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1988–89 Leeds United A.F.C. season

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Leeds United
1988–1989 season
ChairmanLeslie Silver
ManagerBilly Bremner (until 28 September 1988),
Peter Gunby (c) (until 10 October 1988),
Howard Wilkinson
StadiumElland Road
Second Division10th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Full Members' CupSecond round

During the 1988–89 season, Leeds United A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. It was Leeds' seventh season in the second tier since relegation from the First Division in 1982.

Season summary

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 the 11th of 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 season in 10th.

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 Lee Chapman
— FW   ENG Bobby Davison
— FW   ENG Peter Mumby
— FW   ENG John Pearson
— FW   ENG Carl Shutt
— FW   ENG Bob Taylor

Transfers and loans

Source: leeds-fans.org[1]

Competitions

Football League Second Division

Main article: 1988–89 Football League § Second Division

League table

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

Legend:

Win Draw Loss

Goals for Leeds United are listed first in the match scores below.

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

Source: www.soccerbase.com[2], www.worldfootball.net[3], leeds-fans.org[1]

FA Cup

Main article: 1988–89 FA Cup
7 January 1989 Third round Brighton & Hove Albion 1–2 Leeds United Brighton
28 January 1989 Fourth round Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leeds United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground

League Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Football League Cup
27 September 1988 Third round - 1st leg Peterborough United 1–2 Leeds United Peterborough
Stadium: London Road
12 October 1988 Third round - 2nd leg Leeds United 3–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Peterborough United Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
2 November 1988 Fourth round Leeds United 0–2 Luton Town Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1988–89 Full Members' Cup
11 November 1988 First round Leeds United 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
2 November 1988 Fourth round Millwall 2–0 Leeds United London
Stadium: The Den

References

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