1987-10-11
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notts County | 1 | 1 | Mansfield Town | Meadow Lane | 8,573 | |
| Mills | Lineups | Cassells | ||||
| Rotherham United | 2 | 2 | Northampton Town | Millmoor | 5,244 | |
| Airey, Grealish | Lineups | Culpin, Morley | ||||
| 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 | 3 | Northampton Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 22 | D | W | D | W | W | 1987-10-17 | Chesterfield | H |
| 2 | -1 | Sunderland | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | W | W | W | L | L | 1987-10-17 | Blackpool | A |
| 3 | -1 | Walsall | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 22 | D | W | D | W | L | 1987-10-17 | Brentford | A |
| 4 | -1 | Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 22 | W | L | W | D | W | 1987-10-17 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 5 | 3 | Notts County | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | D | W | D | L | L | 1987-10-17 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 6 | -1 | Fulham | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | W | L | L | W | D | 1987-10-17 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 7 | -1 | Brentford | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 20 | D | W | W | L | W | 1987-10-17 | Walsall | H |
| 8 | -1 | Gillingham | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 19 | W | L | L | D | W | 1987-10-17 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 9 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | D | W | L | L | W | 1987-10-17 | Preston North End | H |
| 10 | 0 | Chester City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -1 | 19 | L | W | W | W | L | 1987-10-17 | Bristol Rovers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 18 | L | D | L | L | W | 1987-10-17 | Fulham | H |
| 12 | 0 | Port Vale | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | L | L | W | L | D | 1987-10-17 | Bury | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | D | L | D | W | W | 1987-10-17 | Port Vale | A |
| 14 | 0 | Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 16 | W | W | W | L | L | 1987-10-17 | Sunderland | H |
| 15 | 0 | Chesterfield | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 16 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-10-17 | Northampton Town | A |
| 16 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 15 | L | W | D | L | L | 1987-10-17 | Chester City | H |
| 17 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | W | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-17 | Bristol City | H |
| 18 | 1 | Mansfield Town | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 13 | D | L | W | L | W | 1987-10-17 | Gillingham | H |
| 19 | -1 | Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 13 | W | L | D | W | W | 1987-10-17 | Notts County | H |
| 20 | 0 | Rotherham United | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 12 | D | L | D | W | D | 1987-10-16 | Southend United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 9 | L | W | W | L | L | 1987-10-17 | York City | A |
| 22 | 0 | Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 9 | W | L | L | L | D | 1987-10-17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A |
| 23 | 0 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -15 | 9 | L | W | D | W | L | 1987-10-16 | Rotherham United | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 3 | L | D | L | D | L | 1987-10-17 | Aldershot | H |
