The 1988–89 season was Manchester City's second consecutive season in the second tier of English football, the Football League Second Division.
Final league table
Results summary
Results Manchester City's score comes first
Legend WinDrawLoss
Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 27 August 1988 Hull CityA0–111,653 29 August 1988 Oldham AthleticH1–422,594Lake 3 September 1988 WalsallH2–217,104McNab, Morley 10 September 1988 Leeds UnitedA1–123,677McNab 17 September 1988 Brighton & Hove AlbionH2–116,033Brightwell, Moulden 20 September 1988 ChelseaA3–18,071Brightwell (2), Moulden 24 September 1988 BarnsleyA2–19,300Morley, White 1 October 1988 Blackburn RoversH1–022,111Biggins 5 October 1988 PortsmouthH4–117,202Biggins, Lake, Moulden, White 8 October 1988 Ipswich TownA0–115,521 15 October 1988 Plymouth ArgyleA1–010,158Gayle 22 October 1988 Birmingham CityH0–020,205 26 October 1988 West Bromwich AlbionA0–114,258 29 October 1988 SunderlandH1–122,398Hinchcliffe 5 November 1988 Leicester CityA0–014,080 12 November 1988 WatfordH3–121,142Biggins (2), Moulden 19 November 1988 AFC BournemouthA1–09,874Moulden 26 November 1988 Oxford UnitedH2–120,145Morley, Redmond 3 December 1988 Crystal PalaceA0–012,274 10 December 1988 Bradford CityH4–020,129Brightwell (2), Moulden (2) 17 December 1988 Shrewsbury TownH2–219,613Hinchcliffe (2) 26 December 1988 Stoke CityA1–324,059Gleghorn 31 December 1988 Swindon TownA2–110,776Beckford, Gayle 2 January 1989 Leeds UnitedH0–033,034 14 January 1989 Oldham AthleticA1–019,536Megson 21 January 1989 Hull CityH4–120,485Biggins (2), Moulden, White 4 February 1989 PortsmouthA1–013,187Gleghorn 11 February 1989 Ipswich TownH4–022,145Biggins (2), Gayle, Morley 18 February 1989 Birmingham CityA2–011,707Gleghorn, McNab 25 February 1989 Plymouth ArgyleH2–022,451Biggins, McNab 1 March 1989 West Bromwich AlbionH1–125,109Moulden 4 March 1989 WatfordA0–115,747 11 March 1989 Leicester CityH4–222,266Morley (3), Own Goal 14 March 1989 SunderlandA4–216,167White (2), Gleghorn, Morley 18 March 1989 ChelseaH2–340,070McNab, Taggart 25 March 1989 WalsallA3–37,562Moulden (2), Oldfield 27 March 1989 Stoke CityH2–128,303Hinchcliffe, Oldfield 1 April 1989 Brighton & Hove AlbionA1–212,072Morley 4 April 1989 Shrewsbury TownA1–08,271Morley 8 April 1989 Swindon TownH2–122,663Hinchcliffe, Oldfield 15 April 1989 Blackburn RoversA0–416,927 22 April 1989 BarnsleyH1–221,274Lake 29 April 1989 Oxford UnitedA4–27,762Brightwell, Gleghorn, White, Own Goal 1 May 1989 Crystal PalaceH1–133,456Gleghorn 6 May 1989 AFC BournemouthH3–330,564Moulden (2), Morley 13 May 1989 Bradford CityA1–112,479Morley
Football League Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR2 1st Leg28 September 1988Plymouth ArgyleH1–09,454WhiteR2 2nd Leg12 October 1988Plymouth ArgyleA6–3 (won 7–3 on agg)8,794Gleghorn (2), Biggins, Lake, McNab, MouldenR32 November 1988Sheffield UnitedH4–216,609Moulden (3), MorleyR429 November 1988Luton TownA1–310,178White
FA Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorersR37 January 1989Leicester CityH1–023,838McNabR428 January 1989BrentfordA1–312,000Gleghorn
Full Members' Cup
+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR113 December 1988Blackburn RoversA2–3 (aet)5,763Gleghorn, Own Goal
Squad
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