League Division One Champions 1987-1988

The 1987–88 season was the 96th season in Liverpool F.C.'s existence, their 26th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covered the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988. Liverpool enjoyed a record 29-match unbeaten start to the season and finished as champions with just two defeats from 40 league games and a nine-point gap between them and runners-up Manchester United, sealing the top division title for a record 17th time. They were widely expected to secure a unique second double, but surprisingly lost 1–0 to underdogs Wimbledon in the FA Cup final, in which their top scorer John Aldridge missed a penalty.

League Division One Results

Date	Opponents				Goalscorers	Att
15/08/87	Arsenal	A	W	2-1	Aldridge (9), Nicol (88)	54703
29/08/87	Coventry City	A	W	4-1	Nicol 2 (20, 49), Aldridge (pen 52), Beardsley (83)	27637
05/09/87	West Ham United	A	D	1-1	Aldridge (pen 50)	29865
12/09/87	Oxford United	H	W	2-0	Aldridge (13), Barnes (37)	42266
15/09/87	Charlton Athletic	H	W	3-2	Aldridge (pen 9), Hansen (71), McMahon (73)	36637
20/09/87	Newcastle United	A	W	4-1	Nicol 3 (20, 47, 70), Aldridge (37)	24141
29/09/87	Derby County	H	W	4-0	Aldridge 3 (pen 41, Pen 68, 73), Beardsley (47)	43405
03/10/87	Portsmouth	H	W	4-0	Beardsley (30), McMahon, Aldridge (p), Whelan	44366
17/10/87	Queens Park Rangers	H	W	4-0	Johnston (41), Aldridge (pen 65), Barnes 2 (79, 85)	43735
24/10/87	Luton Town	A	W	1-0	Gillespie (71)	12452
01/11/87	Everton	H	W	2-0	McMahon (35), Beardsley (70)	44760
04/11/87	Wimbledon	A	D	1-1	Houghton (62)	13544
15/11/87	Manchester United	A	D	1-1	Aldridge (21)	47106
21/11/87	Norwich City	H	D	0-0		37446
24/11/87	Watford	H	W	4-0	McMahon (54), Houghton (64), Aldridge (68), Barnes (71)	32396
28/11/87	Tottenham Hotspur	A	W	2-0	McMahon (63), Johnston (80)	47362
06/12/87	Chelsea	H	W	2-1	Aldridge (pen 67), McMahon (87)	31211
12/12/87	Southampton	A	D	2-2	Barnes 2 (11, 38)	19507
19/12/87	Sheffield Wednesday	H	W	1-0	Gillespie (76)	35383
26/12/87	Oxford United	A	W	3-0	Aldridge (42), Barnes (54), McMahon (61)	13680
28/12/87	Newcastle United	H	W	4-0	McMahon (4), Aldridge 2(pen 48, 76), Houghton (88)	44637
01/01/88	Coventry City	H	W	4-0	Beardsley 2 (22, 83), Aldridge (53), Houghton (75)	38790
16/01/88	Arsenal	H	W	2-0	Aldridge (44), Beardsley (61)	44294
23/01/88	Charlton Athletic	A	W	2-0	Beardsley (30), Barnes (60)	28095
06/02/88	West Ham United	H	D	0-0		42049
13/02/88	Watford	A	W	4-1	Beardsley 2 (29, 49), Aldridge (47), Barnes (60)	23838
27/02/88	Portsmouth	A	W	2-0	Barnes 2 (49, 85)	28117
05/03/88	Queens Park Rangers	A	W	1-0	Barnes (34)	23171
16/03/88	Derby County	A	D	1-1	Johnston (54)	26356
20/03/88	Everton	A	L	0-1		44162
26/03/88	Wimbledon	H	W	2-1	Aldridge (34), Barnes (78)	36464
02/04/88	Nottingham Forest	A	L	1-2	Aldridge (pen 70)	29188
04/04/88	Manchester United	H	D	3-3	Beardsley (38), Gillespie (41), McMahon (46)	43497
13/04/88	Nottingham Forest	H	W	5-0	Houghton, Aldridge 2, Beardsley (79), Gillespie (58)	39535
20/04/88	Norwich City	A	D	0-0		22509
23/04/88	Tottenham Hotspur	H	W	1-0	Beardsley (34)	44798
30/04/88	Chelsea	A	D	1-1	Barnes (75)	35625
02/05/88	Southampton	H	D	1-1	Aldridge (41)	37610
07/05/88	Sheffield Wednesday	A	W	5-1	Johnston 2 (31, 90), Barnes (36), Beardsley 2 (87, 88)	35893
09/05/88	Luton Town	H	D	1-1	Aldridge (17)	30374

Most Appearances

Position	Player	Appearances
MF	Steve McMahon	40
MF	Steve Nicol	40
DF	Alan Hansen	39
MF	John Barnes	38
FW	Peter Beardsley	38
GK	Bruce Grobbelaar	38
FW	John Aldridge	36
DF	Gary Gillespie	35
MF	Craig Johnston	30
MF	Ray Houghton	28
MF	Ronnie Whelan	28
MF	Nigel Spackman	27
DF	Barry Venison	18
DF	Gary Ablett	15
DF	Mark Lawrenson	14
FW	Paul Walsh	8
MF	Jan Mølby	7
FW	Kenny Dalglish	2
GK	Mike Hooper	2
DF	Alex Watson	2
MF	Kevin MacDonald	1
MF	John Wark	1

Leading Goalscorers

Position	Player	Goals Scored
FW	John Aldridge	26
MF	John Barnes	15
FW	Peter Beardsley	15
MF	Steve McMahon	9
MF	Steve Nicol	6
MF	Craig Johnston	5
MF	Ray Houghton	5
DF	Gary Gillespie	4
DF	Alan Hansen	1
MF	Ronnie Whelan	1

League Division One Table

#	Team	M	W	D	L	goals	Dif.	Pt.
1	Liverpool FC	40	26	12	2	87:24	63	90
2	Manchester United	40	23	12	5	71:38	33	81
3	Nottingham Forest	40	20	13	7	67:39	28	73
4	Everton FC	40	19	13	8	53:27	26	70
5	Queens Park Rangers	40	19	10	11	48:38	10	67
6	Arsenal FC	40	18	12	10	58:39	19	66
7	Wimbledon FC	40	14	15	11	58:47	11	57
8	Newcastle United	40	14	14	12	55:53	2	56
9	Luton Town	40	14	11	15	57:58	-1	53
10	Coventry City	40	13	14	13	46:53	-7	53
11	Sheffield Wednesday	40	15	8	17	52:66	-14	53
12	Southampton FC	40	12	14	14	49:53	-4	50
13	Tottenham Hotspur	40	12	11	17	38:48	-10	47
14	Norwich City	40	12	9	19	40:52	-12	45
15	Derby County	40	10	13	17	35:45	-10	43
16	West Ham United	40	9	15	16	40:52	-12	42
17	Charlton Athletic	40	9	15	16	38:52	-14	42
18	Chelsea FC	40	9	15	16	50:68	-18	42
19	Portsmouth FC	40	7	14	19	36:66	-30	35
20	Watford FC	40	7	11	22	27:51	-24	32
21	Oxford United	40	6	13	21	44:80	-36	31