1988 Football League Second Division play-off Final
Encyclopedia
| 1988 Football League Second Division play-off final |
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| Winner |
| Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
| Runner-up |
| Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
| Score |
| 2-0 0-1 |
| Date |
| 25 May 1988 28 May 1988 |
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
and Second Division Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
over two legs on 25 May 1988 and 28 May 1988. Unlike the present day format, the team which finished fourth from bottom in the First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
was entered into play-offs with the clubs which finished 3rd, 4th and 5th in the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
. Middlesbrough won 2-1 on aggregate and were promoted
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
.
First leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | MIDDLESBROUGH: | ||
| GK | 1 |  Stephen PearsStephen Pears Stephen Pears is an English former footballer. Born in Brandon, County Durham, he played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Hartlepool United in a career spanning 20 years... |
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| RB | 2 | Gary Parkinson Gary Parkinson Gary Parkinson is a retired England|English footballer who played as a right-back.In 2006 he was appointed Head of Youth at his former club Blackpool, a role he occupied until he suffered a severe stroke in September 2010.... |
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| LB | 3 | Colin Cooper Colin Cooper Colin Terence Cooper is an English former footballer, who spent most of his career at Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. Cooper is part of the Middlesbrough coaching staff after leaving his role of assistant manager at Bradford City.-Playing career:He played as a centre back, but was equally... |
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| CB | 4 | Tony Mowbray Tony Mowbray Anthony Mark "Tony" Mowbray is an English former professional football player, who is currently the manager of Middlesbrough... (c) |
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| CB | 5 | Gary Hamilton Gary Hamilton Gary Hamilton is a footballer from Northern Ireland. He plays for Glentoran.-Career:Hamilton currently holds the Irish Premier League record for the number of goals scored in a match, scoring six for Portadown against Omagh Town in October 2004 .Now a full-time professional with Glentoran, he has... |
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| RM | 6 | Gary Pallister Gary Pallister Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998... |
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| CF | 7 | Bernie Slaven Bernie Slaven Bernard Joseph "Bernie" Slaven is a Scottish-born former Republic of Ireland international footballer. A striker, with 162 goals in 423 league games, in a 12 year career, he also earned seven caps for the Republic of Ireland.... |
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| CM | 8 | Stuart Ripley Stuart Ripley Stuart Edward Ripley is a retired English footballer, who played as a winger.With speed as his main asset, he also scored numerous goals, especially in his early career at Middlesbrough.-Football career:... |
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| CF | 9 | Trevor Senior Trevor Senior Trevor Senior was a striker with Reading Football Club.Senior started his career at Dorchester. He joined Portsmouth in 1981 for £35,000, and then moved to Reading where he scored 184 goals in 362 league and cup appearances in two spells between 1983 and 1992... |
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| CM | 10 | Paul Kerr |
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| LM | 11 | Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
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| Manager: | |||
 Bruce RiochBruce Rioch Bruce David Rioch is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008.... |
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Kevin HitchcockKevin Hitchcock
Kevin Hitchcock is an English former football goalkeeper who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Mansfield Town, Chelsea and Northampton Town.-Career:...
Steve ClarkeSteve Clarke
Stephen "Steve" Clarke is a Scottish association football player and coach, currently the assistant manager at Liverpool. He played for St. Mirren, Chelsea and Scotland, winning three major trophies with Chelsea towards the end of his career...
Tony DorigoTony Dorigo
Anthony Robert Dorigo is a retired English football player who played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side as a left-back.-Career:...
Steve WicksSteve Wicks
Steve Wicks is an English former professional footballer. He was a tall, solid imposing player who played as a centre half. He most notably played for Chelsea, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers in the 1970s and 1980s...
Joe McLaughlinJoe McLaughlin (footballer)
Joe McLaughlin is a retired professional footballer who played for Chelsea for six seasons in the 1980s.- Playing career :...
(c)
Colin PatesColin Pates
Colin George Pates is an English former footballer born in Carshalton, London, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League. He played for various clubs, mainly in London, in a defensive role.-Career:...
Pat NevinPat Nevin
Patrick Kevin Francis Michael "Pat" Nevin is a retired Scottish footballer. In a 20-year career, he played for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell as a winger. Nevin was a fans' favourite at Chelsea during the 1980s...
John BumsteadJohn Bumstead
John Bumstead is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chelsea, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic.-Club career:...
Kerry DixonKerry Dixon
Kerry Michael Dixon is a retired English professional footballer who played most notably for Chelsea and England.-Early years:...
Gordon DurieGordon Durie
Gordon Scott Durie , known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.- Playing career :...
