1988-89 Season

Season Overview

Division: Barclays League Division Three
Final Position: 21 (Relegated)
Chairman: Vic Jobson
FA Cup: R1
League Cup: R2
Sherpa Van Trophy: SVan R1

Manager

Dave Webb — from 20 November 1988 to 8 May 1992

Relegated

Final League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	26	14	6	96	49	47	92	pr
2	Sheffield United	46	25	9	12	93	54	39	84	pr
3	Port Vale	46	24	12	10	78	48	30	84	pr
4	Fulham	46	22	9	15	69	67	2	75	pl
5	Bristol Rovers	46	19	17	10	67	51	16	74	pl
6	Preston North End	46	19	15	12	79	60	19	72	pl
7	Brentford	46	18	14	14	66	61	5	68
8	Chester City	46	19	11	16	64	61	3	68
9	Notts. County	46	18	13	15	64	54	10	67
10	Bolton Wanderers	46	16	16	14	58	54	4	64
11	Bristol City	46	18	9	19	53	55	-2	63
12	Swansea City	46	15	16	15	51	53	-2	61
13	Bury	46	16	13	17	55	67	-12	61
14	Huddersfield Town	46	17	9	20	63	73	-10	60
15	Mansfield Town	46	14	17	15	48	52	-4	59
16	Cardiff City	46	14	15	17	44	56	-12	57
17	Wigan Athletic	46	14	14	18	55	53	2	56
18	Reading	46	15	11	20	68	72	-4	56
19	Blackpool	46	14	13	19	56	59	-3	55
20	Northampton Town	46	16	6	24	66	76	-10	54
21	Southend United	46	13	15	18	56	75	-19	54	r
22	Chesterfield	46	14	7	25	51	86	-35	49	r
23	Gillingham	46	12	4	30	47	81	-34	40	r
24	Aldershot	46	8	13	25	48	78	-30	37	r

Matches

Date		Opponent		Score		Att.
3 August 1988	Away	Pollok	Tour	3–2	W	0	→
6 August 1988	Away	Hamilton Academicals	Tour	0–4	L	0	→
9 August 1988	Away	Grays Athletic	Friendly	2–1	W	0	→
11 August 1988	Away	Dartford	Friendly	2–1	W	0	→
13 August 1988	Away	Basildon Utd	Friendly	1–0	W	0	→
16 August 1988	Home	Ipswich Town	Friendly	0–1	L	0	→
19 August 1988	Home	Oxford Utd	Friendly	1–1	D	0	→
27 August 1988	Home	Bolton Wanderers	League	2–0	W	4075	→
30 August 1988	Home	Brighton + H.A.	League Cup	2–0	W	3072	→
3 September 1988	Away	Fulham	League	0–1	L	4754	→
7 September 1988	Away	Brighton + H.A.	League Cup	1–0	W	4614	→
9 September 1988	Home	Swansea City	League	0–2	L	4357	→
17 September 1988	Away	Aldershot	League	2–2	D	2170	→
21 September 1988	Away	Reading	League	0–4	L	4062	→
23 September 1988	Home	Cardiff City	League	0–0	D	3199	→
28 September 1988	Away	Derby County	League Cup	0–1	L	9703	→
1 October 1988	Away	Preston North End	League	2–3	L	5348	→
4 October 1988	Home	Mansfield Town	League	1–1	D	2436	→
9 October 1988	Away	Brentford	League	0–4	L	5016	→
11 October 1988	Home	Derby County	League Cup	1–2	L	4422	→
15 October 1988	Home	Gillingham	League	2–1	W	3200	→
22 October 1988	Home	Chesterfield	League	3–1	W	2662	→
25 October 1988	Away	Bury	League	1–3	L	2419	→
28 October 1988	Home	Wigan A	League	1–2	L	3120	→
5 November 1988	Away	Wolverhampton W.	League	0–3	L	10432	→
8 November 1988	Home	Bristol Rovers	League	2–2	D	2453	→
12 November 1988	Away	Notts County	League	1–1	D	5037	→
19 November 1988	Away	Bristol City	FA Cup	1–3	L	7026	→
22 November 1988	Home	Lincoln City	Trophy	2–1	W	1176	→
26 November 1988	Away	Chester City	League	4–2	W	2050	→
2 December 1988	Home	Port Vale	League	1–1	D	3245	→
10 December 1988	Away	Wigan A	League	0–3	L	2027	→
17 December 1988	Away	Sheffield United	League	2–1	W	9556	→
20 December 1988	Away	Colchester United	Trophy	1–2	L	993	→
26 December 1988	Home	Northampton Town	League	2–1	W	5034	→
31 December 1988	Home	Bristol City	League	1–2	L	4012	→
2 January 1989	Away	Huddersfield Town	League	2–3	L	6403	→
7 January 1989	Home	Basildon Utd	Friendly	2–1	W	0	→
13 January 1989	Home	Fulham	League	0–0	D	4844	→
17 January 1989	Away	Northampton Town	Trophy	1–2	L	2539	→
21 January 1989	Away	Swansea City	League	0–2	L	3388	→
28 January 1989	Home	Aldershot	League	1–1	D	3014	→
3 February 1989	Home	Preston North End	League	2–1	W	2948	→
11 February 1989	Away	Mansfield Town	League	0–4	L	2414	→
17 February 1989	Home	Crystal Palace	Friendly	2–2	D	0	→
20 February 1989	Home	IFK Goteborg	Friendly	2–4	L	0	→
25 February 1989	Away	Gillingham	League	1–1	D	3574	→
28 February 1989	Home	Bury	League	1–1	D	2479	→
4 March 1989	Away	Chesterfield	League	1–2	L	3261	→
10 March 1989	Home	Wolverhampton W.	League	3–1	W	5924	→
18 March 1989	Away	Bolton Wanderers	League	0–0	D	3505	→
25 March 1989	Home	Huddersfield Town	League	2–4	L	3582	→
27 March 1989	Away	Northampton Town	League	2–2	D	3707	→
31 March 1989	Home	Sheffield United	League	2–1	W	4584	→
4 April 1989	Home	Blackpool	League	2–1	W	2795	→
8 April 1989	Away	Bristol City	League	2–0	W	6213	→
14 April 1989	Home	Reading	League	2–1	W	4623	→
18 April 1989	Home	Brentford	League	1–1	D	4119	→
22 April 1989	Away	Cardiff City	League	0–2	L	3268	→
28 April 1989	Home	Notts County	League	1–1	D	3931	→
1 May 1989	Away	Bristol Rovers	League	1–1	D	6250	→
6 May 1989	Away	Port Vale	League	0–2	L	6250	→
9 May 1989	Away	Blackpool	League	2–3	L	3999	→
13 May 1989	Home	Chester City	League	1–0	W	4089	→
19 May 1989	Home	Leyton Orient	Friendly	0–0	D	0	→