1987–88 Everton F.C. season

Everton
1987–88 season
Manager	Colin Harvey
Ground	Goodison Park
First Division	4th
FA Cup	5th round
League Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Graeme Sharp (13); All: Graeme Sharp (22)
Highest home attendance	48,270 vs. Liverpool (21 February 1988)
Lowest home attendance	5,204 vs. Luton Town (16 February 1988)

During the 1987–88 English football season, Everton F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 4th in the table with 70 points. The Toffees advanced to the 5th round of the FA Cup, losing to Liverpool, and to the semifinals of the League Cup, losing to Arsenal.

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	F	A	GD	Pts	Notes
1	Liverpool	40	15	5	0	49	9	11	7	2	38	15	87	24	+63	90	All English teams excluded from European competition as a result of Heysel
2	Manchester United	40	14	5	1	41	17	9	7	4	30	21	71	38	+33	81
3	Nottingham Forest	40	11	7	2	40	17	9	6	5	27	22	67	39	+28	73
4	Everton	40	14	4	2	34	11	5	9	6	19	16	53	27	+26	70
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	12	4	4	30	14	7	6	7	18	24	48	38	+10	67
6	Arsenal	40	11	4	5	35	16	7	8	5	23	23	58	39	+19	66
7	Wimbledon	40	8	9	3	32	20	6	6	8	26	27	58	47	+11	57	FA Cup winners
8	Newcastle United	40	9	6	5	32	23	5	8	7	23	30	55	53	+2	56
9	Luton Town	40	11	6	3	40	21	3	5	12	17	37	57	58	–1	53	Football League Cup winners
10	Coventry City	40	6	8	6	23	25	7	6	7	23	28	46	53	–7	53
11	Sheffield Wednesday	40	10	2	8	27	30	5	6	9	25	36	52	66	–14	53
12	Southampton	40	6	8	6	27	26	6	6	8	22	27	49	53	–4	50
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	9	5	6	26	23	3	6	11	12	25	38	48	–10	47
14	Norwich City	40	7	5	8	26	26	5	4	11	14	26	40	52	–12	45
15	Derby County	40	6	7	7	18	17	4	6	10	17	28	35	45	–10	43
16	West Ham United	40	6	9	5	23	21	3	6	11	17	31	40	52	–12	42
17	Charlton Athletic	40	7	7	6	23	21	2	8	10	15	31	38	52	–14	42
18	Chelsea	40	7	11	2	24	17	2	4	14	26	51	50	68	–18	42	[notes 1]
19	Portsmouth	40	4	8	8	21	27	3	6	11	15	39	36	66	–30	35
20	Watford	40	4	5	11	15	24	3	6	11	12	27	27	51	–24	32
21	Oxford United	40	5	7	8	24	34	1	6	13	20	46	44	80	–36	31

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.

Results

Charity Shield

1 August 1987	Everton	1–0	Coventry City	London
	Clarke 44'			Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 88,000

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Football League First Division

15 August 1987 1	Everton	1–0	Norwich City	Liverpool
	Power 35'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 31,728

18 August 1987 2	Wimbledon	1–1	Everton	London
	Cork 22'		Sharp 83'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 7,763

22 August 1987 3	Nottingham Forest	0–0	Everton	Nottingham
				Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 20,445

29 August 1987 4	Everton	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Liverpool
	Clarke 25', 75' Steven 63' (pen.), 76'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,649

2 September 1987 5	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Everton	London
	Allen 23'			Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,380

5 September 1987 6	Everton	0–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,389

12 September 1987 7	Luton Town	2–1	Everton	Luton
	B. Stein 18' Hil 50'		Pointon 4'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,124

19 September 1987 8	Everton	2–1	Manchester United	Liverpool
	Clarke 36', 57'		Whiteside 58'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 38,439

26 September 1987 9	Everton	1–2	Coventry City	Liverpool
	Clarke 45'		Regis 37' Phillips 44'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,153

