Season Archive
Season 1987 / 1988 - First Team
| Season: | Season 1987 / 1988 |
| Squad: | First Team |
| Division: | Division Three |
| League Position: | 2nd |
| Honors: | League Runners Up, League Cup Winners., |
| Manager: | Jim Gibbs |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Nigel Hardy - 26 |
| Team | Games | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Three Ashes | 20 | 48 |
| CFC Braintree | 20 | 47 |
| Halstead Red Lion | 20 | 43 |
| SC Crittall | 20 | 39 |
| Panfireld Bell Res | 20 | 34 |
| Bird In Hand | 20 | 29 |
| Feering United | 20 | 25 |
| Rivenhall Oak | 20 | 21 |
| Gestingthorpe United | 20 | 19 |
| Brsaintree Social | 20 | 9 |
| Braintree Bull | 20 | 1 |
| Match Date | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Goal Scorers | Fixture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/09/1987 | Braintree Bull |
0 : 3 |
CFC Shalford | Whiting 2, Swallow | league |
| 20/09/1987 | CFC Shalford |
2 : 3 |
Rivenhall Oak | Palmer, OG | league |
| 27/09/1987 | Three Ashes Cressing |
3 : 0 |
CFC Shalford | - | league |
| 04/10/1987 | CFC Shalford |
13 : 1 |
Two Saxons Res | Hardy 3, Palmer 2, Whiting 2, Gibbs, Gardner, Helmer, Moore, Debenham, Swallow | cup |
| 25/10/1987 | CFC Shalford |
0 : 2 |
Chelmer Village | - | cup |
| 01/11/1987 | CFC Shalford |
5 : 1 |
Bird In Hand | Whiting 2, Palmer, Debenham, Moore | league |
| 08/11/1987 | Rivenhall Oak |
2 : 3 |
CFC Shalford | Hardy, Moore, Debenham | league |
| 06/12/1987 | CFC Shalford |
0 : 0 |
Halstead Red Lion | - | league |
| 13/12/1987 | Feering United |
2 : 6 |
CFC Shalford | Hardy 3, Palmer, Whiting, Swallow | league |
| 20/12/1987 | CFC Shalford |
6 : 2 |
Three Ashes Cressing | Hardy 2, Palmer, Moore, Gibbs, Debenham | league |
| 17/01/1988 | Gestingthorpe |
2 : 3 |
CFC Shalford | Gardner, Hardy, Debenham | league |
| 24/01/1988 | CFC Shalford |
7 : 1 |
The Vine | Rojas 2, Hardy, Whiting, Moore, Swallow, OG | cup |
| 07/02/1988 | CFC Shalford |
13 : 1 |
Shalford Fox | Hardy 3, Swallow 2, Moore 2, Whiting 2, Palmer, R.Helmer, Debenham, Gardner | cup |
| 14/02/1988 | Rayner Athletic |
5 : 3 |
CFC Shalford | Moore, Hardy, Swallow | cup |
| 21/02/1988 | Panfield Bell Res |
3 : 6 |
CFC Shalford | Hardy 2, Debenham 2, R.Helmer, Moore | cup |
| 28/02/1988 | CFC Shalford |
2 : 2 |
Panfield Bell Res | Whiting 2 | league |
| 06/03/1988 | Braintree Bull |
2 : 7 |
CFC Shalford | Hardy 2, Rojas, Swallow, Gibbs, Whiting, OG | cup |
| 13/03/1988 | SC Crittall |
1 : 2 |
CFC Shalford | Gardner, Swallow | cup |
| 20/03/1988 | Braintree Social |
0 : 8 |
CFC Shalford | Hardy 3, Whiting 2, Moore, Debenham, Gibbs | league |
| 27/03/1988 | CFC Shalford |
11 : 0 |
Braintree Bull | Swallow 4, Hardy 3, R.Helmer 2, Whiting, Gibbs, | league |
| 03/04/1988 | CFC Shalford |
1 : 0 |
Feering United | Moore | league |
| 10/04/1988 | Gestingthorpe |
0 : 4 |
CFC Shalford | (Final) - Swallow 2, Moore, Debenham | cup |
| 17/04/1988 | Panfield Bell Res |
0 : 1 |
CFC Shalford | R.Helmer | league |
| 24/04/1988 | CFC Shalford |
2 : 1 |
SC Crittall | Jopson, Swallow | league |
| 01/05/1988 | Bird In Hand |
0 : 1 |
CFC Shalford | Swallow | league |
| 04/05/1988 | CFC Shalford |
5 : 1 |
Gestingthorpe | Swallow, Hardy, Moore, Whiting, Rojas | league |
| 08/05/1988 | SC Crittall |
4 : 1 |
CFC Shalford | Gardner | league |
| 15/05/1988 | Halstead Red Lion |
1 : 7 |
CFC Shalford | Swallow 3, Rojas, G.Gooday, Palmer, Gardner | league |
| Name | Appearances | Goals | Yellow Cards | Red Cards | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Sheldrake | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Goalkeeper |
| Andrew Ledgerton | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Graham Gooday | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Paul Whiting | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Martin Rose | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Fran Pell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Defender |
| Mark Gardner | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Robin Helmer | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Richard Palmer | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| Michael Ledgerton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| David Moore | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |
| David Scarlett | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Martin Swallow | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Striker |
| Jim Gibbs | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Striker |
| Ben Debenham | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Striker |
| Nigel Hardy | 23 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Striker |
| Terry Jopson | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Rojas | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder, Striker |
| Steve Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shaun Bambrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrew Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Stuart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ian Butcher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Midfielder |