1987–88 Northampton Town F.C. season

Northampton Town 1987–88 football season

Northampton Town
1987–88 season
Chairman	Derek Banks
Manager	Graham Carr
Stadium	County Ground
Division Three	6th
FA Cup	Second round
Littlewoods Cup	Second round
Sherpa Vans Trophy	Preliminary round
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Adcock Paul Culpin Trevor Morley (10) All: Trevor Morley (16)
Highest home attendance	7,934 vs Brighton & Hove Albion
Lowest home attendance	3,076 vs Brentford
Average home league attendance	5,514
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 season was Northampton Town's 91st season in their history and the first season back in the Third Division after an eleven year absence, following promotion the previous season. Alongside competing in Division Three, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and Associate Members' Cup.

Players

As of match played 2 May 1988.^[1]

Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth (Age)	Apps	Goals	Previous club	Date signed	Fee
Goalkeepers
Peter Gleasure	GK	Luton	(1960-10-08)8 October 1960 (aged 27)	277	0	Millwall	March 1983
Alan Harris	GK	Nuneaton	(1969-04-13)13 April 1969 (aged 19)	0	0	Nuneaton Town	Summer 1986	£15,000^[2]
Defenders
David Logan	LB	Middlesbrough	(1963-12-05)5 December 1963 (aged 24)	46	1	Mansfield Town	February 1987
Keith McPherson	CB	Greenwich	(1963-09-11)11 September 1963 (aged 24)	116	6	West Ham United	23 January 1986	£10,000^[3]
Graham Reed	RB	Doncaster	(1961-06-24)24 June 1961 (aged 26)	127	2	Frickley Athletic	Summer 1985	£6,000
Bradley Sandeman	RB	Northampton	(1970-02-24)24 February 1970 (aged 18)	2	0	Apprentice	January 1988	N/A
Trevor Slack	CB	Peterborough	(1962-09-26)26 September 1962 (aged 25)	13	1	Grimsby Town	10 February 1988	Nominal Fee
Russ Wilcox	CB	Hemsworth	(1964-03-25)25 March 1964 (aged 24)	95	8	Frickley Athletic	30 June 1986	£15,000^[4]
Paul Wilson	LB	Bradford	(1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 19)	15	1	Norwich City	11 April 1988	£30,000
Midfielders
Warren Donald	CM	Hillingdon	(1964-10-07)7 October 1964 (aged 23)	141	11	West Ham United	4 October 1985	£11,000^[5]
Dave Gilbert	W	Lincoln	(1963-06-22)22 June 1963 (aged 24)	102	19	Boston United	Summer 1986
Eddie McGoldrick	W	Islington	(1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (aged 23)	101	8	Nuneaton Town	Summer 1986	£15,000^[6]
Martin Singleton (c)	CM	Banbury	(1963-08-02)2 August 1963 (aged 24)	31	3	West Bromwich Albion	7 November 1987	£57,500
Forwards
Tony Adcock	FW	Bethnal Green	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 25)	18	10	Manchester City	25 January 1988	£85,000 P/E
Paul Culpin	FW	Kirby Muxloe	(1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 26)	24	10	Coventry City	10 October 1987	£50,000
Glen Donegal	FW	Northampton	(1969-06-20)20 June 1969 (aged 18)	13	2	Apprentice	January 1987	N/A
David Longhurst	FW	Northampton	(1965-01-15)15 January 1965 (aged 23)	41	9	Halifax Town	3 July 1987	£40,000

