1987-08-22
| First Division |
| Division 1 | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton Town | 2 | 2 | West Ham United | Kenilworth Road | 8,073 | |
| Harford 2 | Lineups | Brady, Stewart | ||||
| Manchester United | 2 | 0 | Watford | Old Trafford | 38,582 | |
| McGrath, McClair | Lineups | |||||
| Norwich City | 3 | 1 | Coventry City | Carrow Road | 13,726 | |
| Bruce, Drinkell 2 | Lineups | Kilcline (p) | ||||
| Nottingham Forest | 0 | 0 | Everton | City Ground | 20,445 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Portsmouth | 2 | 2 | Southampton | Fratton Park | 20,161 | |
| Hilaire, Whitehead | Lineups | Clarke 2 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 0 | Arsenal | Loftus Road | 18,981 | |
| Byrne, McDonald | Lineups | |||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | 1 | Newcastle United | Hillsborough | 22,031 | |
| Lineups | Jackson D | |||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 0 | Chelsea | White Hart Lane | 37,079 | |
| Claesen | Lineups | |||||
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1 | Oxford United | Plough Lane | 4,229 | |
| Cork | Lineups | Foyle | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
First Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | W | D | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Southampton | A |
| 2 | 0 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | D | W | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Newcastle United | A |
| 3 | -2 | Chelsea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Luton Town | H |
| 4 | 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | W | W | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Watford | A |
| 5 | -2 | Coventry City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Liverpool | H |
| 6 | -1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1987-09-01 | Tottenham Hotspur | A |
| 7 | 5 | Manchester United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Charlton Athletic | A |
| 8 | -2 | Southampton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Queens Park Rangers | H |
| 9 | -1 | Everton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | D | D | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Sheffield Wednesday | H |
| 10 | -3 | Derby County | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Wimbledon | H |
| 11 | -1 | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Coventry City | A |
| 12 | 7 | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | West Ham United | A |
| 13 | 4 | Newcastle United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Nottingham Forest | H |
| 14 | -3 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 | L | L | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Tottenham Hotspur | H |
| 15 | -1 | Wimbledon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | D | D | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Derby County | A |
| 16 | 2 | Luton Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Chelsea | A |
| 17 | -4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Everton | A |
| 18 | 2 | West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Norwich City | H |
| 19 | -4 | Arsenal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 1 | L | D | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Portsmouth | H |
| 20 | 1 | Portsmouth | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 1 | D | L | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Arsenal | A |
| 21 | -5 | Charlton Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Manchester United | H |
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 0 | Bradford City | Dean Court | 7,407 | |
| Armstrong (p), Richards | Lineups | |||||
| Aston Villa | 0 | 2 | Birmingham City | Villa Park | 30,870 | |
| Lineups | Handysides, Rees | |||||
| Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | West Bromwich Albion | Ewood Park | 5,619 | |
| Curry, Garner, Hendry | Lineups | Sulley OG | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 2 | Hull City | Selhurst Park | 6,688 | |
| Gray 2 (2p) | Lineups | Parker, Bunn | ||||
| Leeds United | 0 | 0 | Reading | Elland Road | 19,174 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Millwall | 3 | 1 | Barnsley | The Den, New Cross | 5,918 | |
| Cascarino, Sheringham, Lawrence | Lineups | Lowndes | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1 | 1 | Manchester City | Boundary Park | 16,008 | Largest home gate 1987-88 |
| Linighan | Lineups | Varadi | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 1 | Huddersfield Town | Home Park | 8,811 | |
| Evans, Furphy, Tynan 2, Law, Summerfield | Lineups | Ward | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0 | 0 | Ipswich Town | Gay Meadow | 3,610 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Stoke City | 1 | 0 | Middlesbrough | Victoria Ground | 9,345 | |
| Berry (p) | Lineups | |||||
| Swindon Town | 2 | 0 | Sheffield United | County Ground | 8,637 | |
| Calderwood, Quinn | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 2 | 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Birmingham City | A |
| 3 | -2 | Bradford City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | L | W | W | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Leeds United | H |
| 4 | -2 | Leeds United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | D | W | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Bradford City | A |
| 5 | 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Reading | A |
| 6 | 8 | Millwall | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Leicester City | A |
| 7 | 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | L | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Sheffield United | A |
| 8 | -3 | Manchester City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-31 | Aston Villa | A |
| 9 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 10 | -7 | Barnsley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 11 | 7 | Stoke City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | W | D | L | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 12 | -4 | Hull City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Aston Villa | H |
| 13 | 10 | Swindon Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 14 | -5 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | D | D | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Stoke City | H |
| 15 | -4 | Crystal Palace | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Barnsley | A |
| 16 | 3 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | D | L | D | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 17 | 3 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 18 | -6 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 19 | -6 | Aston Villa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Hull City | A |
