1988–89 Leeds United A.F.C. season

The 1988–89 season saw Leeds United competing in the Football League Second Division.

Leeds United
1988–1989 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerBilly Bremner
(until 28 September)
Peter Gunby
(caretaker, until 10 Oct)
Howard Wilkinson
(from 12 October)
StadiumElland Road
Second Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobby Davison (14)

All:
Bobby Davison (17)
Highest home attendance33,325 vs Bradford City
(1 March 1989, Second Division)
Lowest home attendance3,220 vs Shrewsbury Town
(9 November 1989, Full Members' Cup)
Average home league attendance21,811

Season summary

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Following two seasons in and just outside of the promotion play-off places, Leeds made a poor start to the season, taking six points from the first six games. A League Cup victory against Peterborough United was not enough to prevent manager and former team captain Billy Bremner from being sacked. Howard Wilkinson was appointed as the new manager on 10 October after a brief caretaker stint by Peter Gunby.

Leeds rose to mid-table by December and sat in 6th by mid-February, losing only two league matches in that time. The turnaround stalled in late February and early March as a winless streak saw the team fall back to 12th in the league table. Wilkinson brought Gordon Strachan, Chris Fairclough, and Carl Shutt into the lineup, and Leeds climbed the table back to 6th by 1 April. Although these new players would be involved in the successes of subsequent years, this season's resurgence did not last, and Leeds took just 11 points from the last eight games to finish the campaign in 10th.

Competitions

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Football League Second Division

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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 Bournemouth 46 18 8 20 53 62 −9 62
Source: thestatcat.co.uk
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results

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Win Draw Loss
Second Division match details[1][2][3]
Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Position
27 August 1988 Oxford United Home 1–1 Snodin 22,038 11
3 September 1988 Portsmouth Away 0–4 15,263 21
10 September 1988 Manchester City Home 1–1 Blake 23,677 21
17 September 1988 Bournemouth Away 0–0 7,922 19
21 September 1988 Barnsley Home 2–0 Davison, Hilaire 17,370 17
24 September 1988 Chelsea Home 0–2 26,080 18
1 October 1988 Brighton & Hove Albion Away 1–2 Baird 7,109 21
4 October 1988 Sunderland Away 1–2 Davison 12,671 21
8 October 1988 Watford Home 0–1 15,657 21
16 October 1988 Swindon Town Away 0–0 9,234 21
22 October 1988 Leicester City Home 1–1 Hilaire 17,263 21
26 October 1988 Bradford City Away 1–1 Davison 13,048 21
29 October 1988 Hull City Home 2–1 Baird, Sheridan 17,536 21
5 November 1988 Ipswich Town Away 1–0 Sheridan (pen) 11,750 20
12 November 1988 West Bromwich Albion Home 2–1 Baird, Aizlewood 20,442 19
19 November 1988 Oldham Athletic Away 2–2 Davison (2) 8,824 20
22 November 1988 Birmingham City Away 0–0 6,168 19
26 November 1988 Stoke City Home 4–0 Baird (2), Davison, Sheridan (pen) 19,933 14
3 December 1988 Walsall Away 3–0 Davison (2), Whitlow 6,885 11
10 December 1988 Shrewsbury Town Home 2–3 Davison, Sheridan (pen) 19,967 14
17 December 1988 Crystal Palace Away 0–0 9,847 14
26 December 1988 Blackburn Rovers Home 2–0 Baird, Davison 31,622 11
31 December 1988 Plymouth Argyle Home 2–0 Baird, Snodin 24,043 11
2 January 1989 Manchester City Away 0–0 33,034 11
14 January 1989 Birmingham City Home 1–0 Hilaire 21,937 7
21 January 1989 Oxford United Away 2–3 Blake, Hilaire 7,928 11
4 February 1989 Sunderland Home 2–0 Davison, Sheridan (pen) 31,985 8
11 February 1989 Watford Away 1–1 Pearson 13,439 9
18 February 1989 Leicester City Away 2–1 Snodin, Davison 14,151 6
25 February 1989 Swindon Town Home 0–0 22,651 8
1 March 1989 Bradford City Home 3–3 Baird, Blake, Hilaire 33,325 8
5 March 1989 West Bromwich Albion Away 1–2 Adams 15,914 10
11 March 1989 Ipswich Town Home 2–4 Blake, Hilaire 19,639 12
14 March 1989 Hull City Away 2–1 Baird, Davison 8,887 10
19 March 1989 Barnsley Away 2–2 Aizlewood, Sheridan (pen) 11,578 10
25 March 1989 Portsmouth Home 1–0 Baird 27,049 8
27 March 1989 Blackburn Rovers Away 0–2 11,533 10
1 April 1989 Bournemouth Home 3–0 Shutt (3) 21,095 6
5 April 1989 Crystal Palace Home 1–2 Shutt 25,604 9
9 April 1989 Plymouth Argyle Away 0–1 9,365 10
15 April 1989 Brighton & Hove Albion Home 1–0 Williams 14,915 7
22 April 1989 Chelsea Away 0–1 30,337 10
29 April 1989 Stoke City Away 3–2 Davison, Strachan, Sheridan (pen) 9,051 10
1 May 1989 Walsall Home 1–0 Aizlewood 13,280 10
6 May 1989 Oldham Athletic Home 0–0 14,459 10
13 May 1989 Shrewsbury Town Away 3–3 Rennie, Strachan (2) 4,693 10

FA Cup

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Win Draw Loss
FA Cup match details[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Third round 7 January 1989 Brighton & Hove Albion Away 2–1 Baird (2) 10,900
Fourth round 28 January 1989 Nottingham Forest Away 0–2 28,107

League Cup

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Win Draw Loss
League Cup match details[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
Second round first leg 27 September 1988 Peterborough United Away 2–1 Snodin, Baird 4,979
Second round second leg 12 October 1988 Peterborough United Home 3–1 (5–2 agg.) Davison, Hilaire, Sheridan (pen.) 8,894
Third round 2 November 1988 Luton Town Home 0–2 19,447

Full Members' Cup

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Win Draw Loss
Full Members' Cup match details[4]
Round Date Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
First round 9 November 1988 Shrewsbury Town Home 3–1 Davison (2), Aizlewood 3,220
Second round 29 November 1988 Millwall Away 0–2 4,242

First team squad

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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   ENG Mervyn Day
GK   ENG Ian Andrews
GK   WAL Neil Edwards
DF   WAL Mark Aizlewood (captain)
DF   ENG Mickey Adams
DF   SCO Jack Ashurst
DF   ENG Neil Aspin
DF   ENG Brendan Ormsby
DF   ENG Simon Grayson
DF   ENG Chris Fairclough
DF   ENG Peter Haddock
DF   ENG Mike Whitlow
DF   ENG Gary Williams
DF   SCO David Rennie
DF   JAM Noel Blake
DF   ENG Dylan Kerr
DF   ENG Glynn Snodin
DF   ENG Peter Swan
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG David Batty
MF   ENG Vince Hilaire
MF   IRL John Sheridan
MF   WAL Gary Speed
MF   ENG John Stiles
MF   SCO Gordon Strachan (captain)
MF   WAL Mickey Thomas
MF   ENG Andy Williams
FW   ENG Ian Baird
FW   ENG Bobby Davison
FW   ENG Peter Mumby
FW   ENG John Pearson
FW   ENG Carl Shutt
FW   ENG Bob Taylor

Transfers

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Source: leeds-fans.org[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Leeds United Results 1988/89". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "eng-championship-1988-1989". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Leeds United: Season 1988 - 1989: Division Two". leeds-fans.org. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Leeds United 1988–89". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 20 August 2020.