Simod Cup 1987-88 
Champions: Reading Runners-up: Luton Town Winners from previous season: Blackburn Rovers | First round | | 10 November 1987 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | - | 2 | Swindon Town | 3,638 | Ewood Park, Blackburn | | 10 November 1987 | Charlton Athletic (win 5-4 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Hull City | 1,338 | Selhurst Park, London (aet) | | 10 November 1987 | Ipswich Town | 1 | - | 0 | Middlesbrough | 6,108 | Portman Road, Ipswich | | 10 November 1987 | Leicester City | 1 | - | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 3,440 | Filbert Street, Leicester | | 10 November 1987 | Manchester City | 6 | - | 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 5,051 | Maine Road, Manchester | | 10 November 1987 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | - | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 1,841 | Boundary Park, Oldham | | 10 November 1987 | Portsmouth | 0 | - | 3 | Stoke City | 3,226 | Fratton Park, Portsmouth | | 10 November 1987 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | - | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 3,756 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | | 10 November 1987 | West Ham United | 1 | - | 2 | Millwall | 11,737 | Boleyn Ground, London | | 11 November 1987 | Aston Villa | 0 | - | 5 | Bradford City | 4,217 | Villa Park, Birmingham | | 11 November 1987 | Oxford United | 1 | - | 0 | Crystal Palace | 1,478 | Manor Ground, Oxford | | 18 November 1987 | Chelsea | 2 | - | 1 | Barnsley | 8,501 | Stamford Bridge, London | | 25 November 1987 | Derby County | 3 | - | 1 | Birmingham City | 8,277 | Baseball Ground, Derby (aet) | | 25 November 1987 | Leeds United | 3 | - | 0 | Sheffield United | 4,425 | Elland Road, Leeds | | 25 November 1987 | Newcastle United | 2 | - | 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 7,787 | St James's Park, Newcastle | | 21 December 1987 | Queen's Park Rangers | 1 | - | 3 | Reading | 4,004 | Loftus Road, London | | | | Second round | | 1 December 1987 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | - | 2 | Leicester City | 1,327 | Selhurst Park, London (aet) | | 1 December 1987 | Ipswich Town | 2 | - | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 5,308 | Portman Road, Ipswich | | 1 December 1987 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | - | 1 | Stoke City | 5,228 | Hillsborough, Sheffield | | 2 December 1987 | Bradford City | 2 | - | 1 | Newcastle United | 8,886 | Valley Parade, Bradford | | 8 December 1987 | Millwall | 2 | - | 0 | Leeds United | 5,034 | The Den, London | | 16 December 1987 | Manchester City | 0 | - | 2 | Chelsea | 6,406 | Maine Road, Manchester | | 23 December 1987 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 1 | Derby County | 8,133 | County Ground, Swindon | | 13 January 1988 | Reading | 1 | - | 0 | Oxford United | 5,186 | Elm Park, Reading | | | | Third round | | 19 January 1988 | Coventry City | 2 | - | 1 | Wimbledon | 5,549 | Highfield Road, Coventry | | 19 January 1988 | Leicester City | 0 | - | 0 | Stoke City (win 5-3 on pens.) | 5,161 | Filbert Street, Leicester (aet) | | 19 January 1988 | Millwall | 2 | - | 3 | Norwich City | 4,654 | The Den, London | | 19 January 1988 | Swindon Town | 4 | - | 0 | Chelsea | 12,317 | County Ground, Swindon | | 25 January 1988 | Bradford City | 1 | - | 0 | Southampton | 7,844 | Valley Parade, Bradford | | 25 January 1988 | Ipswich Town | 5 | - | 2 | Watford | 7.466 | Portman Road, Ipswich (aet) | | 3 February 1988 | Reading | 2 | - | 1 | Nottingham Forest | 9,096 | Elm Park, Reading (aet) | | 16 February 1988 | Everton | 1 | - | 2 | Luton Town | 5,204 | Goodison Park, Liverpool | | | | Quarter-finals | | 9 February 1988 | Coventry City | 2 | - | 0 | Ipswich Town | 7,607 | Highfield Road, Coventry | | 10 February 1988 | Reading | 2 | - | 1 | Bradford City | 6,424 | Elm Park, Reading (aet) | | 23 February 1988 | Swindon Town | 2 | - | 0 | Norwich City | 10,491 | County Ground, Swindon | | 1 March 1988 | Luton Town | 4 | - | 1 | Stoke City | 4,580 | Kenilworth Road, Luton | | | | Semi-finals | | 2 March 1988 | Reading (win 4-3 on pens.) | 1 | - | 1 | Coventry City | 15,348 | Elm Park, Reading (aet) | | 8 March 1988 | Luton Town | 2 | - | 1 | Swindon Town | 10,027 | Kenilworth Road, Luton (aet) | | | | Final | | 27 March 1988 | Reading | 4 | - | 1 | Luton Town | 61,740 | Wembley Stadium, London | | | Gilkes (21), Beavon (pen), Tait, Smillie
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