The 1987–88 FA Cup was the 107th season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, The Football Association Challenge Cup, or FA Cup for short. The competition was won by Wimbledon F.C.'s Crazy Gang who defeated league champions Liverpool through a headed goal by Lawrie Sanchez, thus denying Liverpool the double. They would be one of three clubs other than Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool to win the trophy in the following 20 years (the others being Everton and Tottenham Hotspur) before Portsmouth's victory in the 2008 final. This was Wimbledon's only FA Cup title during its lifetime.
Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus Kidderminster Harriers, Burton Albion, Altrincham and Telford United, were given byes. The first round of games were played over the weekend 14–15 November 1987, with the exception of the Welling United – Carshalton Athletic game. Replays were played in the midweek fixtures on 16th-17th. All other replays were played on 28 November.
The second round of games were played over 5–6 December 1987, with replays being played at various dates afterwards (no replay was played on the same night as another).
Teams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round. The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 9–11 January 1988, with the first set of replays being played on 12–13 January. Three games went to second replays and one of these to a third replay.
The fourth round of games were played over the weekend 30 January – 1 February 1988, with replays being played on 3 February. A second replay was then played on 9 February. Holders Coventry City were eliminated by Watford.
Luton Town's fine season in the cup competitions culminated in a semi-final clash with Wimbledon at White Hart Lane. Wimbledon emerged as 2-1 winners to reach the FA Cup final, in only their second season in the First Division and their 11th in the Football League.
On the same day, First Division leaders Liverpool took on a resurgent Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough. Top scorer John Aldridge found the net twice in a 2-1 win.
The right to show FA Cup games were, as with Football League matches, shared between the BBC and ITV. The stations would alternate between showing a live game and a highlights programme. No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown. Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV.[1][2]
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The 1987 88 FA Cup was the 107th season of the world s oldest knockout football competition The Football Association Challenge Cup or FA Cup for short The competition was won by Wimbledon F C s Crazy Gang who defeated league champions Liverpool through a headed goal by Lawrie Sanchez thus denying Liverpool the double They would be one of three clubs other than Manchester United Arsenal Chelsea and Liverpool to win the trophy in the following 20 years the others being Everton and Tottenham Hotspur before Portsmouth s victory in the 2008 final This was Wimbledon s only FA Cup title during its lifetime 1987 88 FA CupCountry England WalesDefending championsCoventry CityChampionsWimbledon 1st title Runners upLiverpool 1986 871988 89 The tournament started in August 1987 with non league teams competing in a qualifying competition Contents 1 First round proper 2 Second round proper 3 Third round proper 4 Fourth round proper 5 Fifth round proper 6 Sixth round proper 7 Semi finals 8 Final 9 Television Coverage 10 References 11 External linksFirst round proper EditFor the qualifying rounds see 1987 88 FA Cup qualifying rounds Teams from the Football League Third and Fourth Division entered in this round plus Kidderminster Harriers Burton Albion Altrincham and Telford United were given byes The first round of games were played over the weekend 14 15 November 1987 with the exception of the Welling United Carshalton Athletic game Replays were played