1987-02-06
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool United | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | Victoria Park | 1,245 | |
| Walker | Lineups | |||||
| Swansea City | 2 | 2 | Burnley | Vetch Field | 6,015 | |
| Pascoe, Lovell | Lineups | Murphy, Hoskin | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 | Northampton Town | Prenton Park | 2,583 | |
| Muir | Lineups | Hill | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Northampton Town | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 45 | 68 | D | W | W | D | W | 1987-02-14 | Swansea City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Swansea City | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 48 | D | W | W | D | D | 1987-02-14 | Northampton Town | A |
| 3 | 0 | Preston North End | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 45 | W | D | W | W | D | 1987-02-07 | Halifax Town | A |
| 4 | 0 | Southend United | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 44 | L | L | D | L | W | 1987-02-07 | Hereford United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Wrexham | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 39 | L | W | D | L | W | 1987-02-07 | Peterborough United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Colchester United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 30 | -1 | 39 | L | L | D | L | W | 1987-02-13 | Rochdale | H |
| 7 | 0 | Exeter City | 27 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 38 | D | D | W | D | L | 1987-02-07 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | 0 | Hereford United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 36 | W | W | D | D | W | 1987-02-07 | Southend United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 35 | W | D | L | L | W | 1987-02-07 | Aldershot | H |
| 10 | 0 | Aldershot | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 34 | D | L | W | W | W | 1987-02-07 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Halifax Town | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -3 | 34 | W | W | W | W | D | 1987-02-07 | Preston North End | H |
| 12 | 0 | Lincoln City | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -4 | 34 | L | L | W | L | D | 1987-02-07 | Cardiff City | H |
| 13 | 0 | Cambridge United | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 33 | D | W | D | L | L | 1987-02-07 | Torquay United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 27 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 33 | L | D | L | D | W | 1987-02-07 | Wrexham | H |
| 15 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -9 | 32 | L | W | D | D | L | 1987-02-07 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 24 | -6 | 31 | W | L | D | W | L | 1987-02-07 | Exeter City | A |
| 17 | 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 27 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -9 | 31 | D | L | D | D | L | 1987-02-14 | Cambridge United | A |
| 18 | -1 | Cardiff City | 23 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 30 | L | D | L | D | W | 1987-02-07 | Lincoln City | A |
| 19 | 1 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 30 | W | D | L | D | D | 1987-02-14 | Wrexham | A |
| 20 | -1 | Orient | 24 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -11 | 28 | L | W | L | D | L | 1987-02-07 | Rochdale | A |
| 21 | 0 | Burnley | 27 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -16 | 28 | D | D | L | L | L | 1987-02-14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 22 | 0 | Stockport County | 24 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 22 | D | D | W | W | D | 1987-02-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 23 | 0 | Torquay United | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 20 | W | L | D | D | D | 1987-02-07 | Cambridge United | H |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 22 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -15 | 18 | L | W | L | L | L | 1987-02-07 | Orient | H |
