1988–89 Sunderland A.F.C. season

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{{Infobox football club season

|club=Sunderland

|season=1988–89

|manager=Denis Smith

|stadium=Roker Park

|league=Second Division

|league result=11th

|cup1=FA Cup

|cup1 result=Third round

|cup2=League Cup

|cup2 result=Second round

|cup3=Full Members Cup

|cup3 result=Second round

|league topscorer=
Marco Gabbiadini (18)

|season topscorer=
Marco Gabbiadini (23)

|highest attendance=21,994 (vs. Barnsley, 26 December)

|lowest attendance=8,003 (vs. Plymouth Argyle, 4 April)

|average attendance=14,880

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|prevseason=1987–88

|nextseason=1989–90

}}

During the 1988–89 season Sunderland competed in the Football League Second Division. They finished 11th in the league after being promoted from the Third Division the previous season.

Squad

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Tim Carter}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Iain Hesford}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=GK|name=Tony Norman}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Gary Bennett}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Frank Gray}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Alan Hay}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=John Kay}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Gary Ogilvie}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Richard Ord}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Reuben Agboola}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=John MacPhail}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Tommy Lynch}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gordon Armstrong}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Brian Atkinson}}

{{fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Peter Barnes}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=John Cornforth}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Tony Cullen}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Steve Doyle}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Paul Lemon}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Gary Owers}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Colin Pascoe}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Sean Wharton}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Marco Gabbiadini}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Riccardo Gabbiadini}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Eric Gates}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=GER|pos=FW|name=Thomas Hauser}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Warren Hawke}}

{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Billy Whitehurst}}

{{Fs end}}

{{cite web|title=Sunderland AFC Squad 1988-1989 : Table|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/sunderland-afc/1989/2/|publisher=WorldFootball.net|access-date=28 May 2019}}

Results

Sunderland's score comes first.

class="wikitable"

|style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"|Win

|style="background-color: #ffffdd;"|Draw

|style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"|Loss

=Friendlies=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 4 August 1988

Newcastle TownLyme Valley Parkway Stadium5-0740Lemon, Pascoe, Gabbiadini (3)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 6 August 1988

Macclesfield TownMoss Rose1-1N/AGates
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 13 August 1988

Seattle StormRoker Park3-03,393Gabbiadini, MacPhail (pen), Bennett

=Second Division=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 27 August 1988

BournemouthRoker Park1-117,998Bennett (39')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 3 September 1988

Ipswich TownPortman Road0-212,835
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 10 September 1988

Bradford CityRoker Park0-016,286
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 17 September 1988

Birmingham CitySt. Andrew's2-36,817Pascoe (84', 89')
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 20 September 1988

Crystal PalaceRoker Park1-113,150Pascoe (78')
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 24 September 1988

Shrewsbury TownGay Meadow0-04,195
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 1 October 1988

Oldham AthleticRoker Park3-212,529Gabbiadini (10'), MacPhail (34' pen.), Pascoe (72')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 4 October 1988

Leeds UnitedRoker Park2-112,671Gabbiadini (9'), Whitehurst (60')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 8 October 1988

WalsallFellows Park0-26,150
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 15 October 1988

Hull CityBoothferry Park0-08,261
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 22 October 1988

Swindon TownRoker Park4-013,520Owers (20'), Gabbiadini (26', 80'), Whitehurst (73')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 25 October 1988

Blackburn RoversRoker Park2-016,601Gabbiadini (4'), Hendry (12' o.g.)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 29 October 1988

Manchester CityMaine Road1-122,398Armstrong (29')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 2 November 1988

Oxford UnitedManor Ground4-26,270Whitehurst (19'), Armstrong (30'), Gabbiadini (34'), MacPhail (61' pen.)
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 5 November 1988

Stoke CityRoker Park1-117,9123Doyle (52')
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 12 November 1988

ChelseaStamford Bridge1-119,210Gabbiadini (11')
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 19 November 1988

West BromRoker Park1-118,141Bennett (85')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 26 November 1988

Brighton & Hove AlbionGoldstone Ground0-310,039
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 3 December 1988

WatfordRoker Park1-116,330MacPhail (60' pen.)
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 10 December 1988

Leicester CityFilbert Street1-311,093Pascoe (72')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 18 December 1988

Plymouth ArgyleHome Park4-113,498Armstrong (27'), Pascoe (43'), Gabbiadini (64'), Gates (84')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 26 December 1988

