| August 1987 |
|---|
| Wed 05th | Hythe Town (A) | Friendly |
W
5-0
|
--- | - |
| Sat 15th | Canterbury City (A) | Frank Norris Trophy (Final) |
W
2-1
|
--- |
|
| Sat 22nd | Burton Albion (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-1
|
858 |
|
| Sun 23rd | Hastings Town (A) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) |
D
0-0
|
130 |
|
| Sat 29th | Aylesbury United (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
1-4
|
215 |
|
| Mon 31st | Chelmsford City (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-1
|
525 |
|
| September 1987 |
|---|
| Sat 05th | Bromsgrove Rovers (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
1-2
|
175 |
|
| Tue 08th | Witney Town (A) | Premier Inter League Cup (?) |
W
2-1
|
176 |
|
| After Extra Time. | |||||
| Sat 12th | Bromley (A) | FA Cup (1st Qualifying Round) |
L
2-5
|
359 |
|
| Sat 19th | VS Rugby (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
1-0
|
177 |
|
| Tue 22nd | Folkestone (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) |
D
1-1
|
397 |
|
| Sat 26th | Corby Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
4-2
|
128 |
|
| Tue 29th | Thanet United (A) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) |
D
0-0
|
177 |
|
| October 1987 |
|---|
| Sat 03rd | Erith and Belvedere (A) | FA Trophy (1st Qualifying Round) |
W
1-0
|
154 |
|
| Tue 06th | Enfield (A) | Premier Inter League Cup (1st Round) |
L
1-4
|
415 |
|
| Sat 10th | Nuneaton Borough (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
4-2
|
186 |
|
| Tue 13th | Hastings Town (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) |
W
2-0
|
159 |
|
| Sat 17th | Shepshed Charterhouse (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
212 |
|
| Tue 20th | Folkestone (A) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) |
W
2-0
|
388 |
|
| Sat 24th | Redditch United (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
2-4
|
197 |
|
| Tue 27th | Thanet United (H) | Southern League Cup (Group Stage) |
W
1-0
|
214 |
|
| Sat 31st | Leatherhead (A) | FA Trophy (2nd Qualifying Round) |
W
1-0
|
182 |
|
| November 1987 |
|---|
| Sat 07th | Alvechurch (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
188 |
|
| Sat 14th | Witney Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
3-2
|
130 |
|
| Tue 17th | Folkestone (H) | Kent Senior Cup (1st Round) |
W
4-2
|
352 |
|
| After Extra Time | |||||
| Sat 21st | Aylesbury United (H) | FA Trophy (3rd Qualifying Round) |
L
1-2
|
284 |
|
| December 1987 |
|---|
| Sat 05th | Shepshed Charterhouse (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
1-0
|
188 |
|
| Tue 08th | Chelmsford City (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
4-3
|
187 |
|
| Sat 12th | Aylesbury United (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-2
|
687 |
|
| Tue 15th | Chatham Town (H) | Southern League Cup (2nd Round) |
W
3-0
|
151 |
|
| Sat 19th | Willenhall Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
190 |
|
| Sat 26th | Dartford (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-3
|
520 |
|
| Mon 28th | Gosport Borough (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
310 |
|
| January 1988 |
|---|
| Fri 01st | Crawley Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
2-3
|
223 |
|
| Sat 02nd | Cambridge City (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
p-p
|
--- | - |
| Match Postponed. | |||||
| Sat 09th | Worcester City (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
1-3
|
210 |
|
| Tue 12th | Bromley (A) | Kent Senior Cup (2nd Round) |
L
0-2
|
--- |
|
| Sat 30th | Nuneaton Borough (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
1-3
|
383 |
|
| February 1988 |
|---|
| Sat 06th | VS Rugby (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
396 |
|
| Wed 10th | Fareham Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
--- |
|
| Tue 16th | Dorchester Town (H) | Southern League Cup (3rd Round) |
L
0-1
|
192 |
|
| Sat 20th | Alvechurch (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
--- |
|
| Sat 27th | Corby Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
177 |
|
| March 1988 |
|---|
| Sat 05th | Cambridge City (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-1
|
159 |
|
| Tue 08th | Dorchester Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
--- |
|
| Sat 12th | Leicester United (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
2-1
|
--- |
|
| Sat 19th | Witney Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
167 |
|
| Tue 22nd | Bromsgrove Rovers (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-3
|
--- |
|
| Sat 26th | Worcester City (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
661 |
|
| April 1988 |
|---|
| Sat 02nd | Crawley Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
324 |
|
| Mon 04th | Dartford (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
359 |
|
| Sat 09th | Dorchester Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
1-0
|
156 |
|
| Tue 12th | Bedworth United (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
1-0
|
--- |
|
| Sat 16th | Willenhall Town (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-2
|
--- |
|
| Tue 19th | Fareham Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
p-p
|
--- | - |
| Match Postponed. | |||||
| Sat 23rd | Bedworth United (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
0-0
|
139 |
|
| Sun 24th | Burton Albion (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
3-2
|
132 |
|
| Thu 28th | Cambridge City (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
