Tranmere Rovers 1 Middlesbrough 0
Outcome: Lost
Date: 10/11/1988
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 8617
Competition: League Cup Second Round 2nd Leg
Goals:
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Stephen Pears | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Mark Brennan | |||
| Mark Burke | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Allan Kernaghan |