1987-09-16
| Cup and International Matches |
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| European Cup Winners Cup 1st Leg | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Merthyr Tydfil | 2 | 1 | Atalanta Bergamo |  | Penydarren Park | 8,000 | |
| Rogers, Williams | Lineups | Progna | ||||||
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford City | 3 | 1 | Plymouth Argyle | Valley Parade | 11,009 | |
| Abbott 3 (2p) | Lineups | Matthews | ||||
| Leicester City | 4 | 1 | Oldham Athletic | Filbert Street | 7,358 | |
| Newell, Rantanen, Wilson, Ford | Lineups | Ritchie (p) | ||||
| Manchester City | 4 | 0 | Millwall | Maine Road | 15,430 | |
| Scott, Gidman, White, Stewart | Lineups | |||||
| Reading | 0 | 1 | Stoke City | Elm Park | 5,569 | |
| Lineups | Parkin | |||||
| West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 2 | Aston Villa | The Hawthorns | 22,072 | Largest home gate 1987-88 |
| Lineups | Aspinall 2 | |||||
| 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 | Bradford City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | W | W | W | D | L | 1987-09-19 | Blackburn Rovers | H |
| 2 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 15 | D | W | W | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Reading | A |
| 3 | -1 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | D | W | W | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 4 | -1 | Barnsley | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | L | D | W | W | W | 1987-09-26 | Oldham Athletic | A |
| 5 | 0 | Swindon Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | W | L | W | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 6 | 0 | Birmingham City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 13 | W | W | L | L | D | 1987-09-19 | Shrewsbury Town | H |
| 7 | 0 | Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | L | D | L | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Leicester City | A |
| 8 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 11 | L | D | W | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Bradford City | A |
| 9 | 5 | Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 11 | W | L | D | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Manchester City | A |
| 10 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | W | W | L | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Leeds United | H |
| 11 | 0 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | L | W | L | L | D | 1987-09-19 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| 12 | 0 | Leeds United | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 | D | L | L | W | D | 1987-09-19 | Middlesbrough | A |
| 13 | -4 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 10 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Sheffield United | A |
| 14 | 4 | Manchester City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | W | D | L | D | D | 1987-09-19 | Stoke City | H |
| 15 | -2 | Ipswich Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | L | W | L | W | D | 1987-09-19 | Swindon Town | H |
| 16 | 3 | Aston Villa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | W | D | L | W | D | 1987-09-19 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 17 | -2 | Oldham Athletic | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 8 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Hull City | A |
| 18 | -2 | Reading | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 | L | L | W | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Crystal Palace | H |
| 19 | -2 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 | D | D | L | L | D | 1987-09-19 | Birmingham City | A |
| 20 | 3 | Leicester City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 6 | W | L | L | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 21 | -1 | Sheffield United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 | D | L | D | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Millwall | H |
| 22 | -1 | West Bromwich Albion | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 5 | L | D | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 23 | -1 | Huddersfield Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 | D | D | L | D | L | 1987-09-19 | Aston Villa | H |
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1 | 1 | Rotherham United | Goldstone Ground | 6,945 | |
| Bremner | Lineups | Campbell | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 2 | 1 | York City | Twerton Park, Bath | 3,177 | |
| Jones, Penrice | Lineups | Banton | ||||
| Chester City | 1 | 2 | Fulham | Sealand Road | 2,469 | |
| Graham | Lineups | Rosenior 2 | ||||
| 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 | 0 | Notts County | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | W | W | W | D | D | 1987-09-19 | Bristol City | H |
| 2 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 14 | W | W | W | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Walsall | A |
| 3 | 0 | Walsall | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | D | W | D | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 4 | 0 | 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 |
| 5 | 0 | Sunderland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | D | D | D | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 6 | 5 | Fulham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | W | L | W | D | L | 1987-09-19 | Port Vale | A |
| 7 | -1 | Gillingham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | D | W | W | D | W | 1987-09-19 | York City | H |
| 8 | 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | D | W | L | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Sunderland | H |
| 9 | -2 | Bristol City | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | D | D | D | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Notts County | A |
| 10 | -2 | Northampton Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 11 | D | L | W | W | D | 1987-09-19 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | 5 | Bristol Rovers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | W | D | L | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Northampton Town | H |
