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| MF || [[Steve McMahon]] || 40 || 7 || 2 || 0 || 49
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| DF || [[Alan Hansen]] || 39 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 49
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| MF || [[John Barnes]] || 38 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 48
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| FW || [[Peter Beardsley]] || 38 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 48
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| GK || [[Bruce Grobbelaar]] || 38 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 46
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| FW || [[John Aldridge]] || 36 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 45
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| DF || [[Gary Gillespie]] || 35 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 42
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| MF || [[Ray Houghton]] || 28 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 35
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| MF || [[Craig Johnston]] || 30 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 35
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| MF || [[Nigel Spackman]] || 27 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 33
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| MF || [[Ronnie Whelan]] || 28 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 33
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| DF || [[Barry Venison]] || 18 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 22
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| DF || [[Gary Ablett]] || 17 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 22
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| DF || [[Mark Lawrenson]] || 14 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 19
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| FW || [[Paul Walsh]] || 8 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 9
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| MF || [[Jan Molby]] || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8
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| GK || [[Mike Hooper]] || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4
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| MF || [[Kenny Dalglish]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
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| MF || [[John Wark]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2
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| DF || [[Alex Watson]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
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| MF || [[Kevin MacDonald]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1
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| DF || [[Steve Staunton]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
 
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Revision as of 17:25, 16 August 2011

1987-88 season
General information
Manager

Kenny Dalglish

Captain

Alan Hansen

Performance
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Winners

FA Cup

Runners-up

League Cup

3rd round

Top scorers
Attendances
Average

39,429

The 1987-88 season was Liverpool's 96th season of football since they were established.

Squad

LiverpoolSquad1987-1988
  • GK. Bruce Grobbelaar
  • GK. Mike Hooper
  • DF. Gary Gillespie
  • DF. Alex Watson
  • DF. Mark Lawrenson
  • DF. Steve Nicol
  • DF. Steve Staunton
  • DF. Alan Hansen
  • DF. Barry Venison
  • DF. Gary Ablett
  • MF. John Barnes
  • MF. John Wark
  • MF. Ray Houghton
  • MF. Craig Johnston
  • MF. Mike Marsh
  • MF. Ronnie Whelan
  • MF. Steve McMahon
  • MF. Kevin MacDonald
  • MF. Mark Seagraves
  • MF. Nigel Spackman
  • MF. Jan Molby
  • MF. Kenny Dalglish
  • FW. Peter Beardsley
  • FW. Paul Walsh
  • FW. John Aldridge
  • FW. John Durnin

Pre season

Date Opponent Score Scorers
26 July 1987 Aalborg Chang 4-0 Aldridge 2 (1 pen), Whelan, Barnes
28 July 1987 Bronshoj 1-1 Nicol
1 August 1987 Vejle 3-0 Johnston, Aldridge, Beardsley
3 August 1987 Karlstad 3-0 Beardsley, Aldridge (pen), Walsh
6 August 1987 Valerengens 4-1 Aldridge 3 (1 pen), Walsh
19 August 1987 Irish Olympic XI 5-0 Walsh 2, Whelan, Aldridge (pen), Beardsley
23 August 1987 Atletico Madrid 1-0 Wark (73)

Other friendles:

Date Opponent Score Scorers
23 July 1987 Bayern Munich 2-3[1] Barnes, Aldridge
9 August 1987 Celtic 1-0[2] Whelan
19 October 1987 Dundee 4-0[3] Barnes 2, Whelan, Houghton
1 March 1988 Osasuna 2-0[4] Dalglish, Houghton
16 May 1988 England XI 3-2[5] Whelan, Rush 2

