1987–88 Liverpool F.C. season
Pos Player To Fee Date
DF John McGregor Rangers £70,000 June 1987
FW Ian Rush Juventus £3,200,000 1 July 1987
FW Alan Irvine Dundee United £100,000 28 August 1987
DF Ken De Mange Leeds United £65,000 September 1987
MF Mark Seagraves Manchester City £100,000 25 September 1987
DF Brian Mooney Preston North End £82,000 9 October 1987
MF John Wark Ipswich Town £100,000 4 January 1988
FW Paul Walsh Tottenham Hotspur £500,000 16 February 1988
DF Mark Lawrenson n/a retired March 1988
MF Craig Johnston n/a retired May 1988
Transfers -- Out
The 1987-88 season was the 96th season in Liverpool F.C. 's existence, their 26th consecutive year in the top-flight, and covered the period from 1 July 1987 to 30 June 1988. The squad had altered significantly from the previous season, with star striker Ian Rush now at Juventus and player-manager Kenny Dalglish concentrating largely on the manager's job, though he was still registered as a player. In Rush's place was John Aldridge, signed halfway through the previous season from Oxford United, complemented up front by £1.9 million national record signing Peter Beardsley. Following Aldridge to Anfield from Oxford was winger Ray Houghton. Liverpool enjoyed a record 29-match unbeaten start to the season and finished as champions with just two defeats from 40 league games and a nine-point gap between them and runners-up Manchester United, sealing the top division title for a record 17th time. They were widely expected to secure a unique second double, but surprisingly lost 1-0 to underdogs Wimbledon in the FA Cup final, in which their top scorer John Aldridge missed a penalty.