1987–88 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
1987–88 season
Manager	Frank Burrows
Football League Fourth Division	2nd
FA Cup	1st round
League Cup	1st round
Welsh Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Gilligan (19); All: Jimmy Gilligan (25)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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.

Players[]

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	ENG	Scott Endersby
--	GK	ENG	Alan Judge
--	GK	ENG	Graham Moseley
--	GK	WAL	Jon Roberts
--	GK	SCO	George Wood
--	DF	WAL	Gareth Abraham
--	DF	WAL	Phil Bater
--	DF	WAL	Terry Boyle
--	DF	ENG	Mike Ford
--	DF	WAL	Jason Perry
--	DF	ENG	Nick Platnauer


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	WAL	Jason Gummer
--	MF	ENG	Mark Kelly
--	MF	ENG	Steve Mardenborough
--	MF	ENG	Brian McDermott
--	MF	ENG	Paul Sanderson
--	MF	ENG	Paul Wheeler
--	MF	ENG	Paul Wimbleton
--	FW	ENG	Kevin Bartlett
--	FW	WAL	Alan Curtis
--	FW	ENG	Jimmy Gilligan
--	FW	WAL	Ian Walsh

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	27	9	10	82	43	+39	90	Champions - automatically promoted to Third Division
2	Cardiff City	46	24	13	9	66	41	+25	85	Automatically promoted to Third Division; Welsh Cup Winners - qualified for Cup Winners' Cup
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	22	12	12	66	42	+24	78	Automatically promoted to Third Division
4	Scunthorpe United	46	20	17	9	76	51	+25	77	Participated in Fourth Division play-offs
5	Torquay United	46	21	14	11	66	41	+25	77	Participated in Fourth Division play-offs

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
"Football Club History Database – Cardiff City". Archived from the original on 30 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
Welsh Football Data Archive