Results

League

Date Opponent Score Scorers
15 August 1987 Arsenal 2-1 Aldridge (9), Nicol (88)
29 August 1987 Coventry 4-1 Nicol (20, 49), Aldridge (pen 52), Beardsley (83)
5 September 1987 West Ham 1-1 Aldridge (pen 50)
12 September 1987 Oxford 2-0 Aldridge (13), Barnes (37)
15 September 1987 Charlton 3-2 Aldridge (pen 9), Hansen (71), McMahon (73)
20 September 1987 Newcastle 4-1 Nicol (20, 47, 70), Aldridge (37)
29 September 1987 Derby 4-0 Aldridge (pen 41, pen 68, 73), Beardsley (47)
3 October 1987 Portsmouth 4-0 Beardsley (30), McMahon (50), Aldridge (pen 52), Whelan (71)
17 October 1987 Queens Park Rangers 4-0 Johnston (41), Aldridge (pen 65), Barnes (79, 85)
24 October 1987 Luton 1-0 Gillespie (71)
1 November 1987 Everton 2-0 McMahon (35), Beardsley (70)
4 November 1987 Wimbledon 1-1 Houghton (62)
15 November 1987 Man Utd 1-1 Aldridge (21)
21 November 1987 Norwich 0-0
24 November 1987 Watford 4-0 McMahon (54), Houghton (64), Aldridge (68), Barnes (71)
28 November 1987 Tottenham 2-0 McMahon (63), Johnston (80)
6 December 1987 Chelsea 2-1 Aldridge (pen 67), McMahon (87)
12 December 1987 Southampton 2-2 Barnes (11, 38)
19 December 1987 Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Gillespie (76)
26 December 1987 Oxford 3-0 Aldridge (42), Barnes (54), McMahon (61)
28 December 1987 Newcastle 4-0 McMahon (4), Aldridge (pen 48, 76), Houghton (88)
1 January 1988 Coventry 4-0 Beardsley (22, 83), Aldridge (53), Houghton (75)
16 January 1988 Arsenal 2-0 Aldridge (44), Beardsley (61)
23 January 1988 Charlton 2-0 Beardsley (30), Barnes (60)
6 February 1988 West Ham 0-0
13 February 1988 Watford 4-1 Beardsley (29, 49), Aldridge (47), Barnes (60)
27 February 1988 Portsmouth 2-0 Barnes (49, 85)
5 March 1988 Queens Park Rangers 1-0 Barnes (34)
16 March 1988 Derby 1-1 Johnston (54)
20 March 1988 Everton 0-1
26 March 1988 Wimbledon 2-1 Aldridge (34), Barnes (78)
2 April 1988 Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aldridge (pen 70)
4 April 1988 Man Utd 3-3 Beardsley (38), Gillespie (41), McMahon (46)
13 April 1988 Nottingham Forest 5-0 Houghton (18), Aldridge (37, 88), Beardsley (79), Gillespie (58)
20 April 1988 Norwich 0-0
23 April 1988 Tottenham 1-0 Beardsley (34)
30 April 1988 Chelsea 1-1 Barnes (75)
2 May 1988 Southampton 1-1 Aldridge (41)
7 May 1988 Sheffield Wednesday 5-1 Johnston (31, 90), Barnes (36), Beardsley (87, 88)
9 May 1988 Luton 1-1 Aldridge (17)

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
3 9 January 1988 Stoke 0-0
3 (R) 12 January 1988 Stoke 1-0 Beardsley (9)
4 31 January 1988 Aston Villa 2-0 Barnes (53), Beardsley (86)
5 21 February 1988 Everton 1-0 Houghton (76)
6 13 March 1988 Man City 4-0 Houghton (32), Beardsley (pen 53), Johnston (77), Barnes (85)
Semi-final 9 April 1988 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Aldridge (pen 14, 51)
Final 14 May 1988 Wimbledon 0-1

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Score Scorers
2 (1st leg) 23 September 1987 Blackburn 1-1 Nicol (30)
2 (2nd leg) 6 October 1987 Blackburn 1-0 Aldridge (89)
3 28 October 1987 Everton 0-1

Tables

League

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1 Liverpool 40 26 12 2 87 24 63 90
2 Man Utd 40 23 12 5 71 38 33 81
3 Nottingham Forest 40 20 13 7 67 39 38 73

Player stats

Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Steve Nicol 40 7 3 0 50 MF Steve McMahon 40 7 2 0 49 DF Alan Hansen 39 7 3 0 49 MF John Barnes 38 7 3 0 48 FW Peter Beardsley 38 7 3 0 48 GK Bruce Grobbelaar 38 5 3 0 46 FW John Aldridge 36 6 3 0 45 DF Gary Gillespie 35 5 2 0 42 MF Ray Houghton 28 7 0 0 35 MF Craig Johnston 30 3 2 0 35 MF Nigel Spackman 27 5 1 0 33 MF Ronnie Whelan 28 2 3 0 33 DF Barry Venison 18 2 2 0 22 DF Gary Ablett 17 5 0 0 22 DF Mark Lawrenson 14 2 3 0 19 FW Paul Walsh 8 0 1 0 9 MF Jan Molby 7 1 0 0 8 GK Mike Hooper 2 2 0 0 4 MF Kenny Dalglish 2 0 0 0 2 MF John Wark 1 0 1 0 2 DF Alex Watson 2 0 0 0 2 MF Kevin MacDonald 1 0 0 0 1 DF Steve Staunton 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date
Mike Marsh Kirby Town Free 21 August 1987
Ray Houghton Oxford £825,000 19 October 1987

Out

Player To Fee Date
Mark Seagraves Man City £100,000 25 September 1987
John Wark Ipswich £100,000 4 January 1988
Paul Walsh Tottenham £500,000 16 February 1988

Notes

  1. ↑ Dieter Hoeness' testimonial.
  2. ↑ Tommy Burns' testimonial.
  3. ↑ George McGeachie's testimonial.
  4. ↑ Sammy Lee's testimonial.
  5. ↑ Alan Hansen's testimonial.


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