in the midweek fixtures on 16th 17th All other replays were played on 28 November Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1 Chester City 0 1 Runcorn 14 November 19872 Barnet 0 1 Hereford United 14 November 19873 Bristol City 1 0 Aylesbury United 14 November 19874 Burnley 0 1 Bolton Wanderers 14 November 19875 Preston North End 1 1 Mansfield Town 14 November 1987Replay Mansfield Town 4 2 Preston North End 17 November 19876 Rochdale 0 2 Wrexham 14 November 19877 Sutton United 3 0 Aldershot 14 November 19878 Gillingham 2 1 Fulham 14 November 19879 Notts County 3 3 Chesterfield 15 November 1987Replay Chesterfield 0 1 Notts County 17 November 198710 Northwich Victoria 1 0 Colwyn Bay 14 November 198711 Macclesfield Town 4 2 Carlisle United 14 November 198712 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 1 Cheltenham Town 14 November 198713 Sunderland 2 0 Darlington 14 November 198714 Lincoln City 2 1 Crewe Alexandra 14 November 198715 Scarborough 1 2 Grimsby Town 14 November 198716 Doncaster Rovers 1 1 Rotherham United 14 November 1987Replay Rotherham United 2 0 Doncaster Rovers 17 November 198717 Bishop Auckland 1 4 Blackpool 14 November 198718 Tranmere Rovers 2 2 Port Vale 14 November 1987Replay Port Vale 3 1 Tranmere Rovers 16 November 198719 Chorley 0 2 Hartlepool United 14 November 198720 Brentford 0 2 Brighton amp Hove Albion 14 November 198721 Bristol Rovers 6 0 Merthyr Tydfil 14 November 198722 Northampton Town 2 1 Newport County 14 November 198723 Worcester City 1 1 Yeovil Town 14 November 1987Replay Yeovil Town 1 0 Worcester City 17 November 198724 Altrincham 0 2 Wigan Athletic 14 November 198725 Southend United 0 0 Walsall 14 November 1987Replay Walsall 2 1 Southend United 17 November 198726 Bognor Regis Town 0 3 Torquay United 14 November 198727 Scunthorpe United 3 1 Bury 14 November 198728 Halesowen Town 2 2 Kidderminster Harriers 14 November 1987Replay Kidderminster Harriers 4 0 Halesowen Town 16 November 198729 York City 0 0 Burton Albion 14 November 1987Replay Burton Albion 1 2 York City 17 November 198730 Hayes 0 1 Swansea City 14 November 198731 Billingham Synthonia 2 4 Halifax Town 14 November 198732 Peterborough United 2 1 Cardiff City 14 November 198733 Colchester United 3 0 Tamworth 14 November 198734 Chelmsford City 1 2 Bath City 14 November 198735 Leyton Orient 2 0 Exeter City 14 November 198736 Dagenham 0 2 Maidstone United 14 November 198737 Cambridge United 2 1 Farnborough Town 14 November 198738 Telford United 1 1 Stockport County 14 November 1987Replay Stockport County 2 0 Telford United 17 November 198739 VS Rugby 0 0 Atherstone United 14 November 1987Replay Atherstone United 0 2 VS Rugby 17 November 198740 Welling United 3 2 Carshalton Athletic 23 November 1987Second round proper EditThe second round of games were played over 5 6 December 1987 with replays being played at various dates afterwards no replay was played on the same night as another Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1 Bristol City 0 1 Torquay United 5 December 19872 Gillingham 2 1 Walsall 5 December 19873 Grimsby Town 0 0 Halifax Town 5 December 1987Replay Halifax Town 2 0 Grimsby Town 8 December 19874 Northwich Victoria 0 2 Blackpool 6 December 19875 Macclesfield Town 4 0 Rotherham United 6 December 19876 Wrexham 1 2 Bolton Wanderers 5 December 19877 Maidstone United 1 1 Kidderminster Harriers 5 December 1987Replay Kidderminster Harriers 2 2 Maidstone United 7 December 1987Replay Kidderminster Harriers 0 0 Maidstone United 14 December 1987Replay Maidstone United 2 1 Kidderminster Harriers 16 December 19878 Northampton Town 1 2 Brighton amp Hove Albion 5 December 19879 Scunthorpe United 2 1 Sunderland 5 December 198710 Mansfield Town 4 3 Lincoln City 5 December 198711 Port Vale 2 0 Notts County 5 December 198712 Runcorn 0 1 Stockport County 5 December 198713 York City 1 1 Hartlepool United 5 December 1987Replay Hartlepool United 3 1 York City 9 December 