Seasons · Division Two · Season 69

1988/89

Finished 10th · Manager Howard Wilkinson

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The season · Record

Played: 53
Won: 21
Drawn: 16
Lost: 16
For: 69
Against: 60
Points: 67

The season · Highlights

Biggest win: 4–0; v Stoke City
Biggest defeat: 0–4; v Portsmouth
Clean sheets: 19
Top scorer: -
Most assists: -
Avg attendance: 16,246

Final table

Division Two

Final Division Two table, 1988/89
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	46	29	12	5	96	50	+46	99
2	Manchester City	46	23	13	10	77	53	+24	82
3	Crystal Palace	46	23	12	11	71	49	+22	81
4	Watford	46	22	12	12	74	48	+26	78
5	Blackburn Rovers	46	22	11	13	74	59	+15	77
6	Swindon Town	46	20	16	10	68	53	+15	76
7	Barnsley	46	20	14	12	66	58	+8	74
8	Ipswich Town	46	22	7	17	71	61	+10	73
9	West Bromwich Albion	46	18	18	10	65	41	+24	72
10	Leeds United	46	17	16	13	59	50	+9	67
11	Sunderland	46	16	15	15	60	60	0	63
12	AFC Bournemouth	46	18	8	20	53	62	-9	62
13	Stoke City	46	15	14	17	57	72	-15	59
14	Bradford City	46	13	17	16	52	59	-7	56
15	Leicester City	46	13	16	17	56	63	-7	55
16	Oldham Athletic	46	11	21	14	75	72	+3	54
17	Oxford United	46	14	12	20	62	70	-8	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	12	20	55	66	-11	54
19	Brighton and Hove Albion	46	14	9	23	57	66	-9	51
20	Portsmouth	46	13	12	21	53	62	-9	51
21	Hull City	46	11	14	21	52	68	-16	47
22	Shrewsbury Town	46	8	18	20	40	67	-27	42
23	Birmingham City	46	8	11	27	31	76	-45	35
24	Walsall	46	5	16	25	41	80	-39	31

The squad

Every player used

Leeds United squad, 1988/89 - appearances, goals and assists
Player	Pos	Starts	Apps
Mervyn Day	GK	52	52
Noel Blake	DF	51	51
Ian Baird	FW	50	50
Vince Hilaire	WG	49	49
John Sheridan	MF	44	44
Bobby Davison	FW	42	42
Mark Aizlewood	MF	40	40
Glynn Snodin	DF / MF	39	39
Neil Aspin	DF	37	37
David Rennie	DF / MF	36	36
David Batty	MF	31	31
Mike Whitlow	DF / MF	20	20
Micky Adams	DF	17	17
Chris Fairclough	DF	11	11
Gordon Strachan	MF	11	11
Gary Williams	DF / MF	9	9
Peter Haddock	DF	8	8
Andy Williams	MF	8	8
John Pearson	FW	7	7
Jack Ashurst	DF	6	6
John Stiles	MF	4	4
Carl Shutt	FW	3	3
Peter Swan	DF / FW	2	2
Bob Taylor	FW	2	2
Ian Andrews	GK	1	1
Dylan Kerr	DF	1	1
Brendon Ormsby	DF	1	1
Gary Speed	MF	1	1

