1987-09-27
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport County | 0 | 0 | Hereford United | Somerton Park | 1,480 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
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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 | Exeter City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 18 | W | D | D | W | D | 1987-09-30 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 2 | 0 | Torquay United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | W | W | W | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Scarborough | H |
| 3 | 0 | Cardiff City | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | W | W | W | L | W | 1987-09-29 | Halifax Town | H |
| 4 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 16 | W | D | W | L | D | 1987-09-29 | Newport County | H |
| 5 | 0 | Scarborough | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 16 | L | W | W | L | W | 1987-09-29 | Torquay United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 15 | W | W | D | D | W | 1987-09-29 | Stockport County | H |
| 7 | 0 | Burnley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 15 | L | L | W | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 8 | 0 | Halifax Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | L | W | W | L | W | 1987-09-29 | Cardiff City | A |
| 9 | 0 | Cambridge United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | W | W | L | D | W | 1987-09-29 | Wrexham | H |
| 10 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | L | L | D | W | W | 1987-10-03 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 11 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 | W | W | W | W | D | 1987-09-30 | Exeter City | H |
| 12 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | L | W | D | D | L | 1987-09-29 | Rochdale | H |
| 13 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 12 | W | D | D | D | D | 1987-09-29 | Burnley | A |
| 14 | 0 | Stockport County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -1 | 12 | L | L | L | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 15 | 0 | Darlington | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 11 | L | L | L | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Carlisle United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Wrexham | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -4 | 11 | W | L | L | W | D | 1987-09-29 | Cambridge United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -5 | 11 | L | W | D | L | L | 1987-09-30 | Hereford United | A |
| 18 | 2 | Hereford United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 11 | D | W | W | L | L | 1987-09-30 | Peterborough United | H |
| 19 | -1 | Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 10 | W | L | D | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Darlington | H |
| 20 | -1 | Rochdale | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 10 | W | D | L | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 21 | 0 | Swansea City | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 9 | L | L | L | W | L | 1987-09-29 | Colchester United | A |
| 22 | 0 | Colchester United | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 8 | L | L | L | W | D | 1987-09-29 | Swansea City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 | L | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-03 | Darlington | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 5 | D | L | L | W | L | 1987-09-29 | Leyton Orient | A |
