1987-08-28
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Rochdale | The Shay | 2,275 | |
| Holden | Lineups | Simmonds 2 (1p) | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | Edgeley Park | 2,229 | |
| Hodkinson | Lineups | Muir (p), McKenna | ||||
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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 | 0 | Exeter City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | W | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Newport County | H |
| 3 | 13 | Rochdale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | W | D | D | # | # | 1987-08-31 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 4 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Torquay United | A |
| 5 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Scarborough | A |
| 6 | 0 | Peterborough United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | D | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Cambridge United | H |
| 7 | 0 | Hereford United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | W | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | -4 | Halifax Town | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | L | W | D | # | # | 1987-08-31 | Wrexham | A |
| 9 | -1 | Colchester United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 10 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Colchester United | H |
| 11 | -1 | Carlisle United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Burnley | A |
| 12 | -1 | Cambridge United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Peterborough United | A |
| 13 | -1 | Swansea City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | L | W | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Cardiff City | A |
| 14 | -1 | Stockport County | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 | L | W | L | # | # | 1987-08-31 | Newport County | A |
| 15 | -1 | Burnley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Carlisle United | H |
| 16 | 8 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 | W | L | L | # | # | 1987-08-31 | Exeter City | H |
| 17 | -2 | Wrexham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 3 | W | L | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 18 | -1 | Darlington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Hereford United | A |
| 20 | -1 | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Swansea City | H |
| 21 | -1 | Hartlepool United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Darlington | H |
| 22 | -1 | Newport County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Exeter City | A |
| 23 | -1 | Scarborough | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 24 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | L | D | # | # | # | 1987-08-29 | Wrexham | H |
