1987-03-27
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend United | 2 | 1 | Orient | Roots Hall | 4,160 | |
| Cadette, Rogers | Lineups | Cunningham | ||||
| Stockport County | 3 | 2 | Cambridge United | Edgeley Park | 1,622 | |
| Sword (p), Brown, Hodkinson | Lineups | Rigby, Schiavi | ||||
| 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 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 18 | 50 | 85 | W | L | W | W | D | 1987-04-03 | Preston North End | A |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 65 | L | W | D | W | D | 1987-03-28 | Burnley | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 36 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 65 | W | W | L | L | W | 1987-04-03 | Cardiff City | H |
| 4 | 0 | Peterborough United | 36 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 55 | L | W | W | W | D | 1987-03-28 | Hereford United | H |
| 5 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 37 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 55 | W | W | W | L | W | 1987-03-28 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 6 | 0 | Colchester United | 37 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 5 | 54 | L | W | W | W | L | 1987-03-28 | Wrexham | A |
| 7 | 0 | Aldershot | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 53 | W | W | W | D | D | 1987-03-31 | Lincoln City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Swansea City | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 3 | 52 | L | L | L | L | D | 1987-03-29 | Halifax Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Orient | 37 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30 | -3 | 51 | L | D | D | W | D | 1987-04-03 | Colchester United | H |
| 10 | 0 | Cambridge United | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 2 | 50 | L | W | L | L | W | 1987-04-04 | Burnley | A |
| 11 | 0 | Exeter City | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 49 | D | L | W | D | L | 1987-03-28 | Rochdale | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 34 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 48 | D | D | W | D | L | 1987-03-28 | Colchester United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 43 | W | D | L | L | D | 1987-03-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 14 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 36 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -5 | 43 | D | L | W | W | D | 1987-03-28 | Cardiff City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Cardiff City | 34 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -5 | 43 | D | D | L | L | D | 1987-03-28 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -11 | 40 | L | L | L | W | D | 1987-03-28 | Torquay United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Lincoln City | 35 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 29 | -12 | 40 | D | D | D | L | L | 1987-03-29 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Hereford United | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 0 | 39 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-03-28 | Peterborough United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Halifax Town | 36 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | -17 | 39 | L | L | L | W | L | 1987-03-29 | Swansea City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Burnley | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | -18 | 38 | L | W | W | D | D | 1987-03-28 | Preston North End | A |
| 21 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 35 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 36 | L | W | L | D | D | 1987-03-29 | Lincoln City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 32 | -12 | 33 | W | D | D | W | D | 1987-03-28 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 23 | 1 | Stockport County | 34 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 34 | -27 | 33 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-04-03 | Aldershot | H |
| 24 | -1 | Rochdale | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -14 | 32 | D | W | W | D | D | 1987-03-28 | Exeter City | A |