Competitions

Barclays League Division Three

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Sunderland (C, P)	46	27	12	7	92	48	+44	93	Promotion to the Second Division
2	Brighton & Hove Albion (P)	46	23	15	8	69	47	+22	84	Promotion to the Second Division
3	Walsall (O, P)	46	23	13	10	68	50	+18	82	Qualification for the Third Division play-offs
4	Notts County	46	23	12	11	82	49	+33	81
5	Bristol City	46	21	12	13	77	62	+15	75
6	Northampton Town	46	18	19	9	70	51	+19	73
7	Wigan Athletic	46	20	12	14	70	61	+9	72
8	Bristol Rovers	46	18	12	16	68	56	+12	66
9	Fulham	46	19	9	18	69	60	+9	66
10	Blackpool	46	17	14	15	71	62	+9	65
11	Port Vale	46	18	11	17	58	56	+2	65
12	Brentford	46	16	14	16	53	59	−6	62
13	Gillingham	46	14	17	15	77	61	+16	59
14	Bury	46	15	14	17	58	57	+1	59
15	Chester City	46	14	16	16	51	62	−11	58
16	Preston North End	46	15	13	18	48	59	−11	58
17	Southend United	46	14	13	19	65	83	−18	55
18	Chesterfield	46	15	10	21	41	70	−29	55
19	Mansfield Town	46	14	12	20	48	59	−11	54
20	Aldershot	46	15	8	23	64	74	−10	53
21	Rotherham United (R)	46	12	16	18	50	66	−16	52	Qualification for the Fourth Division play-offs
22	Grimsby Town (R)	46	12	14	20	48	58	−10	50	Relegation to the Fourth Division
23	York City (R)	46	8	9	29	48	91	−43	33
24	Doncaster Rovers (R)	46	8	9	29	40	84	−44	33

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	18	19	9	70	51	+19	73	12	8	3	36	18	+18	6	11	6	34	33	+1

Last updated: 7 April 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

League position by match

Source: Rothmans Football Yearbook 1986-87
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

Chester City v Northampton Town

15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) 1	Chester City	0–5	Northampton Town	Chester
15:00 BST			T.Morley P.Chard R.Wilcox D.Longhurst D.Gilbert	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3,453

Walsall v Northampton Town

29 August 1987 (1987-08-29) 2	Walsall	1–0	Northampton Town	Walsall
15:00 BST	P.Jones			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,993

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

31 August 1987 (1987-08-31) 3	Northampton Town	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Morley		G.Armstrong	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,934 Referee: Keith Miller

Doncaster Rovers v Northampton Town

5 September 1987 (1987-09-05) 4	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Doncaster
15:00 BST			T.Morley D.Longhurst	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 1,869

Northampton Town v Brentford

9 September 1987 (1987-09-09) 5	Northampton Town	2–1	Brentford	Northampton
19:30 BST	D.Gilbert D.Longhurst		R.Cooke pen.'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,748

Northampton Town v Notts County

12 September 1987 (1987-09-12) 6	Northampton Town	0–1	Notts County	Northampton
15:00 BST			G.Lund	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,023 Referee: Jim Borrett

Preston North End v Northampton Town

15 September 1987 (1987-09-15) 7	Preston North End	0–0	Northampton Town	Preston
19:30 BST				Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,179

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

19 September 1987 (1987-09-19) 8	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Northampton Town	Bath
15:00 BST			T.Morley P.Chard	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 3,668

Northampton Town v Port Vale

26 September 1987 (1987-09-26) 9	Northampton Town	1–0	Port Vale	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Chard			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Colin Downey

Southend United v Northampton Town

29 September 1987 (1987-09-29) 10	Southend United	1–1	Northampton Town	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST	D.Hall		T.Morley	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,506

Northampton Town v Bristol City

3 October 1987 (1987-10-03) 11	Northampton Town	3–0	Bristol City	Northampton
15:00 BST	P.Chard P.Bunce			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Kelvin Morton

Rotherham United v Northampton Town

11 October 1987 (1987-10-11) 12	Rotherham United	2–2	Northampton Town	Rotherham
15:00 BST	C.Airey T.Grealish		P.Culpin T.Morley	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 5,173

Northampton Town v Chesterfield

17 October 1987 (1987-10-17) 13	Northampton Town	4–0	Chesterfield	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Morley P.Culpin I.Benjamin			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,073

Mansfield v Northampton Town

20 October 1987 (1987-10-20) 14	Mansfield	3–1	Northampton Town	Mansfield
19:30 BST	S.Charles pen.' D.Hodges S.Coleman		P.Culpin	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,646

Northampton Town v Grimsby Town

24 October 1987 (1987-10-24) 15	Northampton Town	2–1	Grimsby Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	D.Gilbert pen.' P.Culpin		P.Turner	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,388 Referee: Kevin Cooper