3 October 1987 10	Southampton	0–4	Everton	Southampton
			Sharp 3', 16', 20', 62'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,719

10 October 1987 11	Everton	4–1	Chelsea	Liverpool
	Sharp 25', 32' Heath 51', 86'		Dixon 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,004

17 October 1987 12	Newcastle United	1–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Mirandinha 11'		Snodin 9'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,266

24 October 1987 13	Everton	2–0	Watford	Liverpool
	Heath 9' Sharp 65'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 28,501

1 November 1987 14	Liverpool	2–0	Everton	Liverpool
	McMahon 35' Beardsley 70'			Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,760

14 November 1987 15	Everton	3–1	West Ham United	Liverpool
	Watson 34' Reid 37' Sharp 43'		Hilton 80'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 29,405

21 November 1987 16	Portsmouth	0–1	Everton	Portsmouth
			Sharp 77'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,724

28 November 1987 17	Everton	0–0	Oxford United	Liverpool
				Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,443

5 December 1987 18	Charlton Athletic	0–0	Everton	London
				Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,208

12 December 1987 19	Everton	3–0	Derby County	Liverpool
	Snodin 27' Steven 62' (pen.) Heath 85'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 26,224

19 December 1987 20	Arsenal	1–1	Everton	London
	Rocastle 80'		Watson 40'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 34,857

26 December 1987 21	Everton	2–0	Luton Town	Liverpool
	Heath 27', 57'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,242

28 December 1987 22	Manchester United	2–1	Everton	Manchester
	McClair 50', 72' (pen.)		Watson 79'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 47,024

1 January 1988 23	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Everton	Sheffield
	Proctor 34'			Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,443

3 January 1988 24	Everton	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Liverpool
	Clarke 14'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,680

16 January 1988 25	Norwich City	0–3	Everton	Norwich
			Sharp 21', 88' Heath 90'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 15,750

13 February 1988 26	Everton	2–0	Queens Park Rangers	Liverpool
	Parker 38' (o.g.) Pointon 70'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 24,724

27 February 1988 27	Everton	1–0	Southampton	Liverpool
	Power 3'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,764

5 March 1988 28	Everton	1–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Clarke 34'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,674

9 March 1988 29	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Everton	London
	Fairclough 15' Walsh 70'		Fenwick 67' (o.g.)	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 18,662

12 March 1988 30	Chelsea	0–0	Everton	London
				Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 17,390

20 March 1988 31	Everton	1–0	Liverpool	Liverpool
	Clarke 14'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 44,162

26 March 1988 32	Watford	1–2	Everton	Watford
	Porter 49'		Sheedy 31' Clarke 59'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 13,503

29 March 1988 33	Everton	2–2	Wimbledon	Liverpool
	Steven 11' (pen.) Pointon 18'		Cunningham 3' Wise 24'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,351

4 April 1988 34	West Ham United	0–0	Everton	London
				Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 21,195

9 April 1988 35	Everton	2–1	Portsmouth	Liverpool
	Heath 37' Steven 54'		Dillon 26'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 21,292

19 April 1988 36	Coventry City	1–2	Everton	Coventry
	Regis 25'		Sharp 84' Heath 86'	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 15,641

23 April 1988 37	Oxford United	1–1	Everton	Oxford
	Saunders 38' (pen.)		Clarke 44'	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,619

30 April 1988 38	Everton	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Liverpool
	Steven 76' (pen.)		MacKenzie 78'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,372

2 May 1988 39	Derby County	0–0	Everton	Derby
				Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 17,974

7 May 1988 40	Everton	1–2	Arsenal	Liverpool
	Watson 22'		Thomas 25' Hayes 39'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 22,445

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Littlewoods Cup

22 September 1987 2nd Round 1st Leg	Everton	3–2	Rotherham United	Liverpool
	Snodin 18' Wilson 51' Clarke 87' (pen.)		Scott 22' Pepper 77'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 15,369

