1987–88 Full Members' Cup

The 1987–88 Full Members' Cup was the third edition of the tournament created to compensate for the ban on English clubs from European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster. It was won by Reading, who beat Luton Town 4–1 in the final at Wembley.

1987–88 Full Members' Cup

Tournament details
Country	England
Teams	40
Final positions
Champions	Reading (1st title)
Runner-up	Luton Town
Semifinalists	Coventry City Swindon Town
Tournament statistics
Matches played	39
Goals scored	119 (3.05 per match)
← 1986–87 1988–89 →

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham opted out of this competition.

First round

Blackburn Rovers (2) v Swindon Town (2)

10 November 1987

Blackburn Rovers (2)

1–2

Swindon Town (2)

Ewood Park

Charlton Athletic (1) v Hull City (2)

10 November 1987

Charlton Athletic (1)

1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)

Hull City (2)

The Valley

Ipswich Town (2) v Middlesbrough (2)

10 November 1987

Ipswich Town (2)

1–0

Middlesbrough (2)

Portman Road

Leicester City (2) v Huddersfield Town (2)

10 November 1987

Leicester City (2)

1–0

Huddersfield Town (2)

Filbert Street

Manchester City (2) v Plymouth Argyle (2)

10 November 1987

Manchester City (2)

6–2

Plymouth Argyle (2)

Maine Road

Oldham Athletic (2) v West Bromwich Albion (2)

10 November 1987

Oldham Athletic (2)

0–3

West Bromwich Albion (2)

Boundary Park

Portsmouth (1) v Stoke City (2)

10 November 1987	Portsmouth (1)	0–3	Stoke City (2)	Fratton Park
			Heath   Daly   Shaw	Attendance: 3,226

Sheffield Wednesday (1) v Bournemouth (2)

10 November 1987

Sheffield Wednesday (1)

2–0

Bournemouth (2)

Hillsborough Stadium

West Ham United (1) v Millwall (2)

10 November 1987

West Ham United (1)

1–2

Millwall (2)

Boleyn Ground

Aston Villa (2) v Bradford City (2)

11 November 1987

Aston Villa (2)

0–5

Bradford City (2)

Villa Park

Oxford United (1) v Crystal Palace (2)

11 November 1987

Oxford United (1)

1–0

Crystal Palace (2)

Manor Ground

Chelsea (1) v Barnsley (2)

18 November 1987	Chelsea (1)	2–1	Barnsley (2)	Stamford Bridge
	Durie 65' Coady 82'		MacDonald 39'	Attendance: 8,501 Referee: Mike D. Reed

Derby County (1) v Birmingham City (2)

25 November 1987

Derby County (1)

3–1 (a.e.t.)

Birmingham City (2)

Baseball Ground

Leeds United (2) v Sheffield United (2)

25 November 1987

Leeds United (2)

3–0

Sheffield United (2)

Elland Road

Newcastle United (1) v Shrewsbury Town (2)

25 November 1987

Newcastle United (1)

2–1

Shrewsbury Town (2)

St James' Park

Queens Park Rangers (1) v Reading (2)

21 December 1987

Queens Park Rangers (1)

1–3

Reading (2)

Loftus Road

Second round

Charlton Athletic (1) v Leicester City (2)

1 December 1987

Charlton Athletic (1)

1–2 (a.e.t.)

Leicester City (2)

The Valley

Ipswich Town (2) v West Bromwich Albion (2)

1 December 1987

Ipswich Town (2)

2–1

West Bromwich Albion (2)

Portman Road

Sheffield Wednesday (1) v Stoke City (2)

1 December 1987	Sheffield Wednesday (1)	0–1	Stoke City (2)	Hillsborough Stadium
			Berry	Attendance: 15,228

Bradford City (2) v Newcastle United (1)

2 December 1987

Bradford City (2)

2–1

Newcastle United (1)

Valley Parade

Millwall (2) v Leeds United (2)

8 December 1987

Millwall (2)

2–0

Leeds United (2)

The Den

Manchester City (2) v Chelsea (1)

16 December 1987	Manchester City (2)	0–2	Chelsea (1)	Maine Road
			K. Wilson 67' Dixon 88'	Attendance: 6,406 Referee: Trelford Mills

Swindon Town (2) v Derby County (1)

23 December 1987

Swindon Town (2)

2–1

Derby County (1)

County Ground

Reading (2) v Oxford United (1)

13 January 1988

Reading (2)

1–0

Oxford United (1)

Elm Park

Third round

Coventry City (1) v Wimbledon (1)

13 January 1988

Coventry City (1)

2–1

Wimbledon (1)

Highfield Road

Leicester City (2) v Stoke City (2)

13 January 1988	Leicester City (2)	0–0 (3–5 p)	Stoke City (2)	Filbert Street
				Attendance: 5,161

Millwall (2) v Norwich City (1)

13 January 1988

Millwall (2)

2–3

Norwich City (1)

The Den

Swindon Town (2) v Chelsea (1)

13 January 1988	Swindon Town (2)	4–0	Chelsea (1)	County Ground
	Parkin 7' White 8', 63' Quinn 43'			Attendance: 12,317 Referee: Allan Gunn

Bradford City (2) v Southampton (1)

25 January 1988

Bradford City (2)

1–0

Southampton (1)

Valley Parade

Ipswich Town (2) v Watford (1)

25 January 1988

Ipswich Town (2)

5–2 (a.e.t.)

Watford (1)

Portman Road

Reading (2) v Nottingham Forest (1)

3 February 1988

Reading (2)

2–1 (a.e.t.)

Nottingham Forest (1)

Elm Park

Everton (1) v Luton Town (1)

10 February 1988	Everton (1)	1–2	Luton Town (1)	Goodison Park
	Power 20'		Oldfield (2) 61', 83'

Quarter-final

9 February 1988

Coventry City (1)	2–0	Ipswich Town (2)

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10 February 1988

Reading (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Bradford City (2)
Baillie Horrix

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23 February 1988

Swindon Town (2)	2–0	Norwich City (1)

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1 March 1988

Luton Town (1)	4–1	Stoke City (2)
Harford (2) B. Stein (2)		Shaw

Attendance: 4,480

Semi-final

2 March 1988

Reading (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Coventry City (1)
Smillie   57'		Speedie   79'
Penalties
Curle   Beavon   Horrix   Williams   Gilkes	4–3	Kilcline   Downs   Sedgley   Smith   Bennett

Elm Park, Reading

Attendance: ~15,000

8 March 1988

Luton Town (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Swindon Town (2)

Kenilworth Road

Final

Main article: 1988 Full Members' Cup Final

Reading (2) v Luton Town (1)

27 March 1988	Reading (2)	4–1	Luton Town (1)	Wembley Stadium
	Smillie   Gilkes   Tait   Beavon		Harford	Attendance: 61,470

External links

• First round^{[permanent dead link]}
• Second round
• Third round
• Quarter-final
• Semi-final
• Final