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Barclays League
Game #51 of 1987/88
Tranmere Rovers
2 - 1
Leyton Orient
W
Monday, 02/05/1988
Steel (24'), Higgins (56')
Match Details
Attendance
3,604
Manager
John King
Opposition Manager
Frank Clark
League Position
14
League Points
63
Team Lineups
Tranmere Rovers
Shirt
Player
Role
⏱️
⚽️
🟨
🟥
1
Nixon, Eric
Starter
90
0
0
0
2
Higgins, Dave
Starter
90
1
0
0
3
McCarrick, Mark
Starter
90
0
0
0
4
Martindale, Dave
Starter
90
0
0
0
5
Moore, Ronnie
Starter
90
0
0
0
6
Vickers, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
7
Morrissey, Johnny
Starter
90
0
0
0
8
Harvey, Jimmy
Starter
90
0
0
0
9
Steel, Jim
Starter
90
1
0
0
10
Muir, Ian
Starter
90
0
0
0
11
Mungall, Steve
Starter
90
0
0
0
12
Bishop, Eddie
Sub
90
0
0
0
Leyton Orient
Shirt
Player
Role
1
Peter Wells
Starter
2
Terry Howard
Starter
3
Mark Stimson
Starter
4
John Sitton
Starter
5
Keith Day
Starter
6
Steve Baker
Starter
7
Kevin Hales
Starter
8
Andy Sussex
Starter
9
Kevin Godfrey
Starter
10
Ian Juryeff
Starter
11
Alan Comfort
Starter
-
Alan Hull
Sub
League Table
Pos
Club
P
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Wolverhampton Wanderers
45
26
9
10
80
43
+37
87
2
Cardiff City
45
23
13
9
64
40
+24
82
3
Torquay United
44
21
14
9
65
38
+27
77
4
Bolton Wanderers
45
21
12
12
65
42
+23
75
5
Scunthorpe United
45
19
17
9
74
50
+24
74
6
Leyton Orient
45
19
12
14
85
61
+24
69
7
Swansea City
45
19
10
16
59
56
+3
67
8
Peterborough United
45
19
10
16
51
53
-2
67
9
Wrexham
45
20
6
19
69
57
+12
66
10
Colchester United
45
19
9
17
47
51
-4
66
11
Darlington
45
18
11
16
71
66
+5
65
12
Scarborough
45
17
13
15
55
47
+8
64
13
Burnley
44
19
7
18
55
60
-5
64
14
Tranmere Rovers
45
19
8
18
61
53
+8
63
15
Cambridge United
45
16
13
16
49
50
-1
61
16
Hartlepool United
45
15
14
16
49
55
-6
59
17
Crewe Alexandra
45
13
19
13
57
52
+5
58
18
Halifax Town
45
13
14
18
52
58
-6
52
19
Hereford United
45
13
12
20
39
58
-19
51
20
Stockport County
45
12
14
19
43
57
-14
50
21
Exeter City
45
11
13
21
52
66
-14
46
22
Rochdale
45
10
15
20
46
76
-30
45
23
Carlisle United
45
11
8
26
55
85
-30
41
24
Newport County
45
6
7
32
35
104
-69
25
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