1988–89 AFC Bournemouth season

During the 1988–89 English football season, AFC Bournemouth competed in the Football League Second Division.

Bournemouth

1988–89 season
Manager	Harry Redknapp
Stadium	Dean Court
Second Division	12th
FA Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Second Round
Full Members' Cup	First Round

Final league table

Main article: 1988–89 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Leeds United	46	17	16	13	59	50	+9	67
11	Sunderland	46	16	15	15	60	60	0	63
12	Bournemouth	46	18	8	20	53	62	−9	62
13	Stoke City	46	15	14	17	57	72	−15	59
14	Bradford City	46	13	17	16	52	59	−7	56

Source: thestatcat.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

Bournemouth's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
27 August 1988	Sunderland	A	1–1	17,998
3 September 1988	Chelsea	H	1–0	8,763
10 September 1988	Brighton & Hove Albion	A	2–1	8,247
17 September 1988	Leeds United	H	0–0	7,922
20 September 1988	Swindon Town	A	1–3	8,055
24 September 1988	Oxford United	H	2–1	6,532
1 October 1988	Stoke City	A	1–2	7,485
5 October 1988	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–0	7,248
8 October 1988	Birmingham City	A	0–1	6,186
15 October 1988	Portsmouth	A	1–2	12,801
21 October 1988	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–1	5,449
25 October 1988	Oldham Athletic	A	0–2	4,518
29 October 1988	Ipswich Town	H	1–0	6,648
5 November 1988	Bradford City	A	1–0	9,067
12 November 1988	Crystal Palace	H	2–0	8,697
19 November 1988	Manchester City	H	0–1	9,500
26 November 1988	Barnsley	A	2–5	4,937
29 November 1988	Hull City	H	5–1	5,420
3 December 1988	Blackburn Rovers	H	2–1	8,418
10 December 1988	Plymouth Argyle	A	1–1	10,619
17 December 1988	Walsall	H	2–1	6,985
26 December 1988	Leicester City	A	1–0	13,896
31 December 1988	Watford	A	0–1	14,006
2 January 1989	Brighton & Hove Albion	H	2–1	10,627
14 January 1989	Hull City	A	0–4	5,690
21 January 1989	Sunderland	H	0–1	8,992
4 February 1989	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–1	11,571
11 February 1989	Birmingham City	A	1–0	6,444
25 February 1989	Portsmouth	H	1–0	9,959
28 February 1989	Oldham Athletic	H	2–2	7,783
4 March 1989	Crystal Palace	A	3–2	10,022
11 March 1989	Bradford City	H	3–0	8,122
14 March 1989	Ipswich Town	A	1–3	10,747
18 March 1989	Swindon Town	H	2–3	9,752
25 March 1989	Chelsea	A	0–2	22,467
27 March 1989	Leicester City	H	2–1	8,913
1 April 1989	Leeds United	A	0–3	21,095
4 April 1989	Walsall	A	1–1	3,619
8 April 1989	Watford	H	0–1	9,766
11 April 1989	Shrewsbury Town	A	0–1	2,457
15 April 1989	Stoke City	H	0–1	6,834
22 April 1989	Oxford United	A	1–3	5,684
29 April 1989	Barnsley	H	3–2	5,520
1 May 1989	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–2	9,345
6 May 1989	Manchester City	A	3–3	30,564
13 May 1989	Plymouth Argyle	H	0–0	7,230

FA Cup

Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	7 January 1989	Blackpool	A	1–0
R4	28 January 1989	Hartlepool United	A	1–1
R4R	31 January 1989	Hartlepool United	H	5–2
R5	18 February 1989	Manchester United	H	1–1
R5R	28 February 1989	Manchester United	A	0–1

League Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Notes
R1 1st Leg	30 August 1988	Bristol Rovers	H	1–0	4,601
R1 2nd Leg	7 September 1988	Bristol Rovers	A	0–0	4,057	Bournemouth won 1–0 on aggregate
R2 1st Leg	27 September 1988	Coventry City	H	0–4	6,543
R2 2nd Leg	11 October 1988	Coventry City	A	1–3	7,212	Coventry won 7–1 on aggregate

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Full Members' Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance
1R	9 November 1988	Derby County	H	0–1	7,847

Squad

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	IRL	Gerry Peyton
—	GK	ENG	John Smeulders
—	DF	ENG	Kevin Bond
—	DF	ENG	John Williams
—	DF	ENG	Mark Newson
—	DF	ENG	Mark Whitlock
—	DF	ENG	Shaun Teale
—	DF	ENG	Denny Mundee
—	DF	ENG	David Coleman
—	DF	WAL	Tony Pulis
—	DF	ENG	Paul Morrell
—	MF	ENG	Ian Bishop
—	MF	ENG	Shaun Brooks

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Matty Holmes
—	MF	IRL	Mark O'Connor
—	MF	ENG	Peter Shearer
—	MF	IRL	Sean O'Driscoll
—	MF	ENG	Richard Cooke
—	FW	ENG	Trevor Aylott
—	FW	ENG	Bobby Barnes
—	FW	ENG	Luther Blissett
—	FW	NIR	Colin Clarke=other=on loan from Southampton
—	FW	ENG	Shaun Close
—	FW	ENG	David Puckett
—	FW	JAM	Carl Richards