| 20 | -5 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Swindon Town | H |
| 21 | -11 | Huddersfield Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 22 | 0 | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Millwall | H |
| 23 | -2 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool | 1 | 2 | Walsall | Bloomfield Road | 4,614 | |
| Cunningham | Lineups | Cross 2 | ||||
| Bristol City | 3 | 1 | Preston North End | Ashton Gate | 7,655 | |
| Owen 2, Walsh (p) | Lineups | Brazil | ||||
| Chesterfield | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Saltergate Recreation Ground | 2,286 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Fulham | 4 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | Craven Cottage | 4,157 | |
| Rosenior 2, Davies 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Grimsby Town | 2 | 0 | Gillingham | Blundell Park | 2,901 | |
| Walsh 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Rotherham United | 0 | 1 | Bury | Millmoor | 3,017 | |
| Lineups | Taylor | |||||
| Southend United | 2 | 2 | Chester City | Roots Hall | 2,369 | |
| Smith, Westley | Lineups | Graham, Parry | ||||
| Sunderland | 1 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Roker Park | 13,059 | |
| Lemon | Lineups | Penrice | ||||
| York City | 3 | 5 | Notts County | Bootham Crescent | 2,939 | |
| Whitehead, Canham, Banton | Lineups | McParland 2, Thompson, McKenzie OG, Pike | ||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn | |
Third Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | Fulham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 2 | 8 | Notts County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Aldershot | H |
| 4 | 8 | Bury | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Blackpool | H |
| 5 | 4 | Sunderland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 6 | 1 | Chesterfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 7 | -2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Fulham | H |
| 8 | -7 | Northampton Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | -7 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Rotherham United | H |
| 10 | -6 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | W | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Chesterfield | H |
| 11 | 8 | Grimsby Town | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Notts County | A |
| 12 | 11 | Bristol City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Brentford | A |
| 13 | 5 | Walsall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 14 | -8 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Sunderland | H |
| 15 | -2 | Southend United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 16 | -5 | Wigan Athletic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | D | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Preston North End | A |
| 17 | -2 | Blackpool | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Bury | A |
| 18 | -4 | Gillingham | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Southend United | H |
| 19 | 5 | Chester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 1 | D | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | York City | H |
| 20 | -4 | Brentford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Bristol City | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 | L | # | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 22 | -2 | York City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Chester City | A |
| 23 | -1 | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Port Vale | A |
| 24 | -7 | Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 0 | Cardiff City | Burnden Park | 4,530 | |
| Chandler | Lineups | |||||
| Cambridge United | 4 | 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Abbey Stadium | 2,422 | |
| Clayton, Crown 3 | Lineups | Milligan | ||||
| Carlisle United | 3 | 1 | Scunthorpe United | Brunton Park | 2,074 | |
| Bishop, Hetherington, Atkins OG | Lineups | Johnson S | ||||
| Darlington | 1 | 2 | Stockport County | Feethams Ground | 1,744 | |
| MacDonald | Lineups | Evans 2 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | Scarborough | Brisbane Road | 3,540 | |
| Day, Comfort, Nugent | Lineups | Thompson | ||||
| Newport County | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Somerton Park | 2,016 | |
| Lineups | Oghani | |||||
| Rochdale | 1 | 1 | Peterborough United | Spotland | 1,770 | |
| Parlane | Lineups | Riley | ||||
| Swansea City | 0 | 2 | Exeter City | Vetch Field | 5,557 | |
| Lineups | O'Connell, Kellow | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 1 | Halifax Town | Molineux | 7,223 | |
| Lineups | Galloway | |||||
| Wrexham | 2 | 1 | Hartlepool United | Racecourse Ground | 1,816 | |
| Steel 2 | Lineups | McKinnon | ||||
| 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 | Torquay United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 2 | 1 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Newport County | H |
| 3 | 12 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Torquay United | A |
| 4 | 4 | Halifax Town | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-28 | Rochdale | H |
| 5 | 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Scarborough | A |
| 6 | 1 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Cambridge United | H |
| 7 | -5 | Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | -3 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 9 | -5 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Colchester United | H |
| 10 | 9 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Burnley | A |
| 11 | 11 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Peterborough United | A |
| 12 | -6 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Cardiff City | A |
| 13 | 7 | Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-28 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 14 | 7 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Carlisle United | H |
| 15 | 9 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 16 | 2 | Rochdale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | D | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-28 | Halifax Town | A |
| 17 | -7 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 18 | -7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Hereford United | A |
| 19 | -6 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Swansea City | H |
| 20 | -4 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Darlington | H |
| 21 | -4 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 22 | -13 | Scarborough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | -9 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Wrexham | H |
| 24 | -1 | Tranmere Rovers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 | L | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-28 | Stockport County | A |
