1988–89 Cardiff City F.C. season

Cardiff City
Season 1988–89
League	Football League Third Division
Manager	Frank Burrows
League position	16th
Top goalscorer	League: Jimmy Gilligan (14) All: Jimmy Gilligan (23)
FA Cup	3rd round
League Cup	2nd round
European Cup Winners Cup	2nd round
Welsh Cup	5th round
Previous season	← 1987–88
Next season	1989–90 →

The 1988–89 season was Cardiff City F.C.'s 62nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing sixteenth.

Players

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

No. Position Player -- GK Jon Roberts -- GK George Wood -- DF Gareth Abraham -- DF Phil Bater -- DF Terry Boyle -- DF Allan Lewis -- DF Jason Perry -- DF Nick Platnauer -- DF Ian Rodgerson -- MF Chris Fry -- MF Jason Gummer -- MF Matty Holmes -- MF Mark Kelly

No. Position Player -- MF Steve Ketteridge -- MF Steve Lynex -- MF Brian McDermott -- MF Jon Morgan -- MF Steve Tupling -- MF Paul Wheeler -- MF Paul Wimbleton -- FW Kevin Bartlett -- FW Alan Curtis -- FW Jimmy Gilligan -- FW Richard Haig -- FW Ian Walsh

Table

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	26	14	6	96	49	+47	92
2	Sheffield United	46	25	9	12	93	54	+39	84
3	Port Vale	46	24	12	10	78	48	+30	84
4	Fulham	46	22	9	15	69	67	+2	75
5	Bristol Rovers	46	19	17	10	67	51	+16	74
6	Preston North End	46	19	15	12	79	60	+19	72
7	Brentford	46	18	14	14	66	61	+5	68
8	Chester City	46	19	11	16	64	61	+3	68
9	Notts County	46	18	13	15	64	54	+10	67
10	Bolton Wanderers	46	16	16	14	58	54	+4	64
11	Bristol City	46	18	9	19	53	55	−2	63
12	Swansea City	46	15	16	15	51	53	−2	61
13	Bury	46	16	13	17	55	67	−12	61
14	Huddersfield Town	46	17	9	20	63	73	−10	60
15	Mansfield Town	46	14	17	15	48	52	−4	59
16	Cardiff City	46	14	15	17	44	56	-12	57
17	Wigan Athletic	46	14	14	18	55	53	+2	56
18	Reading	46	15	11	20	68	72	−4	56
19	Blackpool	46	14	13	19	56	59	−3	55
20	Northampton Town	46	16	6	24	66	76	−10	54
21	Southend United	46	13	15	18	56	75	−19	54
22	Chesterfield	46	14	7	25	51	86	−35	49
23	Gillingham	46	12	4	30	47	81	−34	40
24	Aldershot	46	8	13	25	48	78	−30	37

European Cup Winners Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
7 Sep	One (first leg)	Derry City	A	D 0 – 0	Approx. 11,000
5 Oct	One (second leg)	Derry City	H	W 4 – 0	6,933	McDermott, Gilligan (3)
26 Oct	Two (first leg)	AGF Aarhus	H	L 1 – 2	6,155	Gilligan
9 Nov	Two (second leg)	AGF Aarhus	A	L 0 – 4	Approx, 3,700

See also

• Cardiff City F.C. seasons

References

• Welsh Football Data Archive