Seasons · Division Two · Season 69

1988/89

Finished 10th · Manager Howard Wilkinson

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The season · Record

Played: 53
Won: 21
Drawn: 16
Lost: 16
For: 69
Against: 60
Points: 67

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Stoke City
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Portsmouth
Clean sheets: 19
Top scorer: -
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 16,246

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1988/89
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	46	29	12	5	96	50	+46	99
2	Manchester City	46	23	13	10	77	53	+24	82
3	Crystal Palace	46	23	12	11	71	49	+22	81
4	Watford	46	22	12	12	74	48	+26	78
5	Blackburn Rovers	46	22	11	13	74	59	+15	77
6	Swindon Town	46	20	16	10	68	53	+15	76
7	Barnsley	46	20	14	12	66	58	+8	74
8	Ipswich Town	46	22	7	17	71	61	+10	73
9	West Bromwich Albion	46	18	18	10	65	41	+24	72
10	Leeds United	46	17	16	13	59	50	+9	67
11	Sunderland	46	16	15	15	60	60	0	63
12	AFC 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
15	Leicester City	46	13	16	17	56	63	-7	55
16	Oldham Athletic	46	11	21	14	75	72	+3	54
17	Oxford United	46	14	12	20	62	70	-8	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	12	20	55	66	-11	54
19	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	14	9	23	57	66	-9	51
20	Portsmouth	46	13	12	21	53	62	-9	51
21	Hull City	46	11	14	21	52	68	-16	47
22	Shrewsbury Town	46	8	18	20	40	67	-27	42
23	Birmingham City	46	8	11	27	31	76	-45	35
24	Walsall	46	5	16	25	41	80	-39	31

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 46 played

Division Two fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Aug	H	Oxford United	1–1	22,038	Drew 1–1 v Oxford United
3 Sep	A	Portsmouth	0–4	15,263	Lost 0–4 v Portsmouth
10 Sep	H	Manchester City	1–1	23,677	Drew 1–1 v Manchester City
17 Sep	A	Bournemouth	0–0	7,922	Drew 0–0 v Bournemouth
21 Sep	H	Barnsley	2–0	17,370	Won 2–0 v Barnsley
24 Sep	H	Chelsea	0–2	26,080	Lost 0–2 v Chelsea
1 Oct	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	8,139	Lost 1–2 v Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Oct	A	Sunderland	1–2	12,671	Lost 1–2 v Sunderland
8 Oct	H	Watford	0–1	15,657	Lost 0–1 v Watford
16 Oct	A	Swindon Town	0–0	9,234	Drew 0–0 v Swindon Town
22 Oct	H	Leicester City	1–1	17,263	Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
26 Oct	A	Bradford City	1–1	13,048	Drew 1–1 v Bradford City
29 Oct	H	Hull City	2–1	17,536	Won 2–1 v Hull City
5 Nov	A	Ipswich Town	1–0	11,750	Won 1–0 v Ipswich Town
12 Nov	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	20,442	Won 2–1 v West Bromwich Albion
19 Nov	A	Oldham Athletic	2–2	8,824	Drew 2–2 v Oldham Athletic
22 Nov	A	Birmingham City	0–0	6,168	Drew 0–0 v Birmingham City
26 Nov	H	Stoke City	4–0	19,933	Won 4–0 v Stoke City
3 Dec	A	Walsall	3–0	6,885	Won 3–0 v Walsall
10 Dec	H	Shrewsbury Town	2–3	19,967	Lost 2–3 v Shrewsbury Town
17 Dec	A	Crystal Palace	0–0	9,847	Drew 0–0 v Crystal Palace
26 Dec	H	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	31,622	Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
31 Dec	H	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	24,043	Won 2–0 v Plymouth Argyle
2 Jan	A	Manchester City	0–0	33,034	Drew 0–0 v Manchester City
14 Jan	H	Birmingham City	1–0	21,937	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
21 Jan	A	Oxford United	2–3	7,928	Lost 2–3 v Oxford United
4 Feb	H	Sunderland	2–0	31,985	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
11 Feb	A	Watford	1–1	13,439	Drew 1–1 v Watford
18 Feb	A	Leicester City	2–1	14,151	Won 2–1 v Leicester City
25 Feb	H	Swindon Town	0–0	22,651	Drew 0–0 v Swindon Town
1 Mar	H	Bradford City	3–3	33,325	Drew 3–3 v Bradford City
5 Mar	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	15,914	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
11 Mar	H	Ipswich Town	2–4	19,639	Lost 2–4 v Ipswich Town
14 Mar	A	Hull City	2–1	8,887	Won 2–1 v Hull City
19 Mar	A	Barnsley	2–2	11,578	Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
25 Mar	H	Portsmouth	1–0	27,049	Won 1–0 v Portsmouth
27 Mar	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	11,533	Lost 0–2 v Blackburn Rovers
1 Apr	H	Bournemouth	3–0	21,095	Won 3–0 v Bournemouth
5 Apr	H	Crystal Palace	1–2	25,604	Lost 1–2 v Crystal Palace
9 Apr	A	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	9,365	Lost 0–1 v Plymouth Argyle
15 Apr	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	14,915	Won 1–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
22 Apr	A	Chelsea	0–1	30,337	Lost 0–1 v Chelsea
29 Apr	A	Stoke City	3–2	9,051	Won 3–2 v Stoke City
1 May	H	Walsall	1–0	13,280	Won 1–0 v Walsall
6 May	H	Oldham Athletic	0–0	14,459	Drew 0–0 v Oldham Athletic
13 May	A	Shrewsbury Town	3–3	4,693	Drew 3–3 v Shrewsbury Town

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Sep	A	Peterborough	2–1	4,979	Won 2–1 v Peterborough
12 Oct	H	Peterborough	3–1	8,894	Won 3–1 v Peterborough
2 Nov	H	Luton Town	0–2	19,447	Lost 0–2 v Luton Town

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Jan	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	10,900	Won 2–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
28 Jan	A	Nottingham Forest	0–2	28,107	Lost 0–2 v Nottingham Forest

Full Members Cup · 2 played

Full Members Cup fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Nov	H	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	3,220	Won 3–1 v Shrewsbury Town
29 Nov	A	Millwall	0–2	4,242	Lost 0–2 v Millwall