1987-11-20
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 1 | 2 | Rochdale | Abbey Stadium | 2,104 | |
| Benjamin | Lineups | Simmonds, Hampton | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 4 | 3 | Darlington | Brisbane Road | 3,644 | |
| Hales (p), Comfort, Sussex, Shinners | Lineups | Stonehouse 2 (1p), Currie | ||||
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Fourth Division | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 5 Games | Next Match | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 34 | W | W | W | D | W | 1987-11-21 | Colchester United | A |
| 2 | 4 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 33 | W | L | W | W | L | 1987-11-28 | Hereford United | A |
| 3 | -1 | 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 |
| 4 | -1 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 31 | W | W | D | D | W | 1987-11-21 | Burnley | A |
| 5 | -1 | Scarborough | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 31 | W | D | L | D | D | 1987-11-21 | Halifax Town | H |
| 6 | -1 | Cardiff City | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 31 | W | D | W | L | W | 1987-11-21 | Newport County | A |
| 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 30 | L | W | L | W | D | 1987-11-21 | Crewe Alexandra | A |
| 9 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 | W | L | W | D | W | 1987-11-21 | Tranmere Rovers | H |
| 10 | 0 | Cambridge United | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 27 | L | W | L | W | L | 1987-11-28 | Bolton Wanderers | A |
| 11 | 0 | Burnley | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 27 | L | L | D | W | D | 1987-11-21 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 12 | 0 | Darlington | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 26 | L | L | W | L | D | 1987-12-08 | Exeter City | H |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 0 | Peterborough United | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 25 | L | L | D | W | W | 1987-11-21 | Swansea City | A |
| 15 | 0 | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 24 | D | L | W | L | W | 1987-11-21 | Scunthorpe United | H |
| 16 | 0 | Swansea City | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 23 | W | L | D | W | W | 1987-11-21 | Peterborough United | H |
| 17 | 0 | Hereford United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 23 | D | W | D | W | D | 1987-11-21 | Torquay United | A |
| 18 | 0 | Exeter City | 17 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 22 | L | D | W | L | L | 1987-11-21 | Stockport County | H |
| 19 | 0 | 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 | 0 | Carlisle United | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -8 | 20 | W | L | L | W | L | 1987-11-21 | Wrexham | A |
| 21 | 0 | 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 |
| 22 | 2 | Rochdale | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 14 | W | L | L | L | D | 1987-11-28 | Scarborough | H |
| 23 | -1 | 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 |
| 24 | -1 | Newport County | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 11 | L | L | L | W | L | 1987-11-21 | Cardiff City | H |
