During the 1987–88 season,

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

participated in the

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following their promotion the previous season. They were promoted to the First Division at the end of the season having finished third in the league and winning the play-offs.

Team kit and sponsors

During the 1987–88 season, Middlesbrough moved to a striped white top half on their home kit with the kits made by Skill and sponsored by Dickens.

League table

League Results

Football League First Division

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Cup Results

League Cup

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Simod Cup

Squad

Appearances and goals

''Appearance and goalscoring records for all the players who were in the Middlesbrough F.C. first team squad during the 1987–88 season.''

Coaching staff

* Manager:

Bruce Rioch Bruce David Rioch (; born 6 September 1947) is a British football manager and former player for the Scotland national team. His last managerial post was at AaB in the Danish Superliga in 2008. As a player, he made more than 550 appearances in ...

* Assistant manager:

Colin Todd Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB. As a player, he made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing as a defender for Sunderland, ...

Transfers

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Out

References and notes

:Middlesbrough F.C. seasons

{{DEFAULTSORT:1987-88 Middlesbrough F.C. season Middlesbrough F.C. seasons 1987–88 Football League Second Division by team