1987–88 Full Members' Cup

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1987–88 Full Members' Cup
CountryEngland
Teams40
ChampionsReading (1st title)
Runners-upLuton Town
Semi-finalists
Championship match score4–1
Matches played39
Goals scored119 (3.05 per match)

The 1987–88 Full Members' Cup was the third edition of the tournament created to compensate for the ban on English clubs from European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster. It was won by Reading, who beat Luton Town 4–1 in the final at Wembley.

First round[]

10 November 1987 Blackburn Rovers (2)1–2 Swindon Town (2) Ewood Park
10 November 1987 Charlton Athletic (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Hull City (2)The Valley
10 November 1987 Ipswich Town (2) 1–0Middlesbrough (2)Portman Road
10 November 1987 Leicester City (2) 1–0Huddersfield Town (2)Filbert Street
10 November 1987 Manchester City (2) 6–2Plymouth Argyle (2)Maine Road
10 November 1987 Oldham Athletic (2)0–3 West Bromwich Albion (2) Boundary Park
10 November 1987 Portsmouth (1)0–3 Stoke City (2) Fratton Park
Heath
Daly
Shaw 		Attendance: 3,226
10 November 1987 Sheffield Wednesday (1) 2–0Bournemouth (2)Hillsborough Stadium
10 November 1987 West Ham United (1)1–2 Millwall (2) Boleyn Ground
11 November 1987 Aston Villa (2)0–5 Bradford City (2) Villa Park
11 November 1987 Oxford United (1) 1–0Crystal Palace (2)Manor Ground
18 November 1987 Chelsea (1) 2–1Barnsley (2)Stamford Bridge
25 November 1987 Derby County (1) 3–1 (a.e.t.)Birmingham City (2)Baseball Ground
25 November 1987 Leeds United (2) 3–0Sheffield United (2)Elland Road
25 November 1987 Newcastle United (1) 2–1Shrewsbury Town (2)St James' Park
21 December 1987 Queens Park Rangers (1) 1–3 Reading (2) Loftus Road

Second round[]

1 December 1987 Charlton Athletic (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Leicester City (2) The Valley
1 December 1987 Ipswich Town (2) 2–1West Bromwich Albion (2)Portman Road
1 December 1987 Sheffield Wednesday (1)0–1 Stoke City (2) Hillsborough Stadium
Berry Attendance: 15,228
2 December 1987 Bradford City (2) 2–1Newcastle United (1)Valley Parade
8 December 1987 Millwall (2) 2–0Leeds United (2)The Den
16 December 1987 Manchester City (2)0–2 Chelsea (1) Maine Road
23 December 1987 Swindon Town (2) 2–1Derby County (1)County Ground
13 January 1988 Reading (2) 1–0Oxford United (1)Elm Park

Third round[]

13 January 1988 Coventry City (1) 2–1Wimbledon (1)Highfield Road
13 January 1988 Leicester City (2)0–0
(3–5 p)		 Stoke City (2) Filbert Street
Attendance: 5,161
13 January 1988 Millwall (2)2–3 Norwich City (1) The Den
13 January 1988 Swindon Town (2) 4–0Chelsea (1)County Ground
25 January 1988 Bradford City (2) 1–0Southampton (1)Valley Parade
25 January 1988 Ipswich Town (2) 5–2 (a.e.t.)Watford (1)Portman Road
3 February 1988 Reading (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Nottingham Forest (1)Elm Park
10 February 1988 Everton (1)1–2 Luton Town (1) Goodison Park

Quarter-final[]

9 February 1988 Coventry City (1) 2–0Ipswich Town (2)Highfield Road
10 February 1988 Reading (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Bradford City (2)Elm Park
23 February 1988 Swindon Town (2) 2–0Norwich City (1)County Ground
1 March 1988 Luton Town (1) 4–1Stoke City (2)Kenilworth Road
Shaw Attendance: 4,480

Semi-final[]

2 March 1988 Reading (2) 2–2
(4–3 p)		Coventry City (1)Elm Park
8 March 1988 Luton Town (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Swindon Town (2)Kenilworth Road

Final[]

Main article: 1988 Full Members' Cup Final
27 March 1988 Reading (2) 4–1 Luton Town (1) Wembley Stadium
Smillie
Gilkes
Tait
Beavon 		Harford Attendance: 61,470

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