Season 1988-1989

Results

Barclays League Division Two

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 29 AUG Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) D1 - 1 S. White 6,034
2 03 SEP West Bromwich Albion (Away) West Bromwich Albion (A) L1 - 3 S. White 7,518
3 11 SEP Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) D1 - 1 S. Foley 11,443
4 17 SEP Blackburn Rovers (Away) Blackburn (A) D0 - 0 - 7,622
5 20 SEP AFC Bournemouth (Home) Bournemouth (H) W3 - 1 C. Calderwood, R. MacLaren pen., B. Barnes 8,055
6 24 SEP Brighton and Hove Albion (Home) Brighton (H) W3 - 0 B. Barnes, S. White, C. Calderwood 6,585
7 01 OCT Watford (Away) Watford (A) W3 - 2 D. Shearer, B. Barnes, T. Jones 11,657
8 05 OCT Oxford United (Away) Oxford United (A) D1 - 1 T. Parkin 9,398
9 09 OCT Chelsea (Home) Chelsea (H) D1 - 1 D. Shearer 11,346
10 16 OCT Leeds United (Home) Leeds United (H) D0 - 0 - 9,234
11 22 OCT Sunderland (Away) Sunderland (A) L0 - 4 - 13,520
12 26 OCT Leicester City (Away) Leicester City (A) D3 - 3 P. King, S. White, C. Henry 9,271
13 29 OCT Birmingham City (Home) Birmingham (H) W2 - 1 S. White 2 6,937
14 05 NOV Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) L0 - 1 - 5,192
15 12 NOV Ipswich Town (Home) Ipswich Town (H) L2 - 3 J. Gittens, C. Henry 7,246
16 19 NOV Stoke City (Away) Stoke City (A) L1 - 2 T. Jones 9,339
17 26 NOV Walsall (Home) Walsall (H) W1 - 0 S. Foley 5,328
18 03 DEC Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) W1 - 0 D. Geddis 3,524
19 10 DEC Oldham Athletic (Home) Oldham Athletic (H) D2 - 2 C. Henry, I. Marshall (o.g.) 5,540
20 17 DEC Bradford City (Away) Bradford (A) D2 - 2 D. Geddis, D. Shearer 9,462
21 26 DEC Plymouth Argyle (Home) Plymouth Argyle (H) W1 - 0 D. Shearer 7,883
22 31 DEC Manchester City (Home) Man City (H) L1 - 2 S. White 10,776
23 02 JAN Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) W2 - 0 D. Geddis, D. Shearer 11,681
24 14 JAN Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) D0 - 0 - 10,201
25 21 JAN Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L1 - 2 S. Foley 8,109
26 05 FEB Oxford United (Home) Oxford United (H) W3 - 0 A. McLoughlin, R. MacLaren pen., C. Calderwood 10,227
27 11 FEB Chelsea (Away) Chelsea (A) L2 - 3 P. Bodin, J. McLaughlin (o.g.) 17,829
28 18 FEB Sunderland (Home) Sunderland (H) W4 - 1 D. Shearer 2, A. McLoughlin, S. White 7,432
29 25 FEB Leeds United (Away) Leeds United (A) D0 - 0 - 22,651
30 28 FEB Leicester City (Home) Leicester City (H) W2 - 1 D. Shearer, T. Jones pen. 7,456
31 04 MAR Ipswich Town (Away) Ipswich Town (A) W2 - 1 S. White 2 11,542
32 11 MAR Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) W1 - 0 D. Shearer 7,090
33 18 MAR AFC Bournemouth (Away) Bournemouth (A) W3 - 2 S. Foley 2, T. Jones 9,752
34 25 MAR West Bromwich Albion (Home) West Bromwich Albion (H) D0 - 0 - 12,240
35 27 MAR Plymouth Argyle (Away) Plymouth Argyle (A) L1 - 4 T. Jones 8,487
36 01 APR Blackburn Rovers (Home) Blackburn (H) D1 - 1 S. Foley 8,220
37 04 APR Bradford City (Home) Bradford (H) W1 - 0 D. Shearer 6,476
38 08 APR Manchester City (Away) Man City (A) L1 - 2 D. Shearer 22,663
39 15 APR Watford (Home) Watford (H) D1 - 1 S. White 9,828
40 18 APR Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) W2 - 1 R. MacLaren 2 (1 pen) 4,026
41 22 APR Brighton and Hove Albion (Away) Brighton (A) W2 - 0 S. Foley 2 9,510
42 25 APR Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W1 - 0 S. White 11,045
43 29 APR Walsall (Away) Walsall (A) D2 - 2 D. Shearer, C. Calderwood 5,288
44 01 MAY Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) W1 - 0 P. King 8,698
45 06 MAY Stoke City (Home) Stoke City (H) W3 - 0 D. Shearer 2, T. Jones 9,543
46 13 MAY Oldham Athletic (Away) Oldham Athletic (A) D2 - 2 A. McLoughlin, S. White 5,676
PLAYOFFS
SEMI FINAL
SF-1L 21 MAY Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W1 - 0 J. Hopkins (o.g.) 16,656
SF-2L 24 MAY Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 2
L1 - 2  (Agg.)
- 23,677

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
THIRD ROUND
3 07 JAN Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D1 - 1 S. Foley 10,582
3R 10 JAN Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) W2 - 0 S. Foley, D. Shearer 11,457
FOURTH ROUND
4 28 JAN West Ham United (Home) West Ham United (H) D0 - 0 - 18,627
4R 01 FEB West Ham United (Away) West Ham United (A) L0 - 1 - 24,723

Littlewoods Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
SECOND ROUND
2-1L 27 SEP Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) L1 - 2 D. Shearer 7,084
2-2L 12 OCT Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L0 - 2
L1 - 4  (Agg.)
- 6,015

Simod Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
AREA FIRST ROUND - S
1A 09 NOV Norwich City (Away) Norwich City (A) L1 - 2 S. White 5,014