1987-04-10
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 1 | 0 | Burnley | Layer Road | 2,635 | |
| Adcock | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 48 | 85 | L | L | W | L | W | 1987-04-12 | Orient | H |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 37 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 22 | 74 | W | W | W | L | W | 1987-04-11 | Cardiff City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 37 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 68 | W | W | W | L | L | 1987-04-11 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 39 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 61 | W | W | W | W | W | 1987-04-11 | Rochdale | A |
| 5 | 2 | Colchester United | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 6 | 60 | W | L | W | L | W | 1987-04-17 | Northampton Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Peterborough United | 39 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 59 | D | L | W | L | W | 1987-04-11 | Tranmere Rovers | A |
| 7 | -1 | Aldershot | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 6 | 57 | D | W | W | W | W | 1987-04-11 | Wrexham | H |
| 8 | 0 | Orient | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 0 | 57 | W | W | L | D | D | 1987-04-12 | Northampton Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Swansea City | 37 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 55 | L | W | L | L | L | 1987-04-11 | Cambridge United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Cambridge United | 38 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 4 | 53 | W | L | W | L | L | 1987-04-11 | Swansea City | H |
| 11 | 0 | Exeter City | 39 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 52 | L | D | D | D | D | 1987-04-11 | Halifax Town | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 36 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 51 | W | L | D | D | W | 1987-04-11 | Aldershot | A |
| 13 | 0 | Cardiff City | 37 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -6 | 47 | L | D | W | D | D | 1987-04-11 | Preston North End | H |
| 14 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 39 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 46 | L | W | L | D | L | 1987-04-11 | Lincoln City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 37 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 4 | 44 | D | L | W | D | L | 1987-04-11 | Southend United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Hereford United | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 43 | W | D | L | W | L | 1987-04-11 | Stockport County | H |
| 17 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 38 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -14 | 43 | L | L | W | L | L | 1987-04-11 | Peterborough United | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 38 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 34 | -15 | 43 | D | W | L | L | L | 1987-04-11 | Exeter City | A |
| 19 | 0 | Lincoln City | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -15 | 41 | D | L | L | D | D | 1987-04-11 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 40 | D | W | L | W | L | 1987-04-11 | Torquay United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Torquay United | 37 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -13 | 39 | W | L | W | L | W | 1987-04-11 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Burnley | 38 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -22 | 38 | L | L | L | L | W | 1987-04-14 | Torquay United | H |
| 23 | 0 | Stockport County | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 34 | -24 | 37 | W | D | W | L | L | 1987-04-11 | Hereford United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 36 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -20 | 34 | L | D | L | D | D | 1987-04-11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
