1 10,567 Turner , Reid 21 January 1989 West Bromwich Albion A 1–1 20,785 Reid 4 February 1989 Hull City H 0–2 9,996 11 February 1989 Brighton & Hove Albion A 1–1 9,572 McAllister 18 February 1989 Leeds United H 1–2 14,151 Cross 25 February 1989 Stoke City A 2–2 9,666 Reid , Walsh 28 February 1989 Swindon Town A 1–2 7,456 Newell 4 March 1989 Walsall H 1–0 9,375 Cross 11 March 1989 Manchester City A 2–4 22,266 McAllister , Newell 15 March 1989 Shrewsbury Town H 1–1 7,750 McAllister 18 March 1989 Plymouth Argyle A 1–1 6,703 Cross 25 March 1989 Birmingham City H 2–0 9,564 Mauchlen (2) 27 March 1989 Bournemouth A 1–2 8,913 McAllister 1 April 1989 Oxford United H 1–0 8,187 McAllister 8 April 1989 Blackburn Rovers A 0–0 8,103 11 April 1989 Barnsley H 0–1 7,266 15 April 1989 Chelsea H 2–0 19,468 Reid , Cross 22 April 1989 Watford A 1–2 11,262 Newell 29 April 1989 Bradford City A 1–2 8,703 Paris 1 May 1989 Oldham Athletic H 1–2 7,223 Newell 6 May 1989 Crystal Palace H 2–2 9,917 North , Cross 13 May 1989 Sunderland A 2–2 15,819 McAllister , Newell (pen)
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R3 7 January 1989 Manchester City A 0–1 23,838
League Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R2 1st leg 28 September 1988 Watford H 4–1 9,512 Reid , Walsh , Cross , McAllister (pen) R2 2nd leg 11 October 1988 Watford A 2–2 (won 6–3 on agg) 9,087 Mauchlen , Newell R3 2 November 1988 Norwich City H 2–0 14,586 Newell , Reid R4 30 November 1988 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 26,764 R4R 14 December 1988 Nottingham Forest A 1–2 26,676 Clarke
Full Members Cup [ edit ] Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 8 November 1988 Watford A 0–2 (a.e.t. ) 3,626
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References [ edit ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9 Isthmian League (Two North , Two South ) Combined Counties League (level 8 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 8 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One ) Kent League (level 8 only ) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only ) North West Counties League (One , Two ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) South Midlands League (Premier , One ) Spartan League (Premier , One ) Sussex County League (One , Two ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (level 8 only ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only ) Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups