Date Opponents V Comp H-T F-T Pos. Att 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sub 1 Sub 2 Sub 3 Sub 4 Sub 5 Sub 6 Sub 7 Sub 8 t     1988-89 ARSENAL CAREER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 1 1988-89
1 23/07/1988 Yeovil Town   A Fr 2-0 5-0 -   Lukic 0* Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Caesar Rocastle Davis 1 Smith Groves Marwood 1 Wilmot (46) 0* Hayes (46) 1 Richardson (46) 1 Merson (46) 1 Quinn (46) Morrow (60) Rocastle (75)   1   League FA Cup League Cup Friendlies League FA Cup League Cup Europe Charity Shield Friendlies   Team P W D L F A Pts
2 02/08/1988 Orebro (Sweden)   A Fr 1-0 1-1 -   Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Hayes Marwood Caesar (30) Richardson (46) Groves (46) Merson (46) Quinn (70) (Wilmot)     2 Player Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls Apps US Gls 1 ARSENAL 38 22 10 6 73 36 76
3 04/08/1988 Anundsjo (Sweden)   A Fr 1-1 3-1 -   Wilmot Dixon Winterburn Richardson O'Leary 1 Caesar Rocastle 2 Davis Quinn Groves Marwood Thomas (40) Smith (46) Merson (46) Hayes (75) (Lukic)       3 TA Adams 36   - 4   2   - -   5   - -   10 +1 1 2   145 +1 2 12   11   - -   22 +1 - -   -   - -   -   - -   26 +3 5 5   2 Liverpool 38 22 10 6 65 28 76
4 09/08/1988 Enkoping (Sweden)   A Fr 3-0 6-0 -   Lukic 0* Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle 2 Davis Smith Merson 3 Marwood Hayes (46) Bould (60) Quinn (60) Wilmot (75) 0* Caesar (75) Richardson (75) Groves (75) 1   4 PKK Ampadu -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - 1   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1   1   3 Nottingham Forest 38 17 13 8 64 43 64
5 13/08/1988 Tottenham Hotspur   N Fr 1-0 4-0 - 30,104 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson 1 Marwood 2 Hayes (70) Bould (75) (Wilmot) (Richardson) (Quinn)       5 SA Bould 26 +4 - 2   1   - -   5   - -   6 +3 2 -   26 +4 - 2   1   - -   5   - -   -   - -   -   - -   6 +3 2 -   4 Norwich City 38 17 11 10 48 45 62
6 14/08/1988 Bayern Munich (West Germany)   N Fr 0-0 3-0 - 27,364 Lukic Dixon 1 Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 2 Merson Marwood Hayes (70) Richardson (89) (Wilmot) (Groves) (Quinn)       6 GC Caesar 2   - -   -   - -   -   - -   4 +2 2 -   27 +14 15 -   0 +1 2 -   3 +1 9 -   -   - -   -   - -   8 +8   -   5 Derby County 38 17 7 14 40 38 58
7 16/08/1988 Birmingham City   A Fr 0-0 4-0 - 2,422 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson 1 Marwood 2 Connelly (75) Groves (75) Scully (80)           7 JW Carstairs -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2   -   6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 15 12 11 60 46 57
8 19/08/1988 Leicester City OG A Fr 1-0 4-1 -   Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams 1 Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson Marwood Hayes (70) (Connelly) (Scully) (Miller)         8 D Connelly -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2   -   7 Coventry City 38 14 13 11 47 42 55
1 27/08/1988 Wimbledon   A FL 3-1 5-1 1 15,710 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 3 Merson 1 Marwood 1 (Richardson) (Groves)             1 PV Davis 11 +1 2 1   0 +2 - -   2   - -   13   - 3   245 +14 12 25   11 +4 1 3   35 +3 - 4   3 +1 2 -   -   - -   57 +8   15   8 Everton 38 14 12 12 50 45 54
QF 31/08/1988 Queen's Park Rangers   A Fr 1-0 2-0 - 10,019 Lukic Richardson Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams 1 Rocastle Davis Smith Merson Marwood 1 Hayes (83) (Caesar)             QF LM Dixon 31 +2 2 1   1   - -   5   - -   14   - 1   37 +2 2 1   1   - -   5   - -   -   - -   -   - -   15     1   9 Queens Park Rangers 38 14 11 13 43 37 53
2 03/09/1988 Aston Villa   H FL 0-1 2-3 8 37,417 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson Marwood 1 Groves (75) (Richardson)             2 P Groves 6 +15 6 4   0 +2 - -   1 +1 - -   5 +6 1 2   53 +27 3 13   5 +4 - 1   12 +4 - 2   -   - -   -   - -   10 +11   4   10 Millwall 38 14 11 13 47 52 53
3 10/09/1988 Tottenham Hotspur   A FL 3-2 3-2 6 32,621 Lukic Dixon Winterburn 1 Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson Marwood 1 Groves (70) Richardson (80)             3 M Hayes 3 +14 2 1   -   - -   0 +4 1 -   3 +10 - 3   62 +28 6 23   8 +1 1 3   12 +7 2 5   -   - -   -   - -   14 +14   13   11 Manchester United 38 13 12 13 45 35 51
4 17/09/1988 Southampton   H FL 0-2 2-2 5 31,384 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson Marwood 1p Hayes (75) Richardson (85)             4 D Hillier -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1   -   12 Wimbledon 38 14 9 15 50 46 51
SF 20/09/1988 Liverpool   H Fr 1-0 2-1 - 29,135 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves 1 Marwood 1 Hayes (63) (Caesar)             SF J Lukic 38 (14) - 36 * 2 (0) - 3 * 5 (2) - 4 * 14 (10) 1 4 * 185 (72) - 178 * 18 (3) - 25 * 28 (13) - 19 * -   - -   -   - -   38 +6 (22)   33 * 13 Southampton 38 10 15 13 52 66 45
5 24/09/1988 Sheffield Wednesday   A FL 0-1 1-2 7 17,830 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 1 Merson Marwood Groves (71) (Richardson)             5 A Marriott -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   14 Charlton Athletic 38 10 12 16 44 58 42
2 28/09/1988 Hull City   A FLC 1-1 2-1 - 11,450 Lukic Dixon Winterburn 1 Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Davis Smith Groves Marwood 1 Richardson (72) Hayes (72)             2 B Marwood 31   - 9   2   - -   5   - 1   15   - 7   35   - 10   2   - -   5   - 1   -   - -   -   - -   16     7   15 Sheffield Wednesday 38 10 12 16 34 51 42
6 01/10/1988 West Ham United   A FL 2-1 4-1 6 27,658 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams Rocastle 1 Davis Smith 2 Groves Marwood Hayes (46) (Richardson)             6 PC Merson 29 +8 - 10   2   - 2   4   - 2   9 +4 - 6   41 +18 2 18   3   - 2   4 +1 - 2   -   - -   -   - -   9 +8   9   16 Luton Town 38 10 11 17 42 52 41
F 09/10/1988 Manchester United   N Fr 2-0 2-1 - 22,182 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams Rocastle Davis 1 Smith Groves Marwood Merson (65) (Richardson)             F AJ Miller -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   1 -   17 Aston Villa 38 9 13 16 45 56 40
2 12/10/1988 Hull City   H FLC 1-0 3-0 - 17,885 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Davis Smith 2 Merson 1 Marwood Richardson (46) Hayes (78)             2 R Milton -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1   -   18 Middlesbrough 38 9 12 17 44 61 39
7 22/10/1988 Queen's Park Rangers   H FL 0-0 2-1 4 33,202 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood Groves (72) (Quinn)             7 SJ Morrow -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +2 - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +3   -   19 West Ham United 38 10 8 20 37 62 38
8 25/10/1988 Luton Town   A FL 1-0 1-1 3 10,548 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood (Groves) (Hayes)             8 DA O'Leary 26   6 -   2   - -   -   2 -   10   - 1   467   6 9   56   - 1   62   2 2   20   - -   1   - -   91 +4   2   20 Newcastle United 38 7 10 21 32 63 31
9 29/10/1988 Coventry City   H FL 1-0 2-0 2 31,273 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Hayes (86) Groves (86)             9 NJ Quinn 2 +1 2 1   -   - -   -   - -   2 +6 2 -   53 +8 5 12   7 +2 2 1   12 +2 3 3   -   - -   -   - -   8 +12   1  
3 02/11/1988 Liverpool   A FLC 0-0 1-1 - 31,951 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Groves (63) (Hayes)             3 K Richardson 32 +2 4 1   2   - -   3 +2 - -   7 +4 2 3   56 +7 8 5   6   - 1   9 +3 1 2   -   - -   -   - -   8 +5   3  
10 06/11/1988 Nottingham Forest   A FL 1-1 4-1 2 19,038 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould 1 Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood 1 Hayes (71) (O'Leary)             10 DC Rocastle 38   - 6   2   - -   5   - 1   13   - 4   127 +3 2 16   15   - 4   23 +1 - 6   -   - -   -   - -   28 +2   4  
3 09/11/1988 Liverpool   H FLC 0-0 0-0 - 54,029 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Hayes (65) (O'Leary)             3 KG Sansom -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1   - -   314   - 6   26   - -   48   - -   6   - -   -   - -   57     2  
11 12/11/1988 Newcastle United   A FL 0-0 1-0 2 24,003 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould 1 Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Hayes Marwood Merson (69) (O'Leary)             11 PJ Scully -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1 1 -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   0 +1   -  
12 19/11/1988 Middlesbrough   H FL 1-0 3-0 2 32,294 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith Merson 2 Marwood Hayes (75) (O'Leary)             12 AM Smith 36   - 23   2   - -   5   - 2   13 +1 - 8   72 +3 - 34   5   - 1   13   - 6   -   - -   -   - -   21 +1   15  
3 23/11/1988 Liverpool   N FLC 1-0 1-2 - 21,708 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood Hayes (65) (O'Leary)             3 ML Thomas 33 +4 1 7   2   - -   5   - -   11 +3 - 2   81 +5 4 16   4 +2 1 -   14 +2 - 2   -   - -   -   - -   21 +4   2  
13 26/11/1988 Derby County   A FL 0-0 1-2 2 21,209 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Hayes Groves (80) (O'Leary)             13 RJ Wilmot -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   1 +5 (3) 3 4 * 8 (0) - 13 * -   - -   1 (0) - 1 * -   1 -   -   - -   2 +11 (12)   8 *
14 04/12/1988 Liverpool   H FL 0-0 1-1 2 31,863 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood Hayes (86) (O'Leary)             14 N Winterburn 38   - 3   2   - -   5   - 1   14   - 1   54 +1 3 3   6   - -   9   - 2   -   - -   -   - -   20     1  
15 10/12/1988 Norwich City   A FL 0-0 0-0 2 23,069 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Hayes (76) (O'Leary)             15 Own goals -   - -   -   - -   -   - -   -   - 1   -   - 94   -   - 14   -   - 1   -   - 2   -   - -   -     33  
9 13/12/1988 Shrewsbury Town   A Fr 1-0 2-1 -   Lukic 0* Dixon Sansom t Richardson Bould O'Leary Rocastle Davis 1 Quinn Groves Marwood Hayes (15) Wilmot (46) 1* Hillier (60) Connelly (60) Morrow (60) Ampadu (60) 1 Milton (60) Carstairs (75) 9
16 17/12/1988 Manchester United   H FL 2-0 2-1 2 37,422 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood (Hayes) (Quinn)             16
17 26/12/1988 Charlton Athletic   A FL 1-0 3-2 1 18,439 Lukic O'Leary Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood 2(1p) (Davis) (Groves)             17
18 31/12/1988 Aston Villa   A FL 2-0 3-0 1 32,486 Lukic O'Leary Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood Groves (72) 1 (Davis)             18
19 02/01/1989 Tottenham Hotspur   H FL 1-0 2-0 1 45,129 Lukic O'Leary Winterburn Thomas 1 Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood Davis (75) Groves (83)             19
3 08/01/1989 West Ham United   A FAC 1-2 2-2 - 22,017 Lukic O'Leary Winterburn Thomas Bould Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 2 Marwood Davis (73) Groves (80)             3
3 11/01/1989 West Ham United   H FAC 0-0 0-1 - 44,124 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Davis (80) Groves (80)             3
20 14/01/1989 Everton   A FL 0-0 3-1 1 34,825 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Caesar Rocastle Richardson 1 Smith 1 Merson 1 Marwood Groves (72) Thomas (86)             20
21 21/01/1989 Sheffield Wednesday   H FL 0-0 1-1 1 33,490 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Caesar Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson 1 Marwood Groves (80) Thomas (90)             21
10 25/01/1989 Somerset Cricket Club (Bermuda)   A Fr 0-0 1-0 -   Lukic 0* Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Caesar Hayes 1 Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Wilmot (46) 0* Groves (46) Quinn (46) Thomas (60) (Bould) (Adams)     10
11 27/01/1989 Bermuda National XI   A Fr 3-0 4-2 -   Lukic 0* Dixon Winterburn 1 Davis O'Leary Caesar Hayes Richardson 2 Smith 1 Merson Marwood Groves (30) Wilmot (46) 2* Adams (46) Thomas (46) Quinn (46) (Bould)     11
22 04/02/1989 West Ham United   H FL 0-0 2-1 1 40,139 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Groves 1 Bould (50) Hayes (79)             22
23 11/02/1989 Millwall   A FL 0-1 2-1 1 21,854 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood 1 Bould (73) (Groves)             23
12 14/02/1989 France   H Fr 0-0 2-0 - 21,785 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Merson Marwood Hayes (58) 1 Bould (64) Groves (75) Quinn (79) (Marriott)       12
24 18/02/1989 Queen's Park Rangers   A FL 0-0 0-0 1 20,543 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Bould (70) Hayes (80)             24
25 21/02/1989 Coventry City   A FL 0-0 0-1 1 21,390 Lukic Bould Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Hayes (75) (Dixon)             25
26 25/02/1989 Luton Town   H FL 0-0 2-0 1 31,012 Lukic Bould Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Groves 1 Marwood Merson (75) (Dixon)             26
27 28/02/1989 Millwall   H FL 0-0 0-0 1 37,524 Lukic Bould Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Groves Marwood Merson (70) Dixon (87)             27
28 11/03/1989 Nottingham Forest   H FL 1-3 1-3 1 39,639 Lukic Bould Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Groves Marwood Merson (46) Dixon (74)             28
29 21/03/1989 Charlton Athletic   H FL 2-1 2-2 1 30,259 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith Merson Marwood Groves (64) Thomas (78)             29
30 25/03/1989 Southampton   A FL 1-0 3-1 1 19,202 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith Groves 1 Marwood Merson (53) 1 (Thomas)             30
31 02/04/1989 Manchester United   A FL 0-0 1-1 1 37,977 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Davis O'Leary Adams 1 Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Marwood Thomas (70) Merson (89)             31
32 08/04/1989 Everton   H FL 1-0 2-0 1 37,608 Lukic Dixon 1 Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Quinn 1 Bould Marwood Merson (51) (Groves)             32
33 15/04/1989 Newcastle United   H FL 0-0 1-0 1 38,023 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Quinn Bould Marwood 1 Merson (19) Groves (88)             33
34 01/05/1989 Norwich City   H FL 2-0 5-0 1 28,449 Lukic Dixon Winterburn 1 Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle 1 Richardson Smith 2 Bould Merson Quinn (83) Hayes (83)             34
35 06/05/1989 Middlesbrough   A FL 0-0 1-0 1 21,803 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Bould Merson Hayes (66) 1 (Groves)             35
36 13/05/1989 Derby County   H FL 0-1 1-2 1 41,008 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Bould Merson Hayes (70) Groves (83)             36
37 17/05/1989 Wimbledon   H FL 1-1 2-2 1 39,132 Lukic Dixon Winterburn 1 Thomas O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith Hayes Merson 1 Groves (80) Bould (87)             37
38 26/05/1989 Liverpool   A FL 0-0 2-0 1 41,728 Lukic Dixon Winterburn Thomas 1 O'Leary Adams Rocastle Richardson Smith 1 Bould Merson Hayes (75) Groves (78)             38
23/07/1988 - Alan Skirton testimonial. 13/08/1988 and 14/08/1988 - Wembley International Tournament played at Wembley; Arsenal won the tournament. 31/08/1988, 20/09/1988 and 09/10/1988 - Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy. 09/10/1988 played at Villa Park, Aston Villa. 09/11/1988 after extra-time, 0-0 after 90minutes. 23/11/1988 played at Villa Park, Aston Villa.
13/12/1988 - Bernard McNally testimonial.
Home ground - Arsenal Stadium.
Manager - George Graham.
Directors - Peter Hill-Wood (Chairman), David Dein (Vice-chairman), Ken Friar (Managing director and Secretary), Robert Bellinger, Stuart McIntyre (until 26 May 1989), Tony Wood (until 2 January 1989), Roger Gibbs, Clive Carr, Richard Carr, David Miles (Assistant secretary).
Captain - Tony Adams.
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