Aldershot v Northampton Town

31 October 1987 (1987-10-31) 16	Aldershot	4–4	Northampton Town	Aldershot
15:00 GMT	T.Langley G.Johnson I.McDonald S.Berry		P.Culpin P.Roberts o.g.' T.Morley D.Longhurst	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,358

Northampton Town v York City

4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) 17	Northampton Town	0–0	York City	Northampton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Danny Vickers

Fulham v Northampton Town

7 November 1987 (1987-11-07) 18	Fulham	0–0	Northampton Town	Fulham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,733

Northampton Town v Gillingham

21 November 1987 (1987-11-21) 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Gillingham	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Morley R.Wilcox		S.Lovell	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,151 Referee: Stephen Lodge

Blackpool v Northampton Town

28 November 1987 (1987-11-28) 20	Blackpool	3–1	Northampton Town	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	T.Cunningham K.Walwyn S.Morgan		D.Longhurst	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,593

Northampton Town v Sunderland

12 December 1987 (1987-12-12) 21	Northampton Town	0–2	Sunderland	Northampton
15:00 GMT			P.Lemon M.Gabbiadini	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,279 Referee: David Axcell

Wigan Athletic v Northampton Town

19 December 1987 (1987-12-19) 22	Wigan Athletic	2–2	Northampton Town	Wigan
15:00 GMT	D.Thompson A.Pilling		W.Donald M.Singleton	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2,692

Port Vale v Northampton Town

26 December 1987 (1987-12-26) 23	Port Vale	1–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
15:00 GMT	G.Hamson pen.'		M.Singleton	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,446

Northampton Town v Bury

28 December 1987 (1987-12-28) 24	Northampton Town	0–0	Bury	Northampton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,067 Referee: Dennis Hedges

Northampton Town v Walsall

1 January 1988 (1988-01-01) 25	Northampton Town	2–2	Walsall	Northampton
15:00 GMT	P.Chard G.Donegal		P.Jones N.Cross	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,034 Referee: David Elleray

Notts County v Northampton Town

2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) 26	Notts County	3–1	Northampton Town	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	G.Lund A.Thorpe		T.Morley K.McPherson	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 8,153

Brentford v Northampton Town

9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) 27	Brentford	0–1	Northampton Town	Brentford
15:00 GMT			P.Chard	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 6,025

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

16 January 1988 (1988-01-16) 28	Northampton Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	D.Gilbert W.Donald		I.Alexander	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,473

Northampton Town v Preston North End

27 January 1988 (1988-01-27) 29	Northampton Town	0–1	Preston North End	Northampton
19:30 GMT			N.Jemson	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,052

Northampton Town v Wigan Athletic

30 January 1988 (1988-01-30) 30	Northampton Town	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Adcock		A.Pilling	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,825

Northampton Town v Doncaster Rovers

6 February 1988 (1988-02-06) 31	Northampton Town	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Adcock			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,381

Bury v Northampton Town

13 February 1988 (1988-02-13) 32	Bury	0–0	Northampton Town	Bury
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,172

Northampton Town v Chester City

20 February 1988 (1988-02-20) 33	Northampton Town	2–0	Chester City	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Adcock T.Slack			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,285

Bristol City v Northampton Town

27 February 1988 (1988-02-27) 34	Bristol City	2–2	Northampton Town	Bristol
15:00 GMT	A.Walsh G.Reed o.g.'		T.Adcock P.Chard	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 8,578

Northampton Town v Southend United

2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) 35	Northampton Town	4–0	Southend United	Northampton
19:30 GMT	E.McGoldrick D.Longhurst R.Wilcox T.Adcock			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,249

Chesterfield v Northampton Town

5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) 36	Chesterfield	0–2	Northampton Town	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT			E.McGoldrick D.Gilbert	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 2,400

Northampton Town v Rotherham United

11 March 1988 (1988-03-11) 37	Northampton Town	0–0	Rotherham United	Northampton
19:30 GMT				Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,432

Northampton Town v Aldershot

19 March 1988 (1988-03-19) 38	Northampton Town	1–1	Aldershot	Northampton
19:30 GMT	T.Adcock		S.Berry	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,322

