IPSWICH TOWN 3 CITY 0
League Division 2
17th October 1987
Attendance 12,711
ScorersRimmer(13 & 56), Harbey(30)
ref D Hedges
City Nixon, Clements, Hinchcliffe, Seagraves, Brightwell, Redmond, White, Stewart, McNab, Lake, Simpson – subs Varadi(45), Scott(unused)
Ipswich Hallworth, Yallop, Harbey, Rimmer, Dozzell, Cranson, Lowe, Brennan, D’Avray, Zondervan, Stockwell – subs Woods(79)
FROM THE PRESS BOX
PETER GARDNER WRITING IN THE MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS FOOTBALL PINK FINAL 17TH OCTOBER 1987
Manchester City were again buried in their traditional Portman Road graveyard this afternoon.
Two stunning Ipswich goals from 20 yards put the skids under City, and a third 11 minutes into the second half virtually sealed the fate of a side now an anguished 34 games without an away League victory.
Neil Rimmer struck in the 13th and 56th minutes, full back Graham Harbey hitting the other, his shot taking a deflection to beat the stranded Eric Nixon…