1987-09-11
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranmere Rovers | 0 | 1 | Burnley | Prenton Park | 4,209 | |
| Lineups | Comstive | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 | Burnley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 12 | W | W | L | W | W | 1987-09-15 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | -1 | Exeter City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | D | L | W | W | W | 1987-09-12 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 3 | -1 | Scarborough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | W | W | W | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | W | W | L | W | D | 1987-09-12 | Halifax Town | H |
| 5 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | D | W | D | W | D | 1987-09-12 | Exeter City | H |
| 6 | -1 | Stockport County | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | W | W | L | W | L | 1987-09-12 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | 0 | Torquay United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | L | D | D | W | W | 1987-09-12 | Newport County | A |
| 8 | 0 | Darlington | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | W | D | W | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Scarborough | H |
| 9 | 0 | Halifax Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | W | D | L | W | D | 1987-09-12 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Cardiff City | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | W | D | W | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Wrexham | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | L | W | W | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 12 | 0 | Cambridge United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | W | D | L | W | L | 1987-09-12 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 13 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 7 | W | L | D | L | W | 1987-09-12 | Cambridge United | A |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 | L | L | W | D | W | 1987-09-12 | Colchester United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | L | D | W | D | D | 1987-09-12 | Stockport County | H |
| 16 | 0 | Carlisle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 6 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-09-12 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 6 | D | D | W | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 18 | 0 | Swansea City | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | L | W | L | L | W | 1987-09-12 | Hereford United | H |
| 19 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 6 | L | L | W | W | L | 1987-09-15 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 20 | 0 | Colchester United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | D | L | D | L | W | 1987-09-12 | Peterborough United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Wrexham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 5 | D | D | L | W | L | 1987-09-12 | Cardiff City | H |
| 22 | 0 | Hereford United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 | L | L | L | W | D | 1987-09-12 | Swansea City | A |
| 23 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 2 | D | L | L | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Carlisle United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 1 | L | L | L | L | D | 1987-09-12 | Torquay United | H |