Matchlog

Every fixture

Division Two · 46 played

Division Two fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Aug	H	Oxford United	1–1	22,038	Drew 1–1 v Oxford United
3 Sep	A	Portsmouth	0–4	15,263	Lost 0–4 v Portsmouth
10 Sep	H	Manchester City	1–1	23,677	Drew 1–1 v Manchester City
17 Sep	A	Bournemouth	0–0	7,922	Drew 0–0 v Bournemouth
21 Sep	H	Barnsley	2–0	17,370	Won 2–0 v Barnsley
24 Sep	H	Chelsea	0–2	26,080	Lost 0–2 v Chelsea
1 Oct	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2	8,139	Lost 1–2 v Brighton & Hove Albion
4 Oct	A	Sunderland	1–2	12,671	Lost 1–2 v Sunderland
8 Oct	H	Watford	0–1	15,657	Lost 0–1 v Watford
16 Oct	A	Swindon Town	0–0	9,234	Drew 0–0 v Swindon Town
22 Oct	H	Leicester City	1–1	17,263	Drew 1–1 v Leicester City
26 Oct	A	Bradford City	1–1	13,048	Drew 1–1 v Bradford City
29 Oct	H	Hull City	2–1	17,536	Won 2–1 v Hull City
5 Nov	A	Ipswich Town	1–0	11,750	Won 1–0 v Ipswich Town
12 Nov	H	West Bromwich Albion	2–1	20,442	Won 2–1 v West Bromwich Albion
19 Nov	A	Oldham Athletic	2–2	8,824	Drew 2–2 v Oldham Athletic
22 Nov	A	Birmingham City	0–0	6,168	Drew 0–0 v Birmingham City
26 Nov	H	Stoke City	4–0	19,933	Won 4–0 v Stoke City
3 Dec	A	Walsall	3–0	6,885	Won 3–0 v Walsall
10 Dec	H	Shrewsbury Town	2–3	19,967	Lost 2–3 v Shrewsbury Town
17 Dec	A	Crystal Palace	0–0	9,847	Drew 0–0 v Crystal Palace
26 Dec	H	Blackburn Rovers	2–0	31,622	Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
31 Dec	H	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	24,043	Won 2–0 v Plymouth Argyle
2 Jan	A	Manchester City	0–0	33,034	Drew 0–0 v Manchester City
14 Jan	H	Birmingham City	1–0	21,937	Won 1–0 v Birmingham City
21 Jan	A	Oxford United	2–3	7,928	Lost 2–3 v Oxford United
4 Feb	H	Sunderland	2–0	31,985	Won 2–0 v Sunderland
11 Feb	A	Watford	1–1	13,439	Drew 1–1 v Watford
18 Feb	A	Leicester City	2–1	14,151	Won 2–1 v Leicester City
25 Feb	H	Swindon Town	0–0	22,651	Drew 0–0 v Swindon Town
1 Mar	H	Bradford City	3–3	33,325	Drew 3–3 v Bradford City
5 Mar	A	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	15,914	Lost 1–2 v West Bromwich Albion
11 Mar	H	Ipswich Town	2–4	19,639	Lost 2–4 v Ipswich Town
14 Mar	A	Hull City	2–1	8,887	Won 2–1 v Hull City
19 Mar	A	Barnsley	2–2	11,578	Drew 2–2 v Barnsley
25 Mar	H	Portsmouth	1–0	27,049	Won 1–0 v Portsmouth
27 Mar	A	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	11,533	Lost 0–2 v Blackburn Rovers
1 Apr	H	Bournemouth	3–0	21,095	Won 3–0 v Bournemouth
5 Apr	H	Crystal Palace	1–2	25,604	Lost 1–2 v Crystal Palace
9 Apr	A	Plymouth Argyle	0–1	9,365	Lost 0–1 v Plymouth Argyle
15 Apr	H	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	14,915	Won 1–0 v Brighton & Hove Albion
22 Apr	A	Chelsea	0–1	30,337	Lost 0–1 v Chelsea
29 Apr	A	Stoke City	3–2	9,051	Won 3–2 v Stoke City
1 May	H	Walsall	1–0	13,280	Won 1–0 v Walsall
6 May	H	Oldham Athletic	0–0	14,459	Drew 0–0 v Oldham Athletic
13 May	A	Shrewsbury Town	3–3	4,693	Drew 3–3 v Shrewsbury Town

League Cup · 3 played

League Cup fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
27 Sep	A	Peterborough	2–1	4,979	Won 2–1 v Peterborough
12 Oct	H	Peterborough	3–1	8,894	Won 3–1 v Peterborough
2 Nov	H	Luton Town	0–2	19,447	Lost 0–2 v Luton Town

FA Cup · 2 played

FA Cup fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
7 Jan	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	10,900	Won 2–1 v Brighton & Hove Albion
28 Jan	A	Nottingham Forest	0–2	28,107	Lost 0–2 v Nottingham Forest

Full Members Cup · 2 played

Full Members Cup fixtures, 1988/89
Date	H/A	Opponent	Score	Att.	Result
9 Nov	H	Shrewsbury Town	3–1	3,220	Won 3–1 v Shrewsbury Town
29 Nov	A	Millwall	0–2	4,242	Lost 0–2 v Millwall