Grimsby Town v Northampton Town

26 March 1988 (1988-03-26) 39	Grimsby Town	2–2	Northampton Town	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT	S.Cunnington N.Robinson		M.Singleton P.Culpin	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,406

Northampton Town v Fulham

2 April 1988 (1988-04-02) 40	Northampton Town	3–2	Fulham	Northampton
15:00 BST	T.Adcock J.Stannard o.g.' P.Culpin		J.Skinner G.Barnett	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,211

Gillingham v Northampton Town

4 April 1988 (1988-04-04) 41	Gillingham	1–2	Northampton Town	Gillingham
15:00 BST	S.Lovell		P.Culpin T.Adcock	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,131

Northampton Town v Mansfield Town

10 April 1988 (1988-04-10) 42	Northampton Town	2–0	Mansfield Town	Northampton
15:00 BST	R.Wilcox T.Kenworthy o.g.'			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,917

Brighton & Hove Albion v Northampton Town

15 April 1988 (1988-04-15) 43	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–0	Northampton Town	Hove
19:30 BST	A.Owers S.Gatting G.Nelson			Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 14,455

York City v Northampton Town

23 April 1988 (1988-04-23) 44	York City	2–2	Northampton Town	York
19:30 BST	G.Howlett		P.Culpin P.Wilson	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,048

Northampton Town v Blackpool

30 April 1988 (1988-04-30) 45	Northampton Town	3–3	Blackpool	Northampton
15:00 BST	D.Longhurst D.Gilbert T.Adcock		K.Walwyn C.Methven S.Morgan	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,730

Sunderland v Northampton Town

2 May 1988 (1988-05-02) 46	Sunderland	3–1	Northampton Town	Sunderland
15:00 BST	J.MacPhail pen.' G.Armstrong 48' E.Gates 75'		T.Adcock 37'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,454 Referee: James McAulay

FA Cup

Northampton Town v Newport County

14 November 1987 (1987-11-14) First round	Northampton Town	2–1	Newport County	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Morley P.Chard		D.Holtham	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Terry Holbrook

Northampton Town v Brighton & Hove Albion

5 December 1987 (1987-12-05) Second round	Northampton Town	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Northampton
15:00 GMT	T.Morley		K.Bremner G.Nelson	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,444 Referee: Vic Callow

Littlewoods Cup

Port Vale v Northampton Town

17 August 1987 (1987-08-17) First round 1st leg	Port Vale	0–1	Northampton Town	Burslem
19:30 BST			D.Longhurst P.Chard S.Senior	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,398

Northampton Town v Port Vale

2 September 1987 (1987-09-02) First round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	4–0	Port Vale	Northampton
19:30 BST	K.McPherson T.Morley			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,748 Referee: Terry Holbrook

Ipswich Town v Northampton Town

22 September 1987 (1987-09-22) Second round 1st leg	Ipswich Town	1–1	Northampton Town	Ipswich
19:30 BST	R.Zondervan		D.Gilbert	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 5,645

Northampton Town v Ipswich Town

7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) Second round 2nd leg	Northampton Town	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Ipswich Town	Northampton
19:30 BST	T.Morley G.Donegal		G.Harbey M.d'Avray D.Lowe	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 8,316 Referee: Howard King

Sherpa Vans Trophy

Group 1
Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	Pts
Brentford	2	1	1	3	3	3
Notts County	2	1	1	3	3	3
Northampton Town	2	1	1	1	1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Notts County v Northampton Town

13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) Prelim round (s)	Notts County	1–0	Northampton Town	Nottingham
19:30 GMT	C.Withe			Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,351

Northampton Town v Brentford

28 October 1987 (1987-10-28) Prelim round (s)	Northampton Town	1–0	Brentford	Northampton
19:30 GMT	D.Longhurst			Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3,076

