1987-10-09
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester United | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient | Layer Road | 1,665 | |
| Lineups | ||||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 6 | 1 | Rochdale | Prenton Park | 2,303 | |
| Muir 3, Vickers, Harvey, Morrissey | Lineups | Bramhall | ||||
| 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 | Scarborough | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 22 | W | W | L | W | W | 1987-10-10 | Exeter City | H |
| 2 | 1 | Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | D | D | W | W | D | 1987-10-17 | Cambridge United | H |
| 3 | -1 | Cardiff City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | W | D | W | W | W | 1987-10-10 | Hereford United | H |
| 4 | 0 | Torquay United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | W | L | W | W | W | 1987-10-10 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 5 | 0 | Exeter City | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 | L | L | W | D | D | 1987-10-10 | Scarborough | A |
| 6 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | D | W | W | W | W | 1987-10-10 | Burnley | A |
| 7 | 0 | Halifax Town | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | W | D | L | W | W | 1987-10-10 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 17 | D | D | W | W | D | 1987-10-10 | Halifax Town | H |
| 9 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | W | L | L | D | W | 1987-10-10 | Darlington | A |
| 10 | 0 | Burnley | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 16 | L | D | L | L | W | 1987-10-10 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 11 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 15 | L | W | L | W | D | 1987-10-10 | Carlisle United | A |
| 12 | 0 | Cambridge United | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | D | L | W | W | L | 1987-10-10 | Newport County | H |
| 13 | 4 | Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 | D | W | W | L | L | 1987-10-17 | Wrexham | A |
| 14 | -1 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 15 | D | W | W | L | L | 1987-10-10 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | -1 | Peterborough United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -4 | 15 | D | W | L | W | D | 1987-10-10 | Stockport County | A |
| 16 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 14 | D | D | W | D | D | 1987-10-10 | Torquay United | A |
| 17 | -1 | Carlisle United | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 14 | W | D | W | L | D | 1987-10-10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 18 | 0 | Darlington | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 13 | D | D | L | L | L | 1987-10-10 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 19 | 0 | Stockport County | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 13 | L | D | L | L | L | 1987-10-10 | Peterborough United | H |
| 20 | 0 | Hereford United | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 11 | L | L | D | W | W | 1987-10-10 | Cardiff City | A |
| 21 | 0 | Swansea City | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 10 | D | L | L | L | L | 1987-10-10 | Wrexham | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 10 | L | L | L | W | D | 1987-10-17 | Darlington | H |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 9 | W | D | L | L | D | 1987-10-17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 5 | L | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-10 | Cambridge United | A |