Kevin Wilson Bobby CampbellMATCH RULES
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Second leg
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | CHELSEA: | ||
| GK | 1 | Kevin Hitchcock Kevin Hitchcock Kevin Hitchcock is an English former football goalkeeper who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing for Mansfield Town, Chelsea and Northampton Town.-Career:... |
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| RB | 2 | Steve Clarke Steve Clarke Stephen "Steve" Clarke is a Scottish association football player and coach, currently the assistant manager at Liverpool. He played for St. Mirren, Chelsea and Scotland, winning three major trophies with Chelsea towards the end of his career... |
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| LB | 3 | Tony Dorigo Tony Dorigo Anthony Robert Dorigo is a retired English football player who played for Aston Villa, Chelsea, Leeds United and the England national side as a left-back.-Career:... |
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| CM | 4 | Steve Wicks Steve Wicks Steve Wicks is an English former professional footballer. He was a tall, solid imposing player who played as a centre half. He most notably played for Chelsea, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers in the 1970s and 1980s... |
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| CB | 5 | Joe McLaughlin Joe McLaughlin (footballer) Joe McLaughlin is a retired professional footballer who played for Chelsea for six seasons in the 1980s.- Playing career :... (c) |
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| CB | 6 | Colin Pates Colin Pates Colin George Pates is an English former footballer born in Carshalton, London, who made more than 400 appearances in the Football League. He played for various clubs, mainly in London, in a defensive role.-Career:... |
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| CM | 7 | Pat Nevin Pat Nevin Patrick Kevin Francis Michael "Pat" Nevin is a retired Scottish footballer. In a 20-year career, he played for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell as a winger. Nevin was a fans' favourite at Chelsea during the 1980s... |
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| CM | 8 | John Bumstead John Bumstead John Bumstead is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Chelsea, where he spent most of his career, and Charlton Athletic.-Club career:... |
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| FW | 9 | Kerry Dixon Kerry Dixon Kerry Michael Dixon is a retired English professional footballer who played most notably for Chelsea and England.-Early years:... |
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| FW | 10 | Gordon Durie Gordon Durie Gordon Scott Durie , known as Jukebox after the TV programme 'Jukebox Jury', is a Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker.- Playing career :... |
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| FW | 11 | Kevin Wilson |
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| MF | 12 |  Gareth HallGareth Hall Gareth Hall is an English-born former Welsh international footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.He started his career as an apprentice at Chelsea and made his first team debut on 5 May 1987 against Wimbledon F.C., having featured in a reserve match earlier in the day... |
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| MF | 14 | Kevin McAllister Kevin McAllister Kevin McAllister is a former association football player. A winger, he began his professional career with Falkirk, with whom he spent 10 years over four separate spells. In between these spells he played for Chelsea and Hibernian... |
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| Bobby Campbell |
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Stephen PearsStephen Pears
Stephen Pears is an English former footballer. Born in Brandon, County Durham, he played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Hartlepool United in a career spanning 20 years...
Gary ParkinsonGary Parkinson
Gary Parkinson is a retired England|English footballer who played as a right-back.In 2006 he was appointed Head of Youth at his former club Blackpool, a role he occupied until he suffered a severe stroke in September 2010....
Colin CooperColin Cooper
Colin Terence Cooper is an English former footballer, who spent most of his career at Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. Cooper is part of the Middlesbrough coaching staff after leaving his role of assistant manager at Bradford City.-Playing career:He played as a centre back, but was equally...
Tony MowbrayTony Mowbray
Anthony Mark "Tony" Mowbray is an English former professional football player, who is currently the manager of Middlesbrough...
(c)
Gary HamiltonGary Hamilton
Gary Hamilton is a footballer from Northern Ireland. He plays for Glentoran.-Career:Hamilton currently holds the Irish Premier League record for the number of goals scored in a match, scoring six for Portadown against Omagh Town in October 2004 .Now a full-time professional with Glentoran, he has...
Gary PallisterGary Pallister
Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998...
Bernie Slaven
Bernard Joseph "Bernie" Slaven is a Scottish-born former Republic of Ireland international footballer. A striker, with 162 goals in 423 league games, in a 12 year career, he also earned seven caps for the Republic of Ireland....
Stuart RipleyStuart Ripley
Stuart Edward Ripley is a retired English footballer, who played as a winger.With speed as his main asset, he also scored numerous goals, especially in his early career at Middlesbrough.-Football career:...
Trevor SeniorTrevor Senior
Trevor Senior was a striker with Reading Football Club.Senior started his career at Dorchester. He joined Portsmouth in 1981 for £35,000, and then moved to Reading where he scored 184 goals in 362 league and cup appearances in two spells between 1983 and 1992...
Paul Kerr Dean GloverDean Glover
Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to...
Bruce RiochBruce Rioch
Bruce David Rioch is an English-born football manager and former player. He was manager of Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga, until his sacking on 23 October 2008....
MATCH RULES
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