1987–88 Liverpool F.C. season
96th season in existence of Liverpool F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
1987–88 season | |||
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First Division | Champions | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Third round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: John Aldridge (26) All: John Aldridge (29) | ||
Highest home attendance | 44,798 (vs. Tottenham, League, 23 Apr) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 29,994 (vs. Blackburn Rovers, League Cup, 6 Oct) | ||
Average home league attendance | 42,267 | ||
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The squad had altered significantly from the previous season, with star striker Ian Rush now at Juventus and player-manager Kenny Dalglish concentrating largely on the manager's job, though he was still registered as a player. In Rush's place was John Aldridge, signed halfway through the previous season from Oxford United, complemented up front by £1.9 million national record signing Peter Beardsley. Following Aldridge to Anfield from Oxford was winger Ray Houghton.
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.