Appearances and goals

Pos	Player	Division Three			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
Pos	Player	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals	Starts	Sub	Goals
GK	Peter Gleasure	46	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	54	–	–
GK	Alan Harris	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
DF	Lee Carter	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
DF	David Logan	24	2	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	1	–	–	28	3	–
DF	Keith McPherson	32	–	–	2	–	–	4	–	1	2	–	–	40	–	1
DF	Graham Reed	27	4	–	2	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	35	4	–
DF	Bradley Sandeman	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
DF	Trevor Slack	13	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	13	–	1
DF	Russ Wilcox	46	–	4	2	–	–	4	–	–	2	–	–	54	–	4
DF	Paul Wilson	15	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	1
MF	Warren Donald	39	1	2	2	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	–	45	1	2
MF	Dave Gilbert	41	–	6	2	–	–	4	–	1	2	–	–	49	–	7
MF	Eddie McGoldrick	40	6	2	1	1	–	3	–	–	2	–	–	46	7	2
MF	Martin Singleton	28	1	3	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	1	3
FW	Tony Adcock	18	–	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18	–	10
FW	Paul Culpin	18	2	10	1	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	21	3	10
FW	Glen Donegal	2	8	1	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	2	9	2
FW	David Longhurst	33	2	7	2	–	–	3	–	1	1	–	1	39	2	9
Players who left before end of season:
DF	Chris O'Donnell	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
DF	Steve Senior	1	3	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	3	3	–
DF	Chris Scott	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
DF	Brett Williams	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–
MF	Paul Bunce	5	5	1	–	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	6	6	1
MF	Phil Chard	33	1	8	2	–	1	3	–	–	1	–	–	39	1	9
MF	Aidy Mann	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
FW	Ian Benjamin	13	1	1	–	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	–	18	1	1
FW	Trevor Morley	27	–	10	2	–	2	4	–	4	2	–	–	35	–	16

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
June 1987	RB	Steve Senior	York City
July 1987	CB	Chris Scott	Blyth Spartans
3 July 1987	FW	David Longhurst	Halifax Town	£40,000
10 October 1987	FW	Paul Culpin	Coventry City	£50,000
7 November 1987	CM	Martin Singleton	West Bromwich Albion	£57,500
25 January 1988	FW	Tony Adcock	Manchester City	£85,000 P/E
10 February 1988	CB	Trevor Slack	Grimsby Town	Nominal Fee
11 April 1988	LB	Paul Wilson	Norwich City	£15,000

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until
January 1988	LB	Brett Williams	Nottingham Forest	January 1988
January 1987	RB	Chris O'Donnell	Ipswich Town	February 1987
February 1988	LB	Paul Wilson	Norwich City	11 April 1988

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
Summer 1987	CB	Bobby Coy	Free Agent	Released
Summer 1987	CM	Richard Hill	Watford	£265,000
October 1987	FW	Ian Benjamin	Cambridge United	£25,000
October 1987	RB	Steve Senior	Wigan Athletic
November 1987	W	Aidy Mann	Newport County
25 January 1988	FW	Trevor Morley	Manchester City	£175,000 P/E
March 1988	U	Phil Chard	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£45,000
March 1988	CB	Chris Scott	Lincoln City

References

^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 258. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Joint buy with Eddie McGoldrick
^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Keith McPherson". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2002). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-1-85291-648-0.
^ "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Warren Donald". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ Joint buy with Alan Harris

Books

Grande, Frank (1997). Northampton Town F.C.: The Official Centenary History. London: Yore Publications. ISBN 978-1874427674.

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1987–88 in English football

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National teams

Bobby Robson
Rous Cup
UEFA Euro 1988 (qualification – Group 4)

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (level 8 only) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final) Football League Centenary Tournament

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Oxford United Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Ham United Wimbledon
Second Division	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Crystal Palace Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Manchester City Middlesbrough Millwall Oldham Athletic Plymouth Argyle Reading Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Stoke City West Bromwich Albion
Third Division	Aldershot Blackpool Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Chester City Chesterfield Doncaster Rovers Fulham Gillingham Grimsby Town Mansfield Town Northampton Town Port Vale Preston North End Notts County Rotherham United Southend United Sunderland Walsall Wigan Athletic York City
Fourth Division	Bolton Wanderers Burnley Cardiff City Cambridge United Carlisle United Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Exeter City Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Leyton Orient Newport County Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southport Stockport County Swansea City Torquay United Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers Wrexham