Season summary
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In the 1988–89 season, Leicester failed to put consecutive wins in the league for the first time since the 1977–78 relegation season from the top flight. The only highlight in the league for the Foxes was a 2–0 win over champions Chelsea which delayed their promotion celebrations and also ending their 27 match unbeaten run. Leicester's 15th-place finish meant the Foxes finished in the bottom half of the Second Division for a second season running, which they hadn't done since 1951.
Final league table
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Source:
thestatcat.co.uk Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Leicester City's score comes first [1]
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Scorers
27 August 1988
West Bromwich Albion H
1–1
13,082
Mauchlen
29 August 1988
Portsmouth A
0–2
10,737
3 September 1988
Birmingham City A
3–2
7,932
Newell , Cross , Quinn
10 September 1988
Ipswich Town H
0–1
10,816
17 September 1988
Oxford United A
1–1
6,610
Cross
21 September 1988
Plymouth Argyle H
1–0
9,117
Newell
24 September 1988
Watford H
2–2
10,957
Walsh , Reid
1 October 1988
Chelsea A
1–2
7,050
Quinn
4 October 1988
Hull City A
2–2
5,079
McAllister , Williams
8 October 1988
Brighton & Hove Albion H
1–0
9,021
Quinn
15 October 1988
Stoke City H
2–0
10,312
Newell (2)
22 October 1988
Leeds United A
1–1
17,263
Quinn
26 October 1988
Swindon Town H
3–3
9,751
McAllister (2, 1 pen), King (own goal)
29 October 1988
Shrewsbury Town A
0–3
5,178
5 November 1988
Manchester City H
0–0
14,080
12 November 1988
Walsall A
1–0
6,895
Newell
19 November 1988
Crystal Palace A
2–4
8,843
Newell , McAllister
26 November 1988
Bradford City H
1–0
9,533
Quinn
3 December 1988
Oldham Athletic A
1–1
5,789
Quinn
10 December 1988
Sunderland H
3–1
11,093
Newell , Cross , Reid
17 December 1988
Barnsley A
0–3
6,477
26 December 1988
Bournemouth H
0–1
13,896
31 December 1988
Blackburn Rovers H
4–0
10,820
Turner , Cross , Newell , McAllister
2 January 1989
Ipswich Town A
0–2
14,037
14 January 1989
Portsmouth H
2–1
10,567
Turner , Reid
21 January 1989
West Bromwich Albion A
1–1
20,785
Reid
4 February 1989
Hull City H
0–2
9,996
11 February 1989
Brighton & Hove Albion A
1–1
9,572
McAllister
18 February 1989
Leeds United H
1–2
14,151
Cross
25 February 1989
Stoke City A
2–2
9,666
Reid , Walsh
28 February 1989
Swindon Town A
1–2
7,456
Newell
4 March 1989
Walsall H
1–0
9,375
Cross
11 March 1989
Manchester City A
2–4
22,266
McAllister , Newell
15 March 1989
Shrewsbury Town H
1–1
7,750
McAllister
18 March 1989
Plymouth Argyle A
1–1
6,703
Cross
25 March 1989
Birmingham City H
2–0
9,564
Mauchlen (2)
27 March 1989
Bournemouth A
1–2
8,913
McAllister
1 April 1989
Oxford United H
1–0
8,187
McAllister
8 April 1989
Blackburn Rovers A
0–0
8,103
11 April 1989
Barnsley H
0–1
7,266
15 April 1989
Chelsea H
2–0
19,468
Reid , Cross
22 April 1989
Watford A
1–2
11,262
Newell
29 April 1989
Bradford City A
1–2
8,703
Paris
1 May 1989
Oldham Athletic H
1–2
7,223
Newell
6 May 1989
Crystal Palace H
2–2
9,917
North , Cross
13 May 1989
Sunderland A
2–2
15,819
McAllister , Newell (pen)
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R3
7 January 1989
Manchester City A
0–1
23,838
League Cup
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R2 1st leg
28 September 1988
Watford H
4–1
9,512
Reid , Walsh , Cross , McAllister (pen)
R2 2nd leg
11 October 1988
Watford A
2–2 (won 6–3 on agg)
9,087
Mauchlen , Newell
R3
2 November 1988
Norwich City H
2–0
14,586
Newell , Reid
R4
30 November 1988
Nottingham Forest H
0–0
26,764
R4R
14 December 1988
Nottingham Forest A
1–2
26,676
Clarke
Full Members Cup
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Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
Attendance
Goalscorers
R1
8 November 1988
Watford A
0–2 (a.e.t. )
3,626
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
References
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