6 October 1987 2nd Round 2nd Leg	Rotherham United	0–0	Everton	Rotherham
				Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 12,995

28 October 1987 3rd Round	Liverpool	0–1	Everton	Liverpool
			Stevens 83'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44071

17 November 1987 4th Round	Everton	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Liverpool
	Watson 55' Adams 85'		Irwin 15'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 23,315

20 January 1988 5th Round	Everton	2–0	Manchester City	Liverpool
	Heath 7' Sharp 59'			Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,014

7 February 1988 Semi-Final 1st Leg	Everton	0–1	Arsenal	Liverpool
			Groves 10'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,476

24 February 1988 Semi-Final 2nd Leg	Arsenal	3–1	Everton	London
	Thomas 50' Rocastle 72' Smith 80'		Heath 69'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 51,148

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Mercantile Credit Football League Centenary Challenge

25 November 1987	Everton	3–1	Bayern Munich	Liverpool
	Sharp 15', 23' Heath 80'		Hughes 35'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 13,083

[1]

Dubai Super Cup

8 December 1987	Rangers	2–2 (8-7 p)	Everton	Dubai
	Fleck 80' McCoist 87'		Sheedy 25' Heath 66'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 8,000
	Penalties
	McCoist Fleck Roberts Souness Durrant D. Ferguson Munro Gough		Steven Sharp Sheedy Heath Reid Ratcliffe Pointon Snodin

[1]

FA Cup

9 January 1988 3rd Round	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Everton	Sheffield
	West 73'		Reid 81'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 33,304

13 January 1988 3rd Round Replay	Everton	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield Wednesday	Liverpool
	Sharp 74'		Chapman 32'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,935

25 January 1988 3rd Round 2nd Replay	Everton	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield Wednesday	Liverpool
	Steven 58'		Chapman 85'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,414

27 January 1988 3rd Round 3rd Replay	Sheffield Wednesday	0–5	Everton	Sheffield
			Sharp 5', 39', 43' Heath 20' Snodin 44'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 38,953

30 January 1988 4th Round	Everton	1–1	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Sharp 43'		Kerr 47'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,564

3 February 1988 4th Round Replay	Middlesbrough	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Everton	Middlesbrough
	Mowbray 90' Kernaghan 100'		Watson 67' Steven 120'	Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 25,235

9 February 1988 4th Round 2nd Replay	Everton	2–1	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
	Sharp 18' Mowbray 82' (o.g.)		Ripley 63'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 32,222

21 February 1988 5th Round	Everton	0–1	Liverpool	Liverpool
			Houghton 75'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 48,270

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Simod Cup

16 February 1988 3rd Round	Everton	1–2	Luton Town	Liverpool
	Power 20'		Oldfield 61', 83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 5,204

[1]

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Neil Adams
—	MF	ENG	Paul Bracewell
—	FW	ENG	Wayne Clarke
—	DF	ENG	Alan Harper
—	FW	ENG	Adrian Heath
—	FW	ENG	Ian Marshall
—	GK	ENG	Bobby Mimms
—	DF	ENG	Derek Mountfield
—	DF	ENG	Neil Pointon
—	DF	ENG	Paul Power
—	DF	WAL	Kevin Ratcliffe
—	MF	ENG	Peter Reid


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SCO	Graeme Sharp
—	MF	IRL	Kevin Sheedy
—	DF	ENG	Ian Snodin
—	GK	WAL	Neville Southall
—	MF	ENG	Trevor Steven
—	DF	ENG	Gary Stevens
—	DF	WAL	Pat Van Den Hauwe
—	DF	ENG	Dave Watson
—	MF	SCO	Ian Wilson
—	GK	ENG	Alec Chamberlain
—	GK	ENG	Mike Stowell

[2]

References

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[1] Chelsea lost in the final round of the play-offs and were thus relegated.

[8788results-2] Everton's Record in 1987-88

[3] 1987-1988 Summary: Appearances and Goals