FA Cup 1987/88
| FA Cup 1987/88 | |
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| Cup winners | Wimbledon (1st title) |
| ← FA Cup 1986/87 | |
The FA Cup 1987/88 was the 107th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . The cup competition ended with the final at Wembley Stadium on May 14, 1988. The winner of this event was Wimbledon FC .
calendar
| round | date |
|---|---|
| Preliminary round | |
| First qualifying round | |
| Second qualifying round | |
| Third qualifying round | |
| Fourth qualifying round | |
| First main round | November 14, 1987 |
| Second main round | 5th December 1987 |
| Third main round | January 9, 1988 |
| Fourth main round | January 30, 1988 |
| Fifth main round | 20th of February 1988 |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 12, 1988 |
| Semifinals | April 9, 1988 |
| final | May 14, 1988 |
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Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, there will be a second leg. If this does not result in a decision, further repetitions are scheduled; until a winning team is determined. Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
The games were played on the weekend of November 14, 1987. With one exception; Welling United vs. Carshalton Athletic was played on November 23. The replay took place on November 16 and 17.
Second main round
The games were played on December 5 and 6, 1987. The replay took place on the 9th to 18th of the month.
Third main round
The games were played on the weekend of January 9, 1988. Necessary replay games have been scheduled for January 12th to 27th.
Fourth main round
The games took place on January 30th to February 1st, 1988. The required replay matches were played on February 3rd and 9th.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackpool FC | 1: 1 | Manchester City |
| Replay | Manchester City | 2: 1 | Blackpool FC |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 0: 2 | Liverpool FC |
| 3 | Luton Town | 2: 1 | Southampton FC |
| 4th | Everton FC | 1: 1 | Middlesbrough FC |
| Replay | Middlesbrough FC | 2: 2 | Everton FC |
| Replay | Everton FC | 2: 1 | Middlesbrough FC |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 5-0 | Swindon Town |
| 6th | Queens Park Rangers | 3: 1 | West Ham United |
| 7th | Barnsley FC | 0: 2 | Birmingham City |
| 8th | Coventry City | 0: 1 | Watford FC |
| 9 | Portsmouth FC | 2: 1 | Sheffield United |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1: 2 | Arsenal FC |
| 11 | Manchester United | 2-0 | Chelsea FC |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 13 | Bradford City | 4: 2 | Oxford United |
| 14th | Mansfield Town | 1: 2 | Wimbledon FC |
| 15th | Port Vale | 2: 1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 16 | Leyton Orient | 1: 2 | Nottingham Forest |
Fifth main round
The meetings took place on February 20 and 21, 1988. The four replay games followed on February 23 and 24.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everton FC | 0: 1 | Liverpool FC |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 1: 3 | Wimbledon FC |
| 3 | Manchester City | 3: 1 | Plymouth Argyle |
| 4th | Queens Park Rangers | 1: 1 | Luton Town |
| Replay | Luton Town | 1-0 | Queens Park Rangers |
| 5 | Portsmouth FC | 3-0 | Bradford City |
| 6th | Port Vale | 0-0 | Watford FC |
| Replay | Watford FC | 2-0 | Port Vale |
| 7th | Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | Manchester United |
| 8th | Birmingham City | 0: 1 | Nottingham Forest |
Sixth main round
The games took place on March 12th and 13th, 1988.
| game | home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 3: 1 | Portsmouth FC |
| 2 | Manchester City | 0: 4 | Liverpool FC |
| 3 | Wimbledon FC | 2: 1 | Watford FC |
| 4th | Arsenal FC | 1: 2 | Nottingham Forest |
Semifinals
The games were played on April 9, 1988. The first semi-final between Luton Town and Wimbledon was awarded at White Hart Lane in London . The match between Liverpool and Nottingham took place in Hillsborough Stadium from Sheffield instead.
| game | home | Result | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 1: 2 | Wimbledon FC |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 2: 1 | Nottingham Forest |
final
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Dave Beasant - Clive Goodyear , Terry Phelan , Vinnie Jones , Eric Young - Andy Thorn , Terry Gibson (63rd John Scales ), Alan Cork (56th Laurie Cunningham ), John Fashanu - Lawrie Sanchez , Dennis Wise Trainer: Bobby Gould |
Bruce Grobbelaar - Gary Gillespie , Gary Ablett , Steve Nicol , Nigel Spackman (74th Jan Mølby ) - Alan Hansen , Peter Beardsley , John Aldridge (64th Craig Johnston ), Ray Houghton - John Barnes , Steve McMahon Trainer: Kenny Dalglish |
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 1-0 Lawrie Sanchez (37th)
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Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- soccerbase.com: The matches of the FA Cup season 1987/88 (English)