198714 Wigan Athletic 1 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 December 198715 Peterborough United 1 3 Sutton United 5 December 198716 Colchester United 3 2 Hereford United 5 December 198717 Leyton Orient 2 0 Swansea City 5 December 198718 Cambridge United 0 1 Yeovil Town 5 December 198719 VS Rugby 1 1 Bristol Rovers 5 December 1987Replay Bristol Rovers 4 0 VS Rugby 17 December 198720 Welling United 0 1 Bath City 5 December 1987Third round proper EditTeams from the Football League First and Second Division entered in this round The third round of games in the FA Cup were played over the weekend 9 11 January 1988 with the first set of replays being played on 12 13 January Three games went to second replays and one of these to a third replay Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1 Sutton United 1 1 Middlesbrough 9 January 1988Replay Middlesbrough 1 0 Sutton United 12 January 19882 Watford 1 1 Hull City 9 January 1988Replay Hull City 2 2 Watford 12 January 1988Replay Watford 1 0 Hull City 18 January 19883 Yeovil Town 0 3 Queens Park Rangers 9 January 19884 Reading 0 1 Southampton 9 January 19885 Gillingham 0 3 Birmingham City 9 January 19886 Blackburn Rovers 1 2 Portsmouth 9 January 19887 Sheffield Wednesday 1 1 Everton 9 January 1988Replay Everton 1 1 Sheffield Wednesday 13 January 1988Replay Everton 1 1 Sheffield Wednesday 25 January 1988Replay Sheffield Wednesday 0 5 Everton 27 January 19888 Derby County 1 3 Chelsea 9 January 19889 Swindon Town 0 0 Norwich City 9 January 1988Replay Norwich City 0 2 Swindon Town 13 January 198810 Shrewsbury Town 2 1 Bristol Rovers 9 January 198811 Sheffield United 1 0 Maidstone United 9 January 198812 Ipswich Town 1 2 Manchester United 10 January 198813 Stockport County 1 2 Leyton Orient 9 January 198814 Newcastle United 1 0 Crystal Palace 9 January 198815 Barnsley 3 1 Bolton Wanderers 9 January 198816 Coventry City 2 0 Torquay United 9 January 198817 West Ham United 2 0 Charlton Athletic 9 January 198818 Brighton amp Hove Albion 2 0 Bournemouth 9 January 198819 Plymouth Argyle 2 0 Colchester United 11 January 198820 Bradford City 2 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 January 198821 Oldham Athletic 2 4 Tottenham Hotspur 9 January 198822 Wimbledon 4 1 West Bromwich Albion 9 January 198823 Scunthorpe United 0 0 Blackpool 9 January 1988Replay Blackpool 1 0 Scunthorpe United 12 January 198824 Huddersfield Town 2 2 Manchester City 9 January 1988Replay Manchester City 0 0 Huddersfield Town 12 January 1988Replay Huddersfield Town 0 3 Manchester City 25 January 198825 Mansfield Town 4 0 Bath City 9 January 198826 Port Vale 1 0 Macclesfield Town 10 January 198827 Halifax Town 0 4 Nottingham Forest 9 January 198828 Arsenal 2 0 Millwall 9 January 198829 Leeds United 1 2 Aston Villa 9 January 198830 Stoke City 0 0 Liverpool 9 January 1988Replay Liverpool 1 0 Stoke City 12 January 198831 Oxford United 2 0 Leicester City 9 January 198832 Hartlepool United 1 2 Luton Town 9 January 1988Fourth round proper EditThe fourth round of games were played over the weekend 30 January 1 February 1988 with replays being played on 3 February A second replay was then played on 9 February Holders Coventry City were eliminated by Watford Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1 Blackpool 1 1 Manchester City 30 January 1988Replay Manchester City 2 1 Blackpool 3 February 19882 Aston Villa 0 2 Liverpool 31 January 19883 Luton Town 2 1 Southampton 30 January 19884 Everton 1 1 Middlesbrough 30 January 1988Replay Middlesbrough 2 2 Everton 3 February 1988Replay Everton 2 1 Middlesbrough 9 February 19885 Newcastle United 5 0 Swindon Town 30 January 19886 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 West Ham United 30 January 19887 Barnsley 0 2 Birmingham City 30 January 19888 Coventry City 0 2 Watford 30 January 19889 Portsmouth 2 1 Sheffield United 1 February 198810 Brighton amp Hove Albion 1 2 Arsenal 30 January 198811 