got it.
By my calculations, it comes down to two matches played on 4th May....depends which finished first.
After we lost at arsenal on 2nd may 87 - we still had a mathematical chance of staying up but on the last but one game against sheff wed. we had to make about 5 goals up on oxford and hope they lost along with man city, charlton and leicester who i think all had far better goal differences as well.From european champions to relegation in just 5 years - i remember ron saunders saying on brmb afterwards "well someone's really done a good job."