| 12 | -2 | Grimsby Town | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | W | L | W | L | D | 1987-09-19 | Chester City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Brentford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | W | W | L | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Blackpool | H |
| 14 | -1 | Chester City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 10 | L | W | W | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 15 | -1 | Chesterfield | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 10 | L | L | L | W | W | 1987-09-18 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 16 | -1 | Bury | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | L | D | D | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Aldershot | H |
| 17 | 0 | Blackpool | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 7 | L | L | W | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Brentford | A |
| 18 | 2 | Rotherham United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 | D | L | D | W | D | 1987-09-19 | Preston North End | A |
| 19 | -1 | Mansfield Town | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 | L | W | L | L | L | 1987-09-19 | Southend United | H |
| 20 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-18 | Chesterfield | H |
| 21 | 0 | Preston North End | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 5 | D | D | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Rotherham United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Aldershot | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 3 | L | L | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Bury | A |
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 1 | L | D | L | L | L | 1987-09-19 | Gillingham | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter City | 1 | 1 | Carlisle United | St James Park | 3,347 | |
| Williams | Lineups | Bishop | ||||
| Halifax Town | 3 | 1 | Swansea City | The Shay | 1,236 | |
| Matthews M, Holden, Matthews N | Lineups | Raynor | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | Cambridge United | Victoria Park | 1,454 | |
| Baker 2 | Lineups | Crown | ||||
| Hereford United | 1 | 0 | Colchester United | Edgar Street | 1,951 | |
| Stant | Lineups | |||||
| Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London Road | 3,089 | |
| Gooding (p) | Lineups | Bull | ||||
| Scarborough | 3 | 1 | Newport County | Seamer Road | 2,345 | |
| Bowman, Thompson 2 (1p) | Lineups | Evans P | ||||
| 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 | Burnley | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 15 | W | W | W | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Cambridge United | H |
| 2 | 1 | Exeter City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 14 | D | W | D | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Rochdale | H |
| 3 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | D | W | W | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Torquay United | A |
| 4 | 5 | Scarborough | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | W | L | W | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Swansea City | H |
| 5 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | W | L | D | W | D | 1987-09-18 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 6 | -1 | Stockport County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | L | W | W | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 7 | -1 | Torquay United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | W | L | L | D | D | 1987-09-19 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 8 | -1 | Darlington | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | L | W | W | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Hereford United | A |
| 9 | 5 | Halifax Town | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | W | L | W | D | L | 1987-09-18 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | -2 | Cardiff City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | W | L | W | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Carlisle United | H |
| 11 | 2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | D | D | L | W | W | 1987-09-19 | Stockport County | A |
| 12 | -2 | Swansea City | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Scarborough | A |
| 13 | -2 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 9 | D | D | W | L | D | 1987-09-19 | Newport County | H |
| 14 | -2 | Colchester United | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | L | W | D | L | D | 1987-09-19 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Cambridge United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 8 | L | D | W | D | L | 1987-09-19 | Burnley | A |
| 16 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 8 | D | D | D | D | W | 1987-09-18 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 17 | 5 | Hartlepool United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 8 | W | W | D | L | L | 1987-09-19 | Colchester United | H |
| 18 | -1 | Wrexham | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -4 | 8 | L | W | D | D | L | 1987-09-19 | Peterborough United | A |
| 19 | -1 | Peterborough United | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 8 | D | L | L | L | W | 1987-09-19 | Wrexham | H |
| 20 | 0 | Carlisle United | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 7 | D | L | L | W | L | 1987-09-19 | Cardiff City | A |
| 21 | -2 | Tranmere Rovers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 7 | D | L | L | W | W | 1987-09-18 | Halifax Town | A |
| 22 | 2 | Hereford United | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 7 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-19 | Darlington | H |
| 23 | -2 | Rochdale | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 6 | L | L | L | D | W | 1987-09-19 | Exeter City | A |
| 24 | -1 | Newport County | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 4 | L | W | L | L | L | 1987-09-19 | Scunthorpe United | A |
