1987-09-14
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 4 | 1 | Southend United | Vale Park | 3,670 | |
| Walker, Maguire 2, Harper | Lineups | McDonough | ||||
| 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 | 8 | Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | W | W | W | L | D | 1987-09-19 | Fulham | H |
| 2 | -1 | Walsall | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | W | D | W | W | W | 1987-09-15 | Bristol City | H |
| 3 | -1 | Notts County | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | W | W | D | D | W | 1987-09-15 | Aldershot | H |
| 4 | -1 | Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | D | D | W | W | D | 1987-09-15 | Gillingham | A |
| 5 | -1 | Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | W | W | D | W | L | 1987-09-15 | Sunderland | H |
| 6 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | W | L | D | W | D | 1987-09-16 | Rotherham United | H |
| 7 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | W | W | D | W | D | 1987-09-15 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bristol City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | D | D | W | W | W | 1987-09-15 | Walsall | A |
| 9 | -1 | Northampton Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | L | W | W | D | L | 1987-09-15 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Fulham | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | L | W | D | L | W | 1987-09-16 | Chester City | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 10 | W | W | L | W | D | 1987-09-16 | Fulham | H |
| 12 | 0 | Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 10 | L | L | W | W | D | 1987-09-15 | Brentford | A |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | D | D | L | W | W | 1987-09-15 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 14 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | D | L | L | W | D | 1987-09-16 | York City | H |
| 15 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | L | W | L | D | W | 1987-09-15 | Bury | A |
| 16 | 0 | Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 | L | W | W | L | L | 1987-09-15 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 17 | 0 | Brentford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 7 | W | L | D | W | L | 1987-09-15 | Chesterfield | H |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1987-09-15 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 19 | 0 | Rotherham United | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 | L | D | W | D | L | 1987-09-16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 20 | 0 | Preston North End | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 4 | D | L | W | L | L | 1987-09-15 | Northampton Town | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 3 | L | L | W | L | L | 1987-09-15 | Notts County | A |
| 22 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 3 | L | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-15 | Blackpool | H |
| 23 | 0 | Southend United | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -16 | 2 | L | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-19 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 1 | D | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-16 | Bristol Rovers | A |
