1987-09-28
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 2 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Vale Park | 3,789 | |
| Beckford, Hughes | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | Northampton Town | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 17 | W | W | D | L | W | 1987-09-29 | Southend United | A |
| 2 | 9 | Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | W | L | D | W | W | 1987-10-03 | Brentford | A |
| 3 | -1 | Fulham | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | W | D | W | L | W | 1987-09-29 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | -1 | Walsall | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | W | L | D | W | D | 1987-09-29 | Bury | A |
| 5 | -1 | Wigan Athletic | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 17 | L | W | W | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Aldershot | A |
| 6 | -1 | Gillingham | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | D | W | D | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Chester City | H |
| 7 | -1 | Bristol City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | D | W | D | D | D | 1987-09-29 | Chesterfield | H |
| 8 | -1 | Chester City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 16 | W | W | L | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Gillingham | A |
| 9 | -1 | Notts County | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | L | L | W | W | W | 1987-09-29 | Bristol Rovers | H |
| 10 | -1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | L | L | W | D | W | 1987-10-03 | Bury | H |
| 11 | -1 | Bury | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | W | W | L | D | D | 1987-09-29 | Walsall | H |
| 12 | 0 | Sunderland | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | L | L | D | D | D | 1987-09-29 | Fulham | A |
| 13 | 0 | Brentford | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 13 | L | W | W | W | L | 1987-09-29 | Preston North End | A |
| 14 | 0 | Chesterfield | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | -10 | 13 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Bristol City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 11 | L | L | W | D | L | 1987-09-29 | Notts County | A |
| 16 | 0 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 10 | W | L | L | L | W | 1987-09-29 | York City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Rotherham United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | W | D | D | L | D | 1987-09-29 | Grimsby Town | H |
| 18 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | L | L | W | L | W | 1987-09-29 | Rotherham United | A |
| 19 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 10 | D | W | W | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 20 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 9 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-09-29 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 6 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Wigan Athletic | H |
| 22 | 0 | Preston North End | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 6 | L | D | D | D | L | 1987-09-29 | Brentford | H |
| 23 | 0 | Southend United | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | -16 | 5 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-09-29 | Northampton Town | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 2 | D | L | L | D | L | 1987-09-29 | Blackpool | H |
