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1987–88 Full Members' Cup

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1987–88 Full Members' Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Teams40
Final positions
ChampionsReading (1st title)
Runner-upLuton Town
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored119 (3.05 per match)

The 1987–88 Full Members' Cup (also known as the Simod Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of the tournament created to compensate for the ban on English clubs from European football following the Heysel Stadium disaster. It was won by Reading, who beat Luton Town 4–1 in the final at Wembley.

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham opted out of this competition.

First round

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10 November 1987 Blackburn Rovers (2)1–2 Swindon Town (2) Ewood Park
10 November 1987 Charlton Athletic (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Hull City (2)The Valley
10 November 1987 Ipswich Town (2) 1–0Middlesbrough (2)Portman Road
10 November 1987 Portsmouth (1)0–3 Stoke City (2) Fratton Park
Heath
Daly
Shaw
Attendance: 3,226
10 November 1987 West Ham United (1)1–2 Millwall (2) Boleyn Ground
11 November 1987 Aston Villa (2)0–5 Bradford City (2) Villa Park
18 November 1987 Chelsea (1) 2–1Barnsley (2)Stamford Bridge
Durie 65'
Coady 82'
MacDonald 39' Attendance: 8,501
Referee: Mike D. Reed
21 December 1987 Queens Park Rangers (1) 1–3 Reading (2) Loftus Road

Second round

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1 December 1987 Sheffield Wednesday (1)0–1 Stoke City (2) Hillsborough Stadium
Berry Attendance: 15,228
8 December 1987 Millwall (2) 2–0Leeds United (2)The Den
16 December 1987 Manchester City (2)0–2 Chelsea (1) Maine Road
K. Wilson 67'
Dixon 88'
Attendance: 6,406
Referee: Trelford Mills
23 December 1987 Swindon Town (2) 2–1Derby County (1)County Ground
13 January 1988 Reading (2) 1–0Oxford United (1)Elm Park

Third round

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13 January 1988 Coventry City (1) 2–1Wimbledon (1)Highfield Road
13 January 1988 Leicester City (2)0–0
(3–5 p)
Stoke City (2) Filbert Street
Attendance: 5,161
13 January 1988 Millwall (2)2–3 Norwich City (1) The Den
13 January 1988 Swindon Town (2) 4–0Chelsea (1)County Ground
Parkin 7'
White 8', 63'
Quinn 43'
Attendance: 12,317
Referee: Allan Gunn
25 January 1988 Bradford City (2) 1–0Southampton (1)Valley Parade
25 January 1988 Ipswich Town (2) 5–2 (a.e.t.)Watford (1)Portman Road
3 February 1988 Reading (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Nottingham Forest (1)Elm Park
10 February 1988 Everton (1)1–2 Luton Town (1) Goodison Park
Power 20' Oldfield (2) 61', 83'

Quarter-final

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Coventry City (1)2–0Ipswich Town (2)

Reading (2)2–1 (a.e.t.)Bradford City (2)
Baillie
Horrix

Swindon Town (2)2–0Norwich City (1)

Luton Town (1)4–1Stoke City (2)
Harford (2)
B. Stein (2)
Shaw
Attendance: 4,480

Semi-final

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Luton Town (1)2–1 (a.e.t.)Swindon Town (2)

Final

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27 March 1988 Reading (2) 4–1 Luton Town (1) Wembley Stadium
Smillie
Gilkes
Tait
Beavon
Harford Attendance: 61,470
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