Football League Trophy 1987–88
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The Football League Trophy 1987–88, known as the Sherpa Van Trophy 1987–88 for sponsorship reasons (although the competition began under its previous title of the Freight Rover Trophy), was the 5th staging of the Football League Trophy, a knockout competition for English football clubs in the Third and Fourth Divisions (now known as League One and Two).
The winners were Wolverhampton Wanderers, who defeated Burnley 2–0 in the final. This marked the only time two previous English champions have met in the final of this competition, and made Wolves the only former champions to have won the trophy.
The competition began on 13 October 1987 and ended with the final on 29 May 1988. The tournament begins with clubs divided into a Northern and a Southern section, and teams entering a preliminary group stage. Each section then gradually eliminates the qualifying teams in knock-out fashion until each has a winning finalist. At this point, the two winning finalists face each other in the combined final for the honour of the trophy.
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[edit] Preliminary round
[edit] Northern Section
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Group 1
Oct 13Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers
Oct 13Wigan Athletic 2–2 Crewe Alexandra
Oct 13Scunthorpe United 2–0 Grimsby Town |
Group 2
Oct 13Carlisle United 2–1 Chester City
Oct 13York City 3–4 Darlington
Oct 13Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Mansfield Town |
Group 3
Oct 13Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Preston NE
Oct 13Rotherham United 1–0 Scarborough |
[edit] Southern Section
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Group 1
Oct 13Notts County 1–0 Northampton Town
Oct 13Colchester United 3–2 Peterborough United
Oct 13Southend United 1–0 Fulham |
Group 2
Oct 13Cardiff City 3–2 Wrexham
Oct 13Torquay United 2–0 Bristol Rovers
Oct 27Swansea City 1–1 Wolves |
Group 3
Oct 13Aldershot 3–1 Gillingham
Oct 13Newport County 2–0 Port Vale |
[edit] First round
[edit] Northern Section
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[edit] Southern Section
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[edit] Quarter-finals
[edit] Northern Section
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[edit] Southern Section
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[edit] Area semi-finals
[edit] Northern Section
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[edit] Southern Section
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[edit] Area finals
[edit] Northern Area final
| 1988-04-12 | Burnley | 0 – 0 | Preston North End | Turf Moor, Burnley Attendance: 15,680 |
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| 1988-04-19 | Preston North End | 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Deepdale, Preston Attendance: 17,592 |
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Brazil  |
Oghani Hoskin Comstive |
[edit] Southern Area final
| 1988-04-12 | Notts County | 1 – 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Meadow Lane, Nottingham Attendance: 10,041 |
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| McParland |
Bull |
| 1988-04-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 – 0 | Notts County | Molineux, Wolverhampton Attendance: 18,413 |
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| Bull Downing |
[edit] Final
| 29 May 1988 15:00 BST |
Burnley | 0 – 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 80,841 Referee: Roger Milford (Somerset) |
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| Mutch 22' Dennison 51' |
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