Manchester United 2 0 Chelsea 30 January 198812 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 Shrewsbury Town 30 January 198813 Bradford City 4 2 Oxford United 30 January 198814 Mansfield Town 1 2 Wimbledon 30 January 198815 Port Vale 2 1 Tottenham Hotspur 30 January 198816 Leyton Orient 1 2 Nottingham Forest 30 January 1988Fifth round proper EditThe fifth set of games were played over the weekend 20 21 February 1988 with replays on 23 24 February Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1 Everton 0 1 Liverpool 21 February 19882 Newcastle United 1 3 Wimbledon 20 February 19883 Manchester City 3 1 Plymouth Argyle 20 February 19884 Queens Park Rangers 1 1 Luton Town 20 February 1988Replay Luton Town 1 0 Queens Park Rangers 24 February 19885 Portsmouth 3 0 Bradford City 20 February 19886 Port Vale 0 0 Watford 20 February 1988Replay Watford 2 0 Port Vale 23 February 19887 Arsenal 2 1 Manchester United 20 February 19888 Birmingham City 0 1 Nottingham Forest 20 February 1988Sixth round proper EditThe sixth round of FA Cup games were played over the weekend 12 13 March 1988 There were no replays Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1 Luton Town 3 1 Portsmouth 12 March 19882 Manchester City 0 4 Liverpool 13 March 19883 Wimbledon 2 1 Watford 12 March 19884 Arsenal 1 2 Nottingham Forest 12 March 1988Semi finals EditLuton Town s fine season in the cup competitions culminated in a semi final clash with Wimbledon at White Hart Lane Wimbledon emerged as 2 1 winners to reach the FA Cup final in only their second season in the First Division and their 11th in the Football League On the same day First Division leaders Liverpool took on a resurgent Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Top scorer John Aldridge found the net twice in a 2 1 win 9 April 1988Luton Town1 2WimbledonHarford Fashanu pen Wise White Hart Lane LondonAttendance 25 963Referee Keith Hackett Sheffield 9 April 1988Liverpool2 1Nottingham ForestAldridge 14 pen 51 Clough 67 Hillsborough Stadium SheffieldAttendance 51 627Referee George Courtney Spennymoor Final EditMain article 1988 FA Cup Final 14 May 198815 00 BSTWimbledon1 0LiverpoolSanchez 37 Wembley LondonAttendance 98 203Referee Brian Hill Wimbledon LiverpoolTelevision Coverage EditThe right to show FA Cup games were as with Football League matches shared between the BBC and ITV The stations would alternate between showing a live game and a highlights programme No games from Rounds 1 or 2 were shown Occasional highlights of replays would be shown on either the BBC or ITV 1 2 These matches were Round BBC1 ITVThird round proper Ipswich Town vs Manchester United Sutton United v MiddlesbroughYeovil Town v Queen s Park Rangers1Sheffield Wednesday v Everton1Reading vs Southampton TVSSwindon Town vs Norwich City HTV WestEverton v Sheffield Wednesday Replay 1Norwich City vs Swindon Town Replay 1Everton v Sheffield Wednesday 2nd Replay 1Sheffield Wednesday v Everton 3rd Replay 1Fourth round proper Manchester United v Chelsea1Port Vale vs Tottenham Hotspur1Leyton Orient vs Nottingham Forest 1 Aston Villa vs Liverpool1Middlesbrough vs Everton Replay 1Manchester City vs Blackpool Replay Fifth round proper Everton v Liverpool1 Arsenal vs Manchester United1Newcastle United vs Wimbledon1Port Vale vs WatfordPortsmouth vs Bradford City TVSSixth round proper Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest1Wimbledon vs Watford1Luton Town vs Portsmouth Manchester City vs Liverpool1Semi finals Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest 1Luton Town vs Wimbledon 1Final Wimbledon vs Liverpool 1 Wimbledon vs Liverpool 11Footage available on YouTubeReferences Edit MOTD Listings 1987 88 The Big Match Archived from the original on 2 March 2014 External links EditThe FA Cup at TheFA com FA Cup at BBC co uk FA Cup news at Reuters co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 88 FA Cup 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