1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season

Portsmouth F.C.
	1987–88 season
Chairman	John Deacon
Manager	Alan Ball
Stadium	Fratton Park
First Division	19th (relegated)
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ?; All: Micky Quinn (11)
← 1986–87	1988–89 →

During the 1987–88 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following promotion from the Second Division the previous season.

Season summary

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Kit

Admiral became Portsmouth's kit manufacturers for the season. For the first time in their history Portsmouth's kits wore sponsorship, South Coast Fiat (a Fiat dealership chain in the local area) sponsoring the kit.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Andy Gosney
		GK	Alan Knight
		GK	Paul Musselwhite
		DF	Billy Gilbert
		DF	Paul Hardyman
		DF	Lee Sandford
		DF	Kenny Swain
		DF	Liam Daish
		DF	Noel Blake
		MF	Warren Aspinall
		MF	Kevin Ball
		MF	Kevin Dillon

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Mike Fillery
		MF	Vince Hilaire
		MF	Clive Whitehead
		MF	Barry Horne
		MF	Mark Kelly
		MF	John Kerr
		FW	Paul Mariner
		FW	Micky Quinn
		FW	Ian Stewart
			Lee Darby
			Andy Perry

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Malcolm Shotton (to Huddersfield Town)
		DF	Kenny Swain (on loan to West Bromwich Albion)
		MF	Mick Kennedy (to Bradford City)

No.		Position	Player
		MF	John Kerr (on loan to Peterborough United)
		FW	Ian Baird (to Leeds United)

Reserves

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Kit Symons

Staff

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Transfers

In

Barry Horne - Wrexham, £60,000, 17 July 1987
Ian Baird - Leeds United, £285,000, 12 August 1987
John Kerr - Harrow Borough
Ian Stewart - Newcastle United

Out

Brett Angell - released (later joined Cheltenham Town)
Mick Kennedy - Bradford City
Ian Baird - Leeds United, £120,000, March 1988
Kenny Swain - West Bromwich Albion, loan
John Kerr - Peterborough United, loan

Results

First Division

22 August – Portsmouth 2-2 Southampton

Unknown date

Wimbledon 2-2 Portsmouth
Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon

FA Cup

League Cup

Full Members Cup

References

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1987–88 Portsmouth F.C. season

Contents

Season summary

Kit

Squad

Left club during season

Reserves

Staff

Transfers

In

Out

Results

First Division

Unknown date

FA Cup

League Cup

Full Members Cup

References

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