1987-04-13
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockport County | 1 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | Edgeley Park | 1,773 | |
| Moss | 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 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 50 | 88 | W | L | L | W | L | 1987-04-17 | Colchester United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Preston North End | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 75 | D | W | W | W | L | 1987-04-14 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | 0 | Southend United | 38 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 68 | L | W | W | W | L | 1987-04-14 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 4 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 40 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 64 | W | W | W | W | W | 1987-04-18 | Peterborough United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Peterborough United | 40 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 60 | D | D | L | W | L | 1987-04-18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 6 | 0 | Aldershot | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 7 | 60 | W | D | W | W | W | 1987-04-18 | Southend United | A |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | Orient | 40 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | -2 | 57 | L | W | W | L | D | 1987-04-18 | Cambridge United | H |
| 9 | 0 | Cambridge United | 39 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 56 | W | W | L | W | L | 1987-04-14 | Halifax Town | A |
| 10 | 0 | Swansea City | 38 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 1 | 55 | L | L | W | L | L | 1987-04-18 | Exeter City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Exeter City | 40 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 53 | D | L | D | D | D | 1987-04-18 | Swansea City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wrexham | 37 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 51 | L | W | L | D | D | 1987-04-14 | Lincoln City | A |
| 13 | 0 | Cardiff City | 38 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | -6 | 48 | D | L | D | W | D | 1987-04-18 | Torquay United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 6 | 47 | L | W | D | L | W | 1987-04-17 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -4 | 46 | L | L | W | L | D | 1987-04-17 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 39 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -14 | 44 | D | L | L | W | L | 1987-04-18 | Hereford United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Lincoln City | 39 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -14 | 44 | W | D | L | L | D | 1987-04-14 | Wrexham | H |
| 18 | 0 | Halifax Town | 39 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 36 | -15 | 44 | D | D | W | L | L | 1987-04-14 | Cambridge United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Hereford United | 39 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 43 | L | W | D | L | W | 1987-04-18 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 38 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -14 | 43 | W | D | W | L | W | 1987-04-14 | Southend United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Stockport County | 38 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 35 | -22 | 43 | W | W | W | D | W | 1987-04-17 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 22 | 0 | Torquay United | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 33 | -14 | 39 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-04-14 | Burnley | A |
| 23 | 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 |
| 24 | 0 | Rochdale | 37 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | -23 | 34 | L | L | D | L | D | 1987-04-14 | Preston North End | A |
