1987–88 Fulham RLFC season

1987–88 Fulham RLFC season
1987–88 RFL season Rank17th
Challenge CupFirst Round
1987–88 recordWins: 10; draws: 0; losses: 19
Points scoredFor: 382; against: 559
Team information
ChairmanBarbara Close
CoachBill Goodwin
StadiumPolytechnic of Central London Stadium, Chiswick
Avg. attendance659
High attendance1216 vs. PNG
Top scorers
TriesDave Gillian - 9
GoalsColin Fenn - 40
PointsColin Fenn - 80
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The 1987–88 Fulham RLFC season was the eighth in the club's history. They competed in the 1987–88 Second Division of the Rugby Football League. They also competed in the 1987–88 Challenge Cup, 1987–88 Lancashire Cup and the 1987–88 League Cup. They finished the season in 17th place in the second tier of British professional rugby league.

1987-88 Second Division league table

Second Division

Team Pld W D L PF PA Pts
1 Oldham 28 23 1 4 771 335 47
2 Featherstone Rovers 28 21 2 5 712 353 44
3 Wakefield Trinity 28 20 1 7 666 315 41
4 Springfield Borough 28 18 0 10 448 356 36
5 Sheffield Eagles 28 16 1 11 490 429 33
6 York 28 15 1 12 558 526 31
7 Mansfield Marksman 28 15 1 12 439 412 31
8 Keighley 28 15 0 13 497 428 30
9 Barrow 28 14 2 12 382 397 30
10 Workington Town 28 15 0 13 380 441 30
11 Carlisle 28 14 1 13 388 444 29
12 Runcorn Highfield 28 14 0 14 420 469 28
13 Whitehaven 28 10 1 17 417 452 21
14 Bramley 28 10 1 17 400 600 21
15 Dewsbury 28 10 0 18 417 519 20
16 Doncaster 28 9 2 17 406 512 20
17 Fulham 28 10 0 18 382 559 20
18 Rochdale Hornets 28 10 0 18 322 514 20
19 Huddersfield Barracudas 28 7 1 20 383 597 15
20 Batley 28 6 1 21 305 523 13

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1987-88 squad

Name Appearances Substitute Total Appearances Tries Goals Drop Goals Points
David Aitken 19 1 20 5 0 0 20
Adrian Alexander 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Tony Bader 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Neil Bibby 12 4 16 2 0 0 8
Russ Bridge 28 3 31 3 0 0 12
Adrian Cambriani 9 0 9 4 0 0 16
Ian Chatterton 16 2 18 1 0 0 4
Paul Cheetham 17 2 19 5 0 0 20
Dominic Cooper 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Nick Elgar 6 0 6 1 0 0 4
Frank Feighan 11 1 12 3 0 0 12
Colin Fenn 21 4 25 0 40 0 80
Jamie Fletcher 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Huw Francis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Dave Gillan 29 0 29 9 0 0 36
Nick Grimoldby 29 2 31 3 3 3 21
Steve Guyett 22 2 24 4 19 0 54
Chris Hanson 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Justin Herbert 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mike Hutchinson 29 1 30 2 0 0 8
Lawrence Johannson 3 6 9 0 0 0 0
Charlie Jones 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Noel Keating 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Shane Kelly 13 5 18 3 0 0 12
Geordie Lawrie 8 3 11 1 0 0 4
Roy Leslie 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Kevin Manning 19 5 24 2 0 0 8
Santi Masa 9 0 9 2 0 1 9
Gerry McMullen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Andrew Mighty 2 0 2 1 0 0 4
Craig Miller 23 1 24 1 0 0 4
Keiron Murphy 31 0 31 5 0 0 20
Ricky Oliver 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Paul O'Riley 15 1 16 3 0 0 12
Huw Rees 10 1 11 3 5 0 22
Craig Taylor 22 0 22 2 0 0 8
Ian Wightman 3 3 6 1 0 0 4

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References

  1. ^ 1987-88 Rugby Football League season at wigan.rlfans.com
  2. ^ Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1988). ROTHMANS RUGBY LEAGUE YEARBOOK 1988-89. London: Queen Anne Press. ISBN 9780356158822.
  3. ^ Gains & Losses