1987-11-06
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Colchester United | The Shay | 1,423 | |
| Galloway | Lineups | Wilkins, Chatterton (p) | ||||
| Stockport County | 2 | 1 | Torquay United | Edgeley Park | 1,697 | |
| Entwistle, Robinson | Lineups | Loram | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 0 | Wrexham | Prenton Park | 3,271 | |
| Martindale | Lineups | |||||
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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 | 4 | Colchester United | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 33 | W | W | W | W | W | 1987-11-21 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H |
| 2 | -1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 | W | W | D | W | W | 1987-11-07 | Burnley | H |
| 3 | -1 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 30 | W | W | L | W | L | 1987-11-07 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 4 | -1 | Torquay United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 30 | L | W | W | L | L | 1987-11-21 | Hereford United | H |
| 5 | -1 | Scunthorpe United | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 30 | W | L | W | D | W | 1987-11-07 | Scarborough | H |
| 6 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 28 | W | D | D | W | W | 1987-11-07 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 7 | 0 | Scarborough | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 28 | D | L | D | D | L | 1987-11-07 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 8 | 0 | Cardiff City | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 28 | D | W | L | W | L | 1987-11-07 | Exeter City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 27 | L | D | W | D | W | 1987-11-07 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 10 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 26 | L | W | D | W | D | 1987-11-07 | Peterborough United | A |
| 11 | 0 | Darlington | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 26 | W | L | D | W | W | 1987-11-08 | Cambridge United | H |
| 12 | 0 | Halifax Town | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 25 | L | W | L | D | L | 1987-11-21 | Scarborough | A |
| 13 | 0 | Peterborough United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -1 | 25 | L | D | W | W | W | 1987-11-07 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 14 | 0 | Cambridge United | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 24 | L | W | L | L | W | 1987-11-08 | Darlington | A |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 23 | L | W | L | W | W | 1987-11-07 | Hereford United | A |
| 16 | 0 | Exeter City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 22 | D | W | L | L | L | 1987-11-07 | Cardiff City | A |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 17 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 22 | W | D | W | D | L | 1987-11-07 | Crewe Alexandra | H |
| 18 | 0 | Swansea City | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 20 | L | D | W | W | L | 1987-11-07 | Rochdale | A |
| 19 | 1 | Stockport County | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 20 | W | W | D | L | L | 1987-11-21 | Exeter City | A |
| 20 | -1 | Wrexham | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -10 | 18 | L | L | W | L | L | 1987-11-21 | Carlisle United | H |
| 21 | 0 | Carlisle United | 17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -10 | 17 | L | L | W | L | L | 1987-11-07 | Newport County | H |
| 22 | 2 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 12 | W | L | L | L | L | 1987-11-21 | Hartlepool United | A |
| 23 | -1 | Newport County | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | -19 | 11 | L | L | W | L | W | 1987-11-07 | Carlisle United | A |
| 24 | -1 | Rochdale | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 25 | -27 | 11 | L | L | D | L | L | 1987-11-07 | Swansea City | H |
