1987-10-19
| Third Division |
| Third Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Vale | 2 | 1 | Bristol Rovers | Vale Park | 3,598 | |
| Maguire (p), Riley | Lineups | Penrice | ||||
| 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 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 25 | W | D | W | D | W | 1987-10-20 | Mansfield Town | A |
| 2 | 0 | Sunderland | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 | W | W | W | W | L | 1987-10-20 | Bristol City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Bristol City | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | W | W | L | W | D | 1987-10-20 | Sunderland | H |
| 4 | 5 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 23 | W | W | L | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Walsall | A |
| 5 | -1 | Notts County | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 23 | W | D | W | D | L | 1987-10-20 | Bury | H |
| 6 | -1 | Fulham | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 23 | W | W | L | L | W | 1987-10-20 | Southend United | A |
| 7 | -1 | Walsall | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 23 | D | D | W | D | W | 1987-10-20 | Doncaster Rovers | A |
| 8 | -1 | Brentford | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 21 | D | D | W | W | L | 1987-10-20 | Chester City | H |
| 9 | -1 | Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 20 | D | W | L | L | D | 1987-10-20 | Preston North End | A |
| 10 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | D | D | W | L | L | 1987-10-20 | Wigan Athletic | A |
| 11 | 0 | Chester City | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 20 | D | L | W | W | W | 1987-10-20 | Brentford | A |
| 12 | 0 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 18 | L | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H |
| 13 | 0 | Bury | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | L | D | L | D | W | 1987-10-20 | Notts County | A |
| 14 | 0 | Blackpool | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 | L | W | W | W | L | 1987-10-20 | Grimsby Town | A |
| 15 | 0 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 16 | L | D | L | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Doncaster Rovers | H |
| 16 | 0 | Chesterfield | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | -17 | 16 | L | L | W | L | W | 1987-10-20 | Aldershot | A |
| 17 | 0 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | -2 | 14 | L | W | L | D | L | 1987-10-20 | Blackpool | H |
| 18 | 0 | Mansfield Town | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 14 | D | D | L | W | L | 1987-10-20 | Northampton Town | H |
| 19 | 0 | Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 | D | D | L | D | W | 1987-10-20 | York City | A |
| 20 | 0 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 13 | L | W | L | D | W | 1987-10-20 | Walsall | H |
| 21 | 0 | Aldershot | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 10 | D | L | W | W | L | 1987-10-20 | Chesterfield | H |
| 22 | 0 | Preston North End | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 10 | D | W | L | L | L | 1987-10-20 | Gillingham | H |
| 23 | 0 | Southend United | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -15 | 10 | D | L | W | D | W | 1987-10-20 | Fulham | H |
| 24 | 0 | York City | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 4 | D | L | D | L | D | 1987-10-20 | Rotherham United | H |
