SEASON 1988-1989

Barclays League Division Three (old)

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
27/08/1988 Bristol Rovers A 2 - 3 Rimmer, Russell 4,080
03/09/1988 Mansfield Town H 0 - 0 2,514
10/09/1988 Brentford A 1 - 1 Rimmer 4,081
17/09/1988 Reading H 3 - 0 Russell 2, Hilditch 2,535
24/09/1988 Fulham A 1 - 1 Butler 3,426
30/09/1988 Blackpool H 2 - 1 Rimmer (pen), Butler 4,141
04/10/1988 Aldershot A 1 - 3 Phillips og 1,527
08/10/1988 Port Vale H 0 - 2 3,976
15/10/1988 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 1 - 2 Hilditch 10,320
22/10/1988 Sheffield United A 1 - 2 Atherton 11,363
25/10/1988 Bolton Wanderers H 1 - 1 Entwistle 4,438
28/10/1988 Southend United A 2 - 1 Hamilton, Butler 3,120
01/11/1988 Swansea City H 1 - 2 Diamond 2,432
05/11/1988 Northampton Town H 1 - 3 Entwistle 2,472
08/11/1988 Preston North End A 2 - 2 D. Thompson, Diamond 8,396
12/11/1988 Bristol City H 0 - 1 2,675
26/11/1988 Huddersfield Town H 0 - 2 2,779
03/12/1988 Bury A 1 - 1 Entwistle 3,121
10/12/1988 Southend United H 3 - 0 D. Thompson, B. Griffiths, Holden 2,027
18/12/1988 Notts County H 0 - 1 3,016
26/12/1988 Chester City A 0 - 1 3,262
30/12/1988 Cardiff City A 2 - 2 Entwistle, B. Griffiths 4,621
02/01/1989 Gillingham H 3 - 0 Hamilton, Entwistle, Hilditch 3,090
07/01/1989 Chesterfield H 0 - 2 2,249
14/01/1989 Mansfield Town A 1 - 0 Parkinson 2,788
21/01/1989 Brentford H 1 - 1 D. Thompson 2,515
04/02/1989 Blackpool A 0 - 2 4,221
11/02/1989 Aldershot H 2 - 1 D. Thompson, B. Griffiths 2,132
18/02/1989 Port Vale A 1 - 2 B. Griffiths 6,100
04/03/1989 Sheffield United H 1 - 2 Senior 3,966
11/03/1989 Northampton Town A 1 - 1 Pilling 3,443
24/03/1989 Gillingham A 1 - 2 B. Griffiths 3,244
27/03/1989 Chester City H 3 - 0 Senior, B. Griffiths, Ramage 3,132
01/04/1989 Notts County A 0 - 1 4,994
04/04/1989 Chesterfield A 1 - 1 Beesley 3,179
07/04/1989 Cardiff City H 1 - 0 Ramage 2,089
15/04/1989 Swansea City A 2 - 1 Knill og, Page 3,719
19/04/1989 Reading A 3 - 0 D. Thompson, Elsey og, Page 3,821
22/04/1989 Fulham H 0 - 1 3,056
29/04/1989 Bristol City A 1 - 0 Tankard 5,156
01/05/1989 Preston North End H 1 - 1 Beesley 5,671
03/05/1989 Bristol Rovers H 3 - 0 B. Griffiths, D. Thompson, Pilling 2,529
06/05/1989 Bury H 1 - 0 A. Johnson 3,045
09/05/1989 Bolton Wanderers A 1 - 1 D. Thompson 6,166
13/05/1989 Huddersfield Town A 1 - 1 Entwistle 4,225
16/05/1989 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 - 1 B. Griffiths (pen) 5,531

Littlewoods Challenge Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
29/08/1988 Preston North End (1 .1) H 0 - 0 4,035
06/09/1988 Preston North End (1.2) A 0 - 1 4,945

Sherpa Vans Trophy

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
22/11/1988 Blackpool (Pre) H 1 - 2 Diamond 1,217
13/12/1988 Rochdale (Pre) A 2 - 0 Griffiths B., Entwistle 1,134
17/01/1989 Tranmere Rovers (1) A 1 - 0 Thompson D. 2,915
21/02/1989 Crewe Alexandra (NQF) H 0 - 1 3,004

FA Cup

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
19/11/1988 Hartlepool United (1) A 0 - 2 2,476

Friendly

Date Opponent H/A Score Scorers Att Prog Press
27/07/1988 St Helens Town A 4 - 0 Rimmer (2, one pen), Russell, D. Thompson 100
28/07/1988 Chorley A -
30/07/1988 Everton H 0 - 3
02/08/1988 Bangor City A 1 - 0 McEwan 150
06/08/1988 Rochdale A 0 - 1 886
11/08/1988 Bolton Wanderers N 0 - 1 965
13/08/1988 Bury A 1 - 1 Hilditch 757
17/08/1988 Prescot Cables A 2 - 4
20/08/1988 Tranmere Rovers N 0 - 0
22/08/1988 Blackburn Rovers A 0 - 4
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