3-0
|
297 |
|
| Sat 30th | Redditch United (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
--- |
|
| May 1988 |
|---|
| Mon 02nd | Gosport Borough (A) | Southern League Premier Division |
L
0-1
|
--- |
|
| Thu 05th | Leicester United (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
D
1-1
|
--- |
|
| Fri 06th | Fareham Town (H) | Southern League Premier Division |
W
1-0
|
--- |
|
Southern League Premier Division League Table 1987/88 |
|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aylesbury United | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 35 | +44 | 89 |
| 2 | Dartford | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 89 |
| 3 | Cambridge City | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 84 | 43 | +41 | 80 |
| 4 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 77 |
| 5 | Worcester City | 42 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 72 |
| 6 | Crawley Town | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 73 | 63 | +10 | 65 |
| 7 | Alvechurch | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 64 |
| 8 | Leicester United | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 68 | 59 | +9 | 59 |
| 9 | Fareham Town | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 59 |
| 10 | Corby Town | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 64 | -3 | 56 |
| 11 | Dorchester Town | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 56 |
| 12 | Ashford Town | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 52 |
| 13 | Shepshed Charterhouse | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 59 | -7 | 50 |
| 14 | Bedworth United | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 49 | 64 | -15 | 50 |
| 15 | Gosport Borough | 42 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 47 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 73 | -11 | 47 |
| 17 | VS Rugby | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 57 | -5 | 46 |
| 18 | Redditch United | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 63 | -8 | 43 |
| 19 | Chelmsford City | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 75 | -15 | 43 |
| 20 | Willenhall Town | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 39 |
| 21 | Nuneaton Borough | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 58 | 77 | -19 | 37 |
| 22 | Witney Town | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 45 | 71 | -26 | 35 |
Southern League Cup, Round One - Group 3 League Table 1987/88 |
|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashford Town | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Hastings Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 |
| 3 | Thanet United | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | Folkestone | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 5 |
| Season Summary 1987/88 |
|---|
| Competition | Summary |
|---|---|
| Southern League Premier Division | 12th (22) - Highest Ever League finish!! |
| FA Cup | 1st Qualifying Round |
| FA Trophy | 3rd Qualifying Round |
| Southern League Cup | 3rd Round |
| Premier Inter League Cup | 1st Round |
| Kent Senior Cup | 2nd Round |
| Player Stats 1987/88 |
|---|
| No Missing matches |
| Player | League Apps | League Goals | Cup Apps | Cup Goals | Total Apps |  -  |
Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Carman | 40 (0) | 0 | 14 (0) | 0 | 54 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| John Barrow | 37 (0) | 1 | 15 (0) | 0 | 52 (0) | 0 - 0 | 1 |
| Carlton Wynter | 34 (1) | 2 | 15 (0) | 1 | 49 (1) | 0 - 0 | 3 |
| Paul Giles | 32 (3) | 2 | 15 (0) | 2 | 47 (3) | 0 - 0 | 4 |
| Jon Sillett | 37 (1) | 1 | 10 (1) | 0 | 47 (2) | 0 - 0 | 1 |
| Steve Luckett | 34 (1) | 2 | 12 (0) | 0 | 46 (1) | 0 - 0 | 2 |
| Darren Hare | 34 (1) | 14 | 10 (1) | 4 | 44 (2) | 0 - 0 | 18 |
| Tony MacDonald | 26 (1) | 1 | 15 (0) | 2 | 41 (1) | 0 - 0 | 3 |
| Paul Brenchley | 26 (1) | 0 | 10 (0) | 0 | 36 (1) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| John Barton | 16 (8) | 0 | 12 (2) | 2 | 28 (10) | 0 - 0 | 2 |
| David Lee | 24 (0) | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 26 (1) | 0 - 0 | 4 |
| Chris Hamshare | 12 (1) | 3 | 9 (2) | 4 | 21 (3) | 0 - 0 | 7 |
| Matt Stock | 20 (0) | 1 | 1 (0) | 0 | 21 (0) | 0 - 0 | 1 |
| Steve Brignall | 11 (3) | 3 | 8 (1) | 0 | 19 (4) | 0 - 0 | 3 |
| Tony Rudd | 11 (13) | 6 | 7 (0) | 2 | 18 (13) | 0 - 0 | 8 |
| Peter McRobert | 14 (2) | 0 | 3 (0) | 1 | 17 (2) | 0 - 0 | 1 |
| Paul Hobbs | 9 (0) | 2 | 8 (0) | 2 | 17 (0) | 0 - 0 | 4 |
| Andy Allon | 13 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 15 (3) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Batten | 12 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 12 (0) | 0 - 0 | 2 |
| Alfie Barrett | 6 (2) | 0 | 4 (4) | 1 | 10 (6) | 0 - 0 | 1 |
| Tom Sloan | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 5 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Neil Scott | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Brendan O Hanlon | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 - 0 | 1 |
| Warren Scott | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| ? Wright | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Dave Ball | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Paul Haverson | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| ? Silbert | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |
| Ray Walker | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 - 0 | 0 |