1987-10-21
| Second Division |
| Second Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa | 4 | 1 | Crystal Palace | Villa Park | 12,755 | |
| Walters 3, Hunt S | Lineups | Wright | ||||
| Bradford City | 2 | 4 | Manchester City | Valley Parade | 14,818 | |
| Evans, Mitchell | Lineups | Stewart 2, Lake, White | ||||
| Leicester City | 3 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | Filbert Street | 9,262 | |
| Walsh, Moran 2 | Lineups | |||||
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ptn |  |
Second Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Bradford City | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | L | W | W | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Reading | A |
| 2 | 0 | Hull City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 29 | W | W | W | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Leicester City | H |
| 3 | 0 | Middlesbrough | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | W | W | W | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Birmingham City | A |
| 4 | 0 | Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 24 | W | W | D | D | W | 1987-10-24 | Crystal Palace | A |
| 5 | 4 | Aston Villa | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 24 | W | D | W | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Stoke City | A |
| 6 | -1 | Millwall | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 24 | W | W | L | D | D | 1987-10-31 | Huddersfield Town | A |
| 7 | -1 | Ipswich Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 22 | L | W | L | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Sheffield United | H |
| 8 | -1 | Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 22 | W | L | D | W | L | 1987-10-24 | Middlesbrough | H |
| 9 | -1 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 21 | L | W | L | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Swindon Town | H |
| 10 | 0 | Stoke City | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -8 | 19 | L | L | W | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Aston Villa | H |
| 11 | 6 | Manchester City | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 18 | W | L | L | W | L | 1987-10-24 | Barnsley | H |
| 12 | -1 | Barnsley | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 18 | W | L | D | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Manchester City | A |
| 13 | -1 | Sheffield United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 18 | L | W | W | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Ipswich Town | A |
| 14 | 4 | Leicester City | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 17 | W | L | D | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Hull City | A |
| 15 | -2 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 17 | W | D | D | D | L | 1987-10-24 | Plymouth Argyle | H |
| 16 | -2 | Plymouth Argyle | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -2 | 16 | L | W | L | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Blackburn Rovers | A |
| 17 | -2 | AFC Bournemouth | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 16 | W | D | D | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Leeds United | A |
| 18 | -2 | Leeds United | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 16 | D | L | L | D | D | 1987-10-24 | AFC Bournemouth | H |
| 19 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 14 | L | L | L | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Huddersfield Town | H |
| 20 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 | L | L | W | D | D | 1987-10-24 | Oldham Athletic | H |
| 21 | 0 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -9 | 13 | D | L | D | W | L | 1987-10-24 | Shrewsbury Town | A |
| 22 | 0 | Reading | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 12 | L | W | D | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Bradford City | H |
| 23 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 13 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -16 | 5 | L | L | L | L | L | 1987-10-24 | West Bromwich Albion | A |
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool United | 2 | 1 | Halifax Town | Victoria Park | 2,472 | |
| Toman, Barratt | Lineups | Matthews N | ||||
| Hereford United | 1 | 1 | Scarborough | Edgar Street | 2,359 | |
| Bowyer | Lineups | Russell | ||||
| Peterborough United | 3 | 0 | Newport County | London Road | 3,165 | |
| Gooding 3 | Lineups | |||||
| 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 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 26 | D | L | W | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 2 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 24 | W | L | D | D | W | 1987-10-24 | Swansea City | A |
| 3 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 | W | W | W | L | W | 1987-10-24 | Darlington | A |
| 4 | 0 | Torquay United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | L | D | W | W | L | 1987-10-24 | Burnley | H |
| 5 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 24 | D | W | W | D | D | 1987-10-24 | Cardiff City | H |
| 6 | 0 | Cardiff City | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 24 | W | L | L | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 7 | 6 | Peterborough United | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 24 | W | W | W | D | W | 1987-10-24 | Halifax Town | A |
| 8 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | W | W | L | W | L | 1987-10-24 | Rochdale | A |
| 9 | -1 | Burnley | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 23 | D | W | W | L | D | 1987-10-24 | Torquay United | A |
| 10 | 5 | Hartlepool United | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 22 | W | D | L | D | W | 1987-10-24 | Scarborough | A |
| 11 | -2 | Darlington | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 22 | W | W | W | D | D | 1987-10-24 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | -2 | Cambridge United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | L | W | W | D | L | 1987-10-24 | Colchester United | H |
| 13 | -2 | Halifax Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | L | W | L | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Peterborough United | H |
| 14 | -2 | Colchester United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 21 | W | W | D | W | W | 1987-10-24 | Cambridge United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Crewe Alexandra | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 20 | W | W | L | D | D | 1987-10-24 | Exeter City | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 18 | L | L | L | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 17 | 0 | Swansea City | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 16 | W | L | W | D | L | 1987-10-24 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 18 | 0 | Wrexham | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 15 | L | L | L | D | W | 1987-10-24 | Newport County | A |
| 19 | 1 | Hereford United | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 15 | D | L | W | L | L | 1987-10-23 | Stockport County | A |
| 20 | -1 | Carlisle United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -7 | 14 | L | L | L | W | D | 1987-10-24 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 21 | 0 | Stockport County | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 13 | L | L | L | L | D | 1987-10-23 | Hereford United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Rochdale | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 24 | -23 | 10 | L | L | L | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 23 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 9 | L | L | W | D | L | 1987-10-24 | Carlisle United | A |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -19 | 8 | L | W | L | L | L | 1987-10-24 | Wrexham | H |
