1987–88 Everton F.C. season

During the 1987–88 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 70 points. The Toffees advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool, and to the semifinals of the League Cup, losing to Arsenal.

Everton
1987–88 season
ManagerColin Harvey
GroundGoodison Park
First Division4th
FA Cup5th round
League CupSemifinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Graeme Sharp (13)
All: Graeme Sharp (22)
Highest home attendance48,270 vs. Liverpool (21 February 1988)
Lowest home attendance5,204 vs. Luton Town (16 February 1988)

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Manchester United 40 23 12 5 71 38 +33 81 Disqualified from UEFA Cup[1]
3 Nottingham Forest 40 20 13 7 67 39 +28 73
4 Everton 40 19 13 8 53 27 +26 70
5 Queens Park Rangers 40 19 10 11 48 38 +10 67
6 Arsenal 40 18 12 10 58 39 +19 66
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
15 August 1987 Norwich City H 1–0 31,728 Power
18 August 1987 Wimbledon A 1–1 7,763 Sharp
22 August 1987 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 20,445
29 August 1987 Sheffield Wednesday H 4–0 29,649 Clarke 2, Steven 2 (1 pen)
2 September 1987 Queens Park Rangers A 0–1 15,380
5 September 1987 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 32,389
12 September 1987 Luton Town A 1–2 8,124 Pointon
19 September 1987 Manchester United H 2–1 38,439 Clarke 2
26 September 1987 Coventry City H 1–2 28,153 Clarke
3 October 1987 Southampton A 4–0 15,719 Sharp 4
10 October 1987 Chelsea H 4–1 32,004 Sharp 2, Heath 2
17 October 1987 Newcastle United A 1–1 20,266 Snodin
24 October 1987 Watford H 2–0 28,501 Heath, Sharp
1 November 1987 Liverpool A 0–2 44,760
14 November 1987 West Ham H 3–1 29,405 Watson, Reid, Sharp
21 November 1987 Portsmouth A 1–0 17,724 Sharp
28 November 1987 Oxford United H 0–0 25,443
5 December 1987 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 7,208
12 December 1987 Derby County H 3–0 26,224 Snodin, Steven (pen), Heath
19 December 1987 Arsenal A 1–1 34,857 Watson
26 December 1987 Luton Town H 2–0 32,242 Heath 2
28 December 1987 Manchester United A 1–2 47,024 Watson
1 January 1988 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 26,443
3 January 1988 Nottingham Forest H 1–0 21,680 Clarke
16 January 1988 Norwich City A 3–0 15,750 Sharp 2, Heath
13 February 1988 Queens Park Rangers H 2–0 24,724 Parker (og), Pointon
27 February 1988 Southampton H 1–0 20,764 Power
5 March 1988 Newcastle United H 1–0 25,674 Clarke
9 March 1988 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–2 18,662 Fenwick (og)
12 March 1988 Chelsea A 0–0 17,390
20 March 1988 Liverpool H 1–0 44,162 Clarke
26 March 1988 Watford A 2–1 13,503 Sheedy, Clarke
29 March 1988 Wimbledon H 2–2 20,351 Steven (pen), Pointon
4 April 1988 West Ham A 0–0 21,195
9 April 1988 Portsmouth H 2–1 21,292 Heath, Steven
19 April 1988 Coventry City A 2–1 15,641 Sharp, Heath
23 April 1988 Oxford United A 1–1 7,619 Clarke
30 April 1988 Charlton Athletic H 1–1 20,372 Steven (pen)
2 May 1988 Derby County A 0–0 17,974
7 May 1988 Arsenal H 1–2 22,445 Watson

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FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 9 January 1988 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–1 33,304 Reid
3 (rep) 13 January 1988 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 (aet) 32,935 Sharp
3 (2nd rep) 25 January 1988 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 (aet) 37,414 Steven
3 (3rd rep) 27 January 1988 Sheffield Wednesday A 5–0 38,953 Sharp 3, Heath, Snodin
4 30 January 1988 Middlesbrough F.C. H 1–1 36,564 Sharp
4 (rep) 3 February 1988 Middlesbrough F.C. A 2–2 (aet) 25,235 Watson, Steven
4 (2nd rep) 9 February 1988 Middlesbrough F.C. H 2–1 32,222 Sharp, Mowbray (og)
5 21 February 1988 Liverpool H 0–1 48,270

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League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
2:1 22 September 1987 Rotherham H 3–2 15,369 Snodin, Wilson, Clarke (pen)
2:2 6 October 1987 Rotherham A 0–0 (agg 3–2) 12,995
3 28 October 1987 Liverpool A 1–0 44071 Stevens
4 17 November 1987 Oldham Athletic H 2–1 23,315 Watson, Adams
QF 20 January 1988 Manchester City H 2–0 40,014 Heath, Sharp
SF:1 7 February 1988 Arsenal H 0–1 25,476
SF:2 24 February 1988 Arsenal A 1–3 (agg 1–4) 51,148 Heath

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Full Members Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
3 16 February 1988 Luton Town H 1–2 5,204 Power

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FA Charity Shield

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
1 August 1987 Coventry City N 1–0 88,000 Clarke

Dubai Super Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
F 8 December 1987 Rangers N 2–2* 8,000 Sheedy, Heath

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*Rangers won the match 5–3 on penalties

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ENG Neil Adams
MF   ENG Paul Bracewell
FW   ENG Wayne Clarke
DF   ENG Alan Harper
FW   ENG Adrian Heath
FW   ENG Ian Marshall
GK   ENG Bobby Mimms
DF   ENG Derek Mountfield
DF   ENG Neil Pointon
DF   ENG Paul Power
DF   WAL Kevin Ratcliffe
MF   ENG Peter Reid
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   SCO Graeme Sharp
MF   IRL Kevin Sheedy
DF   ENG Ian Snodin
GK   WAL Neville Southall
MF   ENG Trevor Steven
DF   ENG Gary Stevens
DF   WAL Pat Van Den Hauwe
DF   ENG Dave Watson
MF   SCO Ian Wilson
GK   ENG Alec Chamberlain
GK   ENG Mike Stowell

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References

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  1. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.
  2. ^ a b c d e Everton's Record in 1987–88
  3. ^ 1987–1988 Summary: Appearances and Goals