BarnsleyRoker Park1-021,994Dobbin (76' o.g.)
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 31 December 1988

PortsmouthRoker Park4-021,566Gates (33'), Ord (44'), Armstrong (61'), Pascoe (75')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 2 January 1989

Bradford CityValley Parade0-112,186
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 14 January 1989

Oxford UnitedRoker Park1-012,853Owers (5')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 21 January 1989

BournemouthDean Court1-08,922Gates (10')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 4 February 1989

Leeds UnitedElland Road0-231,985
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 11 February 1989

WalsallRoker Park0-314,203
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 18 February 1989

Swindon TownCounty Ground1-47,432Armstrong (4')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 25 February 1989

Hull CityRoker Park2-014,719Pascoe (71'), Gabbiadini (81')
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 28 February 1989

Blackburn RoversEwood Park2-28,288Gabbiadini (6' pen, 27')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 11 March 1989

Stoke CityVictoria Ground0-212,489
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 14 March 1989

Manchester CityRoker Park2-416,101Gabbiadini (18'), Gates (75')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 18 March 1989

Crystal PalaceSelhurst Park0-19,108
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 21 March 1989

ChelseaRoker Park1-214,714Gabbiadini (18')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 25 March 1989

Ipswich TownRoker Park4-013,859Gabbiadini (36' pen, 88', 89'), Owers (55')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 27 March 1989

BarnsleyOakwell0-38,070
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 1 April 1989

Birmingham CityRoker Park2-210,969Lemon (33'), Gabbiadini (76')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 4 April 1989

Plymouth ArgyleRoker Park2-18,003Armstrong (6', 17')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 8 April 1989

PortsmouthFratton Park0-27,724
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 15 April 1989

Oldham AthleticBoundary Park2-25,944MacPhail (2'), Hauser (14')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 22 April 1989

Shrewsbury TownRoker Park2-19,427Hauser (6'), Armstrong (82')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 29 April 1989

Brighton & Hove AlbionRoker Park1-012,856Pascoe (20')
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 1 May 1989

WatfordVicarage Road1-013,499Gabbiadini (23')
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 6 May 1989

West BromThe Hawthorns0-010,451
style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 13 May 1989

Leicester CityRoker Park2-215,832Bennett (61'), Pascoe (68')

==League table==

{{:1988–89 Football League|transcludesection=Second Division|only_totals=y|showteam=SUN}}

=League Cup=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 30 August 1988

Round 1 Leg 1York CityBootham Crescent0-04,204
style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 6 September 1988

Round 1 Leg 2York CityRoker Park4-09,388Gabbiadini (13', 88'), Pascoe (24', 85')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 27 September 1988

Round 2 Leg 1West Ham UnitedRoker Park0-313,691
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 12 October 1988

Round 2 Leg 2West Ham UnitedBoleyn Ground1-210,558Gabbiadini (74')

=Full Members Cup=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #d0ffe3;"

| 8 November 1988

Round 1Charlton AthleticSelhurst Park1-01,666Gabbiadini (43')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 22 December 1988

Round 2Blackburn RoversEwood Park1-24,457Gabbiadini (67')

=FA Cup=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"

!Date!!Round!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Scorers

style="background-color: #ffffdd;"

| 7 January 1989

3rd RoundOxford UnitedRoker Park1-117,074Ord (33')
style="background-color: #ffd0e3;"

| 11 January 1989

3rd Round ReplayOxford UnitedManor Ground0-27,236

Statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
width=60|Nation

!width=150|Name

!width=80|League

!width=80|League Cup

!width=80|FA Cup

!width=80|Total

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Marco Gabbiadini

|18

|3

|0

|23

{{flagicon|WAL}}

|Colin Pascoe

|10

|2

|0

|12

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Gordon Armstrong

|8

|0

|0

|8

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Eric Gates

|4

|0

|0

|4

{{flagicon|SCO}}

|John MacPhail

|4

|0

|0

|4

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Gary Bennett

|3

|0

|0

|3

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Gary Owers

|3

|0

|0

|3

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Billy Whitehurst

|3

|0

|0

|3

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Richard Ord

|1

|0

|1

|2

{{flagicon|GER}}

|Thomas Hauser

|2

|0

|0

|2

{{flagicon|WAL}}

|Steve Doyle

|1

|0

|0

|1

{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Paul Lemon

|1

|0

|0

|1

References

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{{1988–89 in English football}}

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