1988–89 Leicester City F.C. season

During the 1988–89 English football season, Leicester City F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Leicester City
1988–89 season
ChairmanTerry Shipman
ManagerDavid Pleat
Second Division15th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Full Members CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Newell (13)
All: Newell (15)
Average home league attendance10,701

Season summary

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 season running, which they hadn't done since 1951.

Final league table
Main article: 1988–89 Football League § Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Stoke City 46 15 14 17 57 72 −15 59
14 Bradford City 46 13 17 16 52 59 −7 56
15 Leicester City 46 13 16 17 56 63 −7 55
16 Oldham Athletic 46 11 21 14 75 72 +3 54
17 Oxford United 46 14 12 20 62 70 −8 54
Source: thestatcat.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Leicester City's score comes first[1]

Legend
Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division
DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
27 August 1988West Bromwich AlbionH1–113,082Mauchlen
29 August 1988PortsmouthA0–210,737
3 September 1988Birmingham CityA3–27,932Newell, Cross, Quinn
10 September 1988Ipswich TownH0–110,816
17 September 1988Oxford UnitedA1–16,610Cross
21 September 1988Plymouth ArgyleH1–09,117Newell
24 September 1988WatfordH2–210,957Walsh, Reid
1 October 1988ChelseaA1–27,050Quinn
4 October 1988Hull CityA2–25,079McAllister, Williams
8 October 1988Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–09,021Quinn
15 October 1988Stoke CityH2–010,312Newell (2)
22 October 1988Leeds UnitedA1–117,263Quinn
26 October 1988Swindon TownH3–39,751McAllister (2, 1 pen), King (own goal)
29 October 1988Shrewsbury TownA0–35,178
5 November 1988Manchester CityH0–014,080
12 November 1988WalsallA1–06,895Newell
19 November 1988Crystal PalaceA2–48,843Newell, McAllister
26 November 1988Bradford CityH1–09,533Quinn
3 December 1988Oldham AthleticA1–15,789Quinn
10 December 1988SunderlandH3–111,093Newell, Cross, Reid
17 December 1988BarnsleyA0–36,477
26 December 1988BournemouthH0–113,896
31 December 1988Blackburn RoversH4–010,820Turner, Cross, Newell, McAllister
2 January 1989Ipswich TownA0–214,037
14 January 1989PortsmouthH2–110,567Turner, Reid
21 January 1989West Bromwich AlbionA1–120,785Reid
4 February 1989Hull CityH0–29,996
11 February 1989Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–19,572McAllister
18 February 1989Leeds UnitedH1–214,151Cross
25 February 1989Stoke CityA2–29,666Reid, Walsh
28 February 1989Swindon TownA1–27,456Newell
4 March 1989WalsallH1–09,375Cross
11 March 1989Manchester CityA2–422,266McAllister, Newell
15 March 1989Shrewsbury TownH1–17,750McAllister
18 March 1989Plymouth ArgyleA1–16,703Cross
25 March 1989Birmingham CityH2–09,564Mauchlen (2)
27 March 1989BournemouthA1–28,913McAllister
1 April 1989Oxford UnitedH1–08,187McAllister
8 April 1989Blackburn RoversA0–08,103
11 April 1989BarnsleyH0–17,266
15 April 1989ChelseaH2–019,468Reid, Cross
22 April 1989WatfordA1–211,262Newell
29 April 1989Bradford CityA1–28,703Paris
1 May 1989Oldham AthleticH1–27,223Newell
6 May 1989Crystal PalaceH2–29,917North, Cross
13 May 1989SunderlandA2–215,819McAllister, Newell (pen)

FA Cup
Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R37 January 1989Manchester CityA0–123,838

League Cup
Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R2 1st leg28 September 1988WatfordH4–19,512Reid, Walsh, Cross, McAllister (pen)
R2 2nd leg11 October 1988WatfordA2–2 (won 6–3 on agg)9,087Mauchlen, Newell
R32 November 1988Norwich CityH2–014,586Newell, Reid
R430 November 1988Nottingham ForestH0–026,764
R4R14 December 1988Nottingham ForestA1–226,676Clarke

Full Members Cup
Main article: 1988–89 Full Members Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R18 November 1988WatfordA0–2 (a.e.t.)3,626

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
- GK England ENG Martin Hodge
- MF Scotland SCO Ali Mauchlen (captain)
- DF England ENG Tony Spearing
- MF Northern Ireland NIR Paul Ramsey
- DF England ENG Steve Walsh
- DF England ENG Grant Brown
- MF England ENG Paul Reid
- FW England ENG Nicky Cross
- FW England ENG Mike Newell
- MF Scotland SCO Gary McAllister
- MF England ENG Phil Turner
- FW Northern Ireland NIR Jimmy Quinn
- GK England ENG Paul Cooper
- DF England ENG Alan Paris
No. Pos. Nation Player
- MF Scotland SCO Peter Weir
- GK England ENG Carl Muggleton
- DF England ENG Simon Morgan
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Martin Russell
- MF England ENG Darren Williams
- MF England ENG Paul Groves
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Tony Brien
- MF England ENG Gary Mills
- MF Republic of Ireland IRL Mick Kennedy
- DF England ENG Gary Charles (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
- FW England ENG Marc North
- DF Republic of Ireland IRL Peter Eccles
- MF England ENG Dave Puttnam
- FW England ENG Steve Wilkinson

References
  1. "Leicester City 1988-1989 Home - statto.com". Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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