1987-11-27
| Fourth Division |
| Fourth Division | Venue | Gate | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax Town | 1 | 2 | Crewe Alexandra | The Shay | 1,416 | |
| McPhillips | Lineups | Murphy, Platt | ||||
| Stockport County | 1 | 1 | Colchester United | Edgeley Park | 1,703 | |
| Farnaby | Lineups | Chatterton (p) | ||||
| Tranmere Rovers | 4 | 0 | Newport County | Prenton Park | 3,252 | |
| Steel, Murray, Muir 2 | 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 | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 37 | W | W | W | W | D | 1987-11-28 | Wrexham | H |
| 2 | 3 | Colchester United | 20 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 | D | L | W | W | W | 1987-12-11 | Bolton Wanderers | H |
| 3 | -1 | Cardiff City | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 34 | W | W | D | W | L | 1987-11-28 | Hartlepool United | H |
| 4 | -1 | 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 |
| 5 | -1 | Torquay United | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | W | L | W | W | L | 1987-11-28 | Carlisle United | A |
| 6 | 0 | Scarborough | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 32 | D | W | D | L | D | 1987-11-28 | Rochdale | A |
| 7 | 0 | Bolton Wanderers | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | L | W | W | D | D | 1987-11-28 | Cambridge United | H |
| 8 | 0 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 31 | D | L | W | L | W | 1987-11-28 | Swansea City | H |
| 9 | 0 | Burnley | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 30 | W | L | L | D | W | 1987-11-28 | Peterborough United | A |
| 10 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 29 | L | W | L | W | D | 1987-11-28 | Cardiff City | A |
| 11 | 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 28 | W | D | D | L | W | 1987-12-12 | Cardiff City | H |
| 12 | -1 | 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 |
| 13 | -1 | 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 |
| 14 | -1 | Swansea City | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 | W | W | L | D | W | 1987-11-28 | Scunthorpe United | A |
| 15 | -1 | Exeter City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 25 | W | L | D | W | L | 1987-12-08 | Darlington | A |
| 16 | 0 | Halifax Town | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 25 | L | D | L | W | L | 1987-12-12 | Torquay United | A |
| 17 | 0 | Peterborough United | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -3 | 25 | L | L | L | D | W | 1987-11-28 | Burnley | H |
| 18 | 0 | Hereford United | 19 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 23 | L | D | W | D | W | 1987-11-28 | Leyton Orient | H |
| 19 | 0 | Wrexham | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -6 | 21 | W | L | L | W | L | 1987-11-28 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A |
| 20 | 0 | Stockport County | 20 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 21 | D | L | W | W | D | 1987-12-11 | Cambridge United | A |
| 21 | 0 | Carlisle United | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 28 | -12 | 20 | L | W | L | L | W | 1987-11-28 | Torquay United | H |
| 22 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | 19 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 18 | W | W | W | L | L | 1987-12-12 | Leyton Orient | A |
| 23 | 0 | Rochdale | 19 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 26 | -27 | 14 | W | L | L | L | D | 1987-11-28 | Scarborough | H |
| 24 | 0 | Newport County | 20 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 33 | -26 | 11 | L | L | L | L | L | 1987-12-19 | Rochdale | A |
