Middlesbrough 0 Tranmere Rovers 0
Outcome: Drawn
Date: 9/28/1988
Manager: Bruce Rioch
Attendance: 12084
Competition: League Cup Second Round 1st Leg
Goals:
Team
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Stephen Pears | |||
| Colin Cooper | |||
| Gary Pallister | |||
| Gary Parkinson | |||
| Tony Mowbray | |||
| Gary Hamilton | |||
| Mark Brennan | |||
| Paul Kerr | |||
| Bernie Slaven | |||
| Stuart Ripley | |||
| Trevor Senior |
Subs
| Player | Yellow | Red | Subbed |
| Allan Kernaghan |